reagan

Inspired by @Mad Bad Rabbit's post on the Any Conceivable Way to Prevent Reagan Revolution in the 1980s? thread from a few years back. So suppose that in a admittedly rather unlikely chain of events the United States accidentally nuked itself and is effectively dealing with something akin to...

As it says in the title, How can you break stagflation without Volcker? The base cause for stagflation was, of course, oil prices. They were so high that the price of everything went up. Volcker had many policies that sought to rapidly bring inflation under control, including limiting the...

Let's say Gary Hart wins the 1984 Democratic nomination. Who does he choose as a running mate? Women's groups will still threaten to walk unless a woman is named to the ticket. Mondale's top two choices were Gerry Ferraro and Dianne Feinstein. Would Hart agree to select a woman and put her on...

One of the worst decisions ever made by a television network was NBC's cancellation of Star Trek (the Original Series) after its third season in 1969. After two years of middling ratings placed Star Trek in the Friday Night death time slot, at 10:00 PM, so fewer fans would be able to watch the...

POD: Reagan defeats Ford in the 1976 primary and then loses to Carter, Ford makes a comeback in 1980 and wins the nomination. Ford-Dole defeat Carter-Mondale by a large margin in 1980. What does the Ford presidency look like from 1981-1985? Who wins the Democratic primary in 1984? Will Dole win...

Though his 58.8% popular-vote victory may not have been the largest ever won by a presidential candidate, President Ronald Reagan could still take solace in the fact that his Electoral College victory of 525 electoral votes to Walter Mondale's 13 was one of the greatest landslides in American...

So in our timeline, Reagan beat Carter by a huge margin with him only losing 3 states. But let's say in this timeline, the GOP is less united and Bush H.W. instead decides to run as an Independent since Reagan is seen more conservative than moderate which causes discontent and mistrust. How...

Ronald Reagan has had a great effect on American and Global Politics, He along with Margaret Thatcher ushered in the modern age of Neoliberalism, which has had a...mixed...effect on the world. But what if rather than Ronald Reagan coming to be president of the United States he rose to be the...

In 1984, Colorado Senator Gary Hart upset former Vice-President Walter Mondale to become the Democratic nominee for President. Reagan's team had hoped to face Mondale, who performed far worse in public opinion polling than Hart. Nonetheless, Reagan put up a tough fight against Hart - emphasizing...

In our timeline a last minute deal was negotiated between Jimmy Carter and the Iranian government to release funds held by the U.S. to Iran in exchange for the Iranian hostage who had been held 444 days. As a final snub at Carter the Iranian government released the hostage so as to have the...

If I remember correctly, I read about an attemp by the Secretary of State Haig to convince President Reagan to side with Argentina during the Falklands War. Assuming the Sec managed to do that, what would happen? Would it be a strictly diplomatic move by the US or how would they get involved in...

So as well know, the 1984 election was pretty much interesting since the electoral map shows every state red except the big Minnesota which was Mondale's homestate who he won by thin margin. But is there a way that Reagan could've won that state as well by a bit bigger margin? This might be a...

This timeline reimagines the 1980s, transforming it from the remembered halcyon days to a far more unstable decade. The point of divergence comes in the 1970s, and quickly snowballs into a dramatically altered universe in the next decade. Familiar characters have different roles, unfamiliar...

Note: This is based upon a largely apocryphal anecdote that Ronald Reagan was in serious contention to play Rick in Casablanca. While this story is almost certainly based upon the fact that they were throwing numerous names out there as possibilities to play the lead, and Reagan was never a...

BACKGROUND THE REPUBLICANS The GOP has controlled the White House since 1968, but its welcome is becoming worn out, especially in the wake of Watergate. No matter who is nominated, they’re going to have a hell of a time retaining the executive branch. Gerald Ford: the incumbent President...

Throughout President Reagan’s first term the economy was struggling and still hadn’t recovered from the malaise of the 70’s, sharply plumeting from 1981-1983 and causing massive losses for the GOP during the 1982 midterms and causing Reagan’s favorability rating to fall to a historic 35%! Is it...

Good day, dear ladies and gentlemen. I am working on one project, and it wouldn't hurt me if I could get help with a couple of points. 1) How to discredit Democrats who are not supporters of the "New Deal"? 2) Is it possible to preserve the influence of evangelism, while not allowing the...

In 1988, Vice-President George Bush defeated Colorado Senator Gary Hart to become America's 41st President. Hart initially had a massive polling lead after taking the Democratic nomination, but his support evaporated during the general election campaign. The Republicans relentlessly attacked...

The POD is Carter never allows the Shah of Iran to enter the U.S. for medical treatment. As a result the Iran Hostage Crisis doesn't break out, meaning that Carter never experiences the massive surge in his popularity that carried him to victory over Kennedy in the early 1980 Democratic...

The Persian Gulf War was a huge military success for the United States, a quick and easy victory that achieved America's strategic goals without bringer down into a protracted quagmire like Vietnam or Afghanistan. However, in the long term this set the stage for the disastrous Iraq War in 2003...