I don't think Gerald Ford would loose Michigan to McGovern1976 Presidential ElectionNot sure how this is likely, but I just wanted to post an interesting take on "what if". The idea is that Humphrey takes the 1972 nomination and loses, but McGovern enters the race once again in 1976 and this time he wins because he isn't fighting with all of the problems that he had in OTL 1972, plus the Republican Party is weakened after Watergate. I didn't calculate the PV, sorry, but as you can see, McGovern barely won - with very tight margins in the states he did - you can imagine that he encountered some problems. Perhaps Southern Democrats (see: Jimmy Carter) decided to oppose him at any point. It's probably why the whole south is Republican.
George McGovern/Ted Kennedy [D] EC: 305
Gerald Ford/Bob Dole [R] EC: 233
"Holy shit. We lost the whole of the South."
George McGovern to Ted Kennedy following the election
I don't think Gerald Ford would loose Michigan to McGovern
Why is Ohio still in the Obama camp?
2012 Obama does 20 percent better in the south but Romney does 20 percent better in everywhere but the south. Obama wins but it looks like Romney might get the popular vote
Why is Ohio still in the Obama camp?
Why is Ohio still in the Obama camp?
Herbert Hoover - 347 electoral votes (60.0 percent) / 53.2 percent popular vote
Alfred Smith - 231 electoral votes (40.0 percent) / 45.8 percent popular vote
Despite having heavy prejudice against him for his catholic beliefs, Alfred Smith was able to keep the election down to a relatively close race by bringing down Herbert Hoover for being inexperienced, trying to separate himself from Tammany Hall, and picking a Texas representative for his running mate, who was much more conservative from him, and helped him keep most of the south on track, despite pulling behind at one point
Was Smith's running mate cactus jack?
are elections of alternate countries allowed here?
Of Courseare elections of alternate countries allowed here?
It's still current politicsHypothetical Johnson victory in 2016 (Hope this is unrealistic enough to not count as current politics)
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