In 1962 Nelson Rockefeller seriously considered divorcing his wife Mary in order to marry Margaretta Fitler. But he was talked out of it by friends and political allies who warned him it could cost him the Presidency. But what if Rockefeller had put love over politics and divorced his wife?
 
In 1962 Nelson Rockefeller seriously considered divorcing his wife Mary in order to marry Margaretta Fitler. But he was talked out of it by friends and political allies who warned him it could cost him the Presidency. But what if Rockefeller had put love over politics and divorced his wife?

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In 1962 Nelson Rockefeller seriously considered divorcing his wife Mary in order to marry Margaretta Fitler. But he was talked out of it by friends and political allies who warned him it could cost him the Presidency. But what if Rockefeller had put love over politics and divorced his wife?

Then we might not have seen Rockefeller triumph over Barry Goldwater in the 1964 Republican primaries, followed by an even bigger upset against President Johnson.
 
Rockefeller did help the Republican Party from embracing a more conservative, hard-right ideology. Rockefeller helped the GOP become synonymous with the fight for things such as gay rights, building bridges with the African American community, and for promoting American exceptionalism. He helped kee the more conservative base of Republicans limited to small minorities in the House and Senate.

OOC: Just run with it. I know it sounds far fetched, but that’s what the DBWI is for. XD
 
OOC: The timeline is all over the place. Can someone please firmly establish who wins in 1964 and 1968?
 
OOC: The timeline is all over the place. Can someone please firmly establish who wins in 1964 and 1968?
It looks as though:
1963-1969: Lyndon B. Johnson/ Vacant (1963-1965) Herbert H. Humphrey (1965-1969)
Def. 1964, Nelson Rockefeller/Hiram Fong, George Wallace/Harry Byrd
1969-1977: Barry Goldwater/Strom Thurmond
Def. 1968 Herbert H. Humphrey/Edmund Muskie
Def. 1972 Edward Kennedy/Fred Harris
 
Rockefeller did help the Republican Party from embracing a more conservative, hard-right ideology. Rockefeller helped the GOP become synonymous with the fight for things such as gay rights, building bridges with the African American community, and for promoting American exceptionalism. He helped kee the more conservative base of Republicans limited to small minorities in the House and Senate.

OOC: Just run with it. I know it sounds far fetched, but that’s what the DBWI is for. XD
I remember the brief period between the 1964-1966 house and senate election having liberal republicans supporting LBJ but once President Goldwater got in along with Speaker Ronald Reagan, we saw the turns of the tide for conservatism.
 
It looks as though:
1963-1969: Lyndon B. Johnson/ Vacant (1963-1965) Herbert H. Humphrey (1965-1969)
Def. 1964, Nelson Rockefeller/Hiram Fong, George Wallace/Harry Byrd
1969-1977: Barry Goldwater/Strom Thurmond
Def. 1968 Herbert H. Humphrey/Edmund Muskie
Def. 1972 Edward Kennedy/Fred Harris

The Goldwater years were some dark times, that's for sure. That's why Mo Udall was elected by such a huge landslide in 1976.
 
It looks as though:
1963-1969: Lyndon B. Johnson/ Vacant (1963-1965) Herbert H. Humphrey (1965-1969)
Def. 1964, Nelson Rockefeller/Hiram Fong, George Wallace/Harry Byrd
1969-1977: Barry Goldwater/Strom Thurmond
Def. 1968 Herbert H. Humphrey/Edmund Muskie
Def. 1972 Edward Kennedy/Fred Harris
OOC: I seriously doubt that a Goldwater/Thurmond ticket would've won without a major scandal occurring on the the democratic side. Maybe a moderate close to Goldwater like William Scranton could be his running mate?
 
It looks as though:
1963-1969: Lyndon B. Johnson/ Vacant (1963-1965) Herbert H. Humphrey (1965-1969)
Def. 1964, Nelson Rockefeller/Hiram Fong, George Wallace/Harry Byrd
1969-1977: Barry Goldwater/Strom Thurmond
Def. 1968 Herbert H. Humphrey/Edmund Muskie
Def. 1972 Edward Kennedy/Fred Harris

OOC: Wait, I thought I established that Rockefeller won in 1964.
 
OOC: I seriously doubt that a Goldwater/Thurmond ticket would've won without a major scandal occurring on the the democratic side. Maybe a moderate close to Goldwater like William Scranton could be his running mate?

OOC: Yeah, if Nixon could only barely beat Humphrey I think Goldwater/Thurmond would lose in a landslide. Even if Wallace doesn't run and Goldwater sweeps the South, he'd get crushed in the North and parts of the West.
 
OOC: I seriously doubt that a Goldwater/Thurmond ticket would've won without a major scandal occurring on the the democratic side. Maybe a moderate close to Goldwater like William Scranton could be his running mate?
I was going by this result
Goldwater
Electoral Vote 347
States Carried 37
Populate Vote 37,901,780
Percentage 51.7%

Humphrey
EV 191
SC 13+DC
PV 34,054,920
P 46.5%

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