DBWI: US Presidential election, 1976

Voting Intentions, 1976


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OOC: That still lays the main fault at the feet of the Democrats for getting into Vietnam and instituting the Great Society. Somebody said something about Nixon "stabilizing" Vietnam, so we can assume some variety of win there, or at least a non-loss, and that probably isn't expensive any more.
OOC:It lays the blame at the feet of the hardliners (Republican and Democrat, and Reagan among them) who wanted to get involved in Vietnam in an Americanized war and who refused withdrawal. And it wasn't the cost of the Great Society, but both it and Vietnam (the Great Society would have been fine if not for Vietnam's price tag). Similarly, its not the expense of current upkeep that caused economic problems in the 1970's, but the after effects of funding the Great Society and war.


IC: If we scale back, the Soviets will see it as an opportunity. The only thing that stood between Western Europe and the Soviets in 1945 is the US Army, and the same is true today.

The myth of the knuckle dragging Slavic goon out for land and bloodshed is just that; a myth.
 
The irony is that I voted for an incumbent President on the basis of his economic policies, but the economy is in the crapper at the time.
Oh, okay.:D
OOC:It lays the blame at the feet of the hardliners (Republican and Democrat, and Reagan among them) who wanted to get involved in Vietnam in an Americanized war and who refused withdrawal. And it wasn't the cost of the Great Society, but both it and Vietnam (the Great Society would have been fine if not for Vietnam's price tag). Similarly, its not the expense of current upkeep that caused economic problems in the 1970's, but the after effects of funding the Great Society and war.
OOC: Alright, but it doesn't seem likely that a Democrat would be able to blame a poor economy on a Republican when a Democrat started both of the expensive policies that brought them to this point, but I'm probably underestimating American politics.:rolleyes:

The myth of the knuckle dragging Slavic goon out for land and bloodshed is just that; a myth.
Tell that to Czechoslovakia. Tell that to Hungary.
 
Update: Did you see yesterday's presser with the new UK Tory leader, Margaret Thatcher? A harbinger of things to come?
 
I think the President's 1972 victory will be eclipsed: 7-4 is 1.75, therefore between 58-60% PV. Will Kennedy break the LBJ or FDR records in PV?
 

Penelope

Banned
I still hold out hope for Reagan, although I know he'll run again in 1980 if he doesn't win this time. Think about it, who else would be a major frontrunner?
 
I still hold out hope for Reagan, although I know he'll run again in 1980 if he doesn't win this time. Think about it, who else would be a major frontrunner?
Last time somebody tried that, Stevenson, it didn't work out too well, and neither did Dewey.
 
Let's not forget Sen. Reid's (D-NV) bill that will be voted on this spring:

OOC: He actually did propose this. Promptly buried in Judiciary to this day.

Article One: The Twenty-Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is hereby repealed.

RFK '80!
 
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Penelope

Banned
Let's not forget Sen. Reid's (D-NV) bill that will be voted on this spring:

OOC: He actually did propose this. Promptly buried in Judiciary to this day.

Article One: The Twenty-Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is hereby repealed.

RFK '80!

Er. You just cannot do that this late without some ASB help.
 
Well, we'll get a Kennedy later on (2000 or later) with either JFK or RFK Jr. So I'm not overly worried. This is the first election I can vote in.
 

Penelope

Banned
That was an unverified report. :eek: But since this is not "Sunshine Sadness" both are still around.

Okay, I'm not a butterfly purist, but things are going to be a helluvalot different politically if JFK lived. However, none of them should effect the election that badly, thankfully.
 
Polls have closed.

Official results:

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(D): Robert F. Kennedy/ Terry Sanford: 358 ECV, 57.3% PV
(R): Ronald W. Reagan/ Richard Roudebush: 180 ECV, 41.7% PV

Incumbent President: Robert Kennedy (D)
 
Polls have closed.

Official results:



(D): Robert F. Kennedy/ Terry Sanford: 358 ECV, 57.3% PV
(R): Ronald W. Reagan/ Richard Roudebush: 180 ECV, 41.7% PV

Incumbent President: Robert Kennedy (D)

Hooray for President Kennedy!

ooc: that map looks strangely like the map of the postapocalyptic map of the USA in Jericho. Not that that's a bad thing.
 
I thank you for voting. Perhaps this can turn into a tradition of a different country's presidential/federal/general election every month?

OOC: Does anyone think that RFK, incumbent or otherwise can beat Reagan in 1980?
 
I thank you for voting. Perhaps this can turn into a tradition of a different country's presidential/federal/general election every month?

OOC: Does anyone think that RFK, incumbent or otherwise can beat Reagan in 1980?

OOC: Yes. Though it depends on the situation. OTL wise, 1976 to 1980 was going to suck economically if all before it goes the same. Then again, good leadership could ensure gradual if not total recovery enough to warrant reelection in 1980.
 
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