H.W Bush/Dole 1980 (Collaborative Thread)

I understand all of you guys have your own opinions on this, but Jaguar's prediction really interested me and to me, it has the potential to make this timeline much more unpredictable. Is it okay if you guys build off of the 272-266 result?
Sure, it does make things more interesting.
 
January 21st, 1980: Former CIA Director George H.W. Bush wins the Iowa Caucus with 32% of the vote. Congressman Jack Kemp took Second place with 23% of the vote and Senator Howard Baker took third with 15% of the vote. Congressman Phil Crane came in fourth with 14%. Former Texas Governor and Democrat John Connally won 10% of the vote, while Congressman John Anderson took 4% and Senator Bob Dole came in last place with 2%.
 
January 21st, 1980: Former CIA Director George H.W. Bush wins the Iowa Caucus with 32% of the vote. Congressman Jack Kemp took Second place with 23% of the vote and Senator Howard Baker took third with 15% of the vote. Congressman Phil Crane came in fourth with 14%. Former Texas Governor and Democrat John Connally won 10% of the vote, while Congressman John Anderson took 4% and Senator Bob Dole came in last place with 2%.

This is totally up to you, but perhaps you could post something that shows Reagan's thoughts on this, since he cannot run?
 
This is totally up to you, but perhaps you could post something that shows Reagan's thoughts on this, since he cannot run?
I personally think it would be better to wait until the Primaries really take off and the field narrows for Reagan to say something on the subject. It's your thread though, so if you want to have him say something about Iowa, by all means he can.
 
I personally think it would be better to wait until the Primaries really take off and the field narrows for Reagan to say something on the subject. It's your thread though, so if you want to have him say something about Iowa, by all means he can.

No, the reason why I asked is because this is a collaborative thread and for the most part, I'm leaving everything up to the other users. But do feel free to make another post. If you're okay with it, perhaps it could be longer, but it's up to you.
 
Feb 17, 1980: Bush sweeps Puerto Rico primary with 48%, followed by Howard Baker at 32% and Kemp at 14%. No other candidate has broken into double digits.

Feb 23, 1980: The Nassau Telegraph hosts a debate between Bush, Baker and Kemp. There was minor controversy when other candidates, led by Dole, complained to the FEC about being excluded but the Telegraph couldn't afford to bring them in - Bush's team exploited this to make the other candidates look like sore losers. Nevertheless, Kemp is seen as winning the debate.

Feb 26, 1980:
Kemp wins New Hampshire with 37% of the vote to Bush's 32% and Baker's 28%. John Connally drops out after receiving no votes.
 
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Feb 17, 1980: Reagan sweeps Puerto Rico primary with 48%, followed by Howard Baker at 32% and Kemp at 14%. No other candidate has broken into double digits.

Feb 23, 1980: The Nassau Telegraph hosts a debate between Bush, Baker and Kemp. There was minor controversy when other candidates, led by Dole, complained to the FEC about being excluded but the Telegraph couldn't afford to bring them in - Bush's team exploited this to make the other candidates look like sore losers. Nevertheless, Kemp is seen as winning the debate.

Feb 26, 1980:
Kemp wins New Hampshire with 37% of the vote to Bush's 32% and Baker's 28%. John Connally drops out after receiving no votes.

Read the premise of the thread. Reagan cannot run in this tl due to suffering a spinal injury. However, I will accept that as long as he suffers the injury before the primaries end.
 
George H.W Bush and "Jack Kemp" win the nomination, then the Presidency, with 360 electoral votes.

For a republican year to win, I think 360 is a little low for them. IOTL, Reagan won by 489 votes. If you want it to be lower, here is a map with Bush getting 423 (66 less than Reagan) along with Carter winning the 5 close states and Anderson winning his home state of Illinois.
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January 21 1981: President George H. W. Bush nominates his first cabinet positions, awaiting senate approval

Vice President: Jack Kemp
Secretary of State: James Baker
Secretary of Treasury: James B. Pearson
Secretary of Defense: Robert Frederick Bennett
Attorney General: Norris Cotton
Secretary of the Interior: Dan Quayle
Secretary of Agriculture: Roman Hruska
Secretary of Labor: Anne Legendre Armstrong
Secretary of Commerce: Otis R. Bowen
Secretary of Education: Samuel K. Skinner
Secretary of Health and Human Services: James B. Edwards
 
Can someone here possibly cover pop-culture?

Here's a few, I'll try and think of some more later:

December 3 1980: Telecom animator Hayao Miyazaki receives a letter from French artist Jean Giraud, who expresses admiration for his work in the 1979 film, The Castle of Cagliostro. Miyazaki, a long-time fan of Giraud, responds with an enthusiastic letter of his own.

December 8 1980: While returning to their apartment in New York, John Lennon and his wife Yoko are accosted by Mark David Chapman, who shoots and wounds both of them before fleeing. The two are both taken to Roosevelt Hospital, where, following a few tense hours, it is pronounced they will both live. Chapman is apprehended hours later.

December 16 1980: Ringo Starr and George Harrison visit John Lennon and his wife at Roosevelt Hospital. Paul McCartney, the fourth Beatle, is unable to make visit before Lennon is discharged from the facility but is able to make a phone-call to his former band-mate. A photo of a visibly healthy Lennon visiting with Starr and Harrison makes the cover of Time magazine.
 
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Here's a few, I'll try and think of some more later:

December 3 1980: Telecom animator Hayao Miyazaki receives a letter from French artist Jean Giraud, who expresses admiration for his work in the 1979 film, The Castle of Cagliostro. Miyazaki, a long-time fan of Giraud, responds with an enthusiastic letter of his own.

December 8 1980: While returning to their apartment in New York, John Lennon and his wife Yoko are accosted by Mark David Chapman, who shoots and wounds both of them before fleeing. The two are both taken to Roosevelt Hospital, where, following a few tense hours, it is pronounced they will both live. Chapman is apprehended hours later.

December 16 1980: Ringo Starr and George Harrison visit John Lennon and his wife at Roosevelt Hospital. Paul McCartney, the fourth Beatle, is unable to make visit before Lennon is discharged from the facility but is able to make a phone-call to his former band-mate. A photo of a visibly healthy Lennon visiting with Starr and Harrison makes the cover of Time magazine.

This is great, but what will really interest me is when this timeline progresses further and we see the visible differences in pop-culture in a Bush administration.
 
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