Mr. E - Timewarp Part Deux
Timewarp Part Deux:
1961-1969: Helen Gahagan Douglas/ John F. Kennedy [1]
1960 def. Nelson Rockefeller/ Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
1964 def. Barry Goldwater/Margaret Chase Smith
1969-1973: John F. Kennedy/ Birch Bayh[2]
1968 def. George Romney/ Jacob Javits
1973-1981: John Connally/ Charles H. Percy [3]
1972 def. Hubert Humphrey/ Birch Bayh, George Wallace/ John Crommelin
1976 def. Frank Church/Ron Dellums
1981-1989: Ted Kennedy/ Charlie Wilson [4]
1980 def. Charles H. Percy/ John B. Anderson
1984 def. Lowell Weicker, Jr./ Thad Cochran
1989-1997: Colin Powell/Bob Dole [5]
1988 def. Daniel Inouye/ Elizabeth Holtzmann
1992 def. Jerry Brown/ Dick Gephardt
1997-: Ross Perot/Richard Lamm [6]
1996 def. Christine Todd Whitman/ Richard Shelby, Howard Dean/Mario Cuomo
[1] Senator Helen Gahagan Douglas overcame sexism and campaigns by more established figures like Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey, to become the first female nominee of a major party, and later the first Woman president over Nelson Rockefeller. Accomplishments made during her administration include the passing of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Rights Amendment, the first American in space and the first American woman in space, the establishment of "The Great Society,", an historic arms reduction deal with the USSR, (which allowed Khrushchev to survive an attempted coup), and most notably, the first manned landing on the Moon.
[2] Kennedy largely ran the cotails of President Douglas to win his own term. While he continued some of her Great Society policies (the expansion of the space program, the establishment of the Federal Public Broadcasting Corporation or FPB), a combination of his lackluster economic policies, and his various rumored infidelities led to his defeat by...
[3] Former Democrat John Connally attempted to find the balance between conservative principles and the Great Society, and mostly had a realpolitik method with both Democratic and Republican parties in order to get some sort of economic leverage. He also reached full detente with the USSR, now reforming. While moderately successful, more liberal Congressional Democrats still opposed his presidency. However, the biggest controversy was a bribery scandal late into his presidency. While he was ultimately acquitted, the controversy would derail Vice President Charles Percy's campaign for president.
[4] Ted Kennedy's presidency was controversial, primarily because early in his administration, the American backed Shah of Iran was overthrown by Islamic revolutionaries in 1981. Kennedy allowed the Shah into the US for medical surgery, angering the new Islamic government. The two spared, before Kennedy made the decision to withdraw the embassy. He also began to add military support, on advice from Vice President Wilson, and Secretary of State Henry Jackson, to longtime rivals Iraq during the war. This would cause controversy among some quarters when it was finally revealed, but only after Kennedy handily won reelection over moderate conservative Lowell Weicker. His domestic policies were largely a return to the policies of Douglas-Kennedy administration, and was praised universally, for his adapt handling of the AIDS crisis.
[5] The 1988 election was interesting in that both candidates were minority war veterans. Though, in the end, Powell, an adviser in Vietnam and a veteran of the Iran-Iraq, won out against Daniel Inouye. Once again, Powell largely returned to the Connally administration, with minor tax cuts and reduced spending. He also increased support for Iraq, and expanded American military presence around the world. With the USSR now more or less friendly with the US, the new enemy was China, who had been steadily growing its economy and military. Powell also presided over the first Mars flyby in his late term, and pledged to have a man on Mars afterwards.
[6] Seen as an underdog, with his tendencies towards gaffes and statements, Businessman and independent candidate Ross Perot managed to get more and more support with those dissatisfied with the political machines, and who wanted some sort of change. Against all odds, with the help of former Colorado governor Richard Lamm, he seized the presidency, indicating interesting times ahead.
1961-1969: Helen Gahagan Douglas/ John F. Kennedy [1]
1960 def. Nelson Rockefeller/ Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
1964 def. Barry Goldwater/Margaret Chase Smith
1969-1973: John F. Kennedy/ Birch Bayh[2]
1968 def. George Romney/ Jacob Javits
1973-1981: John Connally/ Charles H. Percy [3]
1972 def. Hubert Humphrey/ Birch Bayh, George Wallace/ John Crommelin
1976 def. Frank Church/Ron Dellums
1981-1989: Ted Kennedy/ Charlie Wilson [4]
1980 def. Charles H. Percy/ John B. Anderson
1984 def. Lowell Weicker, Jr./ Thad Cochran
1989-1997: Colin Powell/Bob Dole [5]
1988 def. Daniel Inouye/ Elizabeth Holtzmann
1992 def. Jerry Brown/ Dick Gephardt
1997-: Ross Perot/Richard Lamm [6]
1996 def. Christine Todd Whitman/ Richard Shelby, Howard Dean/Mario Cuomo
[1] Senator Helen Gahagan Douglas overcame sexism and campaigns by more established figures like Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey, to become the first female nominee of a major party, and later the first Woman president over Nelson Rockefeller. Accomplishments made during her administration include the passing of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Rights Amendment, the first American in space and the first American woman in space, the establishment of "The Great Society,", an historic arms reduction deal with the USSR, (which allowed Khrushchev to survive an attempted coup), and most notably, the first manned landing on the Moon.
[2] Kennedy largely ran the cotails of President Douglas to win his own term. While he continued some of her Great Society policies (the expansion of the space program, the establishment of the Federal Public Broadcasting Corporation or FPB), a combination of his lackluster economic policies, and his various rumored infidelities led to his defeat by...
[3] Former Democrat John Connally attempted to find the balance between conservative principles and the Great Society, and mostly had a realpolitik method with both Democratic and Republican parties in order to get some sort of economic leverage. He also reached full detente with the USSR, now reforming. While moderately successful, more liberal Congressional Democrats still opposed his presidency. However, the biggest controversy was a bribery scandal late into his presidency. While he was ultimately acquitted, the controversy would derail Vice President Charles Percy's campaign for president.
[4] Ted Kennedy's presidency was controversial, primarily because early in his administration, the American backed Shah of Iran was overthrown by Islamic revolutionaries in 1981. Kennedy allowed the Shah into the US for medical surgery, angering the new Islamic government. The two spared, before Kennedy made the decision to withdraw the embassy. He also began to add military support, on advice from Vice President Wilson, and Secretary of State Henry Jackson, to longtime rivals Iraq during the war. This would cause controversy among some quarters when it was finally revealed, but only after Kennedy handily won reelection over moderate conservative Lowell Weicker. His domestic policies were largely a return to the policies of Douglas-Kennedy administration, and was praised universally, for his adapt handling of the AIDS crisis.
[5] The 1988 election was interesting in that both candidates were minority war veterans. Though, in the end, Powell, an adviser in Vietnam and a veteran of the Iran-Iraq, won out against Daniel Inouye. Once again, Powell largely returned to the Connally administration, with minor tax cuts and reduced spending. He also increased support for Iraq, and expanded American military presence around the world. With the USSR now more or less friendly with the US, the new enemy was China, who had been steadily growing its economy and military. Powell also presided over the first Mars flyby in his late term, and pledged to have a man on Mars afterwards.
[6] Seen as an underdog, with his tendencies towards gaffes and statements, Businessman and independent candidate Ross Perot managed to get more and more support with those dissatisfied with the political machines, and who wanted some sort of change. Against all odds, with the help of former Colorado governor Richard Lamm, he seized the presidency, indicating interesting times ahead.
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