New Deal Coalition Retained: A Sixth Party System Wikibox Timeline

[Indicus]

Well fuck.

 

[Lost Freeway]

Well fuck.

I see no reason to be worried. Maybe that's because I've been reading Rumsfeldia.

 

[Gonzo]

I see no reason to be worried. Maybe that's because I've been reading Rumsfeldia.

At least Wallace wasn't a Holocaust denier.

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A Cohn + Taylor child would be a certainly interesting individual...

 

[Indicus]

not wanting the Democrats to out democratize them,

Out-democratize a party that literally has "democratic" in its name?

 

[Gonzo]

I take it then that McCloskey is going to do a McGovern in the primaries and catch all the others off guard by actually campaigning, instead of merely waiting for the convention?

 

[Indicus]

At least Wallace wasn't a Holocaust denier.

That's true. He espoused other racist lies.

 

[Israel]

Geez, I hope McCloskey is stopped

 

[Archangel]

Isn't McCloskey to the left of Volpe? In any case both look like good candidates.

 

[Prince Daemon Targaryen]

Isn't McCloskey to the left of Volpe? In any case both look like good candidates.

ITTL McCloskey is a moderate member of the Liberty Conservative faction (limited government, robust civil rights, etc.) while Volpe is more a Rockefeller Republican. Different factions in the party.

 

[Bulldoggus]

Volpe/Dominick 1972!

 

[Israel]

So Wallace is facing no primary challengers?

 

[Prince Daemon Targaryen]

So Wallace is facing no primary challengers?

Wallace is facing small time challengers in the form of Adam Clayton Powell and Jesse Stoner (think Nixon 1972 OTL)

 

[Israel]

Wallace is facing small time challengers in the form of Adam Clayton Powell and Jesse Stoner (think Nixon 1972 OTL)

I see, thank you

 

[Indicus]

Wallace is facing small time challengers in the form of Adam Clayton Powell and Jesse Stoner (think Nixon 1972 OTL)

Small-time challengers? I'd think that his past racism would make a notable liberal challenger inevitable (even if he eschewed his own racism).

 

[Prince Daemon Targaryen]

Small-time challengers? I'd think that his past racism would make a notable liberal challenger inevitable (even if he eschewed his own racism).

Many liberal Democrats in Wallace's corner, remembering how close 68 was, aggressively headed off any attempt against Wallace by big-name challengers. The indisputable Wallace advantage dissuaded any real challengers, plus the nomination of Byron White and Bobby Kennedy to the Supreme Court placated many liberals

 

[Israel]

Many liberal Democrats in Wallace's corner, remembering how close 68 was, aggressively headed off any attempt against Wallace by big-name challengers. The indisputable Wallace advantage dissuaded any real challengers, plus the nomination of Byron White and Bobby Kennedy to the Supreme Court placated many liberals

Makes sense

 

[Pericles]

Good update @TheCongressman.

 

[Prince Daemon Targaryen]

Good update @TheCongressman.

Thanks!
Who's your money on for the GOP nomination?

 

[Pericles]

Thanks!
Who's your money on for the GOP nomination?

Think McCloskey has a good chance. Where is he politically and is the GOP going conservative?

 

[Lost Freeway]

More to the point, why did McCloskey move to the right?