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So a Ford victory has been talked about a fair bit with the usual electoral result being some Democrat winning the 1980 election.
How about something different? Ford winning will strengthen (though not restore) more moderate Republicanism and holds the potential of butterflying supply-side economics (with good consequences for US debt).
But let's say Reagan ekes out a victory despite the economic problems of the US. He probably doesn't get as many Congressional seats with him so he'll be a little more constrained than in OTL.
His foreign policy is probably similar but what would a domestic policy influenced by more moderate "balance the budget" Republicanism look like?
Perhaps a different "industrial state" VP could influence Reagan's approach to American industry—could the US, like Japan, retain an industrial base while still supporting some free trade?