Rocky's Ashes : An American Politics TL

Yes, but I think the whole "Plane crashes, other guy wins!" deal is getting overused lately. IE, Roguebeaver's RFK TL used it not long ago, and I think I recall it at least one other place.

I used the Airplane crash scenario, in my very short lived POTUS Lloyd Bentsen Timeline a while back. Basically I had the Dukakis family and the major campaign heads die in plane crash right on route to the second debate. Public sympathy for the tradgedy plus the Bush campaign not being able to effectivley attack the more Presdential Bentsen, won a narrow victory. I don't really see why a crash is necessary for this timeline, seems like to me Rocky should be able to win the '76 election hands down.
 
I used the Airplane crash scenario, in my very short lived POTUS Lloyd Bentsen Timeline a while back. Basically I had the Dukakis family and the major campaign heads die in plane crash right on route to the second debate. Public sympathy for the tradgedy plus the Bush campaign not being able to effectivley attack the more Presdential Bentsen, won a narrow victory. I don't really see why a crash is necessary for this timeline, seems like to me Rocky should be able to win the '76 election hands down.

I would tend to agree with you, but we all know how strange the butterfly effect can be in a timeline. It does seem a strange thing to add though, I can't really see how the crash adds much to the story, but perhaps the OP is going to surprise us and the crash is going to be a typical Chekhov's Gun.

I'm not too sure that Carter would have lost so heavily in this timeline, I would have assumed that he would have lost but not to the extent that he did. However, given that the Republicans are so dominated by the Northern Liberal faction are we going to see a more conservative Democratic Party focused on Southeners like Carter and Bentsen?
 

Penelope

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I used the Airplane crash scenario, in my very short lived POTUS Lloyd Bentsen Timeline a while back. Basically I had the Dukakis family and the major campaign heads die in plane crash right on route to the second debate. Public sympathy for the tradgedy plus the Bush campaign not being able to effectivley attack the more Presdential Bentsen, won a narrow victory. I don't really see why a crash is necessary for this timeline, seems like to me Rocky should be able to win the '76 election hands down.

The crash happened the day after the election, it's neccessary for ensuring that '80 is an intresting campaign..

For now, The Rockefeller Administration.
 

Penelope

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Yes, it will be, but I've been incredibly distracted for the past month, so I haven't had time to write for it at all. I'll post a small update that will carry us into 1977 tonight, if all goes well.
 

Penelope

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James Earl Carter, Jr
Born: October 1st, 1925, Plains, Georgia
Died: November 3rd, 1976, Somewhere over Georgia.​


-76th Governor of Georgia-
January 12th, 1971- January 14th, 1975
-Member of Georgia State Senate from the 14th District-
January 14th, 1963 - January 14th, 1966​
 

Penelope

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"I, Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, do solemly swear, that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
 
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