Senator Elvis Presley??

Lets say that Elvis Presley ran for the 1966 Congressional election and became a Senator for his home state of Tennessee. What kind of effect could this had for Elvis's life and maybe US Politics if he had been elected??

/Fred
 
I love this idea !

he will have it difficult as a political rockie in first years
but he will gona shake the Senate with his unconventional look and how to deal with political question.

unfortunately he will not make music comback in 1968

but we can have this in 1969
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the 37. President Elvis Presley with vize President Robert n. Nixon :D :D :D
 
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As a Southerner Presley would most likely be a moderate to conservative Democrat, but not part of the "Dixiecrat" wing.

I think once the novelty wore off his impact on politics in the late Sixties and early Seventies probably wouldn't be all that great; in real life he was fairly apolitical although he did voice support for the troops in Vietnam and was big on law and order and, ironically, anti-drug use.
 
If he got elected to the Senate, does anyone think he would stay from all the pills he was taking? If not, and he stuck around until the 1980's, a drug scandal could really hurt his reelection chances (that's IF he doesn't die from the drug use like OTL).

Also, as a moderate to conservative Southern Democrat, could we possibly see him switch parties after 1994 and become a Republican (that was a popular thing for southern Democrats to do after the "Republican Revolution")

Another thought is his Memphis Mafia. They would no doubt be brought to Washington to keep organized, etc. like they did when he was on tour as a singer. Would the Mafia keep him isolated enough that he would eventually lose touch with the wants and needs of the voters?
 
If he got elected to the Senate, does anyone think he would stay from all the pills he was taking? If not, and he stuck around until the 1980's, a drug scandal could really hurt his reelection chances (that's IF he doesn't die from the drug use like OTL).

he will take pills also as Senator !
Politics makes same Stress as for professional musicians at work or on Tour..
 
The combo of Elvis's hair and Nixon's face comes out to be something that (to me) looks a little like Johnny Cash:eek:
 
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