In 1952 Hollywood actor, leader of the Screen Actor's Guild, and liberal activist Ronald Reagan geared up to run for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. However, the Los Angeles Democratic Committee declined to endorse Reagan on the grounds that he was too liberal. Following their decision, Reagan supported Eisenhower and became a Republican ten years later. The POD is that Reagan is able to pursuade the Committee to support him based on his work to elect Truman in 1948 and his pronounced opposition to Communism. Reagan takes the Democratic nomination, and narrowly wins the open House seat in the general election. In January 1953, Congressman Ronald Reagan of California is sworn into office - as a Democrat no less. How would Reagan's future career unfold, and how does this impact American politics as a whole?