Now, we all know Shirley Temple did fill several diplomatic roles in OTL, including being the United States Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, but I was interested by this little bit. According to the wiki:
So, say Mrs. Temple is elected to Congress as a strong conservative. Could she possibly become a conservative standard-bearer in this timeline, along the lines of Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, and Bill and Jim Buckley? Maybe even becoming President (assuming she still overcomes her breast cancer)?
Thoughts?
Following her venture into television, Temple became active in the Republican Party in California, where, in 1967, she ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in a special election to fill a vacant seat. She ran as a conservative and lost to liberal Republican Pete McCloskey, a staunch opponent of the Vietnam War.
So, say Mrs. Temple is elected to Congress as a strong conservative. Could she possibly become a conservative standard-bearer in this timeline, along the lines of Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, and Bill and Jim Buckley? Maybe even becoming President (assuming she still overcomes her breast cancer)?
Thoughts?