They’re gradually improving matters. Udall Administration trying to patch up the bad blood after the chaos of Reagan with Panama and so on.Wonder how Udall will deal with Castro's Cuba.
Likely part of infrastructure improvements and overall access and assistance for people with disabilities.Curious what the Udall administration will do to improve access to things for the blind.
Actually, one of the goals of OTL's Iran-Iraq war was encouraging Kurdish seperatism. And Kurds generally are all right within Iran for the most part: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds#IranThere is no way iran would support a independent Kurdistan for exactly the same reason turkey wouldn't both fear that it would encourage Kurd separatist in their own country
Totally forgot about former WA St Governor Dixie Lee Ray (D) becoming US Energy Secretary under the Udall administration.All right, fair point
Probably I imagine.@CountDVB Wondering if Udall hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with CA Governor Tom Bradley (D)?
Speaking of Bradley, since he's in the CA Governor's Mansion in Sacramento in this timeline, who succeeded Bradley as Los Angeles Mayor?
Powell might be butterflied out of his first major position as Deputy National Security Advisor under Reagan from our timeline. Without that experience he might not be appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in this timeline if a Republican isn't in the Oval Office in 1989. Powell then wouldn't be in a position to be a possible future Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, or Ambassador to the United Nations.Hmm, thinking of roles for other politicians andsuch in future.
Colin Powell: a future Secretary of Defense.
Georgy Arbatov: Either future Soviet Foreign Minister, or future Soviet President.
Vladimir Putin: KGB Director, either him or Alexander Litvinenko.
Yeah, that’s the big thing. Alot of the big name neocons (not all) are gonna their political prospects yanked out because of the changing times. It’s what makes this a fascinating change compared to OTL.Powell might be butterflied out of his first major position as Deputy National Security Advisor under Reagan from our timeline. Without that experience he might not be appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in this timeline if a Republican isn't in the Oval Office in 1989. Powell then wouldn't be in a position to be a possible future Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, or Ambassador to the United Nations.
Overton window?Probably I imagine.
And unsure there. It’s gonna be harder to figure that out as the Overton window starts shifting to the left.
Possible, but we don't much on his specific political leniances to say whether we would become a prominent player in the neo-progressive tide. Let us go with the assumption of him likely winning, with his reelection likely being by a bigger margin. He will likely remain close to his agricultural roots though.What happened to Jerry Litton in this timeline? He was a Missouri Congressman who had won the Democratic nomination for the 1976 Senate election but died in a plane crash on his way to his victory party. The Democrats then nominated a weak candidate for the Senate seat and they went on to lose the election in a landslide to John Danforth. Did Litton live in this timeline and get elected to the Senate? Will he be a possible presidential or vice presidential candidate in the future? Perhaps he will be on the bottom of the 1988 Democratic ticket under Vice President Reubin Askew?
He might go into the law. There is one thing noted from what I saw of him. "He was once quoted as saying he joined the Republican Party for "the same reason you sometimes choose which movie to see—[it's] the one with the shortest line.""If not a senator, what would become of John Danforth, who, having read about, I rather like?