Congratulations Vidal.Now that it's official...
As many of you know, the question of Jimmy Carter winning a second term has pretty much always interested me, but recently when I read Reaganland, I started to really think about taking the project up in a serious way. On May 26, 2021, I posted in my test thread about the idea. In July of that year, @Yes encouraged me to take it up in earnest, and on April 7, 2022, this story went live. I did not anticipate to win the Turtledove less than a year into sharing this project with all of you, but I’m honored. Thank you all!
I’ve already done a long list of thank yous to the people who helped me get the project off the ground. Now, I just want to say thank you to everyone who has read and liked this timeline. Your thoughtful commentary in the thread, your likes on the chapter posts, and your encouraging and inquisitive DMs keep me in the chair writing and researching.
The fun part is: We have a lot of road left to go. The project outline (as of now) calls for another 26 chapters before we wrap up Jimmy’s second term. They’re in various states of planning and writing, and who knows what the final count will be. There’s a lot of ground to cover – a Supreme Court nomination (or two!), CarterCare, unrest in Egypt, Iran and Iraq, the 1982 midterms, some lame duck policy proposals, Cuba, nuclear arms, and, of course, the race to succeed Carter. I can’t thank y’all enough for being along for the ride.
Finally, I just want to send best wishes to President Carter and his family. Keep them in your thoughts, and, if you pray, your prayers.
Yeah but it is interesting to see how a President Carter would handle 1 or both chambers beinig in GOP control. Like on the budget , SCOTUS etc .Technically, lame duck doesn't necessitate losing control of Congress
I took it to mean that they were wondering if a chamber of Congress flipped due to the mention of 'lame duck' proposals.Technically, lame duck doesn't necessitate losing control of Congress
Yeah...I came to this thread to see if anyone had addressed it yet.BTW this article just dropped on NYT about how Reagan helped screw over Carter in OTL to get the presidency
A Clandestine Trip and a Four-Decade Secret: An Untold Story Behind Jimmy Carter’s Defeat
Nearly 43 years later, a prominent Texas politician said he was an unwitting part of a mission to sabotage President Carter’s campaign.web.archive.org
I mean are we surprised Reagan and his team did this?Yeah...I came to this thread to see if anyone had addressed it yet.
Isn’t this almost exactly the same as the shenanigans Nixon have pulled to keep South Vietnam from engaging in peace talks right before the 1968 election?BTW this article just dropped on NYT about how Reagan helped screw over Carter in OTL to get the presidency
A Clandestine Trip and a Four-Decade Secret: An Untold Story Behind Jimmy Carter’s Defeat
Nearly 43 years later, a prominent Texas politician said he was an unwitting part of a mission to sabotage President Carter’s campaign.web.archive.org
Hmm...I had just read the article. It is an interesting article, that make me understand more in regards to the rumours that were first mentioned in the notes in chapter 7. Well, it is interesting to see how big actually is the operation to sabotage the talks, seeing that Connally was also being involved IOTL (but definitely not ITTL considering how pissed he still is).BTW this article just dropped on NYT about how Reagan helped screw over Carter in OTL to get the presidency
A Clandestine Trip and a Four-Decade Secret: An Untold Story Behind Jimmy Carter’s Defeat
Nearly 43 years later, a prominent Texas politician said he was an unwitting part of a mission to sabotage President Carter’s campaign.web.archive.org
Not really, our PoD for Right Side Up is under LBJ in the late 60s, and the major divergence starts under Nixon in '71. The late 70s, a couple years before the first orbit of the Space Shuttle, is awfully late to be revising the design from scratch. I've actually talked to Vidal a bit about space stuff, and my take is that given the PoD, the odds of significant notable departures in spaceflight within Carter's second term are pretty low.You might think this a crazy idea Vidal, but please hear me out. I just finished reading Right Side Up by Polish Eagle, & I wondered if it could be combined with your Jimmy Two! I saw that Carter made a brief speech after the maiden voyage of the Space Lifter in Right Side Up, and I didn't see any reference to the space program in Jimmy Two! Just think about this. If you think they can be combined, that's fine. If not, that's fine too. It's just an idea that came into my head.