Recent content by dw93

1.) Would Robert Kennedy defeat Richard Nixon in 1968? Was the nation burned out enough from the Vietnam War and Democratic leadership under Lyndon Johnson to give Nixon the victory, or would nostalgia for JFK give Robert Kennedy the edge to win? I lean toward Nixon still winning. While it...

Bush is a wartime incumbent and would be running against a single term senator. While I do think Edwards would make OH closer and may even flip IA and on a good night for him NM, it isn't enough to unseat Bush.

I think he goes for it and wins, though it's narrow and the campaign is more hard fought than either 1992 or especially 1996. Despite the narrowness though, I do think the Democrats would retake the Senate and possibly retake the house, given how close those were in 2000 OTL. As to who the GOP...

Have Carter sit 76 out and get a cabinet position in the administration of another Democrat that gets elected in 1976 to maintain some relevancy in Democratic circles and have him do an exceptional job of it. Then have the GOP win the Presidency in 1980 as OTL and hold it in 1984. From there...

Presidents of the United States of America from 1960-Present: 35. John F. Kennedy / Lyndon Johnson (Democratic): 1961-1969 36. George Romney / John Tower (Republican): 1969-1977 37. Ted Kennedy / Reubin Askew (Democratic): 1977-1981 38. George Bush / Jack Kemp (Republican): 1981-1989 39. Robert...

I don't think Gore would pick a northeastern liberal as his running mate (and Bradley wasn't considered that liberal at the time). I think he'd pick someone like Bob Graham, then Senator and Former Governor of Florida or Lee Hamilton, Representative from Indiana, both of whom were, IIRC, on Bill...

I think for this to happen, Sega would have to not focus on all the add ons for the Genesis (Sega CD, 32X) and not release the Nomad, and instead focus on the games and pushing the existing hardware to its potential. Sega, IIRC, led Nintendo from around the time Sonic launched in 1991 until...

I think Reagan beating Ford for the Republican nomination and pulling a narrow upset win in the general election against Carter, only to be saddled with all the economic and geopolitical woes that helped sink Carter in OTL and a Democratic Supermajority in Congress that's hostile to him on top...

IIRC, Baker resigned in '92 to run the campaign and most of the time Secretaries of State don't do more than one term. Whether Bush keeps Lawrence Eagleburger, who replaced Baker, on during a second term or not remains to be seen. As for Cheney, I'd say it's 50/50. It's possible that the frame...

If Bush pursued any agreement similar to the agreed framework I doubt getting Congressional funding would've been an issue as the GOP wouldn't have taken Congress in 1994 in a Bush 2nd term and Bush had far more credibility on Foreign affairs, especially after the Gulf War, than Clinton did at...

I think it passes, but if it passes in 64 it's likely watered down, if it's passed in its OTL form it's likely passed in 65. Beyond that and Voting Rights (which likely either gets watered down or comes later) I don't think Kennedy gets anything else done on Civil Rights.

It seems like there's a consensus here that Dukakis would lose in 1992 and if he does, the Republican that beats him likely wins in 1996 for much of the same reasons Clinton did OTL. Having said that how long would it take for the Democrats to retake the Presidency? The economy of OTL, while...

One thing I've always pondered about with regard to a Dukakis win is the courts. He'll replace Marshall, Brennan, and at least one of Byron White or Harry Blackmun, so getting up to four Supreme Court appointments is gonna have huge ramifications going forward. Trump is largely credited (or...

I think Nixon holds on in 64, even if much more narrowly than Johnson did OTL, only for 1966 to be 1958 2.0 and 1968 to lead to 8-12 years of Democrats in the White House.

Any Democrat not named Jimmy Carter with the Congressional majorities Carter was elected with OTL would've likely seen 1977-78 resemble 1965 and 66 in terms of legislative accomplishment. Healthcare reform being the most likely package. That, a better stimulus, and a better working relationship...