Not a bad idea. In fact, I may make the Edwards scandal earlier to make a total of nine. Also tried to have as many living Vice Presidents as possible.
1974-1977 (George H.W Bush/Nelson Rockefeller)
1977-1981 (Fred Harris/Birch Bayh)
1981-1989 (Bob Dole/Dick Cheney)
1989-1997 (Joe Biden/Al...
I'm thinking something like this to have the most number of living present-day Presidents
POD: Reagan Decides not to run in 1980
1977-1981 (Jimmy Carter)
1981-1989 (George H.W. Bush/Bob Dole)
- George H.W. Bush manages to beat Bob Dole in a closely fought Republican primary and is forced to...
In 1991, businessman and political activist David Koch (of Koch Brothers fame) was the only person sitting in first class to survive the crash of USAir flight 1493. The political ramifications of Koch's death, especially in the last few years, could be massive...
A significant thing that you would have to do is to either prevent Ray Mancini from killing Duk Koo Kim on a nationally televised fight on CBS. That fight was the first step towards not having boxing on free to air television and to have fights shortened from 15 rounds to 12. There are few...
What about a group such as the Jehovah's Witnesses challenging this law on the basis of religious freedoms? The Jehovah's Witnesses see voting as a violation to their alliance to God's kingdom. I could see the ACLU or an ACLU type group suing the US government on the grounds that it violates...
If there was no Nightline then how would that affect the US Embassy crisis and by further logic the 1980 Presidential Election. Without the focus on America Held Hostage ### days then how would that affect the perception of US policy regarding Iran, the Carter vs Kennedy fight in the Democratic...
Before confederation and for the first 10/15 years I would say Newfoundland had a severe problem with education. Due to the isolation of many of the small outport towns, it was impossible to send children to large school centers and as a result many rural outport communities had a very poor...
I would say that your situation is ASB. I live in Newfoundland and there has been, at best, a minimal social justice movement. In early to mid 20th century Newfoundland, Newfoundland was a house that was divided among protestant and catholic lines. If you look at the 1949 referendum, areas...
Tricky Dick Gimps it up
1952: Adlai Stevenson / John Sparkman (D) [1]
1956: Earl Warren / Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R) [2]
1960: Earl Warren / Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R)
1964: Hubert Humphrey / Terry Sanford (D)
1968: Nelson Rockefeller/John Sherman Cooper (R)
1972: Nelson Rockefeller/John...
1952: Adlai Stevenson/ John Sparkman (D)
1956: Earl Warren / Henry Cabot Lodge Jr (R) [1]
[1] Electoral fatigue of 24 years of Democratic rule combined with internal tensions within the Democratic over civil rights involving VP John Sparkman leads to the Democrats splintering along Northern and...
I have an idea. Barry Goldwater does not run for a senate seat in 1966 and thus a Democrat wins the seat instead. In 1974, instead of running for a judgeship, Sandra Day O'Connor runs for Arizona's senate seat and wins. She serves on the senate financial and judiciary committees and impresses...
WI: Duk Koo Kim did not die during his fight with Ray Mancini. Would boxing fights still be 15 rounds and would boxing still be free to air on the major networks? And how does Mancini's career change because of his lack of guilt over Kim's death?
I would be very surprised if Newfoundland did not get its own television affiliates. Right now, we get all four of the major American channels from either Boston or Rochester. Those channels are way more popular than CBC or NTV is when they are not simulcasting or showing Hockey Night in...
About 500,000. So one congressional seat and two senate seats. I could see it becoming a bit of a swing seat because the two parties here in the early days were based upon Protestant (Liberal) and Catholic (Conservative) lines. To this day Newfoundland is an oddity because it is quite...
My guess from looking at map would probably be 1980. Have Ted Kennedy run a more competent campaign where he barely beats Jimmy Carter but the primary process opens up some wounds within the Democratic Party.
Then Have Kennedy have a strong general election run with picking a midwest Vice...