1980 without the Fed induced recession and inflation went moderately down. Liberals side with carter compared to 1976 because of Reagan while Carter regains momentum. And narrowly wins the electoral college.
1984 with Mondale running for vice-president and benefiting from the 1983-1984 economic rebound. The issue of Mondale being considered too liberal causes him to lose Mississippi and Alabama.
1984 with Ted Kennedy winning the primary and being unacceptable in many parts of the South.
1984 pre-scandal Gary Hart wins the primary and runs on an energetic campaign that swings the Western United States.
1984 With Lloyd Bentsen and Frank Church.and assuming as in all the other 1984 scenarios. Carter is the incumbent President and the democrats get the credit for the 1983-1984 rebound. While it is an electoral landslide those interior Western states being more religious and having higher concentration of mormons, gun owners, and rural religious voters means it stays republican.