The Stephen King timeline: George Wallace vs. Richard Nixon 1968
George Wallace/Sam Yorty: 289 E.V./50% P.V.
Richard Nixon/James D. Martin: 249 E.V./48% P.V.
America reacts to The CRA differently in this timeline. LBJ endorses Wallace reluctantly due to their mutual dislike of Nixon. Eugene McCarthy initially ran a third party campaign but dropped out and urged his supporters (mostly minorities/college students) to support Nixon. Nixon changed his running mate in this timeline in hopes of winning The South but due to slow voter registration and support from LBJ, Wallace sweeps The South by a landslide winning every state of the former Confederacy by at least 60%.
Wallace also wins narrowly against Ronald Reagan in 1972. Perhaps Reagan can pull off an OTL Nixon in 1980 under an unpopular Democratic administration.
George Wallace/Sam Yorty: 288 E.V./50% P.V.Ronald Reagan/Strom Thurmond: 250 E.V./48% P.V.With a booming economy and domestic peace, there's no reason to switch parties. It's not like inflation or foreign policy are problems at this time.
Jimmy Carter/George McGovern: 369 E.V./50% P.V.
Nelson Rockefeller/Edward Brooke: 169 E.V./47% P.V.
