Title: 1972: Volunteer army not instituted.
Post by: tpfkaw on October 05, 2010, 02:15:19 PM
Same candidates, but Nixon never abolishes the draft, presumably keeping antiwar sentiment strong. How much better do you think McGovern would do?
Title: Re: 1972: Volunteer army not instituted.
Post by: Del Tachi on October 06, 2010, 05:23:42 PM
No policy decisions by Nixon would have changed the fact that McGovern was a horrible candidate who voters didn't trust. The map stays the same, however there is about a 5% nationwide swing from Nixon to McGovern.
Title: Re: 1972: Volunteer army not instituted.
Post by: RIP Robert H Bork on October 06, 2010, 08:46:50 PM
What Republican95 said. I still think Nixon wins, but with 420 EVs instead of 520.
Title: Re: 1972: Volunteer army not instituted.
Post by: tpfkaw on October 06, 2010, 09:26:24 PM
What Republican95 said. I still think Nixon wins, but with 420 EVs instead of 520.
= 14.4% swing.
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Would that be the first time ever that a candidacy wins the Presidency while losing his home state?
Title: Re: 1972: Volunteer army not instituted.
Post by: #CriminalizeSobriety on October 06, 2010, 10:03:24 PM
What Republican95 said. I still think Nixon wins, but with 420 EVs instead of 520.
= 14.4% swing.
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Would that be the first time ever that a candidacy wins the Presidency while losing his home state?
Wilson.
Title: Re: 1972: Volunteer army not instituted.
Post by: Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario) on October 06, 2010, 10:35:35 PM
What Republican95 said. I still think Nixon wins, but with 420 EVs instead of 520.
= 14.4% swing.
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Would that be the first time ever that a candidacy wins the Presidency while losing his home state?
Wilson.
And Polk.
Title: Re: 1972: Volunteer army not instituted.
Post by: Speaker Perez on October 18, 2010, 06:17:34 PM
McGovern still would have lost by a landslide, what ruined him was Thomas Eagleton. Even without a volunteer army Nixon had the China visit and the signing of SALT 1 and withdraw from Vietnam electoral map remains the same.