Make a map of the above four posters as two tickets

[Mr. Smith]

After a fierce GOP Convention between Governor Angus "Celtic Empire" Robertson of South Carolina and Senator Barry Goldwater III, socons narrowly voted against the loud-mouthed and brash Goldwater for the more complacent "good 'ol boy"

And to add more insult to the injury, Goldwater was snubbed in the pickings for Veep by equivalently progressive, but cool-headed Governor Nathan Bigby of Georgia who was nominated in order to get a Clinton/Gore effect.

Infuriated and wishing to really stick it to the GOP, Goldwater runs as an independent and practically parodying Robertson,picks socialist activist Luke Snowstalker of Pennsylvania as running mate

Governor Angus "Celtic Empire" Robertson (R-SC)/ Governor Nathan Bigby (R-GA)- 424 EV
Senator Barry Goldwater III (I-WA)/ Activist Luke Snowstalker (I-PA)-114 EV

[Mr. Smith]

In the hopes of getting some kind of unity ticket, Governor Goodwin J "MormDem" Knight of California selects  the more economically moderate and fiscally closer independent businessman Morris Yelnoc of Georgia

But Senator Murray Bannerman of Indiana was not going take this lying down and took on activist TNF of the neighboring Illinois.

Governor Goodwin "MormDem" Knight (D-CA)/ Mr. Morris Yelnoc (I-GA): 291 EV, 50.8% PV
Senator Murray Bannerman (R-IN)/ Mr. TNF (G-IL): 247 EV, 48.2% PV

Though party lines are still play, ultimately many socially liberal states decide to give Senator Bannerman the benefit of the doubt, given that his running mate is a Trotskyist.

On the flip side, otherwise conservative states in The South and Utah were not pleased by Bannerman's seemingly "godless" policies, and of course Mr. Yelnoc definitely helped reassure some of the more libertarian west.

[Mr. Smith]

In an election like that last one with Pryor as my running mate against Goldwater/Canseco, I'd win Utah, not lose it.

I'd lose Oklahoma before Utah or Idaho.

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As for this election, it would be a race between Secretary of Agriculture Henry W. Turkisblau and Governor Barry Goldwater III. One who stands to renew the New Deal, the other who stands for Laissez-faire economics.

In a move to get more Southern votes and more liberal turnout, Turkisblau selects Congressman Morris Yelnoc of Georgia, a self-proclaimed "socialist" (but really just 1960's Northern Democrat) with an equally fiery passion.

In contrast, Goldwater picks the very quiet, calculating, but liberal Attorney General Bradley Oakvale of Oregon...which alienates the socially conservative base entirely, but eases skeptical centrists who would otherwise be very wary of him.

Secretary of Agriculture Henry W. Turkisblau (D-NM)/ Congressman Morris Yelnoc (I-GA) 310 EV, 50.2% PV
Governor Barry M. Goldwater III (R-WA)/Attorney General Bradley Oakvale (I-OR) 228 EV,48.6% PV

[Mr. Smith]

@IBL: I'd win Utah and Idaho in that scenario in a sort of "Jimmy Carter takes back the South" sort of thing.

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Anyway, the narrative and results are pretty much the exact same as above, except the Socialist ticket snag DC by 50.1% and Tennessee and Georgia join in the NOTA campaign given tha IBL is farther left than I am.

[Mr. Smith]

bump

[Mr. Smith]

I'm going to replace myself with Illiuminati Blood Drinker, given that I bumped this and before my last response, it was him.

Anyway Senator Henry W. Tuerkisblau (D-NM) decides to run for president, only to find himself running against Senator Barry M. Goldwater III (R-WA). In hopes of exciting the liberal base, Tuerkisblau picks notable progressive governor Ian B. "Illuminati Blood Drinker" Douglas (D-CA). Goldwater, hoping to win back the moderate crowd and "drive Tuerkisblau nuts" selects Congressman Alfred D. Smilo

Senator Henry W. Tuerkisblau (D-NM)/Governor Ian B. Douglas (D-CA): 287 EV
Senator Barry M. Goldwater, III (R-WA)/Congressman Alfred D. Smilo (R-PA): 251 EV

[Mr. Smith]

Speaker of the House Maxwell (I-OK)/ Newton C. Land (I-WI): 240 EV
Senator Barry M. Goldwater,III (R-WA)/ Congressman John Shua (I-VA): 298 EV