President Elect - 1988 Edition now available online

[Cold War Liberal]

1988
How it Should Have Been

Gov. Mario Cuomo (D-NY)/Gov. Bill Clinton (D-AR): 48,034,804, 50%, 302 EVs
Vice Pres. George H. W. Bush (R-TX)/Sen. Dan Quayle (R-IN): 47,431,492, 50%, 236 EVs

The entire election hinged on California, which wasn't called for Cuomo until 4:14 AM. Cuomo only won the state by 110,000 votes (51%-49%).

[Cold War Liberal]

1976

President Ed Muskie (D-ME): 33,978,376, 45%, 294 EVs
Former Vice President Barry Goldwater (R-AZ): 34,631,224, 46%, 244 EVs
Congressman Gerald Ford (I/R-MI): 6,550,658, 9%, 0 EVs

Ford runs as a moderate in opposition to Goldwater, though about 30% of his support comes from Democrats.

[Cold War Liberal]

AI match-ups

1960

Vice President Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)/Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller (R-NY): 31,043,656, 49%, 279 Electoral Votes

Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA)/Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX): 31,588,060, 50%, 258 Electoral Votes

1964

President Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)/Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller (R-NY): 30,486,456, 51%, 329 Electoral Votes

Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN)/Senator Wayne Morse (D-OR): 29,403,616, 49%, 209 Electoral Votes

1968

Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)/Senator George S. McGovern (D-SD): 37,631,084, 57%, 518 Electoral Votes

Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller (R-NY)/Governor George Romney (R-MI): 28,376,630, 43%, 20 Electoral Votes

1972

President Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)/Vice President George S. McGovern (D-SD): 46,715,564, 65%, 538 Electoral Votes

Senator Barry M. Goldwater (R-AZ)/Senator John Tower (R-TX): 25,076,880, 35%, 0 Electoral Votes

1976

President George S. McGovern (D-SD)/Governor Jimmy Carter (D-GA): 30,341,986, 43%, 424 Electoral Votes

Senator Paul Laxalt (R-NV)/Congressman Pete du Pont (R-DE): 26,411,292, 38%, 105 Electoral Votes

Former Governor George Wallace (I-AL)/[various]: 12,022,662, 18%, 9 Electoral Votes

1980

Senator Bob Dole (R-KS)/Governor George Bush (R-TX): 40,212,196, 53%, 446 Electoral Votes

President George S. McGovern (D-SD)/Vice President Jimmy Carter (D-GA): 35,385,544, 47%, 92 Electoral Votes

1984

Senator John Glenn (D-OH)/Senator Gary Hart (D-CO): 44,697,280, 52%, 351 Electoral Votes

President Bob Dole (R-KS)/Vice President George H. W. Bush (R-TX): 40,907,820, 48%, 187 Electoral Votes

1988

President John Glenn (D-OH)/Vice President Gary Hart (D-CO): 49,882,788, 56%, 510 Electoral Votes

Governor George Deukmejian (R-CA)/Senator J. Danforth Quayle (R-IN): 38,526,152, 43%, 28 Electoral Votes