SingingAnalyst
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« on: August 14, 2020, 04:22:17 AM » |
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Ford recovers effectively from his 1976 debate gaffe. Polish-Americans aren't offended, and Ford wins OH, WI, and the election.
Since Carter still won more popular votes, and voters are in a reform-minded mood in the mid-1970s anyway, the EC is scrapped in 1977 in favor of direct popular vote, with bipartisan support and little organized opposition.
How Ford's Presidency affects developments in Iran and the energy crisis, and whether Reagan would still run and win in 1980, and who Dems would nominate in 1980, is anyone's guess.
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