1976- The Right to Rise (General Election TL Bayh vs Reagan)

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

This Election will certainly be an interesting one. The Democrats almost unanimously renominated the popular president, Birch Bayh. President Bayh got the U.S out of Vietnam, He has re-opened trade with the U.S.S.R too, though after having a balanced budget for two years, he threw that out. Political outsider Reagan emerged victorious after a brokered convention, calling for conservative values, balancing the budget, and unity. He chose Governor George Wallace of Alabama as his running mate, who is famous for his 1964 Independent bid, though the Governor has emerged as a key soldier in ending segregation in the South, almost losing re-election as Governor because of it. Let's see what happens.

[Intell]

Bayh (actually F*King sane.)

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Btw Wallace wasn't rly racist in this TL!!!

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Four More Years!

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

Reagan (would have voted Bayh if Wallace was IRL Wallace)

[OSR stands with Israel]

Reagan (would have voted Bayh if Wallace was IRL Wallace)

[Mr. Smith]

Bayh....Reagan is never the answer.

[Zioneer]

I was pulling for Hiram Fong for the GOP nomination, but now that he wasn't nominated, Bayh all the way.

[White Trash]

I don't care how many times Governor Wallace has attempted to repent for his role in propagating segregation, and I don't care that he's changed his views this late in his career. The Reagan/Wallace ticket needs to be dragged over the coals! The Democratic Party and all of America cannot stand for the unholy matrimony between the Republican Party and the State's Rights Dixiecrats.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

The Presidential Election of 1976:

President Birch Bayh/Vice President Jimmy Carter: 446 Electoral Votes 56.0%
Senator Ronald Reagan/Governor George Wallace: 92 Electoral Votes 44.0%

The Election of 1976 was interesting, though President Bayh was always a favorite to win re-election, it wasn't supposed to be by such a huge, tremendous margin. Most public opinion polls had him leading by a margin of five to ten points, yet he won by over twelve points. Is the Republican Party dead? Only 1980 shall tell....

[President Johnson]

Bayh since Ford is not on the ballot.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Bayh since Ford is not on the ballot.

In this timeline, Ford was elected president in 1960, but assassinated in 1964, by Lee Harvey Oswald.