1968: Rockefeller/Reagan(R) v. Symington/Shivers(D) v. Maddox/Rarick(AI)

[Kingpoleon]

Discuss with maps.

[Sir Mohamed]

You mean Sargent Shriver, McGovern’s 1972 running mate?

Rockefeller wins a comfortable victory. Symington performs better in the Midwest and upper south, while Rockefeller does better in the east and the west.

Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller (R-NY)/Governor Ronald Reagan (R-CA): 325 EV. (46.8%)
Senator Stuart Symington (D-MO)/Ambassador Sargent Shriver (D-MD): 160 EV. (40.7%)
Governor Lester Madoxx (AI-GA)/Judge John Rarick (AI-LA): 53 EV. (11.8%)

[Kingpoleon]

You mean Sargent Shriver, McGovern’s 1972 running mate?

Rockefeller wins a comfortable victory. Symington performs better in the Midwest and upper south, while Rockefeller does better in the east and the west.

Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller (R-NY)/Governor Ronald Reagan (R-CA): 325 EV. (46.8%)
Senator Stuart Symington (D-MO)/Ambassador Sargent Shriver (D-MD): 160 EV. (40.7%)
Governor Lester Madoxx (AI-GA)/Judge John Rarick (AI-LA): 53 EV. (11.8%)

No, I mean Allan Shivers, the former Governor of Texas.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Fast forward forty years to President Rodham's inauguration.

[SingingAnalyst]

Rockefeller 43%/287 EV Symington 42%/187 EV

Maddox 15%/64 EV. No rightward GOP tilt. No Southern strategy. Rockefeller does well among Southern Blacks. Voters suffer from 8 year itch as in real life.