1976: Jimmy Carter vs. Gerald Ford, no McCarthy independent run.
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« on: April 25, 2016, 06:46:16 AM »
What if the 1976 presidential election plays out how it did OTL, but Eugene McCarthy doesn't mount an independent run.
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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2016, 06:50:48 AM »
Carter wins anyways since he won a majority.
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2016, 06:54:20 AM »
Quote from: Speaker Kent on April 25, 2016, 06:50:48 AM
Carter wins anyways since he won a majority.

Does he swing any states over?
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2016, 06:58:44 AM »

Oregon for sure, and probably some others.
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2016, 07:23:03 AM »
Assuming that all of his voters go to Carter, Iowa, Maine, and Oregon, and come very close in Oklahoma.
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2016, 07:46:22 AM »
Ford had far more appeal to the urban areas McCarthy excelled in. I can't see Carter picking up any states from it.
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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2016, 03:40:38 PM »
Quote from: Speaker Kent on April 25, 2016, 06:50:48 AM
Carter wins anyways since he won a majority.

Likely yes. Unfortunately.
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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2016, 04:08:00 PM »


Democratic: frm. Gov. James E. Carter (Georgia)/Sen. Walter Mondale (Minnesota) - 50.99%, 315 EVs
Republican: Pres. Gerald R. Ford (Michigan)/Sen. Bob Dole (Kansas) - 48.02%, 223 EVs
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