1988: Jesse Jackson vs Pat Robertson
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« on: August 03, 2020, 06:31:36 PM »

The two most "extremist" candidates that year.
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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2020, 07:09:59 AM »

I'd have to give the edge to Jackson, because he'd be able to juice African American turnout in the South, allowing Democrats to hold or flip most Southern states.

In addition, Robertson being an open theocrat wouldn't help him much.
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« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2020, 09:31:18 AM »

Most likely Robertson in an election with incredibly an even lower turnout than in real life.
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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2020, 03:32:30 PM »

An (HW) Bush/Gore unity ticket wins all 50 states.



Vice President George Bush/Senator Al Gore
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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2020, 04:33:43 PM »

An (HW) Bush/Gore unity ticket wins all 50 states.



Vice President George Bush/Senator Al Gore

All 50 *states* sure, but wouldn't Jesse Jackson still win the District of Columbia?
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« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2020, 04:33:33 AM »

Lee Iacocca runs as an independent, gets maybe 40-45% of the vote. Wins in a landslide of at least 45 states due to his vote being evenly spread.
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« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2020, 12:49:31 AM »



Televangelist Pat Robertson (R-VA) / Congressman Jack Kemp (R-NY) ✓
Activist Jesse Jackson (D-SC) / Senator John Glenn (D-OH)

America was in a pretty far-right mood at the time. The religious right was reaching the peak of its power and foreign policy was aggressive- not the time to propose allowing Palestine to exist. If nothing else, Robertson could dog-whistle with the Willie Horton incident. To anyone who thinks Jesse Jackson would deliver the South, how could he if the only flip Obama got with supercharged African American turnout was North Carolina? The only reason I'm giving him Massachusetts and Rhode Island is because I assume the Catholics there would be annoyed enough by Robertson to allow Jackson a narrow victory on the strength of minorities and liberals.

While all of the above eclipses this minor point, Jackson was also just a repackaged New Dealer at the end of the day, and trying to keep that coalition going was what cost the Democrats the '80s. If his race or his lack of theocratic impulses didn't do him in, it would be his electoral strategy.
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