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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2022 9:37:23 GMT
Ford chose Dole for VP. What if he'd picked sitting VP and ex New York governor, Nelson Rockefeller as running mate?
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Post by timrollpickering on Mar 26, 2022 13:45:55 GMT
A big abstention or strong third party showing by the conservative Republicans?
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Post by The Bishop on Mar 26, 2022 15:49:55 GMT
In this scenario, does Rockefeller still keel over in 1979 whilst "in an intimate position" with an aide young enough to be his granddaughter?
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Post by jamesg on Mar 26, 2022 21:42:25 GMT
In this scenario, does Rockefeller still keel over in 1979 whilst "in an intimate position" with an aide young enough to be his granddaughter? I'd forgotten about that. As a sitting VP, it would get even more attention than it did. It would be quite the scandal. Of course, Ford would have to win the election first though. |
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Post by greenhert on Mar 27, 2022 21:57:52 GMT
Rarely does the choice of Vice Presidential running mate make a significant difference to the result, and in this case it would not have made any difference to Gerald Ford's fortunes.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2022 5:51:14 GMT
Rarely does the choice of Vice Presidential running mate make a significant difference to the result, and in this case it would not have made any difference to Gerald Ford's fortunes. Rocky being NY Governor from 1959 to the 70s likely wasn't enough for Ford to win there in 1976. It begs the question: when might the VP picked have changed an election result? E.g. if Gore had a Florida VP pick, does he win FL? Also, if you swap Bentsen and Dukakis around, do they do better in '88? |
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