| 1960 | Rep. Richard Nixon/Nelson A. Rockefeller John F. Kennedy/Lyndon Johnson Vietnam never develops into a large-scale conflict. Nixon turns the Bay of pigs into a success and Cuba is liberated. |  | |
| 1964 | Rep. Richard Nixon/Nelson A. Rockefeller Dem Lyndon Johnson/Pat Brown Passage of civil rights bill, much more moderate than in our time line. Nixon vetoes immigration bill, which then fails, because Ted Kennedy is not in Senate. |  | |
| 1968 | Rep. Nelson Rockefeller/George Romney Dem. Harold Hughes/John Connally An economic slump and the unpopularity of the Sarawak war leads to a primary challenge from Pete McCloskey which weakens his candidacy. Senator Howard Baker becomes well-known nationwide because of the Sarawak hearings. |  | |
| 1972 | Rep. Nelson Rockefeller/George Romney Dem. John Connally / John Lindsay |  | |
| 1976 | Rep./George Romney/Charles Matthias Dem. John Connally / John Lindsay |  | |
| 1980 | Dem. Jerry Brown/Jimmy Carter Rep. Howard Baker/Otis Bowen |  | |
| 1984 | Dem. Gary Hart/Alan Cranston Rep. Howard Baker/Otis Bowen |  | |
| 1988 | Dem. Richard Gephardt/Albert Gore Rep. Donald Rumsfeld/Jack Kemp |  | |
| 1992 | Dem. Richard Gephardt/Albert Gore Rep. Julie Eisenhower/PIerre duPont |  | |
| 1996 | Dem. Paul Tsongas/Tom Harkin Rep. Julie Eisenhower/PIerre duPont |  | |
| 2000 | Dem. Howard Dean/Bob Graham Rep. PIerre duPont/Paul Findley |  | |
| 2004 | Dem. Bob Casey, Jr./Bill Richardson Rep. PIerre duPont/Paul Findley |  | |
| 2008 | Dem. Bob Casey, Jr./Bill Richardson Rep. Tommy Thompson/MIke Huckabee |  | |
| 2012 2015 | Dem. Mark Udall/Joe Manchin Rep. Fred Thompson/MIchelle Bachmann Thompson dies in office. Bachman becomes President. She selects James Mattis for VP |   | |
| 2016 | Dem. Andrew Cuomo/Barbar Boxer Rep. Michele Bachmann/James Mattis |  |
Alternate History Speculations and Reviews
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
NIxon's the One! In 1960!
It wouldn't take much change for Nixon to have won in 1960. A gaffe on the part of Kennedy, perhaps, or rumors of his promiscuous sexual behavior (which we now know to be true), gaining traction. But I like the idea of Rockefeller agreeing to become his VP, which he turned down in our timeline. That might give Nixon New York and one other, maybe New Jersey, and the presidency. So let's see where this takes us:
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Interesing but it would hang the road if Nixon isn't victim of the "Zero-year" curse who was broken by Ronald Reagan in 1981.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what if JFK decided to let LBJ to run for presidency in 1960? Would LBJ being the victim of that curse? Would Barry Goldwater got better chances to win in 1964?