Post by Zyobot on Jul 29, 2020 1:51:17 GMT
With the nation reeling from JFK's sudden assassination and the civil rights movement currently engulfing the country, Lyndon Johnson was now tasked with bringing the nation together and achieving what his predecessor could not. Sworn in shortly after Kennedy's death and hammering sweeping legislation through Congress, LBJ was on now on track to enjoy a landslide victory against GOP nominee Barry Goldwater, carrying a whopping 486 electoral votes and 61.1% of the popular vote on November 3rd, 1964.
Impressive as this blowout reelection may have been, however, Johnson won't replicate it so easily this time around. For on January 1st, 1964, a slew of states from January 1st, 1984--which include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, the Dakotas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington state, and Wyoming--inexplicably materialize in place of their 1964 counterparts. President Reagan and all his staff come along for the ride as well--not only to represent the uptimers and their interests, but also to secure the Republican nomination and challenge the incumbent POTUS for the presidency ITTL. What happens next?
Thank you in advance,
Zyobot
Impressive as this blowout reelection may have been, however, Johnson won't replicate it so easily this time around. For on January 1st, 1964, a slew of states from January 1st, 1984--which include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, the Dakotas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington state, and Wyoming--inexplicably materialize in place of their 1964 counterparts. President Reagan and all his staff come along for the ride as well--not only to represent the uptimers and their interests, but also to secure the Republican nomination and challenge the incumbent POTUS for the presidency ITTL. What happens next?
Thank you in advance,
Zyobot