1976 -— Reagan wins and gets a non establishment VP (many fixes all at once, no Carter and no establishment in the President and VP spots)
Yeah I would think no Carter would have the best results.
1992 was my first thought, but had Reagan secured and won the election four years earlier, we might’ve had no Iran debacle, and the economic misery of the Carter years would’ve likely been forestalled. Not to mention that the evil Empire may have been defeated earlier, with the help of John Paul II and lady Thatcher coming on the stage at that time.
Interesting mind game, but who knows… some liberal film director would probably make it into an alternate universe flick with 1984 coming about that year per Orwell, knowing how Reagan was treated.
No mujahedeen, therefore no rise of Al Qaida. The Islamic threat would have been contained by middle eastern dictators ("They might be sons of bitches, but they're OUR sons of bitches").
Ford was the nominee in 76.
I have mixed feelings. If Ford beats Carter, we probably wouldn’t have gotten Reagan in 1980.
Reagan already picked Schweiker who was from the liberal wing of the party.
Most likely, Reagan couldn't have won. The Nixon thing was too recent and voters needed to get really sick of Carter to take a chance on Reagan.
But say Reagan had won. Wouldn't he have gotten bogged down in the whole Seventies malaise? Inflation, gas shortages, Iran.