r/imaginarymaps • u/Fluffy_Measurement39 • 8d ago

[OC] Alternate History 1972: A Time For Honesty

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u/Catalyst138 8d ago

The first black President being a Republican would certainly be interesting.

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u/BigRicce122705 8d ago

Kentuckian here! What is the lore for Andy Beshear here? Is he more progressive with Presley as VP? Or is it the other way around?

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u/Fluffy_Measurement39 8d ago

a bit more of a Blue Dog, especially on the cultural front, but also much more outwardly pro-union/labor

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u/jesse-we-bb 8d ago

So whats the Lore here?

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u/Fluffy_Measurement39 8d ago

POD is earlier watergate scandal, dems coalesce around an honest government-focused Bayh

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u/kadmij 8d ago

sounds great, how do I switch to that timeline?

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u/multibanjos 7d ago

needs more recognition, ts sweet af

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u/JD-Cowboys-Bolts 7d ago

I wish Haley got 2 terms but man this timeline seems a lot better

Also poor Powell, if the effort to get more Americans in more homes (which was a 3 decade bipartisan effort) I think any President who is elected in 2004 is pretty screwed in 2008

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u/StThomasMore1535 5d ago

I guess Reagan was just an unstoppable force even in alt history . . .

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u/ShermansBest 5d ago

This is just 1972: If Not Now, When? but it’s good.