Chapter Zero: Author's Note/Prelude
AUTHORS NOTE:
Heyo! Saph here. This is gonna be one of those timelines that probably doesn't make much sense at first, but I promise it will begin to make more sense once more updates get released. However, that's kind of the point of this one. Expect updates probably at least once a week, depending on when I can get around to it, and I'll keep you posted!
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PRELUDE
I'm still not entirely sure why he didn't run in 72, maybe it was Gene, or Eleanor having concerns about his chances of beating Nixon, but whatever it was likely saved him from total embarrassment.
- Excerpt from the memoirs of Former George McGovern campaign Chief of Staff Gary Hart
When Gene McCarthy announced he was running again for the White House, nobody was shocked. With the amending of primary rules in recent years, it seemed like his score to settle with the DNC might finally be realized. But he just didn't have the same glitter that surrounded his campaign 4 years prior. No doubt was he still the savior of the anti-war youth, but his base just didn't seem to expand beyond that. Despite the early success in Wisconsin no doubt giving him a boost, once he lost California to Humphrey, and New Mexico to Wallace, it was game over. Nobody else really stood much of a shot at the nomination, with Muskie embroiled in scandal, Wallace paralyzed, and nobody else having the recognition to take the nomination. The convention soon became yet another coronation for Humphrey yet again. However the Humphrey of 72 was a different political horse than in 68, having taken a much stronger stance on Vietnam than he had prior. He was also dedicated to bringing in the disaffected youth back into the fold. He had hoped his choice of anti-war icon Fred Harris as his veep would help in this endeavor, but it did only slightly. It was clear Nixon was always going to have the edge in this election, after all Humphrey had lost to him once already. He tried his hardest, but despite Watergate coming to the public eye, it still just wasn't enough...
Nixon had won again. It was clear that the Democrats needed to go back to the drawing board if they wanted to actually win. As luck would have it, things would slowly begin to boil over, as Watergate consumed Nixon, culminating in his resignation just under 2 years after this election. Americans were fed up to the ears with it all, and it was clear that the Democrats would have their lucky break in a couple years, but the question now stood:
Who would lead them?
Heyo! Saph here. This is gonna be one of those timelines that probably doesn't make much sense at first, but I promise it will begin to make more sense once more updates get released. However, that's kind of the point of this one. Expect updates probably at least once a week, depending on when I can get around to it, and I'll keep you posted!
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PRELUDE
I'm still not entirely sure why he didn't run in 72, maybe it was Gene, or Eleanor having concerns about his chances of beating Nixon, but whatever it was likely saved him from total embarrassment.
- Excerpt from the memoirs of Former George McGovern campaign Chief of Staff Gary Hart
When Gene McCarthy announced he was running again for the White House, nobody was shocked. With the amending of primary rules in recent years, it seemed like his score to settle with the DNC might finally be realized. But he just didn't have the same glitter that surrounded his campaign 4 years prior. No doubt was he still the savior of the anti-war youth, but his base just didn't seem to expand beyond that. Despite the early success in Wisconsin no doubt giving him a boost, once he lost California to Humphrey, and New Mexico to Wallace, it was game over. Nobody else really stood much of a shot at the nomination, with Muskie embroiled in scandal, Wallace paralyzed, and nobody else having the recognition to take the nomination. The convention soon became yet another coronation for Humphrey yet again. However the Humphrey of 72 was a different political horse than in 68, having taken a much stronger stance on Vietnam than he had prior. He was also dedicated to bringing in the disaffected youth back into the fold. He had hoped his choice of anti-war icon Fred Harris as his veep would help in this endeavor, but it did only slightly. It was clear Nixon was always going to have the edge in this election, after all Humphrey had lost to him once already. He tried his hardest, but despite Watergate coming to the public eye, it still just wasn't enough...
Nixon had won again. It was clear that the Democrats needed to go back to the drawing board if they wanted to actually win. As luck would have it, things would slowly begin to boil over, as Watergate consumed Nixon, culminating in his resignation just under 2 years after this election. Americans were fed up to the ears with it all, and it was clear that the Democrats would have their lucky break in a couple years, but the question now stood:
Who would lead them?
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