Most likely Moscone would still be assassinated. As for the stuff you put, let me look into that, though keep in also the growing progresive politics.
America's Funniest President: Mo Udall Presidency & Beyond
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Sorry I really didn't take that into account though maybe a prominent progressive populist like Ted Turner would be chosen for the post of Secretary of Energy or something? Dick Gephardt, Jesse Jackson, Rudy Perpich, Lee Iacocca, Dianne Feinstein, Paul Tsongas, Richard Holbrooke, Robert Reich, Bruce Babitt, and Lee Hamilton I think would be good choices so I suggest looking into them though I am not entirely sure if they would be progressive enough for this Democratic Party or not?
Dixy Lee Ray would still remain in Secretary of Energy I suspect.
I think George Moscone was a progressive and would be a good fit for a cabinet position like HUD Sec if he lived
Yeah, I know what you mean. But yeah, no rush for looking for Askew's circle just yet.
Oh my gosh, I just had a great idea. What If Harvey Milk and George Moscone survive their 1978 assassination and are chosen as members of the Askew cabinet? Milk would be the first ever gay cabinet member and would definitely help promote equal rights and SATMUNI (this timeline's version of LGBTQ+)
I don’t know if that could be butterflied away since it would be in the prologue point. Sorry in that. Also, simplified the acronym to SATMIN+
Well, not yet for Askew, but keep in mind. More for any last minute for Udalls?
Also, any other pop culture questions from the late 1980s and whatnot given it's a changing time in comics, a massive time for film and music, and the rise of video games and so on.
Perhaps not as big I suspect, but this weird cult classic vibe I suppose.
Wonder if Harrison Ford's film career would be the same as in our timeline, or if he'd be part of different films at times during this alternate 70's and 80's so far.
Given how he’s riding from being Udall’s Vice President, I imagine the circumstances are quite different here
Are there going to be any fictional characters or politicians in the future of this timeline or are you going to try to use people from our timeline just in different circumstances?
I imagine if a successful President Udall serves two terms, Askew wouldn’t face a serious primary fight. It’s still difficult to get a VP elected president. Papa Bush did it in 1988, Biden did it in 2020 after a hiatus, but it’s hard for the same party to win 3 straight times for president
Depends on the circumstances. Here, Askew was aided by the GOP’s indecisive nature on the direction of the party along with a lack of charismatic leadership, especially after Reagan’s failure burned holes in their sails
In terms of what exactly? Economics, politics and social events are already changing quickly
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As it who will be the Clinton like figure that changes everything ITTL?