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An [[Alternate History]] timeline written by user "Drew" on the site [[
In [[Real Life]] ("Our Timeline", OTL) the 1972 American presidential election pitted incumbent Republican Richard Nixon against Democrat George McGovern. McGovern was the candidate of the radical anti-Vietnam war far left, and at a time when Nixon's policies seemed to be turning the Vietnam situation around, he failed to woo moderates and the result was a landslide for Nixon. Then came Watergate and everything that ensued with that. But, what if...?
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Be wary of spoilers below as the timeline contains some shocking twists.
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* [[Allohistorical Allusion]]: A fair few. For example, [[George W. Bush]] becoming a science fiction actor after his release by the North Vietnamese is probably a reference to how ''[[Enterprise]]''`s Trip Tucker was described as '[[George W. Bush]] [[Recycled in Space|in Space]]'.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Briefly mentioned in the timeline and recently brought up in the discussion was a piece of legislation introduced with the intent to criminalise homosexuality. The author has suggested that it might be important in the future.
** The killer of Kelsey Grammer's sister is killed in a police shoot-out, instead of being arrested and brought to trial. In frustration at justice denied, Grammer abandons acting and studies law, eventually becoming a junior District Attorney. Considering that, in the U.S. at least, the DA's office is often a first step to higher political office...
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* [[Serial Killer]]: One stalks Washington, DC and targets {{spoiler|Democratic politicians}}.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Drew did his research on this timeline, and it shows. Big time.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Given by {{spoiler|George Wallace}}, of all people, to {{spoiler|Spiro Agnew}} on the latter's show. Arguably, a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
* [[Take a Third Option]]: Some British voters in 1977 are disgusted with the Heath government's catalogue of catastrophe but are unconvinced about Denis Healey's Labour Party. The result is that the Liberal Party has a massive surge from just nine seats to over fifty.
** For similar reasons, third parties such as the Libertarians become increasingly important in the American political landscape.
* [[Talk Show]]: {{spoiler|Spiro Agnew gets one after his impeachment. Gets high ratings even though he seems to spend most of the time ranting about "[[Strawman Political|the ludicrous liberals]]"}}. Compared on the boards to Glenn Beck without a capacity for self deprecation.
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** And now, the you-know-what has hit the fan, as one of the splinter groups has {{spoiler|killed Queen Elizabeth II (shades of Gordon Banks).}}
* [[The Vietnam War]]: Drags on for longer with no American pullout. However, though even more bloody and devastating, now appears to be ending with South Vietnam's independence preserved
* [[Wham! Episode]]: When the Lesser Mao {{spoiler|nukes his own rebelling troops, and then Wallace nukes with the consent of the USSR his main nuclear facility in response}}.
* [[Young Future Famous People]]: Constantly. For example -
** [[George W. Bush]] is a fighter pilot held in a North Vietnamese prison camp (having been unable to avoid the draft) and has, since his release following the end of the Vietnam War, become an actor; his brother Jeb followed him into the Air Force.
** At the same time, [[Al Gore]] is an embedded journalist in Syria who is captured by the regime there and held in similar circumstances.
** [[Bill Clinton]] and Hillary Rodham serve as interns in one of the legal cases surrounding the disputed 1972 election, and Clinton is later posted as a legal officer in the army to Syria.
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