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The central Point of Divergence of this scenario, which would change the course of U.S. history from 1981 to the present, is that Reagan died as a result of injuries sustained during his shooting by John Hinckley Jr. in March 1981. In turn, this would created another set of altered events, including: The consequences of all this would have been a Democratic control of the White House for most of the post-1981 period, with attendant changes in the Supreme Court, national attitudes, and foreign policy aims.

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rdfs:label	The Gipper Goes Down
rdfs:comment	The central Point of Divergence of this scenario, which would change the course of U.S. history from 1981 to the present, is that Reagan died as a result of injuries sustained during his shooting by John Hinckley Jr. in March 1981. In turn, this would created another set of altered events, including: The consequences of all this would have been a Democratic control of the White House for most of the post-1981 period, with attendant changes in the Supreme Court, national attitudes, and foreign policy aims.
dcterms:subject	Timelines Timelines United States Presidential Elections United States Presidential Elections The Gipper Goes Down The Gipper Goes Down
abstract	The central Point of Divergence of this scenario, which would change the course of U.S. history from 1981 to the present, is that Reagan died as a result of injuries sustained during his shooting by John Hinckley Jr. in March 1981. In turn, this would created another set of altered events, including: * 1) Reagan's successor, George H.W. Bush, would have been badly weakened by the Iran-Contra scandal of 1987-88 (in a way his "teflon" predecessor never was). * 2) Mario Cuomo, sensing the vulnerability of Bush's Vice-President and heir apparent, Robert Dole, would have entered, and in all likelihood won, the 1988 elections. * 3) Cuomo's unpredictability, notorious "thin skin," and known tendency to shy away from the opportunity for a higher profile would have led him to not seek a second term in 1992, thus essentially abdicating in favor of his more energetic Vice-President, Bill Clinton. Sagging poll numbers, ambivalence of his family (and especially his wife) about the presidency, and the attractive prospects of a more sedate and private life as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court (in place of the retiring Thurgood Marshall) would have figured prominently in his decision. * 4) Without the unhappy experience of his father's selection of Dan Quayle in 1992 as Vice-President (which would not have happened if Bush had retired as a virtual 2-term president in 1988), George W. Bush would not have selected Dick Cheney as his running mate in the 2000 elections, opting instead for the more unknown evangelical activist Gary Bauer. * 5) Gore would have narrowly won the 2000 elections, carrying Florida. There would have been no interference from a Supreme Court dominated by Democratic appointees. The consequences of all this would have been a Democratic control of the White House for most of the post-1981 period, with attendant changes in the Supreme Court, national attitudes, and foreign policy aims.

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