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Looks like they'll need different names, then, mainly to avoid confusion over which Republicans or Democrats you're talking about. Who knows, maybe you could get a four-way parliamentary system out of this, which would make politics coalition-based and even more chaotic than IOTL. Pretty much...

Definitely a blowout for sure, though 1936, 1964, and 1984 would like to have a word for you as far as what qualifies as the biggest landslide. ;) I think it's because party colors flipped in the Nineties, but I don't remember why. Once saw it suggested that Democrats complained about red...

Dunno, though the default assumption seems to be in DC. Hopefully, yes. Then again, I forgot to mention the opioid epidemic, so I wouldn't rule out incoming legislation on that. Ooh, good point. I'm not sure how populated the 1970 regions are, though, nor their usual voting patterns. I...

It's highly statist to over-regulate trade, though, which is what I've been trying to get across here. I'm not advocating protectionist measures, I just think they're more likely than not to be implemented, whether we like it or not. Again, I don't advocate this. You seem to be conflating what...

Given the MAGA base's more nativist outlook and downtimer alarm at how so much manufacturing has moved overseas, I suppose a return to Old Right-style "business nationalism" makes sense. Personally, I still think having the US set up a gigantic free-trade zone with its allies that capitalizes...

I'm just saying, calling what we have now "free trade" is a misnomer that gives people the wrong idea, which is a distinction libertarians seeking to make inroads with the MAGA majority and anti-globalist downtimers will have to explain to their audience. At best, it's cumbersomely statist...

Problem is, the trade agreements in place right now aren't free trade, at all. Seriously, just look through the TPP or USMCA, seeing as that labyrinth of legalese and regulatory bloat is precisely what libertarians will want to avoid, as I'm sure you know. Hmm. In that case, maybe having some...

Alright, duly noted. Something else that occurred to me is uptimers' openness to drug legalization? Nixon's yet to declare the War on Drugs, and given how word will spread of his corruption overnight, odds are he won't have anywhere near the time (or political capital) to do so ITTL.

So, Rockefeller (and the leftover Eastern Elite) basically becomes Seventies Romney? Okay, fair enough, though I also think a decent number of downtimers would be turned off by Trump's boorishness, even if not so much his actual policy positions. I don't know as much about Rand, but I'm not so...

We’ve touched on it before, but since it’s an important question that hasn’t received much attention, what happens to the leftover downtimers? Again, they’ve been reduced to a minority in their own country by the MAGA base, and that’s a recipe for social alienation and resentment, so I’m...

Okay, then. If it ever comes up, let us know what she thinks. Anyhow, another question that's been on my mind is what elections will look like here? For one, I think @Bear Ribs is right to note that the MAGA base will pick uptimer candidates brought along for the ride, though that doesn't tell...

Sure, but I was asking about which of them your mom hates. Did she hate the series, the decade, or both?

The decade, the show, or both?

Definitely not a priority here, but I wonder what downtimers would make of That ’70s Show? Admittedly, it’s set more in the late Seventies and makes for better entertainment than education, but since they’re off to a way different start ITTL, I’m curious as to what they think of how it rolled...

Thanks. Although, do remember that Carter's not president yet, though given his OTL reputation, odds are he never will be ITTL. ;) (Of course, Nixon's still in hot water himself, and will probably resign within days of the uptimers' arrival. Watergate might not have happened yet, but even then...

Less regulations in the Federal Register, I'm guessing? Interesting, I don't suppose you have any specific legislation he signed into law as governor? In any case, I think he'll be someone who's widely searched for in the chaos, given how millions of people have been displaced both into 1970...

Socially, without a doubt. However, 1970 is still a decade before Reagan came along and moved the Republicans to the right economically, or is that shift overstated? For one, I believe there were still a bunch of tax loopholes and deductions that existed back then that were reduced under his...

Well, Blue Trump's not old enough to run yet, since he'd only be turning twenty-four that year. ;)

I've noticed contrasts there, yeah. Given time, however, I imagine downtimer politicians will eventually to adapt and make themselves palatable to the MAGA voting base? For one, this probably means more support for protectionism and immigration restrictions, though the fact much of their dirty...