1972d

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1972d is a Mod set in an alternate timeline where the 1972 Democratic Party Convention ends with Conservative John Connally achiving victory (in no small part thanks to Nixonite Support). The fact that the Democrats nominated a man who was until recently a member of the Republican party's Right Wing alienates many moderates, and causes a revigoration of the CPUSA under Gus Hall.

Majority Ending
To get this ending you need to either win the election outright or gain enough EV's to deadlock the Electoral Colledge. Gus Hall (you) will be arrested while your Running Mate will go on the run as Nixon clamps down on Protests and refuses to recognize the election results. The last sentence hints at the possibility of there being an ,,Second American Revolution" as a result of your ,,victory".

Over 5% Ending
The Times are-a 'changing. With this election result the CPUSA has enough power to secure federal funding, which terrifies the Establishment. Several major Democrats defect to the CPUSA in protest of Nixon's actions, and Communists manage to make their way to the Senate and House of Representatives. Your running mate will be extatic and will promise to achive their main goal (running for Union Leadership, fighting against racism etc.) thanks to the funding and media attention.

,,Paris Commune" Ending
Despite your failure to secure the 5% needed to give the Communists Federal Funding, your electoral performance is still the best in the Party's History and maybe even the biggest win for the American Left since Norman Thomas's 2% in 1932. Establishment Media notes that you came close to winning several important precincts in Major Cities, and men like Ronald Regan are left unnerved seeing a pretty sizable chunk of the American People try to vote a honest-to-god Communist into the White House. A certain sickness lingers across the Establishment, and if your successor dosen't f#ck up, then the CPUSA might have a real shot at entrenching their position in '74 and '76.

Revolutionary Defeat Ending
To get this ending you need to have between 50,000 and 1% of the Popular Vote. You will be pushed away from power by the CPUSA as it will be generaly seen that you've wasted a golden opportunity for the American Far Left to make large gains. Your running mate will freak out and cut ties with you, trying to salvage their reputation/career. Gus Hall (you) will express their dissapointment with this result, and with the American people preffering ,,corporate stooges" like Nixon or Connaly or ,,FBI Rubes" like Linda Jeness, before dissapearing into a snowy New York landscape.

,,We communists are all dead men on leave"
To get this ending you need to fail gaining even 50,000 votes. Despite Nixon's obvious criminality, Connaly's absolute trainwreck of a campaign crashing and burning, combined with nationwide unrest making the 60's look like the 50's, you still failed to gain even the absolute bare minimum to be considered a serious contender for the Presidency. The CPUSA (as well as their benefactor in Moscow) is fuming and your expellsion from the party is a matter of when, not if. Your running mate will be crushed, and either themselves or the FBI will find a way to kick you down further for this failure (for example, Bobby Seale's prision diaries will bash you and the CPUSA for being apparent White Supremacists). Nobody knows what happens next - your failure's legacy, combined with your Communist roots will prevent you from ever having a real career again. As you sit there, the lamp above you suddenly burns out and you vanish into the darkness.