List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

[Newne76]

I'll be Back
POD is Nixon winning in 1960, JFK comes back for revenge in 1964 and serves a single term. LBJ is more right wing in this and the early 60's sees the legalization of gay marriage with the hippie generation pushing it, enabling LBJ and Goldwater to be considered a couple in 1965.
Also Pelosi is considerably more along the lines of a conservative democrat, with the last liberal democratic administration being traced to Duakakis and Kennedy.

Kennedy also ends up winning the democratic nomination again an upset in 1996.
39. Lyndon B. Johnson*/Barry Goldwater (Republican)
(January 20th,1969-January 22nd,1973)
1968 Def: George Wallace/Martin Luther King Jr. (Democratic)
1972 Def: Robert Bergland/Lawton Chiles (Democratic)
40.Barry Goldwater/Vacant (Republican)
(January 22nd,1973-January 20th,1977)
Barry Goldwater/Richard Nixon (Republican)
(January 20th,1977-January 20th,1981)
1976 Def: Reubin Askew/Henry M. Jackson (Democratic)
41. Fritz Hollings/Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
(January 20th,1981-January 20th,1985)
1980 Def: Lady Bird Johnson/Robert Byrd (Republican)
42. Ronald Reagan/Arnold Schwarzenegger Goldwater (Republican)
(January 20th,1985-January 20th,1989)
1984 Def: Fritz Hollings/Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
43. Michael Dukakis/John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
(January 20th,1989-January 20th,1997)
1988 Def:John Warner/Paul Laxalt (Republican)
1992 Def: Ron Paul/Bill Weld (Republican)
44. John F. Kennedy/Betty Ford (Democratic)
(January 20th,1997-January 20th,2001)
1996 Def:Arnold Schwarzenegger Goldwater/Sylvester Stallone (Republican)
45. Arnold Schwarzenegger Goldwater/Clint Eastwood (Republican)
(January 20th,2001-January 20th,2009)
2000 Def: Tom Cruise/Bill Gates (Democratic)
2004 Def: David Duke/Bill Clinton (Democratic)
46. Clint Eastwood*/Ben Stein (Republican)
(January 20th,2009-August 11th,2010)
2008 Def:Max Warner/John Kerry (Democratic)
47. Ben Stein/Vacant (Republican)
(August 11th,2010-January 20th,2013)
48. John Huntsman Jr./Buddy Roemer (Republican)
(January 20th,2013-January 20th,2021)
2012 Def: Carol Mousely Braun/Barrack Obama (Democratic)
2016 Def:Bill Clinton/Joe Lieberman (Democratic)
49. Joe Biden/Joe Lieberman (Democratic)
(January 20th,2021-January 20th,2025)
2020 Def: Steve Forbes/Donald Trump (Republican)
50.Joe Lieberman*/Joe Manchin (Democratic)
(January 20th,2025-October 14th,2027)
2024 Def: David Duke/Sarah Palin (Republican)
51. Joe Manchin/Vacant (Democratic)
(October 14th,2027-January 20th,2029)
2028 Def: Ted Cruz/Sarah Palin (Republican)
51. Joe Manchin/Nancy Pelosi (Democratic)
(January 20th,2029-January 20th,2037)
2032 Def: Sarah Palin/Mitt Romney (Republican)

 

[EbolaMan131]

I'll be Back
POD is Nixon winning in 1960, JFK comes back for revenge in 1964 and serves a single term. LBJ is more right wing in this and the early 60's sees the legalization of gay marriage with the hippie generation pushing it, enabling LBJ and Goldwater to be considered a couple in 1965.
Also Pelosi is considerably more along the lines of a conservative democrat, with the last liberal democratic administration being traced to Duakakis and Kennedy.

Kennedy also ends up winning the democratic nomination again an upset in 1996.
39. Lyndon B. Johnson*/Barry Goldwater (Republican)
(January 20th,1969-January 22nd,1973)
1968 Def: George Wallace/Martin Luther King Jr. (Democratic)
1972 Def: Robert Bergland/Lawton Chiles (Democratic)
40.Barry Goldwater/Vacant (Republican)
(January 22nd,1973-January 20th,1977)
Barry Goldwater/Richard Nixon (Republican)
(January 20th,1977-January 20th,1981)
1976 Def: Reubin Askew/Henry M. Jackson (Democratic)
41. Fritz Hollings/Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
(January 20th,1981-January 20th,1985)
1980 Def: Lady Bird Johnson/Robert Byrd (Republican)
42. Ronald Reagan/Arnold Schwarzenegger Goldwater (Republican)
(January 20th,1985-January 20th,1989)
1984 Def: Fritz Hollings/Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
43. Michael Dukakis/John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
(January 20th,1989-January 20th,1997)
1988 Def:John Warner/Paul Laxalt (Republican)
1992 Def: Ron Paul/Bill Weld (Republican)
44. John F. Kennedy/Betty Ford (Democratic)
(January 20th,1997-January 20th,2001)
1996 Def:Arnold Schwarzenegger Goldwater/Sylvester Stallone (Republican)
45. Arnold Schwarzenegger Goldwater/Clint Eastwood (Republican)
(January 20th,2001-January 20th,2009)
2000 Def: Tom Cruise/Bill Gates (Democratic)
2004 Def: David Duke/Bill Clinton (Democratic)
46. Clint Eastwood*/Ben Stein (Republican)
(January 20th,2009-August 11th,2010)
2008 Def:Max Warner/John Kerry (Democratic)
47. Ben Stein/Vacant (Republican)
(August 11th,2010-January 20th,2013)
48. John Huntsman Jr./Buddy Roemer (Republican)
(January 20th,2013-January 20th,2021)
2012 Def: Carol Mousely Braun/Barrack Obama (Democratic)
2016 Def:Bill Clinton/Joe Lieberman (Democratic)
49. Joe Biden/Joe Lieberman (Democratic)
(January 20th,2021-January 20th,2025)
2020 Def: Steve Forbes/Donald Trump (Republican)
50.Joe Lieberman*/Joe Manchin (Democratic)
(January 20th,2025-October 14th,2027)
2024 Def: David Duke/Sarah Palin (Republican)
51. Joe Manchin/Vacant (Democratic)
(October 14th,2027-January 20th,2029)
2028 Def: Ted Cruz/Sarah Palin (Republican)
51. Joe Manchin/Nancy Pelosi (Democratic)
(January 20th,2029-January 20th,2037)
2032 Def: Sarah Palin/Mitt Romney (Republican)

LBJ and Goldwater a couple?
Truly blessed
Also I'm glad that your back and doing your thing
I thought you were done after the whole Australian thing happened but I'm glad to see your still these things

 

[Newne76]

LBJ and Goldwater a couple?
Truly blessed
Also I'm glad that your back and doing your thing
I thought you were done after the whole Australian thing happened but I'm glad to see your still these things

Regarding the Australian thing, I felt as though I put too much absurdity into it and I was kind of frightened about the incident as a whole. I decided to take a break from it, growing a bit of a paranoid fear about the Alerts. However, now after calming down and getting back to my roots, I'm back in the game baby. I even have some wiki box about LBJ and Goldwater as first gentlemen and presidencies too saved in paint somewhere on my desktop. It's nice to be back.

 

[EbolaMan131]

Regarding the Australian thing, I felt as though I put too much absurdity into it and I was kind of frightened about the incident as a whole. I decided to take a break from it, growing a bit of a paranoid fear about the Alerts. However, now after calming down and getting back to my roots, I'm back in the game baby. I even have some wiki box about LBJ and Goldwater as first gentlemen and presidencies too saved in paint somewhere on my desktop. It's nice to be back.

Very good

 

[Rosa Luxemburg]

snip

Wtf. Like actually

 

[Omar04]

39. Lyndon B. Johnson*/Barry Goldwater (Republican)
(January 20th,1969-January 22nd,1973)
1968 Def: George Wallace/Martin Luther King Jr. (Democratic)

PODs?

 

[Newne76]

PODs?

Nixon defeats JFK in 1960 and this sets up 1964 as a rematch between JFK and Nixon, which JFK wins against Nixon. LBJ comes to prominence within the GOP as someone who can defeat JFK, only for JFK to decide not to run again this time owing to the escalating Vietnam war.

 

[Pokemon Master]

Nixon defeats JFK in 1960 and this sets up 1964 as a rematch between JFK and Nixon, which JFK wins against Nixon. LBJ comes to prominence within the GOP as someone who can defeat JFK, only for JFK to decide not to run again this time owing to the escalating Vietnam war.

but how does LBJ become a Republican?

 

[Newne76]

but how does LBJ become a Republican?

Through LBJ's marriage with Goldwater and move to a more republican heavy county of Texas.

 

[Antheus]

The Presidency: A Dumping Ground for Washed-Up Celebrities

1977 - 1985: Ronald Reagan/John Tower
def. 1976: Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale, 1980: Paul Newman/Henry Fonda
1985 - 1991: Michael Landon/Joan Baez
def. 1984: James Stewart/Robert Wagner, 1989: Robert Wagner/George Kennedy
1991 - 1993: Joan Baez/vacant
1993 - 1998: Frank Sinatra/Clint Eastwood
def. 1992: Joan Baez/Muhammad Ali, 1996: Kirk Douglas/Michael J. Fox
1998 - 2005: Clint Eastwood/vacant
def. 2000: Bruce Springsteen/Charlie Sheen
2005 - 2009: Arnold Schwarzenegger/James Woods
def. 2004: Donald Trump/Cameron Diaz
2009 - 2017: Tom Hanks/Oprah Winfrey
def. 2008: Arnold Schwarzenegger/James Woods, 2012: Bruce Willis/Elisabeth Hasselbeck
2017 - : Oprah Winfrey/Stephen Colbert
def. 2016: Donald Trump/Megyn Kelly

For some reason (don't ask me why), Watergate was even worse TTL. So much worse that both Congress and Supreme Court decided to limit presidential powers to the point that they basically transformed the US into a semipresidential system in which the office of president is mainly a figurehead office. A US president is still more powerful than, say, the Queen of England, but the office's most important responsibilities have been transferred onto Congress and the newly created office of Prime Minister (who is also the Majority Leader of the House). While both Democrats and Republicans still had "real" politicians running in the 1976 presidential election, Ronald Reagan was also a charismatic former movie star, and it turned out soon that this was his actual qualification for the job. Consequently, Democrats where quick to find their own 1950's movie star to run for them and since then, presidential elections have basically become a referendum on which party's celebrity is the more popular one. The two closest races so far were the so-called "singing contest of '92" (Baez vs. Sinatra) and the election between two very adored actors, Schwarzenegger and Hanks, in 2008. The first woman president was Joan Baez, and two celebrity presidents have died in office: Michael Landon and Frank Sinatra. Donald Trump has run twice, both times for a different party and both times unsuccessfully.

 

[The Lethargic Lett]

History Repeating Itself Backwards
A thought experiment on emulating Presidents from the turn of the 20th Century on to the turn of the 19th Century. It's not perfectly accurate (I was especially hard-pressed finding John McCain and Hillary Clinton equivalents), but I think it's the closest one can get with the parallels.

1893-1901: Claude Matthews/Joseph Blackburn - Democratic
Def. 1892: Benjamin Harrison/Whitelaw Reid - Republican Def. 1896: Thomas Bracket Reed/Robert Hitt - Republican
A moderate Democratic governor with a running mate from a neighbouring state defeats an incumbent Republican. Has a history of strong opposition from Republicans in the legislature, but remains popular, and quite easily wins re-election over a member of the Republican Old Guard, and his socially progressive running mate.

1901-1909: Chester Arthur II/Elihu Root - Republican
Def. 1900: Joseph Blackburn/Isidor Rayner - Democratic Def. 1904: Donelson Caffery/Benjamin Tillman - Democratic
The former party animal son of a former President of the same name is narrowly elected, with a longstanding foreign policy and war specialist of past administrations acting as the 'power behind the throne.' Generally considered bumbling, he oversees a war which, while initially popular, becomes a foreign relations fiasco. Despite this, he wins re-election over a Democrat associated with the anti-war movement and his running mate associated with campaign finance laws.

1909-1917: Albert Estopinal/George Gray - Democratic
Def. 1908: William Dillingham/William Monroe Trotter - Republican Def. 1912: Reed Smoot/Robert La Follette - Republican
The first President of an ethno-racial minority rides a wave of popular support along with his running mate, a man from Delaware who had run for President before. Despite an assumption of disentanglement from foreign affairs, the US gets more involved across the world. At home, attempts at reform are slowed by an uncooperative Congress that uses mud-racking and every other trick in the book to weaken the Administration. The President survives, but his legacy is toppled by a controversial New York businessman of questionable party affiliation.

1917-XXXX: William Randolph Hearst/Marcus Holcomb - Republican
Def. 1916: Renick Seymour Matthews/William McCombs - Democratic
Running a controversial campaign, a populist demagogue is elected to office, alongside a socially conservative governor who is basically unknown outside his home state. With a well-known media presence and with an immovable base of core supporters, contradictory policy positions and various scandals derail public attention while most of his legislation is passed.

 

[Antheus]

List of German Chancellors, 1981 - today

I don't know if anyone is interested, but a few people liked the prequel, so finally: here's part 2 of my weird Germany-US analogue.

Joachim Fuchsberger, 1981 - 1989

def.: Erhard Eppler (SPD), 1981
Johannes Rau (SPD), 1985
1981-85: CDU/CSU majority government
1985-89: CDU/CSU majority government
above: Fuchsberger posing for a 1985 campaign ad

Judging solely by the nature of his fame, Joachim "Blacky" Fuchsberger was the perfect man to unify the nation and finally promise stability after a decade of turbulence. In the 1960's, Fuchsberger had played charming detectives on the big screen. In the early 70's, he had hosted his own TV show. But it was not until 1981, that he was in for the role of his life - the role of the wise and fatherly statesman.
When he first entered politics in 1973, he explained that he "had helped people feel better for quite a long time", but now, he really wanted "to help make their lives better". Having been elected to the Bundestag without party affiliation, Fuchsberger appeared to stand above the fierce political turf wars of the Strauß era. He was equally dissociated from both major parties until 1977, when, in his own words: "I realized that Mr Eppler ran the risk of destroying the last bit of unity our country had left." Fuchsberger had no trouble winning both the 1978 CDU leadership race and, consequently, the 1981 federal election against a politically damaged chancellor. Fuchsberger's rhetorical abilities were an essential part of his appeal and probably the main reason why he is remembered so very fondly up to this day.
From the left, however, he is often accused of allowing the neoliberal wing of the CDU to swim on his popularity while lacking any strong political convictions himself. In regards to foreign policy though, his personal determination to defend western values was beyond all doubts. Rhetorically, Fuchsberger was much more aggressive towards the GDR than any of his predecessors. He believed in promoting the internal breakdown of East Germany's socialist system and was also endorsing western rearmament - positions that were highly controversial, despite Fuchsberger's general popularity. It is no coincidence that his tenure saw the rise of the pacifist Green Party.
On the long term, Fuchsberger's stance on the GDR proved right, as the East German state did indeed collapse in 1989 shortly after Fuchsberger left office. Being an overall humble man, he refused to run for an easily-winnable third term as it had been established as an unwritten rule over time that two terms as chancellor were enough. Fuchsberger's decision cemented this rule even more.

Ernst Albrecht, 1989 - 1993

def.: Oskar Lafontaine (SPD), 1989
1989-93: CDU/CSU majority government
above: Albrecht travelling to East Germany per train in 1989

In contrast to Joachim Fuchsberger who had been an actor and showmaster before entering politics, his handpicked successor Ernst Albrecht was a lifelong politician as well as the patriarch of a reputable Hanoverian dynasty. He had been vice chancellor and minister for Foreign Affairs in Fuchsberger's cabinet for several years, so the next step in his career seemed only natural. Although the fall of the Berlin Wall was mainly inherited by his predecessor's policies, Albrecht had to manage it. Considering how well he reacted to such unforeseen, tumultous events in most peoples' opinion, it seems miraculous that he failed winning reelection in 1993. By most historians and journalists, his loss to SPD candidate Björn Engholm is credited to an apparent party fatique after 12 years of CDU rule, to a broken promise by Albrecht regarding taxation and to his contender's youth and charisma.

Björn Engholm, 1993 - 2001

def.: Ernst Albrecht (CDU), 1993
Edmund Stoiber (CSU), 1997
1993-97: SPD-FDP-Green coalition
1997-2001: SPD majority government
above: Engholm in court, 1998

Björn Engholm's candidacy was the result of a decades-long process of self-discovery his party had to go through. It was hard to accept for many old-school socialists, but for the moment, centrism had won in the SPD. The 1993 election resulted in a hung parliament, but Engholm was quick to forge a coalition with both the Greens and the FDP. With an ultra-moderate like Engholm leading the country, the nineties turned out to be a politically "silent" decade. It speaks volumes that the greatest political scandal of the time was more or less a sex scandal. In 1998, Engholm denied having slept with an employee in the Federal Chancellery. When his testimony was proven to be a lie, the CDU/CSU exploited this in a rather desperate attempt to impeach Engholm from office. But Engholm finished his second term and left office being relatively popular, despite the scratches the scandal had left on his reputation.

Ursula Albrecht, 2001 - 2009

def.: Gerhard Schröder (SPD), 2001
Hans Eichel (SPD), 2005
2001-05: CDU/CSU majority government
2005-09: CDU/CSU-FDP coalition
above: Albrecht talking to soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, 2003

Political dynasties are a rare thing in Germany, but in 2001, ex-chancellor Ernst Albrecht's daughter Ursula ran to become the country's first female chancellor. It was an exceptionally close race, but Albrecht managed to gain a very small majority. Some critics from the left suggested that the 43 year old chancellor was in fact a puppet directed by a few old male conservatives who made use of her family's reputation for their purposes, but those critics were dismissed as mysognists. Only a few months after Albrecht had entered office, a terrorist attack hit German soil. It was by far the worst and most impactful - both numerically and symbolically - the country had ever experienced, overshadowing everything that had been done by the RAF in the 1970s. In the midst of a church service, both towers of the Cologne Cathedral were blown up by islamic terrorists. Less than a year later, German soldiers were sent to fight in a foreign country for the first time since World War II. Albrecht had helped initiating an international war on terror that was directed against the governments of both Afghanistan and Libya. German society was soon divided in a way that had not been seen for decades. As a result of German history in the 20th century, the pacifist movement had been stronger here than in pretty much any other country, and most Germans were proud to have not been involved in any war for more than fifty years. On the other hand, the whole nation was so traumatized by the attack that the "rally-around-the-flag"-effect allowed Albrecht to stay chancellor in 2005 (although this time in a coalition with the FDP). But nevertheless: Portraying her as an overstrained, feckless and hysterical young girl was no longer seen as misogynist, it was mainstream.

Cem Özdemir, 2009 - 2017

def.: Norbert Lammert (CDU), 2009
Friedrich Merz (CDU), 2013
2009-13: SPD majority government
2013-17: SPD-Green coalition
above: Özdemir giving his 2009 victory speech

Everyone expected the SPD to win in 2009, as the conservatives were just too discredited by everything that had happened in the Albrecht years, and the Euro Crisis of 2008 certainly did not help to improve their credibility. But it was still a surprising election, due to the leadership and candidacy of the SPD being won by unexpected contender Cem Özdemir, a relatively young politician and, most significantly, the son of Turkish immigrants. Being probably more famous than any other German of the early 21st century, Özdemir helped reviving the image of his country in Europe and abroad. He supported European integration especially regarding the issue of climate change, made investments in renewable energy and tried to fight social and wealth inequality among German citizens. A common critique of Özdemir is that his legacy consists of nothing but good intentions, but at least one big achievement can be directly attributed to him: The massive 2011 "Pflege- und Rentenreform" (= patient care and pension reform).

Uli Hoeneß, 2017 -

def.: Angela Kasner-Engholm (SPD), 2017
2017-??: CDU/CSU-FDP coalition
above: Hoeneß celebrating his victory

Hoeneß is "the exceptional chancellor", overshadowing everything that might have been exceptional about other chancellors. His whole style of governing is unheard of in German political history since World War II, and so is his unexpected rise to power. Being known to most Germans as a former football player who became manager and president of the football club Bayern Munich in his later years, Hoeneß was already a controversial figure before entering politics. But the perception of him as someone who could only be loved or hated was stretched to the extreme when in 2016, Hoeneß came out of nowhere to unify millions of frustrated Germans, mostly from the East and the South, behind a program of EU-scepticism, anti-immigration policies and traditional family values.

 

[Anarcho-Occultist]

A Fictional Universe Presidents List, But It Begins in 2008
Barack Obama/Joe Biden 2009-2017
2008: Def. John Blutarsky/Sarah Palin
2012: Def. Mitt Romney/Bob Dunston
Jeb Bush/Sue Sylvester 2017-2025
2016: Def. Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine
2020: Def. Elle Woods/Beto O'Rourke
Leslie Knope/Tommy Carcetti 2025-2033
2024: Def. Sue Sylvester/Alex Keaton, Ron Swanson/Dale Gribble
2028: Def. Michael Seaver/Ana Torres
Tracy Flick/Bob Roberts 2033-
2032: Def. Tommy Carcetti/Annabeth Chase

 

[Calcaterra]

Clinton As A Republican

Ronald Wilson Reagan/William Jefferson Clinton* (R) 1980-1989
William Jefferson Clinton/Peter Barton Wilson (R) 1989-1997
John Glenn/Paul Tsongas (D) 1997-2001
Elizabeth Dole/Lamar Alexander (R) 2001-2006
Lamar Alexander/vacant (R) 2006
Lamar Alexander/Roger Goodell (R) 2006-2009
John Edwards/Howard Dean (D) 2009-2013

*Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas was chosen as a way to reconcile with the moderate branch of the GOP, and embrace a younger influence to energize the youth and offset questions of Reagan's age. (POD is Hillary and Bill never meet, and instead, Bill marries Ellen Stanton, a more conservative woman who stabilizes him, and he takes his centrism to the GOP.)

 

[Anarcho-Occultist]

Clinton As A Republican

Ronald Wilson Reagan/William Jefferson Clinton* (R) 1980-1989
William Jefferson Clinton/Peter Barton Wilson (R) 1989-1997
John Glenn/Paul Tsongas (D) 1997-2001
Elizabeth Dole/Lamar Alexander (R) 2001-2006
Lamar Alexander/vacant (R) 2006
Lamar Alexander/Roger Goodell (R) 2006-2009
John Edwards/Howard Dean (D) 2009-2013

*Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas was chosen as a way to reconcile with the moderate branch of the GOP, and embrace a younger influence to energize the youth and offset questions of Reagan's age. (POD is Hillary and Bill never meet, and instead, Bill marries Ellen Stanton, a more conservative woman who stabilizes him, and he takes his centrism to the GOP.)

What happened to Dole?

 

[Steve Brinson]

(POD is Hillary and Bill never meet, and instead, Bill marries Ellen Stanton, a more conservative woman who stabilizes him, and he takes his centrism to the GOP.)

Ellen Stanton

And one night, my mom was leaving the library, and Bill Clinton was like, “Hey, can I walk ya home?” And my mom was like, “Hell, yes.” So… This is absolutely true. My mom, little Ellen Stanton, walked arm-in-arm with Bill Clinton to her dorm. And she was like, “You know, I wanted to invite him up for a beer.” And I was like, “Thanks, I’m nine.” But… her roommate was upstairs, so she lost her chance with Bill Clinton.

I see what you did there.

 

[Amadeus]

History Repeating Itself Backwards
A thought experiment on emulating Presidents from the turn of the 20th Century on to the turn of the 19th Century. It's not perfectly accurate (I was especially hard-pressed finding John McCain and Hillary Clinton equivalents), but I think it's the closest one can get with the parallels.

1893-1901: Claude Matthews/Joseph Blackburn - Democratic
Def. 1892: Benjamin Harrison/Whitelaw Reid - Republican Def. 1896: Thomas Bracket Reed/Robert Hitt - Republican
A moderate Democratic governor with a running mate from a neighbouring state defeats an incumbent Republican. Has a history of strong opposition from Republicans in the legislature, but remains popular, and quite easily wins re-election over a member of the Republican Old Guard, and his socially progressive running mate.

1901-1909: Chester Arthur II/Elihu Root - Republican
Def. 1900: Joseph Blackburn/Isidor Rayner - Democratic Def. 1904: Donelson Caffery/Benjamin Tillman - Democratic
The former party animal son of a former President of the same name is narrowly elected, with a longstanding foreign policy and war specialist of past administrations acting as the 'power behind the throne.' Generally considered bumbling, he oversees a war which, while initially popular, becomes a foreign relations fiasco. Despite this, he wins re-election over a Democrat associated with the anti-war movement and his running mate associated with campaign finance laws.

1909-1917: Albert Estopinal/George Gray - Democratic
Def. 1908: William Dillingham/William Monroe Trotter - Republican Def. 1912: Reed Smoot/Robert La Follette - Republican
The first President of an ethno-racial minority rides a wave of popular support along with his running mate, a man from Delaware who had run for President before. Despite an assumption of disentanglement from foreign affairs, the US gets more involved across the world. At home, attempts at reform are slowed by an uncooperative Congress that uses mud-racking and every other trick in the book to weaken the Administration. The President survives, but his legacy is toppled by a controversial New York businessman of questionable party affiliation.

1917-XXXX: William Randolph Hearst/Marcus Holcomb - Republican
Def. 1916: Renick Seymour Matthews/William McCombs - Democratic
Running a controversial campaign, a populist demagogue is elected to office, alongside a socially conservative governor who is basically unknown outside his home state. With a well-known media presence and with an immovable base of core supporters, contradictory policy positions and various scandals derail public attention while most of his legislation is passed.

Brilliant.

 

[Calcaterra]

What happened to Dole?

Missed his window. Pete Wilson was nominated in 96' and seriously considered ol' Bobbo for the VP spot, but found that it would be challenging to keep up the image of change that he wanted to cultivate while lugging around a long-serving Senator and WWII veteran. He went with Dan Quayle instead, partially to appease the family values people, and partly to make sure the ticket was unmistakably youthful in at least some regard. Dan Quayle "potatoe"'d his way through the home stretch of the election, and the ill-advised mismanagement of the Wilson campaign, mixed with incumbent party fatigue, led to John Glenn taking the reins. Dole retired in 1998 and was replaced by Liddy, who then ran for President on a moderate platform, defeating the recession-stricken Glenn administration. She was unfortunately assassinated by a radical serial bomber, Theodore Kaczynski, in 2006.

I see what you did there.

They had this really cute little kid who had the voice of a woman and was famously funny, little John E. Clinton.

 

[The Lethargic Lett]

They had this really cute little kid who had the voice of a woman and was famously funny, little John E. Clinton.

Unfortunate how little Johnny Clinton was framed for murder by Delta Airlines. A key moment in the nationalization of the airline industry.

 

[Calcaterra]

Unfortunate how little Johnny Clinton was framed for murder by Delta Airlines. A key moment in the nationalization of the airline industry.

The worst part, at least in my view, was how all those Best Buy Rewards Card commercials kept on running in the middle of the trial, with that obnoxious song, what was it called again? Oh yes, "What's New Pussycat" by Tom Jones.