Recent content by Blackwater_NiK

You know, there was talk back in 1987/1988 that Mario Cuomo had mafia ties. It's probably just Italophobia, though. But here they are: http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1987_498694/cuomo-mafia-rumors-misleading-false.html So, yeah, they were proven to be false. But allegations...

I think that it's pretty easy to have different swing states if you have a POD in, say, the 1950s/1960s. But if you want a POD in the late 1980s and 1990s, I can think of a few examples, but it mainly focuses on who the top of a presidential ticket is. Clinton was able to win states like...

In 1840, Queen Victoria and Prince Alpert were on their way to visit the Queen Mother, when deranged 18-year-old Edward Oxford fired at their carriage, missing them both. Suppose a bullet had struck Victoria, killing her. It should also be noted that the Queen was pregnant with her first child...

From what I recall, Nixon was pretty conservative; I doubt we would have had anything resembling universal health care or a national rail during his tenure. Another effect of no Humphrey is probably a more conservative America; the administrations of Hubert Humphrey (1969-1977) and Jerry...

Clark opposed American intervention, so interestingly enough, we could stay out of that conflict. Now that's a major butterfly.

If 9/11 never happened, or any event of that magnitude*, how do different you think American culture would be? Without constant reference to 9/11 and no wars overseas, what changes in attitudes, television, movies and the like would we see? Basically, how different would the overall feel and...

Uh, wow, the Hartford Whalers must be a pretty epic team... who would've have thought OTL's Carolina Hurricanes could be so awesome?

1975: Atlanta Flames 4-3 Philadelphia Flyers 1976: Kansas City Scouts 4-3 Philadelphia Flyers 1977: Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Los Angeles Kings 1978: Buffalo Sabers 4-2 Philadelphia Flyers 1979: Buffalo Sabers 4-3 Philadelphia Flyers 1980: Detroit Red Wings 4-1 New York Islanders 1981: Buffalo...

I'm curious to see if this is possible. During the 1890s, the Populist Party - a party mainly supported by agrarians and labor unions - rose to prominence rapidly and then faded away just as quickly. In 1892, their nominee, James Weaver, won several states, and the party as a whole made several...

I was intrigued by this the other day. Let's suppose that the Japanese Empire was able to keep up the Taisho Era and completely establish democracy in their realm. Formosa and Korea become integrated parts of a federal state. What does the culture of the country look like in comparison to...

This is great! I will subscribe! And the map is excellent...

TR vs. FDR is ASB. FDR vs. TR Jr. is probably easier to pull off, but still is weird IMO. The office TR Jr. ran for in 1924 was the same his cousin would accede to four years later. Their fortunes seem relatively intertwined. Although you could always do what Major said.

I have that in first edition. An interesting book, to say the least... :cool:

Not familiar about that proposal. Thanks for the link. Well, it's still a mini-superstate, I guess...

Kennedy is the VP! And there is a Randomid caliphate (I think)! :D