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George McGovern, a moderate Republican?:eek:

Think Civil War.:p

I was reading on Wiki that Dan Quayle -- the rather dystopic VP under George HW Bush from 1989 to 1993 -- named Dan Quayle considered running for Governor of Indiana in 1996. So I thought: What if Dan Quayle did run for Governor, regained popularity with the GOP by pulling a few stunts as...

With a POD of 2000, have Lou Dobbs elected President of the United States, and discuss the potential Dobbs Presidency. Is he a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent? What does he do in office, and how is he elected?

I think JFK and Nixon are the least butterflyable, due to their sheer determination to succeed in politics. Reagan and TR tend to become President in a lot of TLs, but I don't think they're invincible to butterflies; Reagan could easily have decided to stay in the movie industry, and TR had...

Should be pretty interesting, I look forward to seeing more. I just pray for this America, that things work out in the end. I pity the poor people who have to be governed by David Duke, the bastard.:(

Pretty unlikely. It was miraculous enough for the Democrats to make the PV gain in 1970 that they made, but to actually defeat Reagan? That would be difficult. However, that doesn't mean it's impossible. As with anything in history, as my theory goes, this can always be changed. Let us assume...

Hmm, this is interesting... I guess this means President Gingrich until 2001, because the Electoral College will still be forced to vote for Clinton (that means the EC will, for the first time ever, elect a dead man as President:eek:), and on Inauguration Day, when Clinton and Gore don't show up...

Aftershocks: The Presidents after World War Two 1945: Harry S. Truman / Alben W. Barkley (Democratic) 1948: Harold Stassen/ Earl Warren (Republican) 1952: Dwight Eisenhower / John F. Kennedy (Democratic) 1956: Dwight Eisenhower / Adlai Stevenson (Democratic) [1] 1960: Earl Warren / Charles...

Well, here's an idea: Ronald Reagan goes into politics earlier, shortly after becoming a conservative -- let's say he's elected Governor of California in 1958. He's a successful Governor, and is re-elected in a landslide in 1962. He's a strong possibility for the GOP nomination in 1964, but...

Heh... I forgot about that...:p But let's assume, like FH suggested, that Gov. Edgar gets in a horrible scandal late in the election season. It's bad enough that Obama barely defeats him. Or maybe Edgar steps out because of corruption, and the Republicans are forced to nominate someone less...

I'm not entirely sure of a definite POD for this; however, let's just follow this backstory: In 1994, Barack Obama IOTL was doing really well -- he'd gained national fame for being the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, and by '94, his first book Dreams from My Father, was in the...

No. New York is far too Democratic, and Hillary Clinton was far too popular in the state to lose. Not to mention her power as the wife of the President of the United States. Seriously, even if Rudy Giuliani had stayed in the race, Clinton still would have won. The only big difference I could...

Don't leave it up to us. Surprise is the key element to this timeline. I'll be gone a while, but when I come back, I look forward to seeing who the winner is, as long as you don't announce it before the final update!:D

...I fail to understand what you mean. Care to explain?