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  1. Gorrister

    Alternate Wikipedia Infoboxes V (Do Not Post Current Politics Here)
    Threadmarks: Gorrister: When Louis Met...Ian

    This isn't really much of anything beyond a quick glimpse at a slightly better world.
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    For Britain I kind of gave up on since it's not Actually a Party yet and I didn't want to be lazy with "Waters 2020, 2024, etc".
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    "The people are dead in their lifetimes Dazed in the shine of the streets But look how the traffic's still moving System's too slick to stop working Business is good, and there's bands every night in the pubs And there's two for one drinks in the clubs" 2016-2024: Sadiq Khan (Labour) 2016...
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    Alternate Wikipedia Infoboxes V (Do Not Post Current Politics Here)
    Threadmarks: Gorrister: David Bowie

    Turns out that John Lennon wasn't Mark David Chapman's only target. He had bought tickets to a showing of the Elephant Man on Broadway for the night after, a play starring a certain Spaceman.
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    I'm more referencing their snubbings of Bin Laden in 2001 and Putin in 2014, then Baghdadi in 2015.
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    I suppose it is a little unrealistic in that TIME magazine actually has some balls and doesn't just go for generic positive choices.
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    Reckon this is stretching the definition of a list? TIME Person of the Year 1992 - President-elect Ross Perot (elected President of the United States on the first Independent ticket since George Washington) 1993 - South African President Nelson Mandela (securing a lasting peace deal in South...
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    he hasn't killed them, but they are a lot weaker. Mary Landrieu's increased national prominence may land her on the Gore ticket in 2000, which has some very interesting butterflies.
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    ...Sponsored by the David Duke Appreciation Society 1992-1993: David Duke (Republican) [Officially "Independent"] 1991 first round: Edwin Edwards (Democratic), David Duke (Republican), Buddy Roemer (Republican), Clyde C. Holloway (Republican) 1991 second round: Edwin Edwards (Democratic)...
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    This website is over now.
  11. Gorrister

    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    I was literally thinking about this idea yesterday. >:( jk it's good
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    Alternate Wikipedia Infoboxes V (Do Not Post Current Politics Here)

    [TED KENNEDY HAS THE BIGGEST GHOST-ERECTION]
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    I mean surely the obvious analogue is Michael Howard?
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    Oh Don't Be Stupid - Or: The Most Yogic Government Ever The result in 1992 was less than expected to say the utter least. Gone was the traditional party system, swept away in one night that saw the election of the upcoming Natural Law Party and the steadying of both the SDP and Labour Party...
  15. Gorrister

    No Southern Strategy: The Political Ramifications of an Alternate 1964 Election

    That's California Congressman Theodore J. Kaczynski (R) to you.
  16. Gorrister

    "Hipster" PMs and Presidents Thread

    So I've just learned that Charles Bronson's parents were quite prominent in their local Conservative party. "The Most Dangerous Tory In Britain", anyone?
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    This is probably even worse than my Australian attempt. Emmanuel Macron, written off shortly following his election and presumed dead on arrival due to record low favourables, genuinely manages to turn things around for himself with successful labour reform and taking a stand on Brexit...
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    List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II

    Based on that whole "Gavin Williamson=Francis Urquhart" thing floating about. 2017-2018: Theresa May (Conservative minority with DUP supply & confidence) 2017 def: Jeremy Corbyn (Labour), Nicola Sturgeon (SNP), Tim Farron (Liberal Democrats), Arlene Foster (DUP), Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin), Leanne...
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    No Southern Strategy: The Political Ramifications of an Alternate 1964 Election

    Well that's certainly something. I take it Marathon Man features Al Pacino's teeth getting drilled instead?
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