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Interesting. Do you have a source for this? I'd like to read it. Thanks for all of the thoughtful comments on this as well folks.

Following the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987 by the FCC, conservative talk radio quickly came to dominate the airwaves, by 1991, Rush Limbaugh had become the number one syndicated host on air. Now, what if it goes a different direction, and liberals and left-wing policies take the...

According to David Plouffe's book, it was close to a coin toss between Bayh and Biden, but Bayh's interview came right after Biden's, and that apparently sealed it for Biden (The thought was that Biden had both the potential for more upside and more disaster, while Bayh was neutral on both...

I've got a couple. Super Bowl XXXVI (36, Patriots v. Rams). WI: The Patriots play for the tie, rather than the win, sending the Super Bowl into overtime? Super Bowl XLIV (44, Colts v. Saints). As a Colts fan, there are a dozen of these for me, but I'll go with the two biggest. 1). What...

(OOC: I find the John Lennon idea interesting). When You're So Far Right, You Can't Be Wrong Explores the hypocrisies and moral failings of the modern right-wing movement in America through the eyes of a young, naive activist girl from Kansas. The TL was well-written, but came under attack by...

1). What if Arnold Vinick actually wins the Presidency? Regardless of whether or not he was supposed to win in the first place (accounts differ), it would have been an interesting set-up, especially if the West Wing had gotten an eighth season (or the focus was different for the last few...

High-tech TL, wherein battlesuits have become the major form of combat. The Japanese suits are equipped with nuclear devices to detonate upon their death or defeat, so as "to remove both the shame of the defeated and the pride of the victor from the world," making the Japanese both feared and...

Just out of curiosity, are you talking about who a President would have appointed, or the opinion of who should have been appointed over another?

I was keeping to a hard 10 limit for candidates, and Dean would have pushed that over. Sorry. As for why....Dean was too vulnerable (Especially in light of the Scream) to be VP, likely too liberal as well. Can you imagine what the Bush-Cheney team would have done with a Kerry-Dean ticket...

Biden has turned out to be a surprisingly effective VP (Especially in the sense that he hasn't majorly screwed up and/or is attracting more attention than the President). Good thought on Clinton-Gore, whereas Romney-Ryan almost seemed like an arraigned marriage that didn't work out. Also...

Presidential Candidate: Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. So, I was kind of hesitant as to doing this one, since the effects aren't fully played out yet, but why not. Which VP could have given Barack Obama an even bigger landslide, and possibly secured a bigger mandate? Does Obama, a...

BTW, I screwed up the poll, so if you wouldn't mind posting your vote after you've voted, I'd appreciate it.

Hmm...Bayh had 64% of the vote in Indiana, which is a good margin. He'd have to do quite a bit of campaigning there, but I could see it working out. Also-Indiana, right next to Ohio. Bush's margin over Gore was 165,019 votes in the end and about 3%. If you subscribe to the regional theory...

Presidential Candidate: Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. Who might have given John Kerry the edge to be competitive in 2004, to have not been shut out of the prototypical blue states? Or even have seriously challenged George Bush for the Presidency? The vast majority of these people will...

Personally, I like Bayh for VP. He's a young, moderate (Maybe a bit too moderate for some), immensely popular former Governor (Executive experience) and new Senator (Meaning he doesn't have enough time to screw up or cast dumb votes). A Midwesterner, classic family model, he'd have been a great...

To answer you (and drcynic), Wofford and Hamilton were both on the list (Lloyd Bentsen was as well). But I didn't want to go over 10, and so they were dropped, though either of them would have been interesting choices for VP.

Presidential Candidate: Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee. Who else might Al Gore have chosen for his Vice Presidential running mate for 2000? Who would have been the strongest choice for VP, the one who could have made those 537 votes in Florida unnecessary? Would Gore-A noted...

Presidential Candidate: Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas. Who else might Bill Clinton have chosen for his Vice President for 1992? Who would have been the strongest choice for VP? The weakest? Would personal relationships have mattered, or would he have gone for policy/electoral appeal? The...

Interesting. Any ideas as to his Senior Staff (Chief of Staff, Press Secretary, NSA, Counsel, etc.) might be? If you want to do a closer look at the Gore Presidency, it might be interesting to see who his closest advisors are, and what their policies/views would be. I do have to say that some...

Ensure that the United States Senate is controlled by Democrats from 1932 (the 73rd Congress)-2012 (the 112th Congress/present-day; If you want to, you can wait until after Tuesday) with at least a majority vote of 1. How much of a majority is up to you, but try to keep it realistic...