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"I stand behind the President," Former President, George H. W. Bush stated in an interview today when questioned about the state of the country in it's war on terror. His approval ratings have risen in recent weeks under the perception America was more peaceful under his presidency, "No one...

I can't speak for the other posters. As a collaborative TL, things just kind of happen. Dole won all the primaries. I actually would've pushed for Quayle since he's not as often used as a figure. Quayle's often exaggerated habit of saying stupid shit and a dose of determinism in Dole's favor...

It's hard to imagine Reagan screwing up so poorly a second time in a row. Maybe there just isn't a second debate at all, leaving the initial bad taste in voter's mouths. A few more traditional Dem states like Massachusetts still turn out for Mondale. Not much else. You need a further back PoD...

July 1996: Presidential preference polls are released to members of the Reform Party including Ross Perot, Richard Lamm, and a write-in field. Anyone who qualifies for over ten percent of votes will be allowed to address the Long Beach convention in August. Perot has not yet announced a run...

Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy is recovering from his injuries in the hospital today. He was found unconscious next to his father, the now late Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, who was confirmed dead at the scene. The younger Kennedy is expected to recover but sustained severe injuries. Newt...

I misunderstood. I thought you'd said he won every Super Tuesday state and Iowa had been skipped over. I edited the post so it was essentially a tossup, initially seen as a Quayle win but later amended for Dole. In either case, it's a PR victory for Dole, because he defeated an incumbent VP...

Good updates. Here's hoping for a Senator Ferraro. Curious where Romney'll go this year.

This is taking an interesting route. I'm curious to see where President Lieberman will take America, beyond the obvious route of war.... but he can still have a positive impact on domestic policy.

February 12th, 1996: Vice President Quayle seems to narrowly defeat Bob Dole in the Iowa caucus after a series of campaign trail gaffes by the former. Nonetheless, coverage is focused on Dole for seeming to "defeat" the incumbent Vice President. A recount a few days later discovers Dole won...

Great thread and idea. Hart and Cuomo are the obvious ones but you really went above and beyond with a huge list of options, including some people don't think so much about. I also agree with your assessment of 1988 for the most part. There was no way he'd run sooner. He had to be patriarch of...

John McCain is also not from Texas, as that particular post suggests, so it's highly possible it's an error on Israel's part. They could've meant a different Senator, or just fucked up. They can still fix it, perhaps. Or ITTL McCain has lost his jellybeans.

@Pericles: O. J. Simpson died in a previous post by TrumanJohnson November 22nd, 1993: President George H. W. Bush delivers a statement on the death of his former presidential rival, Bill Clinton, mourning his loss as a "talented politician" and urging other Americans not to fall down the same...

The fact she's from Hawaii really hurts her chances without earlier butterflies. I could see her being selected as a VP candidate by Walter Mondale to make a splash, but that was obviously a losing election year.

You misunderstood my post. I'm not suggesting Sanders run for president in 2000. I'm suggesting he runs for Senate in 2000. Also, he was Vermont's at-large Congressman since 1991. @Gonzo: Sorry, yeah, fixed and clarified wording some.

If not for such a sudden and abrupt end to Carter's time in office, I don't think things would've gone nearly as smoothly for Democrats in 1988. The Republicans picked up a lot of seats that year. Kennedy was a very dynamic figure and managed to unite the party at a time when it could've fallen...

OTL, Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont won re-election to the Senate in 2000, but became an independent and caucused with the Democrats instead. He later retired, and was succeeded by Bernie Sanders in 2006. What if Jeffords decided to retire early instead? Could we see Bernie run for the Senate...

I thought of making a topic on this a while ago. A very fascinating possibility, but with FDR and Wilkie both dying in 1944-45 OTL it's so hard to evaluate. With a sprinkle of alien space bat pixie dust, they live another ten years or so each. FDR retires after his fourth term and Wilkie...

Been a while since I've been able to comment directly -- a strong update. I'm curious for President Huckabee's future - I'm hopeful he goes a bit further than flaming out completely. I'm curious about Gore though, and his legacy ITTL. He could be formidable if Hillary doesn't run, I think.

If Gingrich only serves as Acting President, he's fine, and considering Clinton recovered soon after, I think he should still be fine. Clinton never left the office of President by dying or resigned, so it never legally succeeded to Gingrich. George H. W. Bush, Al Gore (I think) and Dick Cheney...

When it came to domestic policies, Ronald Reagan was with little doubt a liberal, imo -- it's just that he was seen as hawkish when the party, even now, tends to lean more dove-ish. I think it's clear that combination is what made him so successful at forging compromise in Congress, but I know...