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  1. Most Decent Contenders To Not Become POTUS

    Like it says on the tin, who do you find the most decent people who ran for but didn't become POTUS. Doesn't mean you have to agree with them on issues, just that you respect them. Preferably one or more from each party For example my clear 1st choice is Hubert Humphrey... I certainly have...

  2. Tehran 1943 Succeeds... Who Takes Over

    So what happens if the Nazi's succeed in taking out FDR, Churchill and Stain in 1943 ? Who are the new leaders ? FDR is of course easiest... VP Henry Walace takes over. Churchill... in theory you have Attlee as Deputy PM but with Conservatives holding a majority I don't know they'd go there...

  3. Alternate Supreme Court Justices

    It's been a little while since we've had this type of thread so I thought I'd kick it off again. I've got quite a few to postulate but I'll start with this one. 1968 and Warren replacement I think the big issue there was LBJ trying to get two cronies in (Fortas and Thornberry), if he'd done...

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  5. Nixon Hospitalized Earlier, Impact on Pardon

    In late October 1974 former President Nixon was admitted to the hospital and during that stay he experienced severe internal bleeding that nearly killed him. Suppose that this took place 2 months earlier, in late August/early September just as President Ford is considering the pardon Of course...

  6. President Ford 1963-??

    POD: Nixon picks Gerald Ford in 1960 for VP and this shifts MI, IL and MO to GOP. Ford also convinces Nixon to contact Mrs. King and so he gets slightly higher black support (from 32% to say 35%) So President Nixon and VP Ford Sometime during 1963 the 20 year curse strikes and we have...

  7. UK Stays Out of WW1: No House of Windsor ?

    Watching a Netflix series on HoW and it prompted the thought that if the UK stayed out of WW1 we might not have seen the name change. First of course the change was prompted by anti German sentiment which may be avoided if UK doesn't fight in the war Second if the UK stays out the Central...

  8. WI: No PT 109

    Assume that JFK's boat isn't struck by the Japanese destroyer (not hard to shift courses slightly). So he finishes war with acceptable but relatively average record. One possible impact is that Joe Jr. survives the war, as it is thought he volunteered for the mission that killed him only...

  9. Timeline Idea

    I've been pondering a TL idea and would appreciate some feedback before I decide if I want to dive in, The basic POD is that in 1944 FDR decides to go with his idea of reshaping the US political system with a liberal party. He picks Willkie as his VP (we wave away Willkie's health issues) on...

  10. President Joe Martin 1944-

    November 1942: Republicans do slightly better in the off year elections and take over the House (they only needed 9 more IOTL). January 1943: The GOP and conservative Democrats amend succession act to put Speaker 3rd in line. Early 1943: Vice President Wallace is killed in a plane crash...

  11. Different Geneva Conference 1954

    I was pondering last night a different outcome to the 1954 Geneva Conference. Assume Korea lasts a year longer (say Stalin doesn't die until Spring 1954) but the UN position is much stronger, back north of Pyongyang. But Ho Chi Minh is stronger in Vietnam, more obvious and open support in the...

  12. Former President Bush Dies

    Former President Barbara Bush (1981-1989) has died at the age of 92. I wasn't alive during her time in office but it was certainly historic, from the beginnings of the fall of the Soviet bloc to the final establishment of single payer health care here in the US (though President Nixon deserves...

  13. What If FDR More Cautious With Supreme Court Plan

    Most agree that the Court packing plan was one of his biggest blunders but could he have managed a more balanced plan. Suppose he proposes the plan (one new justice for each over 70) but with the following terms 1. Only one appointment per year starting in July 1938 (the idea being after end...

  14. DBWI: Former President Scalia (2001-2009) Dies

    Word breaking today that former President Scalia has died at the age of 79. As CNN reported, he was one of the few modern day Presidents to leave office with a high approval rating. Even liberals are sad today. So what do you say of his legacy folks ? I think perhaps his successful...

  15. Make Man In High Castle Plausible ?

    Starting to watch Episode 3 and I'm pondering if there is a way to make the overall plot plausible ? I think the background is reasonable (FDR death in 33, isolationist US, etc) Also fairly reasonable is the idea that absent US aid the UK and USSR can't hold out against Germany. Absent...

  16. Andrew Jackson Dies On Inauguration Day

    It's a pretty well known story that Andrew Jackson's inauguration day in 1829 was pretty wild. So many people crowded into the White House that Jackson was nearly crushed against a wall and had to be escorted out by a ring of men. So what if he was crushed ? Or if the strain of the crowds...

  17. 1964 Election What If

    Here is one to ponder. In 1962 the race for Governor of Minnesota was one of the closest on record. The Democrat ended up winning by 91 votes. Two years later President Johnson picked Hubert Humphrey as his running mate in the 1964 campaign. But what if those 91 votes had flipped and...

  18. What If Khrushchev Assassinated During US Visit

    Watching the show about his visit to the US in 1959 they discussed fear that someone might assassinate him. So what if he was killed while in the US ? What if it was a left wing assassin mad he was dealing with the US ? (Obviously we also should discuss a right wing assassin but I...

  19. What if GOP Takes House in 1942

    As it was the Democrats barely kept control of the US House in 1942 with 222 seats (4 over majority) to 209 for GOP and 4 others So what if the GOP picks up another 15-20 seats (lots of races were very close) ? How does WW2 proceed with a split control in Congress ? Obviously no...

  20. WW1 Armistice 2 Weeks Earlier: 1918 Elections

    What if the Armistice came together around November 1st instead of 11th ? How might that have impacted the US Elections ? In particular might it have swung a close senate race or two from the GOP to the Democrats and thus given them control of the Senate ? And if it did might that have...
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