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  1. WI John McCain wins 2000 nomination

    McCain picks a conservative running mate to balance the ticket and wins all of Bush's OTL states (though only wins states like TN and AR by a hair) plus NM, WI, and IA, and possibly OR.

  2. Was 1988 Really A Republican Year, or Was it the Democrats' Election to Lose?

    Dukakis at one point during the campaign was leading in the polls by double digits. If a Republican victory was a forgone conclusion in 1988, Bush would've been polling similarly to Reagan in 1984 or Clinton in 1996, not down by double digits in the Summer. I think things shifted heavily to Bush...

  3. If Reagan Loses in 1980, Can He Make a Comeback in 1984?

    I don't think he'd run after losing a winnable election in 1980 and losing the nomination in 1976 and 68 before that, and some in the party would likely argue his far right views played a hand in his defeat, leading to George Bush or Howard Baker winning the nomination and likely beating Mondale...

  4. 80s pop culture if Carter wins in 80, and Mondale wins in 84 and 88?

    I don't think the pop culture of a 2nd Carter term from 1981-85 would be that different from Reagan's first term of OTL. Much of what came to define early 80's pop culture got its start in the late 1970s during Carter's Presidency anyway. I could also see Grunge or something similar dominating...

  5. Al Gore Wins 2000 and 2004, what does 2008 Look Like

    2008 would look even more dire for Democrats than 2008 OTL was for the GOP, even if with the lack of a war in Iraq and possibly a less severe financial crisis than OTL. I think would be VP Lieberman is put up as a sacrificial lamb ala Dole 1996/Mondale 1984 and Hillary waits until 2012 or 16 to...

  6. If Rockefeller doesn’t get divorced and wins 1964 Republican nomination, then both R’s and D’s generally accept Civil Rights as a fait accompli? ?

    If Rocky only wins narrowly, I could see Goldwater giving it another go in 1968, and while I don't see him winning the nomination, he could give Nixon enough of a run for his money to force some steep concessions, which in turn would give Humphrey a victory in the general election.

  7. Who would Mario Cuomo pick as his running mate in 1992?

    Sam Nunn for the reasons you stated. Al Gore himself as it not only brings foreign policy experience and geographical balance like Nunn would, it brings youth. Dick Gephardt, Tom Harkin, and Bob Kerrey, as well as Bob Graham would be strong contenders, as would Lee Hamilton.

  8. Presidents come early (or late)

    Dubya loses to Richards in 1994, while Jeb! beats Lawton Chiles that year. From there, Jeb wins re election in 1998 and Richards declines a 3rd term as Governor, with Dubya, after losing narrowly in 94 getting elected Texas Governor in 1998. Jeb, with re election under his belt, runs for...

  9. JFK living - what does he do in Vietnam?

    Some weird combination of options 2 and 3. A 2nd Kennedy term would be all the bad of LBJ's elected term of OTL with little to none of the good of it.

  10. What if Ronald Reagan beat Gerald Ford in the 1976 Republican Primaries?

    Carter beats Reagan by a bigger margin than he beat Ford OTL and a different Republican (Bush, Baker, Dole, maybe Ford himself) beats Carter in 1980.

  11. Robert Kennedy is not assassinated...

    1.) Would Robert Kennedy defeat Richard Nixon in 1968? Was the nation burned out enough from the Vietnam War and Democratic leadership under Lyndon Johnson to give Nixon the victory, or would nostalgia for JFK give Robert Kennedy the edge to win? I lean toward Nixon still winning. While it...

  12. How would John Edwards do as the Democratic nominee in 2004

    Bush is a wartime incumbent and would be running against a single term senator. While I do think Edwards would make OH closer and may even flip IA and on a good night for him NM, it isn't enough to unseat Bush.

  13. What if, the 22nd Amendment is not passed, but Bill Clinton is the first to try for a third term?

    I think he goes for it and wins, though it's narrow and the campaign is more hard fought than either 1992 or especially 1996. Despite the narrowness though, I do think the Democrats would retake the Senate and possibly retake the house, given how close those were in 2000 OTL. As to who the GOP...

  14. AHC: Make Jimmy Carter a "Democratic Reagan"-esque figure

    Have Carter sit 76 out and get a cabinet position in the administration of another Democrat that gets elected in 1976 to maintain some relevancy in Democratic circles and have him do an exceptional job of it. Then have the GOP win the Presidency in 1980 as OTL and hold it in 1984. From there...

  15. AHC; The most US presidents from the same family?

    Presidents of the United States of America from 1960-Present: 35. John F. Kennedy / Lyndon Johnson (Democratic): 1961-1969 36. George Romney / John Tower (Republican): 1969-1977 37. Ted Kennedy / Reubin Askew (Democratic): 1977-1981 38. George Bush / Jack Kemp (Republican): 1981-1989 39. Robert...

  16. WI: Bush v. Gore 1988?

    I don't think Gore would pick a northeastern liberal as his running mate (and Bradley wasn't considered that liberal at the time). I think he'd pick someone like Bob Graham, then Senator and Former Governor of Florida or Lee Hamilton, Representative from Indiana, both of whom were, IIRC, on Bill...

  17. AHC: if Nintendo went multiplatform instead of SEGA but Sega stays in Console Market?

    I think for this to happen, Sega would have to not focus on all the add ons for the Genesis (Sega CD, 32X) and not release the Nomad, and instead focus on the games and pushing the existing hardware to its potential. Sega, IIRC, led Nintendo from around the time Sonic launched in 1991 until...

  18. Who is the ideal Candidate to defeat Reagan in 1980?

    I think Reagan beating Ford for the Republican nomination and pulling a narrow upset win in the general election against Carter, only to be saddled with all the economic and geopolitical woes that helped sink Carter in OTL and a Democratic Supermajority in Congress that's hostile to him on top...

  19. How would George H.W. Bush handle the N. Korean nuclear issue differently from Bill Clinton if reelected in 1992?

    IIRC, Baker resigned in '92 to run the campaign and most of the time Secretaries of State don't do more than one term. Whether Bush keeps Lawrence Eagleburger, who replaced Baker, on during a second term or not remains to be seen. As for Cheney, I'd say it's 50/50. It's possible that the frame...

  20. How would George H.W. Bush handle the N. Korean nuclear issue differently from Bill Clinton if reelected in 1992?

    If Bush pursued any agreement similar to the agreed framework I doubt getting Congressional funding would've been an issue as the GOP wouldn't have taken Congress in 1994 in a Bush 2nd term and Bush had far more credibility on Foreign affairs, especially after the Gulf War, than Clinton did at...
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