2008 election

Suppose neither Clinton nor Obama run in 2008 and the nominee is a white male from Texas. Likely results?

Ignoring the hows and whys these two got the nominations in the first place, of which the possibility of either is next to zilch, what would be the ultimate outcome if these two were the nominees? Who'd be their running mates, what would be the ec and npv result, and could third parties do much...

in 2000 2008 and 2012 the Gop fielded three liberal candidates (conservative liberal not liberal liberal). This was because conservative political analysts at the time believed that appealing to conservative minorities (like Muslims, Mexicans, and jews) was the future. This contrasts with the...

I know a John Kerry administration has been thoroughly gone over here, but I want to ask more specifically about what would come next. For this scenario, assume Kerry wins narrowly and the Congress stays similar, and then the 2006 midterms go worse for Democrats and Kerry is not able to do very...

Hi Everyone,this is basically going to be sort of a roleplay game thing where you can post the events of U.S Election Cycles from 2000 Onward. If you are interested in joining we will start with the 2000 Election.With candidate announcements and such From November 1st 1999

Apparently throughout his second term there was serious calls for the impeachment of George W. Bush for the actions he had taken throughout his Presidency especially in regards to the Iraq War. What if after the 2006 election Democrats impeached George W. Bush? What sort of ramifications would...

How can I remember the late 00s and the early 10s? Well many the presidency of one of the most unlikely presidental victories. A man who was running for a party that had one of the most unpopular presidents in recent history on his side and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression...

In tribute to the passing of Herman Cain, I present this story of how Herman Cain might have become America's 1st Black President. POD: Herman Cain is persuaded to run for Senate in Nebraska in 1996. 1995: Herman Cain announces his candidacy for U.S. Senate in Nebraska. 1996: Cain narrowly...

The 2008 election was big victory for the Democrats, considering after years of disastrous effects of Iraq War and the crippling economy. McCain in OTL was chosen to be the Republican nominee, but what if Vermin Supreme, a politician from New Hampshire, managed to gain the huge support and...

The 2008 US Presidential elections by the failure of the Iraq War and the financial crisis. But what would the election have looked like without these two issues? Who would be the Republican and Democratic nominees? Who would win the election?

Folks, this is a redux of a timeline project I first posted a while ago. Part I is mostly written, and it may cease there depending on what people think. Expect the first update tomorrow. It centers on what may have happened if John McCain had stuck with his gut and named Joe Lieberman as his...

After his narrow loss to George W. Bush in 2004, there was speculation that John Kerry would run again in 2008. But he declined, and instead ran for another term as Senator from Massachusetts. But what if Kerry had run for President again in 2008?

What if Senator Hillary Clinton had voted against the Iraq War? Would she have defeated Barack Obama in the 2008 primaries? If nominated, would she have beaten McCain in the general? How would US history have been different if Clinton had opposed the war?

What if John McCain had decided to enter politics as a Democrat, not a Republican? Would he have achieved the same level of political success as in OTL? How far could McCain take his career as a Democrat?

The POD is Ohio flips to John Kerry in the electoral college, and he defeats George W. Bush in the 2004 election. On January 20, 2005 Kerry begins his first term as the 44th President of the United States. Would Kerry have been re-elected in 2008?

One thing that many "Gore 2000" TL's don't touch upon is what would happen to Obama's political career if Gore had won in 2000. In OTL, Obama rose to prominence through his 2004 DNC speech and opposition to the Iraq War. Had Gore been President at least from 2001-2005, it's less likely that...

Supposing that John Kerry had narrowly won in 2004 and the Great Recession still occurs in 2007 (it may be different due to butterflies, but this POD isn't going to change the economic forces that lead to the crash) how would President Kerry have handled the economy? And since a Republican...

So I just got thinking, what if John McCain had never ran in 2008? Who'd run as the Republican nominee and could they win against Obama?

The 2012 election between Obama and Romney was a relatively close affair. Romney did very well in the initial debates and was leading the President for a brief period in the polls, but his gaffes about the 47% and women ruined his chances and Obama carried the day. Had Clinton bested Obama in...