2008

POD: The 'natural-born' clause is eliminated sometime in the 1970s so that Kissinger can run for President, although he doesn't get nominated in any event. In 2000, Gore wins against Bush. He is re-elected against Forbes/Alexander/Kasich etc. in 2004. Come 2008, Schwarzenegger is nominated for...

Inspired by President Schwarzenegger scenarios and President Trump in OTL. In 2004, Carol Moseley Braun decides to run for her old Senate seat and wins instead of Obama. In 2005, HRC dies in a plane accident. Thinking that the thinning Democratic field is a sign from the Operating Thetan, David...

Part 1- 'Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat'. 'Jesse we all know what we want. The ice cream man wants to sell ice creams, the baker wants to bake cakes, I want to be a senator, and you want to be President. We may all want these things but, but not everyone is going to get what...

As the title says, what happens if John Kerry won 2004? Nothing else in the election changes other than Kerry gets more votes in Ohio to beat out Bush. Say maybe it’s a reverse of 2000 where instead of Florida being very narrowly won by Bush in 2000, in 2004 Ohio is very narrowly won by Kerry...

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...

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?

So yeah, here's an interesting question. How could the 2008 recession be delayed? Like, as an example, if Kerry won in 2008, could he reverse the tax cuts or do something to delay the 2008 recession? I'm curious since the when of the recession occuring would have differing political...

Disco, as it has been noted time and time again, got its reputation from the backlash in the late 70s. The Disco Demolition Night in 1979 was not only the crown jewel of this mentality but also a sign of changes in American cultural and political discourse, with all that it implies. The point...

As the title says, have TARP fail to pass in the House and Senate in 2008.

This may have been asked before, but honestly, i'm too lazy to search for it. So, just as it says in the title; What if Bernie Sanders ran his first Presidential campaign in 2008? Assuming he ran as a Democrat, as he did in 2016, what impact would his presence have on the race? Would he have...

What if the infamous bank bailous of 2008 were delayed? Basically, Bush and the Repubs couldn't get their act together and it was up to the Obama Administration? Would they do it differently? Would they get the FDIC and SEC on the banks?

i just wonder could the 2008 recession be any worse? if yes, what would happen after it

The 2008 Democratic Primary was, by and large, a bitter fight between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the nomination. Ultimately, Obama won out, and eventually became President. IOTL, Clinton was obviously considered a serious contender for the VP slot, yet was apparently never even vetted...

Inspired by the thread I made the other day about a possible Herman Cain Presidency, I wonder: What if the 2008 Election had been between Barack Obama, on the Democratic ticket, and Herman Cain, on the Republican ticket? Would Cain be able to win, or would George W. Bush's eight years in office...

IOTL, Herman Cain ran for President in both the 2000 and 2012 Elections. His campaigns never saw great success, and he withdrew from the Republican primaries in both cases. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to have Cain become President at some point. Whether he wins one of the...

What if after the 2008 Canadian election, a coalition government was successfully formed between the Liberals and the NDP, with the support of the Bloc Quebecois, as was attempted, and the Harper government was overthrown? A PoD for this could be that Governor-General Michaelle Jean does not let...

Maverick Victorious - A McCain 2008 TL Senator John McCain (R-AZ) addresses the 2008 Republican National Convention upon accepting the party's nomination for President of the United States November 5, 2008, 12:00 AM EST - The last states on the west coast were being called by most major...

After the Presidency of Vladimir Putin, in the 2008 Presidential elections United Russia's candidate and unofficial successor Dmitri Medvedev lost in a very close election against Union of Right Candidate: Boris Nemstov. This led to an uncomfortable cohabitation (as Putin became Prime Minister)...

Elect John McCain as president in 2008 as realistic as possible. 3. 2. 1. Go!!

What if Hillary Clinton had successfully won the nomination against Barack Obama in 2008, and had gone on to run against John McCain? Surely, she would have won 2008. Arguably, her establishment status and lack of personal appeal compared to Obama may have hindered her, while at the same time...