george h. w. bush

What if U.S. President George H. W. Bush honored his campaign promise "Read my lips - no new taxes" and refused to sign the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 unless the part about increasing taxes was removed from the bill?

Looking a the OTL results of senate and house on the Wikipedia articles (Senate : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_United_States_Senate_elections, House : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections), I can see that the Republicans flipped many seats and...

Would he still win? If so, would he win reelection in 1992? What would the election of 1992 be like?

If somehow George H. W. Bush wins the 1992 president election and after he complete his 2nd term, who would be the 1996 presidential candidates for the dems or reps? Who would win? Who would be then POTUS 42's successor?

As we may know, Ross Perot was very critical of NAFTA. When George H.W. Bush agreed to the proposal of it, many Democrats were against it. So what happens if Ross Perot decides to run as a Democrat in the primaries in order to gain more support by being in a prominent party during the national...

In 1992, George H.W. Bush lost the election against Bill Clinton. How would things be different if Dubya senior had won a second term?

Let’s say that Reagan does not name his running mate, and wins the nomination in 1976, but loses to Carter. George Bush wins the nomination in 1980 and defeats Carter. Who would be his running mate? And what would an early eighties Bush Presidency look like? How does this impact the 80’s and...

As the title says, what if Jesse Jackson ended up becoming the Democratic nominee for president in 1988 instead of Micheal Dukakis? Could he have any chance of successfully defeating Bush?

I came up with the idea of Bush being re-elected in '92 a while ago and after working on it for a while I've decided to give it it's own thread. There'll be maps, infoboxes and written pieces in this thread. IOTL, after Perot had re-entered the race and was included in the debates, support for...

On July 13, 1985 Ronald Reagan had a colon surgery to remove polyps. What if, somehow, the Ol’ Gipper died during his operation, leaving George H.W. Bush as the President of the United States? How would the rest of the 1980’s and the present be affected by this?

George Bush Sr. was defeated in a three way contest between him, then Democrat nominee Governor Bill Clinton and businessman Ross Perot. Assuming that Ross Perot did not drop from the race in September 1992, your challenge is to prevent either Clinton, Bush and Perot from winning a majority in...

As you can see, I am new to this forum. I was wondering if Bush Sr. unfortunately gets struck in an "accident" after Junior (you know what I mean) is born, like say, 1947. What would the effects be? Will the Bushes move to Texas? Will Junior remain in Connecticut? What will be the butterflies...

As the title states, make Jesse Jackson the President of the United States in 1989. Whether he wins the 1988 election on his own, or is elevated to the Presidency after becoming VP, is of little consequence.

July 4, 1987: Comedian George Carlin stuns the country by announcing that he will be a candidate for President of the United States. Running as a member of what he calls the BS Party, the party focuses on what Carlin calls the "seven unmentionable issues in politics: gun control, social...

PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN ASSASSINATED March 30, 1981 WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Ronald Wilson Reagan was shot and killed by an assassin today. He died of bullet wounds puncturing his left lung and right shoulder. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, only to die thirty minutes later. The...

Voodoo (Economics) Won't Work Here Or: For Want of a Campaign Tactic By Cyrus P. Underwood "It just isn't going to work, and it's interesting that he's invested in this type of what I call a Voodoo Economic policy." -George H. W. Bush "The essential ingredient of politics is timing."...

November 5th, 1992. President Bush Narrowly wins a Second Term: On November 5th, 1992, thanks to third Party candidate Ross Perot entering the race in February and deciding to stay in the race amid controversy, and allegations of rape coming out against Democratic nominee Bill Clinton, an...