george w bush

Just as the tin says, your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to give Dubya the total win over Gore in 2000, and explain the aftermath of such an event.

Had John McCain been the 2000 Republican presidential nominee, who would've been his likely picks for Vice-President?

What if, instead of picking Al Gore, Bill Clinton taps Iowa Senator Tom Harkin to be his VP? Does this impact the 1992 presidential race? Would Harkin have beaten George W. Bush in 2000?

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?

A similar thread was posted in this forum a few years ago and prompted some interesting discussion: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-mccain-sits-out-2000.297524/. I'd like to revive this WI, focusing in particular on how McCain's absence would affect Bill Bradley's performance...

In OTL Jeb Bush considered moving to Florida in 1980 in order to help build a network for his father's presidential campaign. Yet instead he decided to stay in Texas where he formed a political career of his own. After losing his first election to State Treasurer Ann Richards in 1986, Bush make...

The year is 2000. Vice-President Al Gore narrowly defeats George W. Bush to become the 43rd US President. Four years later, Gore loses his re-election bid to Senator John McCain. In 2008 President McCain is running for re-election, at least if his health permits. Under these circumstances, and...

John Kerry won the 2004 election in a narrow race against President George W. Bush. The election was decided by the state of Ohio, which went for Kerry by less than 1%. What if Bush had carried Ohio and won a second term in 2004?

In the lead up to the 2004 election, Al Gore was widely expected to run for President once again. But he declined. What if Gore had run?

What would've happened to the Bush political dynasty had George H.W. Bush, our nation's 41st President, lost the 1988 Presidential election? It's likely that George W. and Jeb still enter politics, but how do their careers pan out under this change in circumstance?

Similar to another thread I've done on a hypothetical Jeb! vs Gore race, the POD is that - as expected - George W. loses his 1994 race in Texas while Jeb! wins his race in Florida that same year. This sets up the younger Bush brother as the frontrunner for the 2000 Republican Presidential...

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?

POD: Bill Clinton decides to step down after the Lewinsky scandal breaks in early 1998 and Al Gore assumes the presidency. Two years later Gore fends off a primary challenge from Bill Bradley and he faces George W. Bush in the general election. What would be the result of a match between...

(Hello everyone! This is my first attempt at a collaborative TL so if you want to add a response feel free to go right ahead! Just make sure to look at everyone else’s posts to prevent any continuity errors, try to make your posts plausible, and most of all make sure to have some fun!)...

In 1994, it was expected that the Bush's favored son Jeb would take up the family's leadership mantle and be elected Governor of Florida. George W., on the other hand, was expected to lose his race for Governor of Texas. But in an upset, George won while Jeb lost. What if the outcomes of these...

In 1992, three years after buying the Texas Rangers, George W. Bush set his sights on becoming Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Bush discussed the job with outgoing Commissioner Fay Vincent, a friend of the Bush's, and he almost got the position. However, he was passed over in favor of Bud...

IOTL, New Jersey Senator and former New York Knicks star Bill Bradley was the lone challenger to then-incumbent VP Al Gore in the 2000 Democratic Primary. Running to the left of Gore, he didn't win a single primary, and took only 21% of the vote. Your challenge, as the tin suggests, is to...

According to Bush Family Lore, Jeb was "supposed" to become Florida's Governor in 1995 while George W. was "supposed" to lose in Texas. The expectation was that Jeb would set himself up for a Presidential run in 2000. Yet, Dubya upset Anne Richards and Jeb surprisingly lost to an unpopular...

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...

When covering a Gore Presidency starting in 2001 most TL's give primary attention to foregn policy, which dominated Bush's tenure. However, before 9/11 lawmakers were primarily focused on domestic issues like education, taxes, and the environment. Had Gore narrowly pulled through in 2000, he'd...