2000 and Beyond

[NickCT]

Election Night: 2008

Well my friends we are now prepared, with 97% of precincts reporting, to call the state of Pennsylvania...and the presidency...for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of the State of New York! It appears that Clinton will win the presidency, 275 electoral votes to 263. America we have elected, for the third election in a row, a female President! Here is the final electoral map:

Senators
Alabama -- Jeff Sessions, R (reelected)
Alaska -- Craig Campbell, R (reelected)
Arkansas -- Tim Hutchinson, R (reelected)
Colorado -- Mark Udall, D (Dem gain)
Delaware -- Joe Biden, D (reelected)
Georgia -- Saxby Chambliss, R (reelected)
Idaho -- Jim Risch, R (GOP hold)
Illinois -- Dick Durbin, D (reelected)
Iowa -- Greg Ganske, R (reelected)
Kansas -- Pat Roberts, R (reelected)
Kentucky -- Mitch McConnell, R (reelected)
Louisiana -- Suzanne Haik Terrell, R (reelected)
Maine -- Susan Collins, R (reelected)
Massachusetts -- Mitt Romney, R (reelected)
Michigan -- Carl Levin, D (reelected)
Minnesota -- Paul Wellstone, D (reelected)
Mississippi -- Thad Cochran, R (reelected)
Montana -- Max Baucus, D (reelected)
Nebraska -- Scott Kleeb, D (Dem gain)
New Hampshire -- Jeanne Shaheen, D (Dem gain)
New Jersey -- Frank Lautenberg, D (Dem gain)
New Mexico -- Pete Domenici, R (reelected)
North Carolina -- Pete DiLauro, R (reelected)
Oklahoma -- Jim Inhofe, R (reelected)
Oregon -- Jeff Merkley, D (Dem gain)
Rhode Island -- Jack Reed, D (reelected)
South Carolina -- Lindsey Graham, R (reelected)
South Dakota -- John Thune, R (reelected)
Tennessee -- Lamar Alexander, R (reelected)
Texas -- George W. Bush, R (reelected)
Virginia -- Mark Warner, D (Dem gain)
West Virginia -- Jay Rockefeller, D (reelected)
Wyoming -- Mike Enzi, R (reelected)

Senate Before Election:
60 Republicans
40 Democrats

Senate After Election:
54 Republicans
46 Democrats

House Before Election:
221 Republicans
214 Democrats

House After Election:
220 Republicans
215 Democrats

Governor List:
Delaware – Jack Markell, D (Dem hold)
Indiana – Mitch Daniels, R (reelected))
Missouri – Matt Blunt, R (reelected)
Montana – Brian Schweitzer, D (reelected)
New Hampshire – John Lynch, D (Dem hold)
North Carolina – Pat McRory, R (GOP gain)
North Dakota – John Hoeven, R (reelected)
Utah – Jon Huntsman, Jr., R (reelected)
Vermont – Jim Douglas, R (reelected)
Washington – Christine Gregoire, D (reelected)
West Virginia – Joe Manchin, D (reelected)

Governor Makeup Before:
29 Republicans
21 Democrats

Governor Makeup After:
30 Republicans
20 Democrats

 

[Magus1108]

Hooray! Hilary won! Blago is VP, but still....at the very worst she can always replace him. So glad she won, even with Blago as her VP. I just hope we don't see President Blago in the future...

And the GOP 2012 Primaries will no doubt be very interesting! Can't wait to see those. I can definitely imagine Bush and Santorum running again; and if not George W. Bush, his brother Jeb might toss his hat into the race. And considering his lack of experience, Perry might not run; especially if Dubya is in the race again. I can see Bachmann running again, of course; might Paul and Cain run like OTL, too? Personally I want to see if Cain can handle those allegations better than he did here.

Can't wait to see what happens next! Keep up the great work!

 

[NickCT]

Hooray! Hilary won! Blago is VP, but still....at the very worst she can always replace him. So glad she won, even with Blago as her VP. I just hope we don't see President Blago in the future...

And the GOP 2012 Primaries will no doubt be very interesting! Can't wait to see those. I can definitely imagine Bush and Santorum running again; and if not George W. Bush, his brother Jeb might toss his hat into the race. And considering his lack of experience, Perry might not run; especially if Dubya is in the race again. I can see Bachmann running again, of course; might Paul and Cain run like OTL, too? Personally I want to see if Cain can handle those allegations better than he did here.

Can't wait to see what happens next! Keep up the great work!

just remember that there may not be a tea party ()

 

[NickCT]

Chapter 58

NOVEMBER 2008: BLAGOJEVICH RESIGNS, LT. GOVERNOR OBAMA SWORN IN

NOVEMBER 2008: CHRIS DODD APPOINTED SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY -- EXPECTED TO BE TOUGH CONFIRMATION

NOVEMBER 2008: CLINTON NOMINATES WESLEY CLARK FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

DECEMBER 2008: DOLE APPROVAL AT 50% AS PRESIDENT PREPARES TO LEAVE OFFICE

DECEMBER 2008: BILL RICHARDSON APPOINTED SECRETARY OF ENERGY

DECEMBER 2008: PRESIDENT-ELECT CLINTON CHOOSES SUSAN RICE TO HEAD STATE DEPT

DECEMBER 2008: SAM NUNN TO SERVE AS WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF

 

[Magus1108]

Ah, so Obama is Governor of Illinois now? Intriguing. I definitely see him running in 2016, now.

Can't wait to see what the Clinton Administration is like.

 

[jerseyrules]

a bush presidency wouldn't be the same ITTL as it was in real life. for starters it'll be eight years later and possibly no 9/11-like event

Or Cheney . Glad he didn't win though, just in case...

 

[thekingsguard]

Damn! I was hoping the GOP would win! Oh well, maybe in 2012.

OOC, why'd unemployment spike?

 

[NickCT]

Damn! I was hoping the GOP would win! Oh well, maybe in 2012.

OOC, why'd unemployment spike?

while the impact of the 2008 financial disaster was mainly offset by Congress (with Peter Schiff getting WH COS) the entire scenario would likely not be completely erased

 

[thekingsguard]

while the impact of the 2008 financial disaster was mainly offset by Congress (with Peter Schiff getting WH COS) the entire scenario would likely not be completely erased

I supose, but with all that changed it does seem a little odd.

 

[jerseyrules]

Look forward to reading about President Clinton

 

[NickCT]

Chapter 59

JANUARY 2009: DOLE APPROVAL AT 55% AS SHE LEAVES OFFICE

JANUARY 2009: CLINTON SWORN-IN AS SECOND FEMALE PRESIDENT IN A ROW

JANUARY 2009: CLINTON USES JOINT ADDRESS TO CONGRESS TO HINT AT UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE BILL

FEBRUARY 2009: AUTO INDUSTRY TINKERS ON BRINK OF COLLAPSE

FEBRUARY 2009: NEW UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS AT 6.5%

FEBRUARY 2009: PRESIDENT CLINTON URGED BY LEADING ECONOMISTS TO "BAILOUT" AUTO INDUSTRY

MARCH 2009: CLINTON, "AUTO INDUSTRY DOESN'T NEED OUR HELP"

MARCH 2009: IRAN TO DEVELOP WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

MARCH 2009: NORTH KOREAN DICTATOR PROMISES TO BOMB USA

MARCH 2009: WAR IN IRAN? PRESIDENT SAID TO BE PREPARING INVASION

 

[jerseyrules]

O crap, perhaps Neocon Hill?

 

[NickCT]

El Finale Grande

Early on in April 2009, President Clinton was faced with an impossible challenge: deciding whether or not to invade Iran. Her foreign policy advisers assured her that Iran was building a nuclear weapon and that there was no way they could successfully end the program and ambitions unless they decided to invade. After five days of consideration President Clinton met with her husband to discuss what to do. Bill, too, advised her to invade Iran. Finally, on May 19, 2009, Hillary Clinton asked Congress to declare war on Iran. The request met some initial opposition but when Iran’s leader provoked the conflict by testing a nuclear weapon they created it was clear they had to invade. With troops being prepared for combat, President Clinton had to deal with the internal affairs of her own White House.

Rod Blagojevich had just informed the President that a “major scandal” was developing and it was critical that he resign from the Vice Presidency. Clinton refused to accept the resignation until it was too late. On June 24, 2009, the story broke on FOX NEWS: Rod Blagojevich had carried out an affair with a call girl as Governor of Illinois. Furthermore there were significant rumors he had illegally used campaign funds to pay off a witness to their encounters. Nonetheless he admitted to continuing the affair in to his time as Vice President. When he could no longer afford the monetary demands of the witnesses they went public. Hillary vowed to stand behind her Vice President and told him this was nothing more than “my husband’s plight all over again” and she insisted that Blagojevich would remain an effective policy maker in the Clinton White House.

On July 17, 2009, Vice President Blagojevich was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the illegal use of campaign funds. Finally President Clinton accepted his resignation. As the President’s approval sunk to 45% it seemed things couldn’t get worse, but they did. Iran announced the completion of a nuclear bomb which led the Commander-in-Chief to rush in to war and get troops on the ground. Initially the invasion seemed to be a success. Several of the top Iranian scientists were killed and suspected bomb-creation centers were promptly destroyed. Quickly the Iranian President responded and the military began to fight back against the underfunded and undermanned U.S. Military.

On December 18, 2009, the death toll stood at 8,500 troops and the number was growing quickly. The attempted Iranian invasion proved a failure and Congressional Republicans called for an end to the blood bath. Clinton agreed and pulled all American troops out by February 7, 2010, in a humiliating defeat. With her approval at 24%, Clinton decided replacing Blagojevich would be a smart decision, in hopes of regaining popularity with the American people. The choice Clinton decided on was John Edwards who was recovering from the death of his wife, Elizabeth Edwards. Nonetheless Edwards was ready to tackle the Vice Presidency and his nomination faced minimal opposition. It was, for most members of congress, the second time they voted on a Vice Presidential confirmation.

The Edwards Confirmation helped Clinton’s approval as it climbed to 30%, but when Ruth Bader Ginsburg resigned from the Supreme Court she was replaced by Jennifer Granholm, the disastrous Governor of Michigan. When Granholm barely passed the Republican-controlled senate, it was clear Clinton would face much opposition. Around the same time that Ginsburg resigned, so did John Paul Stevens, who was replaced by Clinton’s Solicitor General – Elena Kagan. Kagan faced some opposition but nothing compared to Granholm.

The Granholm Confirmation led to the “Conservatives United” movement which sought to oust RINO’s who voted for Jennifer Granholm. They succeeded in replacing many more-moderate incumbents with far-right nominees, costing the GOP the Senate in 2010, despite President Clinton’s 32% approval rating. Democrats were energized and had nearly 65% turn out while independents went overwhelmingly for Democratic nominees. The “Conservatives United” movement quickly dissolved and Clinton announced her reelection bid on January 15, 2011, but Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced a primary challenge only eight days later. Sanders’ announcement was based largely on Clinton’s invasion of Iran. Howard Dean joined the Democratic Primary on February 11, 2011 as well.

On the Republican side Senator George W. Bush and Governor Sarah Palin were the front runners, appealing to the Republican base. While Governor Mike Huckabee, Governor Meg Whitman, and former Vice President Rick Santorum were running as well.

On the night of the Iowa Caucuses Howard Dean defeated President Clinton and Sarah Palin won the caucuses. In New Hampshire the President was again defeated, but this time by Bernie Sanders while former Vice President Santorum won. In South Carolina Clinton and Palin prevailed as the winners. Very quickly the states progressed. At the end of Super Tuesday the Democratic Primary was a tight race between Clinton and Sanders while the Republicans saw a battle unfold between Santorum and Huckabee. Palin had lost a lot of momentum after losing every state in between South Carolina and Super Tuesday.

Ultimately the Clinton/Edwards ticket lost after winning New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Minnesota. The Santorum/Whitman ticket used Clinton’s failures to take the day and win on Election Night 2012.

Fifty years later Clinton is remembered favorably but is often seen as the reason for twenty straight years of a Republican White House. President Santorum served eight years, President Palin served eight after that, and then President Schock only managed to hold on to one term before being defeated by Anthony Weiner.

 

[SLCer]

Gotta say, the finale was disappointing! It was well-written and the idea was good, but I think you tried to cram too much into such a short amount of time, which left a lot of questions.

1. Did Clinton decide not to bail out the auto industry like hinted? If not, what exactly came of it? Did they go under - or did they eventually thrive?

2. Why did Iran go badly so fast? What did China and Russia do when we invaded?

3. What happened with the economy in the wake of no auto bailout & war with Iran?

4. What happened with North Korea? Obviously they didn't go through with their promise to bomb the U.S., but why?

5. When did Bernie Sanders switch from independent to Democrat to run in the primaries?

I guess you summed things up as quickly as possible for a reason (too busy to invest in the TL, which I understand), but it was still a bit rushed and left me with a lot of questions!

Oh well. It was still fun.

 

[jerseyrules]

Anthony Weiner?! No weinergate I assume?