9/11 Never Happens

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Who proceeds to promptly suffer an economic collapse in 2008 that triggers eight years of GOP control?

Or, voter apathy and a low turnout gives W. a second term. Katrina happens, and he has an "eh" lackluster presidency just without a war in the Middle East. Then the financial collapse happens.

His approval ratings won't get as low at they did in OTL. Perhaps he'll slink down to somewhere around 30-40%.
 
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But in a TV sense, the X-Files wraps up after it's 9th season, possibly get's a sequel series focusing on Doggett/Reyes alongside a second season of The Lone Gunmen.
 
En Ron would have been very big. Republicans would have experienced normal mid terms in 2002.

The fact of a stolen election might have made bigger waves.

If it were a fact, true, but that claim has been effectively demolished.

I see George Bush trying to be mainly a domestic President, dealing with issues like education overhaul, marriage, energy, taxes, debt, and other economic concerns.

If enough of these things go reasonably well, then Bush could win a second term.
 
I could see Bush still trying to disarm Iraq with negotiations. When Saddam refuses to allow in weapons inspectors, he will like Clinton launch air strikes to put pressure on Iraq for not cooperating. Without 9/11 he can not play the legislative branches paranoia after the attacks and get a war resolution. If he gets a chance to kill Bin Laden, he will issue basically only air strikes as well. There will be no major support for the CIA as they requested.

Bush I think the highlights of Bush's one term in office will be him passing medicare reform, social security reform, education, reform, and a few air strikes in Iraq to make himself look tougher.
 
I could see Bush still trying to disarm Iraq with negotiations. When Saddam refuses to allow in weapons inspectors, he will like Clinton launch air strikes to put pressure on Iraq for not cooperating. Without 9/11 he can not play the legislative branches paranoia after the attacks and get a war resolution. If he gets a chance to kill Bin Laden, he will issue basically only air strikes as well. There will be no major support for the CIA as they requested.

Bush I think the highlights of Bush's one term in office will be him passing medicare reform, social security reform, education, reform, and a few air strikes in Iraq to make himself look tougher.

What about the Housing Bubble? Does that pick up after the Dotcoms burst?
 
Yup, especially if Bush keeps going with the deregulatory policies and support for Greenspan that made it possible.

So after the 2001-02 recession isn't quite as sharp as OTL, the economy does okay.

And as I said, the big kibosh in the Fall of 2008. Though, I think there will be a transition between *Katrina and the collapse.
 
Would Kerry even be the nominee without the Iraq War hanging over everyone's heads?

Probably not. I could see Gephardt or Edwards being the nominee in this scenario. Gephardt especially if he becomes Speaker of the House in this scenario. Heck, if things go bad enough for Bush, Gore could launch a rematch and win.
 
probably. i doubt that that particular event would be much affected by 9/11 not happening.

So, what about that "End of History" that was becoming a bit commonplace between 1999-2001?

From what I remember about that era (and granted I was 8-10 at the time). Will our society fall into a bit of a malaise after the lack of a War on Terror and such?
 
i Know its Kinda Late But im Trying to Make these Old Topics Relevant Again so Here we Go

After Muhammad Atta Gets Shot at Logan Boston Airport, 9/11 Doesn't Happen and Because of this The Current Security Guards in this Timeline Carry Guns, Fire Detectors and Radioactivity Detectors In Case of Another Threat, Many Media Affected by 9/11 Like Spiderman, Propeller Arena, Rage Against the Machine, Anime ETC are Still Thriving in this Alternate Version of the 2000s, Many of the Troops that Died or Changed due to the War on Terror Stay the Same as they Were Before they Went to War, John Kerry Becomes President in 2004 Instead of Bush Getting a Second Term and The Great Recession Never Happens Because what Most People Dont Know or Remember is that the Great Recession was Caused by Iraqi Oil Workers Getting Layed off Due to Risk of Getting Blown Up so Oil Prices Worldwide Rose and That Bubble is What People are Thinking of When it Comes to the Economic Crash not Because of Housing Prices as Housing Prices in the States Rose even Back in the 90s, and People Say that Another 9/11 Like Attack Would Have Happened but Yet Security Guards Would have Gotten Ready for Another Attack like that to Prevent it with There Guns and Radiation Detectors to Prevent another Attack Like That From Happening, and Even in a Utopia Like that The Alt Right Still Exists, While Not as Aggressive as the Alt Right in OTL, They Would be Still Strong Enough to Get a Trump Like Figure in the White House as All the Alt Right Wanted was an Exotic President, so The President in the ATL Would Be Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bill Gates One of Which Would Take Office, All this in a 21st Century as they Predicted in the Mid-Late 90s
 
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