samcster94
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Zhirinovsky as President?1994 is SO LATE! Momentum for the shift has been building for decades and I really don't think you can stop it just by moving the Democrats to the center. (Not to mention the implications of where the left goes at that point and whether the Democrats can remain a viable party.)
So what I think you really need to do, post-1994, is have the GOP do something to derail their appeal with Southern and/or Midwestern voters. I can't think of why they would abandon ruralism (i.e. support for agriculture subsidies) but that would go a long way. It's kind of impossible to imagine the circumstances of a party split circa 1994, but something that dramatic would do the trick.
You know what would probably work? A real, active, Tom Clancy-level threat against the US. Crazies take over in Russia, actual ground troops in bulk are needed, Gingrich plays politics rather than kowtowing to national defense needs, Clinton regains the fealty of Southerners and Midwesterners for another generation.