Not a fun place to live..
Sculley gets into a car accident in January of 1985, instantly dying. Without him to organize the opposition, Jobs averts the coup in Apple. Due to butterflies George HW Bush unwittingly dies of a particularly bad flu strain during 1991, leading to Dan Quayle taking the reins. Beat Happening dominates the rock scene after one "Kurdt Kobain" (formerly of The Go Team) became a back up vocalist in the late '80s. This leads to the "twee" and indie rock scenes exploding, forming a visible counterculture that spans from roughly 1989-2004. Quayle wins re-election in '92 against a hapless Cuomo ticket thanks to the sympathy vote and much worse race relations. With the successful attack on the WTC in 1993 the US begins a War on Terror. Ultimately the US occupies Somalia, the Sudan and Iraq. In this climate the Democrats move considerably more towards neo-liberalism and "law and order," ultimately drafting Steve Jobs for California Governor and then President by 2000. He narrowly wins in 2000 despite significant liberal opposition and a not-minor riot outside of the DNC...