Alternate First Black POTUS'?

Your Majesty:

RFK Jr is the civilian, Democratic, ideological equivalent of Palin IMO. That's without mentioning the various conspiracy theories regarding Bush= Ferdie, vaccines, etc. I'd certainly hope he wouldn't be re-elected in '12.
I wouldn't call him an equivalent to Palin. I wouldn't call many people Palin (the less I say here the better 'cause God forbid I give a small opinion or someone will jump down my back, which I fear lately). He may have some views that are heading toward the fringe, but I think he's a workable entity overall. That is if he achieves political office, which is a must.
 
Well, that was DOA when he was busted for heroin in '83. You have to move him from near-Kucinich of OTL to at least Pelosi. Dems post-72 would not nominate someone to the left of Dukakis. So he'd have to become moderately liberal on fiscal issues, but a SoCon, similar to his father.
 
This is the line that is always trotted out, but I think that there was actually much more to it than that. I think Powell himself, at the end of the day, just doesn't have the basic level of ambition required.
This. Powell is ultimately a follower. He participated in the initial cover-up of My Lai, and he followed Bush to the point of lying to the UN. Popular or not, Powell doesn't seem to like being in the driver's seat. That's what I meant by "growing a pair" earlier.
 
Harvey Gantt

I think you're all missing a fairly plausible candidate.

Let's say that Harvey Gantt defeats Jesse Helms in North Carolina in 1990. It's not inconceivable that he is nominated as Bill Clinton's running mate in 1992, and then runs as Clinton's successor in 2000.

In real life of course, Clinton's successor - Gore - lost, but given the narrowness of that election, a win by Gantt wouldn't be all that shocking.
 
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