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In honor of “Dallas,” an awesome TV drama series that ran from 1978 to 1991…
The POD: In the 1978 episode “Election” (Season 2, Episode 8), J.R. Ewing is unable to get his sister-in-law Pamela to unknowingly sabotage her brother Cliff Barnes’s campaign for State Senator, and as a result wins the election despite J.R.’s attempts at voter fraud. As the character Cliff was originally styled after Robert F. Kennedy (according to the writers), I’m guessing he’d be a conservative Democrat. Two years later, in 1980, Cliff is elected to the US House of Representatives (similar to a story arc in mid-Season 3).
Then in 1984, Cliff is elected to the US Senate, making J.R. fear Cliff is planning a presidential run in 1988. To combat this, he sabotages Cliff in every way he can, and in 1987 Cliff declines to run. However, by the time of the 1988 Democratic National Convention, Cliff Barnes has rebuilt his reputation by investigating VP Bush’s ties to the Iran Contra scandal, winning him the number two spot on the national ticket. When Cliff Barnes is narrowly elected Vice-President of the United States, J.R. Ewing is (surprising most close to him) accepting of it, believing Cliff’s new job will keep him busy and out of his way.
However, on May 3, 1991, the President that Cliff serves under suffers a stroke, and soon Cliff Barnes becomes the 42nd President of the United States. This is in reference to the 1991 Series Finale, “Conundrum” (Season 14, episodes 22 and 23).
J.R. Ewing is horrified and outraged by this turn of events, and begins going over possible plans for how to get Cliff out of the White House: mainly, digging up enough dirt to force him to resign, have him impeached, or at least lose the 1992 election. However, after conversing with fellow billionaire Ross Perot at the annual Oil Baron’s Ball that summer, J.R. Ewing decides to fight fire with fire, and jumps into the race for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. Labeled a Dark Horse candidate and a political outsider, he practically (and in some cases, literally) destroys the competition – Bob Dole, Pat Buchanan, Carroll Campbell and Lamar Alexander – and so becomes the first non-politician nominated by the Republicans for President since Eisenhower. Ewing is backed by former Vice-President George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot, who ultimately declined to run as an Independent. Ewing blames Cliff Barnes for failing to handle the economic downturn, and the debates are the most hostile and negative rounds of mud-slinging ever seen on American television. The election ultimately comes down to the wire, and the results are surprising.
Wisconsin unexpectedly votes for Ewing, while Barnes fails to perform strong enough in the south. Of course, Cliff Barnes accuses Ewing of voter fraud, and contests the election results in Ohio, Florida, and their shared home state of Texas. Ultimately, the Supreme Court rules in favor of Ewing on December 22, 1992, by a 5-4 margin. Barnes privately exclaims, “Oh my God. Damn it! He got to them, too!” He then proceeds to binge on Chinese food and booze (a running gag for much of the series).
The Ewing Presidency is highly controversial. J.R.’s supporters admired his ability to pass legislation with his aggressive forms of persuasion in congress, which made Lyndon Johnson’s famous “Johnson Treatment” look friendly. He also was able to make great deals with China and OPEC, causing job growth and a slight increase in the economy and a decrease in unemployment, not to mention the noticeable decrease the national deficit. He was heavily praised by Donald Trump. When it came to foreign policy, he responded to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing by invading Afghanistan and ordering the mission that hunted down and killed Osama Bin Laden and several other al Qaeda leaders in 1994; he also received credit for the peace agreements that ended the Bosnian War in late 1995. However, his extramarital affairs, misuse of federal funds, and many possibly illegal activities performed before entering politics all led to him being impeached in mid-1995. However, only 20% of congress voted to convict him. Still, it was enough to damage his reputation. In 1996, Cliff Barnes capitalized on this by running for President again, practically running on the campaign message “I told you so.” Again, the election was narrow, but, in the end, comfortable enough for Ewing’s demands for a recount to produce nothing.
J.R. Ewing returned to his multi-billion-dollar oil empire after leaving office. The next eight years saw Barnes champion for all forms of energy other than oil, with Ewing defying him every step of the way. In 2000, he won re-election over the McCain/Whitman ticket. In the end, Barnes was victorious in curbing America’s dependence on fossil fuels; he also followed Secretary Bill Clinton’s advice for the economy and managed to create a $50 billion national surplus by the end of his Presidency. Cliff Barnes left office with fair approval ratings. However, his VP lost the 2004 Presidential election in a narrow upset to Governor J.C. Watts Jr. of Oklahoma. The Presidency of Clifford “Cliff” Barnes (1991-1993/1997-2005) is now considered to have been very successful, and he is currently ranked among America’s top 20 best Presidents (again, a reference to the Series Finale “Conundrum”).
The POD: In the 1978 episode “Election” (Season 2, Episode 8), J.R. Ewing is unable to get his sister-in-law Pamela to unknowingly sabotage her brother Cliff Barnes’s campaign for State Senator, and as a result wins the election despite J.R.’s attempts at voter fraud. As the character Cliff was originally styled after Robert F. Kennedy (according to the writers), I’m guessing he’d be a conservative Democrat. Two years later, in 1980, Cliff is elected to the US House of Representatives (similar to a story arc in mid-Season 3).
Then in 1984, Cliff is elected to the US Senate, making J.R. fear Cliff is planning a presidential run in 1988. To combat this, he sabotages Cliff in every way he can, and in 1987 Cliff declines to run. However, by the time of the 1988 Democratic National Convention, Cliff Barnes has rebuilt his reputation by investigating VP Bush’s ties to the Iran Contra scandal, winning him the number two spot on the national ticket. When Cliff Barnes is narrowly elected Vice-President of the United States, J.R. Ewing is (surprising most close to him) accepting of it, believing Cliff’s new job will keep him busy and out of his way.
However, on May 3, 1991, the President that Cliff serves under suffers a stroke, and soon Cliff Barnes becomes the 42nd President of the United States. This is in reference to the 1991 Series Finale, “Conundrum” (Season 14, episodes 22 and 23).
J.R. Ewing is horrified and outraged by this turn of events, and begins going over possible plans for how to get Cliff out of the White House: mainly, digging up enough dirt to force him to resign, have him impeached, or at least lose the 1992 election. However, after conversing with fellow billionaire Ross Perot at the annual Oil Baron’s Ball that summer, J.R. Ewing decides to fight fire with fire, and jumps into the race for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. Labeled a Dark Horse candidate and a political outsider, he practically (and in some cases, literally) destroys the competition – Bob Dole, Pat Buchanan, Carroll Campbell and Lamar Alexander – and so becomes the first non-politician nominated by the Republicans for President since Eisenhower. Ewing is backed by former Vice-President George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot, who ultimately declined to run as an Independent. Ewing blames Cliff Barnes for failing to handle the economic downturn, and the debates are the most hostile and negative rounds of mud-slinging ever seen on American television. The election ultimately comes down to the wire, and the results are surprising.
Wisconsin unexpectedly votes for Ewing, while Barnes fails to perform strong enough in the south. Of course, Cliff Barnes accuses Ewing of voter fraud, and contests the election results in Ohio, Florida, and their shared home state of Texas. Ultimately, the Supreme Court rules in favor of Ewing on December 22, 1992, by a 5-4 margin. Barnes privately exclaims, “Oh my God. Damn it! He got to them, too!” He then proceeds to binge on Chinese food and booze (a running gag for much of the series).
The Ewing Presidency is highly controversial. J.R.’s supporters admired his ability to pass legislation with his aggressive forms of persuasion in congress, which made Lyndon Johnson’s famous “Johnson Treatment” look friendly. He also was able to make great deals with China and OPEC, causing job growth and a slight increase in the economy and a decrease in unemployment, not to mention the noticeable decrease the national deficit. He was heavily praised by Donald Trump. When it came to foreign policy, he responded to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing by invading Afghanistan and ordering the mission that hunted down and killed Osama Bin Laden and several other al Qaeda leaders in 1994; he also received credit for the peace agreements that ended the Bosnian War in late 1995. However, his extramarital affairs, misuse of federal funds, and many possibly illegal activities performed before entering politics all led to him being impeached in mid-1995. However, only 20% of congress voted to convict him. Still, it was enough to damage his reputation. In 1996, Cliff Barnes capitalized on this by running for President again, practically running on the campaign message “I told you so.” Again, the election was narrow, but, in the end, comfortable enough for Ewing’s demands for a recount to produce nothing.
J.R. Ewing returned to his multi-billion-dollar oil empire after leaving office. The next eight years saw Barnes champion for all forms of energy other than oil, with Ewing defying him every step of the way. In 2000, he won re-election over the McCain/Whitman ticket. In the end, Barnes was victorious in curbing America’s dependence on fossil fuels; he also followed Secretary Bill Clinton’s advice for the economy and managed to create a $50 billion national surplus by the end of his Presidency. Cliff Barnes left office with fair approval ratings. However, his VP lost the 2004 Presidential election in a narrow upset to Governor J.C. Watts Jr. of Oklahoma. The Presidency of Clifford “Cliff” Barnes (1991-1993/1997-2005) is now considered to have been very successful, and he is currently ranked among America’s top 20 best Presidents (again, a reference to the Series Finale “Conundrum”).
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A (Finally) Codified Constitution in 2006, that reformed the British Government from the ground up de jure (making the government closer to actual practice and codifying some conventions), and making these changes in practice:
- The Office of Governor-General is created, and rotates between the (democratically elected) four Governors of the Home Countries and the Mayor of Greater London
- A Tricameral Parliament
- English Devolution/Federal UK
- Augmenting the 2005 reform act, the Supreme Court now has Judicial Review
- The Queen's powers are only what was until then Reserve Powers not made dormant.
Lost the game
Banned
Hey Joe
The 1994 Senate Election in Pennsylvania was the closest race of 1994. Despite early successes, his inability to extricate himself from the infighting and power struggling of the House GOP Conference hampered Congressman Santorum's ability to campaign for Senator. The impending retirement of Minority Leader Bob Michel led to a three-way contest for the position of leader of the House GOP, between Congressmen Richard Cheney, Dennis Hastert, and Robert Smith Walker. This infighting led the young congressman to lose his bid for the senate seat to incumbent Harris Wofford
1992 Presidential Election
Newt Gingrich
Justice Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Candidate (film)
1994 House of Representatives Election
NOTE: This is the only senate race that year that differs from OTL- that means the senate ITTL has 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats. I also just strongly dislike Rick Santorum...
The 1994 Senate Election in Pennsylvania was the closest race of 1994. Despite early successes, his inability to extricate himself from the infighting and power struggling of the House GOP Conference hampered Congressman Santorum's ability to campaign for Senator. The impending retirement of Minority Leader Bob Michel led to a three-way contest for the position of leader of the House GOP, between Congressmen Richard Cheney, Dennis Hastert, and Robert Smith Walker. This infighting led the young congressman to lose his bid for the senate seat to incumbent Harris Wofford
1992 Presidential Election
Newt Gingrich
Justice Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Candidate (film)
1994 House of Representatives Election
NOTE: This is the only senate race that year that differs from OTL- that means the senate ITTL has 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats. I also just strongly dislike Rick Santorum...
Winners are always on the left side of the box: It flows from left to right who has the most amount of votes. As far as a first attempt, not bad.
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Hey Joe
The Temporary Assistance and Work Opportunity Act was a major part of President Biden's legislative agenda. Colloquially known as "welfare reform," TAWOA establishes a three-year consecutive limit on welfare coverage, and an eight-year lifetime limit. It also established work requirements for those on welfare. The bill was a bipartisan effort led by the Democrats, and lacked many Republican-backed provisions, such as banning immigrants who have been here for less than five years from receiving benefits, or a proposal to ban felons from receiving food stamps, the absence of which was the price which a number of members of the Congressional Black Caucus demanded in return for their letting the bill out of committee. It did however, have a number of provisions intended to enforce child support, provide job training, and funds for early-childhood education and childcare assistance for single mothers.
1992 Presidential Election
Newt Gingrich
Justice Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Candidate (film)
1994 House of Representatives Election
1994 United States Senate Election in Pennsylvania
The Temporary Assistance and Work Opportunity Act was a major part of President Biden's legislative agenda. Colloquially known as "welfare reform," TAWOA establishes a three-year consecutive limit on welfare coverage, and an eight-year lifetime limit. It also established work requirements for those on welfare. The bill was a bipartisan effort led by the Democrats, and lacked many Republican-backed provisions, such as banning immigrants who have been here for less than five years from receiving benefits, or a proposal to ban felons from receiving food stamps, the absence of which was the price which a number of members of the Congressional Black Caucus demanded in return for their letting the bill out of committee. It did however, have a number of provisions intended to enforce child support, provide job training, and funds for early-childhood education and childcare assistance for single mothers.
1992 Presidential Election
Newt Gingrich
Justice Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Candidate (film)
1994 House of Representatives Election
1994 United States Senate Election in Pennsylvania
Three Angry Men
The 1996 US Presidential election was a very memorable race. With President Dukakis being term-limited and Vice-President John Glenn declining to run, the primaries were wide open on both sides. The general election candidates ended up as being the following individuals:
--Reginald Albert “Red” Forman (b. 1927) served as a US Congressman from 1983 to 1987, and as Governor of Wisconsin from 1987-1995. He represented blue-collar workers and ran on his successful eight years in the state capital.
--“Al” Bundy (b. 1948), fed up with being a shoe salesman, successfully ran to fill a vacant seat in the state senate in 1993 by hosting parties with free beer at local nudie bars. In 1994, he was narrowly elected Governor over Republican candidate George Ryan and Green candidate Marcy D’Arcy (his next-door neighbor). A political newcomer, he represented those against corruption, the political establishment, and political correctness. And while male voters embraced his he-man personality, female voters viewed him as vehemently sexist.
--Archibald “Archie” Bunker (b. 1924), a former Republican US Congressman from New York from 1990 to 1995, disliked both main party candidates and decided to run as an Independent. He was very controversial, often being accused of being racist, but still developed a strong cult-like following.
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Who would YOU have voted for?
The 1996 US Presidential election was a very memorable race. With President Dukakis being term-limited and Vice-President John Glenn declining to run, the primaries were wide open on both sides. The general election candidates ended up as being the following individuals:
--Reginald Albert “Red” Forman (b. 1927) served as a US Congressman from 1983 to 1987, and as Governor of Wisconsin from 1987-1995. He represented blue-collar workers and ran on his successful eight years in the state capital.
--“Al” Bundy (b. 1948), fed up with being a shoe salesman, successfully ran to fill a vacant seat in the state senate in 1993 by hosting parties with free beer at local nudie bars. In 1994, he was narrowly elected Governor over Republican candidate George Ryan and Green candidate Marcy D’Arcy (his next-door neighbor). A political newcomer, he represented those against corruption, the political establishment, and political correctness. And while male voters embraced his he-man personality, female voters viewed him as vehemently sexist.
--Archibald “Archie” Bunker (b. 1924), a former Republican US Congressman from New York from 1990 to 1995, disliked both main party candidates and decided to run as an Independent. He was very controversial, often being accused of being racist, but still developed a strong cult-like following.
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Who would YOU have voted for?
Lyndon LaRouche?
Lyndon LaRouche!
Seems people really like Rummy.
Sorry to double post on the same thing: But I noticed in the first box Ron Paul's party is Libertarian Freedom. On the second box (with all of the candidates), his party is the Libertarian Citizens, while Mike Gravel's party is Libertarian Freedom.
He got 5% of the vote. Have you seen how badly formatted minor party stuff can be on wikipedia?
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