I am pretty sure that is exactly what happens. It's just that they always appoint their spouse.
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Another wikibox idea: The Donald's first marriage lasted for 15 years and his second for 2. He's been married to Melania for almost 12. I would not put it past him to, if you'll pardon the crudity, replace her with a younger model in the near future; would anyone care to make a wikibox on a Mrs. Trump Mk. IV?
Third Parties Galore
1972: The Robber or the Racist?
With Congress certifying him as President, President Nelson Rockefeller got to work despite many Socialists mumbling of "Robbyfeller" who apparently "stole" the election from the man who many Socialists held high, Governor Richard Nixon of California. The Burmese War continued into President Rockefeller's first term to the disappointment of his anti-war supporters. Progressive policies slowly became more socially-oriented, angering conservatives, and the "New Frontier" programs continued with the historic passing and implementation of the universal healthcare system "AmeriCare" with bipartisan support, much to right-wing anger at "socialized medicine".
Barry Goldwater declared in 1971 "If people ask me about this a decade hence, I shall say 'I did not leave the Progressive Party, the Progressive Party left me'." and formed the Libertarian Party in protest at the Progressives' "growing socialist tendencies". Many Progressives of a libertarian bent joined the Libertarians, including Senator Ronald Reagan of California and Governor Roger MacBride of Vermont. Goldwater chose television producer Tonie Nathan of Oregon as his running mate as many prominent Libertarians wished to focus on ensuring re-election as Libertarians.
Rockefeller nevertheless declared his intention to seek re-election, and easily won re-nomination, electing to continue the ticket with Vice-President William Scranton of Pennsylvania. The bitter anti-war voters finally had a choice in Socialist George McGovern [who chose Representative Shirley Chisholm of New York, one of the few Socialists willing to be the bottom of a seemingly-doomed ticket] while the AIP, in a bid to expand outside the South chose Governor Happy Chandler of Kentucky and Senator Evan Mecham of Arizona. Louisiana still held out against the AIP as the Populists, led by Governor John McKeithen of Louisiana and Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas slowly chipped away at AIP support in the Deep South as the AIP increasingly focused on the North and on opportunities to become a "national" party instead of a "Southern" party, like the Populists and States' Rights were.
In the end, Chandler got an impressive second place as McGovern collapsed in support [but won his native South Dakota easily] and voters afraid of the possibility of an AIP victory voted overwhelmingly Rockefeller, his so-called "moderate majority". Rockefeller would be the last nominee to win an outright electoral majority, as the rigamarole following the 1976 election would be the final straw to an exasperated American people tired of an archaic electoral system so transparently unsuited to the fragmented multi-partisan politics of modern-day America.
1972: The Robber or the Racist?
With Congress certifying him as President, President Nelson Rockefeller got to work despite many Socialists mumbling of "Robbyfeller" who apparently "stole" the election from the man who many Socialists held high, Governor Richard Nixon of California. The Burmese War continued into President Rockefeller's first term to the disappointment of his anti-war supporters. Progressive policies slowly became more socially-oriented, angering conservatives, and the "New Frontier" programs continued with the historic passing and implementation of the universal healthcare system "AmeriCare" with bipartisan support, much to right-wing anger at "socialized medicine".
Barry Goldwater declared in 1971 "If people ask me about this a decade hence, I shall say 'I did not leave the Progressive Party, the Progressive Party left me'." and formed the Libertarian Party in protest at the Progressives' "growing socialist tendencies". Many Progressives of a libertarian bent joined the Libertarians, including Senator Ronald Reagan of California and Governor Roger MacBride of Vermont. Goldwater chose television producer Tonie Nathan of Oregon as his running mate as many prominent Libertarians wished to focus on ensuring re-election as Libertarians.
Rockefeller nevertheless declared his intention to seek re-election, and easily won re-nomination, electing to continue the ticket with Vice-President William Scranton of Pennsylvania. The bitter anti-war voters finally had a choice in Socialist George McGovern [who chose Representative Shirley Chisholm of New York, one of the few Socialists willing to be the bottom of a seemingly-doomed ticket] while the AIP, in a bid to expand outside the South chose Governor Happy Chandler of Kentucky and Senator Evan Mecham of Arizona. Louisiana still held out against the AIP as the Populists, led by Governor John McKeithen of Louisiana and Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas slowly chipped away at AIP support in the Deep South as the AIP increasingly focused on the North and on opportunities to become a "national" party instead of a "Southern" party, like the Populists and States' Rights were.
In the end, Chandler got an impressive second place as McGovern collapsed in support [but won his native South Dakota easily] and voters afraid of the possibility of an AIP victory voted overwhelmingly Rockefeller, his so-called "moderate majority". Rockefeller would be the last nominee to win an outright electoral majority, as the rigamarole following the 1976 election would be the final straw to an exasperated American people tired of an archaic electoral system so transparently unsuited to the fragmented multi-partisan politics of modern-day America.
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Last page? Well then.
Better make this last-page-post worth it.
We Are Number One but everyone votes for him and he becomes Prime Minister of Iceland
Onwards and upwards, eh?
Better make this last-page-post worth it.
We Are Number One but everyone votes for him and he becomes Prime Minister of Iceland
Onwards and upwards, eh?
Thanks! I mean it's not exactly hard AH, more of an excuse for trying new wikibox styles and a bit of self-indulgence, but hopefully some parts are cool whether you're into soccerkickball or not.
Cascadia is the coastal strip between the Cascades and the sea that runs from roughly Sacramento and up through Oregon, Washington and BC until Bella Bella. Idaho is ITTL's Montana. Yeah, I know, very imaginative naming.
And, uh, not sure if this will please you or not, but LA would be part of California in the Mexican Empire, and probably a much smaller city. Tennessee would be the core of the country of Transylvania, along with Kentucky and such. But they're more of a Yale-pass-crazy nation, which is why they rarely show up. Some things stay convergent.
It's American Football, sort of. A carry code with forward passes allowed and play stoppages. One of these days I will settle on what the rule differences actually are and maybe make a few boxes about that.
Are there any anywhere IRL? Feel free to suggest some, nothing's really set in stone in this universe.
Latvia, Lithuania, Taiwan, Phillippines....maybe Greece and Turkey and Spain? Either way it's a high-participation but low-profile sport in most areas. But hey, it's a fantasy universe, easy to change.
Sounds like it might make for a fun basketball world cup. Which is a thing apparently, run by an organization called FIBA. US and Yugoslavia are tied for most wins, and the only other countries which have ever taken the gold are USSR, Brazil, Argentina, and Spain. IIRC, there's a Lithuanian movie about how the predominantly Lithuanian Soviet national team brought that country a win this one time.
That's pretty cool. There's been other Soviet teams in other sports with a heavy representation from one specific republics that wasn't RSFSR, too. Some interesting historical dynamics there.
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