You made mention of "rouge states" in your post. I'm pretty sure you didn't mean they had red coloured cheeks
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I could totally get behind Arcanianism to be honest, or at least its most socially progressive elements.
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One of the most enigmatic characters in 20th-century East Asian history was Fu Manchu, said to control all the triads in Hong Kong and to be among the 5 richest men in Asia. In spite of his wealth and prominence, his true origin is shrouded in mystery. His accent and facial features (described as "Hollywood yellowface" by observers) have allowed experts to conclude that he was not of full Han Chinese origin and that he was raised in a British household, but beyond that little else is known. The most widely accepted theory of Mr. Fu's origin is that he was born Francis Kruger to Afrikaner parents in South Africa and was orphaned during the Boer Wars, being raised in squalor by a second cousin before trying his fortune in the Orient. Others have hypothesized as to a Jewish, Greek, Welsh, Chinese-Jamaican, North Indian, or even Uyghur origin for Fu Manchu, but today - 37 years after his death - his true background remains as mysterious as it ever was.
Stan The Man: Young Westeros
Stan The Man
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Something I whipped up using the Young Italy wikibox for an rise of nationalism in Westeros's version of the 19th Century. I'll do an write up later.
CanadianTory: United States presidential election, 2008 (Lazarus, Icarus, and Canadian Politics)
I think I'm allowed to post this here, since 2008 was almost 10 years ago.
As most of you know, these last few months I've been working as an intern as part of getting my Ed degree. I've recently been informed that I have passed, so all these months of hard work have been worth it. Now obviously that work has meant I didn't have time to work on this TL, which recently celebrated its 1 Year Anniversary, but now that I do have the time, I can begin work on it once more. So, apologies for the wait, I'm incredibly rusty at writing. I can't wait for you all to see what I have planned.
So, without further ado, please enjoy the United States presidential election, 2008. Thanks for waiting, and thanks so much for all the support!
Special shout-out to @True Grit and @lord caedus for all the help and feedback.
By their nature, national conventions are safe spaces for the party faithful, be they Republican or Democrat. Over the course of a few days, high profile politicians, former politicians, forgotten politicians, party insiders, and volunteers gather under a single roof to drink, socialize, and hopefully nominate a ticket that will usher their party to victory. Everyone leaves having had a good time, and in most cases their candidate receives a bit of a boost in the polls after they portray themselves as even remotely human. Such was the case with then Republicans. Understandably Fred Thompson had somewhat of a hill to climb, by virtue of the scandal surrounding his health. Having dispatched Congressman Ron Paul and his dissident followers, the President was set to orchestrate what his campaign inner circle bluntly hoped would be his redemption, rising from the proverbial grave ala Lazarus. After all, the GOP had only just reclaimed the White House after twelves years in the political wilderness. None, except the most ambitious few within the GOP, wished to see the party lose it after only a single term.
Momentarily delayed in order to show respect to the devastation caused by Hurricane Gustav, the Republican National Convention opened with comments from the last Republican in the White House still able to make such presentations, former Vice President Dan Quayle. With former President Bush in his mid-eighties, it was left to Quayle to champion the successes of Republican administrations past. Comparing President Thompson to both Reagan and Bush, the former Vice President conceded that the country was better led by a man who, although flawed, had been willing to concede his mistakes and improve upon himself, as opposed to a man championing policies of weakness and surrender. After more than a decade in exile from public life, some political commentators speculated that Quayle’s speech had been part of a campaign to position himself to reclaim his old seat in the Senate come 2010. After Quayle came the assorted congregation of Senators, Representatives, Governors, party insiders and defeated candidates that those who followed these sorts of things expected. Michigan Governor Mitt Romney, a former critic of the President now safely re-elected, praised Thompson’s handling of the economy. Texas Governor Kay Bailey Hutchison praised his down-to-earth spirit, common-sense conservatism, and the fact that as a loving husband, Thompson knew the importance of making a commitment. Through his keynote address, Senate Minority Whip Rick Santorum presented Thompson as the man best suited to champion family values, and criticized the Democrats and John Edwards for wanting to duck and run in the face of advancing terrorism across the world. With the President trailing his Democratic opponent by seven percentage points, Republican strategists saw energizing the base as the party’s best hope for regaining momentum. But achieving such a goal ultimately rested with Fred Thompson. After all, his name was at the top of the ticket. Only briefly alluding to his health scandal, joking that his doctor had given him the all clear to attend that evening, Thompson praised his Vice President and cabinet for their work in implementing his agenda. From bolstering the war in the Middle East to cutting taxes for Americans, the Republican nominee charged that America was making its comeback from the Clinton-Gore years, but that such progress would be reversed under John Edwards. A decidedly negative and warning speech, some pundits viewed it as a stark departure from Thompson’s more uplifting address four years earlier.
Contrasting the doom and gloom of the Republican Convention, the Democrats had designed a multiday extravaganza meant to dazzle and dispel the attacks aimed towards John Edwards’ campaign for the Presidency. But luckily the Senator from North Carolina was no longer alone on the ticket. In selecting Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Edwards hoped to heal the divide that had grown between his supporters and those who had backed former Vice President Jeanne Shaheen, as well as among women voters disappointed and left disillusioned by the latter’s defeat. A tough-as-nails brawler, Napolitano had garnered a memorable reputation during her time as a US Attorney, most notably in defending Anita Hill in the latter’s accusations of sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. A cancer-survivor herself, a Democrat governing in a traditional red-state, and a moderate when dealing with illegal immigration, the executive experience heavy Napolitano carried with her a degree of risk. Lacking foreign policy experience and unmarried, some Republicans questioned her suitability for the office in a time when America was at war. But Edwards liked her, and the ticket was set. The convention itself attracted a number of figures familiar to most Americans; former Presidents Bill Clinton and Al Gore, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Jeanne Shaheen, actors George Clooney and Matt Damon, and philanthropists like Bill Gates. Effectively a whose who of entertainment, at times the convention appeared to be more akin to the Oscars than a national political gathering. Still, speeches were made from the expected speakers. Bill Clinton gave his usual barn-burner, rousing Americans to reach for something better. Al Gore joked that he was surprised that after hearing the party had nominated a good looking, charming southerner, it wasn’t him. Former Vice President Shaheen pledged to do all in her power to help elect John Edwards as the next President of the United States, receiving a standing ovation from everyone in the convention, as well as a surprise appearance from Edwards himself, who embraced his former primary opponent in a show of unity. In his own speech, Edwards proclaimed that a new dawn was on the horizon, one of truth, equality, prosperity, and peace. The Democratic nominee for the presidency accused the Thompson Administration of perpetrating a climate of mistrust and abandoning the most vulnerable, the poor, the homeless, and the middle class. A touching and moving speech, it appeared to set up what seemed to be an ever growing, inevitable conclusion.
Thus the battle was set; warmongering liar versus self-absorbed socialite.
For most of the general election campaign a significant chunk of the Democrats war chest was spent criticizing the unpopular wars in the Middle East, which had grown ever the costlier in lives and in economic impact back home. Although President Thompson’s pledged to take a harsher approach to al-Qaeda and the Taliban had garnered him support in 2004, four years on many voters had become tired of the conflict. Seven years on from the terrorist attacks, most Americans had begun to move on. Besides, for all his tough talk, the President had yet to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. Senator Edwards pledged to slowly withdrawing all troops from Iraq by the end of his first term as President. Likening the conflict to America’s involvement in Vietnam, Edwards criticized what he called the Thompson doctrine as a war strategy without a proper timetable. There was also the matter of Thompson’s health. Although he had largely moved past the worst of it, the Democrats were quick to remind voters of the President’s decision to lie about his health, typically as a means to energize their base.
The other major issue of the campaign, unsurprisingly, centered around the economy. Oil prices had begun to rise since early 2007, and economists had been warning that some of the Republicans policies had threatened the once strong housing market. By 2008 it appeared as though the situation in the housing market had caused banks to make questionable investments. Most of these risks took the form of credit-default swaps and other unregulated derivatives. Throw in the fact that more and more homeowners had begun to default on their mortgages, the American financial system began to feel the symptoms of banker’s dirty tricks. As expected, the growing uncertainty around the economy did little to benefit the sitting occupant of the Oval Office, who seemed generally disinterested in getting the government involved with the economy. He was, after all, the second coming of Ronald Reagan, and anything that smelled of regulation involving the economy would be considered treasonous by many Republicans, as well as the party’s base. That’s not to say it did the Democrats any favours. John Edwards had prided himself in his promises to end poverty in thirty years, specifically through the creation of housing vouchers, strengthening labour unions, and raising the minimum wage to $8.40. His other promise, to make college essentially free for everyone, seemed equally unreasonable once the economic forecast turned sour. Republicans charged that the Democratic nominee’s promises would plunge the country into recession, forcing the Edwards’ campaign to back away from the policies.
As expected from a presidential election, the only real moment when the candidates would drop the more over-the-top attacks and actually attempt to deal with policy came with their only face-to-face meetings; the three presidential debates. Held at the University of Mississippi on September 25, the first debate focused on foreign policy and national security. President Thompson promoted his experience, charging that Edwards, by virtue of what Thompson labelled as a policy of surrender, was ill-equipped to make the tough decisions needed of a commander-in-chief. Edwards pushed back, highlighting his time on the Select Committee on Intelligence, while at the same time criticizing the President for surrounding himself with foreign-policy hawks, such as Defence Secretary John McCain. Although Thompson’s arguable greatest strength, despite the unpopularity of the war, a CNN poll conducted immediately after only gave the President the narrowest of victories, thirty-eight to thirty-five who felt that Edwards had prevailed. Americans conceded that the President was superior when it came to foreign policy and world affairs, but the main issue of the campaign had slowly become the economy, which was the focus of the second debate.
Unfortunately, only days before the debate, disaster would strike the U.S. economy. On October 4, 2008, the investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed, sending shockwaves throughout the global financial system. With countless other banks expected to follow Lehman Brothers into bankruptcy, the Thompson administration was forced to sign off on an $80 billion bailout. In what could only be described as the perfect storm for economic ruination, housing and real-estate prices plummeted, and the US stock market exchange nose-dived more than seven hundred points, the worst showing since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Analysists and doomsayers began predicting that evictions, foreclosures, increased unemployment, the collapse of countless businesses, not to mention a decline in America’s credit rating, would be quick to follow. The chaos even caused President Thompson to cancel all immediate campaign events and return to Washington to mediate negotiations between Republicans and Democrats, and work towards developing a strategy to deal with the immediate fallout of the crisis. Although reportedly against the notion of a bailout, telling his advisors that it was a flawed “spending your way to prosperity” philosophy, the lack of any alternative left the President with little choice. Unfortunately, matters would only get worse for President Thompson. It was soon discovered that during his primary against Congressman Ron Paul, who had charged that America had already entered into a recession by late 2007, Thompson had offhandedly told reporters that he saw no reason to believe that the country was headed towards an economic downturn. The quote would haunt the President for the remainder of the campaign as it became a centre-piece of most Democratic television and online attack ads.
Despite Republican ads arguing that changing Presidents in such chaotic times could potentially worsen the crisis, it appeared that voters had begun to make up their minds. John Edwards had waged a campaign of appealing to Americans hopes and dreams. The campaign slogans of “Tomorrow starts Today”, while cliché, and Edwards’ blue collar façade played well with the average American voter, who increasingly saw the sitting President as out of touch and at fault for the current economic crisis. On Election Night it quickly became apparent that John Edwards would be elected the 45th President of the United States, relegating Fred Thompson to being the second-continuous President to lose his bid for re-election. Making matters worse for the Grand Old Party, the Democrats had improved upon their midterm results in both the House and Senate, further cementing their control on both houses on Congress. Even Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, found himself among the loses. Only four years earlier the Democrats found themselves outside the White House and in the opposition. Now they controlled everything. Their opponents were left shocked and divided, in search of new leadership, with future prospects looking bleak.
For the fifth time since the election of George H.W. Bush of Texas, the United States found itself with a President from the south. Young, charming, and coming off a landslide victory, it seemed that nothing could stop John Edwards as he began to plot the intricacies of his administration.
Unfortunately, the best laid plans often find roadblocks in Washington.
Presidents of the United States of America:
Richard Nixon (R-California) 1969-1974
Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) 1974-1977
Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) 1977-1981
Ronald Reagan (R-California) 1981-1989
George Herbert Walker Bush (R-Texas) 1989-1993
Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) 1993-2001
Al Gore (D-Tennessee) 2001-2005
Fred Thompson (R-Tennessee) 2005-2009
John Edwards (D-North Carolina) 2009-
Vice Presidents of the United States of America:
Spiro Agnew (R-Maryland) 1969-1973
Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) 1973-1974
Nelson Rockefeller (R-New York) 1974-1977
Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) 1977-1981
George Herbert Walker Bush (R-Texas) 1981-1989
Dan Quayle (R-Indiana) 1989-1993
Al Gore (D-Tennessee) 1993-2001
Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) 2001-2005
John Kasich (R-Ohio) 2005-2009
Janet Napolitano (D-Arizona) 2009-
House of Representatives
Democratic: 262 (+35)
Republican: 173 (-35)
Speaker before Election
Nancy Pelosi (California-8th)
Speaker after Election
Nancy Pelosi (California-8th)
Senate
Democratic: 58 (+7)
Republican: 40 (-7)
Connecticut for Lieberman: 1 (-0)
Independent: 1 (-0)
Majority Leader before Election
Harry Reid (Nevada)
Majority Leader after Election
Harry Reid (Nevada)
*Changes to OTL include Alaska at Large, California 4th, California 44th, Louisiana 4th, Minnesota 6th, and the US Senate Election in Kentucky
Gubernatorial
Delaware: Lt. Governor John Carney (D) defeats former Superior Court Judge William Swain Lee (R)
Indiana: Governor David McIntosh (R) defeats former U.S. Representative Jill Long Thompson (D)
Missouri: Attorney General Jay Nixon (D) defeats U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof (R)
Montana: State Representative David Wanzenried (D) defeats Governor Bob Brown (R)
New Hampshire: Governor John Lynch (D) defeats State Representative Jim Coburn (R)
North Carolina: Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue (D) defeats Mayor Pat McCrory (R)
North Dakota: Governor John Hoeven (R) defeats State Senator Tim Mathern (D)
Utah: Ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R) defeats Businessman Bob Springmeyer (D)
Vermont: Governor Jim Douglas (R) defeats Vermont House of Representatives Speaker Gaye Symington (D) and State Senator Anthony Pollina (I)
Washington: Former Attorney General Christine Gregoire (D) defeats Governor Dino Rossi (R)
West Virginia: Governor Joe Manchin (D) defeats former State Senator Russ Weeks (R)
<- Previous Update
As most of you know, these last few months I've been working as an intern as part of getting my Ed degree. I've recently been informed that I have passed, so all these months of hard work have been worth it. Now obviously that work has meant I didn't have time to work on this TL, which recently celebrated its 1 Year Anniversary, but now that I do have the time, I can begin work on it once more. So, apologies for the wait, I'm incredibly rusty at writing. I can't wait for you all to see what I have planned.
So, without further ado, please enjoy the United States presidential election, 2008. Thanks for waiting, and thanks so much for all the support!
Special shout-out to @True Grit and @lord caedus for all the help and feedback.
By their nature, national conventions are safe spaces for the party faithful, be they Republican or Democrat. Over the course of a few days, high profile politicians, former politicians, forgotten politicians, party insiders, and volunteers gather under a single roof to drink, socialize, and hopefully nominate a ticket that will usher their party to victory. Everyone leaves having had a good time, and in most cases their candidate receives a bit of a boost in the polls after they portray themselves as even remotely human. Such was the case with then Republicans. Understandably Fred Thompson had somewhat of a hill to climb, by virtue of the scandal surrounding his health. Having dispatched Congressman Ron Paul and his dissident followers, the President was set to orchestrate what his campaign inner circle bluntly hoped would be his redemption, rising from the proverbial grave ala Lazarus. After all, the GOP had only just reclaimed the White House after twelves years in the political wilderness. None, except the most ambitious few within the GOP, wished to see the party lose it after only a single term.
Momentarily delayed in order to show respect to the devastation caused by Hurricane Gustav, the Republican National Convention opened with comments from the last Republican in the White House still able to make such presentations, former Vice President Dan Quayle. With former President Bush in his mid-eighties, it was left to Quayle to champion the successes of Republican administrations past. Comparing President Thompson to both Reagan and Bush, the former Vice President conceded that the country was better led by a man who, although flawed, had been willing to concede his mistakes and improve upon himself, as opposed to a man championing policies of weakness and surrender. After more than a decade in exile from public life, some political commentators speculated that Quayle’s speech had been part of a campaign to position himself to reclaim his old seat in the Senate come 2010. After Quayle came the assorted congregation of Senators, Representatives, Governors, party insiders and defeated candidates that those who followed these sorts of things expected. Michigan Governor Mitt Romney, a former critic of the President now safely re-elected, praised Thompson’s handling of the economy. Texas Governor Kay Bailey Hutchison praised his down-to-earth spirit, common-sense conservatism, and the fact that as a loving husband, Thompson knew the importance of making a commitment. Through his keynote address, Senate Minority Whip Rick Santorum presented Thompson as the man best suited to champion family values, and criticized the Democrats and John Edwards for wanting to duck and run in the face of advancing terrorism across the world. With the President trailing his Democratic opponent by seven percentage points, Republican strategists saw energizing the base as the party’s best hope for regaining momentum. But achieving such a goal ultimately rested with Fred Thompson. After all, his name was at the top of the ticket. Only briefly alluding to his health scandal, joking that his doctor had given him the all clear to attend that evening, Thompson praised his Vice President and cabinet for their work in implementing his agenda. From bolstering the war in the Middle East to cutting taxes for Americans, the Republican nominee charged that America was making its comeback from the Clinton-Gore years, but that such progress would be reversed under John Edwards. A decidedly negative and warning speech, some pundits viewed it as a stark departure from Thompson’s more uplifting address four years earlier.
Contrasting the doom and gloom of the Republican Convention, the Democrats had designed a multiday extravaganza meant to dazzle and dispel the attacks aimed towards John Edwards’ campaign for the Presidency. But luckily the Senator from North Carolina was no longer alone on the ticket. In selecting Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Edwards hoped to heal the divide that had grown between his supporters and those who had backed former Vice President Jeanne Shaheen, as well as among women voters disappointed and left disillusioned by the latter’s defeat. A tough-as-nails brawler, Napolitano had garnered a memorable reputation during her time as a US Attorney, most notably in defending Anita Hill in the latter’s accusations of sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. A cancer-survivor herself, a Democrat governing in a traditional red-state, and a moderate when dealing with illegal immigration, the executive experience heavy Napolitano carried with her a degree of risk. Lacking foreign policy experience and unmarried, some Republicans questioned her suitability for the office in a time when America was at war. But Edwards liked her, and the ticket was set. The convention itself attracted a number of figures familiar to most Americans; former Presidents Bill Clinton and Al Gore, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Jeanne Shaheen, actors George Clooney and Matt Damon, and philanthropists like Bill Gates. Effectively a whose who of entertainment, at times the convention appeared to be more akin to the Oscars than a national political gathering. Still, speeches were made from the expected speakers. Bill Clinton gave his usual barn-burner, rousing Americans to reach for something better. Al Gore joked that he was surprised that after hearing the party had nominated a good looking, charming southerner, it wasn’t him. Former Vice President Shaheen pledged to do all in her power to help elect John Edwards as the next President of the United States, receiving a standing ovation from everyone in the convention, as well as a surprise appearance from Edwards himself, who embraced his former primary opponent in a show of unity. In his own speech, Edwards proclaimed that a new dawn was on the horizon, one of truth, equality, prosperity, and peace. The Democratic nominee for the presidency accused the Thompson Administration of perpetrating a climate of mistrust and abandoning the most vulnerable, the poor, the homeless, and the middle class. A touching and moving speech, it appeared to set up what seemed to be an ever growing, inevitable conclusion.
Thus the battle was set; warmongering liar versus self-absorbed socialite.
For most of the general election campaign a significant chunk of the Democrats war chest was spent criticizing the unpopular wars in the Middle East, which had grown ever the costlier in lives and in economic impact back home. Although President Thompson’s pledged to take a harsher approach to al-Qaeda and the Taliban had garnered him support in 2004, four years on many voters had become tired of the conflict. Seven years on from the terrorist attacks, most Americans had begun to move on. Besides, for all his tough talk, the President had yet to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. Senator Edwards pledged to slowly withdrawing all troops from Iraq by the end of his first term as President. Likening the conflict to America’s involvement in Vietnam, Edwards criticized what he called the Thompson doctrine as a war strategy without a proper timetable. There was also the matter of Thompson’s health. Although he had largely moved past the worst of it, the Democrats were quick to remind voters of the President’s decision to lie about his health, typically as a means to energize their base.
The other major issue of the campaign, unsurprisingly, centered around the economy. Oil prices had begun to rise since early 2007, and economists had been warning that some of the Republicans policies had threatened the once strong housing market. By 2008 it appeared as though the situation in the housing market had caused banks to make questionable investments. Most of these risks took the form of credit-default swaps and other unregulated derivatives. Throw in the fact that more and more homeowners had begun to default on their mortgages, the American financial system began to feel the symptoms of banker’s dirty tricks. As expected, the growing uncertainty around the economy did little to benefit the sitting occupant of the Oval Office, who seemed generally disinterested in getting the government involved with the economy. He was, after all, the second coming of Ronald Reagan, and anything that smelled of regulation involving the economy would be considered treasonous by many Republicans, as well as the party’s base. That’s not to say it did the Democrats any favours. John Edwards had prided himself in his promises to end poverty in thirty years, specifically through the creation of housing vouchers, strengthening labour unions, and raising the minimum wage to $8.40. His other promise, to make college essentially free for everyone, seemed equally unreasonable once the economic forecast turned sour. Republicans charged that the Democratic nominee’s promises would plunge the country into recession, forcing the Edwards’ campaign to back away from the policies.
As expected from a presidential election, the only real moment when the candidates would drop the more over-the-top attacks and actually attempt to deal with policy came with their only face-to-face meetings; the three presidential debates. Held at the University of Mississippi on September 25, the first debate focused on foreign policy and national security. President Thompson promoted his experience, charging that Edwards, by virtue of what Thompson labelled as a policy of surrender, was ill-equipped to make the tough decisions needed of a commander-in-chief. Edwards pushed back, highlighting his time on the Select Committee on Intelligence, while at the same time criticizing the President for surrounding himself with foreign-policy hawks, such as Defence Secretary John McCain. Although Thompson’s arguable greatest strength, despite the unpopularity of the war, a CNN poll conducted immediately after only gave the President the narrowest of victories, thirty-eight to thirty-five who felt that Edwards had prevailed. Americans conceded that the President was superior when it came to foreign policy and world affairs, but the main issue of the campaign had slowly become the economy, which was the focus of the second debate.
Unfortunately, only days before the debate, disaster would strike the U.S. economy. On October 4, 2008, the investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed, sending shockwaves throughout the global financial system. With countless other banks expected to follow Lehman Brothers into bankruptcy, the Thompson administration was forced to sign off on an $80 billion bailout. In what could only be described as the perfect storm for economic ruination, housing and real-estate prices plummeted, and the US stock market exchange nose-dived more than seven hundred points, the worst showing since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Analysists and doomsayers began predicting that evictions, foreclosures, increased unemployment, the collapse of countless businesses, not to mention a decline in America’s credit rating, would be quick to follow. The chaos even caused President Thompson to cancel all immediate campaign events and return to Washington to mediate negotiations between Republicans and Democrats, and work towards developing a strategy to deal with the immediate fallout of the crisis. Although reportedly against the notion of a bailout, telling his advisors that it was a flawed “spending your way to prosperity” philosophy, the lack of any alternative left the President with little choice. Unfortunately, matters would only get worse for President Thompson. It was soon discovered that during his primary against Congressman Ron Paul, who had charged that America had already entered into a recession by late 2007, Thompson had offhandedly told reporters that he saw no reason to believe that the country was headed towards an economic downturn. The quote would haunt the President for the remainder of the campaign as it became a centre-piece of most Democratic television and online attack ads.
Despite Republican ads arguing that changing Presidents in such chaotic times could potentially worsen the crisis, it appeared that voters had begun to make up their minds. John Edwards had waged a campaign of appealing to Americans hopes and dreams. The campaign slogans of “Tomorrow starts Today”, while cliché, and Edwards’ blue collar façade played well with the average American voter, who increasingly saw the sitting President as out of touch and at fault for the current economic crisis. On Election Night it quickly became apparent that John Edwards would be elected the 45th President of the United States, relegating Fred Thompson to being the second-continuous President to lose his bid for re-election. Making matters worse for the Grand Old Party, the Democrats had improved upon their midterm results in both the House and Senate, further cementing their control on both houses on Congress. Even Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, found himself among the loses. Only four years earlier the Democrats found themselves outside the White House and in the opposition. Now they controlled everything. Their opponents were left shocked and divided, in search of new leadership, with future prospects looking bleak.
For the fifth time since the election of George H.W. Bush of Texas, the United States found itself with a President from the south. Young, charming, and coming off a landslide victory, it seemed that nothing could stop John Edwards as he began to plot the intricacies of his administration.
Unfortunately, the best laid plans often find roadblocks in Washington.
Presidents of the United States of America:
Richard Nixon (R-California) 1969-1974
Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) 1974-1977
Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) 1977-1981
Ronald Reagan (R-California) 1981-1989
George Herbert Walker Bush (R-Texas) 1989-1993
Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) 1993-2001
Al Gore (D-Tennessee) 2001-2005
Fred Thompson (R-Tennessee) 2005-2009
John Edwards (D-North Carolina) 2009-
Vice Presidents of the United States of America:
Spiro Agnew (R-Maryland) 1969-1973
Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) 1973-1974
Nelson Rockefeller (R-New York) 1974-1977
Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) 1977-1981
George Herbert Walker Bush (R-Texas) 1981-1989
Dan Quayle (R-Indiana) 1989-1993
Al Gore (D-Tennessee) 1993-2001
Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) 2001-2005
John Kasich (R-Ohio) 2005-2009
Janet Napolitano (D-Arizona) 2009-
House of Representatives
Democratic: 262 (+35)
Republican: 173 (-35)
Speaker before Election
Nancy Pelosi (California-8th)
Speaker after Election
Nancy Pelosi (California-8th)
Senate
Democratic: 58 (+7)
Republican: 40 (-7)
Connecticut for Lieberman: 1 (-0)
Independent: 1 (-0)
Majority Leader before Election
Harry Reid (Nevada)
Majority Leader after Election
Harry Reid (Nevada)
*Changes to OTL include Alaska at Large, California 4th, California 44th, Louisiana 4th, Minnesota 6th, and the US Senate Election in Kentucky
Gubernatorial
Delaware: Lt. Governor John Carney (D) defeats former Superior Court Judge William Swain Lee (R)
Indiana: Governor David McIntosh (R) defeats former U.S. Representative Jill Long Thompson (D)
Missouri: Attorney General Jay Nixon (D) defeats U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof (R)
Montana: State Representative David Wanzenried (D) defeats Governor Bob Brown (R)
New Hampshire: Governor John Lynch (D) defeats State Representative Jim Coburn (R)
North Carolina: Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue (D) defeats Mayor Pat McCrory (R)
North Dakota: Governor John Hoeven (R) defeats State Senator Tim Mathern (D)
Utah: Ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R) defeats Businessman Bob Springmeyer (D)
Vermont: Governor Jim Douglas (R) defeats Vermont House of Representatives Speaker Gaye Symington (D) and State Senator Anthony Pollina (I)
Washington: Former Attorney General Christine Gregoire (D) defeats Governor Dino Rossi (R)
West Virginia: Governor Joe Manchin (D) defeats former State Senator Russ Weeks (R)
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Does Edwards still have his affair ITTL? If no, I can see a sweep in 2012. If yes, 2012 will be very competitive.
Hulkster'01: United States presidential election of 1880
The United States presidential election of 1880 was the 24th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1880. The voter turnout rate was one of the highest in the nation's history.
Incumbent President Rutherford B. Hayes did not seek re-election, keeping a promise made during the 1876 campaign. After the longest convention in the party's history, the divided Republicans chose the son of former President Abraham Lincoln Robert Todd Lincoln, as their standard-bearer. The Democratic Party chose General Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania as their nominee. The dominance of the two major parties began to fray as an upstart left-wing party.
Lincoln and Hancock each took just over 48 percent of the popular vote. The election of 1880 was the sixth consecutive presidential election won by the Republicans, the second longest winning streak in American history after the Democratic-Republican Party during the period 1800–1824.
Incumbent President Rutherford B. Hayes did not seek re-election, keeping a promise made during the 1876 campaign. After the longest convention in the party's history, the divided Republicans chose the son of former President Abraham Lincoln Robert Todd Lincoln, as their standard-bearer. The Democratic Party chose General Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania as their nominee. The dominance of the two major parties began to fray as an upstart left-wing party.
Lincoln and Hancock each took just over 48 percent of the popular vote. The election of 1880 was the sixth consecutive presidential election won by the Republicans, the second longest winning streak in American history after the Democratic-Republican Party during the period 1800–1824.
I just had a great idea for what you could do soon, normal Tasmania. So the Tasmanian election with the lower house being elected like normal, using AV in single member seats, meanwhile the upperhouse being elected like normal, the entire body being elected simultaneously, using Group STV.
I personally would really enjoy that.
Turquoise Blue: 1932 UK general election (W3L)
The 1932 UK general election in @Techdread et. al.'s Where the World Will Lead, an Anglo-American tale now reaching the third millennium!
Communist – 4 seats (+2)
Independent Liberal – 4 seats (±0)
Independent – 1 seat (-3)
Nationalist – 1 seat (-2)
Conservatives include Ulster Unionists and Scottish Unionists
The 1932 general election is generally considered to have been a forgone conclusion by the summer of 1930. The relatively popular measures that the Conservatives had been able to enact that oversaw the last years of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ were a distant memory as they had been eschewed for austerity cuts and government-sponsored aid to business owners. Few would have considered that Baldwin could have been in any position to see himself retain any kind of governing majority following the election, however the final result was still a surprise to many within the establishment.
Resentment and anger with the government over their apparent lack of concern for ordinary, working people was the key issue that Labour had tapped into and their new leader, the radical socialist James Maxton, used his own keen & passionate oratory skills to put forward the measure of a better future for Britain under a socialist government. Whilst he was decried by the pro-government press, such as Lord Rothermere’s Daily Mail, Labour soon found itself at the forefront of a wave of support. The final results would make history: not only had the Conservatives suffered their greatest loss since the 1906 general election, but Labour had attained a strong majority government for the first time in history.
Communist – 4 seats (+2)
Independent Liberal – 4 seats (±0)
Independent – 1 seat (-3)
Nationalist – 1 seat (-2)
Conservatives include Ulster Unionists and Scottish Unionists
The 1932 general election is generally considered to have been a forgone conclusion by the summer of 1930. The relatively popular measures that the Conservatives had been able to enact that oversaw the last years of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ were a distant memory as they had been eschewed for austerity cuts and government-sponsored aid to business owners. Few would have considered that Baldwin could have been in any position to see himself retain any kind of governing majority following the election, however the final result was still a surprise to many within the establishment.
Resentment and anger with the government over their apparent lack of concern for ordinary, working people was the key issue that Labour had tapped into and their new leader, the radical socialist James Maxton, used his own keen & passionate oratory skills to put forward the measure of a better future for Britain under a socialist government. Whilst he was decried by the pro-government press, such as Lord Rothermere’s Daily Mail, Labour soon found itself at the forefront of a wave of support. The final results would make history: not only had the Conservatives suffered their greatest loss since the 1906 general election, but Labour had attained a strong majority government for the first time in history.
Congratulations on your degree!
I'll have to read this timeline in its entirety (I've mainly been reading the U.S.-centric stuff).
I'm surprised that Edwards didn't win Indiana, given that his national victory was larger than Obama's in OTL. I figured that his economic message could resonate with voters in the state.
Thank you!
I hope you enjoy the rest of my TL.
Ah yes, Indiana. There was some debate, but ultimately I decided to switch Indiana with Arizona.
Gentleman Biaggi: 2017 Vermont Gun Control Riots
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Read this before reading
The 2017 Vermont Gun Control Riots followed president Chuck Schumer's attempts to restrict gun sales due to Vermont's Independence attempts. The attempts were hated by the people of Vermont, and gun sales rose massively before the act took place. Following the act's impanation, hundreds of Vermonters took to the streets and protested the act. Governor Bernie Sanders called it "The Beginning of rightful revolution" and following the protests, declared Vermont Independent without a referendum saying "We will secede, and fight for our rightful freedom." The Vermont riots and declaration of independence shocked the world, and only sped the world to the beginning of the Second North American War. However, one final moment would have to happen before North America fell into war again...
The 2017 Vermont Gun Control Riots followed president Chuck Schumer's attempts to restrict gun sales due to Vermont's Independence attempts. The attempts were hated by the people of Vermont, and gun sales rose massively before the act took place. Following the act's impanation, hundreds of Vermonters took to the streets and protested the act. Governor Bernie Sanders called it "The Beginning of rightful revolution" and following the protests, declared Vermont Independent without a referendum saying "We will secede, and fight for our rightful freedom." The Vermont riots and declaration of independence shocked the world, and only sped the world to the beginning of the Second North American War. However, one final moment would have to happen before North America fell into war again...
lord caedus: Jerome Bettis, Chief Representative for the First Nations, Mesabi-Superior (X-in Canada)
Now that I have a new keyboard, I can get around to getting the last few batches of new X-in-Canada infoboxes up. To get to the politics stuff, you got to go through the big old sports infobox first.
Jerome Bettis is a retired Canadian football fullback who set numerous professional football rushing records during his professional career. Nicknamed "the Bus" for his ability to carry multiple opponents on his back, Bettis has frequently been considered one of the greatest Canadian Football League (CFL) players of all-time and is frequently listed as among the greatest players to never play a down in the American National Football League (NFL).
Growing up in Detroit to middle-class parents, Bettis originally was originally a bowler, competing in tournaments all around the Motor City before becoming a football player. Despite being clearly talented, Bettis nearly destroyed his career before he began, selling crack cocaine during that drug's epidemic in the 1980s alongside his brother, and shooting at rival sellers after disputes (hitting no one). With the intervention of his high school coach, Bettis shaped up and got a full scholarship to Wilfrid Laurier University. There, "the Bus" helped the Golden Hawks win the Vanier Cup in his sophomore year, and took the unusual step of getting his degree early and thus becoming eligible for the CFL draft a year ahead of schedule.
Taken with the number two pick in the draft by the Dakota Bisons, Bettis immediately had an impact on the league. In his first year, he shattered the CFL's one-year rushing record by picking up 2,556 yards and setting his first professional football record by running for an astonishing 337 yards in a game against the Portland Thunder. Among the accolades the Bus picked up in his first season: the Most Outstanding Rookie Award, named to both the CFL West (first of eight times in his career) and the CFL All-Star (first of five) teams, and led the league in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. His next two seasons with the Bisons were not as spectacular, with Dakota under-utilizing Bettis, and his 1995 performance of 1,148 yards and only 5 rushing touchdowns would be the lowest of his career before his final season.
In the off-season, Bettis was traded to the BC Lions after making it clear that he would not be re-signing with the Bisons once his rookie contract expired. The trade, perhaps one of the worst in CFL history, paid dividends for the Lions, who refused any offers on Bettis for the remainder of the Bus' ten years as a player. In the 1996 season, he would top his own single-season record with 2,560 yards, beginning a six-year streak of leading the league in rushing yards and also led the league with 17 rushing touchdowns, winning his first Most Outstanding Player Award. His 1997 season, where Bettis missed one game due to injury, is considered one of the greatest by any running back in gridiron football history: setting a professional record with 451 carries, Bettis became the only running back in professional history to rush for 3,000 yards in a single season, hitting 3,003 at the end of the season (an average of 176.6 yards per game). The following season would see his performance dip slightly, picking up 2,135 yards. In 1999, Bettis would lead the Lions to the Grey Cup, where they bested his former team, Dakota, to win the only Grey Cup of his career.
At the start of the new millennium, the Bus would rush for his fifth and final 2,000-yard season (topping out at 2,399) and led the Lions back to the Grey Cup, where they fell to the Minnesota Vikings, 35-28. His 2001 season seemed like it was destined to be a repeat of his 1997 performance, but a season-ending hip injury during the Lions' 12th game of the season ended his total yardage at 1,859 (still good enough to lead the league). Bettis would miss three games the following year as well, and for the first time since he was a Bison, failed to lead the CFL in rushing yards. His 2003 season was similar to his 2002 performance, and Bettis considered retirement when his contract expired in 2004. That year, however, he returned to form, leading the league one last time in rushing yards (1,696) and rushing touchdowns (with a career-high 21). The Lions made it to the Grey Cup for a third time with Bettis, but lost to the Toronto Argonauts, 27-19. Buoyed by another Grey Cup appearance, Bettis signed a one-year contract with the Lions and spent his final season in a short-yardage running back role, running for a career-low 683 yards but racking up 15 rushing touchdowns. Bettis' final game was the Western Division final, where the Lions were beaten by the eventual-champion Thunder, 35-23. After the game, Bettis announced his retirement.
Bettis' career record of 24,497 rushing yards stands at over 6,000 more than the next closest professional football player (former NFL player Emmitt Smith), and alongside his other daunting accomplishments (the only person to run for 3,000 yards in a single season as well as the only person to run for 2,000 yards in one season more than once), has been compared to another Canadian superstar, Wayne Gretzky, in terms of sheer dominance over his peers. Since his retirement, Bettis served as a studio commentator for CFL on CBC for the 2006 and 2007 seasons before moving to the American state of Georgia, where he currently resides.
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The Chief Representative for the First Nations is a position in the government of Maine. Unique to Maine's provincial government, the Chief Representative serves as an advocate of, and for, the First Nations bands in Maine. An ex officio member of the Cabinet, the Chief Representative is appointed by the premier for a five-year term, with the constitutional convention having the position rotate between the three First Nations tribes in the province: the Passamaquoddy, Maliseet and Penobscot. The Chief Representative is typically not considered part of a member of the government, and by constitutional convention not a member of the Legislative Assembly nor do they formally affiliate with a political party while in office.
Originating as part of the then-colony of Maine's effort to keep the voices of the First Nations bands there heard, the position of Chief Representative was inaugurated with responsible government. Prior to 2012, the position alternated between the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot, with the Legislative Assembly not viewing the Maliseet's enrollment numbers as high enough to justify their inclusion in the rotation. The incumbent Chief Representative, Henry John Bear, is the first Maliseet to assume office. Bear assumed office after his predecessor Wayne T. Mitchell (a member of the Penobscot) resigned in 2015 after protracted disputes with the government of Premier Bruce Poliquin on First Nations issues. Both the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy withdrew from participation in the provincial government, although the Passamaquoddy returned following the 2016 provincial election.
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Mesabi—Superior is a federal Canadian electoral district in Minnesota, Canada that has been represented in the House of Commons since 1882. Composed of most of the northeastern part of Minnesota, including most of the Iron Range region of iron ore deposits and mining, the district (or riding) is one of the largest in area in the province of Minnesota. The riding contains all or parts of three First Nations reserves and two counties. With the strong labour movement still existing to a large extent in the riding, despite increasing environmental concerns about ore mining in the region, it is one of the safest New Democratic (NDP) seats in the province.
Although always containing the Minnesota portion of Lake Superior's shoreline (with the exception of Duluth), the riding's boundaries have shifted since its creation, and at various points it was known as Mississippi—Superior (1882-1892), St. Louis—Superior (1914-1947), and Mesabi (1988-2004). Its current Member of Parliament (MP) is Tony Sertich, who was first elected in the 2011 general election. Sertich, who was the NDP's last opposition critic for Natural Resources while it was the Official Opposition, is one of only three Minnesota MPs who are members of the NDP, down considerably from the 15 the province elected in 2011.
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Minnesota
Dakota
Alaska
Wisconsin
Maine
Oregon
Montana
New Hampshire
Michigan
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Canadian federal election, 2015; Next Canadian federal election
Senate of Canada; Prime Ministers of Canada
United States presidential elections, 1876 and 1880
Robert La Follette Sr.; United States presidential elections, 1924 and 1968
George McGovern; Gerald Ford; United States presidential elections, 1972 and 1976
United States presidential elections, 1984; Dick Cheney; Sarah Palin
Mitt Romney; United States presidential elections, 2012; Three River Highway
Joe Mauer; JJ Watt; Grey Cup winners
Ben Carson; Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016; United States presidential elections, 2016
Sitting Bull; Ted Bundy; Charlottetown Accord referendum
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List of United States Presidents & Vice Presidents
List of Prime Ministers of Canada, Governors-General of Canada and federal party leaders
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Jerome Bettis is a retired Canadian football fullback who set numerous professional football rushing records during his professional career. Nicknamed "the Bus" for his ability to carry multiple opponents on his back, Bettis has frequently been considered one of the greatest Canadian Football League (CFL) players of all-time and is frequently listed as among the greatest players to never play a down in the American National Football League (NFL).
Growing up in Detroit to middle-class parents, Bettis originally was originally a bowler, competing in tournaments all around the Motor City before becoming a football player. Despite being clearly talented, Bettis nearly destroyed his career before he began, selling crack cocaine during that drug's epidemic in the 1980s alongside his brother, and shooting at rival sellers after disputes (hitting no one). With the intervention of his high school coach, Bettis shaped up and got a full scholarship to Wilfrid Laurier University. There, "the Bus" helped the Golden Hawks win the Vanier Cup in his sophomore year, and took the unusual step of getting his degree early and thus becoming eligible for the CFL draft a year ahead of schedule.
Taken with the number two pick in the draft by the Dakota Bisons, Bettis immediately had an impact on the league. In his first year, he shattered the CFL's one-year rushing record by picking up 2,556 yards and setting his first professional football record by running for an astonishing 337 yards in a game against the Portland Thunder. Among the accolades the Bus picked up in his first season: the Most Outstanding Rookie Award, named to both the CFL West (first of eight times in his career) and the CFL All-Star (first of five) teams, and led the league in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. His next two seasons with the Bisons were not as spectacular, with Dakota under-utilizing Bettis, and his 1995 performance of 1,148 yards and only 5 rushing touchdowns would be the lowest of his career before his final season.
In the off-season, Bettis was traded to the BC Lions after making it clear that he would not be re-signing with the Bisons once his rookie contract expired. The trade, perhaps one of the worst in CFL history, paid dividends for the Lions, who refused any offers on Bettis for the remainder of the Bus' ten years as a player. In the 1996 season, he would top his own single-season record with 2,560 yards, beginning a six-year streak of leading the league in rushing yards and also led the league with 17 rushing touchdowns, winning his first Most Outstanding Player Award. His 1997 season, where Bettis missed one game due to injury, is considered one of the greatest by any running back in gridiron football history: setting a professional record with 451 carries, Bettis became the only running back in professional history to rush for 3,000 yards in a single season, hitting 3,003 at the end of the season (an average of 176.6 yards per game). The following season would see his performance dip slightly, picking up 2,135 yards. In 1999, Bettis would lead the Lions to the Grey Cup, where they bested his former team, Dakota, to win the only Grey Cup of his career.
At the start of the new millennium, the Bus would rush for his fifth and final 2,000-yard season (topping out at 2,399) and led the Lions back to the Grey Cup, where they fell to the Minnesota Vikings, 35-28. His 2001 season seemed like it was destined to be a repeat of his 1997 performance, but a season-ending hip injury during the Lions' 12th game of the season ended his total yardage at 1,859 (still good enough to lead the league). Bettis would miss three games the following year as well, and for the first time since he was a Bison, failed to lead the CFL in rushing yards. His 2003 season was similar to his 2002 performance, and Bettis considered retirement when his contract expired in 2004. That year, however, he returned to form, leading the league one last time in rushing yards (1,696) and rushing touchdowns (with a career-high 21). The Lions made it to the Grey Cup for a third time with Bettis, but lost to the Toronto Argonauts, 27-19. Buoyed by another Grey Cup appearance, Bettis signed a one-year contract with the Lions and spent his final season in a short-yardage running back role, running for a career-low 683 yards but racking up 15 rushing touchdowns. Bettis' final game was the Western Division final, where the Lions were beaten by the eventual-champion Thunder, 35-23. After the game, Bettis announced his retirement.
Bettis' career record of 24,497 rushing yards stands at over 6,000 more than the next closest professional football player (former NFL player Emmitt Smith), and alongside his other daunting accomplishments (the only person to run for 3,000 yards in a single season as well as the only person to run for 2,000 yards in one season more than once), has been compared to another Canadian superstar, Wayne Gretzky, in terms of sheer dominance over his peers. Since his retirement, Bettis served as a studio commentator for CFL on CBC for the 2006 and 2007 seasons before moving to the American state of Georgia, where he currently resides.
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The Chief Representative for the First Nations is a position in the government of Maine. Unique to Maine's provincial government, the Chief Representative serves as an advocate of, and for, the First Nations bands in Maine. An ex officio member of the Cabinet, the Chief Representative is appointed by the premier for a five-year term, with the constitutional convention having the position rotate between the three First Nations tribes in the province: the Passamaquoddy, Maliseet and Penobscot. The Chief Representative is typically not considered part of a member of the government, and by constitutional convention not a member of the Legislative Assembly nor do they formally affiliate with a political party while in office.
Originating as part of the then-colony of Maine's effort to keep the voices of the First Nations bands there heard, the position of Chief Representative was inaugurated with responsible government. Prior to 2012, the position alternated between the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot, with the Legislative Assembly not viewing the Maliseet's enrollment numbers as high enough to justify their inclusion in the rotation. The incumbent Chief Representative, Henry John Bear, is the first Maliseet to assume office. Bear assumed office after his predecessor Wayne T. Mitchell (a member of the Penobscot) resigned in 2015 after protracted disputes with the government of Premier Bruce Poliquin on First Nations issues. Both the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy withdrew from participation in the provincial government, although the Passamaquoddy returned following the 2016 provincial election.
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Mesabi—Superior is a federal Canadian electoral district in Minnesota, Canada that has been represented in the House of Commons since 1882. Composed of most of the northeastern part of Minnesota, including most of the Iron Range region of iron ore deposits and mining, the district (or riding) is one of the largest in area in the province of Minnesota. The riding contains all or parts of three First Nations reserves and two counties. With the strong labour movement still existing to a large extent in the riding, despite increasing environmental concerns about ore mining in the region, it is one of the safest New Democratic (NDP) seats in the province.
Although always containing the Minnesota portion of Lake Superior's shoreline (with the exception of Duluth), the riding's boundaries have shifted since its creation, and at various points it was known as Mississippi—Superior (1882-1892), St. Louis—Superior (1914-1947), and Mesabi (1988-2004). Its current Member of Parliament (MP) is Tony Sertich, who was first elected in the 2011 general election. Sertich, who was the NDP's last opposition critic for Natural Resources while it was the Official Opposition, is one of only three Minnesota MPs who are members of the NDP, down considerably from the 15 the province elected in 2011.
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[*] Bettis' stats are his OTL ones adjusted by factors derived from the NFL and CFL performance of the person who replaced him in St. Louis ITTL, Lawrence Phillips.
[*] Bettis really did sell crack and shoot at people.
[*] Unlike OTL, Bettis left school without his degree and has not completed the coursework to graduate.
[*] The Chief Representative role is an analog of the OTL Maine House of Representatives' non-voting tribal members.
[*] Mesabi—Superior would be the riding I'm represented in if I lived in this ATL, which is why I did it as an infobox instead of another ATL one.
[*] No, I'm not doing another infobox of an ATL riding, so don't even ask.
[*] Bettis really did sell crack and shoot at people.
[*] Unlike OTL, Bettis left school without his degree and has not completed the coursework to graduate.
[*] The Chief Representative role is an analog of the OTL Maine House of Representatives' non-voting tribal members.
[*] Mesabi—Superior would be the riding I'm represented in if I lived in this ATL, which is why I did it as an infobox instead of another ATL one.
[*] No, I'm not doing another infobox of an ATL riding, so don't even ask.
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Minnesota
Dakota
Alaska
Wisconsin
Maine
Oregon
Montana
New Hampshire
Michigan
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Bhutan (joke)
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Canadian federal election, 2015; Next Canadian federal election
Senate of Canada; Prime Ministers of Canada
United States presidential elections, 1876 and 1880
Robert La Follette Sr.; United States presidential elections, 1924 and 1968
George McGovern; Gerald Ford; United States presidential elections, 1972 and 1976
United States presidential elections, 1984; Dick Cheney; Sarah Palin
Mitt Romney; United States presidential elections, 2012; Three River Highway
Joe Mauer; JJ Watt; Grey Cup winners
Ben Carson; Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016; United States presidential elections, 2016
Sitting Bull; Ted Bundy; Charlottetown Accord referendum
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List of Prime Ministers of Canada, Governors-General of Canada and federal party leaders
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Banned
You guys are basically the America of this series, but more socially Liberal. You have an electoral college and everything. However, you also have president Chuck Schumer, rivalries with three out of four of the most important nations on the continent, a state that hates you, and Anthony Wiener was a Senator from 1999 to 2010.
But at least you take the place of 5 states OTL!
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