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He is. The guy just had the colors swapped around on the wikibox compared to the map. Nova Scotia goes blue as well, BTW.
USASB - Chapter 2
After the announcement that Ronald Reagan would not run in 1980, the former secretary of education and science of the former UK Margaret Thatcher emerged as the favorite Republican candidate to presidency. Faced little resistance as Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, Congressman Manuel Fraga of Spain and Senator Wilfried Martens of Belgium, Thatcher wins the primaries and accepts the nomination. She faced President Carter, who had had two good early years of government with the peace agreement between Israel, Palestine and Egypt. But in 1979 inflation reached 10%, plus the Federal Reserve crisis with the sudden death of Paul Volcker that caused great suspected inside the White House. Carter's popularity fell and Thatcher took advantage of that in the debates and his victory could be higher, but John B. Anderson joined Republicans less conservative and got incredible 20% of the popular vote and 121 electoral votes. With this on January 20, 1981, Margaret Thatcher became the 40th president of the United States and the first woman president.
After the announcement that Ronald Reagan would not run in 1980, the former secretary of education and science of the former UK Margaret Thatcher emerged as the favorite Republican candidate to presidency. Faced little resistance as Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, Congressman Manuel Fraga of Spain and Senator Wilfried Martens of Belgium, Thatcher wins the primaries and accepts the nomination. She faced President Carter, who had had two good early years of government with the peace agreement between Israel, Palestine and Egypt. But in 1979 inflation reached 10%, plus the Federal Reserve crisis with the sudden death of Paul Volcker that caused great suspected inside the White House. Carter's popularity fell and Thatcher took advantage of that in the debates and his victory could be higher, but John B. Anderson joined Republicans less conservative and got incredible 20% of the popular vote and 121 electoral votes. With this on January 20, 1981, Margaret Thatcher became the 40th president of the United States and the first woman president.
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Al Gore wins the 2000 election resulting in there being no Iraq war. Iain Duncan Smith also manages to stay on as leader of the Tories, leading to a much worse result for them in the 2005 election. Blair, more confident after his three successive landslide victories undermines Brown's influence as Chancellor by creating the position of Secretary of State or the Budget headed up by Alan Milburn. After this the relationship between Brown and Blair became far more tense with things coming to a head in 2006 when Brown announced his resignation from the cabinet and joined the backbenches. Blair soldiers on and appoints Milburn to succeed Brown, however things quickly becomes troublesome for the government when the financial crisis hits. The 2009 election still returned a majority for the Labour Party, albeit a much smaller one. Alan Milburn had grown deeply unpopular with the public and had to go after the election, so with what many saw as his chosen crown prince gone, Blair had to look for someone else he could trust to carry on the work he started.
Peter Mandelson was, to put it lightly, a controversial figure in the Blair government. After going through several scandals and jumping in and out of the cabinet, he finally made his permanent return in 2004 when he was appointed Minister for the Cabinet Office. He went on to serve as Business and Foreign Secretary in coming years. When Tony Blair was mulling on his retirement in late 2010 Mandelson made known his interests in the party leadership and won the backing of Blair in his campaign to replace him. There was a hard fought leadership election against former Chancellor Gordon Brown but Mandelson just managed to eek out a win. His time in office would however be brief as a snap election called in the autumn of 2011 after a boost in the polls resulted in Labour losing their majority. Mandelson was able to negotiate a coalition agreement with Vince Cable's Liberal Democrats. But about two years after that Mandelson was getting weary. A problematic relationship with Cable, a still sluggish economy and rock bottom approval ratings was tiring for Mandelson and he began to muse about stepping down before the next election. When then some prominent members of the Party of European Socialists brought up the idea of him becoming the party's candidate for European Commission President, he jumped at the chance. Europe had always been one of Mandelson's passions and his strong pro-european integration stance had at many occasions put him at odds with popular opinion and members of his own party. He left office in February of 2014, with one of the shortest terms in office in recent history.
Peter Mandelson was, to put it lightly, a controversial figure in the Blair government. After going through several scandals and jumping in and out of the cabinet, he finally made his permanent return in 2004 when he was appointed Minister for the Cabinet Office. He went on to serve as Business and Foreign Secretary in coming years. When Tony Blair was mulling on his retirement in late 2010 Mandelson made known his interests in the party leadership and won the backing of Blair in his campaign to replace him. There was a hard fought leadership election against former Chancellor Gordon Brown but Mandelson just managed to eek out a win. His time in office would however be brief as a snap election called in the autumn of 2011 after a boost in the polls resulted in Labour losing their majority. Mandelson was able to negotiate a coalition agreement with Vince Cable's Liberal Democrats. But about two years after that Mandelson was getting weary. A problematic relationship with Cable, a still sluggish economy and rock bottom approval ratings was tiring for Mandelson and he began to muse about stepping down before the next election. When then some prominent members of the Party of European Socialists brought up the idea of him becoming the party's candidate for European Commission President, he jumped at the chance. Europe had always been one of Mandelson's passions and his strong pro-european integration stance had at many occasions put him at odds with popular opinion and members of his own party. He left office in February of 2014, with one of the shortest terms in office in recent history.
OK, Wales going Republican, and for Thatcher in particular? 
Labour won 48.6% of the vote in Wales in the OTL general election a year before. With Anderson splitting the centrist vote, Carter should win Wales easily.
Plus you should really flip the colours on the infobox, its a tad annoying.
And Alberta should go GOP, its quite a right-wing province. Comparable to Wyoming.
Oh, and it should be Anderson/Giscard. Or at least Anderson/d'Estaing.
Labour won 48.6% of the vote in Wales in the OTL general election a year before. With Anderson splitting the centrist vote, Carter should win Wales easily.
Plus you should really flip the colours on the infobox, its a tad annoying.
And Alberta should go GOP, its quite a right-wing province. Comparable to Wyoming.
Oh, and it should be Anderson/Giscard. Or at least Anderson/d'Estaing.
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Just over a week after losing the leadership election to Peter Mandelson, Gordon Brown gets a most interesting offer.
It's blue. "Blue denotes those won by Carter/Trudeau." Are you trying to pick a fight about colors, or are you just not reading?OK, Wales going Republican, and for Thatcher in particular?
Labour won 48.6% of the vote in Wales in the OTL general election a year before. With Anderson splitting the centrist vote, Carter should win Wales easily.
Fair point - the numbers don't work if Carter is blue and Thatcher is red.
I'm glad to see you finishing that info box series about Blair from several moths ago: I certainly wasn't expecting the Prince of Darkness. It will be interesting to see who's leading the Tories now: they've been defeated what, five times now?
As TPL's, I'm intrigued by that. The colours on the EC are the wrong way round for the Republicans and Dems because the US Map atlas site where he must have made the map uses different colour schemes to Wikipedia. I hope you continue this series, TPL.
As TPL's, I'm intrigued by that. The colours on the EC are the wrong way round for the Republicans and Dems because the US Map atlas site where he must have made the map uses different colour schemes to Wikipedia. I hope you continue this series, TPL.
Personally, I think he should embrace that different colour scheme. In ATL, red for Dems and blue for GOP is more likely than red for GOP/blue for Dems.
EDIT: Oh wait, you've done it!
EDITEDIT: You forgot to change "COLOR denotes TICKET" at the bottom for the first one.
We'll make you into an American yet.EDIT: Oh wait, you've done it!
EDITEDIT: You forgot to change "COLOR denotes TICKET" at the bottom for the first one.
A Minor Meighen Majority
Here's 1958:
Green's government brought on a new era in Canadian politics. The National Liberals were no longer the unbeatable party that they once were, and Green had proven that Conservatives could still win. While Green had not managed to breakthrough in the National Liberal stronghold of Quebec, Green had manged to make gains in formerly safe National Liberal and CCF ridings.
The CCF went through a leadership race which saw Hazen Argue elected leader against relatively little opposition. Argue, while unpopular with those on the left of the party, appealed to most farmers, and cut into some National Liberal support in the west. With the National Liberals weak and the Conservatives and CCF continuing to make gains, Green ultimately dissolved parliament a year after the 1957 election, hoping to win a majority government. Although the gambit failed, the Conservatives made gains, and won a strengthened minority government.
A Minor Meighen Majority
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Here's 1958:
Green's government brought on a new era in Canadian politics. The National Liberals were no longer the unbeatable party that they once were, and Green had proven that Conservatives could still win. While Green had not managed to breakthrough in the National Liberal stronghold of Quebec, Green had manged to make gains in formerly safe National Liberal and CCF ridings.
The CCF went through a leadership race which saw Hazen Argue elected leader against relatively little opposition. Argue, while unpopular with those on the left of the party, appealed to most farmers, and cut into some National Liberal support in the west. With the National Liberals weak and the Conservatives and CCF continuing to make gains, Green ultimately dissolved parliament a year after the 1957 election, hoping to win a majority government. Although the gambit failed, the Conservatives made gains, and won a strengthened minority government.
A Minor Meighen Majority
Canadian Federal Election 1925
Canadian Federal Election 1929
Canadian Federal Election 1933
Canadian Federal Election 1937
Canadian Federal Election 1940
Canadian Federal Election 1945
Canadian Federal Election 1950
Canadian Federal Election 1955
Canadian Federal Election 1957
A Minor Meighen Majority
Here's 1961:
Brooke Claxton retired as National Liberal shortly after the 1958 election, having lost a second consecutive election and with declining health. Although Paul Joseph James Martin was the frontrunner to replace him he surprised many by bowing out, having been hurt by the bitter leadership race that elected Claxton, and subsequently accepted an appointment from Prime Minister Green to the Senate. With Martin bowing out, the race to succeed Claxton became wide open, and saw candidacies from Jean Lesage, James Sinclair, Donald Hugh Mackay, Paul Hellyer, Lionel Chevrier, and Jack Pickersgill. Although the race was tight, Chevrier, Hellyer, and Sinclair soon emerged as the top candidates. Chevrier gained support as the "Quebec candidate" and the candidate with the most cabinet experience, and Hellyer and Sinclair gained support due to their personal popularity. While it initially seemed like Hellyer would come out ahead, several gaffes damaged his campaign, leading to a convention showdown between Chevrier and Sinclair. National Liberals opted to support charisma over experience, and ultimately chose Sinclair as their next leader. Unfortunately for the party, Sinclair experienced "growing pains" in the role of Leader of the Opposition. With a weak opposition and rookie leader, Green decided to roll the dice once again and try for a majority government - a gamble which, this time around, paid off.
A Minor Meighen Majority
Canadian Federal Election 1925
Canadian Federal Election 1929
Canadian Federal Election 1933
Canadian Federal Election 1937
Canadian Federal Election 1940
Canadian Federal Election 1945
Canadian Federal Election 1950
Canadian Federal Election 1955
Canadian Federal Election 1957
Canadian Federal Election 1958
Here's 1961:
Brooke Claxton retired as National Liberal shortly after the 1958 election, having lost a second consecutive election and with declining health. Although Paul Joseph James Martin was the frontrunner to replace him he surprised many by bowing out, having been hurt by the bitter leadership race that elected Claxton, and subsequently accepted an appointment from Prime Minister Green to the Senate. With Martin bowing out, the race to succeed Claxton became wide open, and saw candidacies from Jean Lesage, James Sinclair, Donald Hugh Mackay, Paul Hellyer, Lionel Chevrier, and Jack Pickersgill. Although the race was tight, Chevrier, Hellyer, and Sinclair soon emerged as the top candidates. Chevrier gained support as the "Quebec candidate" and the candidate with the most cabinet experience, and Hellyer and Sinclair gained support due to their personal popularity. While it initially seemed like Hellyer would come out ahead, several gaffes damaged his campaign, leading to a convention showdown between Chevrier and Sinclair. National Liberals opted to support charisma over experience, and ultimately chose Sinclair as their next leader. Unfortunately for the party, Sinclair experienced "growing pains" in the role of Leader of the Opposition. With a weak opposition and rookie leader, Green decided to roll the dice once again and try for a majority government - a gamble which, this time around, paid off.
A Minor Meighen Majority
Canadian Federal Election 1925
Canadian Federal Election 1929
Canadian Federal Election 1933
Canadian Federal Election 1937
Canadian Federal Election 1940
Canadian Federal Election 1945
Canadian Federal Election 1950
Canadian Federal Election 1955
Canadian Federal Election 1957
Canadian Federal Election 1958
The Liberals have support in the west? This TL is different, isn't it?
Well IRL the Liberals pretty much dominated the west (except for Alberta, no surprise) up until Diefenbaker came along, and Sinclair is the third out of the four most recent National Liberal leaders coming from the west, so their still doing well there at the moment.
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