Nixon was a young vice-president who served for two terms before becoming his party's front runner, and losing narrowly in a hotly contested election, possibly due to vote-rigging. The new president started sending troops to a remote place that would eventually turn into a quagmire. And then, eight years later, with the country bitterly polarized, Nixon gave another try at being the GOP front runner, and won.
Gore was a young vice-president who served for two terms before becoming his party's front runner, and losing narrowly in a hotly contested election, possibly due to vote-rigging. The new president started sending troops to a remote place that would eventually turn into a quagmire.
What would have happened if Gore had followed the same trajectory as Nixon, and come back as the Democratic front runner in 2008? And what would have been the most likely POD?