2000 was considered a year of the political upset, mainly due to one man: New York businessman Donald Trump. He absolutely shocked the political establishment as a whole when he upset Texas Governor George W. Bush in the Republican primary, then him and vice presidential nominee Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. defeated the Democratic ticket of Al Gore and Joe Lieberman. Many say his eight years as President were one of a renewal American patriotism, while others also say his unorthodox approach to the Presidency was strange and, for lack of a better term, unpresidential. He left office with a modest 56% approval rating. He isn’t seen as the best president of all time, but he wasn’t the worst either.
That being said, what would America be like today had Donald Trump lost to either George W. Bush or Al Gore?
OOC: The main POD here is that instead of leaving the Republican Party and running for President on the Reform Party ticket, Trump believes he can change the Republican Party from the inside and decides to run as Republican in 2000 instead. Keep in mind that Trump of 2000 in our timeline is not like the Trump of 2016. He was considered more practical and level headed 18 years ago, and he wasn’t an extremely hardline conservative.
Also, just a heads up, I don’t want this thread to devolve into any nonsense about our current politics or anything like that. It is simply fruitful discussion on what could have been. Other than that, have fun!
That being said, what would America be like today had Donald Trump lost to either George W. Bush or Al Gore?
OOC: The main POD here is that instead of leaving the Republican Party and running for President on the Reform Party ticket, Trump believes he can change the Republican Party from the inside and decides to run as Republican in 2000 instead. Keep in mind that Trump of 2000 in our timeline is not like the Trump of 2016. He was considered more practical and level headed 18 years ago, and he wasn’t an extremely hardline conservative.
Also, just a heads up, I don’t want this thread to devolve into any nonsense about our current politics or anything like that. It is simply fruitful discussion on what could have been. Other than that, have fun!