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So, as we all know, both George W. Bush and Jeb Bush ran for Governor in Texas and Florida respectively in 1994 and both narrowly lost. Jeb Bush would run for Governor of Florida again in four years and win, would get re elected in 2002, and then he and running mate Bill Frist would go on to defeat President Al Gore and Congressman Dick Gephardt (Vice President Ann Richards would decline to seek re election in 2004 due to failing Health) in 2004. President Bush and Vice President Frist would narrowly defeat Senator Hillary Clinton and running mate Evan Bayh in 2008, despite Clinton winning the popular vote by 200 thousand votes. Bush, who was viewed as an average President in his first term, is largely seen as a failed President due to presiding over the 2009 financial crisis and the fallout from it.

George W. Bush on the other hand stayed out of politics after being defeated by Ann Richards in 1994. His career in Baseball continued until 2006 when he retired. He has spent most of the last 12 years as a contributor on FOX "News." So how would things have played out if George W. Bush defeated Ann Richards in 1994? How would a Bush Governorship in Texas fair? Would he have been re elected in 1998? Would he be the Bush son that went on to be President instead of Jeb? If so, how would he have fared as President?
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