DBWI: McCain lost in 2000?

Election year 2000. Republican John McCain vs Democrat Al Gore. As we all know, McCain won the election. However what would America be like if he had not beaten Gore, or not even made it past the Primaries? Would another Republican win in his place, or would Al Gore win the election?
 
If McCain lost the primaries then Bush would have won the nomination but Al Gore would have beaten Bush. Then we would have never done anything about the 9/11 attack like invading Afghanistan or something. But McCain won anyway.

If Al Gore was in office during 9/11, he would have lost in 2004; I don't think he could have handled the terrorist threat. And the US program to return to the Moon by 2015 would never have been initiated because McCain was a big proponent of that and Al Gore wasn't.
 
Seeing Gore's recent turn to environmentalist lunacy, I could see the US ratifying the Kyoto treaty. Luckily for us, President McCain not only refused to sign, but issued executive orders in favor of drilling in Alaska and offshore, and then for nuclear power. Bush would have done the same.

Question is, who would Bush's running mate be? Definately not Cheney. His daughter would drive the Religious Right away. Anyone else you could suggest for Bush's running mate?
 
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