Gore/Bayh 2000?

From what I know, it seems that the choice of Bayh would not have much of an effect, but that cooperation with Clinton would. If anybody had an issue with Lieberman IOTL, it would be because he is too conservative for them, and perhaps drew some to vote for Nader. Bayh is also very moderate, though perhaps less so than Lieberman, so I doubt it would do all too much. If anything, it may hurt Gore, considering that Lieberman may have helped Gore in Jewish areas, such as those in Florida. Clinton, however, was very popular, and Gore trying to separate himself from Clinton is considered one of the greatest errors in his campaign. If he worked extensively with Clinton, plus choosing Bayh, assuming nothing goes awry, Gore would probably win handily.
 
From what I know, it seems that the choice of Bayh would not have much of an effect, but that cooperation with Clinton would. If anybody had an issue with Lieberman IOTL, it would be because he is too conservative for them, and perhaps drew some to vote for Nader. Bayh is also very moderate, though perhaps less so than Lieberman, so I doubt it would do all too much. If anything, it may hurt Gore, considering that Lieberman may have helped Gore in Jewish areas, such as those in Florida. Clinton, however, was very popular, and Gore trying to separate himself from Clinton is considered one of the greatest errors in his campaign. If he worked extensively with Clinton, plus choosing Bayh, assuming nothing goes awry, Gore would probably win handily.
Possible EC result?
 
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This is what I came up with. In this, all I did was flip 4 states to Gore: Florida, New Hampshire, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Looking at the margins of victory in 2000, Gore won states by smaller margins than Bush did, Florida not withstanding, so the effect on the map is less pronounced. Florida and New Hampshire flip because they were the Republican states with the smallest margins, and so I think that having Clinton with Gore would push him over. I added Arkansas and Tennessee because these are the home states of Clinton and Gore respectively. Despite Ohio, Missouri, and Nevada having smaller margins, I flipped these two because I was thinking that campaigning with Clinton would show these states that Gore had not betrayed them, as Gore had mostly shed the "southern moderate" image by 2000, whilst Clinton still appealed to that type. I would not, however, be shocked or offended if someone else thought this a bit of a stretch. IMO, if I were writing a timeline or something, I'd leave the two out to avoid people saying it's unreasonable. Gore's choice of Bayh would have little effect on Indiana, as even with a favorite son the margin was decisively for Bush and with take a lot more to overcome.
 
Gore also considered New Hampshire Governor (now senator) Jeanne Shaheen. If he'd picked up New Hampshire with her on the ticket, he'd have exactly 270 electoral votes and Florida would be a moot point.
 
I am planning to do a timeline of Gore winning in 2000 albeit pretty close and seeing how things go from there. Any advice or tips there
 
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