List of Alternate Presidents and PMs II
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No, he steps down due to health worries (he had a stroke in 1987 OTL).
1969-1974: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1968: Richard Nixon (R) def. Hubert Humphrey (D) and George Wallace (AIP)
1972: Richard Nixon (R) def. Edmund Muskie (D)
1974-1981: Gerald Ford (Republican)
1976: Gerald Ford (R) def. George Wallace (D) and Eugene McCarthy (I)
1981-1989: Ted Kennedy (Democratic)
1980: Ted Kennedy (D) def. Ronald Reagan (R) and John Anderson (I)
1984: Ted Kennedy (D) def. George H.W. Bush (R)
1989-1997: Jack Kemp (Republican)
1988: Jack Kemp (R) def. Gary Hart (D)
1992: Jack Kemp (R) def. Al Gore (D)
1997-2001: Richard Lugar (Republican)
1996: Richard Lugar (R) def. Tom Harkin (D) and Ross Perot (I)
2001-2002: Paul Wellstone (Democratic)
2000: Paul Wellstone (D) def. Richard Lugar (R) and Pat Buchanan (C)
2002-2009: Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)
2004: Jeanne Shaheen (D) def. John McCain (R) and Ralph Nader (G)
2009-2013: Rudy Giuliani (Republican)
2008: Rudy Giuliani (R) def. Wesley Clark (D) and Cindy Sheehan (G)
2013-2021: Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)
2012: Amy Klobuchar (D) def. Rudy Giuliani (R) and Ron Paul (L)
2016: Amy Klobuchar (D) def. Donald Trump (R) and John Kasich (I)
2021-202x: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2021: Barack Obama (D) def. Tom Cotton (R)
1968: Richard Nixon (R) def. Hubert Humphrey (D) and George Wallace (AIP)
1972: Richard Nixon (R) def. Edmund Muskie (D)
1974-1981: Gerald Ford (Republican)
1976: Gerald Ford (R) def. George Wallace (D) and Eugene McCarthy (I)
1981-1989: Ted Kennedy (Democratic)
1980: Ted Kennedy (D) def. Ronald Reagan (R) and John Anderson (I)
1984: Ted Kennedy (D) def. George H.W. Bush (R)
1989-1997: Jack Kemp (Republican)
1988: Jack Kemp (R) def. Gary Hart (D)
1992: Jack Kemp (R) def. Al Gore (D)
1997-2001: Richard Lugar (Republican)
1996: Richard Lugar (R) def. Tom Harkin (D) and Ross Perot (I)
2001-2002: Paul Wellstone (Democratic)
2000: Paul Wellstone (D) def. Richard Lugar (R) and Pat Buchanan (C)
2002-2009: Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)
2004: Jeanne Shaheen (D) def. John McCain (R) and Ralph Nader (G)
2009-2013: Rudy Giuliani (Republican)
2008: Rudy Giuliani (R) def. Wesley Clark (D) and Cindy Sheehan (G)
2013-2021: Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)
2012: Amy Klobuchar (D) def. Rudy Giuliani (R) and Ron Paul (L)
2016: Amy Klobuchar (D) def. Donald Trump (R) and John Kasich (I)
2021-202x: Barack Obama (Democratic)
2021: Barack Obama (D) def. Tom Cotton (R)
Middlesex_Toffeeman
Banned
*Spits tea out in revulsion*
Is this a Redkippy BNP combined with a populist Tory party? As a libertarian who finds solace in the pro-business bit of the Conservatives, eugh.
I don't think I'll fully finish this, so here is an extended timeline based on an infobox I posted in the Infobox thread.
1776-1948: OTL
1948-1952: Harry S. Truman (Democratic-MO)/Alben W. Barkley (D-KY)
def. Thomas E. Dewey (Republican-NY)/Earl Warren (R-CA), Strom Thurmond (State's Rights-SC)/Fielding L. Wright (SR-MS)
1952-1956: Earl Warren (R-CA)/Robert A. Taft (R-OH)
def. Dean Acheson (D-CT)/Estes Kefauver (D-TN), Strom Thurmond (SR-SC)/John J. Sparkman (SR-AL)
1956-1960: Earl Warren (R-CA)/Robert A. Taft (R-OH)
def. Adlai Stevenson (D-IL)/Averell Harriman (D-NY), Walter B. Jones (SR-AL)/George Smathers (SR-FL)
1960-1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)/Wayne Morse (D-OR)
def. Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY)/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R-MA), Harry F. Byrd (DX-VA)/Strom Thurmond (SR-SC)
1964-1968: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)/Wayne Morse (D-OR)
def. William Scranton (R-PA)/Barry Goldwater (R-AZ), Prince Daniel (DX-TX)/Clifford Davis (SR-TN)
1968-1972: Daniel J. Evans (R-WA)/Albert Rosellini (D-WA)
def. Daniel J. Evans (R-WA)/Harold Stassen (R-MN), Edmund Muskie (D-ME)/Albert Rosellini (D-WA), Happy Chandler (SR-KY)/George Wallace (SR-AL)
1972-1976: Eugene McCarthy (D-MN)/George McGovern (D-SD)
def. Daniel J. Evans (R-WA)/Harold Stassen (R-MN), George Wallace (SR-AL)/various
1976-1980: Eugene McCarthy (D-MN)/George McGovern (D-SD)
def.
1980-1984: Ronald Reagan (SR-CA)/John Connally (SR-TX)
def. Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)/Jerry Brown (D-CA),
1984-1988: Walter Mondale (D-MN)/John F. Kennedy (D-MA)
def. Ronald Reagan (SR-CA)/John Connally (SR-TX),
1988-1992: Walter Mondale (D-MN)/John F. Kennedy (D-MA)
def. John Connally (SR-TX)/Ron Paul (SR-TX),
1992-1996: Jerry Brown (D-CA)/Paul Tsongas (D-MA)
def. Ron Paul (SR-TX)/Roger MacBride (SR-VT),
1996-2000: Jerry Brown (D-CA)/Al Gore (D-TN)
def. Bob Dole (R-KS)/George H.W. Bush (R-TX),
2000-2004: John B. Anderson (I-IL)/Lincoln Chafee (I-RI)
def.
2004-2008: George W. Bush (R-TX)/John Kasich (R-OH)
def. John B. Anderson (I-IL)/Lincoln Chafee (I-RI), Al Gore (D-TN)/William Clinton (D-AR), Ron Paul (SR-TX)/Jesse Ventura (SR-MN)
2008-2012: Joe Biden (D-DE)/Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
def. George W. Bush (R-TX)/John Kasich (R-OH), Sarah Palin (SR-AK)/Rick Perry (SR-TX)
2012-2016: Bernie Sanders (D-VT)/Barack Obama (D-IL)
def. Gary Johnson (SR-NM)/Rand Paul (SR-KY), John Kasich (R-OH)/Lincoln Chafee (R-RI)
2016-present: Bernie Sanders (D-VT)/Barack Obama (D-IL)
def. Rand Paul (SR-KY)/Ted Cruz (SR-TX), Jeb Bush (R-FL)/Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
1776-1948: OTL
1948-1952: Harry S. Truman (Democratic-MO)/Alben W. Barkley (D-KY)
def. Thomas E. Dewey (Republican-NY)/Earl Warren (R-CA), Strom Thurmond (State's Rights-SC)/Fielding L. Wright (SR-MS)
1952-1956: Earl Warren (R-CA)/Robert A. Taft (R-OH)
def. Dean Acheson (D-CT)/Estes Kefauver (D-TN), Strom Thurmond (SR-SC)/John J. Sparkman (SR-AL)
1956-1960: Earl Warren (R-CA)/Robert A. Taft (R-OH)
def. Adlai Stevenson (D-IL)/Averell Harriman (D-NY), Walter B. Jones (SR-AL)/George Smathers (SR-FL)
1960-1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)/Wayne Morse (D-OR)
def. Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY)/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R-MA), Harry F. Byrd (DX-VA)/Strom Thurmond (SR-SC)
1964-1968: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)/Wayne Morse (D-OR)
def. William Scranton (R-PA)/Barry Goldwater (R-AZ), Prince Daniel (DX-TX)/Clifford Davis (SR-TN)
1968-1972: Daniel J. Evans (R-WA)/Albert Rosellini (D-WA)
def. Daniel J. Evans (R-WA)/Harold Stassen (R-MN), Edmund Muskie (D-ME)/Albert Rosellini (D-WA), Happy Chandler (SR-KY)/George Wallace (SR-AL)
1972-1976: Eugene McCarthy (D-MN)/George McGovern (D-SD)
def. Daniel J. Evans (R-WA)/Harold Stassen (R-MN), George Wallace (SR-AL)/various
1976-1980: Eugene McCarthy (D-MN)/George McGovern (D-SD)
def.
1980-1984: Ronald Reagan (SR-CA)/John Connally (SR-TX)
def. Henry M. Jackson (D-WA)/Jerry Brown (D-CA),
1984-1988: Walter Mondale (D-MN)/John F. Kennedy (D-MA)
def. Ronald Reagan (SR-CA)/John Connally (SR-TX),
1988-1992: Walter Mondale (D-MN)/John F. Kennedy (D-MA)
def. John Connally (SR-TX)/Ron Paul (SR-TX),
1992-1996: Jerry Brown (D-CA)/Paul Tsongas (D-MA)
def. Ron Paul (SR-TX)/Roger MacBride (SR-VT),
1996-2000: Jerry Brown (D-CA)/Al Gore (D-TN)
def. Bob Dole (R-KS)/George H.W. Bush (R-TX),
2000-2004: John B. Anderson (I-IL)/Lincoln Chafee (I-RI)
def.
2004-2008: George W. Bush (R-TX)/John Kasich (R-OH)
def. John B. Anderson (I-IL)/Lincoln Chafee (I-RI), Al Gore (D-TN)/William Clinton (D-AR), Ron Paul (SR-TX)/Jesse Ventura (SR-MN)
2008-2012: Joe Biden (D-DE)/Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
def. George W. Bush (R-TX)/John Kasich (R-OH), Sarah Palin (SR-AK)/Rick Perry (SR-TX)
2012-2016: Bernie Sanders (D-VT)/Barack Obama (D-IL)
def. Gary Johnson (SR-NM)/Rand Paul (SR-KY), John Kasich (R-OH)/Lincoln Chafee (R-RI)
2016-present: Bernie Sanders (D-VT)/Barack Obama (D-IL)
def. Rand Paul (SR-KY)/Ted Cruz (SR-TX), Jeb Bush (R-FL)/Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
In honor of George Herbert Walker Bush's recent passing, what if he was reelected?
Presidents/Vice Presidents of the United States from 1989:
George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle (Republican) 1989-1997
Mario Cuomo/Tom Harkin (Democratic) 1997-2005
George W. Bush/John McCain (Republican) 2005-2013
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush/Abel Maldonado (Republican) 2013-2021
Andrew Cuomo/Al Franken (Democratic) 2021-2029
George Prescott Bush/Walker Stapleton (Republican) 2029-2037
This changes many things, but for one, no Clintons ultimately means no #MeToo, thus salvaging Franken's political career.
Presidents/Vice Presidents of the United States from 1989:
George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle (Republican) 1989-1997
Mario Cuomo/Tom Harkin (Democratic) 1997-2005
George W. Bush/John McCain (Republican) 2005-2013
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush/Abel Maldonado (Republican) 2013-2021
Andrew Cuomo/Al Franken (Democratic) 2021-2029
George Prescott Bush/Walker Stapleton (Republican) 2029-2037
This changes many things, but for one, no Clintons ultimately means no #MeToo, thus salvaging Franken's political career.
How does Franken get into politics if Paul Wellstone's plane crash is butterflied (which it almost certainly would be)?
Also, really, a Prez getting succeeded by his brother and then by a former Prez's son?
Fair criticisms all. I should have at least given Andrew Cuomo a different running mate.
45. Donald J. Trump (Republican-New York) January 20th, 2017-December 3rd, 2021
46. Michael R. Pence (Republican-Indiana) December 3rd, 2021-January 20th 2025
47. Beto O'Rourke (Democrat-Texas) January 20th 2025-January 20th 2033
48. Margaret H. Weber (Democrat-North Dakota) January 20th 2033-January 21st 2041
49. Benjamin A. Shapiro (Populist Republican-California) January 21st 2041- January 20th 2049
50. Karen Misaka (National American People's-Hawaii) January 20th 2049-April 27th 2062
51. Eric Peña (National American People's, April 27th 2062-December 30th 2062) (Capitalist, December 30th 2062-December 9th 2063)
52. Michelle G. Gonzalez (Vocational Revolutionary-New Mexico) (December 9th 2063-December 20th 2063)
The idea for this actually came from someone testing formatting on another forum. Writeup soon.
46. Michael R. Pence (Republican-Indiana) December 3rd, 2021-January 20th 2025
47. Beto O'Rourke (Democrat-Texas) January 20th 2025-January 20th 2033
48. Margaret H. Weber (Democrat-North Dakota) January 20th 2033-January 21st 2041
49. Benjamin A. Shapiro (Populist Republican-California) January 21st 2041- January 20th 2049
50. Karen Misaka (National American People's-Hawaii) January 20th 2049-April 27th 2062
51. Eric Peña (National American People's, April 27th 2062-December 30th 2062) (Capitalist, December 30th 2062-December 9th 2063)
52. Michelle G. Gonzalez (Vocational Revolutionary-New Mexico) (December 9th 2063-December 20th 2063)
The idea for this actually came from someone testing formatting on another forum. Writeup soon.
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A somewhat quick timeline based on an idea I've been fiddling with (rolling dice for candidate recruitment so that unconventional primary losers have a chance to succeed).
44. 2009 - 2013: John Sidney McCain III (Rep-AZ) | Sarah Louise Palin (Rep-AK)
2018: Hillary Rodham Clinton (Dem-NY) | Jay Clark Buckey Jr. (Dem-NH)
2031: John Edward James (Rep-MI) | Adam Paul Laxalt (Rep-NV)
44. 2009 - 2013: John Sidney McCain III (Rep-AZ) | Sarah Louise Palin (Rep-AK)
- Def. 2008: Senator John McCain (Rep-AZ) | Governor Sarah Palin (Rep-AK) def. Former Senator Johnny Edwards (Dem-NC) | Senator Chris Dodd (Dem-CT)
- Def. 2012: Senator Hillary Clinton (Dem-NY) | Senator Jay Buckey (Dem-NH) def. Vice President Sarah Palin (Rep-AK) | Former Governor Mike Huckabee (Rep-AR)
- Def. 2016: President Hillary Clinton (Dem-NY) | Vice President Jay Buckey (Dem-NH) def. Former Governor Mitt Romney (Rep-MA) | Former Governor Luis Fortuño (Rep-PR)
- Def. 2020: President Jay Buckey (Dem-NH) | Vice President Tom Sawyer (Dem-OH) def. Senator J.D. Hayworth (Rep-AZ) | Senator Tim Murphy (Rep-PA)
- Def. 2024: Senator John James (Rep-MI) | Governor Adam Laxalt (Rep-NV) def. Governor Angela Alsobrooks (Dem-MD) | Former Secretary Bryce Edgmon (Dem-AK)
- Def. 2028: President John James (Rep-MI) | Vice President Adam Laxalt (Rep-NV) def. Former Governor Ralph Northam (Dem-VA) | Senator Stefany Shaheen (Dem-NH)
- N/A
- Def. 2032: Senator Sri Kulkarni (Dem-TX) | Senator Steve Novick (Dem-OR) def. Vice President Knute Buehler (Rep-OR) | Representative Kim Yong-ok (Rep-CA)
[44] President McCain's narrow (electoral college) victory is a testament to his strength as a candidate and the weakness of his scandalous opponents, particularly when one considers the gaffes of his running mate and his unpopularity with the Republican base. A maverick who had not been a friend to his predecessor, he was willing to work with Democrats (not that he had any choice with their majorities in both houses of Congress). Unfortunately for McCain the country entered the Great Recession shortly after his election. His popularity plummeted even as he sought to balance party and presidential obligations. McCain was not willing to be a Hoover and did everything he could, both at home and abroad. The killing of Osama Bin Laden undoubtedly boosted his popularity. Still it was not enough to make Americans forget the messes and suffering of the last decade. Tired and one of the oldest presidents in American history, few were surprised when he declined to seek reelection. The 2012 election would be a race between two very different women.
[45] Sarah Palin was popular with the party's anti-establishment (and anti-intellectual base), but not at all with the country. Former First Lady Hillary Clinton won in a landslide, becoming the first woman in the White House and returning the Clintons to power after twelve frustrating years of waiting. Seeking to add some excitement to the ticket without overshadowing herself, Senator Clinton selected New Hampshire Senator Jay Bucket, a former astronaut who had won the seat four years previously when Jeanne Shaheen had declined to run. It was an inspired choice. Buckey was little known but he was handsome and undeniably a striking figure even if he was inexperienced. With Democrats dominating every level of the government (beyond the courts) she wasted little time in pursuing a bold agenda. Ted Kennedy did not live to see it, but America achieved a universal health care system. The Republicans ran a strong and moderate ticket but could not compete with a successful incumbent seeking reelection. The courts would shift hard to the left as well as Clinton nominated replacements for many ancient liberal judges who had been tiredly holding on and for the late Justice Scalia. It was as she neared her six year itch that things began to worsen. The American right had begun to feel increasingly marginalized in a time of Democratic dominance over "weak and compromising" Republicans. As the nation approached the midterms tensions only rose and a number of rallies grew violent. In September 2018 Hillary Clinton became the first president since Kennedy to be killed.
[46] The ascension of Jay Buckey was a tense one. President Clinton had been assassinated with only a month and a half to the midterm elections. He had served as vice president for six years but still was seen as somewhat fresh with his meager four years in the senate. Still he rose to the occasion as best he could, seeking to provide a unifying figure for a nation in mourning. The government came down hard on far-right terror groups and the sympathy vote undoubtedly helped the Democrats in the election (who managed to keep slim majorities despite inevitable and heavy losses on the senate map). Grey haired and a little heavier, President Buckey was still popular and pushed Clinton's agenda forward with his own focus on education and scientific literacy. As a physician he found anti-intellectualism to be the greatest threat to America in a time when new powers were rising. With the economy strong most believed he would be reelected to a full term of his own, but the Republicans were nonetheless determined to put up a fight. The party's right won as it had in all but a few races, nominating McCain's senate successor J.D. Hayworth alongside the freshly (and narrowly) elected Senator Murphy of Pennsylvania. The ticket proved a fiasco. Hayworth, knowing he could not win moderates, chose to double down on the base, arguing that it was enthusiasm from such voters which decided an election. Perhaps he was right, but his running mate's abortion scandal was an Eagleton-sized catastrophe. Buckey won a victory on a scale equal to Clinton's eight years prior. His second term was less triumphant. The economy could not remain strong forever and eventually voters demand change (particularly in the 2022 midterms).
[47] The Democratic ticket was a strong one (a favorite of many Alternate History writers) but the Party of Lincoln (and Thurmond) would elect the first black president. Senator James had surprised many by declining to seek reelection in favor of a presidential bid, particularly given his age, but he was handsome and charismatic and captured the imaginations of voters who had grown dissatisfied with the blue decade. The courts would prove a problem (unsurprising given their 6-3 liberal majority), but for the first time in years there was a Republican majority to work with in Congress. The American people enjoyed paying less in taxes and James' hawkish stance against China let them feel on top of the world in a way many felt the nation hadn't been for some time. Many felt that Clinton and Buckey's isolation of the resurgent Russia (which had seen the eventual deposing of Vladimir Putin) had been at the expense of checking a greater danger in the east. James' anti-China platform and the rival nation's troubles (brought on more by demographics than any American action, if we're being honest) boosted his popularity. With that and the strong economy he easily won reelection against a rather moderate ticket.
[48] Unfortunately the James years couldn't last forever. A sudden brain aneurysm ended the president's life at only fifty years old and, as America mourned, Vice President Laxalt came to the presidency. The former governor of Nevada was as young and handsome as his predecessor and his approval ratings began high. There were hopes that Laxalt could win a third or even a fourth term for the party. The economy dipped somewhat and his approval ratings dipped with them, but the fundamentals of it remained strong and the Republican Party maintained hopes that it would win by a decent margin against whoever the Democrats decided to nominate. In mid 2032 allegations of youthful sexual misconduct were made against the president. Their veracity was difficult to determine after over three decades and people quickly found their opinions divided by party lines, but it was a shame and scandal the president could not endure. After he announced his intention to retire at the end of his term the party hastily rallied behind the vice president, balancing his moderate views with Representative Young Kim (the first major party nominee not born in America, allowed since the Hatch Amendment had passed two decades previously). The Democrats meanwhile found themselves electrified by two unlikely candidates who united to form one of the most liberal tickets since Franklin Roosevelt.
[49] The son of an Indian immigrant, Texas Senator Sri Kulkarni excited Democrats as they had not been excited by a candidate since John Kennedy. His running mate, the one-handed little giant from Oregon (seen by many as the modern day Paul Wellstone) had set the country's youth on fire in his unexpected campaign. In hindsight Laxalt's belief he would cruise to reelection if not for the allegations against him were misguided. Knute Buehler was a well liked an inoffensive candidate. Like Gerald Ford before him he ran the perfect campaign. But Kulkarni was no Culcarter and Steve Novick was no Fritz Mondale. As one Alternate History forum poster would later write: "I realize Kulkarni/Novick was the liberal dream ticket but if I see one more list with a POD in the 1800s have them be elected in 2032 I'm going to punch a wall."
[45] Sarah Palin was popular with the party's anti-establishment (and anti-intellectual base), but not at all with the country. Former First Lady Hillary Clinton won in a landslide, becoming the first woman in the White House and returning the Clintons to power after twelve frustrating years of waiting. Seeking to add some excitement to the ticket without overshadowing herself, Senator Clinton selected New Hampshire Senator Jay Bucket, a former astronaut who had won the seat four years previously when Jeanne Shaheen had declined to run. It was an inspired choice. Buckey was little known but he was handsome and undeniably a striking figure even if he was inexperienced. With Democrats dominating every level of the government (beyond the courts) she wasted little time in pursuing a bold agenda. Ted Kennedy did not live to see it, but America achieved a universal health care system. The Republicans ran a strong and moderate ticket but could not compete with a successful incumbent seeking reelection. The courts would shift hard to the left as well as Clinton nominated replacements for many ancient liberal judges who had been tiredly holding on and for the late Justice Scalia. It was as she neared her six year itch that things began to worsen. The American right had begun to feel increasingly marginalized in a time of Democratic dominance over "weak and compromising" Republicans. As the nation approached the midterms tensions only rose and a number of rallies grew violent. In September 2018 Hillary Clinton became the first president since Kennedy to be killed.
[46] The ascension of Jay Buckey was a tense one. President Clinton had been assassinated with only a month and a half to the midterm elections. He had served as vice president for six years but still was seen as somewhat fresh with his meager four years in the senate. Still he rose to the occasion as best he could, seeking to provide a unifying figure for a nation in mourning. The government came down hard on far-right terror groups and the sympathy vote undoubtedly helped the Democrats in the election (who managed to keep slim majorities despite inevitable and heavy losses on the senate map). Grey haired and a little heavier, President Buckey was still popular and pushed Clinton's agenda forward with his own focus on education and scientific literacy. As a physician he found anti-intellectualism to be the greatest threat to America in a time when new powers were rising. With the economy strong most believed he would be reelected to a full term of his own, but the Republicans were nonetheless determined to put up a fight. The party's right won as it had in all but a few races, nominating McCain's senate successor J.D. Hayworth alongside the freshly (and narrowly) elected Senator Murphy of Pennsylvania. The ticket proved a fiasco. Hayworth, knowing he could not win moderates, chose to double down on the base, arguing that it was enthusiasm from such voters which decided an election. Perhaps he was right, but his running mate's abortion scandal was an Eagleton-sized catastrophe. Buckey won a victory on a scale equal to Clinton's eight years prior. His second term was less triumphant. The economy could not remain strong forever and eventually voters demand change (particularly in the 2022 midterms).
[47] The Democratic ticket was a strong one (a favorite of many Alternate History writers) but the Party of Lincoln (and Thurmond) would elect the first black president. Senator James had surprised many by declining to seek reelection in favor of a presidential bid, particularly given his age, but he was handsome and charismatic and captured the imaginations of voters who had grown dissatisfied with the blue decade. The courts would prove a problem (unsurprising given their 6-3 liberal majority), but for the first time in years there was a Republican majority to work with in Congress. The American people enjoyed paying less in taxes and James' hawkish stance against China let them feel on top of the world in a way many felt the nation hadn't been for some time. Many felt that Clinton and Buckey's isolation of the resurgent Russia (which had seen the eventual deposing of Vladimir Putin) had been at the expense of checking a greater danger in the east. James' anti-China platform and the rival nation's troubles (brought on more by demographics than any American action, if we're being honest) boosted his popularity. With that and the strong economy he easily won reelection against a rather moderate ticket.
[48] Unfortunately the James years couldn't last forever. A sudden brain aneurysm ended the president's life at only fifty years old and, as America mourned, Vice President Laxalt came to the presidency. The former governor of Nevada was as young and handsome as his predecessor and his approval ratings began high. There were hopes that Laxalt could win a third or even a fourth term for the party. The economy dipped somewhat and his approval ratings dipped with them, but the fundamentals of it remained strong and the Republican Party maintained hopes that it would win by a decent margin against whoever the Democrats decided to nominate. In mid 2032 allegations of youthful sexual misconduct were made against the president. Their veracity was difficult to determine after over three decades and people quickly found their opinions divided by party lines, but it was a shame and scandal the president could not endure. After he announced his intention to retire at the end of his term the party hastily rallied behind the vice president, balancing his moderate views with Representative Young Kim (the first major party nominee not born in America, allowed since the Hatch Amendment had passed two decades previously). The Democrats meanwhile found themselves electrified by two unlikely candidates who united to form one of the most liberal tickets since Franklin Roosevelt.
[49] The son of an Indian immigrant, Texas Senator Sri Kulkarni excited Democrats as they had not been excited by a candidate since John Kennedy. His running mate, the one-handed little giant from Oregon (seen by many as the modern day Paul Wellstone) had set the country's youth on fire in his unexpected campaign. In hindsight Laxalt's belief he would cruise to reelection if not for the allegations against him were misguided. Knute Buehler was a well liked an inoffensive candidate. Like Gerald Ford before him he ran the perfect campaign. But Kulkarni was no Culcarter and Steve Novick was no Fritz Mondale. As one Alternate History forum poster would later write: "I realize Kulkarni/Novick was the liberal dream ticket but if I see one more list with a POD in the 1800s have them be elected in 2032 I'm going to punch a wall."
In Their Footsteps I
A simpler list for those who are the scion of presidents or nominees. I've already made a detailed one for Ted Roosevelt, and for Jeb Bush I could just be simple and say he got the 2016 nomination and beat Hillary Clinton. Avoiding the more obvious suspects like Bob Taft or the Bryan family, or those I've already given light to like Charles Francis Adams and Robert T Lincoln
8: Martin Van Buren/Richard M Johnson(1837-1841)
9: William H Harrison*/John Tyler(1841)
10: John Tyler*(1841-1844)[1], Willie P Mangum(1844-1845, acting)
-Election of 1844: Martin Van Buren/James Buchanan(Democrat) vs Henry Clay/Theodore Frelinghuysen(Whig)
11: Henry Clay/Theodore Frelinghuysen(1845-1849)
-Election of 1848: Daniel Webster/Millard Fillmore(Whig) vs James Buchanan/John Van Buren(Democrat)
12: James Buchanan*/John Van Buren(1849-1851)[2]
13/16: John Van Buren(1851-1853, 1861-1865)/Andrew Johnson(1861-1865
-Election of 1852: John Van Buren/Jefferson Davis(Democrat) vs Millard Fillmore/Edward Bates(Whig)
14: Millard Fillmore/Edward Bates(1853-1857)
-Election of 1856: Henry Clay Jr/Abraham Lincoln(Whig) vs Stephen Douglas/Franklin Pierce(Democrat)
15: Henry Clay Jr/Abraham Lincoln(1857-1861)[3]
-Election of 1860: William Seward/Benjamin Wade(Whig) vs John Van Buren/Andrew Johnson(Democrat)
[1] First POD being Tyler is killed in the U.S.S Princeton explosion, before proper Texas annexation can begin. This weakens Polk. Second being Buren is chosen, loses to Clay and as such he retires from the game earlier so the Free Soil thing never involves Buren. This helps his son here
[2] Buchanan was a compromise, middle of the road candidate compared to Cass. Unfortunately he dies earlier, from the fetid swamp that was the White House. John Van manages to accomplish what his father could not
[3] The younger Clay lives because the Mexican-American War didn't happen
27: William H Taft(1909-1913)/James S Sherman*(1909-1912)
-Election of 1912: Champ Clark/Thomas R Marshall(Democrat) vs William H Taft/James S Sherman*(Republican) vs Theodore Roosevelt/Hiram Johnson(Progressive) vs Eugene V Debs/Emil Seidel(Socialist)
28: Champ Clark/Thomas R Marshall(1913-1917)[4]
-Election of 1916: Champ Clark/Thomas R Marshall(Democrat) vs Elihu Root/Charles W Fairbanks(Republican)
29: Elihu Root(1917-1925)/Charles W Fairbanks*(1917-1918), Warren Harding*(1921-1924)[5]
-Election of 1920: Elihu Root/Warren Harding(Republican) vs Thomas R Marshall/Oscar Underwood(Democrat)
-Election of 1924: Robert M.La Follette/Calvin Coolidge(Republican) vs Oscar Underwood/Charles W Bryan(Democrat)
30: Oscar Underwood/Charles W Bryan(1925-1929)[6]
-Election of 1928: Al Smith/Miriam A Ferguson(Democrat) vs
31: Al Smith/Miriam A Ferguson(1929-1937)
-Election of 1932: Al Smith/Miriam A Ferguson(Democrat) vs Herbert Hoover/Charles G Dawes(Republican)
-Election of 1936: Charles W Bryan/Joseph P Kennedy(Democrat) vs Robert Taft Jr/Alf Landon(Republican)
32: Robert Taft Jr/Alf Landon(1937-1941)
-Election of 1940: Robert Taft Jr/Alf Landon(Republican) vs Ruth Bryan Owen/Alben W Barkley
33: Ruth Bryan Owen/Alben W Barkley(1941-1945)
[4] POD being Champ Clark is picked for the Dems, they win because the Reps are still divided. He loses against the Reps next time around
[5] Partly a compromise candidate, and T.R doesn't want to run again.
[6] Underwood continues the more liberal values at a faster pace than OTL, carried on by Clark and Root. Female candidates are considered earlier. Underwood chooses not to run a second term because of health issues and a recent stroke. Al Smith becomes the first Irish-American/Catholic president
A simpler list for those who are the scion of presidents or nominees. I've already made a detailed one for Ted Roosevelt, and for Jeb Bush I could just be simple and say he got the 2016 nomination and beat Hillary Clinton. Avoiding the more obvious suspects like Bob Taft or the Bryan family, or those I've already given light to like Charles Francis Adams and Robert T Lincoln
8: Martin Van Buren/Richard M Johnson(1837-1841)
9: William H Harrison*/John Tyler(1841)
10: John Tyler*(1841-1844)[1], Willie P Mangum(1844-1845, acting)
-Election of 1844: Martin Van Buren/James Buchanan(Democrat) vs Henry Clay/Theodore Frelinghuysen(Whig)
11: Henry Clay/Theodore Frelinghuysen(1845-1849)
-Election of 1848: Daniel Webster/Millard Fillmore(Whig) vs James Buchanan/John Van Buren(Democrat)
12: James Buchanan*/John Van Buren(1849-1851)[2]
13/16: John Van Buren(1851-1853, 1861-1865)/Andrew Johnson(1861-1865
-Election of 1852: John Van Buren/Jefferson Davis(Democrat) vs Millard Fillmore/Edward Bates(Whig)
14: Millard Fillmore/Edward Bates(1853-1857)
-Election of 1856: Henry Clay Jr/Abraham Lincoln(Whig) vs Stephen Douglas/Franklin Pierce(Democrat)
15: Henry Clay Jr/Abraham Lincoln(1857-1861)[3]
-Election of 1860: William Seward/Benjamin Wade(Whig) vs John Van Buren/Andrew Johnson(Democrat)
[1] First POD being Tyler is killed in the U.S.S Princeton explosion, before proper Texas annexation can begin. This weakens Polk. Second being Buren is chosen, loses to Clay and as such he retires from the game earlier so the Free Soil thing never involves Buren. This helps his son here
[2] Buchanan was a compromise, middle of the road candidate compared to Cass. Unfortunately he dies earlier, from the fetid swamp that was the White House. John Van manages to accomplish what his father could not
[3] The younger Clay lives because the Mexican-American War didn't happen
27: William H Taft(1909-1913)/James S Sherman*(1909-1912)
-Election of 1912: Champ Clark/Thomas R Marshall(Democrat) vs William H Taft/James S Sherman*(Republican) vs Theodore Roosevelt/Hiram Johnson(Progressive) vs Eugene V Debs/Emil Seidel(Socialist)
28: Champ Clark/Thomas R Marshall(1913-1917)[4]
-Election of 1916: Champ Clark/Thomas R Marshall(Democrat) vs Elihu Root/Charles W Fairbanks(Republican)
29: Elihu Root(1917-1925)/Charles W Fairbanks*(1917-1918), Warren Harding*(1921-1924)[5]
-Election of 1920: Elihu Root/Warren Harding(Republican) vs Thomas R Marshall/Oscar Underwood(Democrat)
-Election of 1924: Robert M.La Follette/Calvin Coolidge(Republican) vs Oscar Underwood/Charles W Bryan(Democrat)
30: Oscar Underwood/Charles W Bryan(1925-1929)[6]
-Election of 1928: Al Smith/Miriam A Ferguson(Democrat) vs
31: Al Smith/Miriam A Ferguson(1929-1937)
-Election of 1932: Al Smith/Miriam A Ferguson(Democrat) vs Herbert Hoover/Charles G Dawes(Republican)
-Election of 1936: Charles W Bryan/Joseph P Kennedy(Democrat) vs Robert Taft Jr/Alf Landon(Republican)
32: Robert Taft Jr/Alf Landon(1937-1941)
-Election of 1940: Robert Taft Jr/Alf Landon(Republican) vs Ruth Bryan Owen/Alben W Barkley
33: Ruth Bryan Owen/Alben W Barkley(1941-1945)
[4] POD being Champ Clark is picked for the Dems, they win because the Reps are still divided. He loses against the Reps next time around
[5] Partly a compromise candidate, and T.R doesn't want to run again.
[6] Underwood continues the more liberal values at a faster pace than OTL, carried on by Clark and Root. Female candidates are considered earlier. Underwood chooses not to run a second term because of health issues and a recent stroke. Al Smith becomes the first Irish-American/Catholic president
What? #MeToo is larger than one person (that's the entire point, in fact). #MeToo might not happen, or it might happen at a different time, or Franken might just act differently… but the lack of President Bill Clinton isn't the inflection point.
Yes - with less pro-business PMs in the 1980s and 1990s, the UK undertakes less systematic market reforms, leading to lower growth, greater social unrest, and a more powerful nationalist movement (I was trying to find an analogue with France and Le Pen here). Perhaps a little pessimistic but I think plausible, it is a defence of the positive achievements of the Thatcher government and reaction against over optimistic counterfactuals of avoiding Thatcher.
I also imagined in this scenario that Britain has joined the Euro under Patten so the surge of the BNP is a reaction to much deeper austerity under the Reid and Newmark governments.
45. Donald J. Trump (Republican-New York) January 20th, 2017-December 3rd, 2021
The 2020 election would be a total letdown for Kamala Harris and the Democrats. When the dust settled, only two states, Arizona and Michigan, would flip in an election seen as a rerun of four years earlier.
Donald Trump's health was ailing, and as he put on his best face for the nation he was the subject of great sympathy. There was an understanding among Republicans that a vote for Trump was a vote for Pence. This came true as Trump resigned in late 2021 to retire to his resorts, and Mike Pence became the 46th President.
46. Michael R. Pence (Republican-Indiana) December 3rd, 2021-January 20th 2025
President Pence would govern more as a conventional Republican for his 3 years. However, his ability to pass legislation was limited by the Democratic controlled congress and division between what Republicans there were.
47. Beto O'Rourke (Democrat-Texas) January 20th 2025-January 20th 2033
Senator Beto O'Rourke, who had won his seat in 2020 in an otherwise disappointing year for Democrats, would win a close primary against Senator Sherrod Brown for the right to defeat President Pence in 2024.
The Beto administration would represent the high water mark of American liberalism. Beto, generally referred to by his nickname in all but the most official of documents, would embark on a progressive free trader agenda.
2028 saw President Beto easily defeat a deeply divided opposition. Two separate "Republican" candidates run (one officially under the Libertarian party), and spend far more time attacking each other than the President.
The Republican party would remain fractured during Beto's second term. Beto remained very personally popular and it was considered a serious possibility by pundits that the Democratic primaries would be the "true" election in 2032. The invisible primaries in 2031 ended with a single winner: Xochitl Torres Small, a member of the cabinet from New Mexico, would be endorsed by President Beto, giving her the backing of the establishment.
48. Margaret H. Weber (Democrat-North Dakota) January 20th 2033-January 21st 2041
However, the populist wing of the Democratic primary, supported by many populist sympathizing independents, was not going to let her go unchallenged. Margaret Weber, the governor of North Dakota, was perceived as both more economically left wing and more socially moderate than Torres Small. As small won both Texas and California, Weber would dominate "all those other little states" including tough races in North Carolina and New York. Later that year she would prove the pundits right and become the first female president.
As president, she would be technocratic on some science related issues that were critical in the 2030s. She would spend her first term strengthening Beto's government programs while also strengthening government oversight of large businesses and trade. She would spend most of her second term vetoing both radical and reactionary bills that had somehow survived the chaos of congress. She lost support from many wings of her own party, and they would all try and take control of the Democratic party for themselves, fracturing the party.
49. Benjamin A. Shapiro (Populist Republican-California) January 21st 2041- January 20th 2049
The 2040 election would involve no less than 5 major parties, competing under the United State's clearly obsolete FPTP system. Ultimately, having been out of power since 2024, some pieces of the Republican party would form a claimed revival in the Populist Republican Party. The PRP was heavily influenced by it's founder, congressman and public debater Ben Shapiro, and his public speaking skills allowed him to beat the field.
As President, Shapiro would try to revive the old Reaganite ideal of America. His pro-business managerial administration would appease the Republican wing of the Populist Republicans but alienate the Populist half. Shapiro was unable to block the implementation of ranked choice voting for 2044, but he won again through his strong marketing skills. His second term would be marred by the continued divisions in congress, and fierce opposition from every new "tinpot party" trying to make a name for themselves. Shapiro would be the only Jewish president.
50. Karen Misaka (National American People's-Hawaii) January 20th 2049-April 27th 2062
Misaka was the leader of one of the larger "tinpot parties", which referred to any party that did not control the Presidency (PRP/GOP) or congressional leadership positions. The National American People's Party (NAPP) united left wing economics and a rebirth of hard American nationalism. The party was at home at large stadium sized rallies proclaiming a New American Century and other populist rhetoric. The party was successful where Trump era nationalism failed: attracting non-white and female voters. In the chaos of the 2048 elections, which involved more political parties and movements than any other US election, a clear voice promising victory, success, and power would be the second and third choices of enough voters. After their victory, President Shapiro would be so horrified by the results he would briefly consider attempting a coup against peaceful transition of power, but ultimately he was persuaded otherwise.
President Misaka, the only Asian-American president, would prove to be a strong leader of a united political party. Americans were impressed by this and gave the NAPP a slim majority in 2050, which the party used to pass the 30th amendment which repealed the 22nd.
2052 would be a relatively competitive election, the last such election in US history. The NAPP would gain a super-majority in congress and most opposition in 2056 came from squabbling tinpot parties. This was even more true in 2060, which was essentially an acclamation of the NAPP's continued rule.
On February 28th 2061 President Misaka surpassed President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the longest serving president. 14 months later, the President died in office. Her long administration saw the incorporation of all Canadian provinces west of Ontario, as the USA took advantage of the North Atlantic Crises that economically devastated Canada. The NAPP was part of a greater trend away from liberal democratic capitalism in the west.
51. Eric Peña (National American People's-Nunavut, April 27th 2062-December 30th 2062) (Capitalist-Nunavut, December 30th 2062-December 9th 2063)
The first of two Hispanic presidents, and the only president from a former Canadian province, as he was the first senator from high northern state of Nunavut. Peña had moved to the state from Texas after the incorporation. He was considered a moderate party member, acceptable to most as a seat warmer while the party debated on Misaka's replacement and how the 2064 electoral events should be structured. Peña originally played true to this role over the summer, but when fall arrived he used what influence he had to campaign for his favored candidates in what actual general elections occurred during the 2062 midterms. Many more moderate NAPP members won as a result of this.
After the midterms, Peña quieted down again, scorned by party leaders for using the bully pulpit he had been appointed to. What they didn't know is that Peña had secretly been in contact with former President Shapiro, who by this point had exiled himself to northeast Asia. The two would debate and while Peña did not join the remnant of the Populist Republican Party or condemn President Misaka, he did join one of the tinpot parties, the Capitalist Party, which at this point was larger than the Populist Republicans and heavily affiliated with Shapiro and the international forum he was part of.
The reaction from the NAPP was outrage. Fear that Peña would use the bully pulpit to create serious opposition to the NAPP's single party rule drove debate into overdrive. Eventually, the NAPP decided on and executed a plan.
Peña's "administration" after his defection was characterized by him vetoing bills at the last minute, and the NAPP congress overriding them every time. His only power was the use of executive order, which he used to enact very limited pro-market reforms. Peña's stand against single party rule was undermined by his incredible personal corruption, he is considered the single most corrupt US president. As a result he was very personally unpopular.
52. Michelle G. Gonzalez (Vocational Revolutionary-New Mexico) (December 9th 2063-December 20th 2063)
Michelle Graham Gonzalez, as she preferred to be called, was appointed to the presidency after the NAPP's plan to remove Peña from office, which involved his corruption, succeeded. Graham Gonzalez would serve for only 10 days, 10 days which saw the NAPP reform itself into the Vocational Revolutionary Party (VRP) which would become the sold legal political party of the North American Vocationalist Unitary State. Michelle Graham Gonzalez became the last president of the United States upon the abolition of that country and it's replacement with the NAVU. She never officially resigned from the defunct office of President, and became the first General Secretary of the VRP.
The 2064 US presidential election was "held" by Ben Shapiro and his friends outside the NAVU. It was ignored.
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Many centuries later, a colony ship from the NAVU chose to revive the United States after arriving and setting up colonial rule on planet Inhose. It considered Michelle Graham Gonzalez the incumbent, 51st president of the United States. President Peña was considered illegitimate by the colony's historians because he was from a state that had not been properly admitted into the United States (the former Canadian province of Nunavut). The colony included an underage clone of Michelle Graham Gonzalez, who agreed to formally resign the presidency so the colony leaders could elect a new one. A period of civil unrest from supporters of the NAVU would follow however. A compromise was reached with the colony leadership in which the elected presidency would continue to control most executive power, but the clone of the last US president on Earth and the first NAVU secretary would become the Queen and her clones would be decanted on a regular basis to become her heirs. This system would work out for many centuries until the early 47th century (terran calendar) when Inhose's monarchy was abolished. The direct line of the royal family would live on until the late 50th century.
Inhose, one of many colonies established during the colony ship era of colonization, is rather off topic for this list. But I include it because that is where the last president of the United States lived, died, lived, and died again until the last living vestige of the United States of America died for good toward the end of the 5th millennium.
The 2020 election would be a total letdown for Kamala Harris and the Democrats. When the dust settled, only two states, Arizona and Michigan, would flip in an election seen as a rerun of four years earlier.
Donald Trump's health was ailing, and as he put on his best face for the nation he was the subject of great sympathy. There was an understanding among Republicans that a vote for Trump was a vote for Pence. This came true as Trump resigned in late 2021 to retire to his resorts, and Mike Pence became the 46th President.
46. Michael R. Pence (Republican-Indiana) December 3rd, 2021-January 20th 2025
President Pence would govern more as a conventional Republican for his 3 years. However, his ability to pass legislation was limited by the Democratic controlled congress and division between what Republicans there were.
47. Beto O'Rourke (Democrat-Texas) January 20th 2025-January 20th 2033
Senator Beto O'Rourke, who had won his seat in 2020 in an otherwise disappointing year for Democrats, would win a close primary against Senator Sherrod Brown for the right to defeat President Pence in 2024.
The Beto administration would represent the high water mark of American liberalism. Beto, generally referred to by his nickname in all but the most official of documents, would embark on a progressive free trader agenda.
2028 saw President Beto easily defeat a deeply divided opposition. Two separate "Republican" candidates run (one officially under the Libertarian party), and spend far more time attacking each other than the President.
The Republican party would remain fractured during Beto's second term. Beto remained very personally popular and it was considered a serious possibility by pundits that the Democratic primaries would be the "true" election in 2032. The invisible primaries in 2031 ended with a single winner: Xochitl Torres Small, a member of the cabinet from New Mexico, would be endorsed by President Beto, giving her the backing of the establishment.
48. Margaret H. Weber (Democrat-North Dakota) January 20th 2033-January 21st 2041
However, the populist wing of the Democratic primary, supported by many populist sympathizing independents, was not going to let her go unchallenged. Margaret Weber, the governor of North Dakota, was perceived as both more economically left wing and more socially moderate than Torres Small. As small won both Texas and California, Weber would dominate "all those other little states" including tough races in North Carolina and New York. Later that year she would prove the pundits right and become the first female president.
As president, she would be technocratic on some science related issues that were critical in the 2030s. She would spend her first term strengthening Beto's government programs while also strengthening government oversight of large businesses and trade. She would spend most of her second term vetoing both radical and reactionary bills that had somehow survived the chaos of congress. She lost support from many wings of her own party, and they would all try and take control of the Democratic party for themselves, fracturing the party.
49. Benjamin A. Shapiro (Populist Republican-California) January 21st 2041- January 20th 2049
The 2040 election would involve no less than 5 major parties, competing under the United State's clearly obsolete FPTP system. Ultimately, having been out of power since 2024, some pieces of the Republican party would form a claimed revival in the Populist Republican Party. The PRP was heavily influenced by it's founder, congressman and public debater Ben Shapiro, and his public speaking skills allowed him to beat the field.
As President, Shapiro would try to revive the old Reaganite ideal of America. His pro-business managerial administration would appease the Republican wing of the Populist Republicans but alienate the Populist half. Shapiro was unable to block the implementation of ranked choice voting for 2044, but he won again through his strong marketing skills. His second term would be marred by the continued divisions in congress, and fierce opposition from every new "tinpot party" trying to make a name for themselves. Shapiro would be the only Jewish president.
50. Karen Misaka (National American People's-Hawaii) January 20th 2049-April 27th 2062
Misaka was the leader of one of the larger "tinpot parties", which referred to any party that did not control the Presidency (PRP/GOP) or congressional leadership positions. The National American People's Party (NAPP) united left wing economics and a rebirth of hard American nationalism. The party was at home at large stadium sized rallies proclaiming a New American Century and other populist rhetoric. The party was successful where Trump era nationalism failed: attracting non-white and female voters. In the chaos of the 2048 elections, which involved more political parties and movements than any other US election, a clear voice promising victory, success, and power would be the second and third choices of enough voters. After their victory, President Shapiro would be so horrified by the results he would briefly consider attempting a coup against peaceful transition of power, but ultimately he was persuaded otherwise.
President Misaka, the only Asian-American president, would prove to be a strong leader of a united political party. Americans were impressed by this and gave the NAPP a slim majority in 2050, which the party used to pass the 30th amendment which repealed the 22nd.
2052 would be a relatively competitive election, the last such election in US history. The NAPP would gain a super-majority in congress and most opposition in 2056 came from squabbling tinpot parties. This was even more true in 2060, which was essentially an acclamation of the NAPP's continued rule.
On February 28th 2061 President Misaka surpassed President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the longest serving president. 14 months later, the President died in office. Her long administration saw the incorporation of all Canadian provinces west of Ontario, as the USA took advantage of the North Atlantic Crises that economically devastated Canada. The NAPP was part of a greater trend away from liberal democratic capitalism in the west.
51. Eric Peña (National American People's-Nunavut, April 27th 2062-December 30th 2062) (Capitalist-Nunavut, December 30th 2062-December 9th 2063)
The first of two Hispanic presidents, and the only president from a former Canadian province, as he was the first senator from high northern state of Nunavut. Peña had moved to the state from Texas after the incorporation. He was considered a moderate party member, acceptable to most as a seat warmer while the party debated on Misaka's replacement and how the 2064 electoral events should be structured. Peña originally played true to this role over the summer, but when fall arrived he used what influence he had to campaign for his favored candidates in what actual general elections occurred during the 2062 midterms. Many more moderate NAPP members won as a result of this.
After the midterms, Peña quieted down again, scorned by party leaders for using the bully pulpit he had been appointed to. What they didn't know is that Peña had secretly been in contact with former President Shapiro, who by this point had exiled himself to northeast Asia. The two would debate and while Peña did not join the remnant of the Populist Republican Party or condemn President Misaka, he did join one of the tinpot parties, the Capitalist Party, which at this point was larger than the Populist Republicans and heavily affiliated with Shapiro and the international forum he was part of.
The reaction from the NAPP was outrage. Fear that Peña would use the bully pulpit to create serious opposition to the NAPP's single party rule drove debate into overdrive. Eventually, the NAPP decided on and executed a plan.
Peña's "administration" after his defection was characterized by him vetoing bills at the last minute, and the NAPP congress overriding them every time. His only power was the use of executive order, which he used to enact very limited pro-market reforms. Peña's stand against single party rule was undermined by his incredible personal corruption, he is considered the single most corrupt US president. As a result he was very personally unpopular.
52. Michelle G. Gonzalez (Vocational Revolutionary-New Mexico) (December 9th 2063-December 20th 2063)
Michelle Graham Gonzalez, as she preferred to be called, was appointed to the presidency after the NAPP's plan to remove Peña from office, which involved his corruption, succeeded. Graham Gonzalez would serve for only 10 days, 10 days which saw the NAPP reform itself into the Vocational Revolutionary Party (VRP) which would become the sold legal political party of the North American Vocationalist Unitary State. Michelle Graham Gonzalez became the last president of the United States upon the abolition of that country and it's replacement with the NAVU. She never officially resigned from the defunct office of President, and became the first General Secretary of the VRP.
The 2064 US presidential election was "held" by Ben Shapiro and his friends outside the NAVU. It was ignored.
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Many centuries later, a colony ship from the NAVU chose to revive the United States after arriving and setting up colonial rule on planet Inhose. It considered Michelle Graham Gonzalez the incumbent, 51st president of the United States. President Peña was considered illegitimate by the colony's historians because he was from a state that had not been properly admitted into the United States (the former Canadian province of Nunavut). The colony included an underage clone of Michelle Graham Gonzalez, who agreed to formally resign the presidency so the colony leaders could elect a new one. A period of civil unrest from supporters of the NAVU would follow however. A compromise was reached with the colony leadership in which the elected presidency would continue to control most executive power, but the clone of the last US president on Earth and the first NAVU secretary would become the Queen and her clones would be decanted on a regular basis to become her heirs. This system would work out for many centuries until the early 47th century (terran calendar) when Inhose's monarchy was abolished. The direct line of the royal family would live on until the late 50th century.
Inhose, one of many colonies established during the colony ship era of colonization, is rather off topic for this list. But I include it because that is where the last president of the United States lived, died, lived, and died again until the last living vestige of the United States of America died for good toward the end of the 5th millennium.
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Donald Trump: A New Nixon
45. Donald Trump (2017 - 2019)/Mike Pence (2017 - 2019)*/Paul Ryan (2019-2019) - Resigned. *Pence Resigns
def Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine
46. Paul Ryan (2019 - 2021)/Charles Baker, Jr. (2019 - 2021)
47. Doug Jones (2021 - 2025)/Amy Klobuchar (2021 - 2025)
def. Paul Ryan/Tim Kaine
48. Mitt Romney (2025 - 2033)/Ted Cruz (2025 - 2033)
def. Doug Jones/Amy Klobuchar
def. Amy Klobuchar/Cory Booker
49. Ted Cruz (2033 - 2037)/Marco Rubio (2033 - 2037)
def. Joe Kennedy/Tulsi Gabbard
45. Donald Trump (2017 - 2019)/Mike Pence (2017 - 2019)*/Paul Ryan (2019-2019) - Resigned. *Pence Resigns
def Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine
46. Paul Ryan (2019 - 2021)/Charles Baker, Jr. (2019 - 2021)
47. Doug Jones (2021 - 2025)/Amy Klobuchar (2021 - 2025)
def. Paul Ryan/Tim Kaine
48. Mitt Romney (2025 - 2033)/Ted Cruz (2025 - 2033)
def. Doug Jones/Amy Klobuchar
def. Amy Klobuchar/Cory Booker
49. Ted Cruz (2033 - 2037)/Marco Rubio (2033 - 2037)
def. Joe Kennedy/Tulsi Gabbard
Belated Memoriam
37: Richard Nixon***(1969-1974)/Spiro Agnew***(1969-1973), George HW Bush(1973-1974)
38/40: George HW Bush(1974-1977, 1981-1985)/Nelson Rockefeller(1974-1977), Bob Dole(1981-1985)
39: Mo Udall/Jimmy Carter(1977-1981)
41: Walter Mondale/Gary Hart(1985-1989)
42: Doug Wilder/Joe Biden(1989-1997)
43: John McCain/Steve Forbes(1997-2001)
44: Caroline Kennedy/Joe Lieberman(2001-2009)
45: Jeb Bush/Mitt Romney(2009-2013)
46: Joe Biden/Christopher Dodd(2013-2017)
47: Barack Obama/Jill Stein(2017-present)
37: Richard Nixon***(1969-1974)/Spiro Agnew***(1969-1973), George HW Bush(1973-1974)
38/40: George HW Bush(1974-1977, 1981-1985)/Nelson Rockefeller(1974-1977), Bob Dole(1981-1985)
39: Mo Udall/Jimmy Carter(1977-1981)
41: Walter Mondale/Gary Hart(1985-1989)
42: Doug Wilder/Joe Biden(1989-1997)
43: John McCain/Steve Forbes(1997-2001)
44: Caroline Kennedy/Joe Lieberman(2001-2009)
45: Jeb Bush/Mitt Romney(2009-2013)
46: Joe Biden/Christopher Dodd(2013-2017)
47: Barack Obama/Jill Stein(2017-present)
A Time For Choosing
1953-1961: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-NY), Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)
1961-1963: John F. Kennedy (D-MA), Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
1963-1969: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX), (1965-1969) Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN)
1969-1977: Ronald Reagan (R-CA), Charles H. Percy (R-IL)
1977-1981: Henry M. Jackson (D-WA), Reubin Askew (D-FL)
1981-1989: George H.W. Bush (R-TX), Howard Baker (R-TN)
1953-1961: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-NY), Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)
1961-1963: John F. Kennedy (D-MA), Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
1963-1969: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX), (1965-1969) Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN)
1969-1977: Ronald Reagan (R-CA), Charles H. Percy (R-IL)
1977-1981: Henry M. Jackson (D-WA), Reubin Askew (D-FL)
1981-1989: George H.W. Bush (R-TX), Howard Baker (R-TN)
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