Oh I Wish I Was in Dixie: A Different North America

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

2015 Gubernatorial Elections of Dixie

Arkansas: Dixie House Member Asa Hutchinson was elected governor over state senator Keith Ingram to replace term-limited Mike Beebe
Florida: Incumbent governor Mario Diaz Balart was easily reelected governor over then-CFO and current Secretary of the Treasury Alex Sink
Georgia: Jason Carter, state senator and grandson of former president Jimmy Carter, was elected governor over Secretary of State Karen Handel to replace term-limited Sonny Perdue.

Kentucky: Attorney General Jack Conway won a narrow election over agriculture commissioner Jamer Comer to replace term-limited Steve Beshear.
North Carolina: Incumbent governor Cherie Berry easily won reelection in this usually Unionist state over state house member Bill Faison.
South Carolina: Incumbent governor Nikki Haley won reelection over state delegate Vincent Sheheen.
West Florida: State delegate John Bel Edwards unexpectedly defeated incumbent governor Bill McCollum.

 

[Deleted member 82792]

What's Ariana Grande doing ITTL?

 

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

What's Ariana Grande doing ITTL?

Grande today is a popular musical theatre artist in Atlanta. She recently gained wider attention when she performed at Mitch Landrieu's 2018 inauguration and has recently been signed by Turner Records to put out music as a solo artist in the future.

 

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

Members of the 2018 House of Delegates

House of Delegates by Party

Delegate Districts Numbered

Spoiler: All 375 Members of the House of Delegates

District Name Party

Alabama
1 Lynn Greer (N)
2 Tim Melson (N)
3 Parker Griffith (U)
4 Terri Collins (N)
5 Steve Livingston (N)
6 Becky Nordgren (N)
7 Garlan Gudger Jr. (U)
8 Kip Tyner (U)
9 Shay Shellnut (N)
10 Terri Sewell (U)
11 Priscilla Dunn (SDP)
12 Dan Roberts (N)
13 Gary Palmer (N)
14 Bobby Singleton (U)
15 Bobby Bright (U)
16 Mike Jones (N)
17 Donnie Chesteen (N)
18 David Burkette (U)
19 Mallory Hagan (U)
20 Steve Segrest (U)
21 Barbara Boyd (U)

Arkansas
1 Steve Womack (N)
2 Lance Eads (N)
3 Charlene Fite (N)
4 Matthew Pitsch (N)
5 Larry Teague (U)
6 Mike Ross (U)
7 Eddie Cheatham (U)
8 Phil Reynolds (U)
9 Joyce Elliot (U)
10 Bruce Westerman (N)
11 French Hill (N)
12 Missy Irvin (N)
13 Jason Rapert (N)
14 Reginald Murdock (U)
15 Chad Causey (U)

Florida
1 Bill Montford (U)
2 Allen Boyd (U)
3 Sam St. John (U)
4 Cord Byrd (N)
5 Audrey Gibson (U)
6 Wyman Duggan (N)
7 Clay Yarborough (N)
8 Aaron Bean (N)
9 Travis Cummings (N)
10 Yvonne Hinson (U)
11 Clovis Watson (U)
12 Karen Thurman (U)
13 Stan McClain (N)
14 Cyndi Stevenson (N)
15 Ron DeSantis (N)
16 David Santiago (N)
17 Eunice Garbutt (U)
18 Kristen Carlson (U)
19 Angie Craig (U)
20 David Simmons (N)
21 Stephanie Murphy (U)
22 Rene Plasencia (N)
23 Val Demings (SDP)
24 Darren Soto (SDP)
25 Ben Albritton (N)
26 Colleen Burton (N)
27 Gus Bilirakis (N)
28 Jeff Brandes (N)
29 Jennifer Webb (U)
30 Jackie Toledo (N)
31 Kathy Castor (U)
32 Susan Valdes (U)
33 Adam Hattersley (U)
34 Ross Spano (N)
35 Vern Buchanan (N)
36 Bill Posey (N)
37 Alan West (N)
38 Lizbeth Benacquisto (N)
39 Curtis Curbello (N)
40 Maria Salazar (N)
41 Anitere Flores (N)
42 Manny Diaz (N)
43 Frederica Wilson (U)
44 Ana Maria Roderiguez (N)
45 Lauren Book (U)
46 Alcee Hastings (U)
47 Emily Slosberg (U)
48 Lori Berman (U)

Georgia
1 Jeff Mullis (N)
2 Steve Gooch (N)
3 John Wilkinson (N)
4 Tom Graves (N)
5 William Collins (U)
6 Doug Collins (N)
7 Mandi Ballinger (N)
8 Sheri Gilligan (N)
9 Brandon Beach (N)
10 John Albers (N)
11 Kay Kirkpatrick (N)
12 Jennifer Jordan (U)
13 David Scott (U)
14 Elena Parent (SDP)
15 Nikema Williams (SDP)
16 Donzella James (U)
17 Bee Nguyen (SDP)
18 Sally Harrell (U)
19 Rob Woodall (N)
20 P. K. Martin (N)
21 Gloria Butler (U)
22 Emmanuel Jones (SDP)
23 Hank Johnson (SDP)
24 Greg Dolezal (N)
25 Mike Glanton (SDP)
26 El-Mahdi Holly (SDP)
27 William Boddie (U)
28 Kimberley Alexander (U)
29 Chuck Enderlin (U)
30 Dee Clemmons (U)
31 Ed Harbison (U)
32 Robert Tramell (U)
33 Sanford Bishop (U)
34 Carlton Powell (U)
35 Jim Marshall (U)
36 Terry Deese (U)
37 Dina Titus (U)
38 Ellis Black (N)
39 William Ligon (N)
40 Chris Steverson (U)
41 Bobby Saxon (U)
42 John Barrow (U)
43 Pam Dickerson (U)
44 Lee Anderson (N)
45 Gary Hutchins (U)
46 Harrold Jones (U)
47 Mike Kyle (U)
48 Lisa Ring (U)
49 Sandra Workman (U)

Kentucky
1 Kelly Whitaker (U)
2 Joey Pendleton (U)
3 Dorsey Ridley (U)
4 Mike Reynolds (U)
5 James Comer (N)
6 Dennis Parrett (U)
7 Perry Clark (U)
8 Joni Jenkins (U)
9 John Yarmuth (U)
10 Kevin Bratcher (N)
11 Rick Rand (U)
12 Howard Niemeier (U)
13 Christian McDaniel (N)
14 Hal Rogers (N)
15 Albert Robinson (N)
16 Kim King (N)
17 Julian Carroll (U)
18 Andy Barr (N)
19 Jared Carpenter (N)
20 Greg Stumbo (U)
21 Rocky Adkins (U)
22 George Clooney (U)

Louisiana
1 Gregory Tarver (U)
2 Gerald Long (U)
3 Gary Sexton (U)
4 James Fannin (U)
5 Francis Thompson (U)
6 Jay Luneau (PLL)
7 Dorothy Hill (U)
8 A. B. Fontenot* (PLL)
9 Terry Landry (PLL)
10 Gerald Boudreaux (PLL)
11 Edward Theriot* (PLL)
12 Jerry Guidry* (PLL)
13 Gary LeBlanc* (PLL)
14 Gregory Miller (N)
15 Steve Scalise (N)
16 Cedric Richmond (U)
17 Christopher Leopold (N)
18 Jean-Paul Morrell (U)

Mississippi
1 Doug Davis (N)
2 J. P. Wilemon (U)
3 Willie Lee Simmons (U)
4 Oscar Denton (U)
5 Hob Bryan (U)
6 Michael Evans (U)
7 Tammie Witherspoon (U)
8 Randy Johnson (U)
9 Michael Guest (N)
10 Tom Blanton (U)
11 Alyce Clarke (SDP)
12 Barbara Blackmon (U)

Missouri
1 Lacy Clay (SDP)
2 Karla Guillory* (PLL)
3 Paula Benoit* (PLL)
4 Alan Green (U)
5 Brian Trahan* (PLL)
6 Ann Wagner (N)
7 Scott Hebert* (PLL)
8 Paul Pineau* (PLL)
9 Terry Stevens (U)
10 Zach Jacobsen (U)
11 Ryan Dillon (U)
12 Darrin Brawley (U)
13 Cindi Mullins (U)
14 Karla Eslinger (N)
15 Billy Long (N)
16 John Black (N)
17 William White (N)
18 Danny Long (U)
19 Kerrick Alumbaugh (U)
20 Emmanuel Cleaver (U)
21 Jared Huffman (SDP)
22 Mike Cirpiot (N)

North Carolina
1 Jim Davis (N)
2 Brian Turner (U)
3 Heath Shuler (U)
4 Tim Moore (N)
5 Ralph Hise (N)
6 Deanna Ballard (N)
7 Patrick McHenry (N)
8 Jason Saine (N)
9 Rena Turner (N)
10 Scott Stone (N)
11 Christy Clark (SDP)
12 Alma Adams (SDP)
13 Carla Cunningham (U)
14 Dan Bishop (N)
15 Ken Goodman (U)
16 Vickie Sawyer (N)
17 Paul Newton (N)
18 Tommy Davis (U)
19 Virginia Foxx (N)
20 Paul Lowe (U)
21 Philip Berger (N)
22 Michael Garrett (U)
23 Pricey Harrison (U)
24 Lois Bohnsack (U)
25 Larry Kissell (U)
26 Charles Graham (U)
27 William Richardson (U)
28 Kirk deViere (U)
29 Mike McIntyre (U)
30 Deb Butler (U)
31 Blake Wallace (U)
32 Graig Meyer (U)
33 David Price (U)
34 Mike Woodard (U)
35 Maryann Black (SDP)
36 Bob Etheridge (U)
37 Brad Miller (U)
38 Gale Adcock (U)
39 Jay Chaudhuri (U)
40 Darren Jackson (U)
41 Jenifer Bubenik (U)
42 Raymond Smith (U)
43 Rodney Alexander (N)
44 Keith Kidwell (N)
45 Tony Smith (U)
46 Erica Smith (U)
47 G. K. Butterfield (U)
48 Tommy Wooten (U)

South Carolina
1 Thomas Alexander (N)
2 Kevin Bryant (N)
3 Dwight Loftis (N)
4 Bob Inglis (N)
5 Trey Gowdy (N)
6 Rita Allison (N)
7 John McCravey (N)
8 Ronald Young (N)
9 Joe Wilson (N)
10 Wendell Gilliard (SDP)
11 John Spratt (U)
12 Mike Fanning (U)
13 Jim Clyburn (U)
14 Gilda Cobb-Hunter (U)
15 Kevin Johnson (U)
16 Vincent Sheheen (U)
17 Jackie Hayes (U)
18 Tom Rice (N)
19 Joe Cunningham (U)
20 Ronnie Sabb (U)
21 Robert Brown (U)
22 Leon Stavrinakis (U)
23 Shannon Erikson (N)

Tennessee
1 Harold Ford Jr. (U)
2 Steve Cohen (SDP)
3 Barbara Cooper (SDP)
4 David Kustoff (N)
5 Debra Moody (N)
6 John Doolen (U)
7 Craig Fitzhugh (U)
8 John Tanner (U)
9 Tim Barnes (U)
10 Doug Jackson (U)
11 Joey Hensley (N)
12 Jack Johnson (N)
13 Jeff Yarbro (U)
14 Bill Beck (U)
15 Darren Jernigan (SDP)
16 Bo Mitchell (U)
17 Bill Harmon (U)
18 Bob Clement (U)
19 Bart Gordon (U)
20 Janice Bowling (N)
21 Scott DesJarlais (N)
22 Chuck Fleischmann (N)
23 Randy McNally (N)
24 John Windle (U)
25 Kelly Keisling (N)
26 Art Swann (N)
27 Richard Briggs (N)
28 Tim Burchett (N)
29 Steve Southerland (N)
30 Jerry Sexton (N)
31 Phil Roe (N)
32 John Crawford (N)

Virginia
1 Rick Boucher (U)
2 Israel O'Quinn (N)
3 Jim Shuler (N)
4 John Edwards (U)
5 William Stanley (N)
6 Frank Friedman (U)
7 Roscoe Reynolds (U)
8 Roz Tyler (U)
9 Louise Lucas (U)
10 Jay Leftwich (N)
11 Barry Knight (N)
12 Jason Miyares (N)
13 Lionell Spruill (U)
14 Bobby Scott (SDP)
15 Monty Mason (U)
16 Margaret Ransome (N)
17 Faye Warren (U)
18 Glenn Nye (U)
19 Deborah Randolph (U)
20 Eric Cantor (N)
21 Donald McEachin (SDP)
22 Siobhan Dunnavant (N)
23 Betsy Carr (SDP)
24 Amanda Chase (N)
25 Beverly Booth (U)
26 Joan Foster (U)
27 David Toscano (U)
28 Ned Gallaway (U)
29 Richard Bell (N)
30 Doug Facemire (U)
31 Nick Rahall (U)
32 Richard Ojeda (U)
33 Nick Casey (U)
34 Talley Sergent (U)
35 Glen Gainer (U)
36 Alan Mollohan (U)
37 George Edwards (N)
38 Jason Buckel (N)
39 Richard Black (N)
40 Mark Obenshain (N)
41 Jennifer Carrol Foy (U)
42 Christopher Peace (N)
43 Steve Dempsey (U)
44 Timothy Hugo (N)
45 Scott Surovel (U)
46 Mikkie Sherril (U)
47 James LeMunyon (N)
48 Thomas Greason (N)
49 Don Beyer (SDP)

West Florida
1 Robert Carter (U)
2 Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb (SDP)
3 Barry Labadie* (PLL)
4 Daniel Edwards (U)
5 Sharon Hewitt (N)
6 Gene Taylor (PLL)
7 Henry Ransonet* (PLL)
8 Austin Howell (U)
9 Margie Toussard* (PLL)
10 Vivian Figures (U)
11 Jack Williams (N)
12 Bradley Byrne (N)
13 Jayer Williamson (N)
14 Rebecca Koelzer (U)
15 Mary Jeanne Gibson (U)
16 Louis Roberts (U)

* Means that I created the name (I only used it for PLL members)

 

[Witch0Winter]

The detail of this timeline is staggering, incredible job!

 

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

The detail of this timeline is staggering, incredible job!

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

 

[Gabingston]

Grande today is a popular musical theatre artist in Atlanta. She recently gained wider attention when she performed at Mitch Landrieu's 2018 inauguration and has recently been signed by Turner Records to put out music as a solo artist in the future.

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Ariana's parents moved from New York to Florida while her mom was pregnant with her IOTL, does that still apply here, even though New York and Florida are in different countries?

 

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

Ariana's parents moved from New York to Florida while her mom was pregnant with her IOTL, does that still apply here, even though New York and Florida are in different countries?

Yes, Florida is the most popular destination for immigrants coming into Dixie which has caused its population to grow much faster than any other state. It went from being the least populous state less than 100 years ago to today the 4th most populous and is expected to overtake North Carolina for 3rd very soon.

 

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

1988 Dixie Presidential Election

 

[Goweegie2]

You should do political party infoboxes for the Unionists and Nationals. I'm really curious to know what their exact ideologies are, because all I can tell so far is that the Unionists are roughly to the center-left and the Nationals are roughly to the center-right

 

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

You should do political party infoboxes for the Unionists and Nationals. I'm really curious to know what their exact ideologies are, because all I can tell so far is that the Unionists are roughly to the center-left and the Nationals are roughly to the center-right

I plan on making them for all the 4 major parties, but I'm still trying to figure out their logos.

 

[Goweegie2]

I plan on making them for all the 4 major parties, but I'm still trying to figure out their logos.

That's a mood, I always struggle with graphic design as well. I could try to help you out, but I'd probably not do that great

 

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

2018 West Florida State House Elections

In 2018, the National Party lost their outright majority in the state House of Delegates of West Florida for the first time since 1988. Unionist leader Stacey Abrams (who just recently took over after former leader David Baria resigned his position to successfully run for the Senate) became the new Speaker of the House with support from the Parti La Louisiane and their leader Dale Guillot who became Deputy Leader of the House. The Unionists were able to ride the coattails of presidential candidate Mitch Landrieu who narrowly carried the normally National state. The Unionists and the PLL were also able to ride off the long dissatisfaction of the state's National government, which also helped John Bel Edwards to defeat governor Bill McCollum three years earlier. The State Senate wasn't up for election in 2018 and remained with a National majority. The National Party did however gain the Lt. Governorship in 2018 as incumbent PLL Lt. Gov. Caroline Fayard also successfully ran for Senate only 3 years into her term with her position being filled by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate as dictated by the West Florida Constitution, National member Victor Gaston.

Spoiler: Full Map

 

[AstroRangerBeans]

Excellent. But how did Stacey Abrams represented West Florida than Georgia?

I can’t see than expected that I’m going to see the list of prime ministers of Commonwealth of America!

 

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

Excellent. But how did Stacey Abrams represented West Florida than Georgia?

I can’t see than expected that I’m going to see the list of prime ministers of Commonwealth of America!

Abrams spent much of her childhood in Gulfport, so this is a TL where she decided to stay there instead of moving on to Georgia.

And hopefully a Prime Minster list gets completed soon. I have a lot of cool ideas for it (though most of them sadly conflict because of people being active in politics at the same time) though Prime Minster Mo Udall is definite for the list.

 

[Goweegie2]

I almost forgot about La Louisiane and the Social Democrats when I mentioned the parties earlier lol

So from what I've gathered so far:
-Unionists are center-left
-Nationals are center-right
-La Louisiane represents Francophone interests
-And the Social Democrats are either left-wing or unplaceable LaRoucheans, I'm not sure which

Did I get anything wrong?

 

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

I almost forgot about La Louisiane and the Social Democrats when I mentioned the parties earlier lol

So from what I've gathered so far:
-Unionists are center-left
-Nationals are center-right
-La Louisiane represents Francophone interests
-And the Social Democrats are either left-wing or unplaceable LaRoucheans, I'm not sure which

Did I get anything wrong?

In general yeah you're right.

PLL was a party originally formed in the mid 60's to help break the Unionist Long Machine in Louisiana. It is stronger at the state level and does focus on Francophone issues and while it does have its fair share of liberals and conservative is still pretty center overall.

And LaRouche was uhhhh... let's say a bit less "eclectic" with his ideology ITTL. The Socialist Party was pretty much dead by the 70's and LaRouche was one of the main crew to help shift it into the modern day SDP. Though SDP members today tend to keep LaRoucheans at an arm's length. It's mostly today a party of urban minority leftists who have run the party since the mid-1990's.

 

[James Ricker]

List of the Presidents of Dixie

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There are some decent men in there as well as some real stinkers. That can be expected of any realistic democracy

 

[FleetMac]

Interesting premise; nowadays I tend to be pretty leery of independent South TLs (if for no other reason, they tend to be an understandably contentious subject given recent OTL events). However, you get brownie points right off the bat for having a 18th Century POD, which means no Confederate States (yay!). On top of that, your work is pretty amazingly detailed and comprehensive, consider me a watcher .

 

[RoxyLikeAPuma]

Political Parties of Dixie