President Dan Quayle

DSS

You heard me right. Get Dan Quayle to be President of the United States with a POD no earlier than the day after the 1992 presidential election, when Bush/Quayle was defeated by Clinton/Gore.

You may have Quayle elected at any time. Bonus points if it is in 1996, triple points and a lovely, gooey, chocolate cookie if in 2012.;)
 
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DSS

Cook said:
Are you sure you don’t mean no earlier than?

If the POD is no later than 1992 you just have George Bush Senior assassinated anytime after he is elected and President Potatoe is in.
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Sorry, yeah, that's what I meant.:p
 

Glass Onion

POD: George W. Bush lost to Anne Richards in 1994.

In a confusing, long drawn out Republican Primary in 2000, Quayle became the "establishment" Republican candidate after the Elizabeth Dole campaign fizzled and the GOP failed to recruit any new candidates to enter the race. Quayle faced off against Senator John McCain, narrowly edging the Senator out for the nomination.A combination of Clinton fatigue, and Gore's own inept campaigning, led to a very narrow Quayle victory. Quayle went on to defeat Senator John Edwards four years later.

No it's not plausible. It requires too much. First, Bush can't run in 2000. Then, no one else who did not run in that primary historically can enter intro the race here. Finally the establishment has to support Quayle instead of Elizabeth Dole or John McCain under the circumstances. Then, Vice President Potatoe has to actually defeat Al Gore in the general election.

And yet, I can't think of a more plausible way within the guidelines of the original post, because I can't alter Quayle's reputation, and I cannot reasonably put in in the White House accidentally.
 
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Peelitebkearns

Quayle in 96

Though niver scenario is likely, I actually see Quayle in 96 as more viable than Quayle in 2000, for the simple reason that with Clinton out the way, 2000 seemed more "winnable" to GOP members and therefore more people were in the running.
You'd probably need Quayle to do something to rehabilitate himself amongst conservatives (maybe he interveens in "contract with America" in some way?).
The nomination is a 3 way race between the moderate Dohl, the conservative Pat Bucannon and Quayle, who gains traction as a compromise between the 2. Bucannon eventually endorses Quayle for the nomination and Dohl eventually does the same (Quayle's campaign team are quick to raise the issue of age ITTL).
Even most republican members simply view Quayle as a good sacrificial lamb who will easily lose to Clinton.
Is there the remotest of possibilities that Clinton could face a challenger (probably from the left) in the democratic primaries?
Clinton is undoubtedly still the nominee in the end anyway, but could this mean this challenger subsequently runs as an independent, sucking voats from the dems and leaving the reps voat intact?
If this candidate decides not to go it alone and reluctantly endorses Clinton (for the sake of party unity), could it still lead to people who voated for Clinton IOTL staying at home instead, as a protest against the challenger not being nominated? Either of these scenarios would have helped any republican nominee in 96, to a marginal degree at least.
Failing a viable challenge (or third-party run), maybe a major sex scandle blows up in Clinton's face just before the election. I think I came across a TL on here where that happened recently. If Quayle is the nominee he could take the election by a nose in these circumstances, but he could well lose the popular voat.
It's a real stretch though (perhaps even ASB) for any of this to happen.
 

schnitzel

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President DudeAlmighty said:
You heard me right. Get Dan Quayle to be President of the United States with a POD no earlier than the day after the 1992 presidential election, when Bush/Quayle was defeated by Clinton/Gore.

You may have Quayle elected at any time. Bonus points if it is in 1996, triple points and a lovely, gooey, chocolate cookie if in 2012.;)
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The Apocalypse occurs on 12-21-2012. The East Coast of the US gets totaled for one reason or another and Dan Quayle become de facto President of the US.
 

Cathcon1

1995: Former Vice-President Dan Quayle announces he will not run for President, but does not rule out other office. He announces in November that he will in fact run run for Indiana's Governorship, facing incumbent Democrat Evan Bayh.
1996: Former Vice-President Dan Quayle wins the Republican nomination for Governor of Indiana. In the general election, despite it being a Democratic year nationally, he wins the gubernatorial election rather easily despite Bayh's popularity.
1998: Evan Bayh is elected Senator from Indiana in an effort to rehabilitate his political career.
1999: Governor Quayle denies interest in the 2000 Republican nomination after receiving low results at straw polls and being eclipsed by Texas Governor and the son of his former running-mate George W Bush.
2000: Governor Dan Quayle is re-elected to a second term.
2003: In late 2003, Governor Qualye announces he will run for his old Senate seat in 2004. Bayh curses as he will have to yet again face Quayle.
2004: Quayle is re-elected to his old Senate seat. Twelve years after being defeated for the Vice-Presidency, Quayle has succesfully rehabilitated his career. While Democratic pundits will still laugh about his "Potatoe" comment from years ago, Quayle is much more respected among the elite.
2005: Entering the Senate for the second time, there are already whispers about a possible run for President three years from now. However, the media still scoffs at the idea and some members of the party, while they are glad for his recent victories, still see him as a "has-been". In the Senate, Quayle establishes a Conservative record.
2007: After mulling it over, Senator dan Quayle announces an exploratory committee contemplating a run for President in 2008. As of now, the front-runner is former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. In September, he formally announces his candidacy for President of the United States.
2008: Over-shadowing several other possible candidate, Quayle is able to come in an easy first place in Iowa. However, he faces moderate opposition in New Hampshire with the "maverick" Senator John McCain of Arizona. The next few races are a mixed bag as Quayle, Romney, and McCain all have different victories. Coming into the Texas primary and caucus, McCain leads with Quayle in a close second and Romney in a distant third. McCain, winning an upset in Texas, causes both Quayle and Romney to drop out and endorse McCain. They both have their sight set on 2012.
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McCain announces his choice of running-mate: Senator Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina in order to bite into Hillary Clinton supporters who are unsure of the Democratic nominee, Senator Barrack Obama of Illinois. McCain loses the election by a comfortable margin.
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2009: After McCain's loss in 2008, the Republican party is looking to pick up the pieces and re-build in hope of 2012. On April 15th, a new movement starts called the "Tea Party", reminiscent of the Boston Tea Party during the American Revolution. The movement is meant to oppose the "big government" policies of the Obama administration and its first rally is held, not coincidentally, on tax day. Throughout the summer, the movement begins to pick up steam and Conservative politicians, hoping to use this political force to their advantage, position themselves as "leaders" of the tea party. Among them are Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas (both of whome were failed contenders for the 2008 Republican nomination), and Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana.
2010: Senator Quayle is re-elected by a large amount. Following this, speculation for 2012 begins once again. "I'm thinking about it" he states. In other races, Republicans make big gains and win back control of the House.
2011: Senator Dan Quayle opens an exploratory committee. Former Senator Elizabeth Dole announces that she will not follow in her husband's footsteps and run for President. "Three Doles on Presidential tickets is enough." she states. Finally, in June, Seantor Quayle announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination. Other contenders include former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman of Utah, and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
2012: An easy win in the Iowa caucuses starts off Quayle's road to the nomination as he marches towards the nomination. After twenty years and four elections of not being on a Presidential ticket, Quayle wins the Republican nomination. His supporters were a strange mix of social Conservatives, the Tea Party, and in some part members of the Republican establishment. In order to balance the ticket and appeal to the North-East, former Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire is chosen for Vice-President.
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-Senator James D "Dan" Quayle (R-IN)/Former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) 276 electoral votes
-President Barack H Obama (D-IL)/Vice-President Joseph R Biden (D-DE) 262 electoral votes
 
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