The Decade Gone By: A Collaborative TL

Hello Everybody,

In the mold of other collaborative TLs on this site, such at 50 years and the 21st Century,I thought I would start one myself, this time though, we will be covering the years between January 1st,2001 until December 31st,2009. Now, since this is only one decade, wel will be going through each year one at a time. We will go until each month has 15 events at least taking place in it.

For now, only the year 2000 is open. I'll start...


January 1st,2000- All over the world, people welcome in a new decade, a new century, and a new millenium. Despite fears of Y2K, little major came from it. President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton gives a speech from Washington, in which he says that he hopes America will keep on being a "Leader for the World in the coming century."

January 3rd,2000- Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone stuns many, when he announces he will be running for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States, despite the fact that the Iowa caucus is less than a month away. Senator Wellstone soon begins barnstorming in Iowa.

January 10th,2000- Polls indicate the Texas Governor Geogre W. Bush is a likely winner for the Iowa caucus for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.



I think before we cover the final results of the 2000 US Presidential Election, we should figure out who the nominees for both parties will be. This is a collaborative TL after all, and I'd rather not rush things.
 
January 24, 2000 - Governor Bush wins the Iowa primary

February 1st, 2000 -
Governor Bush narrowly defeats Senator McCain in the New Hampshire primary. Senator McCain drops out of the race.

February 2nd, 2000 -
Al Gore dies in a helicopter crash. Senator Wellstone emerges as the Democratic frontrunner, leading the polls in a hypothetical Bush-Wellstone matchup.
 

Penelope

Banned
OOC: Gore will be the nominee, obviously. Wellstone will make it competitive however.

IC:

January 19th, 2000: Prime Minister Tony Blair is brutally injured by a failed assassination attempt. He recovers by early March.

March 7th, 2000: After winning every state challenge on Super Tuesday, Governor Bush is named the presumptive nominee.

July 31st, 2000: Governor George W. Bush announces that Senator John Ashcroft of Missouri will be his Vice Presidential Nominee. This is confirmed by the convention nearly unanimously.

August 17th, 2000:
Senator Paul Wellstone accepts the nomination, and nominates Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota has his running mate.
 
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Penelope

Banned
January 24, 2000 - Governor Bush wins the Iowa primary

February 1st, 2000 -
Governor Bush narrowly defeats Senator McCain in the New Hampshire primary. Senator McCain drops out of the race.

February 2nd, 2000 -
Al Gore dies in a helicopter crash. Senator Wellstone emerges as the Democratic frontrunner, leading the polls in a hypothetical Bush-Wellstone matchup.

Killing the Vice President of the United States is going to have some larger ramifications than this.
 
February 11, 2000: Karl Rove is killed in a car accident with a drunk driver.

March 7, 2000: Super Tuesday. John McCain clinches victory with 1038 delegates for McCain.

March 8, 2000: Elizabeth Dole is approached as a possible VP candidate
 
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January 24, 2000 - Governor Bush wins the Iowa primary

February 1st, 2000 -
Governor Bush narrowly defeats Senator McCain in the New Hampshire primary. Senator McCain drops out of the race.

January 24th, 2000: Senator John McCain pulls off a surprising victory in the Iowa Primaries, while Governor Bush wins a huge victory in Alaska.


Any ideas for a compromise?McCain and Bush can't both win Iowa.

I'm cool with killing off Al Gore though. now that's a sentance I'd thought I'd never write...:p
 

JoeMulk

Banned
August 2, 2000-Paul Wellstone picks Harold Ford as his runningmate. Plans are announced for a memorial at the Democratic convention to Vice-President Gore.
 

Penelope

Banned
January 1st,2000- All over the world, people welcome in a new decade, a new century, and a new millenium. Despite fears of Y2K, little major came from it. President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton gives a speech from Washington, in which he says that he hopes America will keep on being a "Leader for the World in the coming century."

January 3rd,2000- Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone stuns many, when he announces he will be running for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States, despite the fact that the Iowa caucus is less than a month away. Senator Wellstone soon begins barnstorming in Iowa.

January 10th,2000- Polls indicate the Texas Governor Geogre W. Bush is a likely winner for the Iowa caucus for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.

January 19th, 2000: Prime Minister Tony Blair is brutally injured by a failed assassination attempt. He recovers by early March.

January 24, 2000 - Governor Bush wins the Iowa primary

February 1st, 2000 -
Senator McCain narrowly defeats George Bush in the New Hampshire Primary

February 2nd, 2000 -
Al Gore dies in a helicopter crash. Senator Wellstone emerges as the Democratic frontrunner, leading the polls in a hypothetical Bush-Wellstone matchup.

February 11, 2000: Karl Rove is killed in a car accident with a drunk driver.

Febuary 29th, 2000: – The Dow Jones closes at 12,002.23

March 7, 2000: Super Tuesday. John McCain clinches victory with 1038 delegates for McCain.

March 8, 2000: Elizabeth Dole is approached as a possible VP candidate

July 31st, 2000: Senator John McCain announces that Senator John Ashcroft of Missouri will be his Vice Presidential Nominee. This is confirmed by the convention nearly unanimously.

August 17th, 2000:
Senator Paul Wellstone accepts the nomination, and nominates Senator Chuck Robb of Virginia has his running mate.
 
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Penelope

Banned
Election 2000:

MCCAIN/ASHCROFT

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WELLSTONE/ROBB

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JoeMulk

Banned
August 17, 2000-Wellstone and Robb accept the Democratic nomination at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
 
Nice! Mind if I chip in?

August 31st, 2000-The first of a series of scandals begins to erupt after it is discovered that the McCain campaign had possibly received funds from a foreign contributor.
 

JoeMulk

Banned
September 16, 2000-Ralph Nader drops out of the race and endorses Wellstone saying that he believes that Wellstone has listened to his platform enough to make him no longer feel the need to run.
 
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