The Great Unknown: A Collaborative TL

Point of Divergence
POD:13th July 2015: Greek Prime Minister Tsipras walks out of an eleventh hour summit for a third bailout declaring "We're done here!", effectively putting Greece in default. Markets go completely Haywire shortly after his outburst was broadcast.
 
July 21, 2015: John Kasich declines to run for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2016.

October 21, 2015: Joe Biden declares his intent to run for the President of the United States

February 1, 2016: The Republican Iowa Caucus takes place, with Donald Trump winning 8 delegates, Ben Carson winning 7 delegates, and Ted Cruz winning 7 delegates.

February 24, 2016: Condolezza Rice announces her intention to run for the Presidential nomination as apart of a "Stop Donald Trump" movement within the Republican Party. She is endorsed by John Kasich, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, and others.

February 25, 2016: Condolezza Rice appears at the Republican Debate. According to viewer polls, she responded well to Donald Trump's antics.

March 15, 2016: Marco Rubio suspends his campaign for President, endorsing candidate Condolezza Rice.
 
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OOC:I hope Powell only serves one term if he gets elected in in '16. He'll be 87 at the end of his second term (if he gets one)
 
July 19, 2015: Labour Leadership Candidate states his desire to leave the European Union on Sunday Politics Labour Leadership Debate. Reaction is mixed especially among his younger supporters

July 21, 2015: Corbyn reaffirms his position stating that the 'neo-liberal' policies enforced by the EU have caused Greece's plight

July 23, 2015: Andy Burnham calls Corbyn a 'regressive socialist' and that Labour and Britain needs progressive socialism

September 12 2015: Andy Burnham wins the Labour Leadership thanks to second preferences and beats Corbyn by a margin of 60% to 40%

October 13,2015: The Surprise victor in the First Democratic Debates is Lincoln Chafee. His message on reforming the economy and how he and many others had been wrong with bank deregulation and that we need 'a New America'. Chafee claims his first goal is restoring peace and prospterting in America

October 15, 2015: The first post debate polls come out showing a rapid rise for Lincoln Chafee. Pundits wonder if it will be a three horse race or even if Biden will enter the fray
 
I kinda disagree with condi. She has way too much baggage from the bush years.

More importantly, what aspect of the modern Republican Party would she appeal to? She has no base except for pundits desperate to see a black woman who's also a Republican.
 
How about Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney as the stop Trump movement leader instead?
Mitt's wife said no and Jeb petered out. That's why McMullin ran in the first place. I took out Kasich to reduce the field and also so an earlier Trump victory would lead to Republicans getting on the "Stop Trump" train sooner rather than later.

Shall we go back to Powell? Or is there another candidate that would work. We almost need someone incredibly bombastic like Powell to destroy Trump in the debates.
 
Mitt's wife said no and Jeb petered out. That's why McMullin ran in the first place. I took out Kasich to reduce the field and also so an earlier Trump victory would lead to Republicans getting on the "Stop Trump" train sooner rather than later.

Shall we go back to Powell? Or is there another candidate that would work. We almost need someone incredibly bombastic like Powell to destroy Trump in the debates.
(He's too old. Older than Trump
 
What you need is an anti-immigration protectionist. Maybe Ted Cruz could do it. I don't think most others would stand a chance, but what really matters is that Jeb not run and take all the attention not monopolized by Trump already.
 
What you need is an anti-immigration protectionist. Maybe Ted Cruz could do it. I don't think most others would stand a chance, but what really matters is that Jeb not run and take all the attention not monopolized by Trump already.
Maybe in addition to No Kasich, Jeb drops out sooner and endorses Rubio? Plus, have Christie go on the attack against Donald rather than Rubio, causing some sort of gaffe (although I still can't imagine a gaffe that would still to Teflon Don).
 
Maybe in addition to No Kasich, Jeb drops out sooner and endorses Rubio? Plus, have Christie go on the attack against Donald rather than Rubio, causing some sort of gaffe (although I still can't imagine a gaffe that would still to Teflon Don).

Rubio tried to sponsor immigration reform, so I don't think so. Trump went easy on him by not bringing that up, but if he started losing he would.

Jeb did have a grudge against Rubio, so maybe he'd endorse Cruz first, who knows.
 
Mitt's wife said no and Jeb petered out. That's why McMullin ran in the first place. I took out Kasich to reduce the field and also so an earlier Trump victory would lead to Republicans getting on the "Stop Trump" train sooner rather than later.

Shall we go back to Powell? Or is there another candidate that would work. We almost need someone incredibly bombastic like Powell to destroy Trump in the debates.
Maybe it butterflies away Romney delincing to run.
 
14th July, 2015: The Greek Parliament start debates on invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Meanwhile, European Markets are thrown into a tailspin.

15th July 2015: Polls in the UK indicate Vote Leave gaining support in light of financial turmoil. The Greek Parliament votes just barely to invoke Article 50, formally beginning Grexit.
 
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July 31th 2015:2012 Republican nomination Mitt Romney releases a video all over YouTube and social media telling the world he is running for president in 2016 as a different type of Republican.
 
July 21, 2015: John Kasich declines to run for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2016.

October 21, 2015: Joe Biden declares his intent to run for the President of the United States

February 1, 2016: The Republican Iowa Caucus takes place, with Donald Trump winning 8 delegates and Mitt Romney winning 9 delegates.

February 24, 2016: Mitt Romney is endorsed by John Kasich, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, and others.

February 25, 2016: Mitt Romney spares with Trump at the Republican Debate. According to viewer polls, he responded well to Donald Trump's antics.

March 15, 2016: Marco Rubio suspends his campaign for President, endorsing candidate Mitt Romney.
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