TL-191 United States Presidential Election 1992.

[Turquoise Blue]

OK. This election is the 1992 election, in which President Bobby Kennedy aims for re-election. He faces an Republican opposition, and an disunited, increasingly social conservative, Socialist Party.

Will you vote for Robert F. Kennedy (D) which promises progressive conservatism and bipartisan/tripartisan co-operation?

Will you vote for Paul Tsongas (R) which promises liberalism and fairness to all Americans?

Will you vote for Robert P. Casey (S) which promises order, stability and social conservatism, plus nationalisation.

Their running mates are the Canadian Grant Devine (D), the Nebraskan Bob Kerrey (R) and the Cuban Alina Fernandez (S).

 

[Turquoise Blue]

OOC: If the Socs and GOP becomes the main two-party system with the Dems falling behind, then I will laugh, as OTL has conditioned us to expect the GOP as the right and Socialists as the left, while in this, its the opposite.

 

[Megaman03]

It was the "social conservative" bit that drove me to vote Republican this time.

 

[jack_donaghy_is_the_shado]

I'm not sure about the 191 Kennedy's policies, and the c-word spooks me. But if I do recall, both Casey and Tsongas will be dead before the decades end (if cancer isn't butterflied).

If Kerrey is still the same kind of man he is here, then the Republicans' have my vote.

 

[Komodo]

OOC: Does Tsongas still die on Janaury 18th, 1997? Because that is 2 days before the inauguration of the winner of 1996 election. Would Kerrey get a 2-day lame duck term?

 

[Turquoise Blue]

OOC: Does Tsongas still die on Janaury 18th, 1997? Because that is 2 days before the inauguration of the winner of 1996 election. Would Kerrey get a 2-day lame duck term?

OOC: Nah. I decided to be kind to Tsongas and give him four more years at life. He dies in 2000.

 

[Abhakhazia]

Socialist Party USA!

 

[serbrcq]

One vote for Bob Casey. Tsongas was too much of a DLC/Clinton Democrat in OTL.

 

[serbrcq]

Socialist Party USA!

So you're willing to tack left on the economy if the candidate is right-wing socially? Interesting, you're like mirror-me.

 

[Abhakhazia]

So you're willing to tack left on the economy if the candidate is right-wing socially? Interesting, you're like mirror-me.

Yeah, well because Blue doesn't stick to After the End, I have no idea what the state of the economy is, so I have to base it on social issues. Also, I don't really mind left-wing economics so much.

 

[d32123]

This is the first time I've ever voted for a "social conservative" in anything.

 

[Abhakhazia]

This is the first time I've ever voted for a "social conservative" in anything.

This is the first time we have voted for the same candidate.

Wait, did you vote for Cooper in 1876?

 

[Nerdlinger]

This is the first time we have voted for the same candidate.

Wait, did you vote for Cooper in 1876?

Yes, you both voted for Cooper in 1876. It was the only time you, the stereotypical conservative capitalist, and he, the stereotypical revolutionary socialist, agreed.

 

[d32123]

This is the first time we have voted for the same candidate.

Wait, did you vote for Cooper in 1876?

That we did. I'd have to commend you for being one of the few people who stayed ideologically consistent all throughout the Retrospective elections.

 

[Noravea]

Yes, you both voted for Cooper in 1876. It was the only time you, the stereotypical conservative capitalist, and he, the stereotypical revolutionary socialist, agreed.

You knew that off the top of your head?

 

[Nerdlinger]

You knew that off the top of your head?

No, I had to look it up. My memory isn't that good.

 

[Laqueesha]

Tsongas, I guess. But only because his running mate is a hottie.

BTW, what's "progressive conservatism"? Ain't that an oxymoron?

 

[Abhakhazia]

No, I had to look it up. My memory isn't that good.

Mine is.

 

[Nerdlinger]

BTW, what's "progressive conservatism"? Ain't that an oxymoron?

See, that's what I've said. Yes, there was a Progressive Conservative Party in Canada, but the two key words have nearly opposite meanings.

 

[Turquoise Blue]

See, that's what I've said. Yes, there was a Progressive Conservative Party in Canada, but the two key words have nearly opposite meanings.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. By the way, Nerdlinger, will the map be an non-landslide one?