TL: Alan Keyes' End of History
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Did George Bush lose his election to Ann Richards while Jeb won his? and then Bob Bullock won in 1998?
Dubya was given the post of baseball commissioner in 1992 (soon after his father’s death), while Jeb won in 1994 with a strong sympathy vote.
Initially, Deng wanted his successor to be Zhao Ziyang, but he was purged after meeting with protesters during Tiananmen. Jiang Zemin, a relative unknown, ended up succeeding Deng. Elements in the military (led by Yang Shangkun) began to plot against Jiang for having more free market views and trying to limit their power. IOTL, Deng’s support for Jiang kept him in power, but ITTL, Deng breaks with Jiang. Yang takes power, giving his family many important roles in his administration.
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Hmm....
It appears Bob Bullock might be the Democratic frontrunner.
I am a bit surprised, for a couple of reasons:
1. Bob Bullock OTL was very sick with cancer, so why does he end up living ITTL?
2. OTL, 1994 was when the Democratic Party collapsed across Texas. ITTL, how have they managed to stay in power for so long.
It also appears that like the OTL Reform Party, the ITTL Future Party is facing a war between its various members.
It also appears recession and voting fatigue might be setting in.
So here are two possibilities for 2000 election.
1. The battle between Perot and his followers over the nomination becomes so fierce, ITTL the movement collapses, giving Bullock and his running (presumably a liberal democrat) a clear path to victory in 2000.
2. Perot's Party manages to survive the battle, and Bullock faces a much tougher battle for the Presidency, as he battles against the conservative Republican nominee.
It appears Bob Bullock might be the Democratic frontrunner.
I am a bit surprised, for a couple of reasons:
1. Bob Bullock OTL was very sick with cancer, so why does he end up living ITTL?
2. OTL, 1994 was when the Democratic Party collapsed across Texas. ITTL, how have they managed to stay in power for so long.
It also appears that like the OTL Reform Party, the ITTL Future Party is facing a war between its various members.
It also appears recession and voting fatigue might be setting in.
So here are two possibilities for 2000 election.
1. The battle between Perot and his followers over the nomination becomes so fierce, ITTL the movement collapses, giving Bullock and his running (presumably a liberal democrat) a clear path to victory in 2000.
2. Perot's Party manages to survive the battle, and Bullock faces a much tougher battle for the Presidency, as he battles against the conservative Republican nominee.
Given that the POD is eleven years before his death, Bullock’s career is very different, and he had dealt with similar health episodes and recovered, it’s not too out of the picture he lives for a bit longer.
Bullock was someone who had large support from all around the political spectrum in Texas - he could get things done. Additionally, the Republican victories in 1994 were limited due to Keyes being a somewhat unpopular incumbent.
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Bullock could be considered one of the last of the great old school Texas Democrats.
Fujimori is still in power, although he seems to be doing a better job of hushing any accusations of corruption. Keyes has more cordial relations with him than Clinton IOTL.
So is Ozawa still a Lib Dem, or has their hegemony over Japan been broken?
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Or, again, there could be a growing backlash against Mr. Keyes and his conservatism.
After 1993, he becomes PM instead of Hosokawa and has the coalition be more successful given his more authoritarian leadership style along with the public opinion being on the side of an interventionist Japan.
Exit polls showed that in 1994 and 1996 a larger than expected group of first-time voters went for the Republicans given that the Korean conflict showed a strong America and guaranteed the peace for the future. However, those born a few years before and after have a different and are more favorable to the UFP or the Democrats.