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Well, I'm back! I'm sorry I haven't updated my current Wellstone TL for a while, I just haven't had the time.

Anyhow, I just had some other ideas about this, and I was thinking of rebooting this. Therefore, I present the public with three options on a Wellstone TL:

1. Wellstone 2000 - Very self-explanatory. In the biggest election upset since 1948, Paul Wellstone challenges Vice President Al Gore in the Democratic primaries in 2000, narrowly wins, and goes on to very narrowly defeat Bush in November 2000. The least plausible of the three, but IMO the most interesting since it would have 9/11 be dealt with by President Wellstone.;)

2. Wellstone 2004 - Wellstone doesn't die in a plane accident in October 2002, and a few weeks later, is re-elected to a third term in the Senate. In 2004, Senator Wellstone runs for the presidency, narrowly beats Kerry and Edwards (with the backing of Howard DEAAAN!) for the Democratic nomination, and beats President Bush in an upset. The part about Wellstone running is plausible, but not exactly winning the primaries and then the general.

3. Wellstone 2008 - Basically a continuation of my current TL - Wellstone Lives, Dean/Wellstone nominated and loses to Bush/Cheney, Cheney becomes POTUS when Bush is assassinated, and Wellstone is elected POTUS in 2008. Not exactly plausible.

So as you can see, none of these are very plausible, but hey, what's the fun in writing an AH TL if you aren't challenging plausibility?:D

Also, just a head's up - I would make these as detailed as I possibly can, since I have only twelve years or less to work with (depending on whether Wellstone '00, '04, or '08 wins). The '00 and '04 scenarios will run until 2013, and the '08 scenario will run until 2017.
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