John Fredrick Parker
Donor
In OTL, Bernie Sanders was first elected to the US Congress in the 1990 midterms as an independent, less than two years after the end of his stint as Mayor of Burlington. What would have been the effect on his career had he either not run that year nor been elected? How might this best be achieved - for example, would it help had Peter Diamondstone, founder of the Liberty Union Party which played such an important part in Sanders' career, gotten a couple hundred more votes to get the Democratic nomination?
And depending on how this is done, and where (if anywhere) Sanders goes from there, how is American political and general history subsequently affected? And I do implore, for the sake of keeping this relevant to the After 1900 Forum - please, please try to start with how (if at all) the 1990's and early 2000's are affected, before turning to the decade prior to 2016, and only after that consider effects on more recent history. Thank you.
And depending on how this is done, and where (if anywhere) Sanders goes from there, how is American political and general history subsequently affected? And I do implore, for the sake of keeping this relevant to the After 1900 Forum - please, please try to start with how (if at all) the 1990's and early 2000's are affected, before turning to the decade prior to 2016, and only after that consider effects on more recent history. Thank you.