I'm not sure how plausilbe this is, since GHWB seems like tough cookie to beat, but what would happen if, somehow, Bob Dole got the Republican nomination in 1988?
1) For starters, how could he achieve this? What POD would be required, and how far back would it have to be?
2) Assumming Dole gets the Nomination, would the Democrats still nominate Dukakis? Who else might they nominate?
3) Running mates?
4) How would the race go down?
5) What would a Dole Presidency starting in 1989 look like? Would he be re-elected in 1992?
Any thought?