That's a reboot of my previous thread with the stated objective of having Obama, like Grover Cleveland before, a two non consecutive terms president, losing reelection in the electoral college but winning in the popular vote, returning to win four years later.
As I read it, Trump had good polls in the race for GOP nomination in 2012, seemingly better than Romney's, but withdrew early from the race. It appears there was more enthusiasm with his potential candidacy than Romney's. Could this and Trump's heavily nativist and populist rhetorics could have put him into the White House that year.
Though Russia has less reasons to interfere in the election without the Ukrainian crisis and the sanctions that went along, I don't think that lessens his chances. The debate on ACA was still recent in minds and the system not as solidly established in public eye as it would be in 2016.
Though one could say it looks unlikely he would beat Obama, so was his chances against Clinton, but here, let's not forget that, in reference to both 1888 and 2016, Obama wins in popular vote and wins big, but loses the EC.
As I read it, Trump had good polls in the race for GOP nomination in 2012, seemingly better than Romney's, but withdrew early from the race. It appears there was more enthusiasm with his potential candidacy than Romney's. Could this and Trump's heavily nativist and populist rhetorics could have put him into the White House that year.
Though Russia has less reasons to interfere in the election without the Ukrainian crisis and the sanctions that went along, I don't think that lessens his chances. The debate on ACA was still recent in minds and the system not as solidly established in public eye as it would be in 2016.
Though one could say it looks unlikely he would beat Obama, so was his chances against Clinton, but here, let's not forget that, in reference to both 1888 and 2016, Obama wins in popular vote and wins big, but loses the EC.