Yes We Can: An Alternate Obama Administration Collaborative TL

[Nightingale]

North Korea:

October 15, 2009: Moderate military commanders conduct a coup against the Kim family, though the putschists do not murder the Kims. Soon after, diplomatic feelers are sent to South Korea, accelerating the process of peace, and perhaps later on, reunification of the two Koreas.

United States:

August 15, 2010: The Waxman-Markey Bill, investing even more resources to clean energy, is introduced in the House.

August 29, 2010: The Waxman-Markey Bill passes the House, 220-215.

September 15, 2010: The Waxman-Markey Bill passes the Senate, 62-38. In a surprise move, Senator Ronnie Musgrove votes in favor of the new law, widely seen as a move to mend relations with leadership Democrats after he voted against the PPACA.

September 17, 2010: The Waxman-Markey Act is signed by President Obama.

October 24, 2010: Osama Bin Laden is killed by U.S. troops in Southern Afghanistan.

October 25, 2010: Massive crowds fill the streets of the United States as news of Osama Bin Laden's death reaches news outlets across the United States.

November 2, 2010: The Midterm elections take place.

SENATE

Florida: Crist Defeats Rubio Independent Gain
Pennsylvania: Sestak Defeats Corbett Democratic Hold
Illinois: Emmanuel defeats Kirk Democratic Hold
Wisconsin: Russ Feingold Re-Elected Democratic Hold
Indiana: Evan Bayh Re-Elected Democratic Hold
Ohio: Jennifer Brunner Elected Democratic Gain
Kentucky: Daniel Mongiardo Elected Democratic Gain
Louisiana: Charlie Melancon Defeats Senator Vitter Democratic Gain
Alaska: Tony Knowles Elected Democratic Gain
New Hampshire: Paul Hodes Elected Democratic Gain
North Dakota: Earl Pomeroy Elected Democratic Hold
Colorado: Andrew Romanoff Elected Democratic Hold
Arkansas: Bill Halter Elected Democratic Hold
Missouri: Robin Carnahan Elected Democratic Gain
North Carolina: Heath Shuler Defeats Richard Burr Democratic Gain

Before election:

62/100 Democratic
38/100 Republican


After election:

67/100 Democratic
30/100 Republican
3/100 Independent (Lieberman, Sanders, Crist, all Democratic-caucusing)


GOVERNORS

Pennsylvania: Dan Onorato Elected
Ohio: Ted Strickland Re-Elected
Wisconsin: Tom Barrett Elected
Texas: Bill White defeats Rick Perry
Michigan: Virg Bernero Elected
Maine: Elliot Cutler Elected
New Mexico: Diane Denish
Iowa: Chet Culver Re-Elected

Arizona: Terry Goddard Defeats Jan Brewer
Nevada: Rory Reid defeats Jim Gibbons
Florida: Kendrick Meek Elected
Georgia: Roy Barnes Elected
South Carolina: Vincent Shaheen Elected

HOUSE

Before election:

257/435 Democratic
178/435 Republican

After election:

267/435 Democratic
168/435 Republican

 

[DollopzuMolke]

Is it ok if I do a Greece election for October 4 2009 or is that not allowed?

 

[DollopzuMolke]

November 19 2010: A massive protest is held in Greece over the Government Debt Crisis. over 700,000 participate in one of the largest protests in Greek History with people from all across the political spectrum joining.

 

[Nightingale]

Is it ok if I do a Greece election for October 4 2009 or is that not allowed?

No no no, it's completely fine. Go ahead

I honestly don't know much about Europe, so I need help in that front.

November 19 2010: A massive protest is held in Greece over the Government Debt Crisis. over 700,000 participate in one of the largest protests in Greek History with people from all across the political spectrum joining.

Cool!

 

[ZachMettenbergerFan]

North Korea:
November 4th: Kim Jong-Chul commences a speech broadcasted to all western nations and North Korean citizens promising a "hopeful future" for North Korea. Despite this position of power, Chul is apparently a figurehead for the putsch. Chul's personal beliefs are known by little-to-none of western reporters, and this is reportedly a deliberate effort by the North Korean putsch, to have a nonpartisan figurehead. Kim Jong-Un was the heir apparent until the coup happened, replacing his elder half-brother Kim Jong-Nam, who fell out of favor with his father over reformist efforts. Nam has also been reportedly invited back into North Korea to advise Chul. This follows reported protests over the removal of the Kims from power and Chul is supposed to represent a balance between the hardline nature of Un and the reformist beliefs of Nam.

 

[Nightingale]

January 3, 2011: Congress meets again. Among the prominent newbies is Beau Biden, who was elected to replace his father's seat (1).

67 Democrats + 3 Democratic-leaning Independents. Obama's administration, against initial expectations, will have an even more productive Congress after this. The 2011 budget had been agreed upon in late 2010.

January 19, 2011: The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is introduced in the House. It aims to make union membership easier. Also, it eliminates Right-to-Work laws and repeals the Taft-Hartley Act of 1948.

January 29, 2011: The EFCA passes the House, 234-201.

February 28, 2011: The EFCA passes the Senate, 60-40. Some Red State Democrats vote against the law.

March 4, 2011: The EFCA is signed into law by President Obama.

March 29, 2011: The Enhanced Child Care and Family Protection Act (ECCFPA) is introduced in the House. It establishes Universal Pre-K and expands maternity and paternity leave to 150 days.

April 18, 2011: The ECCFPA passes the House, 256-159.

April 29, 2011: The ECCFPA passes the Senate, 70-30.

May 4, 2011: The ECCFPA is signed into law by President Obama.

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(1). I butterfly his glioblastoma. He lives until the present day.

 

[Nightingale]

June 19, 2011: The Environmental Protection Act (EPA), which establishes a carbon tax across the United States. Also, the FEMA will be elevated into a cabinet-level agency under the new law.

July 4, 2011: The EPA passes the House, 239-196.

July 29-September 19, 2011: The EPA reaches the Senate. Debates over the law are held, and the EPA survives all necessary committees in its original and comprehensive form.

September 29, 2011: The EPA passes the Senate, 60-40. Many Red State Democrats vote against the law. However, some are held in the column by President Obama's pleadings, Harry Reid's leadership, and constant rebuttals against conservative and libertarian attacks.

October 7, 2011: President Obama signs the EPA into law.

 

[Nightingale]

October 29, 2011: The Financial Protection Act (FPA) is introduced into the House. It aims to impose stringent financial regulations and reinstates all provisions of the Glass-Steagall Law, to prevent another financial crisis.

November 19, 2011: The FPA passes the House, 256-179.

December 19, 2011: The FPA passes the Senate, 70-30.

December 24, 2011: The FPA is signed into law by President Obama.


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More on education in the future.

 

[ThatRomanFanatic]

Can I join?

 

[Whiteshore]

Can I post something about an aircrash or two?

 

[Nightingale]

Can I join?

Can I post something about an aircrash or two?

Yes to both of you! (I PM-ed you for further details).

 

[Whiteshore]

July 3, 2010: United Airlines Flight 431, while flying from Philadelphia to London, crashes in the mid-Atlantic with 305 passengers and crew onboard including actress Jennifer Lawrence, actor Tom Cruise, and author Stephenie Meyer

February 1, 2011: Katrina Horn publishes the first novel of a seven-novel series which would become a TV series called Galaxy at War about the collapse of the Galactic Commonwealth in a bloody civil war.

May 6, 2012: Air France 100 crashes while flying from Paris to New York with 224 passengers and crew onboard including singer Adele Atkins.

 

[DollopzuMolke]

Sebtember 24 2010: Legends of the Guardians: the Owls of Ga'hoole is a success at the box office gaining $159.8 million on a budget of $85 million and gets mild reviews such as a 63% of rotten tomatoes.

 

[Nightingale]

January 1, 2012: Obamacare is rolled out in all 50 states of the country. 100% Coverage would be reached by the end of 2014.

January 29, 2012: The Supreme Court upholds the mandatory Obamacare Medicaid expansion and federal cost-sharing subsidies to insurance companies in a 5-4 decision.


February 28, 2012: The Equitable Education Act (EEA) is introduced in the Senate by Senator Bernie Sanders. The Act establishes free tuition and fees in all public universities across the United States. It also eliminates the system school funding by local state taxes which was upheld in San Antonio ISD vs. Rodriguez in the 1973. Massive funds for eliminating school loans for students if they're already paying for 10 years, vocational, professional, and scientific funding are also included.

March 4, 2012-June 19, 2012: The Republican Presidential primaries are held. Mitt Romney wins on a moderate platform to counter the Democrats' success. He picks Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential pick to balance the ticket.

March 18, 2012: The EEA passes the Senate, 70-30.

March 29, 2012: The EEA passes the House, 265-170.

April 4, 2012: The EEA is signed by President Obama.

July 27, 2012: President Obama is renominated by the Democratic Party for President of the United States, and Joe Biden is renominated for Vice President of the United States.

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Note: Areas such as West Virginia, Texas, Virginia, etc. will become majority Democratic at the state level due to the 2010-11 redistricting.

 

[Nightingale]

August 14, 2012: The Wages Protection Act (WPA) is introduced in the House. It aims to index the minimum wage to half of the minimum wage growth per year but flatenning in times of recession, and in effect, taking away the control of the minimum wage from Congress.

August 29, 2012: The WPA passes the House 219-216.

September 24, 2012: The WPA passes the Senate, 60-40. Some red state Democrats vote against the law, but some are kept in the aye side by Majority Leader Reid's leadership.

September 25, 2012: The WPA is signed by President Obama, a day before the first Presidential debate. By this time, Obama's approval rating is at 69%.

 

[Garbageman]

January 2 2012: As part of the Financial Protection Act, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is established, with oversight over financial companies, including banks, pay day lenders, credit union, securities firms, mortgage and foreclosure agencies. Elizabeth Warren is it's first director.

 

[Landmass Wave]

December 8th, 2009: Party primaries for the special election in Massachusetts are held. The Republicans nominate state senator Scott Brown. The Democrats nominate Congressman Mike Capuano.

I'll have more to add some other time, but just removing Martha Coakley's incompetence from the equation should help a bit.

Capuano just has to hire a different campaign manager:

 

[DollopzuMolke]

Sebtember 30th 2012: A terrorist attack is reported in Naples. Over 3 people are dead and 27 wounded. Sources are traced back to a branch of Al-Qaeda. The Italian PM has stated a forceful response saying " These terrorists will accomplish nothing. They will not take our openness, our liberties, and our peace of mind."

 

[Nightingale]

September 26, 2012: The First Presidential Debates are held. Romney cites his good economic history in business and his moderate platform. Obama cites the progress achieve by his administrations over the past four years. In the end, Obama wins in the debate, as none of his achievements are assailable.

 

[Nightingale]

October 4, 2012: The Vice Presidential Debate is held. Vice President Biden, like President Obama beforehand, touts the success of four years of Democratic rule. Candidate Paul Ryan touts the fiscal irresponsibility of the Obama economic policies. Biden replies, "so policies that have lifted millions of Americans out of the greatest recession since the Great Depression, policies that have provided health care and equitable education for all, are irresponsible?" Biden is seen to have won the debates.

October 18: The second Presidential debate is held. Obama attacks Romney, especially for his time in Bain Capital and in supporting the failure of imperiled auto companies in 2008. "A man who advocates for the failure of the livelihoods of countless people must not be elected as President," becomes the most famous quote of the debate.

November 6, 2012: The 57th U.S. Presidential election is held. Obama wins in a landslide of 395 electoral votes compared to Romney's 143. In states that voted for McCain in 2008, such as Missouri and Arizona, higher margins among white working class voters push Obama over the edge.

Downballot elections prove to be landslides for the Democratics as well.

SENATE

73/100 Democratic + 3
27/100 Republican - 3

HOUSE

292/435 Democratic + 25
143/435 Republican - 25

GUBERNATORIAL

John Gregg elected, Indiana
Walter Dalton reelected, North Carolina