2004
With no Iraq War and with the job growth poor from the still recent Dot-Com Bust, this election would focus on the economy. W. still ekes out a win though, casting Dean as an extremist liberal. The elction is closer though, because of increased Democratic enthusiasm.
Dean-Clark 265 48%Bush-Cheney 270 50%2008 The GOP is still hurt by Katrina and The Financial Collapse. With no affair due to him not running for POTUS in 2004 and Obama choosing not to run, John Edwards wins the Democratic Nomination. Mitt Romney wins the Republican Nomination as the "conservative alternative" to John McCain, who cannot use Iraq and the War on Terror as proof of his conservatism.
Edwards-Obama 380 55%Romney-Owens 158 44%2012 The GOP works better with Edwards and helps him pass more bills. The Economy is better than IRL, though not by much. The GOP choose to nominate South Dakota Senator John Thune as its standard Bearer. Edwards pulls of a narrower win than 2008, but still substantial.
Edwards-Obama 380 53%Thune-Jindal 181 46%
