November 2022: Heinrich is contrite after the drubbing suffered by Democrats', inviting McCarthy and Thune to the White House the morning after the midterms. The pundit class begins to ask the inevitable question: can Heinrich, who seems shell-shocked, survive 2024? It is not lost on anyone that Republicans had smashing wins they failed to build on in 2010 and 2014 as well. A massive snowstorm blankets the Northeast once again after a dry summer, flooding many parts of New England. There are rumors emerging by the end of the month that much of the Cabinet is planning to jump ship in January. Super PACs friendly to Brian Sandoval and Mick Mulvaney are formed by the end of the month.
November 2022 (continued): The situation in North Korea worsens and Heinrich authorizes Operation Blue Star, which sends 25,000 Marines and 10,000 UN peacekeepers into Pyongyang to secure the airport and other key infrastructure links while an additional 40,000 Marines, 28,000 UN peacekeepers and two divisions of the South Korean army establish a "safe passage" through southern DPKR territory for refugees. 114 Americans are killed in the first month alone. In Scotland, Holyrood leaders vow to hold a referendum by June 1st, which Osborne once again announces he will refuse to recognize. A massive riot in Edinburgh further polarizes opinion.
Wooooooooooooooooooooo!
