Era of the New Majority

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This is really, really good. Keep up the awesome work!

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Will Harper retire as leader of the Conservatives or will he give it another go in a few years? And is Cameron leaving the leadership as well?

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Fidel Castro Dies: Fidel Castro dies at the age of 89 in Havana. Though he had not held real power for years, Castro's death represents a major historical moment, particularly in Latin America. There are massive demonstrations in many countries both memorializing him and condemning him - a massive street party, mostly of older Cubans, begins in Miami shortly after the news emerges, which is criticized in Latin American media. His younger brother, Cuban President Raul Castro, declares a national month of mourning and begins organizing a lavish state funeral that is criticized for its excess both at home and abroad.

On another random note, will Casto be embalmed? That seems to be the route taken by long term communist dictators.

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Glad to see Milliband out. But Cruz's candidacy scares me. I hope Portman or Walker will break ahead (Paul is collapsing, sadly),

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Who does Hillary tap as her running mate?

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My only nitpick is that Portman is known to be a strong debator. In Double Down, he was cited as Romney's debate coach and played Obama very well. In fact, the book said he was one of the strongest debators in Congress IIRC.

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My only nitpick is that Portman is known to be a strong debator. In Double Down, he was cited as Romney's debate coach and played Obama very well. In fact, the book said he was one of the strongest debators in Congress IIRC.

Even really good debaters sometimes drop the ball.

See: First Presidential Debate, Barack Obama's performance

@KingSweden - I love the insane amount of work you've put into this timeline. It's really well done all around. Keep it up!

(though I must say this Cruz-Portman ticket makes me want to cry)

I can see this all happening. In general, it's pretty good detail. A few months a post a post about once a day. It looks like Hillary will do reasonably well as Obama has left this country firmly breaking even in fortune as civilization in the rest of the continues to steadily decline after failing to fully recover from the last major melt down.

Thanks! I'm glad you guys like it. I'm very flattered by the positive response to this TL

My one nitpick was my only nitpick; this timeline has been awesome! Keep up the awesome work!

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Not looking good for the GOP, sadly. Keep up the awesome work, and I really enjoy your format.

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I'm predicting a crazy Cruz turnaround.

The North Carolina update said Clinton won. Unless you mean Cruz in the future...?

All I am saying is that in everything I have read, the early dominating always turns around.

This isn't everything you've read.

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Great timeline, but I sure hope this doesn't happen .

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If it is not a pain, can you list Clinton's cabinet?

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This is very well written but also extremely biased and implausible.

This is not biased. Quit whining.

This is one of the best timelines we have had, and who is to say that 2020 won't be a bad year for Hillary? Keep up the great work KingSweeden!

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I'm excited for the midterms! Hopefully another Republican wave will be in order, ala 2010.

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Hoping for Rand Paul in 2020!

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The numbers out of NH don't bode well for Pence.

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BIAS!

You're kidding, right?

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One small nitpick: GA has had at least two other African American women in Congress.

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One small nitpick: GA has had at least two other African American women in Congress.

Who, out of curiosity? I'll fix that comment.

One was Cynthia McKinney, and I forget the other (though I know she ran against Issakson in 2004).

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Very good! Can't wait to see how Florida's districts look.

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Ugh, finally that hag Frankel is out!

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I figured we haven't heard the last of Cruz.

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What about Florida's (at least as of today) 18th district?

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FL-02: One of the top GOP pickup opportunities in the country, the GOP nominates Halsey Beshears to take on Gwen Graham. Graham is prepared for all comers, however, and defeats Beshears 52-47 to hold the seat.

I got to know Halsey a bit through my internship. He's a character straight out of Americana. The type of character that only Mechaman could have dreamed up .