Politics, Politics Never Changes - A Fallout Interactive TL Master Thread

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Hey guys! I was inspired by threads such as The Hearse at Monticello to make my own interactive TL. I've decided to make mine set in the Fallout universe. Basically, for those who have not played any of the Fallout games, Fallout is a post-apocalyptic RPG set in the aftermath of a nuclear war between the USA and the PRC. Science and culture remains largely retrofuturistic, and mirrors what people in the 1950's anticipated their future to look and be like. Events established as canon will remain canon in this TL, but since the Fallout series has never established a canon lists of Presidents, I can do a TL of it without ruining the game's atmosphere or Pre-War events. This TL will cover from 1948 all the way to the Great War of 2077. Real life candidates will be used until about the 2020's, and should this continue long enough, the last election will be 2076. This is the master thread, so feel free to list comments, suggestions, complaints, or whatever here.

The timeline will change gradually as time progresses, but up until 1948, virtually everything progressed the same, save for one thing: the invention of the transistor. Instead, scientists will focus on robotics and atomic energy. Otherwise, assume all events prior to the 1948 election are identical to real life.

Prologue - Dewey Declines 2nd Presidential Run!

The New York Times - October 23rd, 1947.

Governor Thomas Dewey (R - NY) publicly declined to run for the Presidency of the United States a second time. He declared his intention to remain Governor of New York and focus on his state's needs. He did not endorse another candidate, but knowing Dewey's place in the GOP, he seemed friendly to Governor Earl Warren (R - CA). This leaves the Republicans without a presumptive nominee, but with many choices.

Primaries and General Elections will be linked as they are completed. You will have 48 hours to vote in each, though I may extend the time to 72 hours should enough people request it. Have fun.

List of Presidents of the United States in the Politics, Politics Never Changes Universe:

33. Harry S. Truman (D - MO): 1945 - 1949. -DIVERGENCE.-
34. Robert A. Taft (R - OH): 1949 - 1953.
35. Ronald Wilson Reagan (D - CA): 1953 - Present.

List of Vice Presidents of the United States in the Politics, Politics Never Changes Universe:

-DIVERGENT VACANCY DURING THE TRUMAN ADMINISTRATION.-
35. Douglas MacArthur (R-NY/AR): 1949 - 1953.
36. Estes Kefauver (D - TN): 1953 - Present.

List of Secretaries of State of the United States in the Politics, Politics Never Changes Universe:

50. George C. Marshall (I - PA): 1947 - 1949. -DIVERGENCE.-
51. J. Foster Dulles (R - NY): 1949 - 1953.
52. Dean Rusk (D - GA): 1953 - Present.

List of Attorney Generals of the United States in the Politics, Politics Never Changes Universe:

59. Tom C. Clark (D - TX): 1945 - 1949. -DIVERGENCE.-
60. Kingsley Taft (R - OH): 1949 - 1950.
61. Earl Warren (R - CA): 1950 - 1953.
62. Abraham Ribicoff (D - CT): 1953 - Present.

List of Chief Justices of the United Statess in the Politics, Politics Never Changes Universe:

13. Fred M. Vinson (D - KY): 1946 - 1953. -DIVERFENCE.-
14. Ellis Arnall (D - GA): 1953 - Present.

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1948 PRIMARIES AND GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS:

Primaries: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=223709.0

Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey (D - MN)/Associate Justice William O. Douglas (D - NY) (Incumbent Party, New Candidates)
Senator Robert A. Taft (R - OH)/General Douglas MacArthur (R - NY)
Fmr. Vice President Henry Wallace (P - IA)/Fmr. Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes (P - CA)
Fmr. Governor Coke Stevenson (SR - TX)Governor Fielding L. Wright (SR - MS)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower (EFA - KS)/Mr. Ronald Wilson Reagan (EFA - CA)

General: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=223818.0

Senator Robert A. Taft (R - OH)/General Douglas MacArthur (R - NY): 333 EVs, 43.1% PV
Fmr. Vice President Henry Wallace (P - IA)/Fmr. Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickles (P - CA): 72 EVs, 23.5% PV
Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey (D - MN)/Associate Justice William O. Douglas (D - NY): 56 EVs, 15.7% PV
General Dwight D. Eisenhower (EFA - KS)/Mr. Ronald Wilson Reagan (EFA - CA): 50 EVs, 13.7% PV
Fmr. Governor Coke Stevenson (SR - TX)/Governor Fielding L. Wright (SR - MS): 20 EVs, 3.9% PV

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1952 PRIMARIES AND GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS:

Primaries: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=223992.0

Democratic Brokered Convention: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=224134

President Robert A. Taft (R - OH)/Vice President Douglas MacArthur (R - AR) (Incumbent)
Senator Ronald Wilson Reagan (D - CA)/Senator Estes Kefauver (D - TN)

General Election: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=224175.0

Senator Ronald Wilson Reagan (D - CA)/Senator Estes Kefauver (D - TN): 403 EVs, 57.1% PV

President Robert A. Taft (R - OH)/Vice President Douglas MacArthur (R - AR): 128 EVs, 42.9% PV

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US SENATE CHANGES BY YEAR (1948 - 1952)

1948: (DIVERGENCE - Idaho, Wyoming, Minnesota, and Delaware retain their GOP Senators this cycle.)

Democrats: 50 (+5)
Republicans: 46 (-5)

Senate Majority Leader: Scott Lucas (D - IL)
Senate Minority Leader: Leverett Saltonstall (R - MA)

US House:

Republicans: 235 (-11)
Democrats: 199 (+11)

Speaker of House: Joseph R. Martin, Jr. (R - MA)
House Majority Leader: Charles A. Halleck (R - IN)
House Minority Leader: Sam Rayburn (D - TX)

1950:

Republicans: 53 (+7)
Democrats: 43 (-7)

Senate Majority Leader: Leverett Saltonstall (R - MA)
Senate Majority Leader: Ernest McFarland (D - AZ)

US House:

Republicans: 245 (+10)
Democrats: 189 (-10)

Speaker of House: Joseph R. Martin, Jr. (R - MA)
House Majority Leader: Charles A. Halleck (R - IL)
House Minority Leader: Sam Rayburn (D - TX)

1950 Senate Special Election Results:
Ohio (R HOLD)
North Carolina (D HOLD)
Colorado (R GAIN)

1952:

Kentucky Special Election: D HOLD

Republicans: 52 (-1)

Democrats: 44 (+1)

Senate Majority Leader: Leverett Saltonstall (R - MA)
Senate Minority Leader: Lyndon Baines Johnson (D - TX) (Previous Leader Lost Senate Seat.)

House:

Republicans: 225 (-20)
Democrats: 220 (+20)

Speaker of House: Joseph R. Martin Sr. (R - MA)
House Majority Leader: Charles A. Halleck (R - IN)
House Minority Leader: Sam Rayburn (D - TX)

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US SENATE AND HOUSE RESULTS, 1954:

Republicans: 52 (No Change)
Democrats: 44 (No Change)

Senate Majority Leader: Leverett Saltsonstall (R - MA)
Senate Minority Leader: Guy M. Gillette (D - IA)

US House:

Democrats: 230 (+10)
Republicans: 205 (-10)

Speaker of House: Carl Albert (D - OK)
House Majority Leader: Charles B. Deane (D - NC)
House Minority Leader: Charles A. Halleck (R - IN)

1954 US Senate Special Election Results:

California (R GAIN) - Replacement R, Senator-Elect R
Nebraska (R HOLD)
Nevada (D HOLD) - Replacement R, Senator-Elect D
New Hampshire (R HOLD)
North Carolina (D HOLD)

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1956 PRIMARIES AND GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS:

Primaries: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=224319.0

Republican Brokered Convention: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=224539.0

President Ronald Wilson Reagan (D - CA)/Vice President Estes Kefauver (D - CA) (Incumbent)
Fmr. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles (R - NY)/Senator Joseph H. Ball (R - MN)

General Election: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=224584.0

President Ronald Wilson Reagan (D - CA)/Vice President Estes Kefauver (D - TN): 531 EVS, 63.5% PV

Fmr. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles (R - NY)/Senator Joseph H. Ball (R - MN): 0 EVs, 36.5% PV

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1956 HOUSE AND SENATE RESULTS:

Republicans: 50 (-2)
Democrats: 46 (+2)

Senate Majority Leader: Leverett Saltonstall (R - MA)
Senate Majority Leader: Guy Gilette (D - IA)

US House:

Democrats: 250 (+20)
Republicans: 185 (-20)

Speaker of House: Carl Albert (D - OK)
House Majority Leader: John James Rooney (D - NY)
House Minority Leader: Charles A. Halleck (R - IN)

1956 Senate Special Election Results:

South Carolina (D HOLD)
West Virginia (R GAIN)

1958 HOUSE AND SENATE REUSLTS:

Republicans: 56 (+4, +2 from Alaska and Hawaii)
Democrats: 44 (-4, +2 from Alaska and Hawaii)

Senate Majority Leader: Leverett Saltonstall (R - MA)
Senate Minority Leader: Guy Gilette (D - IA)

US House:

Republicans: 235 (+50)
Democrats: 200 (-50)

Speaker of House: Charles A. Halleck (R - IN)
House Majority Leader: Leslie C. Arends (R - IL)
House Minority Leader: Carl Albert (D - OK)

1958 Senate Special Elections:

North Carolina (D HOLD)

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1960 PRIMARIES AND GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS:

Primaries: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=224718.0

Senator Strom Thurmond (D - SC)/Senator Harry F. Byrd (D - VA) (Incumbent Party, New Candidates)
Senate Majority Whip William F. Knowland (R - CA)/Senator Prescott Bush (R - CT)
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (I - D.C.)/Fmr. Senator John F. Kennedy (I - MA)

General Election: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=224854.0

Senator Strom Thurmond (D - SC)/Senator Harry Byrd (D - VA): 198 EVs, 39.2% PV.
Senate Majority Whip William William F. Knowland (R - CA)/Senator Prescott Bush (R - CT): 178 EVs, 31.4% PV.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (I - D.C.)/Fmr. Senator John F. Kennedy (I - MA): 161 EVs, 29.4% PV.

NOTE: None of the three candidates appeared in all 50 states.

Contingent Election: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=225130.0

BALLLOT 1

Strom Thurmond: 18 States
William F. Knowland: 17 States
J. Edgar Hoover: 8 States
Tied: 7 States

Ballot 2: WIP

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1960 HOUSE AND SENATE RESULTS:

Republicans: 58 (+2)
Democrats: 42 (-2)

Senate Majority Leader: Leverett Saltonstall (R - MA)
Senate Minority Leader: John Q. Pastore (D - RI)

US House:

Republicans: 230 (-5)
Democrats: 205 (+5)

Speaker of House: Charles A. Halleck (R - IN)
House Majority Leader: Leslie C. Arends (R - IL)
House Minority Leader: Carl Albert (D - OK)