A New America Series - 2008 General Election

[Maxwell]

Nah, Roemer actually takes more from Feingold. Unlike previous third party runs, Roemer at this point basically leans left-wing.

Please don't play pundit on my Interactive Timeline.

[Maxwell]

A New America Series - 2008 General Election

President Kasich's approval ratings remained low even after his victory, but the important lesson for Feingold was not to run in a divided field. Despite as much as 55% of Americans thinking President Kasich should not be re-elected, the Roemer candidacy killed Feingold's chances. Not only did Roemer attract a significant number of disaffected, but more than Trump before him, Roemer attracted Democrats sick of the machine politics of all ideological stripes and even won the Independent vote. President Kasich held a narrow lead most of the election, basically tying most debates, with the one Kasich win being a surprise VP performance from Melinda Schwegmann, who bested Penny and Bayh on foreign affairs. The last minute reason for such a large Kasich victory? Republicans soldiering behind him.

President John Kasich (R-OH)/Vice President Melinda Schwegmann (R-MS) - 40.5%, 344 EV's
Former Vice President Russ Feingold (D-WI)/Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) - 33.3%, 179 EV's
Former Governor Buddy Roemer (I-LA)/Senator Tim Penny (I-MN) - 26.2%, 15 EV's

[Bigby]

Welp, Kasich gets two terms.