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Question: Who would you support?
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President John Kasich (R-OH)/Vice President Melinda Schwegmann (R-LA)		  
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Former Vice President Russ Feingold (D-WI)/Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN)		  
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Former Governor Buddy Roemer (I-LA)/Senator Tim Penny (I-MN)		  
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Total Voters: 42

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Maxwell
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« on: February 16, 2016, 05:50:58 PM »
A New America Series - 2008 General Election

President Kasich comes out of the convention damaged from a tough primary battle, but nevertheless he is fighting like hell to get back out of it. Despite economic calamity, Kasich has laid out an economic growth package with major tax reduction across the board and a pledge to keep the budget in balance. He lays blame for the economy on, you guessed it, the previous administration. Some thought Schwegmann was a liability due to some familial issues and her being a gaffe machine, but Kasich has nevertheless kept her on the ticket to make sure the Perot-ites stay on board.

Former Vice President Russ Feingold won the nomination convincingly against two underfunded opponents and two well-funded opponents who never caught on with voters. Feingold, with this amount of leeway, went on to pick moderate Senator Evan Bayh as his Vice Presidential candidate, in hopes that centrists would begin to look his way after the sorry tale of the last four years. Feingold's economic package includes some tax credits, but is largely more focused on ready made projects, wall street reform, and expanding healthcare and unemployment benefits to those displaced.

And finally, on the independent side, Former Governor Buddy Roemer is running on a vaguely populist platform of breaking up the big banks, balancing the budget NOW, extensive and strict campaign finance reform, reforming the tax code more fairly, and putting together a committee to come with a healthcare plan that covers all Americans without breaking the bank. He's picked the Independent Senator Tim Penny of Minnesota to run with him.
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« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2016, 05:51:49 PM »
That Roemer option is too seductive to miss. Sorry Kasich.
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« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2016, 06:05:18 PM »
Wait...why was Feingold's VP Evan Bayh?  There were none for Bayh and like four or five for Schweitzer Sad
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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2016, 06:14:23 PM »
Kasich/Schwegmann!
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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2016, 06:21:15 PM »
Roemer/Penny.
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« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2016, 06:26:30 PM »
Quote from: Malcolm X on February 16, 2016, 06:05:18 PM
Wait...why was Feingold's VP Evan Bayh?  There were none for Bayh and like four or five for Schweitzer Sad

Schweitzer did not become Governor or Senator of Montana.
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« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2016, 06:28:31 PM »
Quote from: Maxwell on February 16, 2016, 06:26:30 PM
Quote from: Malcolm X on February 16, 2016, 06:05:18 PM
Wait...why was Feingold's VP Evan Bayh?  There were none for Bayh and like four or five for Schweitzer Sad

Schweitzer did not become Governor or Senator of Montana.

Well, in fairness, you could've said something beforehand Tongue
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« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2016, 06:30:16 PM »
Quote from: Malcolm X on February 16, 2016, 06:28:31 PM
Quote from: Maxwell on February 16, 2016, 06:26:30 PM
Quote from: Malcolm X on February 16, 2016, 06:05:18 PM
Wait...why was Feingold's VP Evan Bayh?  There were none for Bayh and like four or five for Schweitzer Sad

Schweitzer did not become Governor or Senator of Montana.

Well, in fairness, you could've said something beforehand Tongue

You're probably right, my bad.
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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2016, 06:42:16 PM »
Why does Kasich win these things, especially with horrible economic conditions under him.
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« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2016, 07:09:35 PM »
Feingold/Bayh! Dan Quayle must not be allowed to be the last Hoosier elected to national office!
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« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2016, 09:02:52 PM »
Quote from: Governor NeverAgain on February 16, 2016, 06:42:16 PM
Why does Kasich win these things, especially with horrible economic conditions under him.

It's a little early to call it.
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« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2016, 10:11:06 PM »
Feingold
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« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2016, 01:45:13 PM »
Quote from: Governor NeverAgain on February 16, 2016, 06:42:16 PM
Why does Kasich win these things, especially with horrible economic conditions under him.

Don't blame me. I voted for Feingold.
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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2016, 03:56:37 PM »
Quote from: Maxwell on February 16, 2016, 09:02:52 PM
Quote from: Governor NeverAgain on February 16, 2016, 06:42:16 PM
Why does Kasich win these things, especially with horrible economic conditions under him.

It's a little early to call it.

First they voted out a President with great economic conditions, but re-elect the guy who has awful ones. Atlasia get yo priorities straight.
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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2016, 04:53:15 PM »
Quote from: Governor NeverAgain on February 17, 2016, 03:56:37 PM
Quote from: Maxwell on February 16, 2016, 09:02:52 PM
Quote from: Governor NeverAgain on February 16, 2016, 06:42:16 PM
Why does Kasich win these things, especially with horrible economic conditions under him.

It's a little early to call it.

First they voted out a President with great economic conditions, but re-elect the guy who has awful ones. Atlasia get yo priorities straight.

Only two vote difference.
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« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2016, 04:56:53 PM »
Hello OTL 1992 (apart from the incumbent winning and not the other main party nominee.)
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« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2016, 10:01:36 PM »
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« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2016, 05:03:41 AM »
Come on Kasich!
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« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2016, 01:59:51 PM »
ROEMER
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« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2016, 02:57:42 PM »
Wow Kasich will be president from 2005-2013 on your timeline, just like my timeline
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« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2016, 03:12:22 PM »
Quote from: Moderate Hero Republican on February 18, 2016, 02:57:42 PM
Wow Kasich will be president from 2005-2013 on your timeline, just like my timeline

Not necessarily, the way the popular vote is going and the demographics seem to be, Roemer could very well have thrown this to the House.
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« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2016, 03:17:59 PM »
Quote from: Governor NeverAgain on February 17, 2016, 03:56:37 PM
Quote from: Maxwell on February 16, 2016, 09:02:52 PM
Quote from: Governor NeverAgain on February 16, 2016, 06:42:16 PM
Why does Kasich win these things, especially with horrible economic conditions under him.

It's a little early to call it.

First they voted out a President with great economic conditions, but re-elect the guy who has awful ones. Atlasia get yo priorities straight.

In mine we got weird results to , with Trump beating Gingrich in 2000 despite record Peace and Prosperity by President George HW Bush, Kasich narrowly getting reelected in 2008 though the recession in mine was just a worse version of 1991 otl and not as bad as 2008 otl.
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« Reply #22 on: February 18, 2016, 03:52:01 PM »
Quote from: L.D. Smith on February 18, 2016, 03:12:22 PM
Quote from: Moderate Hero Republican on February 18, 2016, 02:57:42 PM
Wow Kasich will be president from 2005-2013 on your timeline, just like my timeline

Not necessarily, the way the popular vote is going and the demographics seem to be, Roemer could very well have thrown this to the House.

oh good god when will this die...
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« Reply #23 on: February 18, 2016, 04:02:21 PM »
If the margin is tied, maybe. It does not look likely, though.
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« Reply #24 on: February 18, 2016, 04:32:27 PM »
It seems Roemer voters thus far have been 2:1 otherwise Kasich votes.

Perhaps Schwegman(*cough*Biden*cough*) will be bad enough to stop this. Kasich's really outplaying the pundits.


Maybe the race is like the OTL 2016 Republican race, where the pundits keep saying Kasich will fall?
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