The Romney Administration

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Despite me being a Democrat, I like Romney's cabinet in this TL. Robert Mueller as AG is a good pick. What role did James Comey get in the administration.

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A popular President Romney and a Trump-free GOP. Great TL so far! Romney would've won in 2012 if he didn't chose the then-inexperienced Paul Ryan as running mate.

Rob Portman was on his shortlist before choosing Ryan.

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Fantastic timeline

I'd rather be living in this world than a President Trump timeline. Who won the OH-Senate Special Election after the resignation of VP Rob Portman.

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Enjoying this timeline but it looks like with good approval ratings in his 1st term, Romney will be re-elected easily. Clinton will be Mondale/Stevenson 2.0 sadly thanks to a popular President Romney. 

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This is a 1984-redux. An incumbent with a 59% approval rating on Election Day will be assured re-election. What was Reagan's approval rating before his landslide win in 1984

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This is a 1984-redux. An incumbent with a 59% approval rating on Election Day will be assured re-election. What was Reagan's approval rating before his landslide win in 1984

between 58% and 61%

Almost identical to Romney's ITTL

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John McCain treated with respect on the floor of the Senate prior to retirement.

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Gallup's Presidential ratings will be interesting. Where will they list Obama and Romney in 2021 when Romney completes his presidency?

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Enjoying this. Hope this continue into the 2020s

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WV, MO, KS and even Kentucky are swing states in Romney's America. They're all solid R in our world.

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A rehash of the Reagan-Bush era. With Romney's popularity, Portman's win was beyond doubt.

Can't wait to see Romney's remarks on Election results.

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President-Elect Portman announces which cabinet members he will retain:

Secretary of Defense: Secretary of Defense Jim Talent




Secretary of Energy: Secretary of Energy Joe Manchin




Secretary of Education: Secretary of Education Tim Pawlenty




National Security Advisor: National Security Advisor James Mattis



EPA Head EPA Head Arnold Schwarzenegger

Would take this than IOTL cabinet members. Arnie as EPA Head "I'll be back"

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2020 Election Final Results:

Presidential Race:

Vice President Rob Portman(R-OH)/Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley(R-SC) 292  50.3%
Governor Gretchen Whitmer(D-MI)/Senator Steve Bullock(D-MT) 246   48.9%


Close States(Under 5 Points)


Maine : Gretchen Whitmer 49.2% Rob Portman 49.1%
Wisconsin: Rob Portman 49.9% Gretchen Whitmer 49.6%
Montana: Gretchen Whitmer 50% Rob Portman 49.4%
Nevada: Rob Portman 50.1% Gretchen Whitmer 49%
New Jersey: Rob Portman 50.3% Gretchen Whitmer 49.1% ( Tipping Point State)
Virginia: Rob Portman 51.2% Gretchen Whitmer 48.4%
Kentucky: Rob Portman 51% Gretchen Whitmer 48%
West Virginia: Gretchen Whitmer 51.2% Rob Portman 47.9%
New Mexico: Gretchen Whitmer 50.8% Rob Portman 47.4%
Missouri: Gretchen Whitmer 51.4% Rob Portman 47.7%
Oregon: Gretchen Whitmer 51.4% Rob Portman 45.5%
Minnesota: Gretchen Whitmer 51.8% Rob Portman 47%



Senate:

Republicans: 54(+1)
Democrats: 45(-1)
Green: 1


Gubernatorial Races:

Republicans Gain One Seat

House of Representatives:

Republicans: 243(+8)
Democrats: 192(-8)

State Legislatures:

Republicans: 57
Democrats: 42

MO voting to the left of NJ is like AZ and NC OTL's 2020.

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President Obama's Concession Speech





Obama : Thank You Thank You. A short while ago I spoke with Governor Romney to congratulate him on being elected the 45th President of the United States. I also had the chance to invite him to the White House to talk about making sure there is a successful transition between our presidencies. Now that Governor Romney has been elected President, we are all rooting for his success because his success is now all of our success.  Due to this it will be my number one priority over the next two and a half months to make sure this is the smoothest transition in history, so President-Elect Romney can hit the ground running when he takes office on January 20th.

I also want to thank all my supporters here tonight for all the hard work you put in both my winning campaign in 2008 and losing campaign this year, because without you I never would have had the honor of being this great nation's President(Applause). While you may be disappointed tonight, as I certainly am, you should never lose hope because at the end of the day it is not the President who is the biggest driver of change, it is you(Crowd chanting Obama 2016). No my time in politics has ended , but the fight for the ideas we believe has not(Applause). Thank You again for all your support , May God Bless You and May God Bless the United States of America.

Of course Obama would’ve said something like this had he lost just over a decade ago instead of what 45 did. No “I won this election by a lot” or trying to overturn the election