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[NHI]

A Different America

George W. Bush/Richard Cheney: 270 (48.3%)

Hillary Clinton Clinton/Richard Gephardt: 268 (49.1%)

The Southern Surprise

John Edwards/Howard Dean: 271 (48.4%)

John McCain/Sarah Palin: 267 (49.4%)

The Jungle

Sarah Palin: 24.8%
John Edwards: 23.0%
Bernie Sanders: 20.9%
Mitt Romney: 16.3%
Ron Paul: 8.9%
Deval Patrick: 6.0%
Other: 1.0%

Sarah Palin/Mitt Romney: 52.01%

John Edwards/Howard Dean: 47.99%

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

2000: Too close to call!
In a nail-biter of an election, it all came down to Florida. After numerous recounts, VP Gore ekes out a win.

VP Al Gore / Sen. Joe Liberman
Gov. George W. Bush / Fmr. Sec. Dick Cheney

2004: Status quo
After, the 9/11 attacks, the nation rallied around its President. Gore's approval rating declined steadily from its 85% peak in early 2002, but it lasted long enough to win him reelection in 2004.

Pres. Al Gore / Rep. Dick Gephardt
Sen. John McCain / Sen. Elizabeth Dole

2008: History
The 2007/08 financial crisis left the country incensed at its Democratic leadership, and the Republican who won the White House in 2008 on a message of change was Mel Martinez, the nation's first Hispanic president.

Sen. Mel Martinez / Gov. George Pataki
Gov. Bill Richardson / Sen. Mary Landrieu

2012: Forward
Despite massive left-wing anti-Martinez sentiment, and a landslide win in the 2010 midterms, the Democratic Party remained divided going into 2012, and Martinez was able to win a decisive reelection.

Pres. Mel Martinez / VP George Pataki
Fmr. Gov. Janet Napolitano / Gov. Ted Strickland

2016: Upset
VP Pataki was crowned as Martinez's successor before the election season began, and was the frontrunner throughout 2015 and 2016, despite some surprising opposition from Sen. Orrin Hatch. All observers expected a Pataki victory, but little-engine-that-could Tulsi Gabbard managed to surprise them all with a victory.

Sen. Tulsi Gabbard / Gov. Jack Conway
VP George Pataki / Gov. J. C. Watts

2020: Popularity contest
Despite the 2018 impeachment of President Gabbard, her VP, Jack Conway, was very charismatic and popular. Paired with Sen. Barack Obama, they were unstoppable. Despite most polls suggesting that more of the country agreed with Cruz and Taylor's proposals and platform, Conway/Obama won their hearts.

Pres. Jack Conway / Sen. Barack Obama
Sen. Ted Cruz / Gov. Mary Taylor

[Mike Thick]

2016 U.S. Presidential Election:

Fmr. Mayor Mark J. Green (D-NY) / Fmr. Governor Mark F. Green: 52.7% - 347 EVs
Governor Mark A. Green (R-WI) / Rep. Mark E. Green (R-TN): 46.2% - 191 EVs

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

2016: The Runner Up takes the nod

Fmr. SoS. Hillary Clinton/Sen. Tim Kaine: 308 Electoral Votes, 48.9%
Fmr. Sen. Rick Santorum/Gov. Mary Fallin: 230 Electoral Votes, 45.6%
Fmr. Gov. Gary Johnson/Fmr. Rep. Kerry Bentivolio: 0 Electoral Votes, 4.0%

The 2016 Republican Primaries were won by the 2012 runner up, Rick Santorum. Originally placing low in the polls, the conservative movement rallied behind Santorum after his repeat of an "Iowa miracle" becoming the conservative standbearer of the party. New Hanpshire, South Carolina, and Nevada didn't go his way, but he carried the most states on Super Tuesday. By May, he was the nominee. Few people wanted to be his running mate due to his "stupid, uninformed" comments. Hillary Clinton narrowly won the Democratic nomination against Senator Bernie Sanders. After the conventions, Santorum took the lead. But the debates showed Santorum as a crazy right wing nut job, and when election night came, Clinton won.


2020: A House of Cards:

(Writing)

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1976:  Disaster Averted

President Gerald Ford (R-NE)/Senator Bob Dole (R-KS):  284 EVs
Governor Jimmy Carter (D-GA)/Senator Walter Mondale (D-MN):  254 EVs

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (Liberal-New York)/Senator Timothy Michael Kaine (Liberal-Virginia) 17,372,041 Votes, 28.82%, 20 States
Mr. Donald John Trump (American-New York)/Governor Michael Richard Pence (American-Indiana) 14,010,144 Votes, 23.24%, 11 States
Senator Bernard Sanders (Social Democrat-Vermont)/Elizabeth Ann Warren (Social Democrat-Massachusetts) 13,630,298 Votes, 22.61%, 12 States
Senator Rafael Eduardo Cruz (Conservative-Texas)/Mrs. Cara Carleton Fiorina (Conservative-California) 7,491,319 Votes, 12.43%, 5 States
Governor John Richard Kasich (Torie-Ohio)/Senator Susan Margaret Collins (Torie-Maine) 1 State
Senator Marco Antonio Rubio (Freedom-Florida)/Former Governor Willard Milton Romney (Freedom-Massachusetts) 3,486,491 Votes, 5.78%, 0 States

Left Bloc (Liberal, Social Democrat) 31,002,339 Votes, 51.43%, 24 States
Right Bloc (American, Conservative, Torie, Freedom) 29,277,818 Votes, 48.57%, 27 States

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

I'm assuming this is the primaries, hence why WY and ND are titanium Left Bloc?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I'm assuming this is the primaries, hence why WY and ND are titanium Left Bloc?

Naturally. Decided by vote totals as opposed to percentages.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

2008

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (Liberal-New York)/Senator Evan Bayh (Liberal-Indiana) 17,934,447 Votes, 32.05%, 19 States
Senator Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (Progressive-Illinois)/Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. (Progressive-Delaware) 17,805,047 Votes, 31.82%, 25 States
Senator John Sydney McCain, III (Conservative-Arizona)/Governor Sarah Palin (Conservative-Alaska) 9,358,708 Votes, 16.73%, 3 States
Former Governor Willard Milton Romney (Freedom-Massachusetts)/Congressman Peter Hoekstra (Freedom-Michigan) 4657998 Votes, 8.33%, 2 States
Former Governor Michael Huckabee (Christian Union-Arkansas)/Senator Samuel Brownback (Christian Union-Kansas) 4261546 Votes, 7.62%, 1 State
Congressman Ronald E. Paul (Liberty-Texas)/Former Congressman Barry Morris Goldwater, Jr. (Liberty-California) 1184026 Votes, 2.12%, 0 States
Former Senator Johnny Edwards (People's-North Carolina) 747,360 Votes, 1.34%, 0 States

Left Bloc (Liberal, Progressive, People's) 36,486,854 Votes, 65.21%, 40 States
Right Bloc (Conservative, Freedom, Christian Union, Liberty) 19,462,278, 34.79%, 11 States

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Vice President Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (Liberal-Tennessee)/Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (Liberal-Connecticut) 11,076,941 Votes, 38.41%, 28 States
Governor George Walker Bush (Conservative-Texas)/Former Secretary of Defense Richard Bruce Cheney (Conservative-Wyoming) 10,267,970 Votes, 35.60%, 18 States
Senator John Sydney McCain, III (Freedom-Arizona)/Senator Fred Thompson (Freedom-Tennessee) 4,588,392 Votes, 15.91%, 4 States
Former Senator William Bradley (Progressive-New Jersey) 2,905,862 10.08%, 0 States
Uncommited: 0 Votes, 0.0%, 1 State

Right Bloc (Conservative, Freedom) 15,346,995 Votes, 52.33%, 23 States
Left Bloc (Liberal, Progressive) 13,982,803 Votes 47.67%, 28 States

[NHI]

Collapse:

(D) Barack Obama/Joe Biden: 476 (50.91%)
(NL)Jon Huntsman/Joe Manchin: 46 (27.59%)
(R) Herman Cain/Michelle Bachmann: 16 (19.50%)

A New Party Emerges

(D) Hillary Clinton/John Kasich: 269 (48.05%)
(P) Joe Manchin/Bernie Sanders: 269 (48.96%)

*NL= No Label's Party; evolves into People's Party

[DPKdebator]

Here's a presidential election map based off this neat post from AH.com depicting British parties in the U.S.

Conservatives - 44.1% PV, 282 EV
Labor - 39.6% PV, 176 EV
Southern Nationalist Party - 10.3% PV, 57 EV
Democratic Unionist Party - 1.4% PV, 17 EV
Ourselves Alone - .7% PV, 6 EV
Others - 3.9% PV, 0 EV

[HomestarSB9]

2004: Kerry Wins

Sen. John Kerry / Sen. John Edwards - 274
Pres. George W. Bush / Vice Pres. Richard Cheney - 264

2008: Kerry Wins Second Term

Pres. John Kerry / Vice Pres. John Edwards - 367
Sen. John McCain / Gov. Sarah Palin - 171

2012: Romney Wins

Fmr Gov. Mitt Romney / Rep. Paul Ryan - 290
Vice Pres. John Edwards / Fmr Gov. Tom Vilsack - 248

2016 - Romney Wins Re-Election

Pres. Mitt Romney / Vice Pres. Paul Ryan - 335
Fmr. First Lady Hillary Clinton / Sen. Tim Kaine - 183
Businessman Donald Trump / Businesswoman Carly Fiorina - 20

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

1996: Remember your ABC's: Alexander Beats Clinton:

Fmr. Gov. Lamar Alexander/Sen. John McCain: 279 Electoral Votes, 48.5%
Pres. Bill Clinton/VP. Al Gore: 259 Electoral Votes, 45.3%
Mr. Ross Perot/Fmr. Sen. David Boren: 0 Electoral Votes, 6.0%

Lamar Alexander beats out Bob Dole, Phil Gramm, and Pat Buchanan for the Republican Nomination. Buchanan supporters trust Alexander's pledge to "recheck" NAFTA to make sure it would be beneficial for the American worker at the convention, so Perot's numbers dwindle. President Clinton finds Alexander hard to beat, as he tries to appear "hip and cool" at a debate while Alexander debated the issues. Both thrived in the town hall debate. When Election Night came, it was close, the race was in dead heat. Eventually, the Former Tennessee Governor had been named the President-Elect.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

2000: Re-elect Lamar!

Pres. Lamar Alexander/VP. John McCain: 320 Electoral Votes, 51.3%
Sen. Bill Bradley/Gov. Gary Locke: 218 Electoral Votes, 47.6%

President Alexander immediately filled his cabinet with experienced officials, cut government waste, and was seen as a bipartisan reformer, not from the era of Gingrich. The nation was in an economic boom, Alexander had re-negotiated NAFTA, and the U.S was not bogged down in any interventions. In 1999, Gingrich was ousted and had been replaced by Dennis Hastert. The Democrats were not united in 2000, with the fight for the nomination being mainly between Former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, and West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller. Bill Bradley eventually defeated Kerry around May, and was the nominee. Alexander held a lead for most of the campaign, but did have a couple gaffes here and there, but Bradley was painted as too liberal. Alexander cruised to re-election on Election Night, although the popular vote total was much closer than expected.

[NHI]

Gary Hart: 271  (49.77%)

George Bush: 267 (49.01%)

Gary Hart: 290 (38.02%)

Bob Dole: 237 (35.99%)

Ross Perot: 11 (24.99%)

Bill Clinton: 278 (49.95%)

Lamar Alexander: 260 (48.80%)

Donald Trump: 499 (55.90%)

Bill Clinton: 39 (39.81%)

Alan Keyes: 0 (1.89%)

Donald Trump: 535 (62.59%)

John Kerry: 3 (35.81%)

John McCain: 467 (53.88%)

Andrew Cuomo: 71 (40.57%)

Bernie Sanders: 0 (4.01%)

John McCain: 281 (50.09%)

Joe Biden: 257 (48.41%)

Joe Manchin: 289 (48.70%)

Mitt Romney: 249 (48.25%)

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

2004: President McCain?

VP. John McCain/Gov. Tommy Thompson: 301 Electoral Votes, 50.1%
Sen. John Kerry/Sen. Jon Corzine: 237 Electoral Votes, 46.1%

In September 2001, President Alexander's honeymoon period was cut short when Al Qaeda terrorists attacked Boston streets, as well as an attempt at Times Square. 34 civilians were killed in the attacks, while 4 gunmen were killed, but up to 19 were later discovered to be involved, all of whom were busted days after the attacks. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack, and President Alexander vowed to hunt down the perpetrators and their leader, Osama Bin Laden. The Taliban declined to turn over Bin Laden, so U.S troops launched strikes against Talibani positions, and encouraged a local government coup. By October, 50,000 U.S troops had surrounded remaining Talbiani positions, and Osama Bin Laden tried to escape but was captured by local tribesmen. The U.S would stay until 2005, but Alexander enjoyed a 57% approval rating by 2003. VP John McCain beat back Texas Governor George Bush for the nomination, with a couple other Republicans running. The Democrats were again not united. The 2000 runner up, John Kerry had beat back the 2000 VP Nominee Gary Locke, Former Senator Gary Hart. McCain touted his experience, and the country's prosperity as reasons he should be elected throughout the whole campaign. Kerry never got his steam, and was doomed to lose in 2004.

[Pessimistic Antineutrino]

Battleground map, 2052. Something something realignment.

[Kyle Rittenhouse is a Political Prisoner]

If your map of elections in 40 years is just 2016 trends extended, you will be wrong.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

1964

Senator Eugene Joseph McCarthy (Democrat-Minnesota)/Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Baines Johnson (Democrat-Texas) 285 electoral votes
Governor Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (Republican-New York)/Senator Thruston Ballard Morton (Republican-Kentucky) 243 electoral votes
George Curley Wallace (Independent Democrat-Alabama)/Senator Harry Flood Byrd Sr.
 (Independent Democrat-Virginia) 10 electoral votes

President Eugene Joseph McCarthy (Democrat-Minnesota)/Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson (Democrat-Texas) 313 electoral votes
Senator Barry Morris Goldwater (Republican-Arizona)/Former Senator Prescott Sheldon Bush, Sr. (Republican-Connecticut) 225 electoral votes

[Lord Admirale]

Return of the Southern Centrists

Senator Jim Webb (D-VA)/Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) - 385 EV
President John McCain (R-AZ)/Vice President Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) - 149 EV
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)/Activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) - 4 EV

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

1956

President Richard Milhous Nixon (Republican-California)/Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (Republican-Massachusetts) 30 electoral votes
Former Governor Adlai Ewing Stevenson, II (Democrat-Illinois)/Senator Estes Kefauver (Democrat-Tennessee) 225 electoral votes

1960

President Richard Milhous Nixon (Republican-California)/Vice President Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (Republican-Massachusetts) 383 electoral votes
Senator Samuel James Ervin, Jr. (Democrat-North Carolina)/Senator Eugene Joseph McCarthy (Democrat-Minnesota) 154 electoral votes

[NHI]

Political Revolution: 2016

Bernie Sanders: 327 (50.98%)

Ted Cruz: 211 (44.95%)

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Consular election, 2017

Gov. Gaius Julius Caesar (Populares-Florida) - 53.4%
Fmr. Consul Marcus Tullius Cicero (Optimates-Colorado) - 46.5%

[Del Tachi]

United States presidential election, 1980

Former CIA Director George H.W. Bush (R-TX) / Congressman Jack Kemp (R-NY) - 372 EV; 48.2% of popular vote
President Jimmy Carter (D-GA) / Vice President Walter Mondale (D-MN) - 166 EV; 43.5% of popular vote
Congressman John B. Anderson (I-IL) / Former Ambassador Patrick Lucey (I-WI) - 0 EV; 6.6% of popular vote

United States presidential election, 1984

President George H.W. Bush (R-TX) / Vice President Jack Kemp (R-NY) - 447 EV; 54.1% of popular vote
Former Vice President Walter Mondale (D-MN) / Congresswoman Gerrie Ferraro (D-NY) - 91 EV; 44.0% of popular vote

United States presidential election, 1988

Governor Bill Clinton (D-AR) / Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) - 401 EV; 50.3% of popular vote
Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) / Governor Carroll Campbell (R-SC) - 137 EV; 48.1% of popular vote