Post Random Maps Here 2.0.

[Progressive]

Democrats    273
GOP             265

A result of: 1. GOP midwestern/Rust Belt strategy backfires somewhat on other states, and 2. Democrats continue to fumble into 2020.

[Dr. MB]

My ideal presidential map

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

My ideal presidential map

I'm not sure I can think of any recent election where this map was plausible.

[Dr. MB]

My ideal presidential map

I'm not sure I can think of any recent election where this map was plausible.

'92 perhaps if Perot had more support in some states and less in others.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

My ideal presidential map

I'm not sure I can think of any recent election where this map was plausible.

'92 perhaps if Perot had more support in some states and less in others.

That seems plausible, but that'd be a truly odd distribution of support for Perot for this map to happen.

[MadmanMotley]

2020

Donald Trump (R-NY)/Mike Pence (R-IN) 269EV
Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)/John Bel Edwards (D-LA) 269EV

House Presidential Election

Senate Presidential Election

[Hydera]

1980 without the Fed induced recession and inflation went moderately down. Liberals side with carter compared to 1976 because of Reagan while Carter regains momentum. And narrowly wins the electoral college.

1984 with Mondale running for vice-president and benefiting from the 1983-1984 economic rebound. The issue of Mondale being considered too liberal causes him to lose Mississippi and Alabama.

1984 with Ted Kennedy winning the primary and being unacceptable in many parts of the South.

1984 pre-scandal Gary Hart wins the primary and runs on an energetic campaign that swings the Western United States.

1984 With Lloyd Bentsen and Frank Church.and assuming as in all the other 1984 scenarios. Carter is the incumbent President and the democrats get the credit for the 1983-1984 rebound.  While it is an electoral landslide those interior Western states being more religious and having higher concentration of mormons, gun owners, and rural religious voters means it stays republican.

[Dr. MB]

"Viva Free West"

In this scenario, Bush amends the constitution to allow him to serve unlimited terms; he rigs the vote in 2008 to win a 3rd term and does nothing to stop the recession; unemployment reaches 20% by 2011 and it turns into a crisis worse than the Great Depression. In 2012 Bush again wins and the unemployment rate rises to 35% by 2013. By 2014 Bush has given up and resigns, leaving Cheney in power. The recently formed Labor Party wins 352 out of 435 seats in the 2014 election, adopting a democratic socialist and fiercely protectionist platform. Cheney does not run in 2016 and while the unemployment rate has fallen to 25% people are still extremely affected by the crisis; the median household income in West Virginia for example has fallen to $15,000. Labor Party candidates, Senator Jackie Bennett of Montana and Representative Armando Gutierrez of Rhode Island, win massive percentages in the west and north. The Republican candidates, Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz, barely perform; their best state is Wyoming where Cheney only receives 17%. Governor Roy Moore of Alabama forms the "Secession Party", believing the best way to recover from the crisis is to secede from the United States entirely. He selects former Representative Zach Wamp as his running mate.

Other minor candidates emerge, collectively totaling 8.5%.

Jackie Bennett/Armando Gutierrez (Labor) – 505; 74.7%
Roy Moore/Zach Wamp (Secession) – 33; 10.5%
Dick Cheney/Paul Wolfowitz (Republican) – 6.3%
Darrel Castle/Scott Bradley (Constitution) – 3.0%
Austin Petersen/Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) – 2.5%
Others – 3.0%

The 2016 House elections saw the Labor Party gain 11 seats, putting the total at:
Labor – 363
In caucus with:
Democrats – 19
Socialists – 7
Solidarity – 1
Independents – 5

Minority:
Republicans – 38
In caucus with:
Libertarians – 1
Independents – 1

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

If George Wallace had won the Electoral College outright in 1968.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

You figure out the context.

[Dr. MB]

You figure out the context.

The number of representatives is increased significantly but growth affects some areas more than others. Both parties keep their liberal and conservative wings and (I assume this is 2016) the Democrats nominate 1990s-era Donald Trump and a conservative southerner, while the Republicans nominate moderates. Sherrod Brown declares an independent candidacy.

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

2016-1976 fusion

[Bidenworth2020]

any guesses

clue- it is involving a year between 1965-1975

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

any guesses

clue- it is involving a year between 1965-1975

I feel like George Wallace is involved.

[bagelman]

any guesses

clue- it is involving a year between 1965-1975

Hmm, congressional map translated into state PV margins from that period?

[bagelman]

Somewhat unrealistic map wherein the Republicans nominate someone very homophobic in 2020 after Trump steps down. Maybe Pence or the gov. of MS. For some reason or other the Republican nominee, after a tough primary against a moderate supported by John Kasich and Rob Portman, attacks these two figures so brutally (and the Ohio GOP in general) that Ohio Republicans refuse to support him and the state votes to the left of IL and CT.

[Dr. MB]

The 2008, 2012, and 2016 electoral map if the combined House and Senate voted party-line for president based on whichever party held the majority of the delegation. If there's a tie we'll assume the Governor breaks it. Vote is based on the makeup at the time of the election. The Nebraska and Maine votes are based on the party of their representative.

2016

Trump/Pence: 335
Clinton/Kaine: 203

Note: There were ties in Maine and New Hampshire. LePage broke the tie in favor of Trump and Hassan broke the tie in favor of Clinton.

Romney/Ryan: 321
Obama/Biden: 217

Note: There was a tie in Michigan (this was after McCotter resigned but before Curson took office). Snyder broke the tie in favor of Romney.

Obama/Biden: 280
McCain/Palin: 256
Note: There was a tie in New Hampshire. Lynch broke the tie in favor of Obama.

[Bidenworth2020]

any guesses

clue- it is involving a year between 1965-1975

Hmm, congressional map translated into state PV margins from that period?

you are close, and on the right track.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

Somewhat unrealistic map wherein the Republicans nominate someone very homophobic in 2020 after Trump steps down. Maybe Pence or the gov. of MS. For some reason or other the Republican nominee, after a tough primary against a moderate supported by John Kasich and Rob Portman, attacks these two figures so brutally (and the Ohio GOP in general) that Ohio Republicans refuse to support him and the state votes to the left of IL and CT.

That's a very unrealistic map. voters are too tribalistic to really reject someone of their own party by such a huge margin just because they insulted popular party leaders from their state. hell, voters in rural Ohio would see this as the GOP nominee sticking it to the "elites" and cheer. 

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

1924 with all votes for Coolidge removed.

[NHI]

Hillary Clinton: 348 (51.68%)

Donald Trump: 190 (44.01%)

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

Hillary Clinton: 348 (51.68%)

Donald Trump: 190 (44.01%)

where did that map come from?

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

Hillary Clinton: 348 (51.68%)

Donald Trump: 190 (44.01%)

Give Clinton Arizona here. It was closer than North Carolina.

[Kamala]

Berkowitz moves from Alaska to Atlanta?

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

1980: Independents' Day

John Bayard Anderson and Patrick Joseph Lucey (Independent) 307 electors, 36% votes
Ronald Wilson Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush (Republican) 161 electors, 35% votes
James Earl Carter and Walter Frederick Mondale (Democratic) 70 electors, 27% votes
Others (Various) 0 electors, 2% votes