Mayor Pete

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YAAAAAAAASSSSSS

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Ugh, please no Beta Kaine.

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Doug Jones never catches a break. 

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I hope that in this TL 2022 going to be the democrat's 2014.
Democrats winning many senate seats including in states like Kentucky.

Yeah, it'll feel like 1978 did for the Republicans going into 1980.

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Well, Rand, that's karma for voting for Jeff Sessions.

Kinda wish you would have made Doug Jones re-capture a Senate seat in 2022, though.

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Casey Cagle should be replaced by Brian Kemp.

I generally refain from making these changes as long as they aren't sorely needed. Boulton obviously needed to go, Coleman was a hilarious choice for GA-GOV, Abrams fits the narrative as a victor in 2022, and Rauner needed to be replaced in 2024 for future plot reasons. Cagle\Kemp isn't really relevant.

Cagle makes more sense, anyway.  Maybe his scandals catch up to him?

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Buttigieg/Kander 2024!!!!

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This is going to be great.  For some reason, I hope Pence is the one who faces Mayor Pete.  That way, the front headlines of every newspaper on the morning after Election Day can read

THE HOMO DEFEATS THE HOMOPHOBE

It would be the ultimate poetic justice.

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Polis WILL be endorsing Pete...right?  I mean, for obvious reasons...

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Polis WILL be endorsing Pete...right?  I mean, for obvious reasons...

He can't do that right now due to the presence of Senator Hickenlooper, who at this point is THE Colorado politician (two terms as Governor, now Senator and Presidential candidate). But without Pete, it's safe to say he would easily endorse Hickenlooper, so this does have influence.

The Hickenlooper factor is understandable.  I'm kinda liking this TL, though!  I definitely see a future President in Mayor Pete.

If Abrams and Gillum manage to win this year (real life, not this timeline haha), I could see Mayor Pete going for IN-GOV in 2020.

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Polis doesn't endorse Mayor Pete?!?!?!?!

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Polis doesn't endorse Mayor Pete?!?!?!?!

Over his predecessor as governor? I don't think he would.

The first openly gay male governor not endorsing who could be the first openly gay President...doesn't make a lot of sense.

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We all knew this was coming!

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It'll be Kander, IMO.  All the hints in this TL point to it.

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It'll be Kander, IMO.  All the hints in this TL point to it.

Could happen, but I will say I haven't decided yet Kander is a strong supporter but has some disadvantages as VP, and Pete doesn't choose on issues of "loyalty" like someone else we know.

That is true.  In 2008, very few people expected Joe Biden to be President Obama's choice.

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If he wins, I want him to get 50%+.  Even if he wins in a landslide or comfortably, getting a plurality wouldn't look like he has a mandate.

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Please let the ultimate October Surprise be a Pence/Ayers sex tape.

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Four More Years format, please.

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Mike Pence 7,2% in Vermont, that's just sad man.

Vermont is the most secular state in the Union.  Preacher Mikey wouldn't exactly be their cup of tea.

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Oh, man, PLEASE don't let this be a Pence victory.

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C'mon, you could have at least had Joe win.

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This is definitely a realignment if Dems are able to keep their majorities.

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Betty Sutton is Ohio, not Iowa.

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One of the best Atlas political fanfics ever!  I will miss this one dearly.

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Eh, don't worry about it.  MAINEiac had this really cool fanfic about Al Franken becoming President, but it was cut short due to the sexual harassment scandals.