H. W. gets assassinated because why not, the world is crazy sometimes. The GOP becomes more NE while Dems go more southern. This gives Dems an electoral lock from '96 to '16. Obama looks like he'll lose in 2016 but he gets assassinated shortly before election day and gets grief-vote posthumously elected, giving ticket-balancer Landrieu the reins for five years. There's more backstory here so if anyone would like to see some maps.... I'm all ears
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Pres. Ronald Reagan [R-CA] 1981-198943. VP George H. W. Bush [R-TX] 1981-1989
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Pres. George H. W. Bush [R-TX] 1989-1991
44. VP Dan Quayle [R-IN] 1989-1991
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Pres. Dan Quayle [R-IN] 1991-1993No VP 1991-1993
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Pres. James A. Baker [R-TX] 1993-199745. VP Jack Kemp [R-NY] 1993-1997
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Pres. Maurice Ferrι [D-FL] 1997-200546. VP Bill Clinton [D-AR] 1997-2005
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Pres. Bill Clinton [D-AR] 2005-201347. VP Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] 2005-2013
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Pres. Barack Obama [D-IL] 2013-2016
48. VP Mary Landrieu [D-LA] 2013-2016
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Pres. Mary Landrieu [D-LA] 2016-2021No VP 2016-2017
49. VP Martin O'Malley [D-MD] 2017-2021
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Pres. Marco Rubio [R-FL] 2021-202950. VP Kelly Ayotte [R-NH] 2021-2029