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I second that, Krall. You did a fantastic job: the colors, the labels, the symbology. It's awesome. One comment I'll make (just constructive criticism--if you don't care for constructive criticism on this map at this time, please feel free to ignore me): the road and railway lines are a bit...

Dodd-Frank wasn't really comprehensive and big regulation - it was more like window dressings. If you disagree, I'm so sorry.;) So, is there a way (with a POD in the 2000s) to get more meaningful regulation of Wall Street, or not?

Good stuff! Can't wait to see what happens in the GE. I also like the realism with the fact that most people have no idea who Holtzman is, but the media goes crazy talking about its game changing aspects. Nice work.

Interesting! I'm not sure if long-form or headline format would be better but... It'll be fun to see where this goes.:D

Hamas is focused on Israel, so they wouldn't attack targets on U.S. soil. A better choice is Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which is closely tied (one might say, in many ways, integrated) to al-Qaeda. In fact, al Qaeda is essentially the merger of Islamic Jihad and bin Laden's resources. So whatever...

Why would Carter not entering the race cause Reagan to win the primary?

Really? He was already fairly unpalatable to much of the GOP, because he's boring and not a "true" conservative (see: "ObamneyCare"). I mean, the biggest rationale we heard in favor of Romney during the primaries was that he can beat Obama. If he loses to Obama in '08 in the VP slot, I find it...

What if Saddam doesn't invade in 1980? The war strengthened Khomeini's faction, allowing the Islamists to more easily defeat other factions. If Saddam decides that going to war would be counterproductive, he could instead use his resources to covertly aid some Iranian groups, helping throw Iran...

A good way to do that could involve the Hartford Convention. Maybe have it dominated by more radical Federalists who are more inclined to secession. And if Andrew Jackson loses in New Orleans and Britain is otherwise more successful in the War of 1812, I think you might see New England...

During his reign over the Rashidun Caliphate, Caliph Umar sent a delegation to the Chinese Emperor (Tang dynasty at this point in time). While I would assume they discussed other things as well, the delegation tried to convince the Emperor to convert to Islam (he didn't, but funded the first...

I figured since I threw it together I might as well post it. This idea looked so much better in my head, sorry. :o

Question: Has anyone gone through this thread and compiled a directory of all these maps? If not, I may have a new project.:D Just don't wanna waste time if it's already been done.

What do you think would be the effects of Husayn ibn Ali becoming the 6th Caliph after Ali, instead of Mu'awiyah?