A Different Path: A History of the Kerry Administration & Beyond

[Pericles]

Guaranteed income? . Even the most left-leaning governments in this US OTL haven't passed anything like that.

But to which side will the political forces realign?

The idea is gaining popularity but still on the fringe. Btw about it, it also has some support on the right, with Alaska having a guaranteed income of some sort from a quick glance on Wikipedia. A lot of the old Republican and Democrat solutions are being ramped up, with more tax hikes and spending or more spending cuts and deep tax cuts-even a flat tax. However, Trump's prescription: deport the immigrants and protectionism, is quite popular, though state governments can't pass it.

 

[Pericles]

Didn't win the Turtledove unfortunately, but this TL got 12% and 29 votes. A pretty good performance I'd say, especially since I've never had a TL so successful or get a Turtledove nomination before. Thank you to everyone who voted for this TL, and those who didn't but still like it but forgot or didn't vote for it for whatever reason. I look forward to finishing this TL and then continuing with my alternate histories and future TLs. Maybe next year. Thank you all.

 

[Pericles]

GOP WINS HOUSE!
REPUBLICAN: 223+28 49.6% DEMOCRAT:212-28 47.1%-NOVEMBER 4, 2014​

REPUBLICANS OVERCOME DEMOCRAT GERRYMANDERING TO RETAKE HOLD ON HOUSE​

PELOSI TO STAY ON, VOWS TO RETAKE HOUSE IN 2016​

HILLARY CLINTON APPROVAL RATING AT 43%​

MCCONNELL'S FINAL FAILURE: DEMOCRATS RETAIN MOST SENATE SEATS, REID CELEBRATES 'TREMENDOUS VICTORY'

DEMOCRAT: 49-3, REPUBLICAN: 48+2, INDEPENDENT: 3+1​

OOC: Given that the 2008 Senate elections went so differently, I will have to list all the results that saw a different winner in 2014, whether that winner is from the same party as the OTL winner or not. Every election not shown here went the same as IOTL, same nominees and same results(well, same winner).This may take a while, but it'll be necessary, comprehensive and informative.

ALASKA: JOE MILLER(R) DEFEATS MARK BEGICH(D)

ARKANSAS; INCUMBENT MIKE HUCKABEE(R) DEFEATS BOB TULLIS(D)

COLORADO: INCUMBENT BOB SCAHFFER(R) DEFEATS MARK UDALL(D)

DELAWARE: INCUMBENT CHRIS COONS(D) DEFEATS CHRISTINE O'DONNELL(R)

GEORGIA: MICHELLE NUNN(D) DEFEATS JACK KINGSTON(R)-NO RUNOFF, NUNN GAINS SHOCK MAJORITY!

IOWA:JONI ERNST(R) DEFEATS BRUCE BRALEY(D)

KANSAS: GREG ORMAN(I) DEFEATS MILTON WOLF(R)

KENTUCKY: RAND PAUL(R) DEFEATS ALLISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES(D)

LOUISIANA: INCUMBENT JOHN NEELY KENNEDY(R) DEFEATS EDWIN EDWARDS(D)

MASSACHUSETTS: MICHAEL CAPUANO(D) DEFEATS GABRIEL GOMEZ(R)

MINNESOTA: INCUMBENT NORM COLEMAN(R) DEFEATS YVONNE PRETTNER SOLON(D)

MISSISSIPPI: CHRIS MCDANIELS(R) DEFEATS TRAVIS CHILDERS(D)

MONTANA: STEVE DAINES(R) DEFEATS AMANDA CURTIS(D)

NEW HAMPSHIRE: INCUMBENT JOHN SUNUNU(R) DEFEATS JEANNE SHAHEEN(D)

NEW JERSEY: BETH MASON(D) DEFEATS JEFF BELL(R)

NEW MEXICO: HEATHER WILSON(R) DEFEATS INCUMBENT TOM UDALL(D)

NORTH CAROLINA: GREG BRANNON(R) DEFEATS KAY HAGAN(D)

OREGON: TED WHEELER(D) DEFEATS MONICA WEHBY(R)

SOUTH CAROLINA: JOE WILSON(R)[PRIMARIED LINDSEY GRAHAM] DEFEATS BRAD HUTTO(D)

SOUTH DAKOTA: MIKE ROUNDS(R) DEFEATS RICK WEILAND(D), LARRY PRESSLER(I)

TENNESSEE: JOE CARR(R) DEFEATS GORDON BALL(D)

VIRGINIA: ED GILLEPSIE(R) DEFEATS INCUMBENT JOHN WARNER(D)

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[Pericles]

I'll put in the gubernatorial results in the next day or two. Any thoughts on the midterms and the alternate Senate?

 

[Mr_Falcon]

Nice update! glad to see the democrats keeping control of the senate.

 

[Deleted member 87099]

Great update!

 

[Pericles]

Nice update! glad to see the democrats keeping control of the senate.

Thanks. However, the Democrats will certainly struggle with a Republican House. And if their fortunes don't pick up, heaps of seats are vulnerable in 2016. Still, any comments on alternate individual Senators, giving the Senate has been changed so much?

 

[Pericles]

As with the Senate results, I will do all the gubernatorial results that had different candidates or were seriously effected by butterflies. it might be a bit long but then you'll find out who the Governor of your state is and all sorts of interesting tidbits. I think I'll get it in today. Stay tuned, first or this and then for the aftermath and the beginning of the 2016 election.

 

[bookmark95]

Yep, Clinton is walking a tightrope in 2016. Without any substantial domestic accomplishments (except for immigration reform) she's going to have to rely on the US economy to maintain some popularity.

I am interesting in learning about the early Republican candidates. I know Rand Paul could be a favorite, only his reputation is enhanced by having defeated the Senate minority leader in a primary, and being the son of the most success third-party candidate since Ross Perot.

 

[Pericles]

Yep, Clinton is walking a tightrope in 2016. Without any substantial domestic accomplishments (except for immigration reform) she's going to have to rely on the US economy to maintain some popularity.

I am interesting in learning about the early Republican candidates. I know Rand Paul could be a favorite, only his reputation is enhanced by having defeated the Senate minority leader in a primary, and being the son of the most success third-party candidate since Ross Perot.

Perhaps Paul. I'm undecided on whether he will run given he just entered the Senate and has no experience, so he'd be vulnerable to being attacked as an unqualified showman with no accomplishments, and given the establishment would try to tear him down he might want to get a Senate record first. On the other hand 2016 does look like a golden year for a candidate like him and there isn't yet another strong libertarian.

 

[Dustin]

*Hopes for Governor of Massachusetts Don Berwick*

 

[Pericles]

*Hopes for Governor of Massachusetts Don Berwick*

*Looks him up*. *Thinks about it for a second* Sure Dustin, I'll give you that. Any other wishes for Governors to submit before the closing date of sometime in a few hours?

 

[Dustin]

*Looks him up*. *Thinks about it for a second* Sure Dustin, I'll give you that. Any other wishes for Governors to submit before the closing date of sometime in a few hours?

Thanks. I figured he would be a good People Power candidate for Massachusetts.

 

[Pericles]

Thanks. I figured he would be a good People Power candidate for Massachusetts.

Ok, sure. It's harder finding alternate Governors because you need to know about the state's politics and leading figures, so in some cases i think I defaulted to OTL Treasurers or Lieutenant Governors or whatever, and those races get far less national attention. I think I did a good job but feel free to make suggestions.

 

[Pericles]

REPUBLICANS WIN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS
REPUBLICAN: 28+4, DEMOCRAT; 20-4, INDEPENDENT: 2_

ARIZONA: DOUG DUCEY(D) DEFEATS INCUMBENT TERRY GODDARD(D)

ALASKA: SEAN PARNEL(R)DEFEATS BILL WALKER(I)

FLORIDA: PAM BONDI(R)DEFEATS INCUMBENT ALEK SINK(D)

GEORGIA: NATHAN DEAL(R) DEFEATS INCUMBENT ROY BARNES(D)

IOWA: INCUMBENT CHET CHULVER(D) DEFEATS BOB VANDER PLAATS(R)

MAINE: ELIOT CUTLER(I) WINS

MASSACHUSETTS: DON BERWICK(D) DEFEATS CHARLIE BAKER(R)

MICHIGAN: MARK SCHAUER(D) DEFEATS INCUMBENT RICK SNYDER(R)

NEW MEXICO: STEVE PEARCE(R) DEFEATS INCUMBENT DIANE DENISH(D)

NEW YORK: INCUMBENT ANDREW CUOMO(D) 'SCHLONGS' DONALD TRUMP(R)
CUOMO: 58%, TRUMP: 37%​

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OHIO: JOSH MANDEL(R) DEFEATS TIM RYAN(D)

PENNSYLVANIA: INCUMBENT DAN ONORATO(D) DEFEATS SAM ROHRER(R)

SOUTH CAROLINA: GRESHAM BARRETT(R) DEFEATS INCUMBENT VINCENT SHEHEEN(D)

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[Pericles]

CLINTON AFTER MIDTERMS: WE CAN DO BETTER-NOVEMBER 5, 2014​

ALLEN MAKES SHOCK DECISION, WON'T RUN IN 2016-NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Virginia Senator George Allen, the presumed frontrunner for the 2016 Republican nomination, has declined to run for President. Allen issued a short statement saying that after "the rigours of my last run in 2008" that he "just don't have the fire in the belly to put myself and my family through constant attacks." Most polls had shown Allen leading the Republican contest, though with a precarious lead over other contenders such as former Vice-President John Thune and numerous other candidates. Allen also now is very likely to be elected to replace Mitch McConnell as leader of the Senate Republicans, having formed a respected status in the US Senate and establishment connections after his failed 2008 run.

ISI ADVANCES ON BAGHDAD, IRAQ CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL HELP TO STOP COLLAPSE-NOVEMBER 11, 2014​

GRANT ROBERTSON ELECTED LEADER OF NZ LABOUR PARTY AFTER LANDSLIDE DEFAET-NOVEMBER 18, 2014

After a landslide defeat in the 2014 New Zealand election, in which the National Party won a historic majority, the New Zealand Labour Party has booted out its leader David Cunliffe for Grant Robertson. Robertson promised to expand Labour's appeal, but is set to struggle with disunity in the party as previous leaders have. The triumphant National Party seems blissfuly unconcerned about this. Perhaps they should be.

PRESIDENT CLINTON CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ACT ON IRAQ​

FEINGOLD PRIMARY CHALLENGE?
NEW POLL PRESIDENT CLINTON 58%, FEINGOLD 32% FOR 2016 DEM PRIMARY

US, NATO BEGIN OPERATION SANDBANK, BOMB TERRORISTS IN IRAQ-NOVEMBER 27, 2014

ADMINISTRATION TRIES TO RAM UNPOPULAR SPENDING CUTS THROUGH BUDGET
REPUBLICANS, PEOPLE POWER ATTACK BUDGET​

UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 7.6%-DECEMBER 1, 2014​

LIBYA UNITY GOVERNMENT EMERGES AS VIOLENCE FALLS TO LOWEST LEVELS SINCE REVOLUTION-DECEMBER 7, 2014

CONGRESS REJECTS CLINTON'S BUDGET, GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN-DECEMBER 11, 2014​

The administration's budget lost by 5 votes last night in the House, causing a government shutdown. The budget contained spending cuts to the military, as well as to social spending and government programs, and People Power was also enraged by loosening of campaign finance laws. The result is a government shutdown, the first since 1995. The President was quick to blame 'extremists' for the shutdown, while John Boehner and Republican senate leader blamed the President's "bleeding heart liberal agenda."

PEOPLE POWER, MINUTEMEN REFUSE TO BUDGE ON GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

STOCK MARKETS SLUMP AS PARTISANSHIP ESCALATES-DECEMBER 12, 2014

SHUTDOWN ENDS, HOUSE PASSES BUDGET BY 2 VOTES-DECEMBER 18, 2014

2014 ENDS, 2015 SET TO BE A YEAR OF PARTISANSHIP AND ELECTIONEERING

 

[bookmark95]

I think a government shutdown would be the basis of much of the judgement of Hilary Clinton.

It was the 1995 shutdown that turned Bill Clinton into a popular president when he refused to bend to Gingrich, so Hilary would definitely be compared to Bill in her conduct during the shutdown.

 

[Indicus]

I'm interested in seeing what the final year will bring. Will Feingold throw in his hat again?

 

[OnlyAlb]

Romney 2016

 

[Indicus]

Romney 2016

I doubt that's gonna happen, personally. As Pericles has said, Romney was a bad president.