Alternate Electoral Maps
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The Elections of 1860 in American Emperors, A Tale of Alternate Presidents.
Jake Edelweiss Senior/William A. Lincoln (Democratic)
Richard Edward Wilkinson/Harold Sylvester (Republican)
Franklin Harrison/Daniel S. Thomas (Southern Whig)
Edward Frederick Adams*/Booker DeWitt (Moderate)
James C. Brooke/Henry James Brittain** ("Western" Whig)
Marck's assassination just after his book "The Triumph of Socialist Capitalism" came out was a earth-shattering event for American politics. In the next election, the formerly Vice President, and then President, became properly President, the second German-American to do so, after Marck. He chose as his VP an certain Kentucker named William A. Lincoln...
This election was the first one with the States of Oregon and Minnesota.
The Whig Party almost ceased to be, just before this election. An branch, the Southern Whig Party, split off and gained popularity in the South, for being a truly Southern party, not like the tainted Moderates, the Western Whigs and the Yankee Dems and Reps. The remaining Whig Party pushed through the admission of the State of Oregon, for it would save them from the end.
This election was the snapping point for North-South relations, as the future President had to be thrown to Congress.
*The son of Michael Zachary Adams, former President, who died in 1857.
** Descandant of James Brittain, the man history tried to erase.
Jake Edelweiss Senior/William A. Lincoln (Democratic)
Richard Edward Wilkinson/Harold Sylvester (Republican)
Franklin Harrison/Daniel S. Thomas (Southern Whig)
Edward Frederick Adams*/Booker DeWitt (Moderate)
James C. Brooke/Henry James Brittain** ("Western" Whig)
Marck's assassination just after his book "The Triumph of Socialist Capitalism" came out was a earth-shattering event for American politics. In the next election, the formerly Vice President, and then President, became properly President, the second German-American to do so, after Marck. He chose as his VP an certain Kentucker named William A. Lincoln...
This election was the first one with the States of Oregon and Minnesota.
The Whig Party almost ceased to be, just before this election. An branch, the Southern Whig Party, split off and gained popularity in the South, for being a truly Southern party, not like the tainted Moderates, the Western Whigs and the Yankee Dems and Reps. The remaining Whig Party pushed through the admission of the State of Oregon, for it would save them from the end.
This election was the snapping point for North-South relations, as the future President had to be thrown to Congress.
*The son of Michael Zachary Adams, former President, who died in 1857.
** Descandant of James Brittain, the man history tried to erase.
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A shift in campaign schedule sees Paul Wellstone avoid a fatal plane crash during his 2002 senate campaign, and he goes on to easily defeat Norm Coleman for reelection.
In 2004 Wellstone runs for President, winning the Iowa Caucus, and proceeding to defeat John Kerry in a prolonged battle for the Democratic Nomination. Following a strategic review before the convention, the Wellstone team decides to play hardball against Bush/Cheney, preparing a strong and principled strategy with which to counter the Karl Rove spinster machine, while picking General Wesley Clark for VP.
The Bush campaign's mudslinging attempts backfire catastrophically, as Wellstone trounces Bush/Cheney by referring to his rivals' own exceptionally poor service record, casting them as hypocrites. A series of Democratic attack ads undermine Bush further, and on election day Bush is soundly rejected by the American people. Paul Wellstone becomes the nation's first Jewish President.
Wellstone/Clark 336 Electoral Votes, 52.1% of Popular Vote
Bush/Cheney 202 Electoral Votes, 46.7% of Popular Vote
A shift in campaign schedule sees Paul Wellstone avoid a fatal plane crash during his 2002 senate campaign, and he goes on to easily defeat Norm Coleman for reelection.
In 2004 Wellstone runs for President, winning the Iowa Caucus, and proceeding to defeat John Kerry in a prolonged battle for the Democratic Nomination. Following a strategic review before the convention, the Wellstone team decides to play hardball against Bush/Cheney, preparing a strong and principled strategy with which to counter the Karl Rove spinster machine, while picking General Wesley Clark for VP.
The Bush campaign's mudslinging attempts backfire catastrophically, as Wellstone trounces Bush/Cheney by referring to his rivals' own exceptionally poor service record, casting them as hypocrites. A series of Democratic attack ads undermine Bush further, and on election day Bush is soundly rejected by the American people. Paul Wellstone becomes the nation's first Jewish President.
Wellstone/Clark 336 Electoral Votes, 52.1% of Popular Vote
Bush/Cheney 202 Electoral Votes, 46.7% of Popular Vote
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List of Presidents in American Emperors
Robert Delawney (Democratic) 1840-1848
Michael Zachary Adams (Moderate) 1848-1856
Charles Marck (Democratic) 1856-1858
Jake Edelweiss Senior (Democratic) 1858-1860 (Suceeded) 1860-? (Elected)
Robert Delawney (Democratic) 1840-1848
Michael Zachary Adams (Moderate) 1848-1856
Charles Marck (Democratic) 1856-1858
Jake Edelweiss Senior (Democratic) 1858-1860 (Suceeded) 1860-? (Elected)
The Elections of 1864 in American Emperors, A Tale of Alternate Presidents.
Jake Edelweiss Senior/William A. Lincoln (Democratic)
Richard Edward Wilkinson/Henry Sylvester (Republican)
Edward Frederick Adams*/Booker DeWitt (Moderate)
Henry James Brittain**/David Crockett (Liberal)
* The son of Michael Zachary Adams, former President, who died in 1857.
** Descandant of James Brittain, the man history tried to erase.
This election, the only one without the South, was obviously an Edelweiss victory, but Wilkinson, Adams and Brittain managed to gain a bit.
Richard Edward Wilkinson, the leader of the Republican Party, an New Englander regional party, had big views for the future. He wanted a Republican President. He knew that he wouldnt be that, but Sylvester, his chosen Vice President, had promise. In the election, the Reps gained two states.
Edward Frederick Adams, the son of the famous Michael Zachary Adams, saw the South go Whig and the Moderates shrink. But in this election, Kansas, Missouri and Vandaly voted for the Moderates on the basis of "They never failed us, while the Southern Whigs did." Thus began the second Moderate ascension, much more slowly then the first, and with an Adams at the helm.
James C. Brooke, the last Western Whig leader, decided, after talks, to disassociate themselves with the treasonous Southern Whigs. They eventually chose the name "Liberal" for their party. Due to Brooke's assocation with the former Western Whigs, Henry James Brittain was chosen as the first Liberal leader. The admission of the State of Nevada meant that the Liberals gained a state.
Due to the Four-Party system, this election ended in an throwing to the Congress, which wisely chose the current President, Jake Edelweiss Senior, to continue into another term.
Jake Edelweiss Senior/William A. Lincoln (Democratic)
Richard Edward Wilkinson/Henry Sylvester (Republican)
Edward Frederick Adams*/Booker DeWitt (Moderate)
Henry James Brittain**/David Crockett (Liberal)
* The son of Michael Zachary Adams, former President, who died in 1857.
** Descandant of James Brittain, the man history tried to erase.
This election, the only one without the South, was obviously an Edelweiss victory, but Wilkinson, Adams and Brittain managed to gain a bit.
Richard Edward Wilkinson, the leader of the Republican Party, an New Englander regional party, had big views for the future. He wanted a Republican President. He knew that he wouldnt be that, but Sylvester, his chosen Vice President, had promise. In the election, the Reps gained two states.
Edward Frederick Adams, the son of the famous Michael Zachary Adams, saw the South go Whig and the Moderates shrink. But in this election, Kansas, Missouri and Vandaly voted for the Moderates on the basis of "They never failed us, while the Southern Whigs did." Thus began the second Moderate ascension, much more slowly then the first, and with an Adams at the helm.
James C. Brooke, the last Western Whig leader, decided, after talks, to disassociate themselves with the treasonous Southern Whigs. They eventually chose the name "Liberal" for their party. Due to Brooke's assocation with the former Western Whigs, Henry James Brittain was chosen as the first Liberal leader. The admission of the State of Nevada meant that the Liberals gained a state.
Due to the Four-Party system, this election ended in an throwing to the Congress, which wisely chose the current President, Jake Edelweiss Senior, to continue into another term.
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Jerry Brown wins the Democratic nomination in 1992. He chooses Bill Clinton as his Vice President. The increased populism turning off moderates is countered by the endorsement of Ross Perot and his campaign money. The election turns out to be very, very narrow.
Jerry Brown/Bill Clinton (D): 270 EV
George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R): 268 EV
Jerry Brown/Bill Clinton (D): 270 EV
George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R): 268 EV
The woman duo gets re-elected comfortably over Brown's VP Clinton and Tennessee senator Al Gore. Olympia Snowe attracts New England voters, flipping New York, but southerners Clinton and Gore make inroads in some southern states.
Olympia Snowe/Elizabeth Dole (R): 329 EV
Bill Clinton/Al Gore (D): 209EV
Olympia Snowe/Elizabeth Dole (R): 329 EV
Bill Clinton/Al Gore (D): 209EV
2008 election if all parties other than the Democrats and Republicans won states where they received at least 1% of the vote.
Green is Ralph Nader, yellow is the Libertarian Party, and orange is the Constitution Party.
Green is Ralph Nader, yellow is the Libertarian Party, and orange is the Constitution Party.
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And here it is if you give Debs every state he got at least 5% in in OTL. Obviously rather silly, but does give one an idea of what a Socialist victory map could look like with different party dynamics in the 1910s US--quite different from what I thought it would look like, e.g. how the Socialists are much stronger in the Plains states than New York.
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1860 again, this time giving Breckinridge's Southern Democrats every state they won at least 20% in in OTL. They had surprisingly high popular vote shares in some northern states. South Carolina's 8 electoral votes (which are assigned by legislature rather than popular vote) are not quite enough to give Breckinridge a majority, so this would presumably be a rather interesting variant way to start the US Civil War--with a hung electoral college, Congress balloting on a President and whichever side came off worse accusing the other of undemocratic practices.
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