Let’s say that Florida forfeits it’s electoral votes, perhaps Gore gets a very razor thin lead over Bush, and Florida does not certify its electoral votes, sending the election to the House as neither candidate hits 270. Given the composition of the House at the start of the Congress, Bush would have been the most likely to win, while the Senate is 50-50 with a Democratic VP (or perhaps Jeffords defects earlier and votes for Lieberman).
With the election settled by Congress, George W. Bush is now President and Joe Lieberman is now Vice President, the first time opposite parties held the Executive since 1865, and the first when it was held without planning since 1800.
What would this presidency of Bush and Lieberman look like? Would they actively work against each other? Or might they actually get along? Lieberman was more on the conservative side of the Democrats, even for 2000 standards, and notably campaigned for John McCain in 2008. Would a Bush/Lieberman ticket be out of question in 2004?
With the election settled by Congress, George W. Bush is now President and Joe Lieberman is now Vice President, the first time opposite parties held the Executive since 1865, and the first when it was held without planning since 1800.
What would this presidency of Bush and Lieberman look like? Would they actively work against each other? Or might they actually get along? Lieberman was more on the conservative side of the Democrats, even for 2000 standards, and notably campaigned for John McCain in 2008. Would a Bush/Lieberman ticket be out of question in 2004?