imagining an interesting tl where new jersey gets swiped up in post 9/11 stuff and votes republican in a FL like manner
libs start telling democrats to get harder on “italian issues” to win back the italian vote
2001-2003:
George Bush / Dick Cheney (Republican)
2003-2003:
George Bush / vacant (Republican)
2003-2009:
George Bush / Colin Powell (Republican)
2000 def.
Al Gore / Joe Lieberman (Democratic)
2002: Semi-Autonomous Department of Homeland Security Created and chiefed by Bill Weld
2004: “Irishman Scandal” drops and hurts Democratic performance, later found to be false
2004 def.
Wesley Clark / Joe Biden (Democratic)
2005: Equal Opportunity to Govern Amendment passed, allowing all naturalized citizens to serve as president, regardless of country of birth
2008: John Kitzhaber wins Democratic caucus against established candidates Al Gore and Hillary Clinton as “Outsider Candidate” amid economic downturn and growing resentment at Bush administration
2008: Joe Lieberman joins Republican ticket despite caucusing as a Democrat in the senate, kicked out of caucus with the support of Kitzhaber, however he refuses to join Republican caucus
2009-2013:
John Kitzhaber / Rod Blagojevich (Democratic)
2008 def.
John McCain / Joe Lieberman (Republican / Independent),
Bob Barr / Chuck Baldwin (Libertarian / Constitution)
2009: FBI investigation of VP Blagojevich killed by newly appointed FBI director Ted Kulongoski. Scandal later revealed in book “Operation Polack”, leading to arrests of Kitzhaber and Kulongoski in 2023
2010: Republican gains in midterms somewhat dampened by Libertarian-Constitution “Tea Party” ticket, which wins several seats
2012: Deal made with VP Blagojevich to make him Secretary of Homeland Security to replace him with Dave Bing on 2012 Dem. ticket
2013-2017:
Arnold Schwarzenegger / John Cornyn (Republican)
2012 def.
John Kitzhaber / Dave Bing (Democratic),
Ron Paul / Chuck Baldwin (Tea Party)
2013: Democratic party supporters attempt storming of Pennsylvania state capitol over election “irregularities”
2014: Secretary of Homeland Security Jim Gilmore presents (later proven false) information of Kurdish genocide in Syria, beginning invasion of Syria
2015: Democratic-Tea Party alliance elects speaker Tulsi Gabbard to investigate Schwarzenegger invasion of Syria, discuss impeachment and strengthening of War Powers act
2016: Joint Democratic-Tea Party alliance forms behind Rod Blagojevich candidacy in 2016. Agreed upon points are drug reform, expansion of the War Powers Act, exiting Syria, and ending of NAFTA, small left wing movement led by Bernie Sanders splits from Democrats over issue
2017-2021:
Rod Blagojevich / Rand Paul (Democratic / Tea Party)
2021-2023:
Rod Blagojevich / Ron Wyden (Democratic)
2023-2023:
Ron Wyden / vacant (Democratic)
2023-2025:
Ron Wyden / Rocky Anderson (Democratic)
2016 def.
Arnold Schwarzenegger / John Cornyn (Republican), Bernie Sanders / Paul Wellstone (Justice)
2017: United States exits Syria
2017: President Blagojevich federally legalizes Marijuana through executive order
2017: War Powers Act II signed by president, forcing a 2/3rds majority needed in both houses to declare war
2018: Tea Party officially breaks alliance with Democrats, wins big in 2018 midterms
2019: Attorney General Dennis Kucinich arrests coal mining executive Don Blankenship after mines are shut down due to unionization
2020 def.
John Kasich / Megan McCain (Republican), Austen Petersen / Ted Cruz (Tea Party)
2022: “Operation Polack” revealed during midterms, while Republicans gain big, they lose heavily among eastern European constituencies
2023: Pres. Blagojevich resigns over corruption scandal, despite facing jail time he remains a folk hero among WWC voters for policies protecting midwest/coal miners
2002-2004:
Jim McGreevy (Democratic)
2004-2006:
Richard Cordey (Democratic)
2001 def. Bret Schundler (Republican)
2004: McGreevy Scandal
2006-2014:
Doug Forrester (Republican)
2005 def. Richard Cordey (Democratic)
2007: New Jersey Devils leave state over dispute with Newark Mayor Cory Booker, move to Milwaukee
2009 def. Rob Andrews (Democratic)
2014-2022:
Anthony Bucco (Republican)
2013 def. Shelly Adler (Democratic)
2017 def. Upendra Chivukula (Democratic)
2022-????:
David West (Democratic)
2021 def. John DiMaio (Republican)
ok this had nothing to do with what i was talking about