completely stupid RNG idea i had:
2000 Election:
Democratic Nominee:
(RNG 1-5, 1 = Senator, 2 = Governor, 3 = Representative, 4 = Former or Current VP, 5 = Former or Current Cabinet Member): 3, Representative
(RNG 1-50: Number correlates to state in alphabetical order): 50, Wyoming
(RNG 1-2: Current = 1, Former = 2): 1, Current
2000 DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE: Barbra Cubin (famously a Republican)
Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee:
(RNG 1-5): 5, Former or Current Cabinet Member
(RNG 1-3: 1 & 2 = Clinton Cabinet, 3 = Carter Cabinet): 3, Carter Cabinet
(RNG 1-18, based on the presidential line of succession of the Carter cabinet in 1981): 11, Shirley Hufstedler
2000 DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: Shirley Hufstedler
Republican Nominee:
(RNG 1-5): 4, Current or Former Vice President)
(RNG 1-5, 1-4 = Dan Quayle, 1-5 = George H.W. Bush): 2, Dan Quayle
2000 REPUBLICAN NOMINEE: Dan Quayle
Republican Vice Presidential Nominee:
(RNG 1-5): 3, Representative
(RNG 1-50): 42, Texas
(RNG 1-2): 1, Current
(RNG 1-30, Based on the # of Representatives the state has): 25, Ken Bentsen
2000 REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: Ken Bentsen (a Democrat)
Major Third Party?:
(RNG 1-15, 1-5 = No, 5-8 = Reform, 8-11 = Green, 11-13 = Libertarian, 13-14 = Natural Law, 14-15 = Independent): 15, Independent
(RNG 1-8, same as above but #6-8 is “kook biaggi gets to choose”): 6, Lyndon LaRouche
INDEPENDENT NOMINEE: Lyndon LaRouche
Major Third Party Running Mate?:
(1-8): 1, Senator
(1-50): 40, South Dakota
(1-4, Class, 1-2 = Class 2, 3-4 = Class 3): 1, Tim Johnson
INDEPENDENT VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: Tim Johnson
Campaign Developments Pt. 1:
(RNG 1-35: 1-10: boring campaign, 10-15: October Surprise kills Democratic candidate’s chances, 15-20: October Surprise kills Republican candidates chances, 20-21: Assassination attempt on Republican nominee, 21-22: Assassination attempt on Democratic nominee, 22-23: Assassination attempt on Independent candidate, 23-28: Economic decline hurts incumbent party’s [Democrats] candidate, 28-33: Economic improvement hurts opposition party’s [Republicans] candidate, 33-34: Independent allowed in debates, 34-35: A candidate drops out): 23, assassination attempt on independent candidate [Lyndon LaRouche]
Assassination Attempt Successful? (RNG 1-100, 1-90 = No, 90-100 = Yes): 21, NO
Result: +1 added to chances in “Election Results”
Campaign Developments Pt. 2:
(RNG 1-35): 25, Economic decline hurts incumbent party’s [Democrats] candidate
Result: -5 added to chances in “Election Results”
Results:
(RNG 1-100, 1-45 = Republican victory in Electoral + Popular Vote, 40-80 = Democratic victory in Electoral + Popular Vote, 80-90 = Republican victory in Electoral Vote ONLY, 90-95 = Democratic victory in Electoral Vote ONLY, 95-97 = Independent victory in Electoral + Popular Vote, 97-99 = Independent victory in Electoral Vote ONLY, 99-100 = no electoral college majority): 52, Democratic Victory in Electoral + Popular Vote
Major Third Party Results:
(RNG 1-30, 1-20 = 5%, 20-25 = 10%, 25-27 = 15%, 27-28 = 20%, 28-29 = 25%, 29-30 = 30%): 27, 15%
Presidents of the United States:
Barbra Cubin/Shirley Hufstedler (Plains Republican endorsed by “Majority Democratic”) 2001-0000
Def. Dan Quayle/Ken Bentsen (National Republican endorsed by “New Democratic”) Lyndon LaRouche/Tim Johnson (Independent endorsed by “LaRouchist” Democratic)