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Lists of Heads of Government and Heads of State

37. Hubert H. Humphrey / Edmund S. Muskie (D) - January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1973
'68
def. Spiro Agnew (R), George Wallace (AIP), 422-40-76 EV / 48.4% - 36.2% - 15.5%
1969: Environmental Protection Act- Department of Environmental Protection, Clean Air, Land, and Water Acts, and a carbon tax
1969: Nuclear power investments, creation of the United States Research & Development Agency
1970: High Speed Rail funded, Medicare expanded to those under 18 along with protections for pre-existing conditions and an end to lifetime coverage maximums
1970: William O. Douglas appointed Chief Justice
1971: Vietnam Peace Agreement, troops withdrawn by 1973
1972: Abolition of the death penalty and legalization of abortion by the Supreme Court.


38. Nelson A. Rockefeller / Charles H. Percy (R) - January 20, 1973 - April 15, 1979
'72
def. Hubert Humphrey (D), John Crommelin (AIP), 273-212-52 EV / 45.6%-44.3%-7.8%
'76 (As Part Of The National Liberal Unity Front) def. Ezra Taft Benson (AIP), 377-160 EV / 54.7%-40.9%
1973: Taxes cut for corporations that provided extra benefits to employees, along with the creation of the negative income tax equivalent to 20% of the poverty line
1974: Comprehensive Sexual Education Act signed, Supreme Court rules that it must cover LGBT people
1975: War on Drugs reform- new investments in mental healthcare and treatment
1977: Appointment of Rose Bird as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
1977: Abraham Accords signed, establishing an independent Palestinian state. Rise of the Arabian Caliphate in response.
1978: New Social Contract agreed to- 1970s SCOTUS decisions including abortion and the death penalty codified


39. Charles H. Percy / VACANT, then Jacob K. Javits (R) - April 15, 1979 - January 20, 1981
1979: Universal childcare introduced through a subsidy system
1980: Midwest industrial recession and Yemen hostage crisis


40. Alexander M. Haig / Patrick J. Buchanan (AIP) - January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1985
'80
def. Charles Percy (NLUF), 283-255 EV / 46.1%-47.5%
1981: Abolition of campaign finance laws in exchange for further environmental protections
1982: First wave of Caliphate expansion to include Oman and part of Iraq.
1982: Rise of Reza Shah and Marshall Plan for Iran
1983: Creation of the "uniparty" primary system among Democrats and Republicans
1984: Beginning of the "Sharp Recession", partially due to Haig's nuclear power cuts


41. Edward M. Kennedy / Jacob K. Javits (D/R) - January 20, 1985 - January 20, 1993
'84
def. Alexander Haig (AIP), 420-118 EV / 54.9%-40.7%
'88 def. Pat Buchanan (AIP), 509-29 EV / 63.7%-34.1%
1985: Passage of Kennedycare-lite, consisting of price controls and a public option.
1986: Negative income tax payments increased to cover up to 40% of the poverty line
1986: Gay couples granted visitation and inheritance rights
1987: Military intervention to secure Assyrian and Kurdistani independence
1987: Touchdown of Ares I on the surface of Mars. First American, Japanese, Canadian, and European on the planet.
1988: "Asian Spring"- free elections held in South Korea and Taiwan after US pressure
1989: Middle Eastern Charter signed between Israel, Palestine, Kurdistan, Assyria, Lebanon, and Iran- METO established
1989: Czechia escapes from the Warsaw Pact after the Second Czechoslovakian Spring
1989: Creation of the American Capital Fund (government investments in US companies with dividends distributed to taxpayers)
1990: Passage and establishment of a single-payer healthcare system
1991: Further reduction in corporate taxes and the creation of the Research & Development Tax Credit
1992: "Partygate" scandal leaks, President Kennedy's job approval crashes
1993: Baltic Independence Treaty signed, granting independence to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in exchange for US grain exports resuming to the USSR


42. Henry R. Perot / Phyllis S. Schlafly (AIP) - January 20, 1993 - January 20, 1997
'92
def. Dianne Feinstein (D/R) - 273-265 EV / 44.1%-48.5%
1993: Mexico kicked out of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1994: Poland escapes the Warsaw Pact, becoming the Republic of Poland
1995: East German Civil War begins
1995: Gun Control Act passed, requiring universal background checks and banning assault weapons
1996: Vice President Schlafly defeats President Perot to win the 1996 AIP nomination


43. Patricia S. Saiki / Albert A. Gore (R/D) - January 20, 1997 - January 20, 2005
'96
def. Phyllis Schlafly (AIP) - 410-128 EV / 55.0%-40.5%
'00 def. Ross Perot (AIP) - 374-164 EV / 53.2%-44.1%
1997: The ban on assault weapons is repealed in exchange for agreeing to increase the carbon tax and introduce free mental healthcare
1997: Gay marriage and recreational marijuana codified
1998: Reconnecting Communities Fund established, setting aside funds to tear down highways in urban areas and replace them with public transit and green spaces
1998: Further US-Canada integration approved, creating the North American Dollar (still pegged to and coded as USD) in exchange for a $10 Billion investment in Canada
1999: Aid sent to METO after the brutal surprise attack by the Caliphate. METO would eventually win.
2000: Creation of Fort Watney, the first permanent Mars colony
2001: Negative income tax increased to cover the entire poverty line for families
2002: Paid parental leave passed
2003: Collapse of Yugoslavia, NATO intervention to Kosovo and Croatia.
2003: Mass deployment of fusion microreactors
2004: Further welfare services to support the nuclear family (in this definition it is two parents and kids, not one father and mother. We're doing some gay inclusive traditionalism)


44. Albert A. Gore / William S. Cohen (D/R) - January 20, 2005 - January 20, 2009
'04
def. Pat Robertson (AIP) - 334-204 EV / 52.6%-44.6%
2005: Expansion of the negative income tax to eliminate poverty, with an increase to 150% the poverty level for families
2005: Electoral college abolished
2006: Egypt, Gaza, and much of North Africa are formally annexed into the Caliphate
2006: All border checkpoints between the US and Canada are removed, and copyright law is made uniform
2007: Both the Canadian Dollar and old USD are formally declared invalid
2007: East Germany finally rejoins West Germany
2008: The High Speed Rail network is expanded and upgraded


45. Thomas A. Coburn / Michael T. Flynn (AIP) - January 20, 2009 - June 13, 2012
'08
def. Al Gore (D/R) - 45.7%-44.9%
2009: Investment in defense research increased
2010: Canada adopts US +1 calling codes and American electrical systems (OOC: The kilometer was never adopted in Canada ITTL)
2010: Income taxes reduced for most Americans
2011: Anti-Corporate Corruption Regulator established by the White House
2012: Megachurchgate scandal revealed, President Coburn forced to resign from office


46. Michael T. Flynn / VACANT (AIP) - June 13, 2012 - January 20, 2013
2012: Post-2012 Election protests

47. Hillary R. Clinton / Johnny R. Edwards (NDP) - January 20, 2013 - January 20, 2021
'12
def. Michael Flynn (AIP) - 58.2%-37.1%
'16 def. Jeanne Ives (AIP) - 57.3%-38.0%
2013: Canadian and American nuclear energy networks are entirely integrated, along with a unified tax structure
2013: Quebec becomes independent
2013: Utilities are made completely free
2014: METO announces a full EU-CANUSA style economic zone
2014: The minimum wage is raised to $15 per hour and indexed to inflation
2015: Gender transitions covered under the national healthcare system
2016: China annexes Hong Kong
2017: Canada enters a compact of free association with the United States
2017: Community colleges and trade schools are made tuition free
2018: School meals are made free for all students
2019: US government funds the Hong Kong Revolution
2020: Successful COVID Pandemic response and vaccine deployment


48. Charles D. Baker / Lauren A. Underwood (NDP) - January 20, 2021 - January 20, 2025
'20
def. Sarah Palin (AIP) - 56.2%-41.9%
2021: Corporate tax exemption granted for companies with a market cap over $1 Billion
2021: $5 Trillion national infrastructure plan approved
2022: Creation of 10 new cities on government-owned land with room for roughly 200,000 people each
2023: Abolition of fossil fuels for domestic use
2023: SALT-IV Arms Limitation Treaty signed with the USSR, capping each country at 1,000 warheads by 2033
2023: Canada votes 85.5%-14.5% to join the United States of America by 2030
2024: The Caliphate launches several airstrikes on METO targets, Israel, Iran, and Palestine test their first nuclear weapon in response


49. Chaya F. Raichik / Andrew L. Schlafly (AIP) - January 20, 2025 - January 20, 2033
'24
def. Charlie Baker (NDP) - 48.3%-48.0%
'28 def. Lauren Underwood (NDP) - 49.5%-47.2%
2025: Families given priority in purchasing new homes in the government cities
2025: Pentagon audited
2026: Apartheid finally falls in South Africa
2027: Declared internet access to be a human right
2028: Created a mandatory review of all mandatory spending increases
2029: Canada officially becomes part of the United States
2029: $100 Billion Canada-US integration package
2030: Stalinist Jose Sanchez Puerto replaces the more moderate Alberto Calderon, who had served since 1994.
2030: Massive border fortifications completed along the Mexican border
2031: First manned mission to Pluto, Mars population reaches 20,000
2032: Canada is fully integrated into the United States


50. Mary S. Peltola / Sharice L. Davids (NDP) - January 20, 2033 - October 7, 2034
'32
def. Andrew Schlafly (AIP) - 50.1%-46.3%
2033: Washington D.C. granted statehood following massive renovation
2033: Further strengthened the separation between church and state
2034: Life without parole abolished as a criminal penalty
2034: Disability rights (protected by Court since 1974) formally codified


51. Sharice L. Davids / VACANT then Thomas J. Ossoff (NDP) - October 7, 2034 - January 20, 2041
'36 def. Andrew Schlafly (AIP) - 55.9%-39.3%
2034: Disability rights (protected by Court since 1974) formally codified
2035: Created the position of Senior Advisor for Corporate Affairs at the cabinet level
2036: Increased healthcare spending by 25% over five years
2036: Channeled American Capital Fund proceeds into the National Corporate Investment Banking System
2037: Patriot III becomes the first manned mission to Venus
2037: Increased the negative income tax to 110% for individuals and 200% for families
2038: Support for gay marriage reaches 95%, homosexuality at 97%, abortion rights at 75%
2039: Made public college tuition free for most students
2040: Mexico (now containing much of Central America and having a massive government-backed natalist wave) officially has more people than the US (370M v 360M)
2041: All ten federal cities are fully operational, with five more under construction in Canada


52. Thomas J. Ossoff / Malia A. Obama (NDP) - January 20, 2041 - January 20, 2045
'40 def. Vivek Ramaswamy (AIP) - 52.1%-45.7%
2041: The permanent population on the moon reaches 100,000, over 40,000 live on Mars and 5,000 in the outer solar system
2042: The USSR becomes the second country to land on Mars
2042: A minimum annual infrastructure investment is set at $200 Billion
2043: North Korea collapses and is reunified with the ROK
2044: Class sizes cut to 10 at a maximum


53. Vivek G. Ramaswamy / Benjamin A. Shapiro (AIP) - January 20, 2045 - January 20, 2049
'44 def. Jon Ossoff (NDP) - 52.1%-45.7%
2045: Taxes cut for most Americans
2046: China finally adopts minor market reforms
2047: India and Pakistan get into a war over Kashmir. Over a million people are dead by the end of the year
2048: First-gen cyberware is fully launched and certified


54. William S. Stancil / Mallerie Stromswold (NDP) - January 20, 2049 - Incumbent (June 2076)
'48 def. Vivek Ramaswamy (AIP) - 49.1%-45.5%
'52 def. Jack Francis (AIP) - 75.3%-21.2%
'56 def. Ben Shapiro (AIP) - 66.1%-30.4%
'60 def. Ben Shapiro (AIP) - 64.9%-33.9%
'64 def. UNOPPOSED
'68 def. UNOPPOSED
'72 def. UNOPPOSED
2049: A limited nuclear exchange breaks out between India and Pakistan
2050: The "Norwegian Model" of prisons is fully introduced in the US
2051: Massive investments in reforestation and reversing the effects of climate change
2052: Mexico's population reaches 440 million as it officially enters a crisis
2053: NATO establishes a protectorate over the Amazon
2054: The Soviet Union finally collapses
2055: The Warsaw Pact is formally disbanded
2056: Chinese annexation of Siberia
2057: The Caliphate attempts to launch a space program (and fails, of course)
2058: Over $500 Billion is approved for the newly-free eastern Europe
2059: Night City is established as the 16th federal city (it's the same location as the OTL Cyberpunk one, and still has the megacorps & crime, but it is obviously way less impoverished)
2060: Life expectancy in the west officially passes 100 for the first time, with highs of 106 and 110 in the US and Japan, respectively
2061: Rollout of the first Power Armor divisions
2062: Paid leave extended to one year
2063: War between several major corporations over African holdings ends after President Stancil sends in the military.
2064: Chinese GDP growth outpaces the US for the first time in recorded history
2065: Total off-Earth population reaches 300,000
2066: The Caliphate launches a pre-emptive strike on METO positions. Israel's Aloni-class interceptors shoot down all of the missiles, except for one that strikes West Jerusalem
2067: A ceasefire agreement is signed between the Caliphate and METO, after the former agrees to give up all nukes and free the rest of Syria
2068: President Stancil's summit on nuclear disarmament fails
2069: The "20 year limit" of holding a single federal position is repealed
2070: NATO and METO form the World Treaty & Defense Organization
2071: Mexico's population reaches 600 million as mass famine begins to break out
2072: Jose Sanchez Puerto Jr, in office since 2057, is forced to resign as Chief of the Mexican Secretariat in favor of his more moderate but mentally ill son
2073: The National Democratic Party is made the only legal party for "national security reasons"
2074: Congress approves a military intervention in Mexico, although President Stancil declines to use the powers "for the time being"
2075: The National Reforestation Program is completed, doubling the amount of green land
2076: The White House announces that the President will seek an eighth term as tensions with the Chinese, Mexicans, and the Caliphate reach an all-time high


SENATE:
1969-1981: Democratic
Majority
1981-1989: Democratic-Republican Coalition
1989-1991: Democratic Majority
1991-2007: Democratic-Republican Coalition
2007-2008: American Independent Majority
2008-2012: Democratic-Republican Coalition
2012-2076: National Democratic Party Majority

HOUSE:
1969-1977: Democratic Majority
1977-1993: Democratic-Republican Coalition
1993-1995: American Independent Majority
1995-2007: Democratic-Republican Coalition
2007-2011: American Independent Majority
2011-2012: Democratic-Republican Coalition
2012-2025: National Democratic Party Majority
2025-2027: American Independent Majority
2027-2076: National Democratic Party Majority
 
37. Hubert H. Humphrey / Edmund S. Muskie (D) - January 20, 1969 - January 20, 1973
'68
def. Spiro Agnew (R), George Wallace (AIP), 422-40-76 EV / 48.4% - 36.2% - 15.5%
1969: Environmental Protection Act- Department of Environmental Protection, Clean Air, Land, and Water Acts, and a carbon tax
1969: Nuclear power investments, creation of the United States Research & Development Agency
1970: High Speed Rail funded, Medicare expanded to those under 18 along with protections for pre-existing conditions and an end to lifetime coverage maximums
1970: William O. Douglas appointed Chief Justice
1971: Vietnam Peace Agreement, troops withdrawn by 1973
1972: Abolition of the death penalty and legalization of abortion by the Supreme Court.


38. Nelson A. Rockefeller / Charles H. Percy (R) - January 20, 1973 - April 15, 1979
'72
def. Hubert Humphrey (D), John Crommelin (AIP), 273-212-52 EV / 45.6%-44.3%-7.8%
'76 (As Part Of The National Liberal Unity Front) def. Ezra Taft Benson (AIP), 377-160 EV / 54.7%-40.9%
1973: Taxes cut for corporations that provided extra benefits to employees, along with the creation of the negative income tax equivalent to 20% of the poverty line
1974: Comprehensive Sexual Education Act signed, Supreme Court rules that it must cover LGBT people
1975: War on Drugs reform- new investments in mental healthcare and treatment
1977: Appointment of Rose Bird as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
1977: Abraham Accords signed, establishing an independent Palestinian state. Rise of the Arabian Caliphate in response.
1978: New Social Contract agreed to- 1970s SCOTUS decisions including abortion and the death penalty codified


39. Charles H. Percy / VACANT, then Jacob K. Javits (R) - April 15, 1979 - January 20, 1981
1979: Universal childcare introduced through a subsidy system
1980: Midwest industrial recession and Yemen hostage crisis


40. Alexander M. Haig / Patrick J. Buchanan (AIP) - January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1985
'80
def. Charles Percy (NLUF), 283-255 EV / 46.1%-47.5%
1981: Abolition of campaign finance laws in exchange for further environmental protections
1982: First wave of Caliphate expansion to include Oman and part of Iraq.
1982: Rise of Reza Shah and Marshall Plan for Iran
1983: Creation of the "uniparty" primary system among Democrats and Republicans
1984: Beginning of the "Sharp Recession", partially due to Haig's nuclear power cuts


41. Edward M. Kennedy / Jacob K. Javits (D/R) - January 20, 1985 - January 20, 1993
'84
def. Alexander Haig (AIP), 420-118 EV / 54.9%-40.7%
'88 def. Pat Buchanan (AIP), 509-29 EV / 63.7%-34.1%
1985: Passage of Kennedycare-lite, consisting of price controls and a public option.
1986: Negative income tax payments increased to cover up to 40% of the poverty line
1986: Gay couples granted visitation and inheritance rights
1987: Military intervention to secure Assyrian and Kurdistani independence
1987: Touchdown of Ares I on the surface of Mars. First American, Japanese, Canadian, and European on the planet.
1988: "Asian Spring"- free elections held in South Korea and Taiwan after US pressure
1989: Middle Eastern Charter signed between Israel, Palestine, Kurdistan, Assyria, Lebanon, and Iran- METO established
1989: Czechia escapes from the Warsaw Pact after the Second Czechoslovakian Spring
1989: Creation of the American Capital Fund (government investments in US companies with dividends distributed to taxpayers)
1990: Passage and establishment of a single-payer healthcare system
1991: Further reduction in corporate taxes and the creation of the Research & Development Tax Credit
1992: "Partygate" scandal leaks, President Kennedy's job approval crashes
1993: Baltic Independence Treaty signed, granting independence to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in exchange for US grain exports resuming to the USSR


42. Henry R. Perot / Phyllis S. Schlafly (AIP) - January 20, 1993 - January 20, 1997
'92
def. Dianne Feinstein (D/R) - 273-265 EV / 44.1%-48.5%
1993: Mexico kicked out of the North American Free Trade Agreement
1994: Poland escapes the Warsaw Pact, becoming the Republic of Poland
1995: East German Civil War begins
1995: Gun Control Act passed, requiring universal background checks and banning assault weapons
1996: Vice President Schlafly defeats President Perot to win the 1996 AIP nomination


43. Patricia S. Saiki / Albert A. Gore (R/D) - January 20, 1997 - January 20, 2005
'96
def. Phyllis Schlafly (AIP) - 410-128 EV / 55.0%-40.5%
'00 def. Ross Perot (AIP) - 374-164 EV / 53.2%-44.1%
1997: The ban on assault weapons is repealed in exchange for agreeing to increase the carbon tax and introduce free mental healthcare
1997: Gay marriage and recreational marijuana codified
1998: Reconnecting Communities Fund established, setting aside funds to tear down highways in urban areas and replace them with public transit and green spaces
1998: Further US-Canada integration approved, creating the North American Dollar (still pegged to and coded as USD) in exchange for a $10 Billion investment in Canada
1999: Aid sent to METO after the brutal surprise attack by the Caliphate. METO would eventually win.
2000: Creation of Fort Watney, the first permanent Mars colony
2001: Negative income tax increased to cover the entire poverty line for families
2002: Paid parental leave passed
2003: Collapse of Yugoslavia, NATO intervention to Kosovo and Croatia.
2003: Mass deployment of fusion microreactors
2004: Further welfare services to support the nuclear family (in this definition it is two parents and kids, not one father and mother. We're doing some gay inclusive traditionalism)


44. Albert A. Gore / William S. Cohen (D/R) - January 20, 2005 - January 20, 2009
'04
def. Pat Robertson (AIP) - 334-204 EV / 52.6%-44.6%
2005: Expansion of the negative income tax to eliminate poverty, with an increase to 150% the poverty level for families
2005: Electoral college abolished
2006: Egypt, Gaza, and much of North Africa are formally annexed into the Caliphate
2006: All border checkpoints between the US and Canada are removed, and copyright law is made uniform
2007: Both the Canadian Dollar and old USD are formally declared invalid
2007: East Germany finally rejoins West Germany
2008: The High Speed Rail network is expanded and upgraded


45. Thomas A. Coburn / Michael T. Flynn (AIP) - January 20, 2009 - June 13, 2012
'08
def. Al Gore (D/R) - 45.7%-44.9%
2009: Investment in defense research increased
2010: Canada adopts US +1 calling codes and American electrical systems (OOC: The kilometer was never adopted in Canada ITTL)
2010: Income taxes reduced for most Americans
2011: Anti-Corporate Corruption Regulator established by the White House
2012: Megachurchgate scandal revealed, President Coburn forced to resign from office


46. Michael T. Flynn / VACANT (AIP) - June 13, 2012 - January 20, 2013
2012: Post-2012 Election protests

47. Hillary R. Clinton / Johnny R. Edwards (NDP) - January 20, 2013 - January 20, 2021
'12
def. Michael Flynn (AIP) - 58.2%-37.1%
'16 def. Jeanne Ives (AIP) - 57.3%-38.0%
2013: Canadian and American nuclear energy networks are entirely integrated, along with a unified tax structure
2013: Quebec becomes independent
2013: Utilities are made completely free
2014: METO announces a full EU-CANUSA style economic zone
2014: The minimum wage is raised to $15 per hour and indexed to inflation
2015: Gender transitions covered under the national healthcare system
2016: China annexes Hong Kong
2017: Canada enters a compact of free association with the United States
2017: Community colleges and trade schools are made tuition free
2018: School meals are made free for all students
2019: US government funds the Hong Kong Revolution
2020: Successful COVID Pandemic response and vaccine deployment


48. Charles D. Baker / Lauren A. Underwood (NDP) - January 20, 2021 - January 20, 2025
'20
def. Sarah Palin (AIP) - 56.2%-41.9%
2021: Corporate tax exemption granted for companies with a market cap over $1 Billion
2021: $5 Trillion national infrastructure plan approved
2022: Creation of 10 new cities on government-owned land with room for roughly 200,000 people each
2023: Abolition of fossil fuels for domestic use
2023: SALT-IV Arms Limitation Treaty signed with the USSR, capping each country at 1,000 warheads by 2033
2023: Canada votes 85.5%-14.5% to join the United States of America by 2030
2024: The Caliphate launches several airstrikes on METO targets, Israel, Iran, and Palestine test their first nuclear weapon in response


49. Chaya F. Raichik / Andrew L. Schlafly (AIP) - January 20, 2025 - January 20, 2033
'24
def. Charlie Baker (NDP) - 48.3%-48.0%
'28 def. Lauren Underwood (NDP) - 49.5%-47.2%
2025: Families given priority in purchasing new homes in the government cities
2025: Pentagon audited
2026: Apartheid finally falls in South Africa
2027: Declared internet access to be a human right
2028: Created a mandatory review of all mandatory spending increases
2029: Canada officially becomes part of the United States
2029: $100 Billion Canada-US integration package
2030: Stalinist Jose Sanchez Puerto replaces the more moderate Alberto Calderon, who had served since 1994.
2030: Massive border fortifications completed along the Mexican border
2031: First manned mission to Pluto, Mars population reaches 20,000
2032: Canada is fully integrated into the United States


50. Mary S. Peltola / Sharice L. Davids (NDP) - January 20, 2033 - October 7, 2034
'32
def. Andrew Schlafly (AIP) - 50.1%-46.3%
2033: Washington D.C. granted statehood following massive renovation
2033: Further strengthened the separation between church and state
2034: Life without parole abolished as a criminal penalty
2034: Disability rights (protected by Court since 1974) formally codified


51. Sharice L. Davids / VACANT then Thomas J. Ossoff (NDP) - October 7, 2034 - January 20, 2041
'36 def. Andrew Schlafly (AIP) - 55.9%-39.3%
2034: Disability rights (protected by Court since 1974) formally codified
2035: Created the position of Senior Advisor for Corporate Affairs at the cabinet level
2036: Increased healthcare spending by 25% over five years
2036: Channeled American Capital Fund proceeds into the National Corporate Investment Banking System
2037: Patriot III becomes the first manned mission to Venus
2037: Increased the negative income tax to 110% for individuals and 200% for families
2038: Support for gay marriage reaches 95%, homosexuality at 97%, abortion rights at 75%
2039: Made public college tuition free for most students
2040: Mexico (now containing much of Central America and having a massive government-backed natalist wave) officially has more people than the US (370M v 360M)
2041: All ten federal cities are fully operational, with five more under construction in Canada


52. Thomas J. Ossoff / Malia A. Obama (NDP) - January 20, 2041 - January 20, 2045
'40 def. Vivek Ramaswamy (AIP) - 52.1%-45.7%
2041: The permanent population on the moon reaches 100,000, over 40,000 live on Mars and 5,000 in the outer solar system
2042: The USSR becomes the second country to land on Mars
2042: A minimum annual infrastructure investment is set at $200 Billion
2043: North Korea collapses and is reunified with the ROK
2044: Class sizes cut to 10 at a maximum


53. Vivek G. Ramaswamy / Benjamin A. Shapiro (AIP) - January 20, 2045 - January 20, 2049
'44 def. Jon Ossoff (NDP) - 52.1%-45.7%
2045: Taxes cut for most Americans
2046: China finally adopts minor market reforms
2047: India and Pakistan get into a war over Kashmir. Over a million people are dead by the end of the year
2048: First-gen cyberware is fully launched and certified


54. William S. Stancil / Mallerie Stromswold (NDP) - January 20, 2049 - Incumbent (June 2076)
'48 def. Vivek Ramaswamy (AIP) - 49.1%-45.5%
'52 def. Jack Francis (AIP) - 75.3%-21.2%
'56 def. Ben Shapiro (AIP) - 66.1%-30.4%
'60 def. Ben Shapiro (AIP) - 64.9%-33.9%
'64 def. UNOPPOSED
'68 def. UNOPPOSED
'72 def. UNOPPOSED
2049: A limited nuclear exchange breaks out between India and Pakistan
2050: The "Norwegian Model" of prisons is fully introduced in the US
2051: Massive investments in reforestation and reversing the effects of climate change
2052: Mexico's population reaches 440 million as it officially enters a crisis
2053: NATO establishes a protectorate over the Amazon
2054: The Soviet Union finally collapses
2055: The Warsaw Pact is formally disbanded
2056: Chinese annexation of Siberia
2057: The Caliphate attempts to launch a space program (and fails, of course)
2058: Over $500 Billion is approved for the newly-free eastern Europe
2059: Night City is established as the 16th federal city (it's the same location as the OTL Cyberpunk one, and still has the megacorps & crime, but it is obviously way less impoverished)
2060: Life expectancy in the west officially passes 100 for the first time, with highs of 106 and 110 in the US and Japan, respectively
2061: Rollout of the first Power Armor divisions
2062: Paid leave extended to one year
2063: War between several major corporations over African holdings ends after President Stancil sends in the military.
2064: Chinese GDP growth outpaces the US for the first time in recorded history
2065: Total off-Earth population reaches 300,000
2066: The Caliphate launches a pre-emptive strike on METO positions. Israel's Aloni-class interceptors shoot down all of the missiles, except for one that strikes West Jerusalem
2067: A ceasefire agreement is signed between the Caliphate and METO, after the former agrees to give up all nukes and free the rest of Syria
2068: President Stancil's summit on nuclear disarmament fails
2069: The "20 year limit" of holding a single federal position is repealed
2070: NATO and METO form the World Treaty & Defense Organization
2071: Mexico's population reaches 600 million as mass famine begins to break out
2072: Jose Sanchez Puerto Jr, in office since 2057, is forced to resign as Chief of the Mexican Secretariat in favor of his more moderate but mentally ill son
2073: The National Democratic Party is made the only legal party for "national security reasons"
2074: Congress approves a military intervention in Mexico, although President Stancil declines to use the powers "for the time being"
2075: The National Reforestation Program is completed, doubling the amount of green land
2076: The White House announces that the President will seek an eighth term as tensions with the Chinese, Mexicans, and the Caliphate reach an all-time high


SENATE:
1969-1981: Democratic
Majority
1981-1989: Democratic-Republican Coalition
1989-1991: Democratic Majority
1991-2007: Democratic-Republican Coalition
2007-2008: American Independent Majority
2008-2012: Democratic-Republican Coalition
2012-2076: National Democratic Party Majority

HOUSE:
1969-1977: Democratic Majority
1977-1993: Democratic-Republican Coalition
1993-1995: American Independent Majority
1995-2007: Democratic-Republican Coalition
2007-2011: American Independent Majority
2011-2012: Democratic-Republican Coalition
2012-2025: National Democratic Party Majority
2025-2027: American Independent Majority
2027-2076: National Democratic Party Majority
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The End of History, as predicted by Francis Fukuyama, had finally arrived and it was fucking boring.

September 11th, 2001 was noted to be the most boring days in American history by historians. Mark Green was elected as the next Mayor of New York, the same violence between Israelis and Palestinians was reported in the West Bank, Musiciamns Jay-Z and Ben Folds released new albums that sold pretty well amongst the youth, and Michael Jordan returned to baseball. The End of History proved to living up to it's moniker, and it was leaving Americans with a sense of disconnect and restlessness.

The fall of 2001 proved to be one to change the American psyche forever, however, when the Enron Scandal began entering news cycles. Anchors and journalists disucussing the crumbling Texan energy company's declaration of bankruptcy, and the founder Kenneth Lay's donations and connections to the Bush White House seemed to add up into a growing cynicism Americans had towards the consumerism they had once been infatuated with.

So-called "President" Bush was being put through winger in the two years since the Supreme Court and his brother Jeb stole the 2000 election. Long gone is the promise of the ''reformer with results.'' Instead of the typical honeymoon afforded to real presidents, Dubya has spent the last two years haunted by a mediocre approval rating while trying and failing to ram an oxymoronic agenda based on ''compassionate conservatism'' through Congress. A disarmament crisis in Iraq over WMDs, as well as a CIA-backed coup attempt in 2004 against Saddam Hussein showed that the critics of the eldest Bush son's presidency had been correct -- he was just trying to impress his daddy.

It was no surprise that the winner of the 55th quadrennial presidential election was the one who had the election stolen from him 4 years prior -- the former Vice President had gone through a political transformation in the 4 years -- not just facial hair wise. Gore's 2004 campaign talked big of economic populism, the need to move away from fossil fuels, and accountability and decency.

Pandora's Lockbox had finally opened.

1993 - 2001: Bill Clinton / Al Gore (Democratic)
1992 def. George Bush / Dan Quayle (Republican), Ross Perot / James Stockdale (Independent)
1996 def.
Bob Dole / Jack Kemp (Republican)
2001 - 2005: George W. Bush / Dick Cheney (Republican)
2000 def. Al Gore / Joe Lieberman (Democratic), Ralph Nader / Winona LaDuke (Green)
2005 - 2013: Al Gore / Joe Biden (Democratic)
2004 def. George Bush / Bill Frist [replacing Dick Cheney] (Republican)

2008 def. Fred Thompson / George Allen (Republican)
2013 - 2017: Mitt Romney / John Cornyn (Republican)
2012 def. Hillary Clinton / Evan Bayh (Democratic)
2017 - 0000: Barack Obama / Ed Markey (Democratic)

2016 def. Mitt Romney / John Cornyn (Republican)
2020 def. Connie Mack IV / Chris Christie (Republican)
 


The End of History, as predicted by Francis Fukuyama, had finally arrived and it was fucking boring.

September 11th, 2001 was noted to be the most boring days in American history by historians. Mark Green was elected as the next Mayor of New York, the same violence between Israelis and Palestinians was reported in the West Bank, Musiciamns Jay-Z and Ben Folds released new albums that sold pretty well amongst the youth, and Michael Jordan returned to baseball. The End of History proved to living up to it's moniker, and it was leaving Americans with a sense of disconnect and restlessness.

The fall of 2001 proved to be one to change the American psyche forever, however, when the Enron Scandal began entering news cycles. Anchors and journalists disucussing the crumbling Texan energy company's declaration of bankruptcy, and the founder Kenneth Lay's donations and connections to the Bush White House seemed to add up into a growing cynicism Americans had towards the consumerism they had once been infatuated with.

So-called "President" Bush was being put through winger in the two years since the Supreme Court and his brother Jeb stole the 2000 election. Long gone is the promise of the ''reformer with results.'' Instead of the typical honeymoon afforded to real presidents, Dubya has spent the last two years haunted by a mediocre approval rating while trying and failing to ram an oxymoronic agenda based on ''compassionate conservatism'' through Congress. A disarmament crisis in Iraq over WMDs, as well as a CIA-backed coup attempt in 2004 against Saddam Hussein showed that the critics of the eldest Bush son's presidency had been correct -- he was just trying to impress his daddy.

It was no surprise that the winner of the 55th quadrennial presidential election was the one who had the election stolen from him 4 years prior -- the former Vice President had gone through a political transformation in the 4 years -- not just facial hair wise. Gore's 2004 campaign talked big of economic populism, the need to move away from fossil fuels, and accountability and decency.

Pandora's Lockbox had finally opened.

1993 - 2001: Bill Clinton / Al Gore (Democratic)
1992 def. George Bush / Dan Quayle (Republican), Ross Perot / James Stockdale (Independent)
1996 def.
Bob Dole / Jack Kemp (Republican)
2001 - 2005: George W. Bush / Dick Cheney (Republican)
2000 def. Al Gore / Joe Lieberman (Democratic), Ralph Nader / Winona LaDuke (Green)
2005 - 2013: Al Gore / Joe Biden (Democratic)
2004 def. George Bush / Bill Frist [replacing Dick Cheney] (Republican)

2008 def. Fred Thompson / George Allen (Republican)
2013 - 2017: Mitt Romney / John Cornyn (Republican)
2012 def. Hillary Clinton / Evan Bayh (Democratic)
2017 - 0000: Barack Obama / Ed Markey (Democratic)

2016 def. Mitt Romney / John Cornyn (Republican)
2020 def. Connie Mack IV / Chris Christie (Republican)

finally found an excuse to use rockin' the suburbs in a list lets go
 
Just out of curiosity: Has anyone done a list of Presidents post-JFK from Stephen King's 11/22/63?
They have now.

Presidents of the United States of America
1961 - 1969: John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
1960 (with Lyndon Johnson) def. Richard Nixon (Republican)
1964: (with Terry Sanford) def. Barry Goldwater (Republican)

1969 - 1972: George C. Wallace Jr. (Democratic)†
1968 (with Curtis LeMay) def. George Romney (Republican)
1972 - 1973: Curtis LeMay (Democratic, then Nonpartisan)
1973 - 1977: Hubert Humphrey (Democratic)
1972 (with Henry Jackson) def. James Rhodes (Republican), Christopher Bradenton (Peace and Freedom)
1977 - 1985: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1976 (with Richard Schweiker) def. Hubert Humphrey (Democratic)
1980 (with Richard Schweiker) def. Henry Jackson (Democratic),
Gregory Stillson (independent)
1985 - 1989: Gary Hart (Democratic)
1984 (with Geraldine Ferraro) def. Paul Laxalt (Republican)
1989 - 1994: Guy Vander Jagt (Republican)†
1988 (with Donald Rumsfeld) def. Gary Hart (Democratic)
1992 (with Donald Rumsfeld) def. Paul Tsongas (Democratic)

1994 - 1997: Donald Rumsfeld (Republican)
1997 - 2001: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
1996 (with Harris Wofford) def. Trent Lott (Republican)
2001 - 2003: Steve Forbes (Republican)
2000 (with Lamar Alexander) def. Bill Clinton (Democratic)
2005 - 2011: Hillary Clinton (Democratic, then National Union)
2004 (with John Kerry) def. Dennis Hastert (Republican), Raymond Fiegler (Green)
2008 (with General Len Creighton) def. Ron Paul (Libertarian), James Rennie (Independence)
 
They have now.

Presidents of the United States of America
1961 - 1969: John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
1960 (with Lyndon Johnson) def. Richard Nixon (Republican)
1964: (with Terry Sanford) def. Barry Goldwater (Republican)

1969 - 1972: George C. Wallace Jr. (Democratic)†
1968 (with Curtis LeMay) def. George Romney (Republican)
1972 - 1973: Curtis LeMay (Democratic, then Nonpartisan)
1973 - 1977: Hubert Humphrey (Democratic)
1972 (with Henry Jackson) def. James Rhodes (Republican), Christopher Bradenton (Peace and Freedom)
1977 - 1985: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1976 (with Richard Schweiker) def. Hubert Humphrey (Democratic)
1980 (with Richard Schweiker) def. Henry Jackson (Democratic),
Gregory Stillson (independent)
1985 - 1989: Gary Hart (Democratic)
1984 (with Geraldine Ferraro) def. Paul Laxalt (Republican)
1989 - 1994: Guy Vander Jagt (Republican)†
1988 (with Donald Rumsfeld) def. Gary Hart (Democratic)
1992 (with Donald Rumsfeld) def. Paul Tsongas (Democratic)

1994 - 1997: Donald Rumsfeld (Republican)
1997 - 2001: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
1996 (with Harris Wofford) def. Trent Lott (Republican)
2001 - 2003: Steve Forbes (Republican)
2000 (with Lamar Alexander) def. Bill Clinton (Democratic)
2005 - 2011: Hillary Clinton (Democratic, then National Union)
2004 (with John Kerry) def. Dennis Hastert (Republican), Raymond Fiegler (Green)
2008 (with General Len Creighton) def. Ron Paul (Libertarian), James Rennie (Independence)
This is great; thanks! One note: I seem to remember Bill Clinton only being mentioned as the nominee in '04, but dying of a heart attack at the DNC that year, so Hillary steps up . Granted, it was all described in a deliberately patchy/rushed fashion, so who knows; maybe he was trying for a Grover Cleveland, lol.

Any thoughts on who the candidates would be in 2012 (if the timeline hadn't been changed, of course)?
 
This is great; thanks! One note: I seem to remember Bill Clinton only being mentioned as the nominee in '04, but dying of a heart attack at the DNC that year, so Hillary steps up . Granted, it was all described in a deliberately patchy/rushed fashion, so who knows; maybe he was trying for a Grover Cleveland, lol.

Any thoughts on who the candidates would be in 2012 (if the timeline hadn't been changed, of course)?
Yeah, I thought the Grover Cleveland approach made the most sense. Slick Willy gets sunk by the Vermont Yankee meltdown, before Forbes so utterly fumbles thing that he seems to be in with a chance. Add in Hastert’s scandals coming to light on the campaign trail and the Greens getting a surprisingly charismatic leader
(who seems to be mainly a sentient grin but why can’t you ever remember his face and Carl said he shook his hand at a rally and it was the damnedest thing it really was but he seemed to be floating two inches off the ground when he gave that speech in Stovington)
and the 2004 election was enough of a mess that America would probably have given him another go. The coronary convention bump was enough to put Hillary well ahead.

Honestly, between Maine seceding, Miami getting nuked, Hokkaido falling into the sea, and the whole Gulf of Mexico thing there’s a solid chance the Veep resorts to drastic measures before the election becomes an issue - as his late mentor would have said, the centre does not hold.
 
Yeah, I thought the Grover Cleveland approach made the most sense. Slick Willy gets sunk by the Vermont Yankee meltdown, before Forbes so utterly fumbles thing that he seems to be in with a chance. Add in Hastert’s scandals coming to light on the campaign trail and the Greens getting a surprisingly charismatic leader
(who seems to be mainly a sentient grin but why can’t you ever remember his face and Carl said he shook his hand at a rally and it was the damnedest thing it really was but he seemed to be floating two inches off the ground when he gave that speech in Stovington)
and the 2004 election was enough of a mess that America would probably have given him another go. The coronary convention bump was enough to put Hillary well ahead.

Honestly, between Maine seceding, Miami getting nuked, Hokkaido falling into the sea, and the whole Gulf of Mexico thing there’s a solid chance the Veep resorts to drastic measures before the election becomes an issue - as his late mentor would have said, the centre does not hold.
Sounds eerily plausible all around, given the setting. Also: Would Wallace still be a Democrat (even if just a DINO) or go for something like his AIP run of OTL, after what JFK's tried and (disastrously) failed to do with civil rights?
 


On the morning of November 9, 2016, many Americans woke up to the (mostly) expected. Hillary Clinton, albeit narrowly, won the presidency. For what was many said to be impossible, the glass ceiling had been shattered -- and America had finally elected a female president. Love had trumped hate. At least, it seemed that way at first.

Republican legislature forced her political top goals from fantasy to reality. With Congress being no large help, and no clear bills coming down the line from the Democratic aisle, only tweaks and proposals were possible. No fly-zones over Syria, a renegotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and executive orders curbing dark money donations were all goals oriented around what the Executive could do without consent from Congress.

The Weinstein scandal breaking made things worse for the Clinton Presidency -- not improved at all by leaked audio of the First Gentleman at a DNC fundraiser in Malibu expressing sympathy for the Hollywood rapist. A brief statement and a half-hearted apology did not at all improve growing left-wing resentment towards the Clinton Administration. At the end of the year of Clinton's first term, her approval rating stood at 46%.

2018 saw Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird win Best Picture at the Oscars, continued sabre-rattling between Hillary and Putin, and a 40-day government shutdown. Americans went to the 2018 midterms dejected and confused. In her first two years, Clinton had been blocked from passing any meaningful legislation, Republicans continued to obstruct her nominees to the federal bench, and they'd impeached her even after an FBI investigation had cleared the president of the very same issue.

The midterms saw an unusual result -- The Democrats were ten shy of a majority, but in the Senate, they (narrowly) regained control, and narrowly flipped three states. By early 2019, it seemed that Clinton was finally steering the ship in the right direction, and it looked like it was going to smooth sailing from here.

And then Jeffrey Epstein killed himself.

2009 - 2017: Barack Obama / Joe Biden (Democratic)
2008 def. John McCain / Sarah Palin (Republican)
2012 def. Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan (Republican)


2017 - 2021: Hillary Clinton / Cory Booker (Democratic)
2016 def. Donald Trump / Mike Pence (Republican)


2021 - 0000: Ted Cruz / Nikki Haley (Republican)
2020 def. Hillary Clinton / Cory Booker (Democratic)

2024 def. Gavin Newsom / Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)
 
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lol i don't know what I was thinking with this. See if you can see any parallels to a certain middle eastern country.

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
Floyd B. Olson (SDP) - January 31, 1933 - January 31, 1941
Frank Lloyd Wright (SDP) - January 31, 1941 - January 31, 1949

Upton Sinclair (SDP) - January 31, 1949 - January 31, 1953
Lyndon Johnson (SDP) - January 31, 1953 - January 31, 1957
Upton Sinclair (SDP) - January 31, 1957 - January 31, 1961
Bayard Rustin (SDP) - January 31, 1961 - May 16, 1968
Maurine Neuberger (SDP) - May 16, 1968 - January 31, 1973
Tom Kahn (SDP) - January 31, 1973 - January 31, 1977

Nelson Rockefeller (LIB) - January 31, 1977 - September 25, 1983
Charles Percy (LIB) - September 25, 1983 - January 31, 1985
Hugh Carey (SDP) - January 31, 1985 - January 31, 1989
Charles Percy (LIB) - January 31, 1989 - January 31, 1993
Tom Kahn (SDP) - January 31, 1993 - April 11, 1996

Hugh Carey (SDP) - April 11, 1996 - January 31, 1997
Charlie Baker (LIB) - January 31, 1997 - January 31, 2001
Bernie Sanders (SDP) - January 31, 2001 - January 31, 2005
John McCain (LIB/MOD) - January 31, 2005 - January 31, 2009

Charlie Baker (LIB) - January 31, 2009 - January 31, 2017
Andrew Cuomo (MOD) - January 31, 2017 - January 16, 2020
Raphael Warnock (UNI) - January 16, 2020 - January 31, 2021
Charlie Baker (LIB) - January 31, 2021 - Incumbent

CHAIRMEN OF THE SOUTHERN LIBERATION ORGANIZATION:
John Stennis (HER) - May 28, 1964 - December 24, 1967

Strom Thurmond (HER) - December 24, 1967 - February 3, 1969
George Wallace (HER) - February 3, 1969 - November 11, 2004

Nathan Deal (HER) - November 11, 2004 - Incumbent
 
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lol i don't know what I was thinking with this. See if you can see any parallels to a certain middle eastern country.

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
Upton Sinclair (SDP) - January 31, 1949 - January 31, 1953

Lyndon Johnson (SDP) - January 31, 1953 - January 31, 1957
Upton Sinclair (SDP) - January 31, 1957 - January 31, 1961
Bayard Rustin (SDP) - January 31, 1961 - May 16, 1968
Maurine Neuberger (SDP) - May 16, 1968 - January 31, 1973
Tom Kahn (SDP) - January 31, 1973 - January 31, 1977

Nelson Rockefeller (LIB) - January 31, 1977 - September 25, 1983
Charles Percy (LIB) - September 25, 1983 - January 31, 1985
Hugh Carey (SDP) - January 31, 1985 - January 31, 1989
Charles Percy (LIB) - January 31, 1989 - January 31, 1993
Tom Kahn (SDP) - January 31, 1993 - April 11, 1996

Hugh Carey (SDP) - April 11, 1996 - January 31, 1997
Charlie Baker (LIB) - January 31, 1997 - January 31, 2001
Bernie Sanders (SDP) - January 31, 2001 - January 31, 2005
John McCain (LIB/MOD) - January 31, 2005 - January 31, 2009

Charlie Baker (LIB) - January 31, 2009 - January 31, 2017
Andrew Cuomo (MOD) - January 31, 2017 - January 16, 2020
Raphael Warnock (UNI) - January 16, 2020 - January 31, 2021
Charlie Baker (LIB) - January 31, 2021 - Incumbent

CHAIRMEN OF THE SOUTHERN LIBERATION ORGANIZATION:
John Stennis (HER) - May 28, 1964 - December 24, 1967

Strom Thurmond (HER) - December 24, 1967 - February 3, 1969
George Wallace (HER) - February 3, 1969 - November 11, 2004

Nathan Deal (HER) - November 11, 2004 - Incumbent
My gut says Israel, but Charlie Baker as Netenyahu...
 
Rando list

List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

1997-2004: Tony Blair (Labour) [1]
1997 def: John Major (Conservative), Paddy Ashdown (Liberal Democrat)
2001 def: William Hague (Conservative), Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrat)

2004-2009: Gordon Brown (Labour) [2]
2004 def: Michael Howard (Conservative), Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrat)
2009-2009: David Miliband (Labour)
2009-2011: Theresa May (Conservative minority with DUP support) [3]
2009 def: David Miliband (Labour), Menzies Campbell (Liberal Democrat)
2011-2016: Jon Cruddas (Labour) [4]
2011 def: Theresa May (Conservative), David Laws (Liberal Democrat), Nigel Farage (Independence)
2016-2018: Liam Fox (Conservative leading Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition) [5]
2016 def: Jon Cruddas (Labour), Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat), Nigel Farage (Independence)
2018-2019: Rachel Reeves (Labour minority with Liberal Democrat support) [6]
2018 def: Liam Fox (Conservative), Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat), Nigel Farage (Independence)
2019-2020: Grant Shapps (Conservative minority with Independence Party support) [7]
2019 def: Rachel Reeves (Labour), Nigel Farage (Independence), Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat)
2020-2021: Grant Shapps (Conservative leading Conservative-Labour National Government) [8]
2021-2022: Grant Shapps (Conservative minority)
2022-202?: Grant Shapps (Conservative) [9]
2022 def: Douglas Alexander (Labour), Nigel Farage (Independence), Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)




[1] Resigned following heart attack in 2004, in addition to pressure following the controversial invasion of Iraq
[2] Despite initial hesitation, Brown called an election three months after taking power in 2004 in order to receive public support for certain policy shifts (and possibly to take advantage of the Conservatives still being somewhat in turmoil after the replacement of Michael Howard with Iain Duncan Smith). The Liberal Democrats grew to 71 seats out of increasing public opposition to Iraq, and Brown's refusal to commit to troop withdrawal dates, challenging Labour for the Muslim vote in some urban seats. However, soon after the election, the Lib Dems then fell into internal turmoil as their popular leader, Charles Kennedy, resigned following evidence of alcoholism impacting on his performance. Brown's reduced majority nonetheless seemed secure until the financial crisis of 2008 and the MPs' expenses scandal of 2009, not long before the election was due. After a long, drawn-out struggle, Brown reluctantly resigned in favour of Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
[3] Labour's hope had been that the fresh face of Miliband could reinvigorate the party and draw a line under Brown's mixed record. While Labour certainly overperformed the doom-laden polls of earlier in the year and managed to force a hung parliament, they still finished well behind Theresa May's Conservatives. May was only a few seats short of a majority, in part due to the Lib Dems falling back to only 52 seats under the unconvincing leadership of Menzies Campbell. The SNP also made significant gains, surprising commentators after underperforming polls in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election. Some suspected this was due to the anti-Scottish tone of much of the London-based media in covering Brown's travails. The DUP proved to be fair-weather friends for May as she tried to enact controversial austerity legislation as a means of dealing with the deficit, and she called an early election in 2011, convinced by Conservative analysts that Labour would lose further ground under their new leader.
[4] After the qualified failure of Miliband, the Labour leadership selectorate turned to a more left-wing option, a move compared by one columnist to 'sitting up in your pyjamas eating chocolate ice-cream after a breakup'. Conservative analysts, lured by some ambiguous polls and their own misplaced conviction that the Venn diagram of 'left-wing' and 'unelectably unpopular' was a circle, urged May to call an early election. This ended in disaster as immigration became an increasingly existential issue with the Mediterranean refugee crisis; May's response had been heavy and borderline xenophobic rhetoric that largely wasn't backed up by actual action, alienating both liberal Conservatives (who were attracted by David Laws' centre-right leadership of the Lib Dems) and anti-immigration voters, who accurately saw it as all talk and no trousers. Liberals argued that all May had done was normalise and enable the rhetoric of the Independence Party, formerly UKIP, which had absorbed the voters of the self-destructing BNP and other rival anti-immigration parties. Cruddas' premiership was favourably compared to that of François Hollande in France, at a time when the centre-left was struggling across Europe. However, his own attempts to square the circle on immigration were undermined by soundbites from EU leaders at summits noting that Britain had no actual power to prevent immigration from the continent (playing into Farage's hands) and his controversial, if qualified, support for Israel during the 2015 Gaza crisis. Labour, which had begun to rebuild its support among Muslim voters after Iraq and Campbell and Laws failing to capitalise on the 2004 result, now once again saw them slipping away to the reinvigorated Lib Dems.
[5] It was more a case that Labour lost the 2016 election than anyone else won it. In 2016 the Indies broke 5% of the popular vote for the first time and narrowly gained their first seat, in Boston in Lincolnshire. The only realistic form of parliamentary arithmetic that could produce a majority was a Conservative-Lib Dem coalition, despite brief and unpopular attempts by Cruddas to construct a 'Red-Orange-Yellow' coalition with both the Lib Dems and the SNP. Fox and Deputy Prime Minister Chris Huhne were an uncomfortable double act, and the coalition collapsed in 2018 over a failed STV referendum and Tory attempts to further increase tuition fees. The need to please both parties, together with a general climate of learned helplessness, meant that nothing significant was done on immigration beyond rhetoric.
[6] Fresh elections failed to produce a decisive result, tainting the historic moment of Reeves as Britain's first female Labour Prime Minister (and third of any party). In order to buy support from the burned Lib Dems (reduced to only 32 seats, while the Indies had grown from 1 to 18 in two years), Reeves pledged to introduce a version of the AV+ electoral system that had been recommended by the Jenkins Commission some years earlier - which was controversial, as many felt it was ignoring the result of the recent referendum (though that had been on STV, the point was that a precedent had been set). Though Reeves had hoped to serve out a full parliamentary term, the government fell in late 2019 over a series of riots (whether driven by race/xenophobia or economics depends on whom you ask) and new elections were called under AV+.
[7] Shapps somewhat recklessly promised an in-out referendum on EU membership in order to buy an electoral pact and mutual endorsement for second preference with the Independence Party. Under the new AV+ system, this proved significant, with the Indies leapfrogging the Lib Dems into third place due to their widespread but dispersed support. The promised referendum took place on March 5th 2020, and delivered an unexpected result for 'No', with the public endorsing the UK leaving the EU. The government almost collapsed overnight and Shapps considered resignation, but then...
[8] The Covid-19 pandemic threw all assumptions out of the window. With the Indies unreliable and anti-lockdown, Shapps turned to Reeves (who had only been leader in the interim, with a leadership election planned) and the first National Government since WW2 was formed. The intention had been to dissolve this once the crisis had passed, but with the third wave with the Echo Variant in mid-2021, the coalition was maintained longer than expected. Then, barely a week after the coalition had been dissolved in October 2021 and fresh elections called, Russia invaded Ukraine.
[9] None could have predicted that Shapps, the man who had seemed almost universally hated (one sector of society despising him for Ukexit, the other for enforcing Covid lockdowns) would end up with a hefty majority at the January 2022 general election, the first Conservative majority government elected for almost 30 years. But British support for Ukraine as the country unexpectedly resisted the Russian invasion resulted in a rally-around-the-flag effect and arguably the most popular Conservative government in years. Questions continue to be asked about just when Article 50 is going to be triggered and the UK will begin the process of dissolving all ties with the EU, despite almost daily assurances. Some naively suspect that the war has created a new sense of European solidarity, while others wonder if Shapps has calculated that 'jam tomorrow' is always a better election message. Not to mention the SNP minority executive in Scotland threatening to call its own referendum over Scottish independence if Ukexit is implemented. Despite this Scylla and Charybdis fence-sitting, so long as Putin remains a threat, it seems Shapps' position is secure.
 
A very good list—and I’m a big fan of lists which take a PoD and go from there, just exploring the consequences without a ‘theme’ of sorts. If I may nitpick (sorry): I think it’s very unlikely that you’d see a National Government—an agreement to support Covid-related legislation and delay a general election until after the pandemic, certainly—or a January election, which would necessitate a Christmas campaign.
 
as Ehud Barak is lovely

is aaaaaaaah Arafat
So does Rockefeller invade Mexico or Cuba to try and get Wallace
Yeah Rocky invades Cuba to try and get him, obviously the United States Defense Force gets bogged down in the jungle, of course.

Wallace and the SLO spend most of their time in Mexico, however (TTL's Jordan equivalent, minus the Baja Peninsula which eventually becomes the Gaza equivalent before the July 4th attack on San Diego)
 
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