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Alt title: What if Jamaica was a US state?

What if Mr. Racism (Storm Thurmond) ran for another term in the senate

ignore the Gary Johnson subplot

It’s meant to be a more shrunken down version obviously. I just felt it would be perfect to have Lusamine live.

The Green Party has spoiled two different presidential elections…

reuploaded because I forgot to change something

content farm yay

Lore: The 1860 election was very competitive in this timeline, and no candidate got a majority. The House of Representatives decided to pick John Bell to become the president as a compromise candidate. Joseph Lane was picked as a Vice Presidential by the Senate.

John Bell wasn’t very popular, but he wasn’t disliked. He managed to keep the union together, he blocked the expansion of Slavery, and he was the only Third Party elected president. He declined to run again in 1864, as he knew he couldn’t win. This led to John C. Frémont winning the election on a promise of finally abolishing slavery. The states of North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana seceded following his election. Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Missouri all briefly considered secession, however they remained in the union due to pressure from President Frémont.

The Civil War didn’t last very long, as the Dixie Confederation didn’t have the population nor supplies to fight for very long. West Virginia also left Virginia during this period, I feel the need to mention this. The Dixie Confederation surrendered in March of 1867, following the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The South maintained Segregation, leading to some slight tensions remaining.

After Frémont’s presidency, Benjamin Wade continued to lead the nation with similar policies to those of Frémont. Wade did not seek a second term, which led to Samuel J. Tilden beating Rutherford B. Hayes in a narrow victory. Tilden withdrew Federal forces from the south, ending the brief Reconstruction period. James G. Blaine won the 1880 presidential election, denying Tilden of a second term. James G. Blaine remained a relatively forgettable president, as not much happened under his presidency.

Following Blaine’s presidency, Grover Cleveland was elected president for two terms. He implemented several economic reforms as well as several bills regulating the railroad industry. John Sherman managed to defeat both his vice president of Allan G. Thurmond and the People’s Party, which was led by James B. Weaver. The growing progressive movement led to William Jennings Bryan being elected in 1896, where he began to introduce several social and economic reforms. These would be cut short when he was assassinated by an Anarchist, leading his vice president, David Hill, to take office.

The Progressive era would continue under Theodore Roosevelt, who introduced several more reform, including finally giving women the right to vote. Due to his popularity and his unified party, Elihu Root would be elected as his successor. Root sent aid to the Entente, but refused to get directly involved in the war. This led Judson Harmon being elected president and the United States joining World War One.

Leonard Wood won the 1920 election on a return to normalcy pledge. His presidency went similar to that of Warren G. Harding’s.

The presidencies of Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin D. Roosevelt go about the same as in our timeline, however Henry Wallace remains vice president for the 1944 election, meaning he became president following Roosevelt’s death. Wallace was very similar to Truman, just slightly more progressive. Wallace would lose the 1948 election to Thomas Dewey. Dewey would see the United States enter the Cold War by getting involved in several conflicts. He was seen as an unpopular president, and a lot of republicans joined the Draft Eisenhower movement. Eisenhower would win the 1952 election, becoming the first Independent elected since George Washington. Ike would join the Republican Party for the 1956 election, however both parties tended to like him.

The presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson would go the same as in our timeline, but the 1968 Republicans primaries go very different. Without Richard Nixon having ever been Vice President, the race is between Harold Stassen, George W. Romney, and Nelson Rockefeller. Romney would manage to win, and he would have a presidency very similar to that of Nixon’s (minus the corruption.) Lloyd Bentsen would win the 1976 presidential election, as he was seen as a young and charismatic candidate, similarly to how John F. Kennedy was. Bentsen would be very similar to Jimmy Carter, and would lose the 1980 election to Reagan. Just two months into Reagan’s presidency, he would be assassinated. This led to George H. W. Bush being sworn in to serve the rest of Reagan’s presidency. Bush was more moderate than Reagan, which led to him becoming popular among independents.

His vice president Bob dole would lose the 1988 presidential election to Michael Dukakis. Dukakis was similar to Clinton, however he was more liberal. His vice president, Jesse Jackson, would lose the 1996 presidential election to Phil Gramm, as Jackson was seen as too Liberal. Gramm would become deeply unpopular, leading former Secretary of State Al Gore to beat him in the 2000 election.

After Al Gore manages to discover plots by terrorists to destroy the World Trade Center, he orders the buildings to be closed for safety. 9/11 still ends up happening, but it’s much less deadly, as the towers were evacuated. Al Gore would get involved in the war in Afghanistan, which while lasting for a long time, did end up successful. He would also legalize Same sex marriage earlier than in our timeline, specifically in 2008. Mitt Romney would beat Massachusetts Senator Kitty Dukakis in the 2008 election, and would get the country involved in Iraq. Saddam gets captured, however many see the war as pointless. Due to the capture of Saddam being in October of 2012, Romney would win a second term.

Elizabeth Warren would be a very populist candidate in the 2016 election, and would manage to easily beat Jeb Bush. Warren would implement several progressive reforms such as increasing the minimum wage, creating a public option for healthcare, and forgiving student loans. She wouldn’t be able to get too many radical policies passed due to the House only being a slight majority Democratic. She would start a lockdown in 2020, which would greatly help to prevent Covid from spreading.

Phil Scott would win the 2024 election by winning over independents thanks to his moderate stances.

Lore: Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. manages to successfully win the Democratic nomination for governor of New York in 1954. He wins the gubernatorial election and was a very popular governor, winning a second term in 1958. He was seen as a good contender for president in 1960, so he decided to run for the nomination, winning a close race against John F. Kennedy, who he would choose as his vice president.

His presidency is very similar to that of John F. Kennedy’s in our timeline, however he prioritizes desegregation even harder than Kennedy did. Thanks to help from Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, he manages to pass a bill to end segregation in 1964, shortly after the election.

i swear this is my last 2016 post for now