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RIP

[Mike Thick]

Partially inspired by BTM, partially by boredom.

2030 New York Gubernatorial Election:

NYC Mayor Eric Ulrich / Fmr. U.S. Rep. Phil Palmesano:
3,108,984 - 47.15%
Lieutenant Governor Michael Gianaris / Syracuse Mayor Susan England:
2,245,837 - 34.61%
Erie County Executive Patrick Guthrie / Fmr. State Assemblyman Luis Sepúlveda:
1,202,729 - 18.24%
Margin:
863,147 - 12.54%

Ulrich, a popular Republican Mayor of New York City and a longtime rising star in the Republican ranks, wisely opted out of a 2028 run against President Cordray in order to seek the state's Governorship in 2030. He easily secured the Republican nomination over no-name opposition, and picked well-regarded former Congressman Phil Palmesano, who was narrowly defeated for reelection in the 2026 midterms, as his running mate.

The Democrats, meanwhile, had a far more divisive affair. Progressive Rep. Ruben Diaz Jr. and the more moderate Lieutenant Governor Michael Gianaris were the top two Democratic candidates, with several others hanging out in the back of the pack. After a viciously negative primary election, Gianaris came out on top by a precarious 41-38 margin, and flipped the bird to his progressive opponents by selecting Susan England, Syracuse's extremely moderate Mayor, as his running mate.

However, a shocker was in store -- the Working Families Party endorsed Patrick Guthrie, the Executive of Erie County. Only 38 years old, Guthrie had made a fortune in the tech industry shortly after discovering politics on Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign, and had proven to be a dynamic candidate in his runs against Democratic establishmentarian politicos. Guthrie ran a boldly progressive campaign, and was able to secure the WFP endorsement for a non-Democrat for the first time in decades.

Polling showed a genuine three-way race up until the fall, when Gianaris and Ulrich both trained their fire on Guthrie and sent him into the low teens. However, after a major campaign finance scandal erupted in the last two weeks of campaigning, Gianaris once again began bleeding support to both candidates, and on election day suffered a bruising 13-point loss. Guthrie almost completely outpaced the incompetent Gianaris in Upstate NY, and Ulrich racked up ungodly margins there while cutting heavily into his margins in NYC, allowing Republicans to take back the Governor's Mansion for the first time since Pataki, more than 20 years earlier.

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2016 U.S. Presidential Election:

Fmr. Mayor Mark J. Green (D-NY) / Fmr. Governor Mark F. Green: 52.7% - 347 EVs
Governor Mark A. Green (R-WI) / Rep. Mark E. Green (R-TN): 46.2% - 191 EVs

[Mike Thick]

Millions of Illegal Votes

May 1st, 2019

"How big should we make this thing?"

"Make it a landslide. That way, he'll have something to jerk it to while we take care of our business.


2020 Democratic Presidential Primaries:

Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard: 42.9%, 2,363 delegates
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker: 47.1%, 2,319 delegates
California Senator Kamala Harris: 4.2%, 119 delegates
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe
Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper
California Congressman Adam Schiff
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

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2020 U.S. Presidential Election:

President Donald Trump (R-NY) / Vice President Mike Pence (R-IN): 81,038,024 - 59.3% - 455 EVs
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)/ U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA): 47,827,399 - 35.0%
 - 83 EVs
Margin: 33,210,625 - 24.3% - 372 EVs

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United States Senate Election in Ohio, 2018:

Senator Sherrod Brown
2,963,597 - 61.27%
State Treasurer Josh Mandel
1,799,828 - 37.21%

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United States Presidential Election, 2000:

Vice President Al Gore (D-TN) / Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)
57,531,364 | 54.3% | 533 EVs
Governor George W. Bush (R-TX) / Governor Tom Ridge (R-PA)
33,225,034 | 31.3% | 0 EVs
Fmr. WH Communications Director Pat Buchanan (RF-VA) / Activist Ezola Foster (RF-CA)
12,060,608 | 11.4% | 5 EVs
Ralph Nader (G-CT) / Winona LaDuke (G-MN)
3,204,579 | 3.0% | 0 EVs

[Mike Thick]

Why is Greitens winning MA, NH and RI, but losing ME? Oh, it's Bronz...

Harris is a better fit for Maine, her best state out of the Northeast.

By far the blackest whitest state in the union.

Indeedy. The influx of D-Moneys, Smoothies, and Shifties has really changed the demographic picture.

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Basis for a timeline I've been thinking about writing.

Republican Presidential Primaries, 2016:

Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ)
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)

United States Presidential Election, 2016:

Governor Chris Christie/Senator Joni Ernst: 294 EVs | 66,452,152 | 48.47%
Fmr. Secretary Hillary Clinton / Senator Tim Kaine: 244 EVs | 66,383,498 | 48.42%
Other: 0 EVs | 2.31% | 3,172,120