1948: Robert Taft , Probably lose by a hair
I tend to agree.
1952: Stevenson , OTL result
Maybe.
1956: LBJ[/color] , LBJ does better in New England, and South but loses
No. LBJ had no appeal in New England until his civil rights legislation and the Great Society.
1964: Nelson Rockerfeller[/color] , Does better in North East, West, still loses decisivly
Agree with New England, but not the West. In fact, Rockefeller was the worst choice for the West besides Goldwater.
1968: Hubert Humprhey , He did better then any democrat should have done
Probably.
1972: Edward Muskie[/color] , Does better everywhere but doesnt lose in landslide
Agreed.
1976: Ronald Reagan, Dees better in South, worse in NE but wins in a nailbiter
No. Ford was probably the best they had, actually.
1980: Ted Kennedy , does better in NE but loses decisively
I tend to agree.
1984: Gary Hart , Does better in Midwest but still loses in landslides
I don't think it would be a landslide defeat. The Democrats biggest problem in 1984 is not trying.
1988: Mario Cuomo[/color] , Does better in NE and California but loses in nailbiter
No idea. In retrospect, Bush would use the same tactics against Cuomo, but he'd be more likely to respond aggressively. How effective he does so I can't say.
1992: Jack Kemp , Loses like George HW Bush but wins Ohio,Georgia, New Jersey
Kemp was one of the worst candidates they could have run that year. He likely loses OTL Bush states.
1996: Colin Powell[/color] , Makes it really really close but still loses
He may even win.
2000: Dick Gephardt , Takes our Bush in Missouri and Florida and wins
Democrats weren't really in a good position in 2000 because of Clinton, not Gore. He will take Missouri, though.
2004: Joe Liberman , Takes bush out in Ohio, and wins the election
Horrible choice in the midst of the Iraq debate. Expect low turnout an a larger Bush victory than OTL.
2008: John McCain , Gop should not have won more then 150 electoral votes this year
I tend to agree.
2012: Chris Christe[/color] , Beats Obama by a nailbiter
No. Besides his personal obnoxiousness, his record is as easy to attack as Romney's was.