Map of election 2036...
| Party | EV vote | Pop vote |
| Dem-Union Candidate: | 153 | 34% |
| Republican Candidate |
:
| 234 | 33% |
| Union Revolution Candidate: | 147 | 24% |
| Conservative Unity Candidate: | 0 | 9% |
In the late 2020s the democrats had had a major division between the high tech group, who supported high tech industries, and the union group, whom pushed for a more industrialized policy. The division was not halted at the time by the normal dynamics of the two party system as the tea party movement of the early 2010s had by then blossomed into several legitimate region conservative third parties after the republican party's attempt to become more moderate after the 2012 election, which made gaining electoral majorities for the republicans difficult. The division exploded in 2030 with a number of democratic senators joining the 'Union Revolution' movement, a policy and by then, cultural populist flag. The Republican win in 2032 signaled and end to democratic dominance as their vote was split heavily across the country. When the dust had settled, the Democratic party opted to adopt some of the policy goals of the URP to try to regain their votes. This only half worked, with regional divisions resulting in western URP folks moving back to the dems while those in the upper midwest and east coast still holding with their faction. At the same time, the Republican 3rd parties realized they were suddenly no longer relevant and thus formed a Conservative Unity ticket for the 2036 election. It ended poorly for them as the Republican party had become what they sought to be.
Once the battle lines had been drawn in congress, as a sign of good faith, the Democrats tried to undercut the URP by having a Dem-Union ticket (P: Dem, VP:URP). This however was rejected by the URP hold outs in some states resulting in a strong URP presence in the rust belt.
Just a thought :-D
