2000 election, but Gore is already President

[Samof94]

How would Gore look against W if he was already President given Clinton resigns in 1999, after the midterms, in this alternate timeline?

[dw93]

Given how close it was, with the peace and prosperity of the time, on top of having incumbency I think Gore is favored.

[Zedonathin2020]

Assuming that Bill Clinton resigned over the impeachment / Monica Lewinsky, Bush wins by an even larger amount in the electoral college, and probably wins the popular vote.

[Agonized-Statism]

President Al Gore (D-TN) / Vice President Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
Governor George Bush (R-TX) / Fmr. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney (R-WY) ✓

Better coordinated backlash to Lewinsky Scandal that brings out the religious right- then the dot-com crash starts on President Gore's watch right before the election. Lieberman is moderate enough that congress approves him as VP, and that doesn't help Gore in Portland. A small, but electorally significant shift.

Inb4 muh Gore landslide

[MATTROSE94]

President Al Gore (D-TN) / Vice President Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
Governor George Bush (R-TX) / Fmr. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney (R-WY) ✓

Better coordinated backlash to Lewinsky Scandal that brings out the religious right- then the dot-com crash starts on President Gore's watch right before the election. Lieberman is moderate enough that congress approves him as VP, and that doesn't help Gore in Portland. A small, but electorally significant shift.

Inb4 muh Gore landslide

Seems about right give or take Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Minnesota. I would assume the Republicans hold onto their Senate seats in Minnesota, Michigan, and Washington in addition to picking up New Jersey and Nebraska.

[tarrant]

If Clinton is resigning after the midterms, that means there is a repudiation of him in the election. Think +3 in the senate. I agree that Lieberman is an easy sell for VP nomination. I also think Gore would pivot hard to the center. No Elian Gonzalez and you have Jeff Greenfield's story.

From there?

[BigVic]

A more severe Lewinsky scandal. Bush still wins

[Samof94]

President Al Gore (D-TN) / Vice President Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
Governor George Bush (R-TX) / Fmr. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney (R-WY) ✓

Better coordinated backlash to Lewinsky Scandal that brings out the religious right- then the dot-com crash starts on President Gore's watch right before the election. Lieberman is moderate enough that congress approves him as VP, and that doesn't help Gore in Portland. A small, but electorally significant shift.

Inb4 muh Gore landslide

The “Hanging Chads” don’t exist in TTL.

[Sir Mohamed]

✓ President Al Gore (D-TN)/Vice President Joe Lieberman (D-CT): 295 EVs.; 49.5%
Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)/Former Def. Sec. Richard Cheney (R-WY): 242 EVs.; 47.6%