U.S. with UK candidates

[k-onmmunist]

I like this. A few random points:

I think an important question would be whether the two-party system is as entrenched in this scenario as IRL. If not, people like James Prior might have a chance at winning.

A Richard Branson candidacy would be really funny. Not exactly the best equivalent to Perot, but I like it.

David Cameron != Mitt Romney in any sense, other than them both being rich. Given the Tories there are plenty of rich people to fill this role . I'm not sure who's the best British equivalent of Romney. Some relatively bland center-right person who's essentially a generic Conservative in positions?

nah i'd say romney and cameron are about equivalent for their countries.

[k-onmmunist]

I like this. A few random points:

I think an important question would be whether the two-party system is as entrenched in this scenario as IRL. If not, people like James Prior might have a chance at winning.

A Richard Branson candidacy would be really funny. Not exactly the best equivalent to Perot, but I like it.

David Cameron != Mitt Romney in any sense, other than them both being rich. Given the Tories there are plenty of rich people to fill this role . I'm not sure who's the best British equivalent of Romney. Some relatively bland center-right person who's essentially a generic Conservative in positions?

nah i'd say romney and cameron are about equivalent for their countries.

Being a flip-flopping rich guy, Mitt Romney's basically the embodiment of our coalition.

not to mention they're both fake moderates.

[k-onmmunist]

2012 - Tut, tut, picking Cameron as Romney's matchup. Chalk and Cheese It would be someone more like Liam Fox.

Nah, it really isn't. It'd only have been Fox if the Republican Right had been more successful.

it's worth remembering that the tories are probably to the right of the republicans economically while being to the left of the republicans socially.

[k-onmmunist]

Even then their social liberalness is completely overplayed. Both parties are so right-wing it makes little difference distinguishing between the two.

well, the tories are trying to become a carbon copy of the gop as much as possible.

[k-onmmunist]

No. Wait. Peter Shore?

peter shore doesn't really fit with any us politician imo