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2016 with all Clinton, Trump, and Johnson votes removed.

Final Totals:
Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka (Green) 441 – green
Evan McMullin/Mindy Finn (Independent) 78 – light blue
Darrell Castle/Scott Bradley (Constitution) 9 – pink
Bernie Sanders/??? (Independent) 3 – yellow
No votes 7 – gray

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The Battle of the Party Switchers

Charlie Crist/Lincoln Chafee (D) – 259
John Neely Kennedy/Jim Justice (R) – 279

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2016 election if each state was a mini electoral college and each county/parish/borough/etc got one electoral vote

Trump/Pence 432.5
Clinton/Kaine 105.5
I'm assigning 0.5 of a vote each to Clinton and Trump because one county in Nebraska's 2nd was won by each (Trump won Sarpy and Clinton won Douglas).

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2012 election with same logic above

Romney/Ryan 389
Obama/Biden 149

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2008

McCain/Palin 342.5
Obama/Biden 195.5

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2004

Bush/Cheney 482
Kerry/Edwards 56

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2000

Bush/Cheney 485
Gore/Lieberman 53

This would be a sure way to guarantee Republican victory every time.

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2016 if each Dem state voted for their primary winner and each GOP state voted for theirs

Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 205
Donald Trump/Mike Pence 185
Ted Cruz/Carly Fiorina 73
Bernie Sanders/Nina Turner 57
John Kasich/Brian Sandoval 18

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The Battle for Colorado

Former Gov. John Hickenlooper/Gov. Rushern Baker (D) – 375
Gov. Tom Tancredo/Sen. Roy Moore (R) – 163

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Sherrod Brown/John Bel Edwards (D) – 426
Kris Kobach/Ben Carson (R) – 112

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2020 Presidential Election (if Hillary were elected in 2016 and is forced to resign in 2018)

President Tim Kaine/Vice President Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic) – 156
Senator Shelley Moore Capito/Senator Tim Scott (Republican) – 68
Senator Jeff Sessions/Representative Jody Hice (Party of the South) – 38
Governor John Morgan/Governor Jesse Ventura (Populist) – 276

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2008
The People vs. The Swamp

Mike Gravel/Jesse Ventura – 435
Dick Cheney/Mitch McConnell – 103

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1932

Clarence Morley/Smedley Butler (National Democratic Workers' Party) – 298
Franklin Delano Roosevelt/Huey Long (Democratic) – 233

In 1934, Roosevelt, Long, and several other prominent critics of the administration were imprisoned. Those elections saw all but 14 seats in the House and every Senate seat up for election that year go to the NDWP, and eventually Butler resigned since he became disillusioned with the administration. Morley chose Henry Ford as his running mate for the 1936 election, which was largely seen as rigged.

Clarence Morley/Henry Ford (National Democratic Workers' Party) – 493
Bibb Graves/Martin Dies – 38

At the same time, the administration was persecuting blacks, Jews, Catholics, and anyone suspected of being a communist or socialist. Despite this, the South, especially the Upper South, still was broadly opposed to the NDWP since it didn't do a whole lot to end the Great Depression.

From 1937 to 1941, a second civil war occurred, with strong support in the west and some in the south. The 1940 election still happened in states that didn't have full opposition control.

On December 29, 1939, Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in prison.

Clarence Morley/Henry Ford (National Democratic Workers' Party) – 221
Under British occupation
Under opposition control

In 1941, Morley resigned and Washington, D.C. was taken. All members of Congress (now 535-0 NDWP) were arrested, and the results of the 1940 election were overturned, making way for a new Electoral College vote. All state governors, most of which were opposition by now (and the few that weren't were arrested) appointed senators, and special elections were held for the House. Huey Long, who had been recently released and was seen as the symbolic head of the revolution, was appointed Senator and soon elected President Pro Tempore. Once the House was assembled it elected Long President unanimously.

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"The Obama-nation"
In this scenario, as many far-right activists feared, Barack Obama announced that he would in fact run for reelection in 2016, following the passage of the Deadly Weapons Restriction Act of 2015, which banned all guns not used for hunting or law enforcement. Gun roundups began in December 2015, and many militia groups occupied federal property, especially in the south and the west.

In response, the Republican Party leadership was hijacked by the Tea Party, expelling all establishment Republicans from the GOP caucus. Rancher and federal property occupier Ammon Bundy, who was seen as a folk hero among conservatives, announced his candidacy for President under the banner of the Tea Party and newly formed Liberty Party. Bundy was arrested by the FBI in March 2016, and was removed from the primary ballot in several blue states, however he still won the nomination due to write-in votes.

The Bundy trial was set for August 2016; he was acquitted of all charges. Polls showed him as high as 92% in West Virginia and 89% in Utah. Joe Biden declined to run for a third term as Vice President so Obama instead selected Hillary Clinton. Bundy chose fellow Mormon and westerner Raúl Labrador, seeking a running mate with political experience. Bundy also changed his state of residence to Oregon from Idaho in order to not violate Article II.

President Obama declined to debate Bundy and on October 2, 2016, declared a national state of emergency due to the 49 federal facilities occupied by militants. He then signed an executive order granting the U.S. military permission to invade the facilities. Obama was denied ballot access in 15 states.

On election day, Bundy was narrowly leading Obama in the polls. Here are the final results:

Ammon Bundy (R-OR)/Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID) – 327
President Barack Obama (D-IL)/Former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton (D-NY) - 211

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1968 with all Nixon votes removed

Hubert Humphrey/Edmund Muskie (D) – 461
George Wallace/Curtis LeMay (AI) – 77

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1972 with all Nixon and McGovern votes removed:

John G. Schmitz/Thomas J. Anderson (American Independent) – 339*
Evelyn Reed/Clifton DeBerry (Socialist Workers) – 88**
Louis Fisher/Genevieve Gunderson (Socialist Labor) – 26**
Linda Jenness/Andrew Pulley (Socialist Workers) – 23**
Benjamin Spock/Julius Hobson (Liberty Union) – 3
Other write-ins – 29
No votes – 30

*–On ballot in Alabama as Alabama Conservative Party, Connecticut as George Wallace Party, Kansas as Conservative Party, and Pennsylvania as Constitution Party. Won as write-in in Maine and Wyoming.
**–Jenness/Pulley won Arizona, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C.; Reed and DeBerry won Indiana, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Texas; Fisher and Gunderson won Illinois. Red is used as the color for all socialist tickets.

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My ideal presidential map

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My ideal presidential map

I'm not sure I can think of any recent election where this map was plausible.

'92 perhaps if Perot had more support in some states and less in others.

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"Viva Free West"

In this scenario, Bush amends the constitution to allow him to serve unlimited terms; he rigs the vote in 2008 to win a 3rd term and does nothing to stop the recession; unemployment reaches 20% by 2011 and it turns into a crisis worse than the Great Depression. In 2012 Bush again wins and the unemployment rate rises to 35% by 2013. By 2014 Bush has given up and resigns, leaving Cheney in power. The recently formed Labor Party wins 352 out of 435 seats in the 2014 election, adopting a democratic socialist and fiercely protectionist platform. Cheney does not run in 2016 and while the unemployment rate has fallen to 25% people are still extremely affected by the crisis; the median household income in West Virginia for example has fallen to $15,000. Labor Party candidates, Senator Jackie Bennett of Montana and Representative Armando Gutierrez of Rhode Island, win massive percentages in the west and north. The Republican candidates, Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz, barely perform; their best state is Wyoming where Cheney only receives 17%. Governor Roy Moore of Alabama forms the "Secession Party", believing the best way to recover from the crisis is to secede from the United States entirely. He selects former Representative Zach Wamp as his running mate.

Other minor candidates emerge, collectively totaling 8.5%.

Jackie Bennett/Armando Gutierrez (Labor) – 505; 74.7%
Roy Moore/Zach Wamp (Secession) – 33; 10.5%
Dick Cheney/Paul Wolfowitz (Republican) – 6.3%
Darrel Castle/Scott Bradley (Constitution) – 3.0%
Austin Petersen/Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) – 2.5%
Others – 3.0%

The 2016 House elections saw the Labor Party gain 11 seats, putting the total at:
Labor – 363
In caucus with:
Democrats – 19
Socialists – 7
Solidarity – 1
Independents – 5

Minority:
Republicans – 38
In caucus with:
Libertarians – 1
Independents – 1

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You figure out the context.

The number of representatives is increased significantly but growth affects some areas more than others. Both parties keep their liberal and conservative wings and (I assume this is 2016) the Democrats nominate 1990s-era Donald Trump and a conservative southerner, while the Republicans nominate moderates. Sherrod Brown declares an independent candidacy.

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The 2008, 2012, and 2016 electoral map if the combined House and Senate voted party-line for president based on whichever party held the majority of the delegation. If there's a tie we'll assume the Governor breaks it. Vote is based on the makeup at the time of the election. The Nebraska and Maine votes are based on the party of their representative.

2016

Trump/Pence: 335
Clinton/Kaine: 203

Note: There were ties in Maine and New Hampshire. LePage broke the tie in favor of Trump and Hassan broke the tie in favor of Clinton.

Romney/Ryan: 321
Obama/Biden: 217

Note: There was a tie in Michigan (this was after McCotter resigned but before Curson took office). Snyder broke the tie in favor of Romney.

Obama/Biden: 280
McCain/Palin: 256
Note: There was a tie in New Hampshire. Lynch broke the tie in favor of Obama.

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The American Empire

In this scenario, U.S. fully colonizes Liberia, gets more possessions after Spanish-American War, annexes several Central American countries during 1910s and 1920s, gains some former Japanese areas after WWII, and fully invades and annexes Iraq following the Gulf War. Also, during the 1800s the Canadian provinces vote to join U.S. instead of confederation, and Mexico is invaded and annexed during the Mexican Revolution.

There are plenty of states: the 50 today, plus D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas & Bermuda (as one), Trinidad and Tobago, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, all 10 provinces of Canada plus the 3 territories as one, Greenland, the 31 states of Mexico plus the Federal District, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Guam, NMI, Palau, Micronesia, Nauru, Kiribati, and Marshall Islands as the State of Micronesia. There are 13 states in the Philippines. Iraq has been administered as two territories (Iraq and Kurdistan), but an amendment passed in 2004 gave each territory two Senators and four Representatives. Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, and Western Sahara are states, for a total of 126.

There are 256 Senators and 1,008 Representatives.

The total population is 711,320,480.

Each group besides the FNP is a coalition of regional parties.

Senate

Majority
Republican Alliance – 121 (Center-left)
People's Bloc – 55 (Populist)

Minority
Democratic Alliance – 62 (Center-right)

Other
Socialist Bloc – 10 (Democratic socialist)
Coalition of Secessionists and Regionalists – 5 (Pro-independence)
Free National Party – 1 (Right-wing populist)

House

Majority
Republican Alliance – 440
People's Bloc – 133

Minority
Democratic Alliance – 259

Other
Coalition of Secessionists and Regionalists – 76
Free National Party – 54
Socialist Bloc – 46

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Gov. Gary Holcomb (Populist-WV)/Rep. James Calderón (P-CO) – 285, 52.2%
Sen. Suzanne Everett (R-OK)/General Curtis Williams (R-VA) – 253, 43.4%
State Rep. Bobby Mancini (Center-NY)/Donald Rice (C-PA) – 0, 3.6%

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Gov. Gary Holcomb (Populist-WV)/Rep. James Calderón (P-CO) – 285, 52.2%
Sen. Suzanne Everett (R-OK)/General Curtis Williams (R-VA) – 253, 43.4%
State Rep. Bobby Mancini (Center-NY)/Donald Rice (C-PA) – 0, 3.6%

Are they left-wing, right-wing, or centrist populists?

Economically left, socially center, and pro-gun. The Republicans are similar to En Marche in France and the Liberal Democrats in the UK. In this scenario some event happened and the pro-business Democrats merged with the Republicans while the New Deal Republicans merged with the Democrats to form the Populist Party. Goldwater and Reagan never happened. The Populists never really became a "coastal" party while the Republicans remained popular in the larger states. Both are fairly big-tent, though, and the socially conservative but fiscally left Southern Democrats (Populist) and Rockefeller Republicans still exist and are major forces.

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Cascadian Independence Referendum, 2006

Yukon: 53.1% Yes
British Columbia: 58.2% Yes

Washington: 55.4% Yes
Oregon: 56.9% Yes
Idaho: 37.5% Yes

Alaska: 51.9% Yes

Edit: Meant to have Benton County, OR go green.