Post Random Maps Here 2.0.

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Marco Rubio (R-FL) - 305 EV, 72,920,445 (54.5%) PV
Bernie Sanders (D-VT) - 233 EV, 60,844,201 (45.5%) PV

Please help me explain how the heck this happened.

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Trump/Pence wins re-election in 2020 (2016 + MN, VA, ME, NH, minus MI and AZ). For the 2024 elections, Democrats are obviously favored. Bernie Sanders, who is somehow still alive, decides to launch yet another campaign. However, Cory Booker narrowly wins the Democratic nomination with the help of superdelegates, similar to the situation in 2016. Sanders realizes that 2024 might be the last chance for a win due to his age, and he launches an Independent campaign. Booker leads in the polls post-convention, however, Sanders' movement begins to gain steam. The following ensues:

Nikki Haley (R-SC) - 412 EV - 43.6% PV
Cory Booker (D-NJ) - 98 EV - 32.1% PV
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) - 28 EV - 24.3% PV

Total "conservative-leaning" vote: 43.6%
Total "progressive-leaning" vote: 56.4%

Sanders over performs all predictions, and yet, falls short of winning in states that he polled close in. This lead to heavy vote-splitting between the two progressive factions, handing the Republicans the presidency yet again. Nikki Haley is inaugurated as the first female and Indian-American president.

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Trump/Pence wins re-election in 2020 (2016 + MN, VA, ME, NH, minus MI and AZ). For the 2024 elections, Democrats are obviously favored. Bernie Sanders, who is somehow still alive, decides to launch yet another campaign. However, Cory Booker narrowly wins the Democratic nomination with the help of superdelegates, similar to the situation in 2016. Sanders realizes that 2024 might be the last chance for a win due to his age, and he launches an Independent campaign. Booker leads in the polls post-convention, however, Sanders' movement begins to gain steam. The following ensues:

Nikki Haley (R-SC) - 412 EV - 36.1% PV
Cory Booker (D-NJ) - 98 EV - 34.6% PV
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) - 28 EV - 29.3% PV

Total "conservative-leaning" vote: 36.1%
Total "progressive-leaning" vote: 63.9%

Sanders over performs all predictions, and yet, falls short of winning in states that he polled close in. This lead to heavy vote-splitting between the two progressive factions, handing the Republicans the presidency yet again. Nikki Haley is inaugurated as the first female and Indian-American president.

So reverse 1912?  I don't think the PV would be anywhere near that close, though.  Haley would be over 40% with both left wing candidates in the 20's. 

Pretty much.

I was thinking that about the PV when I was writing that, but I was too tired

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To supplement glorious Libertarian prophecy with Supreme Leader Johnson's election in 2020 with Right Honorable Eastwood as his VP.

Sen. Gary Johnson (L-NM)/Sen. Clint Eastwood (L-PA) - 538 electoral votes
Pres. Donald Trump (R-NY)/VP Mike Pence (R-IN) - 0
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)/Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) - 0

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To supplement glorious Libertarian prophecy with Supreme Leader Johnson's election in 2020 with Right Honorable Eastwood as his VP.

Sen. Gary Johnson (L-NM)/Sen. Clint Eastwood (L-PA) - 538 electoral votes
Pres. Donald Trump (R-NY)/VP Mike Pence (R-IN) - 0
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)/Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) - 0

What are the closest states here?

Good question. I would imagine that D.C. would be fairly close, given that it's always voted for a Democrat. Somewhere along the lines of:

Johnson/Eastwood: 383,071 99.99%
Sanders/Warren: 3 00.01%
Trump/Pence: 1 00.001%

Pence defected and voted for the Sanders/Warren ticket, which provided the three votes for that ticket.

Many other states had a margin of 100% for Glorious Leader Johnson.

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Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) - 284 EVs - 53.3% PV
Businessman Donald Trump (I-NY) - 254 EVs - 46.7% PV

Someone please help me explain how in the world this happened.

Also, interestingly, Trump did better in the PV here than in 2016 RL.

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Supplementing my dumb meme presidents thing

2036:
Senator Leigh (OK) / Governor Emily Peebleton (NC)
VP Nikki Haley / Representative Elise Stefanik (NY)

2040:
Governor Laura "Koopette" (IA) / Governor Joanna Campbell (IL)
President Leigh (OK) / Vice President Emily Peebleton (NC)

2044:
President Laura "Koopette" (IA) / Vice President Joanna Campbell (IL)
IDK two centrists or something

2048
Former VP Peebs / Senator Weather Boy
VP Joanna Campbell / Governor W.X. Transit

The election comes down to SC, which, thanks to the selection of popular senator Weather Boy as VP, goes to Peebs by only 4,973 votes.


that's it for now.

And then...

MN comes down to 500 votes.

Governor wxtransit/Senator DFL
VP Weatherboy/Governor Ninja

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Continued from above.

2064

Fmr. President wxtransit/Fmr. VP DFL (R) - 450 EV
VP MB/House Speaker YE (Sestakist Progressive) - 85 EV
BRTD/jfern (D) - 3 EV

2068

VP DFL/Fmr. House Speaker YE (Centrist Progressive Alliance) - 312 EV
Senator TheSaint/Governor RFayette (R) - 117 EV
Representative Pericles/Governor Mike Wells (Progressive Left) - 116 EV

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I still have no idea why I retire in 2052.

Because you ran again in 2076, after DFL won a second term in 2072.

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So, list of Presidents?

45 - Donald Trump (Rep.) (2017-2021)
46 - some Democrat (2021-2029)
47 - some Republican (2029-2037)
48 - Leigh (Dem.) (2037-2041)
49 - Koopa (Rep.) (2041-2049)
50 - Peebs (Dem.) (2049-2053)
51 - wxtransit (Rep.) (2053-2057)
52 - Sestak (Ind., later Sestakist Progressive) (2057-2065)
53 - wxtransit (Rep., later Conservative) (2065-2069)
54 - DFL (Centrist Progressive Alliance, later American Union) (2069-2073) [assassinated, along with VP, Speaker, and PPT at the SOTU]
55 - North Carolina Yankee (Conservative) (2073-2077)
56 - Peebs (Progressive) (2077-2081)
57 - Joanna (America En Marche) (2081-present)

I guess by the end of the 2080s there is a 3-party (Conservative, America En Marche, Progressive) system.

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So, list of Presidents?

45 - Donald Trump (Rep.) (2017-2021)
46 - some Democrat (2021-2029)
47 - some Republican (2029-2037)
49 - Leigh (Dem.) (2037-2041)
50 - Koopa (Rep.) (2041-2049)
51 - Peebs (Dem.) (2049-2053)
52 - wxtransit (Rep.) (2053-2057)
53 - Sestak (Ind., later Sestakist Progressive) (2057-2065)
(52) - wxtransit (Rep., later Conservative) (2065-2069)
54 - DFL (Centrist Progressive Alliance, later American Union) (2069-2075) [assassinated]
55 - ThatConservativeGuy (American Union) (2075-2075) [assassinated]
56 - North Carolina Yankee (Conservative) (2075-2077)
57 - Peebs (Progressive) (2077-2081)
58 - Joanna (America En Marche) (2081-present)

I guess by the end of the 2080s there is a 3-party (Conservative, America En Marche, Progressive) system.

TCG dies at the same time as DFL, as well as Speaker NeverAgain and PPT MaineIAC, in the 2073 SOTU. Yankee, as SoS, would become the next president after DFL.

However, considering Grover Cleveland has two numbers, so would you, so DFL is 55, and the numbers for Yankee and onwards are correct.

Ah, that makes sense. Edited.