2008 Bill Clinton Landslide

[Siloch]

I was thinking about this, say Bush Sr. wins in 1992. Clinton runs again in 1996 and wins but has an agreement with Gore to not seek a second term in 2000 to allow Gore to run (just like Blair and Brown had), Gore loses and Bush wins 2000 and 2004 as actually happened. Bill Clinton decides to run again in 2008, would this have been a landslide? Would the memory of the good economy under him during the late 1990s have given him a landslide in those hard economic conditions of 2008? What do you think would have happened?

[SingingAnalyst]

Interesting question.
Clinton would then be only the second President to win after losing (Nixon was the first). The Dems almost certainly would have held the House and Senate in 1994. I would say 2008 map is the same as in real life except Clinton wins MO, giving him a 376-162 EV win.

[Siloch]

Interesting question.
The Dems almost certainly would have held the House and Senate in 1994.

I didn't even think of that. Very interesting. Republican Revolution happens later in 2010, instead of 1994.

[SingingAnalyst]

Interesting question.
The Dems almost certainly would have held the House and Senate in 1994.

I didn't even think of that. Very interesting. Republican Revolution happens later in 2010, instead of 1994.

And does it last? In 1994 each age group voted about the same. By 2010 older voters were much more Republican than younger voters.

[Kingpoleon]

Probable current leaders:
President Bayh, Vice President Dean, Speaker John Kasich, Senate Majority Leader Thune

[Siloch]

This is what I think anyway

Bill Clinton - 55.8% (374)
John McCain - 42.6% (164)