41. George Bush (1989-1997)
42. Hillary R. Clinton (1997-2005)
43. Richard Santorum (2005-2009)
44. John Kerry (2009-2013)
45. Nicki Haley (2013-2021)
46. Jerome Micheals (2021-2029)
47. Kevin J. Carlson (2029-)
This is a timeline where Hillary, a widow since just before the 1988 election, wins a tight primary in 1996. The Democrats had previously totally screwed up in the previous election, and tensions were high in the party. Nonetheless she finally lead them into power. She was very popular with her party during her term, won against Mitt Romney in 2000 (becoming the last Democratic candidate to carry Missouri as of 2029), and saw Clintoncare succeed before the GOP regained congress. After her retirement her reputation declined.
Rick Santorum came into office after her, as a paragon of the religious right. He only lasted a single term, although his reelection defeat was closer than expected.
Fast forward to 2020 and Barack Obama, who was on the shortlist to join President Kerry's cabinet had he won a second term in 2012, ran for President against Jerome Micheals. Micheals is a black man and the descendent of slaves who somehow looks slightly lighter skinned than Obama himself. Micheals won the primary as the outsider candidate, as Obama had been a senator for well over a decade at this point, and became President for two terms. Obama became Secretary of State under President Micheals during his first term.
Obama was then nominated by Democrats in 2028. He faced opposition from Jeff Merkely who preformed way better than expected and won several unexpected states, but still won in the end. He faced a businessman and commenter who had never held political office before in his life but had studied government and administration in college. Obama somehow lost against Carlson against all odds and in the face of punditry. Now Carlson is President and Obama is a private citizen.
Who was the 1992 Democratic nominee in this timeline?
