Which of these five timelines would you rather live in?

[McGarnagle]

Which timeline would you rather live in?

Option 1 -
Former Vice President Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump in 2020
President Biden loses to Governor Ron DeSantis in 2024
President DeSantis loses to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2028, who goes on to serve two terms

46 - President Joe Biden (D-DE)
January 20, 2021 - January 20, 2025

47 - President Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
January 20, 2025 - January 20, 2029

48 - President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
January 20, 2029 - January 20, 2037

Option 2 -
Senator Bernie Sanders defeats President Trump in 2020
President Sanders retires in 2024 due to declining health
Vice President Elizabeth Warren defeats Senator Tom Cotton in 2024
President Warren defeats Senator Marco Rubio in 2028
Senator Josh Hawley defeats Vice President Chris Murphy in 2032 and goes on to win a second term

46. President Bernie Sanders (D-VT)
January 20, 2021 - January 20, 2025

47. President Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
January 20, 2025 - January 20, 2033

48. President Josh Hawley (R-MO)
January 20, 2033 - January 20, 2041

Option 3 -
Senator Elizabeth Warren defeats President Trump in 2020
President Warren loses re-election in 2024 to Kanye West
President West loses re-election in 2028 to Senator Andrew Gillum, who had defeated Marco Rubio in 2022 - Gillum goes on to serve two terms

46. President Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
January 20, 2021 - January 20, 2025

47. President Kanye West (R-WY)
January 20, 2025 - January 20, 2029

48. President Andrew Gillum (D-FL)
January 20, 2029 - January 20, 2037

Option 4 -
Mayor Pete Buttigieg defeats President Trump in 2020
President Buttigieg wins a second term against Former Vice President Mike Pence in 2024
Vice President Cory Booker defeats Former Ambassador Nikki Haley in 2028
President Booker loses re-election to Senator Tom Cotton in 2032, who goes on to win a second term

46. President Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
January 20, 2021 - January 20, 2029

47. President Cory Booker (D-NJ)
January 20, 2029 - January 20, 2033

48. President Tom Cotton (R-AR)
January 20, 2033 - January 20, 2041

Option 5 -
President Donald Trump wins re-election in 2020, defeating Joe Biden
Vice President Mike Pence is elected in 2024 over Senator Kamala Harris, and re-elected over Senator Cory Booker in 2028
Senator Joe Kennedy III defeats Vice President Tom Cotton in 2032, and is re-elected in 2036

45. President Donald Trump (R-NY/FL)
January 20, 2017 - January 20, 2025

46. President Mike Pence (R-IN)
January 20, 2025 - January 20, 2033

47. President Joe Kennedy III (D-MA)
January 20, 2033 - January 20, 2041

[Morgan Kingsley]

None of these have a realistic chance of happening

That said, either one or five

[McGarnagle]

I think Option 1 and Option 2 are quite realistic - they aren't necessarily the likeliest scenarios but it doesn't mean that they're unrealistic.

[OBD]

These are all nasty. I'd take Option 4, with Option 2/3 being my second and third choices. Option 1 (after the Biden era) is dystopia, and Option 5 is also terrible.

[brucejoel99]

Option 1

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Option 5, even if I dislike the Kennedies and pence.

[LabourJersey]

Option 2 (normal Dem, would like 12 years of Democratic control).

These are all kinda implausible but option 3 is especially funny. Though I guess Option 1 isn't that unlikely in the scheme of things

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

4 seems like the one most likely to reach its conclusion with a stable and healthy democracy.

[bagelman]

Option 2. By the time Hawley is sworn in, the overton window on economics has shifted considerably.

[Joseph Cao]

Option 4 would be the least bad on an executive level, but I’d like to see the congressional results for each scenario. Are we assuming a continuation of partisan gridlock and midterm curses?

[Elcaspar]

Option 2. It's the best option overall i feel.

[Morgan Kingsley]

Number 5 won't happen because there's no way 6 presidents in a row win double terms

[libertpaulian]

Option 4.