1996: Dole picks pro-choice VP and Pat Buchanan the Constitution Party nominee

[darklordoftech]

Buchanan threatened to run for the Constitution Party’s nomination if Dole picked a pro-choice running mate.

[brucejoel99]

An overwhelming majority of Republicans & Republican-leaning independents are gonna be fine voting for the Republican nominee under a whole continent of circumstances, one of which is picking a nominally pro-choice Vice President in 1996.

It's unlikely many moderates flip for the lower half of the ticket, & on Buchanan's best day, he might be able to pull off 5% of the vote. In terms of the Electoral College, this translates into a landslide for Clinton.