1996: Jim Jeffords the Republican nominee

[darklordoftech]

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[butWhyNot?]

Clinton would have swept the south.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Trent Lott would have been a third party conservative candidate.  The Jeffords nomination would not have been allowed to go forth unchallenged.

[Alben Barkley]

Clinton would have swept the south.

Fun fact: If the polls were accurate in 1996, Clinton WOULD have swept the South as it was. He did about 8 points better in the final polls than he actually did. Would have resulted in this map if a universal swing is applied:



That kind of landslide was actually what a lot of people were expecting. This was in fact one of the biggest polling misses ever, but it didn't get that much attention because Clinton still won comfortably anyway.