Challenge: most right-wing US possible after 2000

[Agonized-Statism]

The counterpart to my "most left-wing US possible" thread, which you should definitely check out. To clarify, when I say right-wing, the positions I mean are opposition to immigration, support for a strong military, unilateralism, opposition to international institutions or alliances that the US doesn't control, little to no social programs, and advocacy for a hierarchical society on the basis of natural law and tradition. Go for the most extreme but plausible scenario possible, whether the most likely in your opinion is just more economic deregulation with patriotism, elitism, and law and order more enshrined or the rise of a straightforward aristocracy and established religion.

Personally, I think a bigger 9/11 is a strong point of divergence, but that's just a suggestion.

[darklordoftech]

Afghanistan becoming a peaceful democracy upon the fall of the Taliban, Saddam Hussein really having WMDs and having been behind Al-Qaeda, Iraq becoming a peaceful democracy upon the fall of Hussein, and the 2008 recession not happening come to mind.

[Samof94]

Afghanistan becoming a peaceful democracy upon the fall of the Taliban, Saddam Hussein really having WMDs and having been behind Al-Qaeda, Iraq becoming a peaceful democracy upon the fall of Hussein, and the 2008 recession not happening come to mind.

That is all about as realistic as having Canada be the First Nation to land on Mars.

[MATTROSE94]

COVID doesn’t occur and Elizabeth Warren gets the Democratic nomination over Joe Biden and runs the worst Presidential campaign in US history, which allows Donald Trump to win reelection by a 400-138 margin in the Electoral College and a 60-38 margin in the popular vote.

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

Honestly, I think it's either Kerry winning 2004 or Hillary winning 2016 with the corresponding crises (recession and COVID) still happening.

[Samof94]

Honestly, I think it's either Kerry winning 2004 or Hillary winning 2016 with the corresponding crises (recession and COVID) still happening.

Hillary winning in 2016 could lead to filibuster proof majorities in the Senate.

[dw93]

Honestly, I think it's either Kerry winning 2004 or Hillary winning 2016 with the corresponding crises (recession and COVID) still happening.

I think Kerry winning in 2004 causes a very right wing US to happen more naturally, while with Clinton winning in 2016, it happens largely due to gerrymandering and voter surppression.