1996 - Ann Richards vs Dan Quayle vs Ross Perot

[BigVic]

After 2 terms of Ronald Reagan, followed by 2 terms of George Bush the Democrats nominate Dorothy Ann Richards to become the first female Presidential nominee of a major party 20 years before Hillary Clinton IRL.

The GOP nominates Dan Quayle to replace George H W Bush with an approval of 49% heading into Election Day due to one-party fatigue. Ross Perot sits out 1992 but runs as an Independent in 1996 to try break the 2-party system.

Who wins? Discuss with maps

[Sir Mohamed]

Richards wins an EC landslide, though Perot does even better than IRL 1992 due to Quayle's weakness.



✓ Governor Ann Richards (D-TX)/Representative Dick Gephardt (D-MO): 404 EVs.; 40.6%
Vice President Dan Quayle (R-IN)/Former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp (R-NY): 119 EVs.; 33.7%
Businessman Ross Perot (I-TX)/Mr. Patrick Choate (I-DC): 15 EVs.; 25.2%

[dw93]

Richards wins an EC landslide, though Perot does even better than IRL 1992 due to Quayle's weakness.



✓ Governor Ann Richards (D-TX)/Representative Dick Gephardt (D-MO): 404 EVs.; 40.6%
Vice President Dan Quayle (R-IN)/Former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp (R-NY): 119 EVs.; 33.7%
Businessman Ross Perot (I-TX)/Mr. Patrick Choate (I-DC): 15 EVs.; 25.2%

Something along these lines sounds about right. I can also see Richards winning re election in 2000, though in a two person race, it wouldn't be by quite as large of a landslide (though still a very decisive win).

[Sir Mohamed]

Richards wins an EC landslide, though Perot does even better than IRL 1992 due to Quayle's weakness.



✓ Governor Ann Richards (D-TX)/Representative Dick Gephardt (D-MO): 404 EVs.; 40.6%
Vice President Dan Quayle (R-IN)/Former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp (R-NY): 119 EVs.; 33.7%
Businessman Ross Perot (I-TX)/Mr. Patrick Choate (I-DC): 15 EVs.; 25.2%

Something along these lines sounds about right. I can also see Richards winning re election in 2000, though in a two person race, it wouldn't be by quite as large of a landslide (though still a very decisive win).

Yup, though I'm not certain about potential health issues in 2000. Remember she died in 2006 already, so would barely have survived her 2nd term (shortest retirement since Polk, even way shorter than Johnson).

[Blow by blow, the passion dies]

Lyndon or Andrew?

[Trans Socialist Democrat]

Lyndon, I imagine, since he died four years after he left office (1969-1973) as opposed to the six (1869-1875) of Andrew.

[President Johnson]

Richards wins an EC landslide, though Perot does even better than IRL 1992 due to Quayle's weakness.



✓ Governor Ann Richards (D-TX)/Representative Dick Gephardt (D-MO): 404 EVs.; 40.6%
Vice President Dan Quayle (R-IN)/Former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp (R-NY): 119 EVs.; 33.7%
Businessman Ross Perot (I-TX)/Mr. Patrick Choate (I-DC): 15 EVs.; 25.2%

This, though I'd actually give Texas to Perot.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Richards wins an EC landslide, though Perot does even better than IRL 1992 due to Quayle's weakness.



✓ Governor Ann Richards (D-TX)/Representative Dick Gephardt (D-MO): 404 EVs.; 40.6%
Vice President Dan Quayle (R-IN)/Former HUD Secretary Jack Kemp (R-NY): 119 EVs.; 33.7%
Businessman Ross Perot (I-TX)/Mr. Patrick Choate (I-DC): 15 EVs.; 25.2%

This sort of would be like a 1997 UK style election in the US where the republicans after 4 terms in power lose their attempt at a 5th one in a landslide to a new type of democrat. I would assume Gephardt wins a 3rd term for the democrats in 2004 before losing re-election in 2008 in this scenario