2016: Michael Bloomberg (D) vs. Ted Cruz (R)

[darklordoftech]

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[Blow by blow, the passion dies]

Bloomberg wins Michigan and Minnesota, while losing minority voters due to his implementation of stop-and-frisk policies, and many WWC voters due to his support for free trade and being basically an oligarch. Cruz flips Nevada, but loses New Mexico and Colorado by narrower margins than Trump in OTL.

[President Johnson]

Cruz would have been a terrible candidate, so Wall Street Mike would have won.



✓ Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (D-NY)/Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ): 319 EV. (50.91%)
Senator Rafael "Ted" Cruz (R-TX)/Businesswoman Carly Fiorina (R-VA): 219 EV. (46.35%)

[Adjective-Statement]

Businessman Michael Bloomberg (D-NY) / Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) / Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) ✓

The Blue Wall collapses anyway and then some, but the Tea Party's limited outreach prevents a total wipeout.

[Chips]

Turnout would probably be terrible and third party candidates would receive higher % of the vote than usual.



Gun to my head says this would be the toss-up map and that Colorado, Ohio, Wisconsin and Maine's 2nd district would've decided this matchup. Bloomberg needs all three of OH, WI and CO. Cruz needs either OH, WI or a combo of CO and ME2.

[Chips]

Gun further to my head, Cruz wins WI, ME2 and OH while Bloomberg holds CO to make it a 289-249 victory for Cruz and Cruz also very narrowly wins the popular vote.

[CadetCashBoi]

Jesus, and I thought Hillary vs Trump was an awful choice...