Election Day Special

On our episode released the day after Election Day, we went into ways the Electoral College could of ended up alternatively, specifically through Ranked Choice Voting and Proportional Electors. This system, implemented in the United States in our alternate 1980s, was first implemented in the 1992 Presidential Election.

Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States, 1993-2020

George H. W. Bush

President, 1993-1997

William 'Bill' Clinton

President, 1997-2001

George W. Bush

President, 2001-2005

George W. Bush

President, 2005-2009

William 'Bill' Clinton

Vice President, 1993-1997

Lamar Alexander

Vice President, 1997-2001

Ralph Nader

Vice President, 2001-2005

John Kerry

Vice President, 2005-2009

Mitt Romney

President, 2009-2013

Barack Obama

President, 2013-2017

Donald Trump

President, 2017-2021

Donald Trump

Leading Presidential Candidate

Barack Obama

Vice President, 2009-2013

Mitt Romney

Vice President, 2013-2017

Ted Cruz

Vice President, 2017-2021

Bernie Sanders

2nd Highest Scoring Candidate in the Polls

1992 Presidential Election

Winner: Incumbent President George H.W. Bush (R-TX)

First Round: 196 Electoral Votes
Second Round: 299 Electoral Votes (Achieved Majority)

Defeated:

Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton (D-AR)
- First Round: 239 Electoral Votes (Gained Plurality)
- Second Round: 239 Electoral Votes
Mr. Ross Perot (Ref-TX)
- First Round: 103 Electoral Votes
- Second Round: Electors Given to President George H.W. Bush

OFFICIAL ELECTION MAP: https://www.yapms.com/app/?m=4a6o

1996 Presidential Election

Winner: Vice President Bill Clinton (D-AR)
Defeated:
- Governor Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
  - Elected Vice President
- Senator Bob Dole (R-KS)
  - Eliminated in the Second Round
- Governor Mario Cuomo (D-NY)
  - Eliminated in the First Round
- Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
  - Eliminated in the First Round
- Mr. Steve Forbes (R-NY)
  - Eliminated in the First Round
- Ross Perot (Ref-TX)
  - Eliminated in the First Round

2000 Presidential Election

Winner: Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)
Defeated:
- Mr. Ralph Nader (became Vice President) (G-NY)
- Vice President Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
- Senator Al Gore (D-TN)
- President Bill Clinton (D-AR)

Official Map: https://www.yapms.com/app/?m=4azc

2004 Presidential Election

Winner: President George W. Bush (R-TX)
Defeated:
- Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (Became Vice President)
- Vice President Ralph Nader (G-NY)

2008 Presidential Election

Winner: Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)
Defeated:
- Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (Became Vice President)
- Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR) Eliminated Second Round
- Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
- Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
- Senator John Bel Edwards (D-NC)
- Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)
- Senator Joseph Biden (R-DE)
Round One Map: https://www.yapms.com/app/?m=4dvq
Round Two Map: https://www.yapms.com/app/?m=4dwp

2012 Presidential Election

Winner: Vice President Barack Obama (D-IL)
Defeated:
- President Mitt Romney (R-MA) Became Vice President
- Former Governor Gary Johnson (L-NM)
Official Map: https://www.yapms.com/app/?m=4e3h

2016 Presidential Election

Winner: Entrepreneur Donald Trump (R-NY)
Defeated:
- Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- President Barack Obama (D-IL) Eliminated in the Second Round
- Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT)
- Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Former Governor Gary Johnson (L-NM)
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
- Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL)
- Physician Jill Stein (G-MA)
Official Round #1 Map: https://www.yapms.com/app/?m=4e71
Official Round #2 Map: https://www.yapms.com/app/?m=4e87

2020 Presidential Election

Candidates:
- President Donald Trump (R-FL)
- Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT)
- Vice President Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA)
- Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D-NY)
- Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)

INDEX TO POLITICAL PARTIES-

R - Republican

D- Democrat

Ref- Reform

G- Green

L- Libertarian

I- Independent