This is a great timeline so far! Looking forward to more and interested to see how Perot's presidency will go, and how the Democrats will recover.
A Truth Is A Truth: A Wikibox Timeline
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Perot was ahead after he entered in the race, at one point he was at 37% while Bush and Clinton were tied at 24%.
When John Oliver covers it, and then it's front page on Buzzfeed/Huffington Post/other "new media" organization.ASB— since when has the US ever acknowledged Canada?
Senate Seats/Governors' Mansions as of 1993
Seats
Democratic: 59
Republican: 35
Liberty & Justice: 6
President: Dan Quayle (L)
President pro Tempore: John C. Stennis (D)
Senate Majority Leader: Daniel Inouye (D)
Senate Majority Whip: Wendell H. Ford (D)
Senate Minority Leader: Bob Dole (R)
Senate Minority Whip: Alan Simpson (R)
Senate Minority Leader: Lowell Weicker (L)
Senate Minority Whip: David Boren (L)
Alabama
2: Howell Heflin (D) (1979)
3: Richard Shelby (D) (1987)
Alaska
2: Ted Stevens (R) (1968)
3: Frank Murkowski (R) (1981)
Arizona
1: Dennis DeConcini (D) (1977)
3: John McCain (R) (1987)
Arkansas
2: David Pryor (D) (1979)
3: Dale Bumpers (D) (1975)
California
1: Jerry Brown (D) (1992)
3: Sonny Bono (L) (1993)
Colorado
2: Hank Brown (R) (1991)
3: Dick Lamm (L) (1993)
Connecticut
1: Lowell Weicker (L) (1971)
3: Christopher Dodd (D) (1981)
Delaware
1: William V. Roth (R) (1971)
2: Joe Biden (D) (1973)
Florida
1: Buddy McKay (D) (1989)
3: Bob Graham (D) (1987)
Georgia
2: Sam Nunn (D) (1973)
3: Bob Barr (R) (1993)
Hawai'i
1: Mike Gabbard (R) (1991)
3: Daniel Inoyue (D) (1963)
Idaho
2: Larry Craig (R) (1991)
3: Richard H. Stallings (D) (1993)
Illinois
2: Paul Simon (D) (1985)
3: Richard S. Williamson (R) (1993)
Indiana
1: Richard Lugar (R) (1977)
2: Baron Hill (D) (1991)
Iowa
2: Tom Harkin (D) (1985)
3: Chuck Grassley (R) (1981)
Kansas
2: Nancy Kassebaum (R) (1979)
3: Bob Dole (R) (1969)
Kentucky
2: John Brock (D) (1991)
3: Wendell H. Ford (D) (1974)
Louisiana
2: David Duke (R) (1991)
3: John Breaux (D) (1987)
Maine
1: George Mitchell (D) (1979)
2: William Cohen (R) (1979)
Maryland
1: Alan Keyes (R) (1989)
3: Barbara Mikulski (D) (1987)
Massachusetts
1: Ted Kennedy (D) (1962)
2: John Kerry (D) (1985)
Michigan
1: Donald Riegle Jr. (D) (1976)
2: Carl Levin (D) (1979)
Minnesota
1: Skip Humphrey (D) (1989)
2: Paul Wellstone (D) (1991)
Mississippi
1: John C. Stennis (D) (1947)
2: Thad Cochran (R) (1978)
Missouri
1: John Danforth (R) (1979)
3: Kit Bond (R) (1987)
Montana
1: John Melcher (D) (1977)
2: Max Baucus (D) (1978)
Nebraska
1: Bob Kerrey (D) (1989)
2: James Exon (D) (1985)
Nevada
1: Richard Bryan (D) (1989)
3: Harry Reid (D) (1987)
New Hampshire
2: Bob Smith (L) (1990)
3: Warren Rudman (L) (1980)
New Jersey
1: Frank Lautenberg (D) (1983)
2: Bill Bradley (D) (1979)
New Mexico
1: Jeff Bingaman (D) (1989)
2: Pete Dominici (R) (1973)
New York
1: Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) (1977)
3: Elizabeth Holtzman (D) (1993)
North Carolina
2: Harvey Gantt (D) (1991)
3: Sue Myrick (R) (1993)
North Dakota
1: Kent Conrad (D) (1992)
3: Bryon Dorgan (D) (1993)
Ohio
1: Howard Metzenbaum (D) (1976)
3: Mike DeWine (R) (1993)
Oklahoma
2: David Boren (L) (1979)
3: Don Nickles (R) (1981)
Oregon
2: Ron Wyden (D) (1991)
3: Les AuCoin (D) (1993)
Pennsylvania
1: John Heinz (R) (1977)
3: Arlen Specter (R) (1981)
Rhode Island
1: John Chafee (R) (1976)
2: Claiborne Pell (D) (1961)
South Carolina
2: Strom Thurmond (R) (1956)
3: Thomas F. Harnett (R) (1993)
South Dakota
2: Larry Pressler (R) (1979)
3: Tom Daschle (D) (1987)
Tennessee
1: Jim Sasser (D) (1977)
2: Al Gore (D) (1985)
Texas
1: Lloyd Bentsen (D) (1971)
2: Phil Gramm (R) (1985)
Utah
1: Orrin Hatch (R) (1977)
3: Ted Wilson (D) (1993)
Vermont
1: Jim Jeffords (R) (1989)
3: Jim Douglas (R) (1993)
Virginia
1: Chuck Robb (D) (1989)
2: John Warner (R) (1979)
Washington
1: Mike Lowry (D) (1989)
3: Patty Murray (D) (1993)
West Virginia
1: Robert Byrd (D) (1959)
2: Jay Rockefeller (D) (1985)
Wisconsin
1: Herb Kohl (D) (1989)
3: Russ Feingold (D) (1993)
Wyoming
1: John Vinich (D) (1989)
2: Alan Simpson (R) (1979)
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Governors
Democratic: 26
Republican: 16
Liberty & Justice: 7
Alabama: George Wallace Jr. (D)
Alaska: Wally Hickel (L)
Arizona: Evan Mecham (L)
Arkansas: Jim Guy Tucker (D)
California: Pete Wilson (R)
Colorado: Roy Romer (D)
Connecticut: Eunice Groark (L)
Delaware: Tom Carper (D)
Florida: Lawton Chiles (D)
Georgia: Zell Miller (D)
Hawai'i: John Waihee (D)
Idaho: Cecil Andrus (D)
Illinois: Jim Edgar (R)
Iowa: Terry Branstad (R)
Kansas: Mike Hayden (R)
Kentucky: Scotty Baesler (D)
Louisiana: Buddy Roemer (D)
Maine: John R. McKernan (R)
Maryland: William Donald Schaefer (D)
Massachusetts: William F. Weld (R)
Michigan: James Blanchard (D)
Minnesota: Vin Weber (R)
Mississippi: Ray Mabus (D)
Missouri: Roy Blunt (R)
Montana: Bob Kelleher (L)
Nebraska: Kay Orr (R)
Nevada: Bob Miller (D)
New Hampshire: Steve Merill (R)
New Jersey: James Florio (D)
New Mexico: Bruce King (D)
New York: Mario Cuomo (D)
North Carolina: Jim Hunt (D)
North Dakota: Ed Schaefer (R)
Ohio: George Voinovich (R)
Oklahoma: David Walters (D)
Oregon: Barbara Roberts (D)
Pennsylvania: William Scranton III (R)
Rhode Island: Bruce Sundlun (D)
South Carolina: Carroll Campbell (R)
South Dakota: George S. Mickelson (R)
Tennessee: Ned McWherter (D)
Texas: Ann Richards (D)
Utah: Merrill Cook (L)
Vermont: Howard Dean (L)
Virginia: Douglas Wilder (L)
Washington: Gary Locke (D)
West Virginia: Charlotte Pritt (D)
Wisconsin: Tommy Thompson (R)
Wyoming: Mike Sullivan (D)
Democratic: 59
Republican: 35
Liberty & Justice: 6
President: Dan Quayle (L)
President pro Tempore: John C. Stennis (D)
Senate Majority Leader: Daniel Inouye (D)
Senate Majority Whip: Wendell H. Ford (D)
Senate Minority Leader: Bob Dole (R)
Senate Minority Whip: Alan Simpson (R)
Senate Minority Leader: Lowell Weicker (L)
Senate Minority Whip: David Boren (L)
Alabama
2: Howell Heflin (D) (1979)
3: Richard Shelby (D) (1987)
Alaska
2: Ted Stevens (R) (1968)
3: Frank Murkowski (R) (1981)
Arizona
1: Dennis DeConcini (D) (1977)
3: John McCain (R) (1987)
Arkansas
2: David Pryor (D) (1979)
3: Dale Bumpers (D) (1975)
California
1: Jerry Brown (D) (1992)
3: Sonny Bono (L) (1993)
Colorado
2: Hank Brown (R) (1991)
3: Dick Lamm (L) (1993)
Connecticut
1: Lowell Weicker (L) (1971)
3: Christopher Dodd (D) (1981)
Delaware
1: William V. Roth (R) (1971)
2: Joe Biden (D) (1973)
Florida
1: Buddy McKay (D) (1989)
3: Bob Graham (D) (1987)
Georgia
2: Sam Nunn (D) (1973)
3: Bob Barr (R) (1993)
Hawai'i
1: Mike Gabbard (R) (1991)
3: Daniel Inoyue (D) (1963)
Idaho
2: Larry Craig (R) (1991)
3: Richard H. Stallings (D) (1993)
Illinois
2: Paul Simon (D) (1985)
3: Richard S. Williamson (R) (1993)
Indiana
1: Richard Lugar (R) (1977)
2: Baron Hill (D) (1991)
Iowa
2: Tom Harkin (D) (1985)
3: Chuck Grassley (R) (1981)
Kansas
2: Nancy Kassebaum (R) (1979)
3: Bob Dole (R) (1969)
Kentucky
2: John Brock (D) (1991)
3: Wendell H. Ford (D) (1974)
Louisiana
2: David Duke (R) (1991)
3: John Breaux (D) (1987)
Maine
1: George Mitchell (D) (1979)
2: William Cohen (R) (1979)
Maryland
1: Alan Keyes (R) (1989)
3: Barbara Mikulski (D) (1987)
Massachusetts
1: Ted Kennedy (D) (1962)
2: John Kerry (D) (1985)
Michigan
1: Donald Riegle Jr. (D) (1976)
2: Carl Levin (D) (1979)
Minnesota
1: Skip Humphrey (D) (1989)
2: Paul Wellstone (D) (1991)
Mississippi
1: John C. Stennis (D) (1947)
2: Thad Cochran (R) (1978)
Missouri
1: John Danforth (R) (1979)
3: Kit Bond (R) (1987)
Montana
1: John Melcher (D) (1977)
2: Max Baucus (D) (1978)
Nebraska
1: Bob Kerrey (D) (1989)
2: James Exon (D) (1985)
Nevada
1: Richard Bryan (D) (1989)
3: Harry Reid (D) (1987)
New Hampshire
2: Bob Smith (L) (1990)
3: Warren Rudman (L) (1980)
New Jersey
1: Frank Lautenberg (D) (1983)
2: Bill Bradley (D) (1979)
New Mexico
1: Jeff Bingaman (D) (1989)
2: Pete Dominici (R) (1973)
New York
1: Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) (1977)
3: Elizabeth Holtzman (D) (1993)
North Carolina
2: Harvey Gantt (D) (1991)
3: Sue Myrick (R) (1993)
North Dakota
1: Kent Conrad (D) (1992)
3: Bryon Dorgan (D) (1993)
Ohio
1: Howard Metzenbaum (D) (1976)
3: Mike DeWine (R) (1993)
Oklahoma
2: David Boren (L) (1979)
3: Don Nickles (R) (1981)
Oregon
2: Ron Wyden (D) (1991)
3: Les AuCoin (D) (1993)
Pennsylvania
1: John Heinz (R) (1977)
3: Arlen Specter (R) (1981)
Rhode Island
1: John Chafee (R) (1976)
2: Claiborne Pell (D) (1961)
South Carolina
2: Strom Thurmond (R) (1956)
3: Thomas F. Harnett (R) (1993)
South Dakota
2: Larry Pressler (R) (1979)
3: Tom Daschle (D) (1987)
Tennessee
1: Jim Sasser (D) (1977)
2: Al Gore (D) (1985)
Texas
1: Lloyd Bentsen (D) (1971)
2: Phil Gramm (R) (1985)
Utah
1: Orrin Hatch (R) (1977)
3: Ted Wilson (D) (1993)
Vermont
1: Jim Jeffords (R) (1989)
3: Jim Douglas (R) (1993)
Virginia
1: Chuck Robb (D) (1989)
2: John Warner (R) (1979)
Washington
1: Mike Lowry (D) (1989)
3: Patty Murray (D) (1993)
West Virginia
1: Robert Byrd (D) (1959)
2: Jay Rockefeller (D) (1985)
Wisconsin
1: Herb Kohl (D) (1989)
3: Russ Feingold (D) (1993)
Wyoming
1: John Vinich (D) (1989)
2: Alan Simpson (R) (1979)
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Governors
Democratic: 26
Republican: 16
Liberty & Justice: 7
Alabama: George Wallace Jr. (D)
Alaska: Wally Hickel (L)
Arizona: Evan Mecham (L)
Arkansas: Jim Guy Tucker (D)
California: Pete Wilson (R)
Colorado: Roy Romer (D)
Connecticut: Eunice Groark (L)
Delaware: Tom Carper (D)
Florida: Lawton Chiles (D)
Georgia: Zell Miller (D)
Hawai'i: John Waihee (D)
Idaho: Cecil Andrus (D)
Illinois: Jim Edgar (R)
Iowa: Terry Branstad (R)
Kansas: Mike Hayden (R)
Kentucky: Scotty Baesler (D)
Louisiana: Buddy Roemer (D)
Maine: John R. McKernan (R)
Maryland: William Donald Schaefer (D)
Massachusetts: William F. Weld (R)
Michigan: James Blanchard (D)
Minnesota: Vin Weber (R)
Mississippi: Ray Mabus (D)
Missouri: Roy Blunt (R)
Montana: Bob Kelleher (L)
Nebraska: Kay Orr (R)
Nevada: Bob Miller (D)
New Hampshire: Steve Merill (R)
New Jersey: James Florio (D)
New Mexico: Bruce King (D)
New York: Mario Cuomo (D)
North Carolina: Jim Hunt (D)
North Dakota: Ed Schaefer (R)
Ohio: George Voinovich (R)
Oklahoma: David Walters (D)
Oregon: Barbara Roberts (D)
Pennsylvania: William Scranton III (R)
Rhode Island: Bruce Sundlun (D)
South Carolina: Carroll Campbell (R)
South Dakota: George S. Mickelson (R)
Tennessee: Ned McWherter (D)
Texas: Ann Richards (D)
Utah: Merrill Cook (L)
Vermont: Howard Dean (L)
Virginia: Douglas Wilder (L)
Washington: Gary Locke (D)
West Virginia: Charlotte Pritt (D)
Wisconsin: Tommy Thompson (R)
Wyoming: Mike Sullivan (D)
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The 1993 Liberal Leadership Election
After Chrétien's loss, there was one clear idea who would be the next leader of the Liberals. Ever since the 1987 leadership election, Paul Martin had been seen as the next in line, being the heir to Turner's faction. However, in an upset, former MP Claude Lanthier would defeat Martin in a rematch of 1988. Martin would have to wait for a by-election and the next leadership election. Many candidates would come forward. Turner/Martinites would have two main candidates, the young former Minister of Youth Jean Lapierre (who had been the youngest cabinet minister under Turner) along with auto-parts executive and York-Simcoe MP Frank Stronach.
Lapierre had been a strong supporter of Turner’s leadership, with him and his supporters wearing black armbands at the 1987 convention. Stronach was the founder of Magna International, and while he had a fiscally conservative platform (calling for a flat tax and a balanced budget), he also supported populist policies like Senate reform. He would also be good friends with Chrétien, who appointed him to the post of Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. Bob Speller was also running, but he would be overshadowed by Stronach’s more popular campaign.
The Chrétienites would have a smaller field than expected. Brian Tobin had retired from federal politics to become the leader of the Newfoundland Liberal Party and had been elected as Premier. However, others would run, like Dennis Mills, and Christine Stewart. The leading candidate would be Donald Johnston. While he had run against Chrétien in 1984, he would support him in 1987 and would serve as Defence Minister.
Stronach's money and support with all wings of the party, along with his own "Team Stronach" movement. The businessman had attacked the division of previous leadership elections and believed that a united movement would be necessary to defeat Prime Minister Campbell. Stronach would also get large numbers of non-Liberals to sign up and join the party. This would allow him to take a sizeable victory on the first ballot. Lapierre would be in second, while Johnston would have a disappointing third. All other candidates dropped out before the next ballot, getting insignificant numbers of support.
The second ballot would establish the race as being a Lapierre-Stronach battle, with Johnston struggling to establish a second place finish. Stronach’s campaign team had convinced many of his supporters to defect over, giving Stronach the momentum to have a large lead over Stronach, nearly being able to avoid a third ballot. Sure enough, on the third ballot, he would become leader of the Liberal Party, with Johnston as his deputy. Despite some speculation that Lapierre would join the PCs or the PPMQ, he would stay in the party.
Lapierre had been a strong supporter of Turner’s leadership, with him and his supporters wearing black armbands at the 1987 convention. Stronach was the founder of Magna International, and while he had a fiscally conservative platform (calling for a flat tax and a balanced budget), he also supported populist policies like Senate reform. He would also be good friends with Chrétien, who appointed him to the post of Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. Bob Speller was also running, but he would be overshadowed by Stronach’s more popular campaign.
The Chrétienites would have a smaller field than expected. Brian Tobin had retired from federal politics to become the leader of the Newfoundland Liberal Party and had been elected as Premier. However, others would run, like Dennis Mills, and Christine Stewart. The leading candidate would be Donald Johnston. While he had run against Chrétien in 1984, he would support him in 1987 and would serve as Defence Minister.
Stronach's money and support with all wings of the party, along with his own "Team Stronach" movement. The businessman had attacked the division of previous leadership elections and believed that a united movement would be necessary to defeat Prime Minister Campbell. Stronach would also get large numbers of non-Liberals to sign up and join the party. This would allow him to take a sizeable victory on the first ballot. Lapierre would be in second, while Johnston would have a disappointing third. All other candidates dropped out before the next ballot, getting insignificant numbers of support.
The second ballot would establish the race as being a Lapierre-Stronach battle, with Johnston struggling to establish a second place finish. Stronach’s campaign team had convinced many of his supporters to defect over, giving Stronach the momentum to have a large lead over Stronach, nearly being able to avoid a third ballot. Sure enough, on the third ballot, he would become leader of the Liberal Party, with Johnston as his deputy. Despite some speculation that Lapierre would join the PCs or the PPMQ, he would stay in the party.
