Who would the 2004 Democratic US presidential nominee be without 9/11 and would they actually manage to defeat Bush for a second term that year? Apparently Al Gore seriously considered running again in 2004 before 9/11 derailed his plans:
Is there any chance that we could see a Hillary Clinton run in 2004 in this TL? Or only if Al Gore doesn't run again? And in a Gore-Hillary contest, who would win? Gore due to widespread Democratic feelings that the 2000 election was stolen from him and that he thus deserves another chance? And if the Democrats win the 2004 election, do they subsequently end up losing in 2008 only to then make a comeback in 2012 due to public anger at the GOP's possible austerity measures during the Great Recession?
Al Gore on His Golden Years and Why He Thinks Obama Has Failed on Climate Change -- New York Magazine - Nymag
The almost president has become the ultimate Davos Man, a moral entrepreneur and richer than Mitt Romney.
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Is there any chance that we could see a Hillary Clinton run in 2004 in this TL? Or only if Al Gore doesn't run again? And in a Gore-Hillary contest, who would win? Gore due to widespread Democratic feelings that the 2000 election was stolen from him and that he thus deserves another chance? And if the Democrats win the 2004 election, do they subsequently end up losing in 2008 only to then make a comeback in 2012 due to public anger at the GOP's possible austerity measures during the Great Recession?