Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed.Splendid update, Mr. President. Shame on Ted Kennedy stepping down from Senate Majority Whip, but Realpolitik demands must be met, and Hillary becoming a Representative rather than becoming a Senator first is interesting.
Great job on how politicians on both sides of the aisle, who in our original timeline either had a bland career or were one of the "great has been," could properly rise to national fame and be more influential. Maybe Mario Cuomo and Mike Dukakis could attain their dream of becoming the occupants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in this timeline. I certainly also notice that the "Rising Stars" of the GOP in this timeline are Romney or Bush Republicans, those moderates who, in our timeline, are marginalized or sidelined by an increasingly conservative national party.
My goal is definitely to showcase some OTL figures who, under different circumstances, could have played a far bigger role in national politics. With the GOP trending more moderate for a longer period of time, I think it only makes sense for their "rising stars" to fit that mold. While conservatism is going to have its long awaited comeback at some point (I know, I keep alluding to this/foreshadowing it), what exactly that conservatism looks like will be different ITTL.