What if the 2020 US Presidential Election was between Kanye West and Dolly Parton?
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The world is the same as ours up until the point when Kanye West announces his candidacy on the last day it's legal to do so in July 2020. He campaigns mildly, but in the months leading up to the election, Joe Biden dies from a heart attack.<br><br>He's replaced on the ballot by the sweetheart of Tennessee, Dolly Parton. She runs on a platform of being "a lot less crazy" than her opponent, upending the celebrity-in-politics narrative with a campaign centered on doing the best she could as the "least worst" choice for the job, and introducing the concept of a "coalition presidency," where rather than leaning on her own political instincts, she instead listens to the recommendations of experts across all branches of government and parties. <br><br>The idea is surprisingly popular, and on election night, she carries all 538 electoral votes in a historic landslide. What does this administration look like on January 21, 2021? What does her cabinet look like? What are her priorities? Is she a 1 term president? How does she get re-elected? What are her poll numbers? How does the stock market react? What happens to Kanye's political career? <br><br>This is a story for the ages, so go write the damned thing.
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