2036 US Presidential election (Jaime Harrison vs Eric Trump)

With Stacey Abrams' presidency ending after 8 years, Democrats were eager to find a suitable replacement that could hold on to the White House on election day. Although she won with solid majorities in both 2028 and 2032, people were eager for change in 2036 and it wasn't guaranteed that Democrats would hold on to the White House.

Meanwhile, global affairs were becoming increasingly unstable. By the mid 2030's, it was becoming clear that almost every major country was preparing to dump the U.S. Dollar en masse, which would end its status as the world reserve currency. America, as a result, would be thrown into a huge depression. Unemployment would skyrocket to nearly 25%, hyperinflation would occur, and there would be severe social unrest. This impending economic collapse became the major focal point of the 2036 election.

After a long fight, South Carolina senator Jaime Harrison secured the Democratic nomination. Meanwhile, Eric Trump almost immediately became the Republican front-runner and never took his foot off the gas pedal. He easily became the Republican nominee.

Harrison realized that in addition to the potential economic disaster, America was also suffering from increasing automation of jobs. Millions of workers were struggling to make a living because robots were replacing the tasks that were once performed by humans. As such, Harrison picked entrepreneur Andrew Yang to be his running mate. Yang became the first Asian American to appear on a major party ticket.

Trump, meanwhile, made the extremely controversial decision of nominating his sister, Ivanka, to be his running mate. While most Republicans were overjoyed by this decision, Democrats and independents were horrified. They insisted that Trump should pick another running mate who wasn't related to him because Trump picking his sister was blatant nepotism and violated conflict of interest laws. Foreign leaders also condemned Trump harshly, and even the most conservative world leaders said that they had no choice but to support Harrison. However, Trump stood firm behind his decision.

After their nominations, Harrison and Trump fiercely campaigned against each other. Harrison laid out a plan to help America transition smoothly through the major paradigm shift that was about to occur. He promised to work closely with the Federal Reserve and the international community to help America avoid an economic catastrophe. Foreign leaders expressed interest in working with Harrison and reaffirmed that a strong America was still crucial to global prosperity.

Trump, meanwhile, adopted a hardline nationalist approach to solving these problems. He promised that America would raise tariffs on countries that didn't agree to America's demands, and even implied that he would impose sanctions on some countries, including our allies. He blamed the extremely precarious economic situation on illegal immigrants and the "deep state" and the "fake news media". He even suggested that Hillary Clinton and George Soros were behind it all, despite both of them being dead for several years at that point. While the Republican party overwhelmingly agreed with him, almost every world leader said that Trump was insane and that they would have no interest in working with him.

As a result of all this, Harrison opened up an enormous lead by election day, and virtually everyone agreed that he would win. In fact, Harrison won even greater than the polls suggested. He handily flipped South Carolina, his home state, for the first time since 1976. Massive African American and youth turnout also enabled him to win narrowly in Mississippi, which also had not voted Democratic since 1976. Andrew Yang's plans to help farmers and middle class Americans adjust to the automation of their jobs caused the Republican stranglehold on rural America to severely weaken, or in some states, completely break. Kansas, Missouri, and South Dakota all completely bucked their long histories of voting Republican by backing Harrison. Increasing dislike for Trump from America's Mormon community also enabled Harrison to narrowly win Utah and Montana. However, Trump won most of the midwest and was able to win over 70% of the vote in Ohio, as well as over 60% in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. However, 2036 was the biggest Democratic landslide in 40 years, and this was the last time a Trump appeared on the Republican ticket.