Earth-57

Earth-57 is a reality in the multiverse.

History
Earth-57's history was identical to Earth-95's and real life until the Presidential Election of 2000, in which the infamous election farce did not occur and Al Gore successfully became president. Unlike Bush, Al Gore heeded the warnings that a major terrorist attack would happen, and so the destruction of the World Trade Center was avoided. However, that such a major act of terrorism was attempted at all still puts the nation’s people on edge, and the Patriot Act is still put forward. And while Iraq is not invaded, Al Gore is ultimately still a somewhat unpopular president, and he narrowly loses re-election. The 2008 recession still happens, and Barack Obama still wins the 2008 election as a result.