Wheatleyverse

The Wheatleyverse is a fictional alternate timeline in which Theodore Wheatley becomes Leader of the Anarcho-Garfieldist Party instead of the party dissolving, and the Assassination of Theodore Wheatley never occurs.

Theodore Wheatley and the Anarcho-Garfieldist Party
Theodore Wheatley would enter Dogger politics in April of 2021 as a member of the Anarcho-Garfieldist Party where he would quickly rise through the ranks, bringing new life to the satirical political party. However, unlike in the primary timeline, after a poor showing for the AGP in the May 2021 Legislative Elections, the party decided it was time for a change in leadership. On May 15, 2021, Sam Garfield stepped down as Leader of the AGP, and a new leadership election was held, resulting in Theodore Wheatley as the new Leader and Isoltan Zovtvan as the new Deputy Leader. Due to Wheatley remaining in the Anarcho-Garfieldist Party, the Green Democratic Party would never be formed, and Wheatley would never join the Doggerland Left to create the Thwompist Caucus.

Although Wheatley was known for being a comedic person, he decided that for the elactability of the Anarcho-Garfieldist Party, the party would need to reinvent itself to be a little more serious. This resulted in numerous satirical ads featuring Thwomp and Garfield, but a shift in policy from the satirical in Abolish Monday and Universal Basic Lasagna to the serious in the Green Exchange Program and the Cooperative Promotion Act. Due to this, the primary ideology of the Anarcho-Garfieldist Party would become Thwompism, or the use of political satire for serious change. With a more serious Anarcho-Garfieldist Party and the absence of a Thwompist Caucus within the Doggerland Left, the Ministry of Thwomp was never created, and the Assassination of Theodore Wheatley never occurred.

Seth Woods and the Progressive Libertarian Party
Seth Woods would enter Dogger politics in June of 2021 as the founder of the Progressive Libertarian Party, advocating for a more serious left-libertarian alternative to Theodore Wheatley's Anarcho-Garfieldist Party. The party's tagline was "For Liberty! For Progress!" However, unlike in the primary timeline, Free & Equal would never be formed by William Bos, so the Progressive Libertarian Party remained as the primary left-libertarian political party in Doggerland. Additionally, instead of Volt+Pirates rebranding to "Volt Doggerland," the party would dissolve on June 15, 2021, with many advocates of Pirate Politics joining the Progressive Libertarians. The Humanist Center would join the merger soon after.

After these mergers, the Progressive Libertarian Party became one of the top 5 largest political parties in Doggerland, and solidified a central leadership structure. Leadership consisted of Seth Woods and Apples Clarke as Co-Leaders, Alfred Cedil as Deputy Leader, and Bent Jansma as General Secretary, all of whom would run in the July 2021 Doggerland senate elections, alongside James Cronin. Other notable members of the Progressive Libertarians included Homem, Rado Popovich, Pax Americana, and even Avery Wagers for a brief time. Because Bent Jansma remained as a member of the Progressive Libertarians, Self-Reliance! was never formed, but its focus on devolution would still play an integral part in the policies of the Progressive Libertarian Party.

June 2021 Presidential Election
The June 2021 presidential election was held on June 25, 2021 to determine the next President of Doggerland. Incumbent President Rune Tien-Liong won reelection with a larger majority of 10 votes as opposed to their majority of 1 vote last election. Percentage-wise, they led Joris Jansen by 12%, an increase from the 1.2% last election. Unlike in the primary timeline, Forward Presidential Alliance nominee Rune Tien-Liong would choose Theodore Wheatley as their running mate, while Freedom Presidential Alliance nominee Joris Jansen would choose Seth Woods as his, though this change did not seem to affect the election results.

July Legislative Election
The July legislative elections returned a large plurality to the Progressive Libertarian Party while the incumbent LWP and other left wing parties more generally suffered losses. The Liberal Party also lost some potential voters to the PL. The Anarcho-Garfieldist Party suffered major losses as well. The coalition talks that followed gave birth to a government between the PL, Liberals, LWP, Reform and the AGP.