Atlas Campaign 2032

[ilikeverin]

I have December 2003

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I have April 26th 2005.

[Lt. Gov. Immy]

I have December 2003

I have you beat by 19 days

[Jake]

Oh come on Akno get to me already.

You have an October 20th registration, Colin, wait in line.

I do believe I have the oldest registration on this forum short of Dave himself.

Dave
Peter  *
Kevinstat
Canadian observer
English
Al  *
Darthkosh *
TCash  *
Nym  *
Boss tweed  *
migrendel  *
Michael Z  *
jtfdem
Ryan
northernDog
Beet  *
nclib
agcat
Justin  *

* active in Fantasy Politics to my knowledge

[Akno21]

Alright, Peter, Michael Z, Beet, Nclib, and Justin will be up soon.

[Speed of Sound]

I have April 26th 2005.

me too

[MasterJedi]

I have April 26th 2005.

me too

I beat you, I have March 26, 2004!!!11!!1!!

[PBrunsel]

First of all akno very nice scenario. I enjoy the reading the new posts. This is not as good as Randy Jones for President, but nothing could be that good.

Second, I really don't care when or if I am brought up in  this fine little story, so when my times comes you can boost some of the more "anctious" people up infront of me. Seeing that chances are nil I will ever run for President, I don't really care.

[Akno21]

First of all akno very nice scenario. I enjoy the reading the new posts. This is not as good as Randy Jones for President, but nothing could be that good.

Second, I really don't care when or if I am brought up in  this fine little story, so when my times comes you can boost some of the more "anctious" people up infront of me. Seeing that chances are nil I will ever run for President, I don't really care.

Thanks, PB, nothing can beat Randy Jones

You'll be in this, most definitly. You served a full, elected term as President, and are one of the most recognizable figures on the forum. You'll be in, and with a big part.

[Akno21]

Two More Candidates Enter Presidential Race
By Yuji Suzuki, Seattle Times

WASHINGTON-- In a race already overcrowded with candidates, two more entered the race on this frigid, late January day. First to announce was Nick Calvert, the chairman of the American Civil Liberties Union. Calvert made his announcement on the nationally syndicated radio program Olbermann in the Morning. Calvert's announcement was not completely unexpected, but most considered it more likely that he would announce his run for the North Carolina Senate seat than the Presidency. Calvert made his name as a civil liberties laywer, and briefly served as a Representive in the US House, before he became ACLU chairman in 2025. He announced that he will resign from the position in order to campaign fully. Calvert is a registered Democrat.

On the Republican side, New Hampshire Representive Justin Smith also announced his bid for the Presidency. Smith was elected in 2022, and is seen as a quick riser, he was a committee ranking member by 2029, which is very fast. Not all like him, seeing his as somewhat of a camera hog.

Smith's politics are relatively moderate, and he is popular in the his libertarian-leaning state, New Hampshire. He has worked with Democrats on several issues, but has had success keeping conservative allies.

Calvert called for the candidates to be judged on what they have accomplished. He cited his success in protecting civil liberties of all Americans, a thinly veiled attack on those who have spent much of their adult life in the government bureacracy, not accomplishing anything.

"The American people want to see results, and I have them, whether you like them or not. I'm effective."

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

When will the next update be?

[Joe Republic]

Isn't it time for some primaries by now?

[12th Doctor]

Acctually, J.J. and New Feddy are far older than even Dave.  I think J.J. is 44 or so and New Feddy is in his late 50's.

[Joe Republic]

Acctually, J.J. and New Feddy are far older than even Dave.  I think J.J. is 44 or so and New Feddy is in his late 50's.

Which would mean that by 2032 they'd probably be too old to run for President.  Maybe not with J.J., but New Feddy would be in his late 80's.

[Akno21]

I don't anticipate being able to finish this alone. I think it would be good however, and would be a lot of fun, if we had a staff of around five people to write up stuff about the wildest campaign ever, all independent of each other, and then I'd just be in charge of deciding who wins and occasionally writing something. We can skip the rest of the candidate intros and just say everyone of note is in. If people are interested, PM me or post here.

[George W. Hobbes]

I could give it a shot, I suppose.

[PBrunsel]

Hello everbody,

Today I would like to announce that I will be posting some articles here. If you would like to be mentioned in the scenario, simply PM me.

I will now go in order of people who have requested to be included:

htmldon (R)
PBrunsel (R)

[PBrunsel]

But just for kicks.

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Tax Man to Run for President
by James Garibaldi Third-Party Watch

Lynchburg, Virginia- It finally has occurred, a third party candidate has entered the race for President in this year of 2032, and a big name candidate at that. Noted tax expert and owner of A18 Incorporated, Phillip A. has entered the race for President as the nominee of “The Tax Freedom Party.” 

The controversial business owner and tax commentator decided last Thursday to take a stab at the Oval Office, because he has attacked all past administrations on their tax policies. “President Leip is a left-winged Socialist plain and simple,” Phillip told the press as he announced his candidacy for President, “He has raised the tax rate 25% and made the Inheritance Tax legal once again. This left-winged government must be brought down no matter what the costs are in the upcoming campaign!”

Describing the Republican and Democratic Parties as “two heads on the same big government coin” he accepted the nomination of the fledgling Tax Freedom Party. In 2028, the small party garnered only .012% (98,720 votes) of the national popular vote running the Chairman of the former Constitution Party Jake Nichols of Pennsylvania.

A18, a self-made billionaire, is expected to garner 2-5% of the popular vote as he tries to sell his ideas in a national flat tax and a clean-up of the Federal Reserves.

[PBrunsel]

Attorney General in General Election?
by H. Norman Brewster, Terre Haut Times

Terre Haut, Indiana - In what may be one of the biggest surprises of the upcoming 2032 Campaign, Leip Administration Attorney General Peter Bell has entered the race for President. “I have seen many enter this race,” Bell told a small number of reporters as he announced his intentions to seek the White House, “And all are men who I consider ignorant to the constitutional crisis that is around the corner. Whether it be the chaos that occurred when just 7sevean states last year tried instant run-off voting (IRV) or the current political football game being played over the Marriage Equity Act of 2029.”

Bell, born in the United Kingdom, became famous for his successful defense of the voting rights of several undocumented immigrants before the Supreme Court in 2025. The case, The State of Tennessee vs. Guernaco (one of the undocumented immigrants arguing for renewed voting rights) won Bell national fame and was the obvious choice for President Leip’s Attorney General.

Bell has decided, in another surprise, to seek the Presidency as an independent. Stating, “President Leip has shown that an independent can be quite an effective manger of both his Cabinet and the Congress.” Potential running mates for him have yet to be hypothesized, but some say that Representatives Joe Republic of Ohio or Zach Leh of Pennsylvania. Bell declared, “My infant campaign still needs organization and money, a running mate is a very low priority as of right now.”

In a few historical footnotes, this is the first time in American history where cabinet members of the same administration will be running against each other. Defense Secretary Daniel Dunn and Vice-President Gustaf Lundregen have already thrown their hats into the ring. Second of all is that this is only the second time since 2008 that a person from Indiana has ran for President of the United States. As we all know, that last man was former President Evan Bayh. 

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I'm glad this will be continued

[Speed of Sound]

I will now go in order of people who have requested to be included:

LiberalPA (D)


Keep in mind some of these people will be brought up as possible Vice- Presidential material.

id be cool with that

[Kevin]

Can't wait to see myself in this story!

[ilikeverin]

Attorney General in General Election?
Terre Haut Times

Terre Haut, Indiana

Pete Bell is 'from' Fort Wayne, thank you very much

[Platypus]

I'd like that, PB

[PBrunsel]

Second-Buckeye-nana?
by Cindy DeSoto Cincinnati Times

CINCINNATI- Congressman Joe Delaney, a self-described “independent centrist, cynical optimist”, of the great state of Ohio made a shocking announcement yesterday, seeming to go along with the current trend. He announced that he would accept the vice-presidential position if offered to him by Attorney general Peter Bell (I-IN).

Delaney, known for a dry sense of humor but a hard-working man none the less, rose in the ranks of politics in Ohio. In 2016 he reluctantly accepted the nomination of the Ohio Reformist Party (a party only in Ohio) to run against a somewhat senile old Democratic State Senator , and to the surprise of the state, he won (but with only 31% of the vote). Since then he rose in the ranks as a non-partisan Centrist, and in 2024 was elected Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor. By then he had decided to give up on the utterly incompetent Ohio Reformist Party and run for Congress. His opponents, incumbent Congressman R. Reagan Forver and District Attorney Jacob D. Becker (JDB for short), were defeated in what most pundits said would be a walk for Congressman Forver. Also elected in 2024 to the Governorship was “The Weatherman Senator” State Senator Michael A. Naso. “Don’t blame me,” Republic joked after hearing this news, “I abstained on the governorship.”

Now a very poplar national figure, Congressman Delaney is expected to bring a great deal of appeal to the ticket. Bell, regarded by some (especially Mississippi Senator Harry Nelson) as an elitist, would most likely be seen as less of “stuck-up” by selecting the down home Congressman as his running-mate.

Bell currently polls (poll provided by Gallup Inc.) in a mock election between Senators Nyman of Michigan  and Nicholas of Washington at:

Nyman (D): 34%
Nicholas (R): 30
Bell (I): 14%
A18 (TF): 6%
Others: 3%
Undecided: 13%