The Haslam2020 Election Series Main Thread

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Presidents of the United States:

Ron Paul (1993-2001)
Paul Wellstone (2001-2005)
Pat Buchanan (2005-2009)
John Edwards (2009-2017)

Vice Presidents of the United States:

Mark Hatfield (1993-2001)
Dennis Kucinich (2001-2005)
Gary Johnson (2005-2009)
Evan Bayh (2009-2013)
Bernie Sanders (2013-2017)


Presidential Approval Ratings in their last days in office:


Ron Paul (1993-2001) 59.8%
Paul Wellstone (2001-2005) 51.0%
Pat Buchanan (2005-2009) 42.1%
John Edwards (2009-2017) 54.2%

will have secretaries, presidential-summing-ups, etc.
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[Former Senator Haslam2020]

The 1992 U.S Presidential Election:

Congressman Ron Paul/Senator Mark Hatfield: 367 Electoral Votes 58.6%
Governor Ann Richards/Senator David Boren: 171 Electoral Votes 41.4%


The democrats expected to face Vice President Quayle in November and eventually, after Paul won the nomination, Richards, the dems' nominee couldn't really demonize him. She became a pretty conservative democrat yet many liberals, moderates, and conservatives went for Paul, although in the last month he was up by just around five to eight points, he dominated Richards/Boren, even winning humiliating home-state victories.


The 1996 U.S Presidential Election:

President Ron Paul/Vice President Mark Hatfield 367 Electoral Votes 51.4%
Shadow Senator Jesse Jackson/Former Governor Jerry Brown 171 Electoral Votes 37.1%
Congressman Bob Dornan/Congressman Lindsey Graham 0 Electoral Votes 11.4%

President Paul dominated the debates, in which Dornan was not allowed access but President Paul demanded that he be let in, so the debate commission let him in, yet he lost a lot of support because of his poor debate performance. Jesse Jackson made several gaffes on the campaign trail, calling Israel "stupid" and whites "crazy". This made his poll numbers suffered and President Paul cruised to victory on Election Night, securing a fifth term for the GOP.


The 2000 U.S Presidential Election:

Senator Paul Wellstone/Congressman Dennis Kucinich: 379 Electoral Votes 50.0%
Businessman Donald Trump/Treasury Secretary Pat Buchanan: 159 Electoral Votes 38.9%
Congressman Dave McCurdy/Activist Lyndon LaRouche: 0 Electoral Votes 11.1%


The 2000 Election was brutal, even with President Paul's approval ratings at 64%, many people wanted something new, a democrat for president. Paul Wellstone won a close primary, as did Trump. Congressman Dave McCurdy had decided to run as an independent formed out of the Dornan '96 candidacy. He named the party: The American Hawk Party. In the end, Wellstone won a great decisive victory.


The 2004 U.S Presidential Election:

Fmr. Treasury Sec. Pat Buchanan/Fmr. Governor Gary Johnson: 276 Electoral Votes 43.8%
President Paul Wellstone/Vice President Dennis Kucinich: 236 Electoral Votes 236 Electoral Votes 34.2%
Fmr. Senator David Boren/Representative Duncan Hunter: 26 Electoral Votes22.0%

With Boren being allowed into the debates, the election remained a close three way race. American Hawks were on the rise, and Wellstone's approval rating was going down. Pat Buchanan portrayed himself as a Washington outsider, Wellstone as an incumbent reformer, Boren as a former Washington politician turned reformer. In the end, after vigorous campaigning and at 6:30 AM on November 3rd, 2004, the election was decided for Buchanan in the close state of Wisconsin.


The 2008 U.S Presidential Election:

Senator John Edwards/Senator Evan Bayh: 450 Electoral Votes 50.0%
President Pat Buchanan/Governor Sarah Palin: 79 Electoral Votes 26.9%
Representative Lindsey Graham/Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani: 9 Electoral Votes 23.1%

President Pat Buchanan was crushed in his bid for re-election, America was tired of republicans, no matter how "good" they were. Edwards promised change, unlike the aging failed Buchanan. Edwards promised abortion to be re-legalized, a more sound foreign policy, lower taxes, and took several Graham and Buchanan voters. Buchanan ditched Johnson for Palin and paid the price, and the American Hawk Party would dissolve in late 2009, after their midterm prospects looked grim, again. In the debates, Edwards dominated, same with Graham with Buchanan faltering, the greatest landslide in modern political history.


The 2012 U.S Presidential Election:

President John Edwards/Senator Bernie Sanders: 344 Electoral Votes 54.5%
Fmr Gov. Gary Johnson/Senator Herman Cain: 194 Electoral Votes 45.5%

Edwards dominated the debates, portraying Johnson as a weak crazy-liberty-right wing extremist, and him as a moderate problem solver. It worked. Most people seemed to forget Edwards's primary challenge and the GOP primaries. Also, Edwards's veep pick of Sanders solidified his liberal credentials, and without any major third party opposition, he cruised to victory on election night.

The 2016 U.S Presidential Election:

Senator Rand Paul/Governor John Kasich: 273 Electoral Votes  50.0%
Senator Jack Carter/Fmr. Gov. Tim Kaine: 265 Electoral Votes  41.7%
Activist Gary Bauer/Fmr. German Amb. John Bolton: 0 Electoral Votes 8.3%

The Results of the Primaries were surprising. Son of Former President Jimmy Carter, and Senator from Nevada won the Democratic nomination after a fierce three way race between him, Senator from Arkansas Hillary Rodham, and Vice President Bernie Sanders. He decided to choose Former Two Term Virginia Governor Tim Kaine as his running mate. The Republican Nomination was also interesting. The Son of Former President Rand Paul won his party's nomination narrowly against the more hawkish Virginia Senator Jim Gilmore. Paul chose Governor of Ohio John Kasich as his running mate.
The candidates fought like hell, including Bauer, but after being excluded from the debates, and many more events, Paul won.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

President Ronald Ernest Paul: The Libertarian Outsider



42nd President of the United States of America
(January 20th, 1993-January 20th, 2001)

Ron Paul was elected in 1992 as a political outsider, somehow greatly defeating the current vice president in a much more conservative, not libertarian party primary. He then faced fellow Texan, Governor Ann Richards who Paul triumphed over. He quickly reduced government spending and balanced the budget. In his first term, unemployment went down to around 4% and by the time it was Election Time, Paul again triumphed over all his opponents, but a new political party, the American Hawk Party was formed because of his dovish foreign policy. He again won in a landslide. He continued his policies, pursued peace and by the time he left office, had an approval rating of 64%. He is regarded as one of America's more successful presidents, and he is still alive today.

President Paul David Wellstone: A Liberal Underdog



43rd President of the United States of America
(January 20th, 2001-January 20th, 2005)

President Wellstone was elected in 2000 in a near landslide for the time, despite Republican popularity, the people wanted something new. The Election was basically handed to him. Wellstone continued the dovish foreign policy of former President Paul, with a presidency focused on domestic policy. He made abortion access easier, passed a few gun control laws, and slightly raised taxes. But time for him to do things ran out, he was portrayed as a lame-duck president and in the 2004 Election, he narrowly lost in a three way race to Pat Buchanan, former VP Nominee of Donald Trump in 2000. Buchanan would destroy all his plans to legalize same sex marriage, his easy abortion access, and his soon to be healthcare law, Wellcare. He left office with a 51.0% approval rating.

President Patrick Joseph "Pat" Buchanan: The Conservative Underdog



44th President of the United States of America
(January 20th, 2005-January 20th, 2009)

Pat Buchanan was elected in 2004 very narrowly, winning Wisconsin only by about 33 votes. It was close, but it was okay due to him winning the popular vote. He campaigned, and governed on strong conservative principles. He embraced the foreign policies of his predecessors. He made abortion illegal, any chance at same-sex marriage illegal, lowered taxes, and removed several of President Wellstone's policies. In the end, he'd pay for this, with his own vice president turning on him, and by the time of the 2008 Election, he lost in the greatest modern landslide in political history.

President Johnny Reid "John" Edwards: The Southern Democrat



45th President of the United States of America
(January 20th, 2009-January 20th, 2017)

John Edwards campaigned as a southern senator, outsider yet experienced, and called Buchanan out for his "radical policies" and won the 2008 Election with a overwhelming majority, winning 450 Electoral Votes. He made abortion legal again, and also legalized same-sex marriage, though his was a very moderate presidency, slightly reducing taxes and reducing very little of what the U.S called "debt". In 2011, his wife died, leaving him scarred but he stated he would not resign. He won his party's primary because of sympathy, though receiving a serious challenge, won against Gary Johnson in 2012 and kept his legacy alive. He married Actress Rielle Hunter in May 2013, and had a child with her, Francis, in October 2013. He left office with a 54.2 approval rating.