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Title: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 17, 2013, 01:24:38 AM
So this is my first TL so I'll happily listen to advice and criticism. It's inspired by An Unexpected Coalition, as well as Into the Next Millennium.

General Election - 1990

Tom Brokaw: This is just coming into the American Broadcasting Corporation. Prime Minister Edward Kennedy has asked Governor-General George McGovern to dissolve Parliament. The Governor-General has given his consent on behalf of Her Majesty. Elections have been scheduled for July 3rd, 1990. We'll bring you more as it comes in.

Prime Ministers:

1. Hannibal Hamlin - Cons. (1862-1872)
2. Rutherford Hayes - Cons. (1872-1881)
3. Chester Arthur - Cons. (1881-1883)
4. J. Warren Keifer - Cons. (1883)
5. Grover Cleveland - Lib. (1883-1889)
6. William McKinley - Cons. (1889-1902)*
7. William Day - Cons. (1902-1903)
8. Theodore Roosevelt - Lib. (1903-1915)
9. Woodrow Wilson - Lib. (1915-1919)** +
10. Warren Harding - Cons. (1919-1923)^
11. Calvin Coolidge - Cons. (1923-1933)
12. Franklin Roosevelt - Lib-Lab. (1933-1945)***^
13. Harry Truman - Lib-Lab. (1945-1947)***
14. Thomas Dewey - Cons. (1947-1952)
15. Joseph McCarthy - Cons. (1952-1954)+
16. Claude Pepper - Prog. (1954-1966)
17. John Kennedy - Prog. (1966-1971)
16. Richard Nixon - Cons. (1971-1979)
17. James Carter - Prog. (1979-1982)
18. Edward Kennedy - NLib. (1982-1990)
19. Ronald Reagan - Cons. (1990-1994)
20. George H. W. Bush - Cons. (1994-1998)
21. Richard B. Cheney - Cons. (1998-2000)
22. Joseph R. Biden - NLib. (2000-) #

Leaders of His/Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition:

1. Garrett Davis - Lib. (1862-1872)^
2. Henry Davis - Lib. (1872-1880)
3. Grover Cleveland - Lib. (1880-1883)
4. J. Warren Keifer - Cons. (1883-1886)
5. William McKinley - Cons. (1886-1889)
6. John Carlisle - Lib. (1889-1903)
7. Calvin Coolidge - Cons. (1903-1917)
- No Opposition, Wartime Coalition -
8. Warren Harding - Cons. (1919)
9. Thomas Marshall - Lib., then Lib-Lab (1919-1928)
10. Franklin Roosevelt - Lib-Lab. (1928-1933)
11. Herbert Hoover - Cons. (1933-1940)
12. Charles McNary - Cons. (1941)
- No Opposition, Wartime Coalition -
13. Robert Taft - Cons. (1945-1946)
14. Thomas Dewey - Cons. (1946-1947)
15. Harry Truman - Lib-Lab. (1947-1951)
16. Claude Pepper - Prog. (1951-1954)
17. Richard Nixon - Cons. (1954-1971)
18. Robert Byrd - Prog. (1971-1979)
19. Ronald Reagan - Cons. (1979-1990)
20. Joseph Biden - NLib. (1990-2000)
21. Richard B. Cheney - Cons. (2000-)

*Assassinated
**Wartime Coalition Government from 1917-1919
***Wartime Coalition Government from 1941-1945
+ Removed by Motion of No Confidence
^Died in Office
#Minority Government


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: Harry Hayfield on April 17, 2013, 02:45:08 AM
In other words, how would the 1990 American Mid Term Elections come out if the US Congress was elected along Westminster lines?


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 17, 2013, 02:58:07 AM
In other words, how would the 1990 American Mid Term Elections come out if the US Congress was elected along Westminster lines?

That's how it's going to start, but it'll expand and go up until today with Leadership struggles, more elections, inter-party conflicts and such.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 17, 2013, 11:15:56 AM
Party Leaders, as of 1990:

Edward Kennedy - New Liberal Party
- Prime Minister of the Confederation of America (1982-Present)
- Leader of the New Liberal Party (1979-Present)
- Member of the New Liberal Party (1982-Present)
- Member of the House of Commons for Boston, Charlestown (1975-Present)
- Member of the Progressive Party (-1982)
- Minister of State for Health, Cabinet of James Carter (1979-1982)
- Shadow Minister of State for Schools, Shadow Cabinet of Robert Byrd (1975-1979)
- Premier of Massachusetts (1967-1975)
- Member of the Massachusetts Legislative Assembly for Charlestown-Boston (1960-1967)

Ronald Reagan - Conservative Party
- Leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition (1979-Present)
- Leader of the Conservative Party (1979-Present)
- Member of the Conservative Party (1950-Present)
- Member of the House of Commons for Los Angeles, Hollywood (1964-Present)
- Minister of Culture, Sports, and Media, Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1974-1979)
- Minister of State for Work and Pensions, Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1971-1974)
- Shadow Minister of State for Work and Pensions, Shadow Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1964-1971)
- Premier of California (1954-1964)
- Member of the Liberal-Labor Party (-1950)

Ron Paul - Libertarian Revolution
- Member of the Libertarian Revolution (1983-Present)
- Leader of the Libertarian Revolution (1987-Present)
- Deputy Leader of the Libertarian Revolution (1976-1983)
- Member of Parliament for Galveston (1971-Present)
- Member of the Conservative Party (-1983)
- Shadow Minister of Health and Social Affair, Shadow Cabinet of Ronald Reagan (1979-1983)
- Minister of Trade, Industry and Business, Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1974-1979)


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 17, 2013, 11:40:20 AM
Leaders of the Conservative Party:
1. Hannibal Hamlin (1862-1872)
2. Rutherford Hayes (1872-1881)
3. Chester Arthur (1881-1883)
4. J. Warren Keifer (1883-1886)
5. William McKinley (1886-1902)*
6. William Day (1902-1903)
7. Calvin Coolidge (1903-1915)
8. Warren Harding (1915-1923)^
9. Calvin Coolidge (1923-1933)
10. Herbert Hoover (1933-1940)
11. Charles McNary (1940-1943)
12. Robert Taft (1943-1946)
13. Thomas Dewey (1946-1952)
14. Joseph McCarthy (1952-1954)
15. Richard Nixon (1954-1979) [1]
16. Ronald Reagan (1979-Present)

Leaders of the Liberal Party:
1. Garrett Davis (1862-1872)^
2. Henry Davis (1872-1880)
3. Grover Cleveland (1880-1883)
4. Grover Cleveland (1883-1889)
5. John Carlisle (1889-1903)
6. Theodore Roosevelt (1903-1915)
9. Woodrow Wilson (1915-1919)
10. Thomas Marshall (1919-1920) [2]

Leaders of the Labor Party:
1. Eugene Debs (1901-1918)
2. Robert La Follette, Sr. (1918-1920 [2]

Leaders of the Liberal-Labor Union:
1. Thomas Marshall (1920-1928)
2. Franklin Roosevelt (1928-1945)^
3. Harry Truman (1945-1951)[3]

Leaders of the Progressive Party:
1. Claude Pepper (1951-1966)
2. John Kennedy (1966-1971)
3. Robert Byrd (1971-1979)
4. James Carter (1979-1982)[4]

Leaders of the New Liberal Party:
1. Edward Kennedy (1982-Present)

Leaders of the Libertarian Revolution:
1. Barry Goldwater (1965-1972)
2. Barry Goldwater, Jr. (1972-1987)
2. Ron Paul (1987-Present)

[1] Shadow Minister of Finance Barry Goldwater, at the 1965 Conservative Party Conference, challenged Opposition Leader Richard Nixon for the Party Leadership. His challenged failed after 3 ballots but Shadow Minister Goldwater led a delegation of 6 MPs out of the Conference and formed their own party, the Libertarian Revolution.

[2] After losing a confidence vote in 1919 the Liberal Party was in a state of disorganization. Their strong willed leader, Woodrow Wilson, has just suffered a stroke and was left partially disabled. In order to preserve any hope of maintaining Opposition status following the March 1920 General Election Liberal Leader Thomas Marshall arranged a merger between the Liberal Party and the Labor Party, creating the Liberal-Labor Union.

[3] Following the public outrage at Prime Minister Truman for dropping two nuclear bombs on Japan the Liberal-Labor Union wanted to distance itself from the War and the Truman Ministry. At the 1951 Party Conference they voted to change the name of the Party to the Progressive Party, as well as a vote to remove Truman as leader. The Labor Strikes of 1946 also played a part in the removal of the word “Labor Union” from the Party name.

[4] The Ministry of James Carter saw high inflation, gas rationing, and major foreign policy blunders. In an inter-party coup, led by Minister of State for Health Edward Kennedy, Carter was removed as Leader and the name of the party was changed to create an image of a new, modern party for younger voters while also drawing remembrance to the strength of the Wartime Liberal Leader Woodrow Wilson.

- Excerpt from The Confederation: A History by Howard Zinn


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: Harry Hayfield on April 17, 2013, 01:42:51 PM
Party Leaders, as of 1990:

Edward Kennedy - New Liberal Party
- Prime Minister of the Confederation of America (1982-Present)
- Leader of the New Liberal Party (1979-Present)
- Member of the New Liberal Party (1982-Present)
- Member of the House of Commons for Charlestown-Boston (1975-Present)
- Member of the Progressive Party (-1982)
- Minister of State for Health, Cabinet of James Carter (1979-1982)
- Shadow Minister of State for Schools, Shadow Cabinet of Robert Byrd (1975-1979)
- Premier of Massachusetts (1967-1975)
- Member of the Massachusetts Legislative Assembly for Charlestown-Boston (1960-1967)

Ronald Reagan - Conservative Party
- Leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition (1979-Present)
- Leader of the Conservative Party (1979-Present)
- Member of the Conservative Party (1950-Present)
- Member of the House of Commons for Hollywood-Los Angeles (1964-Present)
- Minister of Culture, Sports, and Media, Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1974-1979)
- Minister of State for Work and Pensions, Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1971-1974)
- Shadow Minister of State for Work and Pensions, Shadow Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1964-1971)
- Premier of California (1954-1964)
- Member of the Liberal-Labor Party (-1950)

Strom Thurmond - American Heritage Coalition
- Member of the American Heritage Coalition (1942-Present)
- Leader of the American Heritage Coalition (1971-Present)
- Member of the House of Commons for North Myrtle Beach (1968-Present)
- Deputy Leader of the American Heritage Coalition (1968-1971)
- Member of the House of Commons for Crescent Beach (1942-1968)
- Leader of the South Carolina American Heritage Coalition (1938-1942)
- Mayor of Crescent Beach (1933-1938)
- Member of the Liberal-Labor Party (-1942)

Ron Paul - Libertarian Revolution
- Member of the Libertarian Revolution (1983-Present)
- Leader of the Libertarian Revolution (1987-Present)
- Deputy Leader of the Libertarian Revolution (1976-1983)
- Member of Parliament for Galveston (1971-Present)
- Member of the Conservative Party (-1983)
- Shadow Minister of Health and Social Affair, Shadow Cabinet of Ronald Reagan (1979-1983)
- Minister of Trade, Industry and Business, Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1974-1979)

A tip on constituency names. In cases of ordinal points then it's the location followed by the ordinal point (for instance Aberdeen North, Belfast West, Bristol South). For districts it's the name of the area, comma, district (for instance: Lewisham, Deptford or Liverpool, Broadgreen). So the constituencies listed above would be:

Boston, Charlestown
Los Angeles, Hollywood
Myrtle Beach North
Galveston


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 17, 2013, 02:51:07 PM
Party Leaders, as of 1990:

Edward Kennedy - New Liberal Party
- Prime Minister of the Confederation of America (1982-Present)
- Leader of the New Liberal Party (1979-Present)
- Member of the New Liberal Party (1982-Present)
- Member of the House of Commons for Charlestown-Boston (1975-Present)
- Member of the Progressive Party (-1982)
- Minister of State for Health, Cabinet of James Carter (1979-1982)
- Shadow Minister of State for Schools, Shadow Cabinet of Robert Byrd (1975-1979)
- Premier of Massachusetts (1967-1975)
- Member of the Massachusetts Legislative Assembly for Charlestown-Boston (1960-1967)

Ronald Reagan - Conservative Party
- Leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition (1979-Present)
- Leader of the Conservative Party (1979-Present)
- Member of the Conservative Party (1950-Present)
- Member of the House of Commons for Hollywood-Los Angeles (1964-Present)
- Minister of Culture, Sports, and Media, Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1974-1979)
- Minister of State for Work and Pensions, Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1971-1974)
- Shadow Minister of State for Work and Pensions, Shadow Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1964-1971)
- Premier of California (1954-1964)
- Member of the Liberal-Labor Party (-1950)

Strom Thurmond - American Heritage Coalition
- Member of the American Heritage Coalition (1942-Present)
- Leader of the American Heritage Coalition (1971-Present)
- Member of the House of Commons for North Myrtle Beach (1968-Present)
- Deputy Leader of the American Heritage Coalition (1968-1971)
- Member of the House of Commons for Crescent Beach (1942-1968)
- Leader of the South Carolina American Heritage Coalition (1938-1942)
- Mayor of Crescent Beach (1933-1938)
- Member of the Liberal-Labor Party (-1942)

Ron Paul - Libertarian Revolution
- Member of the Libertarian Revolution (1983-Present)
- Leader of the Libertarian Revolution (1987-Present)
- Deputy Leader of the Libertarian Revolution (1976-1983)
- Member of Parliament for Galveston (1971-Present)
- Member of the Conservative Party (-1983)
- Shadow Minister of Health and Social Affair, Shadow Cabinet of Ronald Reagan (1979-1983)
- Minister of Trade, Industry and Business, Cabinet of Richard Nixon (1974-1979)

A tip on constituency names. In cases of ordinal points then it's the location followed by the ordinal point (for instance Aberdeen North, Belfast West, Bristol South). For districts it's the name of the area, comma, district (for instance: Lewisham, Deptford or Liverpool, Broadgreen). So the constituencies listed above would be:

Boston, Charlestown
Los Angeles, Hollywood
Myrtle Beach North
Galveston

Oh! Thank you, can you tell I'm an American? I'm used to states, hyphen, then a number (CA-12, MA-5)


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 17, 2013, 02:58:40 PM
Cabinet of Edward Kennedy, as of June 1990
Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. Edward Kennedy (NLib.)
- Leader of the New Liberal Party
Deputy Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. Al Gore, Jr (NLib.)
- Deputy Leader of the New Liberal Party

Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Daniel Inouye (NLib.)
Minister of Finance: The Rt. Hon. Paul Tsongas (NLib.)
Minister of Defense: The Rt. Hon. John Glenn (NLib.)
Minister of Justice: The Rt. Hon. Jerry Brown (NLib.)
Minister of Interior Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Ann Richards (NLib.)
Minister of Trade, Industry and Business: The Rt. Hon. Joseph Biden (NLib.)
Minister of Labor and Employment: The Rt. Hon. Edward Kennedy (NLib.)
Minister of Health and Social Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Mario Cuomo (NLib.)
Minister of Education: The Rt. Hon. Patricia Schroeder (NLib.)
Minister of Energy: The Rt. Hon. Al Gore, Jr. (NLib.)
Minister of Agriculture and Food: The Rt. Hon. John Culver (NLib.)
Minister of Transportation: The Rt. Hon. Brock Adams (NLib.)
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing: The Rt. Hon. Geraldine Ferraro (NLib.)
Minister of Veterans Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Alan Cranston (NLib.)
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Chuck Robb (NLib.)

Minister without Portfolio: The Rt. Hon. Walter Mondale (NLib.)
- Former Deputy Leader of the New Liberal Party

Leader of the Government in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. George Marshall (NLib.)
Leader of the Government in the House of Lords: Lord Eugene McCarthy, 1st Earl of Ramsey (NLib.)
Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Wendell Ford (NLib)
Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords: Jim Sasser, Baron Sasser of Memphis (NLib.)

Shadow Cabinet of Ronald Reagan, as of June 1990
Leader of the Opposition: The Rt. Hon. Ronald Reagan (Cons.)
- Leader of the Conservative Party
Deputy Leader of the Opposition: The Rt. Hon. Richard Cheney(Cons.)
- Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party

Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Rt. Hon. George H.W. Bush (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Finance: The Rt. Hon. Jack Kemp (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Defense: The Rt. Hon. Richard Cheney (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Justice:The Rt. Hon. Sir Orrin Hatch (Cons.)
- Former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
Shadow Minister of Interior Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Sir Theodore Stevens (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Trade, Industry and Business: The Rt. Hon. Charles Percy (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Labor and Employment: The Rt. Hon. Trent Lott (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Health and Social Affairs: The Rt. Hon. John Chafee (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Education: The Rt. Hon. Dan Quayle (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Energy: The Rt. Hon. Frank Murkowski (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Food: The Rt. Hon. Robert Dole (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Transportation: The Rt. Hon. Malcolm Wallop (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Infrastructure and Housing: The Rt. Hon. George Pataki (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Veterans Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Sir John McCain (Cons.)
Shadow Minister of Aboriginal Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Norman Bangerter (Cons.)

Shadow Minister without Portfolio: The Rt. Hon. Willard Romney (Cons.)

Opposition Leader in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Mitch McConnell (Cons.)
Opposition Leader in the House of Lords: George Romney, 1st Viscount Romney (Cons.)
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Robert Michaels (Cons.)
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords: Henry Lodge, Jr., Baron Lodge of Nahant (Cons.)


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY on April 17, 2013, 04:29:01 PM
Rt. Hon. Willard Mittford von Romney III, 3rd Earl of Romnshire


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 18, 2013, 12:30:29 PM
The Campaign Begins

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As many of you know by this point Governor-General McGovern has graciously agreed to the dissolution of Parliament on behalf of Her Majesty and a general election will take place on July 3rd. For the past 8 years my New Liberal government has led the nation and we are on the road to a recovery. My Government has worked from day one, when Governor-General McGovern invited me to form a Government following the 1982 General election, and we will continue to work until we lose our mandate to govern from the people. We’re actively pushing for legislation to create a tax code where the top income brackets are paying a fair amount for their wealth. We’re working on peace with the Soviet Union and we’ve maintained Peace in the Middle East. In the coming weeks I will be traveling across this great country, meeting with real people, and reminding them what this New Liberal government has done.
- Prime Minister Ted Kennedy, Outside 4 Victoria Street

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The Conservative Party is the party of the people and it’s time we’re put back in Government! The New Liberals are recklessly spending, raising taxes to astronomic levels, and weakening America abroad. We are no longer the pride of the British Empire we once were. Iraq is on the verge of invading Kuwait, and Saddam Hussein is committing crimes against humanity on a daily basis. This Government has failed to call him on it and bring about meaningful action. As Prime Minister I will ensure Hussein will be brought to justice and his genocide will end!
- Leader of the Opposition Ronald Reagan, Speaking to Supporters after the Dissolution

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The New Liberal government has failed! If put into Government the Libertarians will work for the people, instead of the big businesses! Over the next 3 weeks I will travel to all 50 Provinces and meet with the real people from every corner of the country. I’m also challenging the other party leaders to a series of debates so we can bring our ideas and opinions directly to the people!
- Libertarian Revolution Leader Ron Paul at a Press Conference



Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 18, 2013, 10:14:21 PM
Opinion Polls, taken June 12th 1990

If the election was held today, which party would you vote for?
New Liberal - 39%
Conservative - 39%
Libertarian - 11%
Other - 11%

What is your opinion of the Prime Minister’s job?
Approve - 52%
Disapprove - 39%
No Opinion - 9%

Who do you think will do a better job as Prime Minister?
E. Kennedy - 51%
R. Reagan - 46%
R. Paul - 2%
Other - 1%

Which issue is most important to you when deciding who to vote for?
Foreign Affairs - 36%
Economics - 29%
Taxation - 11%
Education - 8%
Gun Control - 7%
Election Reform - 3%
Other - 6%

Do you think the Party Leaders should hold a debate?
Yes - 87%
No - 10%
No Opinion - 3%

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A Televised Debate?
Tom Brokaw: Now I'm joined by Leader of the Opposition Ronald Reagan. Thank you for coming on.
Ronald Reagan: It's my pleasure Tom.
TB: Leader Paul, of the Libertarian Revolution, has put up the idea of a televised debate between the Major Party Leaders. What's your opinion on this?
RR: It's never been done before in the 128 years that America has been a Confederation. It'd be revolutionary.
TB: Do you support the idea? Would you participate?
RR: Well I do love the camera. *laughs* I would have no problem doing a debate with the Prime Minister and Mr. Paul but I don't think the system is ready for it. Things like debates take a while to prepare and put on. You need to think these things through. I'd love to see a Leaders' Debate but not this time, it's not realistic at this point. Maybe for the next General Election, but now yet.

Former PMs Out Campaigning
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Former Prime Minister James (Jimmy) Carter (1979-1982) has been out campaigning with Prime Minister Kennedy in many Southern Constituencies where the New Liberals have lost much ground since Carter's Premiership. It appears that any bad blood has passed between the two, after Kennedy's coup at the '82 Party Conference. The New Liberals hope that having the former Prime Minister out will assist them in carving into the Conservatives Bastion of the South. Notably absent from the trail is Prime Minister Kennedy's brother, former Prime Minister John F. Kennedy (1966-1971), who is in hospital due to complications from a skiing accident.

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Another former Prime Minister has taken to the Campaign trail for their party. Former Prime Minister Richard Nixon (1971-1979) has joined Leader of the Opposition Reagan, his Sports, Culture and Media Minister, in various large cities. Nixon remains very popular within the Party, but is very controversial by the general populace after a series of scandals broke during his Premiership.

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Ron Paul has not received the blessing of former Libertarian Revolution Leader Barry Goldwater. Mr. Paul has been focusing on campaign in small towns to small audiences, speaking in diners and libraries. He has made a pledge to visit all 50 Provinces, so far he has visited 4.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: TommyC1776 on April 19, 2013, 05:36:18 PM
Very good so far.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 19, 2013, 07:26:57 PM

Thank you very much.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 19, 2013, 08:46:18 PM
A Conversation Between PM Kennedy and various MPs
A group of New Liberal Ministers (Fritz Hollings, Sam Nunn, Howell Heflin, and Richard Shelby) arrive at 4 Victoria Street for a meeting with Prime Minister Kennedy. A butler leads them into the Prime Minister’s office, shutting the door behind them.
Kennedy: Gentlemen, what can I do for you?
Richard Shelby: Ted, we’re going to be frank with you. You’re too far left for us to align with anymore. We can not, in good confidence, stand for election as New Liberal Party Candidates.
TK: What!? You cannot be serious right now. Fritz?
Fritz Hollings: I’m sorry Ted. We need to cut the budget, and you’re adding to it. We need to do something about Hussein, and you’re not.
Sam Nunn: You want to allow gays in the military. I can’t support that, my constituency would kill me.
Howell Heflin: The only place you’re cutting the budget is the Defense Ministry. I was in World War II and...
TK: Damn it all! Get out! Get out of my office!
SN: We have others with us.
TK: How many?
SN: 15 backbenchers and a cabinet Member.
TK: Who!? Who’s the bastard?
The MPs leave Number 4 as the Prime Minister yells and begins calling Party Officials and his cabinet.

17 MPs Cross the Floor

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A group of 17 Members of Parliament, all New Liberals, announced in a Press Conference that they’ve all Crossed the Floor from the Government to the Conservative Party. These are all Southern MPs, the more Conservative members of the NLibs. The group of defectors was put together by 4 Senior MPs (Fritz Hollings of Charleston, Sam Nunn of Warner Robins, Howell Heflin of The Shoals, and Richard Shelby of Tuscaloosa West) and contains 15 backbenchers and a member of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet: Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons Wendell Ford of Owensboro, who handed in his resignation as Chief Whip minutes before the announcement. All 17 MPs have joined the Conservative Party.

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I welcome the 17 Ministers to our Party. These defections are just the beginning. The New Liberal Party is weakening and on July 3rd we will overcome them and take the House of Commons and form a Government. And with that Government, made of all Americans from Boston, to Chicago, to my home in Los Angeles, morning will dawn in America once more. We will be strong and we will confront the challenging issues that Prime Minister Kennedy has ignored and hidden from.
- Leader of the Opposition Ronald Reagan, giving a speech after the “Gang of 17” Defections


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: Harry Hayfield on April 20, 2013, 02:57:00 AM
A Conversation Between PM Kennedy and various MPs
A group of New Liberal Ministers (Fritz Hollings, Sam Nunn, Howell Heflin, and Richard Shelby) arrive at 4 Victoria Street for a meeting with Prime Minister Kennedy. A butler leads them into the Prime Minister’s office, shutting the door behind them.
Kennedy: Ministers, what can I do for you?
Richard Shelby: Ted, we’re going to be frank with you. You’re too far left for us to align with anymore. We can not, in good confidence, stand for election as New Liberal Party Candidates.
TK: What!? You cannot be serious right now. Fritz?
Fritz Hollings: I’m sorry Ted. We need to cut the budget, and you’re adding to it. We need to do something about Hussein, and you’re not.
Sam Nunn: You want to allow gays in the military. I can’t support that, my constituency would kill me.
Howell Heflin: The only place you’re cutting the budget is the Defense Ministry. I was in World War II and...
TK: Damn it all! Get out! Get out of my office!
SN: We have others with us.
TK: How many?
SN: 15 backbenchers and a cabinet Member.
TK: Who!? Who’s the bastard?
The MPs leave Number 4 as the Prime Minister yells and begins calling Party Officials and his cabinet.

I cannot honestly say if an Prime Minister would call a Cabinet Minister a "bastard" but he would not call the "Ministers" as they arrived, he would address them by their first names.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: You kip if you want to... on April 20, 2013, 05:34:04 AM
A Conversation Between PM Kennedy and various MPs
A group of New Liberal Ministers (Fritz Hollings, Sam Nunn, Howell Heflin, and Richard Shelby) arrive at 4 Victoria Street for a meeting with Prime Minister Kennedy. A butler leads them into the Prime Minister’s office, shutting the door behind them.
Kennedy: Ministers, what can I do for you?
Richard Shelby: Ted, we’re going to be frank with you. You’re too far left for us to align with anymore. We can not, in good confidence, stand for election as New Liberal Party Candidates.
TK: What!? You cannot be serious right now. Fritz?
Fritz Hollings: I’m sorry Ted. We need to cut the budget, and you’re adding to it. We need to do something about Hussein, and you’re not.
Sam Nunn: You want to allow gays in the military. I can’t support that, my constituency would kill me.
Howell Heflin: The only place you’re cutting the budget is the Defense Ministry. I was in World War II and...
TK: Damn it all! Get out! Get out of my office!
SN: We have others with us.
TK: How many?
SN: 15 backbenchers and a cabinet Member.
TK: Who!? Who’s the bastard?
The MPs leave Number 4 as the Prime Minister yells and begins calling Party Officials and his cabinet.

I cannot honestly say if an Prime Minister would call a Cabinet Minister a "bastard"
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Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 21, 2013, 12:10:09 AM
Opinion Polls, taken June 19th 1990

If the election was held today, which party would you vote for?
New Liberal - 34% (-5)
Conservative - 43% (+4)
Libertarian - 12% (+1)
Other - 11%

Do you approve of the Prime Minister’s job?
Approve - 41% (-11)
Disapprove - 48% (+9)
No Opinion - 11% (+2)

Who do you think will do a better job as Prime Minister?
E. Kennedy - 40% (-11)
R. Reagan - 55% (+9)
R. Paul - 3% (+1)
Other - 2% (+1)

Which issue is most important to you when deciding who to vote for?
Foreign Affairs - 40% (+4)
Economics - 29%
Taxation - 11%
Education - 7% (-1)
Gun Control - 5% (-2)
Election Reform - 3%
Other - 6%

Conservative Swing

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Following the Gang of 17 Defections only 3 weeks before the 1990 General Elections confidence in Prime Minister Kennedy and his New Liberal government is plummeting. In one week his approval rating dropped 11 points and was surpassed by his disapprovals for the first time in his 8 year Premiership. Opposition Leader Reagan has capitalized on this, releasing a series of ads on the Gang of 17, and giving powerful speeches questioning the Prime Minister’s leadership.

Conservative Party Campaign Ad
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17 Members of the Government recently joined the Conservative Party, including a Cabinet Minister. If Prime Minister Kennedy can’t lead his own party, how will he lead our nation? The Kennedy charm has worn off and his smiling is failing. We need a change of Leadership. We need the Conservative Party.

New Liberal Party Campaign Ad
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Before becoming Premier of California Ronald Reagan was a movie Actor. One of his famous films was “Bedtime for Bonzo” where he acted with a chimp. Now he’s leader of the Conservative Party in Parliament. What’s the difference?

This is going to be a difficult election for Kennedy and the New Libs. After the Gang of 17 Incident there are serious questions over whether he can command his party in Parliament and lead the Nation. What remains to be seen is what role Ron Paul and the Libertarians will play in splitting the Conservative vote.
-Charles Krauthammer, Political Commentator and Columnist.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: Knives on April 21, 2013, 12:13:22 AM
Surely Reagan would be far too old...


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 21, 2013, 12:17:36 AM
Surely Reagan would be far too old...

Shhh....that's a plot twist coming up...


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 21, 2013, 02:13:49 AM
Opposition Leader Reagan In Hospital, Raises Questions Over Age

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The ABC can now confirm that Leader of the Opposition Ronald Reagan has been admitted to the Duke of Edinburgh Naval Hospital just outside of Baltimore. He was admitted after complaints of chest pains. Mr. Reagan and his wife waved to well wishers from the window of his room. A spokesman for the Leader said Mr. Reagan is feeling better but will remain in hospital for the next two days. This has raised questions over Mr. Reagan’s age and his ability to serve as Prime Minister if the Conservatives get a Majority in the Elections. He is 79 years old and there have been some questions over how he is adapting to his older age. Originally a fit and active MP, leading fitness routines and bi-partisan hikes, Mr. Reagan has had to cut back. This is expected with his age. He is still known for his energetic and powerful speeches, although they are less often. Prime Minister Kennedy is 58 and Leader Ron Paul is younger still at 54.

Do you think Ronald Reagan’s age should be an issue?[/u]
Yes - 45%
No - 43%
No Opinion - 12%

Ronald may be the oldest Party Leader, but he has far more experience then the Prime Minister or Ron Paul. He’s worked in the Private Sector, the Armed Forces, the Provincial Government, and the Federal Government. His age should not be an issue, he won’t make his opponent’s youth an issue.
- Conservative Party Spokesman James Brady

Minister and Shadow Minister Debate

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Although the Party Leaders won’t be debating each other Defense Minister John Glenn and Shadow Defense Minister (Deputy Opposition Leader) Richard Cheney sat across from each other on Crossfire on CNN and debated each other. Cheney spoke about his belief that there is a need for intervention in Iraq based on Saddam Hussein’s Crimes against Humanity while Glenn argued that we need to fix the nation at home before looking abroad. Many perceived Cheney as angry and aggressive, but some saw that as passion.

Who do you think won the Defense Ministers Debate?
R. Cheney - 34%
J. Glenn - 63%
No Opinion - 3%


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: FEMA Camp Administrator on April 21, 2013, 07:51:47 AM
Quite an interesting timeline you've got here, buddy. Gonna have to read more fully later.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 21, 2013, 02:29:38 PM
Quite an interesting timeline you've got here, buddy. Gonna have to read more fully later.
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Thank you very much.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 21, 2013, 03:35:13 PM
Parties Continue to Send Ministers to Debate

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On CBS’ 60 Minutes this week Interior Affairs Minister Ann Richards and Shadow Interior Affairs Minister Ted Stevens participated in a Point-Counterpoint style debate. Stevens advocated for making cuts to the pensions of Police Officers while Richards was appalled by the idea and called for increases to police funding. Stevens took up the idea of expanding the War on Drugs, saying “There are a lot of dangerous drugs out there. We need to protect the children.” Richards said “Locking up the kids doesn’t help them.”

Who do you think won the Interior Affairs Ministers Debate?
A. Richards - 44%
T. Stevens - 45%
No Opinion - 11%

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Foreign Affairs Minister Daniel Inouye and his Conservative Counterpart George H.W. Bush faced off on ABC’s World News Tonight. Both are skilled in their field, and provided for an intellectual debate. The main issues discussed were German Reunification, the Soviet Union, and the American Response to Saddam Hussein. Inouye advocated for a largely “hands off” approach to all of the the above, while Bush voiced support for America to “have a seat at the table” of the German Reunification Talks, “play an important role” in the fall of Communism in Europe, and “protect the rights of people” in Iraq. Bush came across as experienced and forceful, while Inouye was perceived as soft on Communism and Hussein’s Ba’athist genocide.

Who do you think won the Foreign Affairs Ministers Debate?
G. Bush - 72%
D. Inouye - 26%
No Opinion - 2%

CNN Polls Give the Conservatives a 27 seat Majority

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CNN released a series of polls that, when put together, show the Conservatives with a 27 seat Majority.

CNN Poll of Polls
Conservative - 395
New Liberal - 324
Libertarian - 4
Other - 13

In other news, Ron Paul does not look like he’ll be able to keep his promise of visiting all 50 Provinces. With two weeks left in the campaign he’s visited 16 Provinces, mostly in the South West and West.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 21, 2013, 09:01:04 PM
Opinion Polls, taken June 26th 1990

If the election was held today, which party would you vote for?
New Liberal - 34% (-2)
Conservative - 44% (+1)
Libertarian - 12% (+/-0)
Other - 12% (+1)

Do you approve of the Prime Minister’s job?
Approve - 43% (+2)
Disapprove - 47% (-1)
No Opinion - 10% (-1)

Who do you think will do a better job as Prime Minister?
E. Kennedy - 44% (+4)
R. Reagan - 51% (-3)
R. Paul - 3%
Other - 1% (-1)

Which issue is most important to you when deciding who to vote for?
Foreign Affairs - 46% (+6)
Economics - 25% (-3)
Taxation - 10% (-1)
Education - 6% (-1)
Gun Control - 5%
Election Reform - 3%
Other - 5% (-1)

Coming Into Final Week of Campaign

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Next Tuesday, millions of Americans over 18 will take to the polls to determine the 30th Parliament’s composition and, in turn, the next Prime Minister of the United Provinces of America. Polls give Reagan and the Conservatives a lead going into the final week, but questions still linger of his age and health. Prime Minister Kennedy’s leadership abilities have been brought into question following the Gang of 17 Defections and Ron Paul is barely being considered a serious contender in his own Constituency. This has come down to a two party and two man race, between the New Liberals and the Conservatives, Kennedy and Reagan. The Conservatives have been focusing on foreign policy and highlighting  (Deputy Party Leader and Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister) George H.W. Bush’s strong suit. Many are speculating that he will succeed Reagan as Party Leader when the time comes. The New Liberals have been putting their efforts into the selling the economy and the low unemployment rate, which has sunk to 5.2%. A key figure for the New Liberals is Minister of Trade, Industry and Business Joseph Biden, who is also being looked to as a future party leader.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: Spamage on April 21, 2013, 09:16:30 PM
Great TL :)


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 22, 2013, 08:29:22 PM
ABC Election Night - 1990

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Tom Brokaw: Hello and good evening. I’m Tom Brokaw, for the Americans Broadcasting Corporation with live coverage of the 1990 General Election. We’ve got reporters with the Party Leaders, and at most Constituencies for the Declarations, to break down what’s happening as it happens. It’s 9:57 on the East Coast, where polls are set to close in 3 minutes. Stay with us, because as the clock on the House of Commons strikes 10 we’re set to release the ABC’s Exit Poll. And it’s 10PM on the East Coast, where polls are now closed. And here’s the ABC Exit Poll.

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We’re projecting a hung Parliament with the Conservatives short of an outright majority by just four seats. That’s right folks, tonight’s going to be close. The exit poll shows the New Liberals with 349 seats, 19 seats from an outright majority. The Exit Poll also shows the Libertarians nearly disappearing from the House of Commons, retaining only 3 of their current 15 seats. To break this down we have Tim Russert. Tim?

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Daniel Inouye: I think that your Exit Poll shows that the American people have rejected the idea of a Conservative Gover...
TB: I’m going to have to cut it there Daniel, we’ve got our first declaration. Let’s go to Myrtle Beach-North.

George Daniels: I, George Mitchell Daniels, the Acting Returning Officer for the Myrtle Beach-North Constituency, hereby give notice that James Strom Thurmond has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Myrtle Beach-North Constituency.

TB: And there you have it. Strom Thurmond, serving since 1952, has retained his seat by a margin of over 6 thousand votes. The Conservatives have won the first Declaration, in South Carolina. And now we have...

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TB: Thank you sir. Now we have a declaration coming in from Boston, Charlestown, the Prime Minister’s seat.

Melissa Martinburg: I, Melissa Martinburg, the Acting Returning Officer for the Boston, Charlestown Constituency, hereby give notice that Edward Moore Kennedy has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Boston, Charlestown Constituency.

TB: No surprise there, Prime Minister Kennedy retains his seat by a massive margin. He’s held his seat since 1975. Let’s look at the current standings as we approach 11PM on the East Coast, 10PM Central where the polls are about to close.

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TB: The Conservatives have 64 seats, mostly in the South East, the New Liberals have 52 Seats, mostly in the North East,  and Southern Allegiance Party has 2 seats. The Libertarians still sit at naught. It’s now 11PM here in New York and half the polls in the Country have closed. We’ve got another Declaration coming in right now from just down the street.

Donald Richards: I, Donald William Richards, the Acting Returning Officer for the Brooklyn-East Constituency, hereby give notice that Rudolph William Louis Giuliani has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Brooklyn-East Constituency.

TB: We’re going to go right down to Galveston, Texas for Ron Paul’s Count.

Joanne Lewis: I,Joanne Maria Lewis, the Acting Returning Officer for the Galveston Constituency, hereby give notice that Kay Bailey Hutchison has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Galveston Constituency.

TB: There’s the first big political scalp of the night. Libertarian Revolution Leader Ron Paul has lost his seat. This is a Conservative gain, with the young member of the Provincial Parliament Kay Hutchison taking the seat by a healthy margin.

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TB: As we approach Mid-Night on the East Coast here’s where we are.

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We’ve still got a long way to go, but the Conservatives have the lead with 121 Declared Seats, followed closely by the New Liberals with 110. Minor Parties have taken 4 seats and the Libertarian Revolution has retained 1 seat so far. This is just coming into ABC now: Opposition Leader Reagan will not stand for his own Count in Los Angeles, Hollywood. He will be represented by his Chief Spokesman James Brady while the Leader is watching other results come in at the Conservative Party Headquarters in Baltimore. Prime Minister Kennedy is holding a few last rallies on the West Coast before he will go to a friends house in San Francisco to watch the results.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 22, 2013, 11:09:35 PM
ABC Election Night - 1990

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Tom Brokaw: Polls have closed in three-quarters of the country, and the Conservative lead is growing. Our Exit Poll looks like it’s going to be off by at least 30 seats, at 12:43AM EST here’s where we stand.

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The Conservatives have 301 Declared seats to the New Liberals’ 246. Other Parties have 6 and the Libertarians hold just 2 seats. We’ve got Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Party Leader George H.W. Bush with us. Mr. Bush, if I were you and Mr. Reagan, I’d be feeling pretty good right now.

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TB: And with that all 17 Members of the Gang of 17 has been re-elected, now as Conservatives. It’s now 1AM here in New York, polls are just closing on the West Coast, and results are coming in at a breakneck pace. Here’s what’s changed in the last 15 minutes.

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The Conservatives now have 320 Declared Seats, trailed by the Prime Minister’s New Liberals who have had a disappointing night. The New Libs were virtually eliminated from the South and the Conservatives made major inroads in the Rust Belt. One exception is that of Bill Clinton. Here’s his Declaration, which came in about half-an-hour ago.

John Clarke: I, John Gray Clarke, the Acting Returning Officer for the Hope-Little Rock Constituency, hereby give notice that William Jefferson Clinton of the New Liberal Party has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Hope-Little Rock Constituency.

...

Fionne Dalton: I, Fionne Meredith Dalton, the Acting Returning Officer for the Los Angeles-Hollywood Constituency, hereby give notice that Ronald Wilson Reagan of the Conservative Party has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Los Angeles-Hollywood Constituency.

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Hiram Lee: I, Hiram Yao Lee, the Acting Returning Officer for the Greater Hawaii Constituency, hereby give notice that Daniel Ken Inouye of the New Liberal Party has been duly elected to the House of Commons for the Greater Hawaii Constituency.

TB: And with that we have the final Declaration of the 30th Parliament of the United Provinces of America. Here it is.

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Ronald Reagan will become the oldest Prime Minister tomorrow afternoon when he meets Governor-General McGovern at Franklin Hall. The Conservatives have received a large majority in Parliament, with 413 seats. The New Liberals come in second with 307 seats, down from 400. The Southern Allegiance Coalition has 5 seats, the American Independence Party has 5 seats, the Libertarian Revolution has dropped to 3 seats, the New York Nationalist Party has 2 seats, and the Tea Party has 1 seat. This is the official composition of the 30th Parliament, which will sit in the coming days. Now we wait for Prime Minister Kennedy to resign, and we’re also expecting a speech from Mr. Reagan within the hour.

“It has become clear, with the outcome of this election, that I no longer command a majority in the House of Commons. Because of this I have informed the Governor-General that I plan to tender my resignation as Prime Minister and I’ve informed New Liberal Party Chairman Howard Dean that I tender my resignation as Party Leader. I wish Mr. Reagan the best making the tough decisions he will make in the coming months and years.”
- Ted Kennedy’s Election Night Speech, 1990

“Thank you all! Thank you so much! I’d like to thank Nancy for putting up with me, dragging her across this great country of ours these past 4 weeks. I’d also like to thank everyone who went out and voted today, no matter who you voted for. Governor-General McGovern has called me and invited me to meet with him at Franklin Hall, where he will invite me to form a Government. This will be my primary concern in the coming days and weeks, to form a strong and able Government for the people of this nation. We will tackle the tough issues that Mr. Kennedy and the New Liberals have ignored.”
- Ronald Reagan’s Election Night Speech, 1990


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 23, 2013, 07:13:43 PM
Reagan Invited To Form Government

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Governor-General George McGovern met with Ronald Reagan and invited him to form a Government. Reagan accepted and has begun the process of forming his cabinet. With a Majority of over 400 of 736 House of Commons Seats he will have no shortage of MPs to choose from.

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Cabinet of Ronald Reagan, as of July 1990
Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. Ronald Reagan (Cons.)
- Leader of the Conservative Party
Deputy Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. George H.W. Bush (Cons.)
- Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party

Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Rt. Hon. George H.W. Bush (Cons)
Minister of Finance: The Rt. Hon. Willard Romney (Cons.)
Minister of Defense: The Rt. Hon. Donald Rumsfeld (Cons.)
Minister of Justice: The Rt. Hon. Rudolph Giuliani (Cons.)
Minister of Interior Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Herb Kohl (Cons.)
Minister of Trade, Industry and Business: The Rt. Hon. Mark Neumann (Cons.)
Minister of Labor and Employment: The Rt. Hon. Trent Lott (Cons.)
Minister of Health and Social Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Newt Gingrich (Cons.)
Minister of Education: The Rt. Hon. Jim Jeffords (Cons.)
Minister of Energy: The Rt. Hon. Dennis Hastert (NLib.)
Minister of Agriculture, the Environment and Food: The Rt. Hon. Theodore Stevens (Cons.)
Minister of Transportation: The Rt. Hon. Andrew Card (Cons.)
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing: The Rt. Hon. Jack Kemp (Cons.)
Minister of Veterans Affairs: The Rt. Hon. John McCain (Cons.)
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Don Nickles (Cons.)
Minister of Sports, Media and Culture: The Rt. Hon. Jack Kemp (Cons.)

Minister without Portfolio: The Rt. Hon. Fritz Hollings (Cons.)

Leader of the Government  in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Mitch McConnell (Cons.)
Leader of the Government in the House of Lords: George Romney, 1st Viscount Romney (Cons.)
Chief Government Whip in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. James Thurmond (Cons.)
Chief Government Whip in the House of Lords: George Lodge II, Third Viscount Lodge of Nahant (Cons.)

New Liberals Hold Conference, Elect Biden as Next Leader

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Following the resignation of Edward Kennedy as Prime Minister and Party Leader the New Liberal flocked to a hastily scheduled Party Conference in Philadelphia and began the process of electing a new leader. The first round of voting didn’t reveal much, as it was a very crowded field. Kennedy’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Business Joseph Biden (Wilmington South) received 23% of the votes, followed by Kennedy’s Foreign Affairs Minister Daniel Inouye (Greater Hawaii) with 22%, William Clinton (Hope-Little Rock) with 16%, Kennedy’s former Defense Minister Tom Daschle (South Dakota) with 15%, MP Harry Reid (Pah-Ute) with 11%, James Carter’s Minister for Interior Affairs Paul Simon (Chicago-West) with 7%, and MP Richard M. Daley (Chicago-East with 6%. Under the rules of the New Liberal Party Simon and Daley were removed from future ballots. The second round saw Inouye win 33% of the vote, followed closely by Biden with 28%, Clinton with 18%, Daschle with 18%, and Reid with 3%. Daschle and Reid were removed and voting began again. Biden and Inouye tied with 46% each, and Clinton won 8%. Clinton was removed from the ballot for the final vote. Joseph Biden won the contest with 54% of the vote, leaving Inouye with 46%. He has begun the process of forming a Loyal Opposition.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 23, 2013, 10:17:51 PM
Shadow Cabinet of Joseph Biden, as of July 1990
Leader of the Opposition: The Rt. Hon. Joseph Biden (NLib.)
- Leader of the New Liberal Party
Deputy Leader of the Opposition: The Rt. Hon. John Kerry (NLib.)
- Deputy Leader of the New Liberal Party

Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Daniel Inouye (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Finance: The Rt. Hon. John Olver (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Defense: The Rt. Hon. John Kerry (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Justice: The Rt. Hon. Jerry Brown (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Interior Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Charles Rangel (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Trade, Industry and Business: The Rt. Hon. Jack Reed (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Labor and Employment: The Rt. Hon. Harry Reid (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Health and Social Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Max Baucus (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Education: The Rt. Hon. Richard Riley (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Energy: The Rt. Hon. Al Gore, Jr. (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, the Environment and Food: The Rt. Hon. Tom Harkin (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Transportation: The Rt. Hon. Frank Lautenberg (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Infrastructure and Housing: The Rt. Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Veterans Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Bob Kerrey (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Aboriginal Affairs: Baron Mike Gravel, Baron Gravel of Anchorage (NLib.)
Shadow Minister of Sports, Media and Culture: The Rt. Hon. Bill Bradley (NLib.)

Shadow Minister without Portfolio: The Rt. Hon. Lloyd Bentsen (NLib.)

Opposition Leader in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. George Marshall (NLib.)
Opposition Leader in the House of Lords: Sir Eugene McCarthy, 1st Earl of Ramsey (NLib.)
Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Wendell Ford (NLib)
Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Lords: Jim Sasser, Baron Sasser of Memphis (NLib.)

1st Reagan Administration Highlights
1991: Hussein invades Kuwait, Reagan leads UN-Coalition to free Kuwait. Operation Desert Freedom completed in 7 months, 42 months, and 12 days. Soviet Union collapses, Reagan sends a team to assist in transition to Democracy.
1992: Reagan sends Peacekeepers into Yugoslavia to protect citizens during the break up, Reagan and Boris Yeltsin meet in Baltimore to declare the Cold War over, Reagan pushes for massive spending cuts to the Education, Aboriginal Affairs, and Interior Affairs Ministries which angers many people.
1993: Governor-General McGovern resigns, Reagan advises HM to appoint Premier of Massachusetts, William Weld, she does.
1994: Conservatives begin to prepare for 1995 elections.

Reagan Shot, In Critical Condition

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Tom Brokaw: Prime Minister Ronald Reagan has been shot. At 11:45AM on May 13th, 1994 the Prime Minister left a fundraiser in New York City. As he walked towards his awaiting car a man lunged from the crowd and fired a series of bullets at the Prime Minister and his staff. We believe the Prime Minister was hit just above his ribcage and he may have been harmed when his security detail pushed him to the ground. The gunman was subdued and is in police custody. The Prime Minister was raced to New York Presbyterian Hospital and is now entering his second hour of surgery. the government is operating under emergency protocols from various secure facilities. Stay tuned into ABC for more as it comes in.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: FEMA Camp Administrator on April 24, 2013, 11:21:10 AM
Reagan serving as late as 1994? That's the point in real life when Alzheimer's was officially acknowledged by the Reagan family, and by 1996, to my knowledge, there were articles in magazines like Newsweek talking about Reagan's decaying mental state. I suppose it's for the best that, should Reagan survive, he realize that the assassination attempt was his last bit of luck, and step down.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 24, 2013, 03:31:11 PM

Prime Minister Reagan Dies, Weld Appoints George H.W. Bush

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Tom Brokaw: This is a dark day in the United Provinces of America. Prime Minister Reagan has died at the hands of an assassin, John Hinckley, Jr. After hours of surgery Doctors at New York Presbyterian Hospital declared Mr. Reagan deceased due to two collapsed lungs, numerous broken ribs, and a head injury caused by his Security detail when they pushed him to the ground. Governor-General Weld appointed Deputy Prime Minister George H.W. Bush as the Interim Prime Minister until the Conservatives could meet and elect a permanent Leader.

Conservatives Elect Bush as Leader, PM

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The Conservatives rushed to hold a Conference in Baltimore, at the Conservative Party HQ, to elect a new leader following the assassination of Prime Minister Reagan. The first ballot saw Interim Prime Minister George H.W. Bush gain 48% of the vote, followed by Health and Social Affairs Minister Newt Gingrich with 38%, and former Shadow Minister of Defense Richard Cheney got 14%. Cheney was removed from the ballot, leaving Bush to secure 76% of the vote. Bush was immediately brought to Franklin Hall, were Governor-General Weld asked him to form a government. His cabinet will be released tomorrow.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 24, 2013, 10:10:11 PM
Cabinet of George H.W. Bush, as of May 1994
Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. George H.W. Bush (Cons.)
- Leader of the Conservative Party
Deputy Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. Dan Quayle (Cons.)
- Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party

Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Rt. Hon. George H.W. Bush (Cons)
Minister of Finance: The Rt. Hon. Willard Romney (Cons.)
Minister of Defense: The Rt. Hon. Donald Rumsfeld (Cons.)
Minister of Justice: The Rt. Hon. Rudolph Giuliani (Cons.)
Minister of Interior Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Herb Kohl (Cons.)
Minister of Trade, Industry and Business: The Rt. Hon. Mark Neumann (Cons.)
Minister of Labor and Employment: The Rt. Hon. Trent Lott (Cons.)
Minister of Health and Social Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Newt Gingrich (Cons.)
Minister of Education: The Rt. Hon. Jim Jeffords (Cons.)
Minister of Energy: The Rt. Hon. Dennis Hastert (Cons.)
Minister of Agriculture, the Environment and Food: The Rt. Hon. Theodore Stevens (Cons.)
Minister of Transportation: The Rt. Hon. Andrew Card (Cons.)
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing: The Rt. Hon. Jack Kemp (Cons.)
Minister of Veterans Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Sir John McCain (Cons.)
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Don Nickles (Cons.)
Minister of Sports, Media and Culture: The Rt. Hon. Jack Kemp (Cons.)

Minister without Portfolio: The Rt. Hon. Dan Quayle (Cons.)

Leader of the Government  in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Mitch McConnell (Cons.)
Leader of the Government in the House of Lords: George Romney, 1st Viscount Romney (Cons.)
Chief Government Whip in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Fritz Hollings (Cons.)
Chief Government Whip in the House of Lords: George Lodge II, Third Viscount Lodge of Nahant (Cons.)

1st Bush Administration Highlights

1994: Bush enacts new security protocols following the Reagan Assassination. The UPA and the UN enforce no-fly-zones over much of Iraq. Bush creates first budget surplus in UPA History, working off of Reagan’s initiatives, with large budget cuts. Bush pushes through a 3% tax cut for the lower 25% of earners, and a 2% tax cut for the upper 75% of earners.

1995: UPA Economy begins to expand, the NYSE breaks lowering unemployment to 4.5%. Governor-General Weld agrees to dissolve Parliament, elections to be held on March 28th.

1995 General Election, Bush v. Biden

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Tom Brokaw: It seems like just yesterday we were announcing the 1990 General Election. But here we are, on the 7th of March, to report that the 1995 General Election will take place on the 28th of this month. This is the first time in many years that it will be a two party race, as there is no large third party to challenge the New Liberals or the Conservatives. This will be a two way test, left versus right, red versus blue, Biden versus Bush. The Leaders have wasted no time and are already campaigning.

“America is doing the best it has done in 25 years. We are prosperous and we are strong. The Soviet Union has fallen, Germany is unified, and we are respected abroad. Our economy is growing and we are getting people back to work. The Conservative Party has been good to the American people and now we need the American people to be good to us on March 28th!”
- Prime Minister Bush, speaking at a rally in Dayton, Ohio

“America, do we need to be sticking our noses overseas? Under Mr. Reagan and Mr. Bush that’s all we’ve done! We need to focus on ourselves, at home. Yes the economy is doing better, but the crime rate is rising. More people are dying one the streets at the hands of dangerous, armed gangs than anytime in my life. We need a New Liberal government, which will protect us at home, rather than worry about what’s going on thousands of miles away!
- Opposition Leader Joseph Biden, speaking at a rally in Detroit, Michigan

Opinion Polls, taken on March 7th

If the election was held today, which party would you vote for?
Conservative - 56%
New Liberal -  41%
Other - 3%

Do you approve of the Prime Minister’s job?
Approve - 61%
Disapprove - 37%
No Opinion - 2%

Who do you think will do a better job as Prime Minister?
G. Bush - 49%
J. Biden - 49%
Other - 2%

Which issue is most important to you when deciding who to vote for?
Foreign Affairs - 25%
Health Care Reform - 24%
Economics - 9
Taxation - 4%
Education - 17%
Gun Control - 21%


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: MadmanMotley on April 24, 2013, 10:27:03 PM
This TL is really good! Keep it up!


Title: Re: General Election - 1990
Post by: DKrol on April 27, 2013, 10:47:20 AM
Party Leaders as of March 14th, 1995

George H.W. Bush - Conservative Party
- Prime Minister of the United Provinces of America (1994-Present)
- Deputy Leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition (1983-1994)
- Leader of the Conservative Party (1994-Present)
- Member of the Conservative Party
- Member of the House of Commons for Houston-West (1971-Present)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet of Ronald Reagan (1990-1994)
- Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shadow Cabinet of Ronald Reagan (1982-1990)
- United Provinces of America Minister to the United Nations (1965-1971)

Joseph Biden - New Liberal Party
- Leader of Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Opposition (1990-Present)
- Leader of the New Liberal Party (1990-Present)
- Member of the New Liberal Party
- Member of the House of Commons for Wilmington-South (1976-Present)
- Minister of Trade, Industry and Business, Cabinet of Edward Kennedy (1985-1990)
- Member of the Delaware Legislative Assembly for Wilmington-East (1972-1976)

Biden, Bush to Debate

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Prime Minister George H.W. Bush and Opposition Leader Biden have agreed to a televised debate next week, on March 21, to be held by the ABC. The debate will take place at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire, moderated by Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather with questions supplied by both the Moderators and the audience members.

”I look forward to meeting with Mr. Biden in New Hampshire and speaking directly to the American people. The people will be able to hear both of our opinions and policies without the filter of the news media.”
- Prime Minister Bush, at a Press Conference Announcing the Debate

”Prime Minister Bush and I have agreed to participate in a televised debate next week. This will be a defining moment for the future of our Democracy. I hope that the Prime Minister and I will be able to present a clear exchange of ideas.”
- Opposition Leader Biden, at a Press Conference Announcing the Debate

Opinion Polls, taken on March 14th

If the election was held today, which party would you vote for?
Conservative - 55% (-1)
New Liberal -  40% (-1)
Other - 5% (+2)

Do you approve of the Prime Minister’s job?
Approve - 61% (+/-0)
Disapprove - 37% (-3)
No Opinion - 5% (+3)

Who do you think will do a better job as Prime Minister?
G. Bush - 51% (+2)
J. Biden - 48% (-1)
Other - 1% (-1)

Which issue is most important to you when deciding who to vote for?
Foreign Affairs - 29% (+4)
Health Care Reform - 19%(-5)
Economics - 6% (-2)
Taxation - 4% (+/-0)
Education - 20% (+3)
Gun Control - 21% (+/-0)




Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 27, 2013, 02:33:46 PM

Debate Closing Statements

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Bush: My Conservative government is one that is working for the people. We’re creating new jobs by the thousands, we’re working to continue the budgetary surplus I created in 1994, and we are protecting peace abroad. The Soviet Union has fallen and Communism is giving way to democracy in Eastern Europe. We must stay the course to continue down this path of prosperity, the country cannot afford a change in leadership at this time.”

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Biden: Mr. Bush claims that America is going down a path of prosperity, and we are, but we’re coming up on the end of that road if we stay with a Conservative government. The Prime Minister is more concerned with the goings on in Iraq, than the rising crime rate at home. If given a majority in the Commons, I pledge to introduce legislation in my first 100 days to ban the sale of assault rifles, which are killing our children in their schools.

Who do you think won the Party Leaders Debate?
G. Bush - 44%
J. Biden - 35%
No Opinion - 21%

Opinion Polls, taken on March 21st

If the election was held today, which party would you vote for?
Conservative - 59% (+4)
New Liberal -  38% (-2)
Other - 3% (-2)

Do you approve of the Prime Minister’s job?
Approve - 61% (+/-0)
Disapprove - 39% (+2)
No Opinion - 3% (-2)

Who do you think will do a better job as Prime Minister?
G. Bush - 54% (+3)
J. Biden - 46% (-2)
Other - 0%*

*Not a polling option this week

Which issue is most important to you when deciding who to vote for?
Foreign Affairs - 29% (+/-0)
Health Care Reform - 16%(-3)
Economics - 4% (-2)
Taxation - 3% (-1)
Education - 23% (+3)
Gun Control - 24% (+3)

This looks like it’s going to be a landslide for the Conservatives. I think they’ll expand their majority by at least 20 seats, maybe more. [George H.W.] Bush is a real leader, the economy is doing great, and people are rallying around him.
- Karl Rove, Conservative Commentator and Pundit

I think it’s a little early to start calling this election. Remember, in the last week of the 1990 election, we saw the surge of Reagan and the Conservatives. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw something similar with Biden and the New Libs.
- James Carville, Liberal Commentator and Pundit


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: TommyC1776 on April 27, 2013, 09:33:55 PM
Very good TL.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 28, 2013, 02:23:54 PM
ABC Election Night - 1995

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Chris Wallace: Hello everyone, I’m Chris Wallace and this is the American Broadcasting Corporation’s coverage of the 1995 General Election. It’s just after 10PM here on the East Coast, the Clock on the House of Commons is still tolling, and polls have just closed in 21 Provinces. ABC is now set to release our Exit Poll. Here it is.

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If our Exit Poll holds true the Conservatives should be very happy right now. The Exit Poll gives them an increase of 7 seats, while the New Liberals decrease by 5 and the other parties gain 1 seat. Let’s discuss this. I’m joined by New Liberal Deputy Leader John Kerry, and Conservative Minister of Justice Rudy Giuliani.

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Edward Michaels:  I,Edward Michaels, the Acting Returning Officer for the Dallas-East Constituency, hereby give notice that George Walker Bush has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Dallas-East Constituency.

CW: George W. Bush, won of the Prime Minister, has been elected to the Commons from Dallas-East. It’s just about 1AM here in New York, and here’s where things stand.

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The Conservatives now have 417 Declared seats, the New Liberals can claim 299 declared seats, and various other parties have won 12 seats. There are still 8 seats to call.

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CW: And with that, we have the last declaration. Here is the composition of the 31st Parliament.

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George Herbert Walker Bush will serve a second term as Prime Minister, and now he will be joined by his son in Baltimore. The Conservatives now hold 422 seats, the New Liberals are down to 302, The Southern Allegiance Coalition has 4 seats, the American Independence Party has 3 seats, the Libertarian Revolution has 1 seat, the New York Nationalist Party has 2 seats, and the Tea Party has 2 seats. Governor-General Weld will call Prime Minister Bush to Franklin Hall to form a second government. For ABC, I’m Chris Wallace.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on May 01, 2013, 08:47:18 PM
Cabinet of George H.W. Bush, as of April 1995
Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. George H.W. Bush (Cons.)
- Leader of the Conservative Party
Deputy Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. Dan Quayle (Cons.)
- Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party

Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Rt. Hon. George H.W. Bush (Cons)
Minister of Finance: The Rt. Hon. Willard Romney (Cons.)
Minister of Defense: The Rt. Hon. Donald Rumsfeld (Cons.)
Minister of Justice: The Rt. Hon. Rudolph Giuliani (Cons.)
Minister of Interior Affairs: The Rt. Hon. George W. Bush (Cons.)
Minister of Trade, Industry and Business: The Rt. Hon. Mark Neumann (Cons.)
Minister of Labor and Employment: The Rt. Hon. Trent Lott (Cons.)
Minister of Health and Social Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Newt Gingrich (Cons.)
Minister of Education: The Rt. Hon. Jim Jeffords (Cons.)
Minister of Energy: The Rt. Hon. Dennis Hastert (Cons.)
Minister of Agriculture, the Environment and Food: The Rt. Hon. Theodore Stevens (Cons.)
Minister of Transportation: The Rt. Hon. Andrew Card (Cons.)
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing: The Rt. Hon. Jack Kemp (Cons.)
Minister of Veterans Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Sir John McCain (Cons.)
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Don Nickles (Cons.)
Minister of Sports, Media and Culture: The Rt. Hon. Jack Kemp (Cons.)

Minister without Portfolio: The Rt. Hon. Dan Quayle (Cons.)

Leader of the Government  in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Mitch McConnell (Cons.)
Leader of the Government in the House of Lords: George Romney, 1st Viscount Romney (Cons.)
Chief Government Whip in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Fritz Hollings (Cons.)
Chief Government Whip in the House of Lords: George Lodge II, Third Viscount Lodge of Nahant (Cons.)


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on May 02, 2013, 04:14:41 PM
Highlights of the Bush II Administration

1995: Bush and the Conservatives push through a 3% tax cut for families and businesses. Timothy McVeigh blows up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Bush and the Conservatives use this to rally the nation around the PM, who pushes for increased police spending.
1996: The AMBER Alert system is created. Bush asks the UN for further military intervention in Iraq, but does not gain enough support. PM Bush opens the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The Iraqi No-Fly Zone continues. The NYSE and the DJIA soar, as does Bush’s Approval Ratings (which peak at 68% in October)
1997: Homosexuals are banned from Military service following the passage of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The DJIA crosses 7,000 for the first time. PM Bush bans any and all federal funding for Stem Cell Research, as well as any funding for the study of cloning. The Red River busts it’s dams and causes massive flooding, Bush responds with extra funding for North Dakota’s infrastructure. Bush rejects the Kyoto Protocol.
1998: Bush authorizes the launch of cruise missiles at “keyt Iraqi infrastructure” locations in retaliation for their breach of the No-Fly Zone. Bush declares Osama Bin Laden “Public Enemy #1” following embassy bombings in Africa and pledges “the full power” of the federal government to find and stop Bin Laden from “further terrorist actions”

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It is with a heavy heart that I make this announcement. My age is advancing, and a new era of the Conservative Party is coming. I do not represent that new era. Which is why I am here, to announce that I will not seek a third term as leader of the Conservative Party at the next conference. I also will not seek reelection to my seat in the Commons. I have served the people of this nation for many years, and it is time for me to step aside.
- Prime Minister Bush, Announcing he will not seek another term as Conservative Party Leader


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on May 03, 2013, 07:44:38 PM
Conservatives Fail to Elect New Leader on First Day

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Following  a change of rules by the Conservative Party they have failed to elect a new Leader at their 1998 Conference. The first round of balloting gave former Deputy Party Leader and Shadow Defense Minister Richard Cheney a plurality of the votes, with 31%. He was followed closely by Interior Affairs Minister George W. Bush (28%), and Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld (24%). Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Condoleeza Rice received 11% of the vote, with backbencher Strom Thurmond taking 4%, and House of Commons Government Leader Mitch McConnell won 2%. Thurmond and McConnell both dropped out of their own accord, as people cannot be forced off the ballot after the rules change. A second round of balloting gave Bush 42%, Cheney 31%, Rumsfeld 14%, and Rice 13%. Party Chairman Bob Dole called the Conference to a close for the day, and the backroom politicking began. In other news, Opposition Leader Joe Biden was re-elected at the New Liberal Party Conference unanimously.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: TommyC1776 on May 08, 2013, 09:18:54 PM
Bump.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on May 09, 2013, 06:42:17 PM
Two Man Fight - Bush v. Cheney

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In the second day of voting, we're down to two candidates: Interior Affairs Minister George W. Bush and former Shadow Defense Minister (and Deputy Party Leader) Dick Cheney. The third ballot gave Bush 41% of the vote, Cheney 36%, Rice 15%, and Rumsfeld 8%. Rumsfeld dropped out, leaving Bush, Cheney, and Rice. The fourth ballot saw Cheney get 44%, Bush 43%, and Rice 13%. After a few hours of politiking behind the scenes Rice dropped out and threw her support behind Cheney. Party Chairman Bob Dole called the second day to a close at the request of Prime Minister George H.W. Bush.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 04, 2015, 09:37:21 AM
In honor of the upcoming UK General Election, I'm thinking about bringing this back. Either restarting it or picking it back up at the 1998 Conservative Conference. What do you guys think?


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: Senator Cris on April 04, 2015, 11:25:06 AM
Yes! :)
I think you should pick it back up at the 1998 Conservative Conference.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: Fubart Solman on April 04, 2015, 03:13:03 PM
Yes! :)
I think you should pick it back up at the 1998 Conservative Conference.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: Brewer on April 04, 2015, 03:51:31 PM
Yes! :)
I think you should pick it back up at the 1998 Conservative Conference.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 06, 2015, 06:37:07 PM
Cheney Elected Party Leader, Prime Minister
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On the fifth day of the 1998 Conservative Party Conference, a majority of the Conservative MPs chose Former Shadow Defense Minister and former Deputy Party Leader Dick Cheney as their next leader. The final vote saw Cheney draw 56% of the vote, while Interior Affairs Minister George W. Bush won 44%. Prime Minister George H.W. Bush resigned both from the Government and his seat in Parliament, and Governor-General William Weld welcomed Cheney to from a Conservative government. Cheney, who has been waiting in the wings of the Conservative Party for nearly two decades, announced his cabinet to the press shortly after the Convention ended. Opposition Leader Joe Biden called for new elections following the Conservative Conference, but Cheney told the press "There will be no talk of elections during the holiday season - people should enjoy the time with their families.".

Cabinet of Richard B. Cheney, as of November 1998
Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. Richard B. Cheney (Cons.)
- Leader of the Conservative Party
Deputy Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. Donald Rumseld (Cons.)
- Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party

Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Donald Rumsfeld (Cons)
Minister of Finance: The Rt. Hon. Pete Domenici (Cons.)
Minister of Defense: The Rt. Hon. Richard B. Cheney (Cons.)
Minister of Justice: The Rt. Hon. Rudolph Giuliani (Cons.)
Minister of Interior Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Chuck Hagel (Cons.)
Minister of Trade, Industry and Business: The Rt. Hon. Tommy Thompson (Cons.)
Minister of Labor and Employment: The Rt. Hon. Trent Lott (Cons.)
Minister of Health and Social Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Newt Gingrich (Cons.)
Minister of Education: The Rt. Hon. Judd Gregg (Cons.)
Minister of Energy: The Rt. Hon. Chuck Grassley (Cons.)
Minister of Agriculture, the Environment and Food: The Rt. Hon. Theodore Stevens (Cons.)
Minister of Transportation: The Rt. Hon. Andrew Card (Cons.)
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing: The Rt. Hon. Mel Martinez (Cons.)
Minister of Veterans Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Sir John McCain (Cons.)
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Don Nickles (Cons.)
Minister of Sports, Media and Culture: The Rt. Hon. Jack Kemp (Cons.)

Minister without Portfolio: The Rt. Hon. George W. Bush (Cons.)

Leader of the Government  in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Mitch McConnell (Cons.)
Leader of the Government in the House of Lords: George Romney, 1st Viscount Romney (Cons.)
Chief Government Whip in the House of Commons: The Rt. Hon. Fritz Hollings (Cons.)
Chief Government Whip in the House of Lords: George Lodge II, Third Viscount Lodge of Nahant (Cons.)


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: VPH on April 06, 2015, 08:50:39 PM
What do the New York Nationalist Party and Southern Allegiance parties stand for?


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 06, 2015, 08:56:33 PM
What do the New York Nationalist Party and Southern Allegiance parties stand for?

New York Nationalist Party and Southern Allegiance parties are in the same vein of Plaid Cymru and SNP, albeit the Southern Allegiance are more right wing, in that they are both seeking devolution/independence for their perspective region.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 08, 2015, 07:59:22 PM
Highlights of the Cheney I Administration

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1998:
  • The Government passes a new budget, making large cuts to social security and early education - as well as dialing back U.P.A. involvement in the building of the International Space Station.
  • New Liberal leaders continue to call for new elections to be held. Polls show ~15% of Americans agree with Joe Biden at this point.
1999:
  • The Government passes a restructuring of the government, making it look more like its British counterpart. Several ministries are renamed, consolidated, or removed and Great Offices of State are formalized. Dennis Hastert, Conservative MP for DuPage, is named the first Chancellor of the Exchequer.
  • An American war plane is shot down over Iraq, killing the pilot, leading Cheney to fire cruise missiles into central Baghdad. He is attacked by the press for the number of civilians killed.
  • A car bomb detonates in the parking lot of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing 12. Osama Bin Laden, currently believe to be in hiding in the Middle East, and Al Qaeda claim responsibility for the attack, prompting Cheney to promise "swift" action.
  • Several other Al Qaeda-backed terrorist prompts are foiled by increased police presence in major cities, transportation centers, and flights. A plot to assassinate Cheney is uncovered as well.
  • Bill Gates becomes the richest man in the UPA.
  • Nearly 40 Americans are killed due to wild tornadoes in the central U.P.A. Cheney's constituency is struck hard, prompting him to leave the capital and console.
  • Unemployment maintains stable at 4.7% in August.
  • The Government passes a new bill, reversing an earlier decision by the Nixon Government, to maintain American control over the Panama Canal.
2000:
  • The Covert Intelligence Agency releases a report to the House of Commons uncovering the existence of an enriched uranium program in Iran, as well as the possibility of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
  • The Province of Vermont passes a bill allowing same-sex unions. Lord Chancellor Rudolph Giuliani announced the Government's intentions to seek legal measure to overturn the bill.
  • Cheney announces that elections will be held on May 22. Parliament is dissolved by Governor-General Weld.

Cabinet of Richard B. Cheney, as of March 2000
Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. Richard B. Cheney (Cons.)
- Leader of the Conservative Party
Deputy Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. Donald Rumseld (Cons.)
- Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party

Chancellor of the Exchequer: The Rt. Hon. Dennis Hastert (Cons.)
Home Secretary: The Rt. Hon. George W. Bush (Cons.)
Foreign Secretary: The Rt. Hon. George P. Shultz (Cons.)
Lord Chancellor: The Rt. Hon. Rudolph Giuliani (Cons.)

Minister of Defense: The Rt. Hon. Richard B. Cheney (Cons.)
Minister of Interior Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Chuck Hagel (Cons.)
Minister of Commerce: The Rt. Hon. Tommy Thompson (Cons.)
Minister of Health, Education, and Social Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Newt Gingrich (Cons.)
Minister of Energy and Agriculture: The Rt. Hon. Chuck Grassley (Cons.)
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure: The Rt. Hon. Andrew Card (Cons.)
Minister of Housing: The Rt. Hon. Mel Martinez (Cons.)
Minister of Veterans Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Sir John McCain (Cons.)
Minister of Sports, Media and Culture: The Rt. Hon. Jack Kemp (Cons.)

Minister without Portfolio: The Rt. Hon. Trent Lott (Cons.)


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 09, 2015, 03:58:58 PM
2000 General Election

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Tom Brokaw: It's that time once again, America is bracing for a new series of elections. 1995 saw George H.W. Bush and Joe Biden go head-to-head, the first time in a generation that there were no third party candidates making a major move. 2000 will not be the slug-fest of five years ago. Prime Minister Dick Cheney and Opposition Leader Joe Biden will be joined in their pursuit of 4 Victoria Street by Pat Buchanan, a speechwriter to the Reagan Ministry, and his Reform Party - which is contesting nearly 45 seats across the nation. The Conservatives are in danger of losing marginal seats in places like Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, and Florida - facing the danger of being in Government for a decade. Joe Biden is the closest he's ever been to becoming Prime Minister at any point in his career.The ABC has just learned that Prime Minister Cheney will not participate in a debate, instead choosing to go back to the practice of sending Ministers onto news programs to make the pitch.

"We cannot turn back now. With reports of a nuclear Iran and WMDs in Iraq, we cannot afford to go soft. We must stay the course, keep the Conservatives in government, and present a unified face to the world. We cannot appear weak. Only the Conservatives are strong enough to properly lead our nation at this crossroad.”
- Prime Minister Cheney, speaking at a rally in Dallas, Texas

“Prime Minister Cheney and his Government have been making a fuss over Iraq, Iran, and Al Qaeda. But they haven't paid attention to the American people! They're too busy with the Middle East. Their last budget made massive cuts to education and social services - they told the American people 'deal with it'! That's not the kind of attitude a Government should have!"
- Opposition Leader Joe Biden, holding a press conference in New York City, New York

"Both the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader are trying to get you to look at a specific issue. The Prime Minister wants to focus on the Middle East and national security. The Opposition Leader wants to focus on social programs. I want you to look at something else. Look at how Baltimore. Look at how it functions. There's something fundamentally wrong with that us versus them attitude. That's why we're out to change!"
- Reform Leader Pat Buchanan, speaking at a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Opinion Polls, taken on May 5th

If the election was held today, which party would you vote for?
Conservative - 42%
New Liberal -  42%
Reform - 16%
Other - 3%

Do you approve of the Prime Minister’s job?
Approve - 53%
Disapprove - 37%
No Opinion - 10%

Who do you think will do a better job as Prime Minister?
D. Cheney - 48%
J. Biden - 36%
P. Buchanan - 7%
Other - 9%

Which issue is most important to you when deciding who to vote for?
Foreign Affairs - 37%
Terrorism - 30%
Economics - 15%
Education - 10%
Health Care Reform - 5%
Taxation - 3%
Gun Control - 21%


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 10, 2015, 06:32:11 PM
The Battle of America - 2000
Rumsfeld v. Kerry
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Deputy Party Leaders Donald Rumsfeld (Cons., Taylorville) and John Kerry (NLib., Beacon Hill) met in front of the nation on the ABC's Question Time for the first in a series of Minister and Shadow Minister debates. Brian Williams hosted the program, serving only to ensure Rumsfeld and Kerry stayed on topic. The two were given free reign over the discussion, which led to key points being made. Kerry pointed out the Government's many cuts to education and social services, while Rumsfeld fought that it would be dangerous to change leadership during the critical moments in the Middle East. However, things changed very quickly when this happened:

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Brian Williams: I have to interrupt you there, Mr. Rumsfeld. The ABC has just confirmed some terrible news. Diana, Princess of Wales has died in a car crash, we believe going into a tunnel. We're going to stop this program and run the BBC feed for the rest of the evening. Once more, the ABC has confirmed that Diana, Princess of Wales has died at the age of 39.

"Diana has always held a special place in the hearts of the American people. Regardless of her relationships or status, she has been beloved by many - myself included. It is with a deep sadness that we learn of her death. Out of respect, I have asked all Conservative candidates to cease campaigning for a week. Governor-General Weld has also declared a state of mourning, to last from tonight to next Monday. We are all deeply saddned by this loss."
- Prime Minister Cheney, speaking at a press conference in Baltimore


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 11, 2015, 10:06:38 AM
The Battle of America - 2000
The death of Princess Diana proved to be a major shifting point in the campaign. The people lost nearly all interest in the campaign. Prime Minister Cheney and Governor-General Weld extended the period of mourning to a full 10 days and ordered flags to be flown at half-staff, the first time that the flags had been ordered so for a British national since the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. Cheney has seen his numbers rise due to his rapid, emotional response to her death.

Bush v. Rangel
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On May 15th, the day that the period of mourning ended, another set of Ministers and Shadow Ministers debated on television. The first debate was between Home Secretary George W. Bush (Cons., Timber Grove) and Shadow Home Secretary Charles Rangel (NLib., Harlem West) on the ABC's World News, hosted by Bob Scheiffer. The two men spared over a variety of topics, ranging from Social Security, to security, to immigration. Bush stood firm on the need to build a fence along our southern border, while Rangel called Bush's plan "governmental racism". Rangel pledged to restore the funding to Social Security benefits  that the Government cut in 1998, while Bush said we must focus on "maintaining our military superiority."

Hastert v. Bentsen
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The second May 15th debate saw Chancellor of the Exchequer Dennis Hastert (Cons., DuPage) and Shadow Chancellor Lloyd Bentsen (NLib., Mercedes) on Fox News' Fox Report, moderated by a panel of Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Neil Cavuto. The debate was viewed mostly as a farce, due to the intense grilling the panel gave Bentsen over his proposed $6.50 minimum wage while asking only nominal questions to Hastert.

Opinion Polls, taken on May 15th

If the election was held today, which party would you vote for?
Conservative - 46%
New Liberal -  40%
Reform - 13%
Other - 1%

Do you approve of the Prime Minister’s job?
Approve - 57%
Disapprove - 38%
No Opinion -5%

Who do you think will do a better job as Prime Minister?
D. Cheney - 48%
J. Biden - 10%
P. Buchanan - 4%
Other/No Opinion - 8%

Which issue is most important to you when deciding who to vote for?
Foreign Affairs - 30%
Terrorism - 28%
Economics - 18%
Taxation - 11%
Education - 7%
Health Care Reform - 3%
Gun Control - 3%


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: Mister Mets on April 11, 2015, 11:26:47 AM
Interesting twist on what we're used to.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 11, 2015, 09:54:39 PM
Thoughts, questions, or comments?


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 13, 2015, 06:04:50 PM
The Battle of America - 2000

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Tom Brokaw: Welcome to the ABC's coverage of the 2000 General Election. Throughout the night I will be joined by colleagues from around the nation - such as Steve Doocy in New York,  Polls have just closed on the East Coast, meaning that it is time to release the ABC's Exit Poll prediction.

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Brokaw: The ABC has the Conservatives maintaining control of the government for another term, albeit with a smaller majority. By our estimates, Prime Minister Cheney will have 403 MPs with him, Joe Biden will have 311, Pat Buchanan will claim 18, with 4 seats being shared between the remaining minor parties. If this holds true it will be one of the longer periods of the Government being held by one party. To discuss election results and length of government, let's bring in Chris Wallace. Chris?



Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 18, 2015, 08:30:20 AM
The Battle of America - 2000

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Tom Brokaw: We're about halfway through the callings tonight, let's replay some of the highlights.

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Alex Martin: I, Alexander John Martin, the Acting Returning Officer for the Cheyenne Constituency, hereby give notice that Richard Bruce Cheney has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Cheyenne Constituency.

Bobby McGee: I, Robert Blake McGee, the Acting Returning Officer for the Dover-by-the-Sea Constituency, hereby give notice that Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Dover-by-the-Sea Constituency.

Dennis Hugh: I, Dennis Lawrence Hugh, the Acting Returning Officer for the Durham Constituency, hereby give notice that Johnny Reid Edwards has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Durham Constituency.

Frank Boyle: I, Francis Scott Boyle, the Acting Returning Officer for the Mechanicsville Constituency, hereby give notice that Patrick Joseph Buchanan has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Mechanicsville Constituency.

Dana Milton: I, Dana Louis Milton, the Acting Returning Officer for the Burlington Constituency, hereby give notice that Howard Brush Dean III has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Burlington Constituency.

...

Brokaw: Here's how the Commons looks at the moment.

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Brokaw: We'll have more in a moment.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: Dancing with Myself on April 18, 2015, 09:39:11 PM
Very well done, this is wonderful. Best one of these what if scenarios I have seen on here about this idea.

Will you do a pre 1990 TL at some point?


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 20, 2015, 02:16:51 PM
Very well done, this is wonderful. Best one of these what if scenarios I have seen on here about this idea.

Will you do a pre 1990 TL at some point?

Thank you!

I may do highlights of pre-1990 once this TL concludes, but I've not set my mind on anything certain yet.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 20, 2015, 09:29:38 PM
The Battle of America - 2000

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Tom Brokaw: And here's the final calling, a historical tradition that is given to the Greater Hawaii constituency.

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Hiram Lee: I, Hiram Yao Lee, the Acting Returning Officer for the Greater Hawaii Constituency, hereby give notice that Daniel Ken Inouye has been duly elected to the House of Commons for the Greater Hawaii Constituency.

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Brokaw: With that, we have a complete picture of the Commons. Here are the final numbers for MPs.

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Brokaw: You're reading that right. We have a hung parliament made of 366 Conservatives, 348 New Liberals, 16 Reform, 3 Southern Allegiance, 2 American Independents, and 1 New York Nationalist. Prime Minister Cheney is 2 seats from a majority, while Opposition Leader Biden is 20 away. Coalition talks are likely going to begin in the morning. To discuss what happens next, here's veteran ABC newsman Peter Jennings. Peter, what's happening at the Party Headquarters?

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Peter Jennings: A lot of swearing, I'd imagine, at the Conservative and New Liberal headquarters. But I think Pat Buchanan and his team are feeling very good. Going forward, we can see a few things. I think what's most likely will be that Dick Cheney and Pat Buchanan come together to form a coalition. A Conservative-Southern Allegiance coalition is also possible and could easily be put together without too much difficulty. But there are reports coming in from the New Liberal HQ that Biden may be going to push for a grand coalition-esque government with Buchanan and Thad Cochran of Southern Allegiance. Tom, back to you.

Brokaw: What ever's going to happen, tune into the ABC for your news as it happens. For the ABC and our entire election team, I'm Tom Brokaw. Good night.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 21, 2015, 02:17:37 PM
The Battle of America - 2000

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Chris Wallace: The second hour of ABC Live starts now. I'm Chris Wallace, thank you for joining me. The biggest news on this Wednesday, May 24th, is that of the Coalition talks. Prime Minister Dick Cheney met with Reform Leader Pat Buchanan behind closed doors this morning, although we do not believe that any deal was reached. Opposition Leader Joe Biden is taking a different route, however, meeting with his Shadow Cabinet rather than the minor party leaders. What we do know, at this point, is that there has been no government formed. We are in limbo and likely will be for the next few days as both Cheney and Biden attempt to cobble together a coalition.

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Bob Schieffer: Welcome to ABC NewsNight, I'm Bob Schieffer. It is Thursday, May 25th and it's 6PM here in New York. We've got breaking news at this hour: Reform Leader Pat Buchanan has walked out of talks with Prime Minister Cheney, going so far as to say "I will not be a member of any coalition." That assures us of only one thing: Joe Biden and the New Liberals will not be forming a government, as there are not enough seats from other minor parties left. For a legal perspective, here's Charlie Gibson. Charlie?


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: / on April 22, 2015, 01:00:14 PM
Love it! :D


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 22, 2015, 01:01:22 PM

Thank you!


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 22, 2015, 07:02:51 PM
The Battle of America - 2000

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George Stephanopoulos: Good morning, America! This is Sunrise ABC and it's Monday, May 29th. The news breaking over night is that a coalition has been formed - but not the kind we were all thinking of. Reform Leader Pat Buchanan announced that he and Southern Allegiance Leader Thad Cochran have formed a right-wing coalition together, as a "firewall" against the New Liberals and the Conservatives - who Buchanan called "one and the same". That leaves both Prime Minister Cheney and Opposition Leader Biden in a tough situation.

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Charlie Rose: I'm going to have to interrupt you there, Kelly. The ABC has just received word that the two American Independent MPs have signed onto Pat Buchanan's right-wing coalition - making it impossible for either Prime Minister Cheney or Opposition Leader Biden to form a majority coalition. They either need to make severe concessions to Pat Buchanan or form a grand coalition. Wait -- Joe Biden is holding a Press Conference in Baltimore. Let's go to that.

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Joseph Biden: I will be traveling to the Governor-General's residence in a few moments and asking him for the permission to form a minority government. I believe that it has been made clear, through the past few days, that Prime Minister Cheney and the Conservatives cannot form a government and cannot lead in the Commons. It is time to give the New Liberals a chance to lead our nation, an opportunity we have not had in a decade.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 23, 2015, 04:09:25 PM
The Battle of America - 2000

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Bill Weld: On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, I have invited Joseph Biden to attempt to form a government. As there is not majority party in the Commons, I will be announcing a new date for elections to be held within the coming months.

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Dick Cheney: Although I disagree with Governor-General Weld's decision, I must respect it. I wish Prime Minister Biden the best in his attempt at forming a government and I also look forward to leading the Conservatives to a forthright victory in the next elections.

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Cabinet of Joseph R. Biden, as of May 2000
Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. Joseph R. Biden (NLib.)
- Leader of the New Liberal Party
Deputy Prime Minister: The Rt. Hon. John Kerry (NLib.)
- Deputy Leader of the New Liberal Party

Chancellor of the Exchequer: The Rt. Hon. Lloyd Bentsen (NLib.)
Home Secretary: The Rt. Hon. Charles Rangel (NLib.)
Foreign Secretary: The Rt. Hon. Claiborne Pell (NLib.)
Lord Chancellor: The Rt. Hon. Jerry Brown (NLib.)

Minister of Defense: The Rt. Hon. John Kerry (NLib.)
Minister of Interior Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Chuck Hagel (NLib.)
Minister of Commerce: The Rt. Hon. Harry Reid (NLib.)
Minister of Health, Education, and Social Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Richard Riley (NLib.)
Minister of Energy and Agriculture: The Rt. Hon. Al Gore, Jr. (NLib.)
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure: The Rt. Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (NLib.)
Minister of Housing: The Rt. Hon. Frank Lautenberg (NLib.)
Minister of Veterans Affairs: The Rt. Hon. Max Cleland (NLib.)
Minister of Sports, Media and Culture: The Rt. Hon. Jack Reed (NLib.)

Minister without Portfolio: The Rt. Hon. Dick Durbin (NLib.)


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 24, 2015, 06:37:51 PM
Highlights of the Biden I Administration

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2000:
  • The High Court orders that Microsoft must break up several of its assets under anti-trust laws.
  • The Government introduces a new reform bill that would radically change the political landscape of the nation. It would create a 50 member Senate, made of one member elected from each province. It would also require the Prime Minister to be from the Senate by the Commons.
  • A massive coal sludge spill occurs in Kentucky. More than 250 million gallons are loosed into Wolf Creek and the surrounding forests.
  • The reform bill faces an uphill battle in the Commons, as the New Liberals lack majority support. It fails in Committee but does create a public discussion on the issue.
  • The U.S.S. Cole is sunk by Osama Bin Laden-backed Al Qaeda terrorists. Nearly 900 pounds of plastic explosives were detonated on the side of the ship when it docked in Yemen. 69 sailors are killed and 112 injured. Prime Minister Biden pledges a "strong response".
2001:
  • Governor-General Weld calls for elections to be held on January 12, 2001.



Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on April 26, 2015, 09:57:04 AM
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Shepard Smith: Well, tomorrow's election day. This has been a notably short election season, as it's been just over 6 months since we were here last. This election may have been short, but the party leaders have been hitting the ground hard to make sure we don't end up with another unworkable, hung Parliament. Here are the highlights of the last two weeks.

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Joe Biden: We've only been in government for seven months, but we've accomplished a lot. We've created a national discussion on the important issue of democracy and the proper representation of the American people. Sure, we didn't get the reform bill through - but that's on the hands of the Opposition Leader and Pat Buchanan!

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Dick Cheney: We led this nation for more than a decade, and those were some of the best times in our history. Under this New Liberal government, nothing has been accomplished. They can't even get their own bill out of a committee were they have a majority! Let's put the Conservatives back in power so that we can actually get America back to work!

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Pat Buchanan: Our results last time around exceeded all expectations. Now, a poll from YouGov has us gaining another three seats. If we maintain the same level of momentum as we did last time, I think we'll take the majority!



Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: DKrol on May 02, 2015, 08:13:47 AM
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Dan Rather: I'm Dan Rather and this is ABC coverage of Election 2001. Held only a few hundred days after Election 2000, this has been a whirlwind of a campaign. Many candidates have relied on small events in an attempt to snatch up even a few more votes, given the very tight races in several constituencies last time around. It's 10PM on East, here's the ABC's exit polls.

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Rather: The ABC predicts a return to government for the Conservatives, after a few months of opposition status. Digging deeper into the numbers, we see many of those gains are from seats that Reform picked up in 2000. People have not responded to Pat Buchanan's stonewalling in coalition talks very well, and he may be in danger of losing his own seat. Here's our first return of the evening.

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David John: I, David Alexander John, the Acting Returning Officer for the Manhattan, Upper East Constituency, hereby give notice that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. has been duly elected to the House of Commons for Manhattan, Upper East Constituency.

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Rather: A win for the New Liberals in New York, a seat they've traditionally held since it's formation in the mid-1960s. We'll be back in a moment.


Title: Re: General Election - 1990 and Beyond
Post by: AussieLaborite on October 04, 2015, 06:24:32 AM
Is this coming back?