Collaborative Presidential Elections - New

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I call 2000!

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2000:

President Perot 's election may have proved to be an upset but the public fell behind their new President, in contrast to former President Cuomo, who is still bitter about the loss. In his first month, President Perot passed a budget full of across the board cuts, and by the end of the year President Perot passed a major modification to NAFTA,  which gives the United States more of an edge. In the 1998 Mid Terms, the Freedom Party forms a majority in the house thanks to an alliance with the Republicans, choosing Dennis Hasbert as the speaker.  By 1999, the Budget is growing into a surplus and the economy is back on track again. On the Foreign Policy side, The terrorist group Al Qadea is taken down and it's leader Osama Bin Laden arrested and given the death penalty by the UN.

The Democrats nominate Senator Al Gore of Tennessee, who was endorsed by Cuomo after beating John Kerry in the NH primary. Senator Gore chooses Bob Graham to be his VP. The Republicans, who have no real chance of winning, nominate the first woman nominee of any party Senator Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, who defeated Steve Forbes in the primary. She selects John McCain of Arizona as her VP. The Freedom party ticket stays the same.

On Election Day, President Perot wins another term in office by a bigger majority. The new party the he formed in 1994 won their first majority in the senate, proving that the party will be around for a while to come.

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2008:

Governor Charlie Crist/Senator Gary Johnson-270 EV's
Governor George W. Bush/Governor Mitt Romney-142 EV's
Governor John Edwards/Senator Barrack Obama 126 EV's

President Lieberman took office during a time of crisis and did the best he could, but early on his advisers were begging to doubt the President.  After a year he gave control of the Military decision to Secretary of War Sam Nunn, who increased the pressure on Iraq and Saddam Hussein, who along with his sons was captured in December 2005. President Lieberman did get a gain in popularity thanks to his handling of Hurricane Katrina, a rare category 5 hurricane which hit New Orleans. However, the economy took a turn for the worse in 2007, entering a deep recession. President Lieberman passed a bail out for the struggling companies which angered both the Republicans and Freedomites because of their belief in the free enterprise system. As a result of this, Lieberman becomes the first President since Jimmy Carter to have presided over a troubled economy.

The Republican primary field grew long and wide with several would be candidates entertaining: Governor Mike Huckabee, former Governor Mitt Romney, Senator Fred Thompson, and former Texas Governor George W. Bush. Huckabee won the Iowa caucus, Romney won NH, and Thompson and Bush tied in SC. The race stayed tight until the end of the primary when Bush won the nomination, choosing Romney as his VP.

The Democrats had an unpopular incumbent facing two energetic challengers: Senators Hillary Clinton of NY and Governor John Edwards of NC. Lieberman was challenged from both sides of the party, and after loosing several important primaries .  Governor Edwards won in a convention battle, and choose Illinois Senator Barack Obama as his VP.

The Freedom Party had a three way battle between Ron Paul,  Rick Santorum, and Charlie Crist. Crist dominated the primaries and won easily, choosing New Mexico Senator Gary Johnson as his VP.

The race was a three way battle with all candidates sharing the lead, with a possibility of another house decision. However on Election Day despite making it late into the night, Crist won the election thanks to Alaska and California.

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I call 1984!

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1984:

VP Dole/Senator Baker- 396 EV's
VP Nunn/Governor Clinton-142 EV's

President Brown took office in 1981 hoping for a good term in office and started out well. He passed a new energy job system package and worked on education reform. However, things started to fall in January 1982, the economy entered a deeper recession with Pennsylvania and Michigan entering a near depression. President Brown responded with a foolish tax increase on all social groups, which lowered his popularity rate to the 40% range. Then to make matters worse, 30 Americans are taken hostage in Grenada, a small island in the Caribbean. As a result the US invaded the country, against directions by the UK and the UN not to, and kicked out the government, but only 10 of the hostages survived. President Brown, after this declined to run for another term.

The Democrats eventually choose VP Nunn as the nominee after beating Senator Gary Hart in the primaries, Nunn choose Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton as his VP nominee.

The Republicans, knowing they have the election "In the bag" feature several candidates, bit the front runners are former VP Bob Dole and CIA Chief George Bush. Dole finally wins the nomination, and chooses Tennessee senator Howard Baker as his VP nominee.

On Election Day, Dole wins the election by a comfortable margin.

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1996:

VP Clinton/Senator Wellstone-390 EV's
Senator Thompson/Senator McCain-148 EV's

President Dukakis's second term was considered by many as a success. The economy continued to improve, and as a result President Dukakis decided to focus on Education reform. Under the Equal Education Act, each county school system was forced to have performance standards and increase the drop out age to 18. The act also created a system for financial aid through major businesses, taking some of the load off the government's system. In foreign policy, President Dukakis sent soldiers on several peace keeping missions in Hatti, and several African nations.
In the 1994 Mid Terms, both houses stayed in the Democrats column, minus a few gains for the Republicans

The Democrats face a small primary field with VP Clinton being regarded the favorite only facing a challenge from NJ Senator Bill Bradley. Clinton easily wins the nomination and chooses Senator Paul Wellstone from Minnesota as his VP.

The Republicans field is crowded with several canidates including: Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee, Governor William Weld of MA,  and Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana.  Thompson eventually wins the nomination and chooses Arizona Senator John McCain as his vp.

On Election Day, VP Clinton becomes the first VP to be elected President since Martin Van Buren by a landslide.

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2004:

President McCain/VP Gullliani-336 EV's
VP Wellstone/Governor Dean-202 EV's

President McCain took office with a new optimism not seen in the White House in years. His first official action was to pass the Terrorism Prevention Act, which created new rules and guidelines in case of an terrorist attack. He also sent a secret operation in to Afghanistan to assassinate Osama Bin Laden and other members of his terrorist group. The plan was a success and the group eventually dies out.

After the the plot, McCain's popularity hits 70%, and he decides to focus on the Budget and Taxes. In early May, the Balanced Budget Act of 2001 went and passed congress. Each part of the government's budget was cut more than halfway except for the Health insurance, it suffered about 5% cuts. Also passed is the Tax Relief Act of 2001, which cut taxes by 10-15% of the Dukakis/Clinton rate for the lower and middle class and 2.5% for the Upper class. Both were signed in July 2001.  The economy soon hit into a minor recession but was out of it by June 2002. In the mid terms, The Republicans gained seats in both houses, which is rare for incumbents.

In the Democratic primaries it proved to be a two way race between former VP Wellstone and Governor Al Gore of Tennessee, who was endorsed by former President Clinton of all people.  Former President Dukakis endorsed Wellstone, who won the nomination in a close battle. The moderate wing of the party was not happy and left the convention at Nashville. Wellstone choose Vermont governor Howard Dean as his VP.

The Republicans had no primary battle and the Convention held in Denver, Colorado was rather peaceful and headlined by Democratic Senator Joe Libberman giving a speech supporting his friend President McCain.

The President was re-elected easily on Election Day thanks to the good economy and peace at home and abroad.

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2012:

First Lady and Senator Hillary Clinton/Senator Barrack Obama-390 EV's
Senator Jim Demit/Senator Marco Rubio-128 EV's
Bussinessman Donald Trump/Senator Susan Collins-20 EV's

President Clinton took office and promised a grand economic policy reform package "Getting America rolling again is essential. While having a balanced budget is a neat idea it harms the people more than hurts them." President Clinton passed the Stimulus of 2009 Act, which officially repealed the Balanced Budget Act of 2001, restoring spending to Clinton Era levels and creating more government jobs. He also restored taxes on the Upper Class to the Dukakis/Clinton levels, which upset the Republicans but the Democrats loved it. The economy started to improve by the end of the year.

In Foreign Policy, President Clinton joined the UN mission to take control of Afghanistan and put a democratic government in charge. The plan was successful and Clinton's approval ratings went up. The UN also increased pressure on Iraq to remove it's weapons both chemical and possibly nuclear. But after refusing to do anything Iraq declared war on the UN countries and was successfully defeated by the UN nations involved including the United States. President Hussein was arrested and given the death penalty by the world court. The weapons were removed and a democratic government was also established in the country.

In the 2010 mid terms the Republicans split in two: a majority of the moderates form the "Reform Party" and the conservatives stay in the republicans. The Reformists gain some seats in all three places including 2 seats in the Senate, 25 seats in the house, and three governors races including Florida, California, and Tennessee. The split leavs the democrats in control of the congress.

In the 2012 Democratic Primaries, President Clinton is unable to run due to Term Limits despite nonconsecutive terms, and the party had to choose a successor. The biggest surprise was First Lady and Senator Clinton announcing her run, which was a surprise. Her biggest rival is Senator Barrack Obama of Illinois and Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico.  Clinton wins the nomination despite a close race. She chooses Obama to be her VP.

On the Republican side, 2008 spoiler Jim Demint is the favorite and easily wins the nod over Florida Senator Marco Rubio.  He chooses Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his VP. The reformists choose businessman Donald Trump as their first nominee, and for his VP he choose Senator Susan Collins of Maine as his VP.

On Election Day, Clinton becomes the first woman to be elected President, and Barrack Obama becomes the first nationally elected African American to be on a ticket thanks to the division between the Republicans and Reformists, who become the first third party to win electoral votes since George Wallace and the AI party in 1968.

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1968:

Former President John F. Kennedy/Governor Terry Sanford-361 EV's
Governor George Wallace/Mayor John Lindsay-103 EV's
President Barry Goldwater/VP William Scranton-74 EV's

Before the Inauguration, President Kennedy made a promise to his staff "I will be back one day, I promise" President Goldwater made one of the more negative Inauguration speeches,  saying "The government will be changing, wether you all like it or not. The size will be smaller and our army will be one of the best around." The president passed his budget, drastically cutting the budget for the federal and state governments across the county, making many folks angry including Governor Wallace, who felt the President betrayed him.

The President also demanded the congress declare war on Vietnam, and used a small attack as justification. The war was barely approved and the United States declared war on North Vietnam in March 1965. The war later grew in unpopularity and the public began to have riots about it, espcially the younger kids who were of draft age, even forming their own counter movement.  President Goldwater was even unfazed when Walter Cronkite, who was more or less the voice of the nation said the war was a joke and should be stopped. Watching this broadcast was JFK who said "This is the time for me to come back."

The Democrats had a normal primary field, led by JFK and Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey. JFK easily won the nomination, and choose former Governor of NC Terry Sanford as his VP.

The Republicans however were in a bunch of trouble. President Goldwater announced he wanted another term, but would have to beat his old rival Rockefeller and Michigan governor George Romney. At the convention, riots and demonstration were the norm, and culminated with a major riot on the last night between the draft dodgers and the national guard. The President and VP Scranton were eventually renominated.

Governor George Wallace, feeling unable to trust any national party, decides to run as an independent, getting ballot access in 50 states. He shocks a lot of folks by choosing NY mayor John Lindsay as his VP.

On Election Day, Kennedy wins re-election in a landslide. President Goldwater finished third behind Wallace, who carried the entire south.

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1976:

President Richard Nixon/VP George Bush-398 EV's
Governor Jimmy Carter/Senator Frank Church-129 EV's
Congressman John Anderson/Senator Richard Schweiker-11 EV's

President Nixon took office in a time of uncertainty, and made no promises to the public, rather striving to do his job. He did this by modifying the tax scale to give the lower classes a cut and higher classes a raise. Also the government had cuts in every branch and some agencies deemed wasteful were cut tremindolsy. Nixon also eliminated the draft and passed an amendment lowering the voter age to 18. And after the final soilder returned from Vietnam, the public's support for Nixon passed 65%.

The Democrats, knowing they have no choice, wanted to nominate an outsider, and had two choices for the nomination: Governor Jimmy Carter and Senator George McGovern. After a tough primary battle and no real winner  until at the convention where Carter won on the third ballot. He choose Senator Frank Church as his VP.

The Independent Republicans decided to become a national party abandoning racial issues as the main ideal for the party, and rather wanting to be a party for the center. The party chooses Illinois Congressman John Anderson as their nominee, and Pennslyvania Senator Richard Scweiker as their VP.

 

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1984:

President Kennedy/VP Mondale-352 EV's
Senator Dole/Governor Helms-152 EV's
Senator Wiecker/Congressman Kemp-34 EV's

President Church took office with a full blast of steam and optimistic, but did not get to accomplish anything thanks to being assassinated by John Hinkley Jr., who was an obsessed stalker of actress Brooke Shields, and wanted to "impress" her so that they could have a "relationship". Hinkley was later charged for the assassination and put into a mental asylum.
President Kennedy, now taking office after his brother, was quick to distingish himself from hsi brother: "I am proud to be a Kennedy and serving after my dear brother, but I want to push forward my agenda, not his. I am sure he feels the same way." Then Kennedy searched for his new VP, and choose friend and colleague Walter Mondale of Minnesota. After the offical duties that needed to be done, President Kennedy got to work.

The first issue he started to deal with was the economy package that was being developed by President Church.  The eventual package cut taxes for the lower classes and had some increases for the wealthy, as well as more government jobs. After some struggles, the economy began to improve by late 1983.  On the Foreign Policy side, President Kennedy hoped to improve relations between the US's allies including England, France, and Japan.  After many summits and meetings several treaties regarding trading was passed, helping every country.  After the successful Invasion of the Falklands in 1982, the government of Libya began to spar with England and the breaking point was when 25 British and American hostages were taken in Libya.

The British government declared war on Libya after a British navy ship was attack by the Libyan army. After being asked by PM Thatcher, President Kennedy declared war on Libya as well, against the advice of his cabinet. After both countries joined together, France entered the fray as well, and the Libyan army lost the war after a total of one week. The government leaders were killed in a bombing and a new peaceful government was set up by England. This move was slighty popular and have President Kennedy a boost.

The Republicans angered by the war and the budget hoped to knock President Kennedy off his "throne" in the election, and the primary field was full. It eventually came down to Senator Bob Dole, Senator Howard Baker, and Governor Jesse Helms. Dole won the nomination and oddly choose Governor Helms as his VP. The Independent Republicans had no primary thanks to the fact that Senator Lowell Wiecker choose to run in the race. He choose Congressman Jack Kemp from NY as his VP.

The Democrats had no primary and the party remoniated it's lead duo, And on Election Day, Teddy one upped his brother as he was elected to a term of his own and by a comfortable margin.

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2000:

Governor Bill Clinton/Senator Bob Graham-364 EV's
Senator George W. Bush/Governor Tom Ridge-136 EV's
President Jim Jeffords/VP Richard Lugar-38 EV's

President Jeffords continued the Lazziez faire polices of President Kemp, and for the first years thing went well. But the economy started to decline and was in a recession by 1998. In the Midterms the Democrats gained the House, and the senate split three ways.  In the foreign policy field, Jeffords was successful and became known as the "Terrorist Eliminator" as he took out the Al Quada and Taliban fractions in the middle east.

On the Democratic Side, John Kerry was the early favorite, but unknown Governor Bill Clinton came out of nowhere to win the nomination, claiming he wanted to restore Hope to America. He choose Senator Bob Graham of Florida as VP.

The  Republicans had a field as well, with Texas Senator George W. Bush winning the nomination, and he choose Governor Tom Ridge to be his VP. The Jeffords-Lugar ticket was renominated.

On Election Day, Bill Clinton became the first Democratic President to be re-elected since Ted Kennedy in 1984, bring the Kemp era to a prolonged end.