America and Onward

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I was waiting for an update on the Progressive Primary. I'm still having some trouble seeing Nixon as a "Progressive." I would have thought him a better fit for the Centrists.

As of now, there are no primaries, only conventions. Primaries will evolve during the eighties.

As for Nixon, he is more Centrist minded, however, he hopped on board with the Progressives in the "early years", and became a national figure during the Wallace and Kennedy Administrations. Despite his Centrist leanings, Nixon is "In it to Win it", and isn't interested in going according to ideology. Rockefeller has a similar ideology to Nixon, but believes that he can use his fortune to win outside of the Progressive Party. Nixon, not having the access to money that Rockefeller had, goes more with parties and establishments.

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America and Onward Part XXIII
The Long National Nightmare

Minister of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution: Nelson Rockefeller
Minister of Diplomacy: Henry Kissinger
Minister of Warfare: Robert Sargent Shriver
Minister of Justice: Edward Brooke
Head of the Council of Economic Advisors: George Romney
Governor of Alaska: Robert Finch
Ambassador to the Allied Forces: Henry M Jackson

With his landslide re-election, Nixon believed that the job was his to institute true Progressive Reforms. With major gains by Progressives in the House of Elected, he was able to pass major tax increases, even those opposed by MDPWD Rockefeller.

Going back to the previous term, Nixon drew up a more moderated version of Congressman Littles Great Society. This included the re-institution of universal health coverage, as well as the nationalization of certain industries deemed "necessary" to the public health. This included the weapons and food industries.

Even as all this happened, the economy continued to worsen, its recent spike having been a fluke. Inflation, a new enemy to the RSA's twenty year old economy, began to emerge. This resulted in Centrist Leader Gerald R Ford temporarily aligning with the American Patriots in order make sure that the Balanced Budget Amendment was passed.

More Conservative Centrists forged an alliance with the American Patriots in order to stop President Nixon's plans. As debate began to heat up and the "Conservative Alliance" attempted to filibuster The Great Society, MDPWD Nelson Rockefeller began to become an enemy of the President and was being shut out of cabinet meetings because of certain disagreements with the President. This was in 1977.

On the foreign front, President Nixon continued to send more troops into the Middle East, where the Allied Forces were making serious headway in the defeat of the Axis Forces. However, recent victories did not defuse the counterculture, which organized its own rallying point. In the California city of San Francisco in 1977, a large number of musical groups, players of the emerging musical genre "Psychedelica", they included such American groups as The Doors, and Chicago. The "event" which was a three day long concert, also included British groups such as Led Zeppelin which was lead by the guitarist duo of Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, and the group The Beatles, made up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Peter Best. The event would come to be called "Frisco". Among the songs in Led Zeppelin's set, there was Clapton's "Layla", and the band's most famous song, the epic "Stairway to Heaven", known for its powerful instrumentation, its lyrics, it's folk intro, and its two guitarists.

Bob Dylan (Left), guitarist for The Doors. Eric Clapton (Right) Guitarist for Led Zeppelin
Both bands were premiere acts at "Frisco"

In China, the Soviet Union lost a decisive battle against Allied Forces, while Japan surrendered. It appeared, across the world, that World War II, which had started in 1939, would end within the decade, ending the world's constant state of war.

In 1978, with sinking popularity, Nixon's chances at re-election in 1980 looked slim. Then it was revealed that in order to pass portions of the Great Society, accounting "errors" had been made, and it was revealed there was a deficit despite the Balanced Budget Amendment, and that this practice had begun in 1973, during Robert Kennedy's term. However, it was also revealed the Nelson Rockefeller, who had had his hand in a large amount of the domestic agenda, was not responsible for the accounting "errors".

In November of 1978, President Richard Nixon was impeached of breaking the code of the constitution which he swore to defend upon taking office. Nelson Rockefeller would take office, pledging to "clean house". He became the first RS President to be a member of the Centrist Party.

Congressional Balance of Power 1976-1981
Progressives: 70; Leader: Edward M Kennedy
American Patriots: 41; Leader: James Rhodes
Centrists: 6; Leader: Gerald R Ford
American Independents: 1; Leader: John Schmitz

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America and Onward Part XXIV
God Bless the CSA

For the Confederate States of America, under President Wallace's watch, the economy had expanded and the military had grown. Confederate corporations were making a lot of money from crops grown in Latin American countries, and it was affecting the economy back home. While the Renewed States of America began falling into a recession, the Confederate economy expanded.

The 1972 Presidential Election

With a good economy, the citizens of the CSA felt no great urge to elect another of the "Damn Yankee" Reformers to office. The candidates for the Constitution nomination were Vice-President Robert Byrd and Texas Governor John Connally. Because of Connally's appeal to the establishment, as well as to people outside of traditional Constitutional strong holds, and because of his connections to oil, he won the nomination. In order to try to expand the Constitution Party, he selected Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew, a moderate, for Vice-President.

The Reform Party, on the other hand, nominated Florida Senator George Smathers and Georgia Governor James E Carter for President and Vice-President respectfully.

Governor John Connally (C-TX)/Governor Spiro T Agnew (C-MD); 68 electoral votes
Senator George Smathers (R-FL)/Governor James E Carter (R-GA); 22 electoral votes

Throughout Connally's term, there was a large amount of business de-regulation, accompanie by military growth as skirmishes with Mexico began to develop. However, they soon subsided after talks with then-RS President Nixon. With inflation hitting "Up North", businesses began settling more in the CSA. This caused continued economic growth.

The 1978 Presidential Election

Despite calls by some to former President George Wallace to come back, he declined, and the Constitution Party instead nominated Vice-President Spiro T Agnew.

The Reform Party had a tough convention fight between Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Tennessee Senator Howard Baker, and Senator Jim Folsom Jr. of Alabama. However, carter emerged victorious and selected Bentsen as his running mate in order to make Texas go Reform.

The 1978 election was special in the fact that it was the first time that the capital, Richmond, was able to vote. It would receive one electoral vote

Vice-President Spiro T Agnew (C-MD)/Congressman John Tower (C-TX); 54 electoral votes
Governor James E Carter (R-GA)/Senator Lloyd Bentsen(R-TX); 37 electoral votes

The election was close, however, it all came down to Texas, which was one of the most hotly contested states of the election. Long after midnight, it was announced that Texas' eleven electoral votes would go to the Constitution ticket, thus delivering them the election.

Agnew's term as President was marked by scandal. Within months upon taking office, Reform lawyers found allegations of vote fraud commited under his orders in states such as Tennessee, West Virginia, and Texas. This was marked by discoveries in 1980 that he had accepted bribes while Governor of Maryland and as Vice-President. In 1981, he resigned. Vice-President Tower took office.

However, Tower's tenure didn't go nearly as well as he had hoped when allegations came forth that he was alcoholic and a womanizer, having had many affairs. While all this happened, the economy began slowing down, the northern recession caused boom having died down. In 1984, with scandals abounding, announced that he would be seeking election to a full term. For his own party's nomintion, Tower would face the Conservative Virginia Governor Pat Robinson while the Reform Party nomination was a battle between Alabama Senator Jim Folsom Jr. and Tennessee Senator Howard Baker.

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List of Presidents of the Renewed States of America

1. Henry Wallace (Progressive-Iowa); 1955-1958
2. Joseph Patrick Kennedy (Progressive-Massachusetts); 1958-1961
3. Barry M Goldwater (American Patriot-Arizona); 1961-1971
4. Robert F Kennedy (Progressive-Massachusetts); 1971-1974
5. Richard M Nixon (Progressive-California); 1974-1978
6. Nelson A Rockefeller (Centrist-New York); 1978-?

List of Presidents of the Confederate States of America

1. Richard Russell (Independent-Georgia); 1945-1955
2. Strom Thurmond (Constitution-South Carolina)/Richard Russell (Constitution-Georgia); 1955-1961
3. Lyndon Johnson (Reform-Texas)/Estes Kefauver (Reform-Tennessee); 1961-1967
4. George Wallace (Constitution-Alabama)/Robert Byrd (Constitution-West Virginia); 1967-1973
5. John Connally (Constitution-Texas)/Spiro T Agnew (Constitution-Maryland); 1973-1979
6. Spiro T Agnew (Constitution-Maryland)/John Tower (Constitution-Texas)1979-1981

7. John Tower (Constitution-Texas)/Trent Lott (Constitution-Missouri); 1981-?

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America and Onward Part XXV
Rocky's Road

Minister of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution: George Bush
Minister of Diplomacy: Henry Kissinger
Minister of Warfare: Donald Rumsfeld
Minister of Justice: Elliot Richardson
Head of the Council of Economic Advisers: George Romney
Governor of Alaska: Michael Gravel
Ambassador to the Allied Forces: Lowell P Weicker

Rockefeller's short tenure as President was defined by long and arduous court cases, and the trials of top Nixon Administration officials such as Robert Finch, Edward Brooke, and Sargent Shriver. Minister of Justice Elliot Richardson spear-headed the trials while American Patriots and Centrists alike united behind Gerald Ford in order to make sure that the trials were carried out. In the end, Edward Brooke and Sargent Shriver woudl both be convicted of, among other things, lying to Congress under oath during Congressional hearings about the cost of pieces of The Great Society, and certain military spending bills.

While Rockefeller was able to maintain public sympathy because of his "merciless" persecution of members of the Nixon Administration, that didn't stop the economy from continually worsening. Inflation continued to rise as employment dropped, and Rockefeller's approvals showed that he wouldn't stay popular for long. Among the lawyers that were in charge of prosecuting Nixon Adminsitration officials, besides Minister of Justice Elliot Richardson, there was also a lawyer named Ralph Nader who had worked for the Congressional Committee on Environmental Protection under James Roosevelt.


In order to combat inflation and the deficit left by Kennedy's and Nixon's "errors", Rockefeller agreed to both raise taxes and cut spending. This was not appreciated by the two major parties as they wanted it one way or the other and not a comromise. Rockefeller also delegated pieces of the Great Society to the states in order to relieve the Federal Government and to allow the states to decide for themselves what to cut and what to keep.

In foreign policy, Rockefeller was able to help maintain public approval. He used the final ousting of the Soviets from China, as well as the ousting of the Axis Forces from Iraq and Iran as tools in order to help him get enough support to pass reforms through Congress.

Minsiter of Warfare Rumsfeld would rather have been working on defeating the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany as soon as possible, however, he was tied up in gutting the Pentagon and getting rid of the continued waste that had evolved during the Kennedy/Nixon era.

With an improvement in the war, and the successful prosecution of Nixon Adminsitration officials, Rockefeller had a 53% approval rating at the end of 1979. However, because of his heart condition and his age, he announced that he would not seek a term in his own right, and endorsed MDPWD George Bush of Arizona for the Centrist nomination.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

A note on the music:

In the RSA, music developed more from jazz than from blues (though blues is a sub genre of jazz). In the 1960's, artists began adding heavier back beats along with distortions to jazz pieces involving guitar, piano, bass and drums. With the increasing popularity of psychedelic drug use among youth and artists around this period, music became more confrontational and harder to understand. This came into the mainstream of RSA in around 1967 with the release of the Doors' debut, self titled album. This, as well as jazz, contained some vague elements of blues. The jazzier roots of what became called "Psychedelica" by certain people due to the influence that psychedelic drug use had on the instrumentation and lyrics, was more emphasized by such bands as Chicago that used more horn style in their music. Another prominent Psychedelic group coming from the 1960's was Jefferson Airplane, founded in San Francisco.

In the CSA, meanwhile, a different style of music began to emerge. Led by singer and guitarist Elvis, it was called "Rockabilly", and had influences ranging from country to Gospel, to deep South Black Blues. As the popoularity of drug use even began to spread to the socially conservative Confederacy, music also began to become more distorted, picking up some influences from the Confederacy's neighbors to the North. The prime example for this is the formation of the Rockabilly band Lynyrd Skynyrd, where many effects from Elvis and Southern blues were utilized as well as psychedelic effects and distortion, leading to the modern form of music now called "Rock and Roll". Other bands emerging from the South were Creedance Clearwater Revival and The Allman Brothers Band.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I hope Reform party wins this time

I most likely won't post the 1984 CSA Election until after the 1980 RSA election and the first term of the newly elected RSA President.

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America and Onward Part XXVI
The American Night; The 1980 Presidential Election

The 1980 Centrist Party National Convention

With a somewhat popular, or at least pitied incumbent President, there was a number of candidates willing to throw their hats into the ring for the Centrist Party nomination. They knew that 1980 would be their best chance to win actual election to the Presidency, and each candidate wanted to be a part of it.

Minister of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution George Bush of Arizona

Bush was not only the establishment candidate, he was the son of the founder of the Centrist Party, former Connecticut Congressman Prescott Bush who had run twice for the Presidency. He was endorsed by President Rockefeller, who in 1970 had been the most successful Centrist candidate, wining the state of New York. George Bush had been elected to Congress in 1965, and elected Governor of Arizona in 1970, being re-elected in 1975, and being selected by President Rockefeller to be his Minister of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution.

House Centrist Leader Gerald R Ford of Michigan

Gerald Ford had been there at the beginning, having run for Congress in 1953. Upon the announcement of the creation of the Centrist Party, Ford immediately endorsed him and stopped caucusing with the American Patriot Party. Since 1966 he had led the party in Congress, seeking a moderate yet fiscally Conservative approach to everything. He had led the charge against Nixon's domestic plans and had become a hero, not only to fiscally Conservative Centrists, but to some American Patriots as well. He was one of the most across the board respected candidates, and it was believed that he could draw voted from both sides.

Congressman Mark Hatfield of Oregon

Congressman Hatfield originally entered politics when he ran for and won the Governorship of Oregon in 1960. He was re-elected in 1965. He first ran for the Centrist nomination in 1970, but lost to Nelson Rockefeller. However, he was also elected to Congress, giving him a stable political career. In 1975, he won the Centrist nomination running against John Lindsay. However, he lost by a landslide, only winning New Hampshire and its two electoral votes. While favored by the youth and the counterculture, the Centrist Party was not eager to re-elect him.

Congressman John Anderson of Illinois

Perhaps the most Progressive of the candidates, rivaled only by Mark Hatfield, John Anderson was elected to Congress in 1980 as a Centrist. In Congress, he quickly settled into an inner-party dispute between himself and Donald Rumsfeld over the direction of the party. This resulted in Rumsfeld's leaving for the American Patriots. John Anderson was seen only as a repeat of the Nixon Era, and the party was even less enthusiastic about him than Hatfield.

Congresswoman Lenore Romney of Michigan

The last major candidate to throw her name in for the nomination, Lenore Romney was wife of Head of the Council of Economic Advisers George Romney, she was elected to Congress in 1970 with the support of her husband and the support of Gerald Ford. She was seen as a repeat of Margaret Chase Smith, who had been nominated in 1965. However, her candidacy was taken seriously.

After continuouse rounds of balloting, both Romney and Anderson dropped out, with Romney endorsing Bush and Anderson endorsing Hatfield. After the eighth ballot, Ford also dropped out, endorsing Bush. With establishment support, Bush soared to the nomination on the ninth ballot.

Minister of Domestic Policy and Wealth Distribution George Bush-The 1980 Centrist nominee for President

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The 1980 Progressive Party National Convention

With all time low approval ratings, not many leaders of the Progressive Party, such as House Majority Leader Ted Kennedy, were willing to run and risk their political careers. This left a field for smaller candidates, and also for candidates that had been unable to win the nomination in the past. There were a total of three candidates running.

Former Ambassador to the Allied Forces Henry M Jackson of Washington

Jackson was nowhere near the candidate the Progressives wanted. He had been involved in both the Nixon and the Kennedy administrations and was too much of an insider. However, he was the most experienced of the candidates and the most favord by a majority of the delegates.

Congressman George McGovern of South Dakota

A well known and Progressive Congressman, and a rarity because of the fact that he was from South Dakota of all places, George McGovern had already had his shot at the nomination in 1965, losing by a large margin to then-President Barry Goldwater. However, he was willing to try again for the nomination, and had a decent chance because of the willingness of the delegates to separate themselves from the legacy of Nixon.

Congressman Malcolm Little of New York

The third candidate to decide to run for the nomination was the far-left New York congressman Malcolm Little. With a shady past, a police record, and a history of hateful rhetoric towards both Jews and white people, he was the most unlikely of the three to win the nomination. However, his run was historic in the fact that he was the first man of African descent to have won delegates at a major party convention.
After only the first round of balloting, it became clear that Congressman Little would absolutely not be winning the nomination, coming in with a total of 25 delegates. On the second ballot, McGovern took the lead while Little came in with only 10 delegates. Little vowed not to give up, however, on the third ballot, he had zero, so he withdrew his name from the nomination and endorsed McGovern. Because of Jackson's connection to Nixon, despite his experience, he could not win, and McGovern once again won the Progressive Party nomination.

Congressman McGovern accepting the Progressive nomination for President a second time

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The 1980 American Patriot Party National Convention

After a ten year absence from the Presidency, the American Patriots felt ready and willing to take back the capital in New York. Therefore, a large number of candidates, some of which who had been nominated before, stepped up to the plate vying for the nomination.

Governor Barry Goldwater Jr. of California

The heir to a political legacy, Governor Goldwater was the son of former President Barry Goldwater and felt ready to take "the throne". He had a ten year politica career, having been elected to Congress in 1970, and elected Governor of California in 1975. He was the one that the American Patriots felt most enthusiastic about.

House Minority Whip James L Buckley of New York

Having already been nominated, Buckley was still in good standing with the party despite his landslide loss in 1975, and was respected among the delegates. Nevertheless, people felt that it was time for someone else.

House Minority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas

Despite being the 1970 nominee, Dole was also well respected and felt that it was time for another bid. However, his position as the "moderate" candidate among the group made him less popular than the rest. Ultimately, the delegates felt that Conservatism should carry the day.

Former Governor Phil Crane of Illinois

One of the three Conservative candidate vying for the nomination, Crane had lost re-election in 1975 to his Centrist opponent. However, he felt that he had hope of carrying the day for Conservatism and threw his hat into the ring.
After the second ballot, Crane bowed out, endorsing Goldwater. At the fifth ballot, Buckley dropped out saying that 1980 was not his year. He also endorsed the young Goldwater. With the endorsements of two former opponents, and with most of the Conservatives backing him, Governor Goldwater won the nomination on the sixth ballot.

Governor Barry Goldwater Jr.- The son of a President and the 1980 American Patriot nominee for President

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Comments, Questions, Critiques, Complaints, Compliments?

Any preferences going into the 1980 election?

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My only concern is that you don't use photos from the era; Little I can understand but not George!

I wasn't sure what pictures to use, and I assumed that by 1980 he would look older. I'll look on wiki and google images to find photos relating to the specific time.

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Just changed the McGovern photos. The one on the bottom is of him at the 1980 DNC, so it should be pretty accurate.

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Following the American Patriot National Convention, another candidate would step out. He was John Schmitz, the sole member of the American Independent Party in Congress and a leader of a group of Paleo-Conservatives.

While we have fought this foreign war for years, only a few fringe candidates have bothered to opposed it. Even the American Patriots have only had one openly anti-war candidate. I have made the decision to run for the Presidency of these Renewed States to finally give true conservatism a chance.

Schmitz would find little support among many people, even among Conservatives and American Independents, and garnered very few endorsements. Not even congressional candidate and fellow Paleo-Conservative Dr. Ron Paul (AP-PA) would endorse him.

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Governor Goldwater of California Elected President!
After a tough campaign that came mainly between Bush and Goldwater, both benefactors of political legacies, Bush's momentum stalled while McGovern lingered in third. Leading up to election day it appeared that the Progressive Party would be exteremely marginalized as Bush was picking up a large amount of disaffected Progressives. The 1980 election would make history because of it being the first time that Alaska would be given the right to vote, that having been undertaken by President Rockefeller in early 1980. While under ordinary circumstances the new state might have gone for Goldwater, because of what Rockefeller did for the state, it went by a very narrow margin for Bush. The addition of Alaska added one electoral vote to the election, and the state would also vote in one representative to the House of Elected. This upped both the election and Congress to 119.

Goldwater-62 electoral votes
Bush-45 electoral votes
McGovern-12 electoral votes
John Schmitz-0 electoral votes
Historically Significant Congressional Races:

In Michigan, both Congresswoman Romney and Congressman Ford were re-elected.

In New York, Congressman Little lost re-election due to the amount of anti-Progressive sentiment. However, Congresswoman Chisholm won re-election.

In South Dakota, while losing his home state in the election, McGovern also lost re-election to his American Patriot opponent.

In New York, Congressman James L Buckley was re-elected.

In Illinois, Congressman John Anderson was re-elected.

In Oregon, Congressman Mark Hatfield was re-elected.

In Pennsylvania, American Patriot Dr. Ron Paul was elected to Congress having been defeated in his 1975 bid.

In New York, Chuck Schumer was elected as a Progressive.

In Alaska, in its first ever RS Congressional Race, businessman Ted Stevens was elected to Congress, defeating Progressive Alaskan Governor Mike Gravel, who had been appointed by Nelson Rockefeller, for the seat.

Historically Significant Gubernatorial Races:

In Illinois, former Governor Phil Crane was re-elected in the anti-Progressive wave.

In Pennsylavania, Centrist Bob casey was elected Governor.

In Connecticut, Ambassador to Allied Forces and former Congressman Lowell P Weicker was elected Governor.

In Vermont, Congressman Pete duPont, who was a member of the prominent duPont family, which had moved away from Delaware after it was taken over by the Confdereacy, was elected Governor.
In the biggest suprise of the night, writer and brother of James L Buckley, William F Buckley, was elected Governor of New York, beating Centrist/Progressive John Lindsay.

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nice update but terrible results.,..

Do you find the results inaccurate, or just going against what you hoped for?

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America and Onward Part XXVII
Peace in Our Time; The First Term of Barry Goldwater Jr.

Minister of Domestic Policy: Alan Greenspan
Minister of Diplomacy: Paul Laxalt
Minister of Warfare: Donald Rumsfeld
Minister of Justice: Robert Taft Jr.
Ambassador to the Allied Forces: Robert Dole

On January 1st, 1981, Governor Barry Goldwater Jr. took the Oath of Office, administered to him by then-Minister of Justice Elliot Richardson, and fulfilled his father's legacy by becoming President of the Renewed States of America.

Among his first acts as President, he garnered enough support from Congress to do several smaller acts which his father had intended to do but had never gotten done. Congress passed his small intiatives to rename the Ministry of Domestic Policy and Wealth Redistribution the Ministry of Domestic Policy. Also, Goldwater, with Congress, made the Council of Economic Advisers part of the newly renamed ministry. Lastly among his early small accomplishments, he destroyed the cabinet position "Governor of Alaska", and with local Alaskan leadership, including support from Congressman Ted Stevens, scheduled a special election in 1982 for Governor. This would be only the second time that Alaska would vote in an election determining its leadership or Congressional representation, the first having been the 1980 election.

With Congressman Donald Rumsfeld as Minister of Warfare, Goldwater called on the HoE to eliminate the draft, saying that it was archaic and the only dictatorships would need a draft. Goldwater also called on Congress to pass the Patriot Act, which boosted military funding for the next five years (1982-1986), claiming that with that extra funding, the Renewed States, along with the Allied Forces, could beat the Axis Forces who were at that point losing, and could force the Soviet Union to crumble. Intelligence estimates said that the USSR was near the brink of collapse.

In Goldwater's 1982 Governmental Review, the entire federal government was audited, looking for any wasted left behind from the Kennedy/Nixon era. The review swept all departments, even auditing the Council of Economic Advisors for waste. The result was that a large amount of waste hidden in the Ministry of Justice was eliminated, as well as smaller amounts of waste in the Ministries of Justice, Warfare, and Diplomacy.

In late 1982, Goldwater's Patriot Act began to pay off with crucial victories in Southeastern Europe. Years of fighting in the "underbelly of Nazi Germany" resulted in several puppet regimes surrendering.

As part of his domestic agenda, Goldwater passed any and all tax cuts that were believed not to effect the deficit. This was greeted with much applause by the middle class, who had been under the burden of Kennedy, Nixon, and Rockefeller tax hikes. Businesses were also relieved as they had been forced to operate with around 40% of their profits going away every year. It was expected that an economic boom was soon to happen, and Minister of Domestic Policy Greenspan was confident about it.

Minister of Domestic Policy Alan Greenspan-The 'brain' behind Goldwater's economic agenda

By 1983, Italy was a complete member of the Allied Forces, while the puppet regimes of Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovia were all but gone. the Allied Forces, under the command of Renewed States general Colin Powell, along with French and British military leaders, were moving into Germany, Serbia and Montenegro, and Hungary. In December of 1983, the largest single military operation undertaken by the Renewed States of America was scheduled to happen. Led by Colin Powell, Allied Forces woudl break the Hitler's front lines, while at the same time a seperate group, led by French and Greek forces would deliver the "fatal blow" to the Axis underbelly, striking at several small countries in Southeastern Europe. The Berlin Blitz was about to begin.

We are well on our way to victory. Soon, the Iron Curtain that has seperate Eastern Europe from the rest of the world will have been torn in two while Democracy spreads throughout these lands which we have fought and bled for. After Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union have fallen, and their failed ideologies forgotten, only then will the world be free. Then we may go home and enjoy our comforts. But here, and now, we must march forward.

-General Colin Powell, December 8th, 1983, the eve of the "Berlin Blitz"

General Colin Powell; A new leading face in the Renewed States Military

Despite a small amount of protest for the war, coming mainly from Congressman Mark Hatfield and former Congressman John Schmitz, there were even Paleo-Conservatives who supported it. Both Congressman Ron Paul and Minister of Justice Robert Taft were pushing for an effort to win the war as best as possible, and then to recall the military. This path was supported by President Goldwater, however, Centrists, Progressives, and a large amount of American Patriots believed that the military should stick around until all of the countries were properly functioning.

In the Berlin Blitz, which occured on December 9th, 1983, English and American forces* surged into the country side of Germany, while French, Italian, and Greek forces swept into Southeastern Europe. The official invasion lasted two weeks. Two long weeks for the Axis Forces, who were scrambling for a foothold in their own territory. As Allied Forces approached Berlin in the dead of winter on Christmas Eve, and a large amount of small countries to Germany's south surrendered, German dictator and leader of the Axis Forces Udo Voigt committed suicide, shooting himself in the head, in the names of his Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler, the first leader of Nazi Germany.

Udo Voight April 14th, 1952-December 24, 1983; 4th Fuhrer of Nazi Germany (January 3rd, 1983-December 24, 1983)

With Voight's suicide, troop moral completely collapsed. The Allied Forces marched through to Berlin, capturing it on New Year's Eve. With that major remaining members of the Nazi Party went into hiding, many fleeing the country. On January 6th, 1984, after a call from General Colin Powell and talks with Minister of Warfare Robert Dole, President Goldwater declared victory over the Axis Forces, which had dissolved in the time between December 24th and January 6th, a period of twelve days.

With victory declared, the President rook a tour of America. Everywhere, there was a sense of renewal, after the troubled 70's. Everywhere, it seemed that there was a renewed sense of hope and optimism. With the economy recovering and with victory over a forty year old enemy, President Goldwater's approvals shot up 68%.

However, there was still work to be done. With the USSR looming East of Poland, and with skirmishes in the dessert continuing, it was clear that World War II, which had begun in 1939, was not yet over.

On the domestic front, it was beginning to appear that an economic boom was forthcoming. With Goldwater's tax cuts as well as increased production because of the military, the economy was well on the road to recovery by the time 1984 rolled around.

As the economy recovered and the USSR showed signs of crumbling, it was no surprise when President Goldwater announced that he would be running for re-election. No credible challengerws to the nominatino were forthcoming.

*Under a program President Connally of the CSA started in 1977, around 3,000 Confederate soldiers joined RS ranks every year in order to help battle communism and fascism. It wass a small number, however, when haggling with a Congress that was against involvement with the RSA, it was the best President Connally could do. That act was one that started an alliance between that CSA and RSA (with certain civil rights concessions) that would later grow during the eighties.

Congressional Balance of Power 1981-1986
American Patriots-67; Leader-James L Buckley
Progressives-36-37*; Leader-Frank Church
Centrists-14-15*; Leader-Gerald R Ford

*In 1982, Mark Hatfield switched his party affiliation to Progressive

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Sorry about making the 4th Fuhrer Udo Voigt, who would've only been around 31 at the time. If there are any suggestions as to who to change it to, I welcome them. I'm trying to compile a list of the Fuhrers, beginning with Hitler, then Arnold Gehlen, then I don't know, then either Voigt or whoever someone suggests to replace him.

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Comments, Questions, Critiques, Complaints, Compliments?

Note: The first term of Barry II isn't done yet. What is above is just what I've put up so far. Right nwo, it's only on 1964, however, the update will be filled in within the week (in theory). I'm also trying to work on a reasonable list of the Fuhrer's of Germany.

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Shameless Bump.

Comments, Questions, Critiques, Complaints, Compliments?

Note: The first term of Barry II isn't done yet. What is above is just what I've put up so far. Right nwo, it's only on 1964, however, the update will be filled in within the week (in theory). I'm also trying to work on a reasonable list of the Fuhrer's of Germany.

Barry II's term is complete now.

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The 1985 Progressive Party Nomination

With their biggest ever landslide defeat five years ago, a fer Progressive were afraid or nervous to risk their political careers running for the Presidency. Among notable Progressives that didn't run were George McGovern and Mark Hatfield, who had joined the Progressives in 1982. However, a field still emerged.

Congressman Thomas P "Tip" O'Neil of Massachusetts

A member of the Eastern Establishment, who was supported by Congressman Ted Kennedy of the very same state, O'Neil had been a Congressman from 1954 to 1971, Governor of Alaska 1971-1976, and Congressman again from 1981 up to that point in time.

Governor Mike Gravel of Alaska

A newer politician, who before his election to Alaska's Governorship, had been appointed Governor of Alaska by Nelson Rockefeller and had been a candidate for Congress in 1980. In 1982, he had only managed to win a tight three way race for the Governorship of Alaska by distancing himself from the national Progressive Party and reaching out to natives and environmentalists in the state.

Progressive Minority Whip Walter Mondale of Minnesota

A well respected Progressive from the solidly Liberal state of Minnesota, Mondale was the favorite of the three major candidates. While O'Neil represented the old Eastern Establishment and Gravel represented the growing Wester Progressive movement, Mondale was the "generic Progressive".

1985 would be the first year the the major parties used the primary system where members of the party in different states would vote for who they wanted to be the nominee. There was still a large amount of power in the conventions, however the Primaries worked to keep the system more Democratic.

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Had O'Neil won California, the nomination would have been his. However, because of upset victories for Mondale in California and Ohio, none of the three candidates had enough support ot win the nomination. Because of that, the nomination would go to the convention, held in St. Paul, Minnesota.

On his home turf, Mondale worked like a race horse to capture the nomination, stealing just enough North-Easter delegates from O'Neil and just enough Western delegates from Gravel to secure the nomination, and he did.

House Minority Whip Walter Mondale of Minnesota accepting the Progressive nomination for President

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The 1985 Centrist Party Nomination

After incredible showings in the last election, and with more members in Congress and a greater base of support, there were a number of candidates representing different sides of the Centrist Party ranging from Libertarian to Populist.

Governor Edmund G "Jerry" Brown Jr. of California

Having served a number of state offices before running for Governor including Attorney General and Secretary of State of California, Brown lost his 1980 bid for California Governor to Barry Goldwater Jr. However, because of Goldwater's election to the Presidency, Brown had been given a second chance at becoming Governor in the 1982 special election. He had been the nominee of both the Centrists and the Progressives, however his strict fiscal Conservatism lined up much more with the Centrists than the Progressives.

Governor Robert P Casey of Pennsylvania

A Populist leaning Centrist known most for his siding with the American Patriots on a number of social issues but also being fiscally Liberal and having a large amount of union support, Casey was running primarily in order to champion the issue of abortion. He was afraid that in 1985, all three major party nominees would be pro-choice, as they had been in 1980. His Social Conservatism would be at odds with a large amount of his party, however he had accumulated his own following within the party.

House Centrist Leader Gerald R Ford

As Mondale had represented the "Generic Progressive", Ford represented the "Generic Centrist". He was not the Libertarian Brown or the Populist Casey, but what the part had originally stood for, a strict centrist approach.

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Had Casey won New York, or Brown won Minnesota, the nomination would have had to go to the convention, taking place in Chicago. However, with close Ford victories in Vermont, Minnesota, and New York, he secured the nomination by a hair.

The keynote speech for the convention was given by a war hero who had worked tirelessly the past three years in order to bring down Nazi Germany and had succeeded.

General Colin Powell

Powell's speech did not focus on foreign policy, Powell's strong suit, but instead on domestic policy which was where Powell mainly opposed Goldwater.

At long last, the man of the hour, Congressman Ford stepped on stage, greeted with thunderous applause. Despite a last minute attempt to draft Powell for the Presidency, who didn't attempt, Ford was easily nominated on the first ballot.

House Centrist Leader Gerald R Ford accepting the 1985 Centrist Nomination for President

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The 1985 American Patriot Nomination

With a good economy and recent victories overseas, including the toppling of Nazi Germany, there were few, if any, credible challengers. Despite protests from Pro-Life groups, Goldwater had made certain concessions with the Buckleys ensuring that there woudl be no major challenger from the Right. The concessions, however, included endorsements of pro-life bills as well as adding opposition to abortion on the official party platform.
As with the other two parties, 1985 was the first year that the American Patriots used the primary system. However, with no major challengers, Goldwater won every statewide contest on the map.

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At the 1985 American Patriot Naitonal Convention in Atlanta City, New Jersey, there was a joyous and hopeful attitude. The American Patriots as they saw it had no reason for their losing.

Admiral John S McCain III

Admiral McCain, whose father and grandfather, both named John McCain, had risen quickly in the Navy ranks. He had had a rough childhood, being born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936 when it was owned by the United States of America. In 1955, he and his family was finally able to return to America, when things had stablized. They settled in what was by then called the Renewed States of America. During the 1960's and the 1970's, McCain served as a member of the Renewed State Navy, becoming a hero and earning the Henry Wallace Award of Patriotic Valor, given to him by then-President Richard Nixon in 1977.

Other speakers at the convention included New York Governor James L Buckley, Indiana Governor Phil Crane, Ambassador to the Allied Forces Robert Dole, and Congrressman Ron Paul.

Congressman Ron Paul of Pennsylvania

On the last night of the convention, President Goldwater spoke, raising the audience to thunderous applause.

Five years ago, we swept into office with a mandate. A mandate to fix a broken economy, to win a broken war, and to rejuvenate a broken country. We did that all and with time to spare! That is why, tonight, I once again accept your nomination for President, so that we can continue to govern these Renewed States of America, and lead it in peace and liberty, so that every individual will receive the rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness!

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America and Onward
The 1985 Presidential Election; The Results

President Goldwater Re-Elected!

Goldwater-62 electoral votes
Ford-36 electoral votes
Mondale-21 electoral votes

The results were an obvious referendum on the success of the Goldwater Administration, Despite a lack of electoral improvement, having gotten the same number of electoral votes that he got five years ago, Goldwater was in a much better position. The effects of 1980 were still being felt as the Progressive Party placed third. However, hey had managed to regin Progressive strongholds such as Washington and Illinois.
Historically Significant Gubernatorial Races

In California, Centrist Jerry Brown was re-elected.

In Alaska, Progressive Mike Gravel was re-elected.

In Pennsylvania, Centrist Robert Casey was re-elected.

In Indiana, Congressman Birch Bayh, a Centrist from Casey's more populist wing was elected Governor

In Michigan, Congresswoman Lenore Romney was elected to the Governorship.

In New York, Governor William Buckley was re-elected.

In Nebraska, in a rare uplifting moment for the Progressives, businessman Bob Kerrey was elected Governor.

In Vermont, Governor Pete duPont was re-elected.

Historically Significant Congressional Races

In Pennsylvania, Congressman Paul was re-elected.

In New Jersey, Lieutenant Governor Joseph Biden was elected to Congress.

In Alaska, Congressman Ted Stevens was re-elected.

In Arizona, American Patriot Dan Quayle was elected to Congress.

In Massachusetts, Lieutenant Governor John Kerry, who was a veteran of World War II during the 60's and 70's, was elected to Congress

In Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy was re-elected.

In Connecticut, Connecticut Attorney General Joe Lieberman, a member of Casey's more Populist wing of the Centrist Party, won election to Congress.