Atlasia Rightist Primary Timeline

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[California8429]

Late Apr 2012
DOW: 12,800
Unemployment: 9.0%
Most Important Issue: Syria
Polnut Approvals: 53/47
Gallon of Gas: $3.95

With gas prices climbing due to the war in Syria, Senator Shua introduced a bill in the Senate to eliminate almost half of the Department of Energy as well as regulation that prevents off shore drilling and makes it much easier for a business to obtain permits for oil, natural gas, and coal drilling on Atlasian soil. Shua stated that “The dramatic climb in energy prices and drop in the markets is a wakeup call. We cannot afford to be dependent on foreign energy.”

Senator Shua

Atlasian and French air forces took out 2 Iranian tanks and severed the Iranian infantry division supply depot in northwest Syria, the first direct fighting between NATO and Iran in Syria. Syria forced have fully retaken the southern part of the country while the northeast has been taken under control by rebel forces. The heavy fighting is in the northwest Syria where Iranian troops had arrived by plane to help retake the area of the country. Lebanon is now openly trading weapons with the rebels in Syria expressing their support in taking down the regime.

Alaska (28)
Shua 38% (18)
Inks 22% (
Duke 18% (2)
Yankee 13%
Winfield 9%

Senator Shua

The rebel government has officially called themselves the “Syrian Transitional Council” (STC) and stated they have delegates in their council from every city under STC control. Senator Duke pushed for an additional $50 billion in aid to Syria including humanitarian efforts and military weapons and technology to take down the al-Assad regime. The bill was watered down to $34 billion and mostly humanitarian funding, but did pass the Congress and was signed by Polnut.

Senator Duke

Washington (43)
Duke 29% (25)
Winfield 27% (12)
Shua 19% (5)
Inks 13% (1)
Yankee 12%

Senator Duke

Speaker Inks brokered a deal with the Senate and President concerning Polnut’s economic growth bill.
(Polnut numbers on the left, new deal on the right)
Corporate Taxes:  
   Percentage of:   Taxable Income
12% - 11%          $0 - $50,000
23% - 21%          $50,000 - $75,000
30%  - 29%         $75,000 - $100,000
31%  - 30.5%         $100,000 - $335,000
33% - 32%          $335,000 - $10,000,000
34% - 33%          $10,000,000 - $15,000,000
34.5% - 34%       $15,000,000 +

Another $10 billion would be cut immediately, mostly from bureaucracy including a hiring freeze for an entire year. The new plan passed the House with 74% of Rightists and 40% of Leftists voting for the plan. Speaker Inks said the tax numbers were “no where near what they need to be to get us out of this recession, but they are much better than the original plan and will allow for economic progress.”

Speaker Inks

Indiana (46)
Inks 33% (27)
Yankee 25% (13)
Shua 20% (5)
Duke 13% (1)
Winfield 10%

Speaker Inks

North Carolina (55)
Yankee 47% (38)
Inks 27% (16)
Shua 12% (1)
Duke 7%
Winfield 7%

Senator Yankee

The Senate passed the Polnut-Inks plan 67-30 and was signed into law immediately by President Polnut. “With this bi-partisan support, we can begin a great economic recovery that will lead to an economic boom. I am confident we are heading in the right direction again.” –President Polnut

President Polnut

Governor Winfield met with STC leaders on a two day trip to STC controlled Syria. Upon his return Winfield expressed great concerns. “Right now there is chaos, there are terrorist groups exploiting this chaos, and the people are losing their will to fight because frankly, the current law and order is anarchy, and may not be better than what al-Assad is offering. The UN peacekeepers are doing nothing because frankly they can’t, they don’t have the ability to and even if they had the order, they don’t have the weapons to help with law and order. If we don’t assist with rebuilding this new Syria, we will end up in the same cycle. It is critical the UN examines its role because right now it is wasting funds to do nothing. They need help policing, the need help protecting government buildings, they need help establishing a rule of law and order, they need help opening up ties to the west to start an economic recovery. Winning this war is not enough.” –Governor Winfield. Winfield unveiled a plan he asked the President to take to the UN to address these concerns he said was addressed by the STC and civilians.

Governor Winfield

West Virginia (31)
Winfield 32% (15)
Inks 29% (9)
Shua 27% (5)
Duke 17% (1)
Yankee 17% (1)

ARC has released new polling numbers.
Polnut Favorability Rating 53/47 –Leftists 84/13
Yankee 54/45 –Rightists 92/8
Duke 63/35 –Rightists 65/30
Shua 60/39 –Rightists 80/20
Inks 54/46 –Rightists 88/12
Winfield 65/32 –Rightists 85/14

Polnut/Yankee – 49/49
Polnut/Duke – 44/55
Polnut/Inks – 49/50
Polnut/Shua – 47/51
Polnut/Winfield – 43/54

Rightist Primary
Inks 23%
Winfield 21%
Shua 21%
Duke 18%
Yankee 14%
Other/Undecided 2%

Delegate Count
Yankee 499 (Blue)
Inks 492 (Green)
Winfield 410 (Brown)
Duke 401 (Red)
Shua 350 (Yellow)
Wormyguy 3 Delegates move to Shua