Collaborative Presidential Elections - New

[Rhodie]

1974

Governor George Wallace (S-AL)/Senator John Connally (S-TX): 117: 54.5%
President Robert Byrd (P-NC)/Governor Dale Bumpers (P-AR): 13: 43.8%

The election of 1974 was disastrous for the Progressives. President Johnson had been assasinated on a visit to Birmingham Alabama on June 7th 1973. His successor, Robert Byrd had the misfortune to be presiding over a weak economy, rising crime and high unemployment. The Oil Shock of 1973 compounded his problems, and by mid 1974, His popularity rating stood at just 31%. The Sovereignty Party meanwhile renominated George Wallace and Senator John Connally of Texas. They fought a populist campaign, promising lower taxes, a crackdown on crime, and an end to the busing begun by Johnson. Byrd was no match and was heavily defeated.

[Rhodie]

Sorry, typo with 1972, now fixed.

[Rhodie]

1986

Vice-President Jesse Helms (S-NC)/Senator John Warner (S-VA): 138 EV: 60.3% of the popular vote
Former Senator Martin Luther King (P-GA)/Governor Bill Clinton (P-AR): 0 EV: 36.4% of the popular vote
Senator David Duke (NA-LA)/Different candidates in different states: 0 EV: 2.4%

President Connally enjoyed a successful term, with the economy continuing to grow, he also made spending cuts that began to close the deficit. The Populist nomination was hard fought between ex-senator Martin Luther King, and Senator Sam Nunn. King eventually won, but only after a bitter and exceedingly close primary season. The sovereignty party nominated Vice-President Jesse Helms and moderate Senator John Warner. The general election was noted for its brutality. Helms lambasted the Populists as a "communist sell-out, welfare queen, drug users fantasy". A series of negative ads, devised by strategist Lee Atwater, attacked King for apparent lapses in his private life, as well as allegations of drug abuse. He was also attacked for his apparent softness of communism. King was massively rejected at the polls, with Helms sweeping every state in a landslide win.

[Rhodie]

You sent Jesse to Jail.......You fiend!

[Rhodie]

2004

Governor Mike Huckabee (S-AR)/Governor Rick Perry (S-TX): 87: 40.8% of the popular vote
Vice-President Lamar Alexander (R-TN)/Governor Mark Warner (R-VA): 66: 38.8% of the popular vote
Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. (P-SC)/Representative John Lewis (P-GA): 0: 13.3% of the popular vote
Reverand Chuck Baldwin (C-FL)/Ezola Foster (C-LA): 0: 5.5% of the popular vote

The election of 2004 was a nail biting contest.

The Perot administration had become entangled in a foreign war, when in November 2000, the Special Forces had been sent into Mexico to try and take out the drug smuggling cartels that were causing dreadful trouble for the C.S.A Government. However, the drug smugglers struck back with raids against the C.S border, and the Mexican government had protested in the United Nations.

President Perot was unmoved, and obtained backing from the United States in what he called the "War on Terror". The Army was moved in across the border in September 2001, with dubious and belated backing from the Mexican Government.

However it proved an elusive task trying to flush out the cartels, and a motion to condemn the CSA was passed in the United Nations. With the economy also encountering difficulties, it seemed that the long run of Independent success was coming to an end. The new Sovereingty Speaker, Newt Gingrich, worked to stymie Perot, whose ratings were in freefall by the end of 2003 due to the mounting death toll in Mexico.

In late 2003, Perot also drew together supporters of the administration, and decided to create a new party to try and ensure his ideals lived on. The Reform Party nominated Vice-President Alexander in early 2004. Alexander chose the moderate Independent Governor of Virginia Mark Warner for his VP pick

By now the Sovereignty Party was once more full of life. After riding a wave of popularity to claim the Sovereignty nomination, Governor Mike Huckabee promised to "return power to the people" by shrinking government. He also pledged to reduce the length of the Presidential term from 6 to 4 years. He ran under the slogan, "Conservatism with Compassion". The slogan "I like Mike" also became popular.

The Populists continued their decay, having moved further to the left after the relative lack of success of their third way strategy in 1998. They ran on a strongly left wing platform, proposing a federal amendment banning the death penalty, immediate withdrawal from Mexico, the introduction of a 80% tax on profits of over $250,000, and increasing the scope of affirmative action.

The National Alliance failed to get on the ballot in most states, and would in the end only win 0.7% of the vote. However the Christian Party experienced a high uptick in support.

The campaign was close, with Huckabee and Perry being attacked as right-wing extremists by Alexander, who would be an embarresment to the international image of the Confederacy. Several gaffes by Perry on the campaign trail also helped narrow polling figures. However, Huckabee in the end managed to win the election, with the deciding state being Georgia, which he only won by 39.0% to 37.9% for the Reform Party. The election proved yet another disaster for the Populists, who were reduced to only 13% of the popular vote, as many moderates flocked to the Reform Party.

[Rhodie]

I'll bump this up so someone can finish the last election.

[Rhodie]

No were not, as the timeline started in 1866.

[Rhodie]

Go for it Sanchez!

[Rhodie]

1. Jefferson Davis (D-MS)/Alexander H. Stephens (D-GA) February 18th, 1861-March 4th, 1867
2. John H. Reagan (D-TX)/Alexander H. Stephens (D-GA) March 4th, 1867-March 4th, 1873
3. Judah Benjamin (N-VA)/Stephen Mallory (N-FL) March 4th, 1873-March 4th, 1879
4. James Longstreet (N-LA)/James Seddon (N-VA) March 4th, 1879-March 4th, 1885
5. Robert E. Whithers (N-VA)/Charles W. Jones (N-FL) March 4th, 1885-March 4th, 1891
6. William L. Wilson (S-VA)/James L. Pugh (S-AL) March 4th, 1891-March 4th, 1897
7. John W. Daniel (S-VA)/John S. Henderson (S-NC) March 4th, 1897-March 4th, 1903
8. Thomas Watson (N-GA)/Albert Goodwin (N-AL) March 4th, 1903-March 4th, 1909
9. Samuel D. McEnery (N-LA)/Thomas S. Martin (N-VA) March 4th, 1909-March 4th, 1915
10. Woodrow Wilson (P-VA)/William H. Milton (P-FL) March 4th, 1915-1921
11. Carter Glass (S-VA)/John Nance Garner (S-TX) March 4th, 1921-March 4th, 1927
12. John Nance Garner (S-TX)/Park Trammell (S-FL) March 4th, 1927-1933
13. Jesse Jones (S-TX)/Harry Byrd (S-VA) March 4th, 1933-March 4th, 1939
14. Huey Long (P-LA)/Claude Pepper (P-FL) March 4th, 1939-March 4th, 1945
15. Claude Pepper (P-FL)/William Cooper (P-TN) March 4th, 1945-March 4th, 1951
16. Richard Russell (S-GA)/Strom Thurmond (S-SC) March 4th, 1951-March 4th, 1957
17. William Faulkner (P-MS)/Tom Clark (P-TX) March 4th, 1957-March 4th, 1963
18. Russell Long (P-LA)/Terry Sanford (P-NC) March 4th, 1963-March 4th, 1969
19. Lyndon Johnson (P-TX)/Robert Byrd (P-NC) March 4th, 1969-June 7th, 1973
20. Robert Byrd (P-NC)/VACANT June 7th, 1973-March 4th, 1975
21. George Wallace (S-AL)/John Connally (S-TX) March 4th, 1975-March 4th, 1981
22. John Connally (S-TX)/Jesse Helms (S-NC) March 4th, 1981-March 4th, 1987
23. Jesse Helms (S-NC)/John Warner (S-VA) March 4th, 1987-March 4th, 1993
24. John Warner (I-VA)/Ross Perot (I-TX) March 4th, 1993-March 4th, 1999
25. Ross Perot (I-TX)/Lamar Alexander (I-TE) March 4th, 1999-March 4th 2005
26. Mike Huckabee (S-AR)/Rick Perry (S-TX): March 4th 2005-March 4th 2011
27. Mark Warner (R-VA)/Marco Rubio (R-FL): March 4th 2011-

The Final List!