House of Cards Election 2016 [S2 Spoilers]

[Likely Voter]

This thread discusses House of Cards Season 2 Spoilers







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So at the end of S2 (Oct. 2014) Frank Underwood (D-SC) becomes POTUS (after the resignation of Pres. Walker).

So how do people think the next 2 years would play out politically (in the HoC universe).
Who will Pres. Underwood appoint as VP?
How would the midterms work out?
And what would 2016 look like for Frank? (primary challenge? who will GOP candidate be? how will gen. election go?)

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Didn't see the Spoilers sign until too late.

[The Other Castro]

Underwood efficiently carries out the role of President in a kind of LBJ-esque "treatment" method but more threatening. Approval ratings are low at first but increase as the country heals.

In the 2014 midterms, Democrats lose a moderate number of seats in the House but retain their majority and Sharp keeps her job as Majority Whip.

Underwood might appoint a new character for VP but if it's an existing character, I'll say probably Senator Holburn or Majority Leader Womack (because of either loyalty or making history with a black VP). I'm assuming Speaker Birch would rather be Speaker than VP, so that's why it won't be him.

In 2016, Underwood gets minor primary challenges but easily brushes them off. The GOP candidate probably be some new character (governor, maybe senator of some swing state). Underwood plays dirty on the campaign trail and wins by an electoral and popular vote landslide on Election Day.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Was Stamper dead at the end of the last episode?

[NHLiberal]

Was Stamper dead at the end of the last episode?

We do not know for sure

[The Other Castro]

He had a little eye twitch at the end but they said that was just a mistake. They also said the first episode deals with the investigation of his death, so yeah he's definitely dead.

[Mister Mets]

I figured the Secretary of State was going to be his Veep.

It'll be interesting to see who his opponents in the election are.

The second series of the British program had a clash between Francis Urquhart and the King of England, so that could be an interesting thing to translate. But the US doesn't really have an equivalent to royalty. Maybe a celebrity/ media mogul would move against Underwood.

[DKrol]

I figured the Secretary of State was going to be his Veep.

It'll be interesting to see who his opponents in the election are.

The second series of the British program had a clash between Francis Urquhart and the King of England, so that could be an interesting thing to translate. But the US doesn't really have an equivalent to royalty. Maybe a celebrity/ media mogul would move against Underwood.

Tusk, perhaps?