1980 Presidential Election: Four More Years? (GAME THREAD)

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Re-Elect The President (I'll take Jimmy).

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President Carter Announces Re-Election Campaign!

Four Years Ago. I came to you, the American People, with an idea, a pledge, and a duty that I will bring back integrity, honesty, and trust to the highest office of any man in this great country. Today I am here to announce that I am running to continue that idea, that pledge, and my duty to the American People. (*cheers*)

I cannot lie and say that the past four years have been easy, they haven't been easy. When is any job easy? I cannot lie and say there have not been mistakes, no man can live a life without making one. But I cannot lie and say that we have not made progress, in the past four years we have seen over nine million new jobs be added to our economy, two and a half million of those are African-American and Latino-American. We have seen the world community join arms and work for peace against terroristic ideas. And we have seen a rapid decrease in the nuclear capability of the world.I would challenge any other man to say the same. These are not simple problems and these are not simple solutions, but that is the American way.

Terrorism, one of the blights on this world is the threat and the activities of terrorists. At one of the recent economic summit conferences between myself and the other leaders of the western world, we committed ourselves to take strong action against terrorism. Airplane hijacking was one of the elements of that commitment. There is no doubt that we have seen in recent years - in recent months - additional acts of violence against Jews in France and, of course, against those who live in Israel, by the PLO and other terrorist organizations. Ultimately, the most serious terrorist threat is if one of those radical nations, who believe in terrorism as a policy, should have atomic weapons. Both I and all my predecessors have had a deep commitment to controlling the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In countries like Libya or Iraq, we have even alienated some of our closest trade partners because we have insisted upon the control of the spread of nuclear weapons to those potentially terrorist countries. This ultimate terrorist threat is the most fearsome of all, and it's part of a pattern where our country must stand firm to control terrorism of all kinds.

I've been President now for almost four years. I've had to make thousands of decisions, and each one of those decisions has been a learning process. I've seen the strength of my nation, and I've seen the crises it approached in a tentative way. And I've had to deal with those crises as best I could. As I've studied the record between myself and other candidates, I've been impressed with the stark differences that exist between us. I think the result of this election and the polls indicate will that this fact is true. I consider myself in the mainstream of my party. I consider myself in the mainstream even of the bipartisan list of Presidents who served before me. The United States must be a nation strong; the United States must be a nation secure. We must have a society that's just and fair. And we must extend the benefits of our own commitment to peace, to create a peaceful world. I believe that since I've been in office, there have been six or eight areas of combat evolved in other parts of the world. In each case, I alone have had to determine the interests of my country and the degree of involvement of my country. I've done that with moderation, with care, with thoughtfulness; sometimes consulting experts. But, I've learned in this last three and a half years that when an issue is extremely difficult when the call is very close, the chances are the experts will be divided almost 50-50. And the final judgment about the future of the nation - war, peace, involvement, reticence, thoughtfulness, care, consideration, concern - has to be made by the man in the Oval Office. It's a lonely job, but with the involvement of the American people in the process, with an open Government, the job is a very gratifying one. The American people now are facing a lonely decision. Those listening to my voice will have to make a judgment about the future of this country. And I think they ought to remember that one vote can make a lot of difference. If one vote per precinct had changed in 1960, John Kennedy would never have been President of this nation. And if a few more people had gone to the polls and voted in 1968, Hubert Humphrey would have been President; Richard Nixon would not. There is a partnership involved in our nation. To stay strong, to stay at peace, to raise high the banner of human rights, to set an example for the rest of the world, to let our deep beliefs and commitments be felt by others in other nations, is my plan for the future. I ask you, the American people, to join me in this partnership.

Thank you, and God Bless The United States of America!

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May I suggest that you invite some frequent players of these types of games. I always find these more fun when we have more people.

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Reserved for Carter Campaign Schedule.

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I will give another day for the other players to post their campaign plans

Thank you so much!

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Carter Campaign Schedule:  December 3, 1979 - December 15, 1979

Before December -
Campaigning Countrywide + Managing The Nation. President Carter has been focused mainly on the problems facing the nation instead of party politics.

Sunday, Dec 3:  IOWA
Clarinda - Rally in Town Square on "Small Town America in Our Declining Economy"
Des Moines - Lecture at Drake University on "The Overreach of Government with the Draft"
Iowa City - Lunch with Voters at Hamburg Inn No 2
          - "GOTV" Campaign

Iowa City, IA

Monday,  Dec 4:  IOWA
Sioux City - Rally on "Expanding Health Care for all"
Cedar Rapids - Town Hall
Dubuque - Barnstorming on "The Task Before Us"

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Tuesday, Dec 5:  IOWA
Waterloo -
Davenport - Rally on "How we will fix our problems"
Council Bluffs -
W. Cedar Rapids -

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Wednesday, Dec 6:  IOWA/WASHINGTON D.C.
Ames -
Fort Dodge -
Washington D.C. - Presidential Duties

Thursday, Dec 7: GEORGIA
Columbus - Barnstorming on "Civil Rights For All"
Cobb - Rally on "Back In Georgia"
Augusta - Town Hall
Atlanta - Rally

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Cobb, GA

Friday, Dec 8: MISSISSIPPI
Jackson - Barnstorming
Gulfport - Rally on "Restrengthening + Revitalizing Small Communities"
Southaven - Rally on "Counter-Terrorism"

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Saturday, Dec 9: ALABAMA
Birmingham - Rally for "Small Business Rights"
Montgomery - Barnstorming
Huntsville - Town Hall
Mobile - Rally on "The Rights For Farmers"
 
Monday,  Dec 10:  ARKANSAS
Little Rock - Rally on "Healthcare For All!"
Fort Smith - Town Hall
Fayetteville - Barnstorming on "Our Defense"

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Tuesday, Dec 11:  GEORGIA
Athens - Rally on "Tax Reform"
Atlanta - Town Hall on "American Civil Liberties
Roswell - Barnstorming
Macon - Town Hall

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Thursday, Dec 13: NEW YORK
New York - Rally on "Protecting our Law Enforcement"
Albany - Rally
Buffalo - Barnstorming

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Friday, Dec 14: TEXAS
Galveston - Rally on "Making The Economy Work - For The Many, Not The Few"
Austin - Barnstorming on "Protecting The Environment For Our Children"
Houston - Town Hall
Oak Point - Rally on "What Another 4 Years will do for you"

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Austin, TX

Saturday, Dec 15: WASHINGTON D.C.
Washington D.C. - Presidential Duties

Campaign Funds

Fundraising - $5,820,922

72% from Individuals
12% from Small Businesses
15% from Unions and Big Businesses

Campaign Payments -
To Campaign Staff - $2,938,123
To National Ads - $1,001,293

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BTW, NeverAgain... playing Carter means you can also play as president. You may announce important events done by your government

Wonderful, I was planning on doing a SOTU if that's okay.

Also wanted to thank you for doing this. I know it is a lot of work.

Forgot to do this last time, but President Carter will file for all upcoming caucuses and primaries.

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Alright, this turn ends on Friday, 11:59 PM EST. (extended)

Wonderful, thanks for this.

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Carter Campaign Schedule:  December 16, 1979 - December 29, 1979

Sunday, Dec 16:  IOWA
Marshalltown - Barnstorming
Des Moines - Town Hall on "The Continued Promise for Farm Workers' Rights"
Grimes - Rally

Monday,  Dec 17:  IOWA
Iowa City - Town Hall on "The Fight For Equality"
Waverly - Barnstorming
Burlington - Barnstorming on "Aiding Areas With Need"

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Tuesday, Dec 18:  IOWA
West Des Moines - Rally on "Worker's Safety through OSHA"
Clinton - Rally on "The Rights of Older Americans"
Ames - Barnstorming

Wednesday, Dec 19:  IOWA
Mason City - Barnstorming
Dubuque -  Town Hall on "Consumer Protection"
Urbandale - Town Hall on "Education - The Great Equalizer"

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Thursday, Dec 20: GEORGIA
Columbus - Barnstorming on "Civil Rights For All"
Cobb - Rally on "Back In Georgia"
Augusta - Town Hall
Atlanta - Rally

Friday, Dec 21: IOWA
Bettendorf - Rally on "Increasing Economic Equity"
Cedar Rapids - Town Hall
Fort Dodge - Barnstorming on "The Fight For Universal Child Nutrition and Food Safety"

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Saturday, Dec 22: ALABAMA
Birmingham - Rally for "The Rights of Southerners"
Montgomery - Barnstorming
Huntsville - Town Hall
Mobile - Rally on "The Danger of Extreme Conservativism"
 
Monday,  Dec 23: PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh - Rally on "The Rights of the Worker"
Philidelphia - Barnstorming
Erie - Town Hall on "Fair Wages for Fair Work"

Tuesday, Dec 24:  GEORGIA
Sandy Springs - Town Hall
Roswell - Town Hall on "Economic Fairness and not Inflation"
Atlanta - Barnstorming

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Thursday, Dec 25: NEW YORK
New York (Bronx) - Rally
New York (Staten Island) - Rally on "The Rights of the Consumer"
New York (Manhattan) - Rally on "Continued Foreign and International Trade"

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Friday, Dec 26: IOWA
Davenport - Barnstorming
Marion - Town Hall on "Expanding Health Coverage to all Americans"
Waterloo - Barnstorming on "Farm and Labor"

Saturday, Dec 27: WASHINGTON D.C.
Washington D.C. - Situation Room (Soviet-Afghan War - Day One)

Sunday, Dec 28: WASHINGTON D.C.
Washington D.C. - Situation Room (Soviet-Afghan War - Day Two)

Monday, Dec 29: WASHINGTON D.C.
Washington D.C. - Situation Room (Soviet-Afghan War - Day Three)
- Speech on Soviet-Afghan War

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Campaign Funds

Fundraising - $7,112,243

59% from Individuals
15% from Small Businesses
26% from Unions and Big Businesses

Campaign Payments -
To Campaign Staff - $5,232,123
To National Ads - $1,001,293

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Debate Answers -

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Is the Afghan-Soviet War still on? BTW good job on the numbers.

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Posting tomorrow evening.

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bumping this.
This turn will end Monday at 11:59 PM EDT

Awesome, thanks for the reminder.

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Carter Campaign Schedule:  December 30, 1979 - January 6, 1980

Tuesday, Dec 30: ALABAMA/GEORGIA
Sandy Springs - Town Hall
Atlanta - Barnstorming
Birmingham - Rally on "Peace For The Eighties"
Montgomery - Town Hall on "The Fight For Full Employment"

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Thursday, Dec 31: WASHINGTON D.C.
- Interview w/ ABC News
- Presidential Duties

Friday, Jan 1: IOWA
Davenport - Barnstorming
Marion - Town Hall on "Expanding Health Coverage to all Americans"
Waterloo - Barnstorming on "The Fight For Labor Rights"

Saturday, Jan 2: IOWA
Cedar Rapids - Barnstorming
Des Moines - Rally on "Labor Rights for Minorities"
Iowa City - Town Hall

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Sunday, Jan 3: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord - Barnstorming
Berlin - Rally on "Pension + Pension Reform"
Derry - Town Hall on "Drug Reform"

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Monday, Jan 4: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester - Rally on "Income Inequality"
Keene - Town Hall
Hanover - Rally on "Fixing Our Education For All Of Our Children"

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Tuesday, Jan 5: WASHINGTON D.C.
Meeting w/ Senator Hollings
- Working on Passing Humphrey-Hawkins in it's entirety
- Presidential Duties

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Campaign Funds

Fundraising - $12,612,243

73% from Individuals
21% from Small Businesses
6% from Unions and Big Businesses

Campaign Payments -
To Campaign Staff - $8,213,853
To National Ads - $2,321,100

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Special ABC News Interview With John Chancellor

CHANCELLOR: Good Evening. This is a Special ABC Evening Report coming straight to you from The Oval Office with President Jimmy Carter. Good Evening Mr. President.

CARTER: Good Evening, John.

CHANCELLOR: First Mr. President I want to address some recent news coming from your own party. Governor George Wallace says America needs an experienced leader and criticizes you as an "inexperienced peanut farmer" while also stating that America is "bullied around the world, being too afraid to get our people back from Iran". Do you agree with Governor Wallace's assessment?

CARTER: Well, I agree with Governor Wallace that we need an experienced leader - and that experienced leader is me.  There is only one candidate who has experience leading our nation as President - and that candidate is me.  And I will put my experience up against Governor Wallace anyday - he has run now five failed racist campaigns for President whioe I have actually done the job. Governor Wallace is within h8s first amendment rights to say these things, but saying is not doing.

CHANCELLOR: In other news, last week you announced the Invasion of Afghanistan by the U.S.S.R., what are your plans on how to do deal with what some have called a extreme breach of international law.

CARTER: We are part of an international alliance working to re-establish Afghanistan's sovereignty.  We have imposed sanctions against the USSR and will continue to do so until they yield to international law and withdraw from Afghanistan.

CHANCELLOR: Lastly, some recent Democrats have attacked your apparent non-position on the ERA. Can you clarify what your stance is on the matter?

CARTER: I support the ERA and will do everything possible in my second term to get it passed.  It's time that we recognize the equality of more than half our nation . . . besides, Rosalyn would make me sleep on the couch if I didn't.

CHANCELLOR: Thank you Mr. President and I wish you luck this November.

CARTER: Thank you, John.