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

[LLR]

If I can still join this, I'll run as Barry Commoner with the Green Party (lol)

[LLR]

If I can still join this, I'll run as Barry Commoner with the Green Party (lol)

Yes, no problem but take note that there was no Green Party in 1980

Oh: He ran on the citizen's party or something, right? I'll do that instead, yeah.

[LLR]

Commoner for President 1980

Hello, people of Saint Louis! Hello, people of Missouri! I am here today because the two-party system has failed us! We have a Democratic president who can't handle foreign affairs and an extremist Republican party trying to bring our country back to the 19th century! America, we will not stand for this. That is why I am running for president as a member of the Citizens Party!

Schedule:
December 3rd
Make plans to get ballot access (in general election)
Fly to New York City

December 4th
Take the Barry Boat© up the Hudson River from Manhattan up to Albany, campaigning along the way.

December 5th
Drive to Boston
Hold rally in Boston: make a speech about the "disgruntled liberal class"

December 6th
Fundraise in Boston
Go to Providence
Fundraise in Providence
Raise party awareness in Providence

December 7th
Fly to Sacramento/Rest

December 8th-10th
Tour California from Sacramento-San Diego, campaigning and fundraising along the way

December 11th
Go to Phoenix
Hold rally in Phoenix
Town hall in Avondale, AZ

December 12th
Fly back to St. Louis
Hold rally in St. Louis

December 13th
Fundraise in St. Louis
Drive to Iowa City
Make speech in Iowa City: "I may not be running in either primary, but that doesn't mean you can't fight for your rights as people of America"
Barnstorm in Dubuque

December 14th
Barnstorm in Des Moines
Open campaign office in Des Moines

December 15th
Rest

[LLR]

BARRY COMMONER SCHEDULE
Dec 16: NEW MEXICO
Campaign in Taos
Open office in Santa Fe
Plant trees in Santa Fe

Dec 17: TEXAS
Drive to Dallas-Ft. Worth
Make Speech: "Vote Barry for the Commoner people"

Dec 18: MASSACHUSETTS/CONNECTICUT
Fly to Boston
Meet people, denounce two-party system
Drive through Massachusetts and Connecticut, stopping to meet people along the way.

Dec 19: NEW YORK
Rest

Dec 20: NEW YORK
Fundraise in New York
Tour Bronx - denounce both parties' handling of minorities' issues

Dec 21: NEW YORK
Make speech: "We need a new approach"

Dec 22: VIRGINIA
Fly to Richmond
Tour area

Dec 23: VIRGINIA/DC
Tour DC area
Plant trees
Establish pledge: I will plant a tree in all 48 continental states and DC this election season!

Dec 24: MARYLAND/DELAWARE/NEW JERSEY
Plant tree in each state while driving and meeting local people

Dec 25: NEW JERSEY
Celebrate Christmas with people in Newark

Dec 26: NEW JERSEY
Make Christmas-themed speech
Rest

Dec 27: WISCONSIN
Fly to Milwaukee
Drive around metro area
Go fishing
Plant trees with volunteer

Dec 28: WISCONSIN
Make speech: "These trees represent the greener future of our nation"

Dec 29: WISCONSIN
Rest

Just making sure, since I'm running 3rd party I,
a) Don't have to file for primaries or anything
b) Don't have enough funds to do ads]
c) Don't get to be in polling

[LLR]

Barry Commoner Campaign Schedule

December 30, 1979
Record TV ad: End the two-party corruption!

To be aired in

December 31, 1979
Fly to Portland, Oregon
Drive through Oregon, making speeches
Have a new year party in Baker City

January 1, 1980
Ring in the new year
Rest

January 2, 1980
Drive into Idaho
Barnstorm

January 3, 1980
Drive across Montana
Barnstorm
Rally in Helena: "The politicians have failed us long enough!"

January 4, 1980
Fundraise in Billings
Fly to Atlanta

January 5, 1980
Campaign in Northern Georgia


"The earth is the most important issue in this election, but the bureaucracy won't discuss it!"