Hail, Columbia! (The Election of 1884 - Round 2)

[Cranberry]

The first round brought close results between the three candidates, but in the end, to the surprise of many, Whig Senator Gerald J. Campbell of Kansas scored first at about 41%, ahead of incumbent President Iglesias at around 34%. The democratic candidate Langevin scored third, and thus did not proceed to the second round. The choice presented to the voters is now one of reelection of the President, and a fourth consecutive term for a Liberal president; or the election of the first Whig president since 1872.

President José María Iglesias of Mexico [Commonwealth Liberal]
The President is running for reelection to a second full, and as he was ready to promise, final term. He campaigns on his succesful policies in the last years, wanting to continue the streak of Liberal victories. His main campaign planks include promises to keep the tariffs at the level they are, finally the passage of a Temperance bill and possibly even total prohibition of alcohol, and provisions againts electoral fraud.

Gouverneur Hector-Louis Langevin of Quebec [Democratic]
The Gouverneur of Quebec is the first francophone Democratic candidate, a constituency this party has seen tremendous success and large wins in the previous years. His policy planks are largely synonimous with the Democratic platform four years ago: increased supply of paper money, the institution of an income tax, and the creation of "Continental Depositories," or warehouses, where farmers can store their excess yields.

Senator Gerald Joyce Campbell of Kansas [Whig]
Senator Campbell, rising to prominence among Franklin City circles for his tireless conicliatory and compromise-building work for the milestone education bill of 1883, is a novelty among presidential candidates in that he his half Native American, his mother being a member of the Wichita tribe. He is one of few western Whigs, and tries to increase the appeal of the Whig party among the western farmer constituency. His main policy points are a mixture of traditional Whig-ish politics and more modern sets of policies, geared towards the Democratic party, such as supporting an income tax, while still boasting the three old principles of the Whig party: free trade, cheap land and an honest administration.

3 days

[Mr. Smith]

Iglesias por favor

[White Trash]

Raise the Tariffs! Make the Commonwealth Great Again!

[Kingpoleon]

We are the Silent Majority.

[Cranberry]

One day left to vote.

[Kingpoleon]

Levi Morton(D-NY) 1868!

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Levi Morton(D-NY) 1868!

A little late, isn't it?

[Kingpoleon]

I can't read. Sorry.

[NeverAgain]

I am undecided, but I will have to lean towards the Whigs this year.

[Maxwell]

Campbell time!

[Cranberry]

Alright, thank you all for voting, this is closed. Expect the fancy post + map later today.

[Cranberry]

Senator Gerald Joyce Campbell of Kansas [Whig] - 62.1%
President José María Iglesias of Mexico [Commonwealth Liberal] - 37.9%

"It turned out to be a massacre" wrote the headline of the Boston Herald, and many were similar all throughout the Commonwealth. Senator Campbell, a half-Native from western Kansas, basically a barren wasteland from the perspective of many coast-dwellers, had plunged through the polls like a tornado, and beaten the incumbent President by a margin of historic proportions - nearly 25%. Seldomly had a person been given such a massive personal mandate - it remained to be seen what he would do with that.