2020 Atlasian Republican Primary: Which Elephant Will Fight Dixie's Boy?

[Kingpoleon]

Secretary of Defense Santander runs as a strong populist with some paleoconservative and nationalist bents. Some admiringly call him and some derogatorily call him "The Other Side of the President's Coin." Despite being broadly popular with the base, he is also considered one of Southern Gothic's ties to the Republican Congress.

Governor and former Speaker Clark Kent runs as a right-libertarian who is pretty hawkish. While the incumbent Democratic President is more right wing on social issues than economics, the Governor has the opposite leanings. Despite being good friends with Chief of Staff Kingpoleon, Kent is essentially the starkest contrast to the President in the field.

Former Secretary of State SunriseAroundTheWorld runs as an outsider somewhat similar to Governor Kent. However, Secretary SATW runs as the neoconservative candidate. He also is not against the death penalty unlike Governor Kent. As a hawk, he very well could be considered somewhat out of touch with his globalistic ideals. However, he stands strongly by his principles on foreign policy.

Businessman RINO Tom runs as the quintessential moderate for the business community. He often accuses other candidates of not understanding the roots of conservatism, as two of them are strongly protectionist. Despite a somewhat abrasive manner, his popularity is somewhat heightened after his unsuccessful run last time. Although his primary campaign did not do too well then, he is still considered the most electable. On ideology, he is essentially the opposite of the President being somewhat more moderate than Kent on economics.

Lieutenant Governor Classic Conservative may not be very experienced, with only two terms in the House and two years as Lieutenant Governor to his name. Despite some controversial statements, he may very well do better than expected. If not, his base is somewhat more traditional on economics than Santander. In spite of this, Classic Conservative would probably endorse Santander as the only "true conservative" left.

Who will win? You decide!

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[Classic Conservative]

Lieutenant Governor Classic Conservative is dropping out of the race and endorsing Santander while he runs for US Senate

[White Trash]

Huh. Santander must really not like his job if he's running against his employer.

[LLR]

I like Clark, but gotta go with my Jew-homie

[Kingpoleon]

Huh. Santander must really not like his job if he's running against his employer.

I just thought it would be interesting to see.

[White Trash]

Huh. Santander must really not like his job if he's running against his employer.

I just thought it would be interesting to see.

It will be. Remember, a vote for Santander is a vote for Southern Gothic

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

LGBT unite for SATW!

[Kingpoleon]

Huh. Santander must really not like his job if he's running against his employer.

I just thought it would be interesting to see.

It will be. Remember, a vote for Santander is a vote for Southern Gothic

Rumors: Is Trump Santander A Democratic Plant?

[White Trash]

Huh. Santander must really not like his job if he's running against his employer.

I just thought it would be interesting to see.

It will be. Remember, a vote for Santander is a vote for Southern Gothic

Rumors: Is Trump Santander A Democratic Plant?

I can neither confirm nor deny.

[Higgs]

RINO Tom!

[Xing]

If I'm allowed to vote, obviously RINO Tom.

[RINO Tom]

A Santender vs. Southern Gothic race will likely produce a lot of 1960-esque echo chamber calls.

[Clark Kent]

A Santender vs. Southern Gothic race will likely produce a lot of 1960-esque echo chamber calls.

That's why you should drop out and endorse me.

[White Trash]

A Santender vs. Southern Gothic race will likely produce a lot of 1960-esque echo chamber calls.

[RINO Tom]

A Santender vs. Southern Gothic race will likely produce a lot of 1960-esque echo chamber calls.

Haha, it's certainly to your advantage.  Santender is a funnier Trump, which I don't think he'd take offense to, and he'd fare even worse given you'd do better than Hillary would for sure.

[Illiniwek]

If I'm allowed to vote, obviously

RINO Tom!

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

If I'm allowed to vote, obviously RINO Tom.

[White Trash]

If I'm allowed to vote, obviously RINO Tom.

You aren't going along with the plan!

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

If I'm allowed to vote, obviously RINO Tom.

You aren't going along with the plan!

You're not supposed to tell them.

[Kingpoleon]

While Santander leads, Businessman RINO Tom has picked up steam.

((Right now, at a brokered convention with someone leading by more than ~7.5%, I'd require the opposition to get 60% to beat the front runner.))

[Green Line]

RINO Tom

[IceSpear]

Gothic, you must keep me on as VP if Santander wins! I'd be a much better attack dog against him than I was against Goldwater/would be against Tom. If he doesn't, then I can spend more time with my family if that's your desire.

Am I allowed to vote in this primary, or must I vote for our presumably unopposed nominee?

[Kingpoleon]

Gothic, you must keep me on as VP if Santander wins! I'd be a much better attack dog against him than I was against Goldwater/would be against Tom. If he doesn't, then I can spend more time with my family if that's your desire.

Am I allowed to vote in this primary, or must I vote for our presumably unopposed nominee?

Anyone can vote! All that matters is who COUNTS the votes.

[IceSpear]

Huh. Santander must really not like his job if he's running against his employer.

Perhaps he got tired of me and my loyalists bringing out the long knives for him at every opportunity. Luckily his betrayal vindicates my stance.

[White Trash]

Huh. Santander must really not like his job if he's running against his employer.

Perhaps he got tired of me and my loyalists bringing out the long knives for him at every opportunity. Luckily his betrayal vindicates my stance.

I can't let you be the Himmler to his Rohm. My wing of the party thinks decently well of Santander, and I'd rather not purge those folks from our party. I've decided to keep you on as my Vice President, in the hopes that we can maintain unity between our wings of the party, while the Republicans so obviously can't.