Design the most appealing presidential candidate

[kyc0705]

Simple task with a lot of options. Describe a presidential candidate that could appeal to as much of the country as possible and win the highest number of states. How old are they? Where are they from? What's their background. And most importantly, where do they stand on the issues?

[The Govanah Jake]

(Insert Typical White American Name Here)

State: California (Around San Diego)
VP State: Michigan (Around Detroit) and around 62
Party: Republican
Age: 55
Background: Born into a Middle Class Family in Suburban San Diego, (Name) attended (San Diego Middle School) and then later (San Diego High school). At 18 he joined the Army where he would find himself in Egypt and Libya as part of a Peacekeeping operation. In 1983 he was wounded as a Seargent in the 75th Ranger Regiment in the Invasion of Grenada after trying to save a friend from gunfire in the (Insert Invasion of Grenada Battle Name here). He would receive a (Insert Very High Military Medal Here) and return home in 1984 to San Diego and would attend UC Berkeley where he would meet his future wife. He received top honors in his classes in the University and settled somewhere around Fresno. He soon became interested in politics and in 1992 ran for the republican nomination for District 15. He was able to squeak out a victory in the Republican Primary and in a surprising upset of the 1992 California House Elections, (Insert the name) was able to defeat, as a republican, Long standing representative of multiple districts incumbent Don Edwards who was widely expected to win at the age of 31. He positioned himself a Liberal Republican in the House and won reelection in his district in a landslide. In 1998 he ran for the Republican Nomination for the California Senate. He was able to squeak out 44-43.6% against Matt Fong, and went on to win the Election against Incumbent Barbara Boxer in a 49-48% Victory. This is largely attributed to his massive wins in South and Central California where in his home county in San Diego he won upwards of 60% of the vote. At only 37 he was sworn in as Senator of California and similarly like his predecessor who was also 37, Jerry Brown, he would be known as the Boy Senator. In the Senate like in the House, he would govern as a Liberal Republican calling himself a 'Social Liberal and Fiscal Conservative' and sometimes Fiscal Moderate. At the Height of Moralism in the United States this didn't go well with the Socon crowd in the Republican Party who called him a RINO. But nevertheless he was very popular in California with a 2000 May Survey showing 71% approval of his performances with 82% approval from Republicans and 58% from Democrats. In 2004 he won Reelection against Democratic Challenger Mickey Kaus 61-35% mainly due to Kaus's scaring away of the Liberal Bay Area Base whom which either narrowly voted for him or voted in the high digits and teens for (Insert Name). SF County that year was only 51-44% for Kaus. In the Senate he continued his work as a Liberal Republican and in this tenure he was mostly known for his vehement opposition to George Bush's Privatization of Social Security. He decided not to run for another term in 2010 but instead in 2014 ran for Governor. There he was able to secure the nomination but faced a much bigger challenge. He faced off against Incumbent Jerry Brown. He campaigned vehemently and his national recognition and the Race being spotlighted on National News made the Race Competitive. He was in the end able to edge out a victory but it wasn't until November 15th when the winner was called. In the End he was able to win by 1092 votes. As the Governor he governed not too differently from the Actual Jerry Brown and was popular throughout his tenure. Meanwhile on the national Stage he was picking up steam as a possible candidate for the 2016 Republican Nomination. Polls showed him up or near the top of the Republican Candidates and most importantly a ABC poll made in October of 2014 showed him 52-44% above Clinton. After months of speculation he decided to run and on May 7th announced. He was need major luck going in the primary which was seen by many as the most difficult part of him getting to the white house. In the Debates he is called for being a RINO which in response he returns that he was the Republican Party of old and that in the origins of the Republican Party they where the Rinos. He decided to pivot a little in order to appeal to the primary base too. This plus good debate performances but him as a frontrunner. On December 6th, 2015 Donald Trump endorsed him putting and end to speculation of him running for the white house. In order to stop him, the Socons of the Republican Party put their weight behind behind a Socon candidates (Like Ted Cruz). In the Primary's that candidate was able to win the south, the Plains, and some of the Rocky Mountain States but (Insert Name) crushed him in the West Coast States, The rust belt, North East, and the Southwest putting him on the way of the nomination. He was nominated amide harsh resistance from the Socons at the convention who even speculated a third party but that died down in favor of party unity. The election campaign itself went by rather quickly but in it he pivots more to the center again and is able to win two debates against Hillary and tie one. In the End he wins a 46-43-6-3-2 (Insert Name),Clinton,Johnson,Castle,Stein and in a 363-175 decisive win. He however loses California but by 3.7%.

Positions (Not going to list them all)

Abortion
Primary - Moderate but calls it immoral
Election - Still calls it immoral but leans more on choice

Health Care
Primary - Says he will fix Obama care and says even though it helped some get heath insurance its massive premiums are a problem
Election - Moves a little more towards keeping Obama Care intact but still says it needs fixing

Trade
Primary - Runs a Protectionist campaign and says he is for Fair Trade
Election - Same

Death Penalty
Primary - Moderate on Penalty and says we shouldnt remove it but we shouldnt abuse it
Election - Same

War on Drugs
Primary - Says its a 'Epic Failure'
Election - Same

Supreme Court
Primary - Select a Constitutional to the Supreme court
Election - Same but promises that his pick will not be from the Radical Left or Right

SS privatization

Primary - Opposes it and says keep it intact and brings up 2005 FIllibuster
Election - Same

TPP and NAFTA

Primary - Opposes its
Election Same

Israel/Palestine

Primary - Strongly supports Israel and a Two State Deal
Election - Same

[catographer]

Race: White (unfortunately polls show white candidates have the least bias against them)
Gender: Male (same as above)
Background: lower class childhood in any urban/rural/suburban neighborhood. Defied odds, went to prestigious university, did lots of community activism and charity work.
Career:  Either a successful self-made entrepreneur or an active community member who donates generously and assists charities. Has helped people in education, healthcare, jobs or philanthropy.
Political career: Popular Governor of any state.
Other: Needs good personality, compassionate, humble, mature, smart, decisive, responsive. Inoffensive, friendly with liberal and conservative communities, outreaches to multi-racial communities, takes moderate stance on most issues.

[Arbitrage1980]

(Insert Typical White American Name Here)

State: California (Around San Diego)
VP State: Michigan (Around Detroit) and around 62
Party: Republican
Age: 55
Background: Born into a Middle Class Family in Suburban San Diego, (Name) attended (San Diego Middle School) and then later (San Diego High school). At 18 he joined the Army where he would find himself in Egypt and Libya as part of a Peacekeeping operation. In 1983 he was wounded as a Seargent in the 75th Ranger Regiment in the Invasion of Grenada after trying to save a friend from gunfire in the (Insert Invasion of Grenada Battle Name here). He would receive a (Insert Very High Military Medal Here) and return home in 1984 to San Diego and would attend UC Berkeley where he would meet his future wife. He received top honors in his classes in the University and settled somewhere around Fresno. He soon became interested in politics and in 1992 ran for the republican nomination for District 15. He was able to squeak out a victory in the Republican Primary and in a surprising upset of the 1992 California House Elections, (Insert the name) was able to defeat, as a republican, Long standing representative of multiple districts incumbent Don Edwards who was widely expected to win at the age of 31. He positioned himself a Liberal Republican in the House and won reelection in his district in a landslide. In 1998 he ran for the Republican Nomination for the California Senate. He was able to squeak out 44-43.6% against Matt Fong, and went on to win the Election against Incumbent Barbara Boxer in a 49-48% Victory. This is largely attributed to his massive wins in South and Central California where in his home county in San Diego he won upwards of 60% of the vote. At only 37 he was sworn in as Senator of California and similarly like his predecessor who was also 37, Jerry Brown, he would be known as the Boy Senator. In the Senate like in the House, he would govern as a Liberal Republican calling himself a 'Social Liberal and Fiscal Conservative' and sometimes Fiscal Moderate. At the Height of Moralism in the United States this didn't go well with the Socon crowd in the Republican Party who called him a RINO. But nevertheless he was very popular in California with a 2000 May Survey showing 71% approval of his performances with 82% approval from Republicans and 58% from Democrats. In 2004 he won Reelection against Democratic Challenger Mickey Kaus 61-35% mainly due to Kaus's scaring away of the Liberal Bay Area Base whom which either narrowly voted for him or voted in the high digits and teens for (Insert Name). SF County that year was only 51-44% for Kaus. In the Senate he continued his work as a Liberal Republican and in this tenure he was mostly known for his vehement opposition to George Bush's Privatization of Social Security. He decided not to run for another term in 2010 but instead in 2014 ran for Governor. There he was able to secure the nomination but faced a much bigger challenge. He faced off against Incumbent Jerry Brown. He campaigned vehemently and his national recognition and the Race being spotlighted on National News made the Race Competitive. He was in the end able to edge out a victory but it wasn't until November 15th when the winner was called. In the End he was able to win by 1092 votes. As the Governor he governed not too differently from the Actual Jerry Brown and was popular throughout his tenure. Meanwhile on the national Stage he was picking up steam as a possible candidate for the 2016 Republican Nomination. Polls showed him up or near the top of the Republican Candidates and most importantly a ABC poll made in October of 2014 showed him 52-44% above Clinton. After months of speculation he decided to run and on May 7th announced. He was need major luck going in the primary which was seen by many as the most difficult part of him getting to the white house. In the Debates he is called for being a RINO which in response he returns that he was the Republican Party of old and that in the origins of the Republican Party they where the Rinos. He decided to pivot a little in order to appeal to the primary base too. This plus good debate performances but him as a frontrunner. On December 6th, 2015 Donald Trump endorsed him putting and end to speculation of him running for the white house. In order to stop him, the Socons of the Republican Party put their weight behind behind a Socon candidates (Like Ted Cruz). In the Primary's that candidate was able to win the south, the Plains, and some of the Rocky Mountain States but (Insert Name) crushed him in the West Coast States, The rust belt, North East, and the Southwest putting him on the way of the nomination. He was nominated amide harsh resistance from the Socons at the convention who even speculated a third party but that died down in favor of party unity. The election campaign itself went by rather quickly but in it he pivots more to the center again and is able to win two debates against Hillary and tie one. In the End he wins a 46-43-6-3-2 (Insert Name),Clinton,Johnson,Castle,Stein and in a 363-175 decisive win. He however loses California but by 3.7%.

Positions (Not going to list them all)

Abortion
Primary - Moderate but calls it immoral
Election - Still calls it immoral but leans more on choice

Health Care
Primary - Says he will fix Obama care and says even though it helped some get heath insurance its massive premiums are a problem
Election - Moves a little more towards keeping Obama Care intact but still says it needs fixing

Trade
Primary - Runs a Protectionist campaign and says he is for Fair Trade
Election - Same

Death Penalty
Primary - Moderate on Penalty and says we shouldnt remove it but we shouldnt abuse it
Election - Same

War on Drugs
Primary - Says its a 'Epic Failure'
Election - Same

Supreme Court
Primary - Select a Constitutional to the Supreme court
Election - Same but promises that his pick will not be from the Radical Left or Right

SS privatization

Primary - Opposes it and says keep it intact and brings up 2005 FIllibuster
Election - Same

TPP and NAFTA

Primary - Opposes its
Election Same

Israel/Palestine

Primary - Strongly supports Israel and a Two State Deal
Election - Same

Extremely well written. Great piece.

One caveat. It would be extremely difficult for a candidate to win the popular vote by 3% but win 363 electoral votes. As a point of reference, Clinton beat HW Bush by 5.5% and got 370 electoral votes and Obama beat McCain by 7.2% and got 365.

[President Johnson]

My ideal (fictional) candidate:

I don’t know how appealing this guy would be; but this would be my dream candidate and president. And I think he would do really well.


Personal Details

Name: Richard Earl Johnson, known as Richard E. Johnson

Political party: Democratic

Born: January 30, 1956 in Fresno, California

Background: Born into middle-class family

Race: White

Family: Married since 1985 to a teacher, two adult children

Spoken languages: English (native), Spanish, German

Religion: Lutheran


Height: 6’5 ft. (1.95 m)

Weight: 220 lbs (~ 100kg)

Hair: Gray

Eyes: Brown

Glasses: Without a frame

Personal interests: Swimming, hunting and fishing, reading, music, fashion, telling jokes


Vita:

Studied economics in 1970s/80s

1984 – 1985: Voluntary service in military

1985 – 1998: Small business-owner (successful family business)

1998 – 2010: Member of the California Senate; Majority Leader since 2006. Pragmatic leader who got bills passed

2010: Elected Governor of California with 54% of the vote

2014: Landslide reelection as governor with 66% of the popular vote


Gubernatorial record in short: Turned budget deficit into surplus within three years, grew the economy and reduced unemployment, raised taxes on the wealthy and put money into education, raised minimum wage to 13$, cut some spending against Democrats, cut waste and fraud, major bills to fight climate change and investments into green energy (including big deals with foreign countries), legalized same-sex marriage early in his term, single-payer healthcare in second term enacted, consumer protection laws enacted, moderate gun laws passed, passed an electoral reform to end gerrymandering by establishing non-partisan commissions.


Campaign


Vice presidential candidate: An African-American woman in her late 40s/early 50s from North Carolina, with experience as congresswoman and/or senator.

Slogans: Make the American Dream happen; Chant: The one and only Richard – Reformer with Results


Political stances during campaign (in short)

Economy: Raise federal minimum wage to 14$ / hour and then link to inflation, appoint commission to study which regulations can be eliminated, strong regulation of Wall Street, no corporate tax on start-up businesses with less than 1,000 employees within first year to promote new businesses

Education: Implement or promote the successful German job training for students/college or high school graduates

Government: Congressional term limits: House 4 consecutive terms, Senate: 2 consecutive terms. End super-pacs, 10,000$ donation cap for candidates per individual/company + more transparency.

Health care: Single payer system

Fiscal policy: Tax hikes for wealthy. Top-tax rate to 50% for individuals making more than 400,000$ a year, tax cuts for middle-class and working poor and small businesses. Close tax loopholes, special tax on banking speculations. Simplify tax-code. Moderate cuts to defense budget (end red tape in Pentagon, negotiate better prices for equipment)

Social security: Retirement age linked to average life expectancy. End waste and fraud

Energy: Promote renewables, special education program for coal workers to find new employment when coal mines get shut down (not all at once). Investments in coal regions to develop a post-coal economy

Transportation: Massive investment in roads, bridges etc., invest in electric speed railways

Social policy: Pro-choice, supports same-sex marriage, de-criminalize non-violent drug offenses

Immigration: Reform the current system and allow qualified people to come in legally (similar to Canadian system), pathway to citizenship for working illegal immigrants committed no crime, deport all criminal offenders (legal and illegals), stronger border protection through border patrol and fence in populated areas, help Mexico and other Latin American states economically and with crime problems to avoid refugees

Free trade: Moderate stance. Pro free-trade, but only with strong protections for US workers. No deals for any price.

Foreign policy: Diplomacy first, talk with all advisories, military force as a last resort, moderation towards Iran, massive strikes against ISIS, including further efforts to cut their funding, strong alliance with Europe, Japan and Australia. Moderation towards moderate Palestinians.

[Arbitrage1980]

For Democrats, the ideal presidential candidate is the following.

1. Black or Latino; if the latter, the child of illegal aliens.
2. Born a biological male but became "female" after intensive surgery and medication.
3. Raised in an "oppressive" Christian family but converted to Islam after a spiritual awakening in college.
4. Majored in criminal justice and gender studies in college and wrote her thesis on the evils of white men; award summa cum laude by faculty for her "exceptional" work.
5. Unable to get a lucrative job in the private sector, she works as a community organizer in the inner city, fighting against cops and law enforcement and for illegal aliens and criminals.
6. Elected to the state senate and gives a raucous speech at the DNC, in which she praises the killing of white cops and calls for slavery reparations, end of free market capitalism, complete open borders, and automatic admission to elite universities for people of color. She receives the longest standing ovation in DNC history, with delegates being reduced to tears.
7. In the aftermath of her speech, she runs for the U.S. Senate and wins.
8. Announces her presidential candidacy as a first-term Senator with no achievements but wins donors and grassroots activists over with her speeches.
9. Her policy agenda includes the following: top marginal tax rate of 90%, mandatory scholarships for illegal aliens and transgender students, the elimination of male/female gender classifications, mandatory diversity training for whites in which whites are forced to apologize for slavery and racism, unlimited welfare, all illegals receive full government benefits, entry of 500K+ refugees from Muslim majority countries, Islam is recognized as an official religion of the United States, Sharia law is allowed to co-exists with U.S. law.

[Sir Mohamed]

For Democrats, the ideal presidential candidate is the following.

1. Black or Latino; if the latter, the child of illegal aliens from Kenya and born in Kenya.
2. Born a biological male but became "female" after intensive surgery and medication.
3. Raised in an "oppressive" Christian family but converted secretly to Islam after a spiritual awakening in college.
4. Majored in criminal justice and gender studies in college and wrote her thesis on the evils of white men; award summa cum laude by faculty for her "exceptional" work.
5. Unable to get a lucrative job in the private sector, she works as a community organizer in the inner city, fighting against cops and law enforcement and for illegal aliens and criminals. Especially drug dealers and cop killers. She also heads a child-sex ring in a pizza restaurant
6. Elected to the state senate of IL and gives a raucous speech at the DNC, in which she praises the killing of white cops and calls for slavery reparations, end of free market capitalism, complete open borders, and automatic admission to elite universities for people of color. She also calls for free porn movies and the imprisonment of evangelicals She receives the longest standing ovation in DNC history, with delegates being reduced to tears.
7. In the aftermath of her speech, she runs for the U.S. Senate and wins through election fraud.
8. Announces her presidential candidacy as a first-term Senator with no achievements but wins donors and grassroots activists over with her speeches. She beats the wife rest of a former president who happens to be rapist.
9. Her policy agenda includes the following: top marginal tax rate of 100%, mandatory scholarships for illegal aliens and transgender students, the elimination of male/female gender classifications, mandatory diversity training for whites in which whites are forced to apologize for slavery and racism, unlimited welfare, all illegals receive full government benefits, entry of 500K+ refugees from Muslim majority countries, Islam is recognized as the state religion of the United States, Sharia law is allowed and replaces U.S. law.

LOL, that's pretty soft. I made some improvements.