Parliamentary America - The Game (TURN 13)

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I'd like to claim leader of the Jacksonian party and  MP Joe Manchin!

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Joe Manchin, Leader of the Jacksonian Party


Jacksonian Party leader Joe Manchin in Charleston, West Virginia

"Folks, I don't have to tell you why I'm here. I've told you my whole career, ever since I was nothing but a little state rep, why I'm here. I'm here for the working man. I've always been for the working man. And like me, the Jacksonian party has always been at it's heart, for the working man. No other organization in this great country of ours can claim the honor of supporting the little guy against the corporate machine for as long as we have.

When those folks in New York City or Washington ask you me the Jacksonian Party has done for America. Well I ask 'em right back, 'Who built the highway from Richmond to Baton Rouge?', 'Who put up all your schools and hospitals?', 'Who look out for sh**tkickers like me and you?'. The Jacksonian Party. Each and every time you drive on a road in Appalachia, or a highway on the Plains, you can thank the hard work of great Jacksonians and the sweat on the brows of American working men. Because the Jacksonian Party isn't about pushing forward a narrative or looking for fundamentally change American society to suite a handful of folks. The Jacksonian Party is helping those who cannot help themselves no matter the cost.

Our country needs to be the one that is promised to its admirers. A land of unparalleled opportunity and equality. Unfortunately, that is not a reality in the present. We have set in place a system that continues to reward the top one percent of this nation at the expense of Middle America. Through a system of neoliberal trade deals, crony capitalism and corporate welfare we have allowed control of this nation to be taken out of the hands of its citizens and into the hands of the elite in their ivory tower. The fate of this nation is being decided by deluded billionaires in smoke-filled rooms completely out of touch and contact with the average American.

We need to take this country back from the hands of the taskmasters, and back into the hands of the working class.

Brothers and sisters, we live in an America that needs the Jacksonian Party. That needs the warmth, compassion and friendliness of a government that truly cares about them. We need a party that will unite folks and strengthen the bonds within communities. We need leadership that won't leave any element of society without hope for the future. And if you continue to support our vision and our message for America, we will have all that and more.

Thank you."

Schedule:
January 13, 2016- Speech in Charleston, WV.
January 14, 2016- Barnstorm in Lexington, KY
January 15, 2016- Barnstorm in Cincinnati, OH
January 16, 2016- Speech in Fargo, ND
January 17, 2016- Run TV and Radio Ads
January 18, 2016- Fundraiser in Atlanta, GA
January 19, 2016- Fundraiser in Pittsburgh, PA

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Jacksonian leader Joe Manchin of West Virginia, enjoying a gun range with voters in Iowa

Debate Answers

1. The most important trait of the Jacksonian party is in our ability to persevere no matter the odds that are being stacked against us. We are the party of the working class and middle America. But middle America is changing and adapting, and we must do our part to change and adapt with them. We have to expand the electorate by appealing to all Americans and not just our base demographics. I'm a rural man, born and bred, but I see it as necessary that we include elements in our platform that will protect the rights of the working and downtrodden in urban areas. We have to expand the powers and rights of unions, women, and minorities. Until then, and only then can we say that we are truly doing all we can for all of America.

2. The issues that I will focus most on are the issues I've always focused on. I believe that a nation should always be judged by how it treats its worst off citizens. And we must constantly work towards a nation in which our citizens are adequately cared for by their government. We need to ensure the expanded rights of the working man, by having an open dialogue with union leaders so that we can do what is best for the American worker.

Beyond this we must combat whatever ails all of our most vulnerable citizens through a series of expanded government programs that will give each and every one of our citizens an education, a means to work, and a means to live. We need single-payer healthcare, we need expanded welfare programs, and we need an educational system that will ensure a prosperous future for America.

In addition, we need a leader who will be constantly fighting for the interests of the American people on a global scale. We need trade deals that benefit the workers of our nation, and not a handful of multinational corporations and international trade organizations. As Prime Minister I will put America first. We need to reevaluate our relationships with many nations who continue to commit such heinous acts with America ignorance or even backing. As long as there is a child in this nation who goes hungry for a night, not a cent will go to overseas dictators.

3. It is my firm belief that a party will grow bloated, stagnant and unfocused without constant, and healthy dialogue. I believe that we need each election to be carefully debated and contested so that we can continue to produce the best results possible for the American people.

Schedule


January 20th
-Campaign Event in Sioux City, Iowa
Gun range with members of city council, local folks and farmers
-Campaign Event in Le Mars, Iowa
Eating BBQ with local folks

January 21st
-Rally at Upper Iowa University
-Rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

January 22nd
-Rally in Moorhead, Minnesota
-Campaign Event in Bemidji, Minnesota
Addressing local police union

January 23rd
-Fundraiser dinner in Minneapolis, Minnesota
-Begin Ad campaign emphasizing leadership and integrity
-Speech in Duluth, Minnesota about Trade deals

January 24th
-Rally in Davenport, IA
-Rally in Bettendorf, IA

January 25th
-Campaign Event in Ankeny, IA
Meeting with local Teamsters Union
-Rally in Ames, IA

January 26th
-Rally at University of Iowa
-Rally in Des Moines, Iowa

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Joe Manchin ABC Newsweek Appearence

February 3
Rally in Manchester
Rally in Derry

February 4
New Hampshire, Vermont
Rally with Ross Perot in Nashua
Townhall in Burlington

February 5
Minnesota
Rally with Ross Perot in Minneapolis
Rally with Ross Perot in Moorhead

February 6
Minnesota, Texas
Townhall in Luvern
Rally with Ross Perot in Lubbock

February 7
Texas
Rally in Houston
Townall in Fort Worth

February 8
South Carolina
Rally in Charleston
Rally in Myrtle Beach

February 9
South Carolina
ABC Newsweek Interview
Rally in Columbia