Freeform election game

[GoTfan]

So what is the current NM Congressional delegation? My guess is this:

Senate:
Martin Heinrich
Brian Egolf (Udall retires)

House:
NM-1: Tim Keller (with a 2 day boost in seniority since Gomez would take office January 1, two days before the 115th congress ends)
NM-2: R who wins in 2022(IDK WHO)
NM-3: Ben Lujan

Correct. The Republican is former Albuquerque  Mayor Richard Berry.

[GoTfan]

February 12-25

Glass-Steagall has been officially reinstated by President Warren, following a tripartisan vote in the Senate that passed the bill. Warren has already labelled it the signature achievement of her Presidency, and is hailing it as "a message to the banks that they can't have it all."

Already, Attorney-General Kamala Harris and SEC Chair Michael Lewis are to "take a weed hacker to Wall Street" and divide the major banks into smaller institutions. This has been opposed by various major banking executives, who have called the law harmful for the economy, and there are rumblings that CEO David Soloman will run in the Republican Presidential primaries on a platform of repealing the Acts.

In other news, the race to succeed Senator Bernie Sanders is heating up in Vermont, as former Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and State Senate Majority Leader Becca Balint declaring their candidacies for the Democrats, and former Governor Phil Scott declaring for the Republicans, who is believed to have a real shot of winning the seat.

[GoTfan]

Standoff Between White House and Wells Fargo

Today, Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan announced that his bank will not submit to the restrictions imposed by the reinstatement of Glass-Steagall. In a press conference and the Wells Fargo headquarters, Sloan announced that he would be launching a battle to challenge the constitutional legitimacy of the law, with the end goal of repealing it wholesale.

"Unlike the President, I understand how the economy works, and this law will harm us . . . You want to talk a out a privileged elite making backroom deals that harm the nation, look no further than the current administration."

Attorney-General Kamala Harris responded by saying, "This law, when it was first passed, led to a rapid expansion of the middle class, and it has been reinstated through the regular legislative procedures . . . Mr Sloan would do well to remember that."

SEC Chair Michael Lewis, who has become know for making off-the-cuff remarks regarding the major banks, issued a far more forceful response: "Sloan's throwing a temper tantrum because he threw billions at defeating this bill, and he lost . . . He's acting like a child, and he knows it."

Sloan has since contacted numerous law firms.

[GoTfan]

National Public Radio-Public Broadcast Service Debate

Governor Daniel Gomez of New Mexico vs. Senator Henry Anderson of Utah

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Time: 8:00 PM local
Moderator: Don Gonyea

Gonyea: Thank you for being here tonight Governor Gomez and Senator Anderson. Tonight's debate will be conducted thusly: Each man will have an opportunity for an opening statement. Following this, they will have one minute to answer a question, followed by the other receiving one minute to make a rebuttal, and then ending with closing statements. By virtue of the coin toss, Governor, you may make your opening statement.

Senator, you may make your opening statement.

QUESTIONS:

Senator Anderson, you called the passing of Glass-Steagall's reinstatement a great triumph for the nation. Can you tell us wh such a bill will make our country a fairer place?

[response]

Governor, you on the other hand say that this will only harm the economy. Can you explain why?

[response]

To both of you, Senator Richard Cole of Maine made the headlines by being the only Republican to vote in favor of the bill, and has stated his reasoning is that we don't have a fully democratic monetary system, and as such, the system needs rules. Do you agree with his line of reasoning?

[responses]

Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan has also been in the headlines recently when he announced his bank would not submit to the restrictions passed in the bill, and has since contacted numerous legal firms in anticipation of a long legal battle. Attorney-General Kamala Harris has implied that this will incur potential criminal charges and SEC Chair Michael Lewis has compared Sloan to "a child throwing a temper tantrum". Governor Gomez, do you believe that Sloan has a right to challenge the law's constitutional eligibility?

[response]

Senator Anderson, the same question to you.

[response]

And now a question about your own parties. Senator Anderson, a lot of attention has been focused around the Vermont Senate race this year, now that Senator Sanders has announced his retirement. Do you have anything to say about the Senator's impending retirement and do you hve any comment on the race to succeed him which at this moment, encompasses former Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, State Senate Majority Leader Becca Balint, and former Governor Phil Scott?

[response]

Governor Gomez, recently former President Donald Trump criticized Senator Carson Palmer on Twitter, and is reportedly planning to hit the trail to promote his SuperPAC, Keeping America Great. In an interview recently, Mr Trump stated "The Republican Party is still my party . . . they need my supporters to win." Governor, does the former President, who had, according to several studies, one iof the least successful and most controversial Presidencies ever, still a major voice in the Republican Party?

[response]

Senator, your closing statement?

[response]

Governor?

[response]

That is it from us here in Las Vegas tonight. I'm Don Gonyea, and thank you for joining us.

[GoTfan]

[GoTfan]

OOC: we should be ready soon.

[GoTfan]

Debate outcomes

Who won?

Gov. Gomez: 52%
Sen. Anderson: 47%
Unsure/tie: 1%

Gomez sees influx of volunteers for campaign

Anderson sees uptick in approval ratings. Rumors of 'Draft Anderson' movement

[GoTfan]

OOC: New turn will start tomorrow. Moving houses is a b***h.

[GoTfan]

February 12-26, 2023

Senator Anderson introduces landmark housing bill

Following a strong debate performance, Utah Senator Henry Anderson has introduced the Affordable Housing Act, based on a similar law he introduced as Mayor of Salt Lake City And a similar bill he pushed for while working for HUD under the Obama administration.

The main points of the bill, based on the Housing First program in Utah, are as follows:

* Largely in the vain of Utah's Housing First program, the bill would provide for rent-free housing to America's chronically homeless, subject to mental health and addiction screening.
* Addressing the major fatal issue with HF, the legislation would also incentivize treatment programs to address the above two issues among homeless communities, opening a path forward for those who don't already qualify for the housing program.
* In order to fund these initiatives, the bill would affect a substantial cut to wasteful and frivolous military spending, backed up by a 0.7% hike to the capital gains tax, adjusted relative to economic trends.

The bill has been met with support from progressive groups, while also being welcomed with intense ire of conservative groups such as the Heritage Foundation.

President Warren herself has voiced support for the bill, but stopped just short of endorsing it.

In other news, Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated that his country is preparing to apply diplomatic pressure to North Korea ahead of major talks to be moderated by Switzerland between the rogue state, South Korea, Russia, China, Japan and the United States.