After a vigorous primary season, Governor Govanah Jake and Governor Oldiesfreak1854 claim each major party's nomination in a unexpectedly wave of support. Each candidate represented each's party's minority faction with Govanah Jake representing the Progressive Wing of the Party while Oldiesfreak1854 represented the Moderate faction emphasizing a return to Eisenhower and Lincoln Republicanism. Each decided to balance the tickets with opposite members of each party with Jake picking New Democrat from the Crucial Swing state of Florida Charlie Crist as his Vice President while Oldiesfreak1854 picked more social conservative senator Mike Lee to shear up evangelical support in the south which he was polling relatively weak in as a republican. The Govanah took this to his advantage and starting to campaign in the Upper South where Democrats had not gone in years. Meanwhile Oldies wanted to start a northern strategy picking up northern moderates and win states not won by republicans before including New Jersey and Connecticut. Michigan was also a sight of major campaigning between the two party's however as oldies home state, the polling always showed him ahead by small margins. Meanwhile Oldies northern strategy also including picking up more suburban voters in Minnesota and Wisconsin making both swing states and competitive. Out West, Oldies barely campaigned here however put in a major ad campaign in both Nevada and Colorado and also some in Oregon to many's surprise and felt he could pick up enough moderates in and around Portland to win the state. The debates came and went without any clear victory for either candidate and by election day the final polls were 45-43% in favor of Oldies and very competitive. The results came in and in the end oldies home state of Michigan barely went to him 47.9-47.5% and won the state and thus the election by a small electoral college victory.
