OTL 2020 Interactive Election Game

[The Govanah Jake]

Sherrod Brown

[The Govanah Jake]

Haven't forget about this, Sherrod Brown will be stating his answers to the questions shortly...

[The Govanah Jake]

1. The recent 51-49 vote on the Modified Graham-Cassidy Bill has left many Democrats scared about what will replace Obamacare, which was repealed last year. As President, how will you handle Healthcare?

Well i'll make this clear. As Senator of the Great State of Ohio, i fought hard in the Senate to fight for Single Payer Healthcare. I agree with Senator Sanders in that it is a shame that the most industrialized nation in the western world, and strongest, can't give its poorest citizens adequate healthcare. I have fought hard for this and for the people of Ohio and Obamacare was a step in the right direction. Graham-Cassidy is a shame meanwhile.

2. Trump’s Border wall has recently reached 25% of the way complete. If you are elected President, how will you stand on the border wall?

Lets make it clear, that funding a Border wall will not be very effective. Immigrants will find ways around it and we will be taking about the walls replacement after it is down. I'm not even against a wall, or increased border security, but i find it ironic that the Donald said that "Mexico will pay for it". Instead he has cost the American pay taxer billions trying to fund this pointless thing. This will not solve the Immigration crisis

3. As of 2017, President Trump announced he was moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. As President, will you want a One-state solution or Two-state Solution?

We need a independent Palestine and independent Israel, no way around that. Donald Trump has made it clear the United States are biased in favor of Palestine, not how any negotiations are suppose to work. He has made the situation worse and under President Brown, we will have fair negotiations to solve it.

4. Recently, there has been a revolution in Iran that has the gigantic goal of turning the country of Iran from an Islamic Theocracy to an Democratic Republic. As President, what will be your general policy with these rebels?

Will have learned the lesson of Iraq and Afghanistan. In this crucial time, the United States should not take active part in internal Iranian affairs, it will make it worse. Instead under a Brown presidency, the United States will watch the situation carefully and make sure things don't get out of hand. I support Iranian democracy fully and i think this is the best course of action.

5. As of this month alone, there a number of peaceful protests by the Kurdish people for Freedom and Independence. What will be your general feelings to the idea of an independent Kurdistan?

The Kurds have been a historically oppressed minority group. Their valiant fight for independence earns them a state. A Brown Presidency will fight hard for the Kurds to have a independent state.

6. President Trump has constantly talked about opening up an investigation on former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. What are your thoughts on this idea?

We could just as easily start the same investigation on the corruption of the president. Anyways, the past is the past. As Senator Sanders has said "Enough is Enough". 2016 was 2016, and i hope everyone of this stage want to look to the future, not the past. So on this Donald Trump is just perpetrating past polarization.

Special Question. To Senator Brown: Senator, there are those thinking that you are too liberal for the Nomination and that you won’t appeal to the working class at all. What are your thoughts on this idea?

 Ha, i can't appeal to the working class. Man... i am the working class (laughter can be heard). I grew up in the working class, represent a working class state, and am still pretty damn working class. I am not a billionaire or a millionaire, just a senator trying to get things done for the people and not for the corrupt interests. If that means i'm too liberal then so be it, but the working class doesn't care if your liberal or conservative - they care if you care for them. I know because i have talked to them, unlike many of my critics who would say this.

[The Govanah Jake]

Sherrod Brown (Twitter)

I have heard of the condition of my colleague Senator Rubio. I hope I represent every American in saying we hope you win this fight.

[The Govanah Jake]

1. The recent retirement of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont came as a surprise to many. If someone whom you do not trust or disagrees with runs for Senate seat as a Democrat, will you remain united with your party and support them?

- No. Thats the simple answer. The Democratic Party is not the party of conformity, its the party of ideas. The Republicans idea's around screwing the poor and the middle class, the Democrats idea's include being able to disagree. Look if someone runs for the Senate as a Democrat which i disagree with, i will not fall in line. I will call out that candidate. We should not fall behind one candidate in any race.

2. In 2018, the expected Democratic Blue wave was instead a great Republican hold in both houses in Congress. May you give your reason why you think everything turned out horribly?

- It's because the Democrats have not fully embraced Senator Sander's economic populism. The Middle Class and Poor will not vote for a Party that stands for pragmatism before helping people.

3. Due to some Democrats endorsing and supporting ANTIFA and claiming it's a non-violent organization, the recent assassination attempt on Senator Marco Rubio has called many to question if such an organization is really peaceful. As a Democrat, what is your stance on ANTIFA?

-ANTIFA has made it clear that they are a violent radical group. They should not be respected and are a bunch of communistic sh''its.

CANDIDATE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

To Senator Brown: 1. Senator, there are some who claim that despite you having several connections and having a somewhat good approval in your home state, that you're a weak candidate against Trump. Care to Persuade everyone otherwise?

- If i'm a weak candidate to take on Trump, then i don't know who else does. I represent a working class state and i remain popular as a democrat. You know it seems now a days that states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio are Republican strongholds. But we must remember that these were democratic strongholds for decades. Economic populism is the key. Trump was a populist and he won them over, i'm a populist and i can win them back.

[The Govanah Jake]

BROWN TO CAMPAIGN IN IOWA




September 4th - 15th

[The Govanah Jake]

GENERAL QUESTIONS


1. There has been talks within the Democratic Party of who should become the official poster boy and leader for it in the Senate and House. If you become the Nominee, who will you support for that post?

- I agree with Congressmen Delaney on the fact that it is too early to tell really. We have a election to go through and energy and momentum is on our side. Look, if i become i nominee i will focus first on the American people. I will make it clear that i will only support such a "poster boy", if that poster boy has the good of all American's in mind. Not just the few, not just the wealthy, not just people on the coast, and not just people in the rest. The Democratic Party should and will support all of these interests under my candidacy, and hopefully presidency. I go back to a quote by Barack Obama in his 2004 speech to the DNC. You all know it, "Not just a Conservative America, or a Liberal America, but the United States of America" he said. That's what i want in my candidacy


2. The recent Polling shows Democrats at a major disadvantage in the General Election against President Trump. As the Nominee, how would you give Trump an effective Challenge?

- I will give him a effective challenge by offering real change and offering real opportunity. You know i get asked all the time, "Sherrod, how is such a liberal like yourself elected in a republican stronghold like Ohio". Ohio... a republican stronghold. (laughs) How low we must have gone. You know why Franklin Roosevelt won election 4 times, sweeping Ohio in all of them. It's because he offered the poor farmers and poor urban workers a change to failed republican policy's. It's not different from today. I will go to these same folk and tell them, "How has Trump's talk cuts for the Rich helped you?". The answer to that is... it hasn't. Trump will fear my candidacy because i offer real progressive change, not old strategy's we see from people on this change and in our party leadership. 

3. The situation in Venezuela is very unstable yet former Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said it was the beacon of how great Socialism is. What is your position on Venezuela?

- I have to disagree with Sander's hear of course. Venezuela is of course is a failed state but the notion that it is a example of socialism really gets to me. When 60-80% of the economy is privately owned, that is not socialism, that is totalitarianism and elitism. The chaos we see in the country is only due to these policy's. In fact calling it such is a disservice to the millions that died from real socialism and communism in the Old Soviet Union. But back to your question, i will make sure the United States will not intervene but we will keep a watchful eye. If a humanitarian crisis occurs, its a different story but i don't want this to turn to another Iraq which republicans are already begging for.

4. Next year, we are planning to drop out of the Paris Climate Agreement. If you're elected, will you stop this exit or continue it?

- You know i remembered a Republican Party that cared for environmentalism. This shouldn't be a partisan issue, Global Warming is occurring and caring for the environment is not a "liberal" position. The Paris Climate Agreement is not a "liberal" pact and shouldn't be. The Earth is not a partisan issue and i will rejoin the agreement if i'm elected.

CANDIDATE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS


To Senator Brown: 1. Senator, you recently called yourself a somewhat Bernie-ite. Can to explain?

- Sure. It means i support people first policy's. I support policy's that help people before Big Business. Senator Sanders supports this too and thus i guess i'm a "Bernite". I support position's that should be universal. Medicare for all of our citizens, ending oversea's wars, helping our poor and our sick... You may say this is Socialism but when every other modern country has these provisions, i call it "common sense".

[The Govanah Jake]

GENERAL QUESTIONS


1. There has been talks within the Democratic Party of who should become the official poster boy and leader for it in the Senate and House. If you become the Nominee, who will you support for that post?

- I agree with Congressmen Delaney on the fact that it is too early to tell really. We have a election to go through and energy and momentum is on our side. Look, if i become i nominee i will focus first on the American people. I will make it clear that i will only support such a "poster boy", if that poster boy has the good of all American's in mind. Not just the few, not just the wealthy, not just people on the coast, and not just people in the rest. The Democratic Party should and will support all of these interests under my candidacy, and hopefully presidency. I go back to a quote by Barack Obama in his 2004 speech to the DNC. You all know it, "Not just a Conservative America, or a Liberal America, but the United States of America" he said. That's what i want in my candidacy


2. The recent Polling shows Democrats at a major disadvantage in the General Election against President Trump. As the Nominee, how would you give Trump an effective Challenge?

- I will give him a effective challenge by offering real change and offering real opportunity. You know i get asked all the time, "Sherrod, how is such a liberal like yourself elected in a republican stronghold like Ohio". Ohio... a republican stronghold. (laughs) How low we must have gone. You know why Franklin Roosevelt won election 4 times, sweeping Ohio in all of them. It's because he offered the poor farmers and poor urban workers a change to failed republican policy's. It's not different from today. I will go to these same folk and tell them, "How has Trump's talk cuts for the Rich helped you?". The answer to that is... it hasn't. Trump will fear my candidacy because i offer real progressive change, not old strategy's we see from people on this change and in our party leadership. 

3. The situation in Venezuela is very unstable yet former Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said it was the beacon of how great Socialism is. What is your position on Venezuela?

- I have to disagree with Sander's hear of course. Venezuela is of course is a failed state but the notion that it is a example of socialism really gets to me. When 60-80% of the economy is privately owned, that is not socialism, that is totalitarianism and elitism. The chaos we see in the country is only due to these policy's. In fact calling it such is a disservice to the millions that died from real socialism and communism in the Old Soviet Union. But back to your question, i will make sure the United States will not intervene but we will keep a watchful eye. If a humanitarian crisis occurs, its a different story but i don't want this to turn to another Iraq which republicans are already begging for.

4. Next year, we are planning to drop out of the Paris Climate Agreement. If you're elected, will you stop this exit or continue it?

- You know i remembered a Republican Party that cared for environmentalism. This shouldn't be a partisan issue, Global Warming is occurring and caring for the environment is not a "liberal" position. The Paris Climate Agreement is not a "liberal" pact and shouldn't be. The Earth is not a partisan issue and i will rejoin the agreement if i'm elected.

CANDIDATE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS


To Senator Brown: 1. Senator, you recently called yourself a somewhat Bernie-ite. Can to explain?

- Sure. It means i support people first policy's. I support policy's that help people before Big Business. Senator Sanders supports this too and thus i guess i'm a "Bernite". I support position's that should be universal. Medicare for all of our citizens, ending oversea's wars, helping our poor and our sick... You may say this is Socialism but when every other modern country has these provisions, i call it "common sense".

You know, I'd just like to respond to Senator Brown claiming that President Franklin Roosevelt handily won Ohio four times. That is simply false. President Roosevelt only won Ohio three times, and one of those three times was a plurality win. He then lost it to Governor Dewey in 1944. I would highly recommend that you brush up on your state's history before you make false claims sir.

In response to attack from John Delaney

...Recently John Delaney accused me of providing false claims in the recent debate regarding Ohio's voting record under FDR. Yes, my claim was not accurate and it was during the heat of the debate. This is simply petty to be attacked upon. I see he would rather attack me for saying one wrong thing rather then talking about the real issues. The real issues also include the fact that the wealthy control our political scene today. Mr. Delaney is a firsthand example of this. He says he is for the working man but raises big money donations from banks and big business on Wall Street. He'd rather work on "bi-partisanship" when it means his donors approve, and not when the working class approve. He is a New Democrat, he is a centrist, he offers no new ideas. We have seen his ideas before, Bill Clinton called. Which was also during the time when the Unions collapsed in size and income inequality skyrocketed. As I said, petty. Let's get onto these issues that Mr. Delaney would not like you to hear (cheers).

[The Govanah Jake]

ON RESPONSE BY CONGRESSMAN DELANEY



"Folk's you've heard of Congressmen Delaney before. (Screams of No) Me neither, yet he is the guy who say's he fights for the little guy when he is the perfect stooge for Corporate America. Recently he said of me "You sir are the definition of a true monied career politician" (in Delaney accent speak). You know... i can't let that slip. Sure i wanted to make this campaign about the issues and try to avoid bickering, you know discuss what American's want to hear, Affordable Healthcare, caring about representation in our Government, ext.

Oh Well. (Laughs) American politics i guess.

I find it ironic he would say that all considering he is the same one who donated a couple thousand to Republican Andy Harris. I remember he endorsed Roy Moore. Let's also ignore the hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions he has received so far in donations from high end contribution's. In fact he has seen contribution from the same elite's he says he opposes. So i find it appalled he would have the audacity to dare accuse me of being out of touch and a big monied politician. I have promised and have stuck to my word in this campaign. I refuse to talk donations over $1000, i want small money donations. Mine is grassroots powered by people like you (cheers from the crowd). You wanna know what my average contribution is. $35. Yes, just $35's, that's it. Delaney meanwhile relies on much bigger contributions from rich donor's who know he will have their interests in mine.

Let's talk about the numbers for a minute. These are a little outdated but i'll go on. 80% of his donor's are from the Washington DC area and of which, the average contribution is $2700 each. In just the third quarter of 2017, he had already raised 544,000 dollars from wealthy individuals and $29,000 more from his packs. Some of these names include David Trone, David Blair, and Paul Tagliabue among others. Compared to mine, i'm proud to say the average contribution is $35 dollars and 89% of my contributions so far are from small money donor's.

Just to finish this up, his 5 top industry's, he is contributed by include Securities and Investment, Real Estate, Lawyer firms, Commercial Banks, and other Financial sectors. You want to know one of his top donor's from a company in total... JPMorgan. This along with the other evidence i have shown you baffles me how anyone can believe he is not a stooge with these company's. Look i'm sure he made his own money fairly, and i don't doubt that he is a self made man, but he is a puppet. I hope he just admit's he is a puppet. Finally you say you have fresh new ideas. But at the same time you say these platitudes like "i can bring republicans and democrats together" and "I'm a self made businessman and i can fix America". Congressmen Delaney, we have heard these thing's before from both Democrats and Republican's. These are not new ideas, you Congressmen are repeating decades old lies.

[The Govanah Jake]

ON RESPONSE BY CONGRESSMAN DELANEY



"Folk's you've heard of Congressmen Delaney before. (Screams of No) Me neither, yet he is the guy who say's he fights for the little guy when he is the perfect stooge for Corporate America. Recently he said of me "You sir are the definition of a true monied career politician" (in Delaney accent speak). You know... i can't let that slip. Sure i wanted to make this campaign about the issues and try to avoid bickering, you know discuss what American's want to hear, Affordable Healthcare, caring about representation in our Government, ext.

Oh Well. (Laughs) American politics i guess.

I find it ironic he would say that all considering he is the same one who donated a couple thousand to Republican Andy Harris. I remember he endorsed Roy Moore. Let's also ignore the hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions he has received so far in donations from high end contribution's. In fact he has seen contribution from the same elite's he says he opposes. So i find it appalled he would have the audacity to dare accuse me of being out of touch and a big monied politician. I have promised and have stuck to my word in this campaign. I refuse to talk donations over $1000, i want small money donations. Mine is grassroots powered by people like you (cheers from the crowd). You wanna know what my average contribution is. $35. Yes, just $35's, that's it. Delaney meanwhile relies on much bigger contributions from rich donor's who know he will have their interests in mine.

Let's talk about the numbers for a minute. These are a little outdated but i'll go on. 80% of his donor's are from the Washington DC area and of which, the average contribution is $2700 each. In just the third quarter of 2017, he had already raised 544,000 dollars from wealthy individuals and $29,000 more from his packs. Some of these names include David Trone, David Blair, and Paul Tagliabue among others. Compared to mine, i'm proud to say the average contribution is $35 dollars and 89% of my contributions so far are from small money donor's.

Just to finish this up, his 5 top industry's, he is contributed by include Securities and Investment, Real Estate, Lawyer firms, Commercial Banks, and other Financial sectors. You want to know one of his top donor's from a company in total... JPMorgan. This along with the other evidence i have shown you baffles me how anyone can believe he is not a stooge with these company's. Look i'm sure he made his own money fairly, and i don't doubt that he is a self made man, but he is a puppet. I hope he just admit's he is a puppet. Finally you say you have fresh new ideas. But at the same time you say these platitudes like "i can bring republicans and democrats together" and "I'm a self made businessman and i can fix America". Congressmen Delaney, we have heard these thing's before from both Democrats and Republican's. These are not new ideas, you Congressmen are repeating decades old lies.

OOC: Ok, dude Delaney never supported Moore, this cannot actually be factored in to the debate. That is just pure bs, at least be a little realistic.

Never said he did. I said he supported Andy Harris (with cash donations) who does support Roy Moore.

[The Govanah Jake]

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