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« Reply #475 on: December 06, 2014, 02:12:39 AM »

I still don't see why I would win Michigan. If anything, I think would underperform in the Midwest/rust belt area, especially against a socially conservative Democrat. Here is how I see the best case scenario for me:


346-192

For comparison, here what I think your best case scenario is:



420-108

Basically, I think your ideology has more broad appeal than mine.

(And yes, I'm counting this as my post. Tongue)
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« Reply #476 on: December 08, 2014, 10:36:41 AM »

The 1930s were not kind to the Republican Party. The crushing defeat of Alf Landon in 1936, followed by the subsequent collapse of the GOP in the Congressional elections that followed put it in a position akin to the old Whig Party as the 1940s opened. The 1940 Presidential Election actually saw the Republicans back a fusion candidacy between themselves and a rising semi-fascist right-populist 'American Party', followed up in 1944 by the merger of both groups into the 'American Republican Party', which would ultimately be harassed into extinction by wartime FBI repression and the defection of many of its moderate members.

This created a huge vacuum in the American political spectrum. Since the mid-1930s, various left-wing third parties had grown in response to the depressed economic environment. Progressives in Wisconsin, Farmer-Laborites and the Socialist Workers Party in Minnesota and Iowa, the 'American Labor Party' in New York, Socialists in Connecticut, and of course the Communist Party in Washington had all made inroads during the dark years of the Depression. With the GOP falling into disarray, these forces converged, forming an electoral pact and announcing the formation of the Labor Party of the United States, with strong backing from both the CIO and the AF of L. The Labor Party tested itself in the 1940 election, coming in a strong third, but really won big in 1944, securing the second spot in part thanks to FBI suppression of the fascist-Republican Frankenstein.

In 1948, the issue is how the United States should be governed in the postwar period. Incumbent President Goldwater, a former Republican who joined the Democrats with his former parties' slip into fascist reaction, became President upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt in 1945. Since taking office, he has signed off on the Taft-Hartley Act (proposed by Democratic Senator Taft and Democratic Representative Hartley) to curtail the labor movement and has adopted an increasingly aggressive posture against the Soviet Union. He has likewise moved to implement a 'Red Scare' policy at home, adopting loyalty oaths for federal employees and purging the government of known communist sympathizers. Goldwater has selected as his running-mate New Deal populist MormDem of California, creating the first ever fully West Coast presidential ticket.

The Labor Party has selected Trotskyist militant TNF for the top spot. A meat-cutter by trade, TNF has spent most of the past four years in a prison cell, having been arrested as part of a general sweep of anti-war activists. His selection by the Labor Party is a signal that the LP has adopted an anti-Cold War posture, and the significance of selecting a Trotskyist also signifies a pronounced opposition to Stalinism itself. As his running mate, TNF has selected anti-segregation activist Yelnoc of Georgia, in hopes of balancing his ticket and maintaining party unity with the left social democrats that compromise the other half of the LP (of which Yelnoc is a member).



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Sen. TNF of Illinois and Rep. Yelnoc of Georgia (Labor Party): 206
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« Reply #477 on: February 15, 2015, 12:07:35 PM »

1988

The election of 1988 was the first election (above the municipal level) since the 1940s in which candidates not belonging to the Workers' Revolutionary Democratic Party were allowed to run. The WRDP, in a bid to rejuvenate its appearance, nominated reformist Chicago mayor TNF, although they hedged their bets by running party cheerleader Lief in the VP slot.

The newborn opposition was, predictably, fractured. The Independent Social Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Party, thought to be the two largest factions, agreed on a fusion ticket; this, however, was very clearly a marriage of convenience and not love, and infighting between the two parties sank what had initially seemed to be a winning campaign.



Mayor Thomas N. Ferrell (WRDP - IL) and Representative Lief Willis (WRDP - NY) - 449EV* - 53%PV
Activist Zoë Evergreen (ISDP - NH) and Pastor Isaac Tmthforu (CDP - KS) - 89EV* - 32%PV
others - 0EV - 15%PV

*one elector from New York voted for the Evergreen/Tmthforu ticket
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« Reply #478 on: February 15, 2015, 03:44:40 PM »

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« Reply #479 on: February 16, 2015, 12:07:34 AM »
« Edited: February 16, 2015, 09:50:28 AM by L.D. Smith, Knight of Appalachia »

Democratic Primary

L.D. Smith (Me) [D-VA]
S. Superflash [D-MD]

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« Reply #480 on: February 16, 2015, 12:17:14 AM »



Senator Lloyd Dylan Smith (D-VA) - 355 EVs
Governor Michael Goldwater (R-WA) - 183 EVs
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« Reply #481 on: February 19, 2015, 11:35:25 AM »



Goldwater 270 - shua 268
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« Reply #482 on: February 19, 2015, 06:58:42 PM »



Shua (R)-325
RFayette (I) - 213

The election breaks heavily on social issues and regional loyalties, with Shua ultimately winning the South, the Eastern part of the rust belt, and in the closest state, California.
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« Reply #483 on: February 19, 2015, 08:32:28 PM »



L.D. Smith (D)-325
RFayette (I) - 213

The election breaks heavily on social issues and regional loyalties, with L.D. Smith ultimately winning the South, the Eastern part of the rust belt, and in the closest state, California.

Most surprisingly is the religious fervor in Utah,normally heavily conservative and therefore inclined to the opponent gives their vote to Smith on merit of religion.
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« Reply #484 on: February 20, 2015, 03:31:22 PM »
« Edited: February 20, 2015, 03:49:06 PM by Free Bird »



Senator Fred Hawkins (R-NH)/ Governor Michael Goldwater (R-WA) - 275 EV
Senator Lloyd David Smith (D-VA)/ Senator Tom Davis (D-SD) - 263 EV

Hawkins' selective pick of his old friend, Governor Goldwater, not only was an ideological match, but also allowed the duo to successfully campaign with their unique brand of libertarianism in Washington and Oregon, with the former flipping only due to the small homestate advantage of the Vice President to be. Their embrace of social libertarianism also wins Hawkins' homestate of New Hampshire and old childhood home of Maine's Second District, where he campaigned extensively and ended up comfortably winning. However, this social liberalism also cost him Mississippi and Georgia and Virginia, where the socially conservative Smith/Davis ticket appealed to swing voters in the rapidly diversifying states. Pennsylvania goes Smith's way on the venue of appealing to socially conservative Pennsyltucky and fortifying the Philadelphia and Pittsburg strongholds. This liberalism also severely tightened Alabama, Arkansas, and Missouri, which only went their way due to party loyalist voters. Utah also only goes to them by 10 points. They manage to win Florida, Arizona, and New Mexico by appealing to Hispanics with their moderate stances on immigration, and in the first case, opposition to raising the retirement age. On Smith's side, his appeal to unions and economic progressivism manage to win him the majority of the Midwest and also seriously contest Appalachia for the first time in a while.
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« Reply #485 on: February 20, 2015, 03:41:51 PM »

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Senator Mung Beans (D-CA)/Governor Miles (D-LA)-279 EVs
Governor Hawk (R-CT)/Representative DC Al Fine (R-NC)-259 EVs
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« Reply #486 on: February 20, 2015, 04:02:58 PM »



Senator R. Pryor/Governor Rick Snyder - 292 Electoral Votes
Governor Nathan Prauge/Senator Tim Kaine - 246 Electoral Votes
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« Reply #487 on: February 20, 2015, 07:13:35 PM »

2040 Republican Primary



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« Reply #488 on: February 20, 2015, 10:25:10 PM »



With little ideological difference, the GOP primary is largely geographical, with RFayette taking parts of the Midwest and sweeping the West, with The Hawk doing better in the South & Northeast

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« Reply #489 on: February 25, 2015, 08:06:36 PM »

2044 Republican Presidential Primary

Governor Jack Enderman R-FL
Senator Richard Fayette R-IA


In what was the slimmest field of Republican primary candidates of recent history, Florida Governor Enderman claims victory in the friendliest primary campaign of all time. The more libertarian Senator of Iowa, Richard Fayette took the majority of the Northern and Midwestern votes. The main reason for this occurrence is the ideological similarities of the two candidates. However the main division was endorsements and strategy. Senator Fayette went with his already prevalent Midwestern appeal and spread that to the Northeast and New England, one of Governor Enderman's greatest weaknesses. However, Enderman reached to his deep grassroots in Wisconsin, which helped to send the Governor over the top. "A grand banana sweep" was the name of the strategy Enderman's campaign manager coined. It was quite obvious of the Governor's strategy. Energize the Hispanic and African American voters, as well as mend the urban-rural divide. The Mid-Atlantic and New Jersey was the hinging point of the campaign. Going into the General Election, Enderman decided to select Fayette as his running mate to make up for his lack of legislative experience.
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« Reply #490 on: March 03, 2015, 10:13:22 AM »



Congressman John F. "Jack" Enderman of Florida (Independent): 298
Union leader Thomas N. "Tom" Fitzsimmons of Illinois (Communist): 240
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« Reply #491 on: March 03, 2015, 11:25:11 PM »



2016 Presidential Election

The GOP decides to nominate Enderman, a moderate Libertarian, after a divisive primary.

After Clinton's tragic death due to sickness and Warren's refusal to be a candidate, the Dems nominate TNF, a strong committed leftist.

Enderman campaigns against TNF as out of the mainstream and portrays himself as "Common-sense Jack to get America Back on Track" and "We Back Jack," stolen from the Kingston Senate campaign.  The slogan sticks, and Jack wins. 
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« Reply #492 on: March 22, 2015, 08:04:48 PM »



2016 Presidential Election

The GOP decides to nominate Enderman, a moderate Libertarian, after a divisive primary.

After Clinton's tragic death due to sickness and Warren's refusal to be a candidate, the Dems nominate TNF, a strong committed leftist.

Enderman campaigns against TNF as out of the mainstream and portrays himself as "Common-sense Jack to get America Back on Track" and "We Back Jack," stolen from the Kingston Senate campaign.  The slogan sticks, and Jack wins. 
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2020 Presidential election:

Following a deep recession and growing violence in the Middle East with US intervention in Syria and Israeli air strikes on Iran, congressman Zen Lunatic of New York emerges as a dark horse frontrunner in the Democratic primaries. He runs on a staunchly anti-war platform, promising to finally bring US troops home after two decades of war. With anti-war sentiment growing this becomes popular and he attracts an army of young supporters to his banner, many of whom do not remember a time when the United States was not at war. Domestically, he self describes as a moderate libertarian Democrat and promises to increase regulations on Wall Street while decreasing them on small business, he also promises an end to the war on drugs and student loan forgiveness. In a surprising move he picks a fellow congressman Jarred Polis of Colorado, the first openly gay candidate for national office and cruises to an easy victory.

Lunatic       309
Endearman 229

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« Reply #493 on: March 14, 2016, 08:34:17 PM »



Zen Lunatic (D-PA) - 396 EVs
Goldwater (R-AA) - 142

A socially conservative third party candidate causes problems for me.
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« Reply #494 on: March 16, 2016, 05:31:24 PM »
« Edited: March 16, 2016, 06:12:46 PM by Speaker Kent »

The Republican race as of now might look something like this:



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« Reply #495 on: March 17, 2016, 01:56:50 PM »



I win, though I hardly do any better than Obama because liberals and civil liberties advocates are alienated by my record, causing me to lose New Hampshire and Colorado. However, this same record attracts a New Deal-esque coalition in the South, but because of polarization, only North Carolina and Georgia flip.

LDS: 336 EV, 52% PV
CK: 202 EV, 46% PV
Other: 0 EV, 2% PV
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« Reply #496 on: March 17, 2016, 02:02:48 PM »


A race between two Virginians, Democratic Senator L.D. Smith and Republican Representative Brock N. Heimer.  Both are relatively out of their party, but liberal fatigue over the nomination of a conservative, and Heimers populist style lead to a Republican victory in November.
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« Reply #497 on: March 19, 2016, 09:30:18 PM »



Beaver (D-VA) - 345 EVs
Goldwater (R-WA) - 193 EVs
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« Reply #498 on: March 19, 2016, 10:24:21 PM »


407: Kingpoleon/John Bel Edwards(50.5%)
131: Goldwater/Justin Amash(42.1%)
Other: 6.4%

A populist pro-life Steve Beshear/Rick Santorum ticket swings West Virginia, South Carolina, and possibly Georgia to me.
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« Reply #499 on: March 30, 2016, 08:55:45 AM »



Republican: Clark Kent (R-CT)/Scott Walker (R-WI) - 49.8%, 291 EVs
Democratic: King P. Oleon (D-AR)/Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) - 47.6%, 247 EVs
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