Interactive Election Game: 2016 (TURN 5)

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I'd like to run as Senator Bernie Sanders for the Democrats.

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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to run for President!

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-Excerpt from Senator Sanders' announcement speech

Key Platform Points:

• Reinstate a progressive tax system, with increased taxes for the wealthiest 1%
• Overturn Citizens United. No PACs or SuperPACs will be allowed to support this campaign.
• Treat climate change as a major threat. Start researching green energy, now
• Create a major national jobs program. Our infrastructure is crumbling, and rebuilding it will create literally millions of jobs
• Reform trade policy. Our current trade policy has cost us millions of jobs, while allowing the wealthiest corporations to send jobs overseas. Renegotiate NAFTA and withdraw from TPP.
• Raise the minimum wage. $7.25 an hour is just inept; the are perople working two or three jobs who can still not afford to put food on the table. The minimum wage must be raised to $15 an hour
• Close offshore tax havens. Millionaires and billionaires cannot continue to store their money in offshore tax havens despite getting huge tax cuts, while selling the rest of the country down the river
• Break up the big banks. We narrowly avoided a second Great Depression in 2008, and we cannot afford to have it happen again. Break up the major banks into smaller ones, so that if they go under, the economy doesn't
• Universal healthcare and college. Every American has the right to a college education and healthcare that doesn't cost the world. We must create Medicare for all and make public college debt-free for students.
• Be responsible in the use of force. I voted against the Iraq War because it was not a responsible use of force. America is not the world police. I am opposed to the unwise and unnecessary wars in the Middle East, and must instead of going it alone, align ourselves with other nations opposed to ISIS. 
  

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Bernie 2016 Campaign schedule for June 15-June 22, 2015

June 15
-Announce campaign in Burlington, Vermont
-Finalise campaign staff

June 16
-Kick off campaign with major rally in Montpelier, Vermont
-Fly to Iowa
-Rally in Des Moines, Iowa

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-Barnstorm in Scott County, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Adams county, Iowa

June 17
-Barnstorm in Wayne County, Iowa
-Rally in Iowa City, Iowa
-Fly to New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Machester, New Hampshire
-Policy speech in Concord, New Hampshire: Explaining Democratic Socialism

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June 18
-Barnstorm in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
-Meet with voters in Lancaster, New Hampshire
-Rally in Laconia, New Hampshire
-Fly to Iowa
-Rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

June 19
-Build volunteer operations in Iowa
-Build GOTV operations in Iowa
-Build campaign structure in Iowa

June 20
-Build volunteer operations in New Hampshire
-Build GOTV operations in New Hampshire
-Build campaign structure in New Hampshire

June 21
-Fly to Washington DC
-Senatorial duties

June 22
-Fly to Iowa
-Rally in Sioux City, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Dubuque County, Iowa
-Town Hall in Muscatine, Iowa

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-Barnstorm in Webster County, Iowa

Summary: Sanders began his long-shot campaign by focusing in Iowa and New Hampshire, hoping for strong placings in both states. Sanders continued to hit his populist message on the campaign trail, appealing to voters with anti-establishment and progressive rhetoric. He also hit back hard at Warren's insinuations that he's a fringe candidate, calling her out for using the communist talking point that has been extensively used by the Republican Party against him.

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Bernie 2016 campaign schedule for June 23-July 5

June 23
-Fly to Vermont
-Rally in Montpelier, Vermont with Senator Patrick Leahy

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-Rally in Rutland, Vermont with Governor Pete Shumlin

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-Fly to Michigan
-Visit abandoned factories in Detroit, Michigan
-Speak with auto workers in Detroit, Michigan. Sanders vowed to return their jobs to the United States in his first term as President through a complete re-evaluation of trade policy.

June 24
-Rally in Detroit, Michigan with Congressman John Conyers. Conyers explaojed his reasons for supporting Sanders, uncluding their shared oppsition to free trade, desire for Glass-Steagall reinstatement and to see wages raised.
-Build GOTV operations in Michigan
-Build volunteer operations in Michigan

June 25
-Fly to Iowa
-Rally in Waterloo. Iowa
-Town Hall in Ames, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Scott County, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Warren County, Iowa

June 26-July 1
-Criss-cross rural Iowa to meet with farmers. While there, Sanders reiterated his backing for small scale farmers, and announced a plan to protect small farmers from major corporations, which involves giving a portion of taxes under his new tax system to small farmers to enable their purchase of advanced equipment and more livestock

July 2
-Fly to New Hampshire
-Rally in Dover, New Hampshire
-Rally in Newport, New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Concord, New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Laconia, New Hampshire

July 3
-Build GOTV operations In New Hampshire
-Build volunteer operations in New Hampshire

July 4
-Fly to Vermont
-Host 4th of July barbecue in Burlington, Vermont

July 5
-Barnstorm in Belknap County, New Hampshire
-Barnstorm in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
-Rally in Lancaster, New Hampshire
-Fly to South Carolina
-Speech in Charlesto, South Carolina

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Summary:  Sanders continued his campaign, investing heavily in Iowa and New Hampshire, where he believes he has a vague chance of winning. His grassroots campaign continues to rake in money, as a single 24 hour period saw $13 million raised with an average of just $30. Sanders also welcomed the endorsements of two key players in Vermont politics, Governor Shumlin and Senator Leahy, both long-time colleagues of Sanders. The endorsement of Congressman Conyers was a welcome surprise, as Sanders was hoping to get backing from Midwestern progressives, and Conyers' standing as the longest-serving member of the House and as a result, his position as Dean of the House may help with establishment voters.

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May I please get a 12 hour extension?

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Sanders 2016 campaign schedule for July 6-19

July 6
-Fly to New Hampshire
-Rally in Concord, New Hampshire with Former Governor John Lynch

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-Appear on local radio stations to drum up support

July 7-12
-Bus tour through New Hampshire  to meet with voters, attend local events and meet with local campaign officials. Fmr Gov. Lynch will be accompanying. During this tour, Sanders welcomed the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, once again reaffirming that he was a staucnch supporter of LGBT rights, and had been since the 80s.

July 13
-Fly to Minnesota
-Rally with Congressman Keith Ellison in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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-Build volunteer operations in Minnesota
-Build GOTV operations in Minnesota

July 14
-Fly to Iowa
-Rally in Des Moines, Iowa

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-Meet with farmers in Southeastern Iowa

July 15-18
-Fly to Nevada and conduct a four day bus tour through the state, meeting with voters and atrending local events

July 19
-Build volunteer operations in Nevada
-Build GOTV operations in Nevada

Surrogate schedule

-Senator Leahy and Governor Shumlin will campaign heavily in New Hampshire, focuwing on winning over younger voters with Sanders' populism

-Rep. Conyers will campaign in Iowa, attempting to rally support for Sanders' farming policy

@BilldeBlasio: America needs a strong progressive to take control of its broken system. Proud to endorse @SenSanders for President!

USProgressives: Our caucus is proud to back @SenSanders for President! An unyielding progressive and warrior for the less fortunate!

Summary: Sanders continued with his busy campaigning schedule, with bust tours through New Hampshire and Nevada, the latter of which kicked off his campaign in the state. He also welcomed several key endorsements from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and perhaps most surprisingly, former New Hampshire Governor John Lynch. The Sanders campaign hopes to capitalize on Lynch's historic popularity in New Hampshire, where the Senator ia now confident of a strong placing.

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Sanders 2016 campaign schedule for July 20-August 2

July 20
-Fly to Pennsylvania
-Rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard

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-Fly to Wisconsin
-Rally in Madison, Wisconsin with Senator Tammy Baldwin

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-Fly to Iowa

July 21
-Rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Warren County, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Madison County, Iowa
-Rally in Knoxville, Iowa
-Town Hall in Newton, Iowa

July 22
-Rally in Rock Rapids, Iowa
-Rally in Orange City, Iowa
-Barnstorm in O'Brien County, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Osceola County, Iowa
-Fly to New Hampshire

July 23
-Rally in Dover, New Hampshire with Fmr. Gov. John Lynch
-Barnstorm in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
-Barnstorm in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
-Rally in Keene, New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Concord, New Hampshire with Gov. Mark Dayton.

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July 24
-Barnstorm in Belknap County, New Hampshire
-Barnstorm in Carroll County, New Hampshire
-Rally in Lancaster, New Hampshire
-Rally in North Haverhill, New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Newport, New Hampshire

July 25
Rest and fly to South Carolina

July 26-31
-Bus tour through South Carolina, in particular visit impoverished and African-American communities.

August 1
-Fly to Nevada
-Rally in Las Vegas, Nevada with Governor Jerry Brown, who explained that Sanders is the only choice for those who want actual change, instead of just the same old politics
-Rally in Carson City, Nevada
-Barnstorm in Douglas County, Nevada
-Barnstorm in Washoe County, Nevada

August 2
-Build GOTV operations in Nevada
-Build volunteer operations in Nevada
-Record first TV advertisement (to be in next post)

Surrogate Schedule

-Senator Leahy will be shifting his efforts to Massachusetts, along with Mayor De Blasio, where they will attempt to cut into Warren's support there

-Governor Shumlin will campaign in his home state of Vermont

-Former Governor Lynch will be campaigning heavily in new Hampshire, as the Sanders campaign attempts to capitalize on his popularity there

-Congressmen Ellison and Conyers will be campaigning in Illinois and Michigan, highlighting Sanders' pro-worker economic platform

-The Progressive Caucus will begin mobilizing its formidable fundraising machine for the coming days

Summary: Another productive week on the campaign trail for the Vermont Senator. Sanders was able to visit every single county in New Hampshire, as he met with voters from all walks of life. He also executed a stay in Iowa, as he attempt to rally the rural vote to his side. He kicked off his campaign in South Carolina with a bus tour, spending several hours in African-American communities. He also began is in-depth strategy in Nevada. In addition, Sanders welcomed the endorsements of Governors Jerry Brown and Mark Dayton, as well as Senator Tammy Baldwin, the League of Conservation Voters and United Steelworkers.

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Bernie Sanders campaign advertisement

Format: Television

Running: Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada

Title: A Progressive Life

Notes: All quotes are by a narrator unless otherwise indicated

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I'm going to need a 24 hour extension. Uni work is piling up.

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Sanders 2016 campaign schedule for August 3-16, 2015

August 3
-Fly to Iowa
-Rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
-Rally in Des Moines, Iowa
-Meet with college voters at the University of Iowa. During this visit, Sanders reaffirmed his commitment to ending student debt and making public college affordable for all.
-Town Hall in Manchester, Iowa

August 4
-Rally in Toledo, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Webster County, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Van Buren County, Iowa
-Policy speech in Logan, Iowa: "Reinstating Glass-Steagall"
-Town hall in Waterloo, Iowa

August 5
-Fly to Washington
-Rally with Governor Jay Inslee in Seattle, Washington

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-Fly to Nevada
-Rally in Las Vegas, Nevada
-Rally in Reno, Nevada

August 6
-Barnstorm in Douglas County, Nevada
-Barnstorm in Storey County, Nevada
-Rally in Carson City, Nevada
-Town Hall in Hawthorne, Nevada
-Rally in Goldfield, Nevada

August 7
-Build GOTV operations in Nevada
-Build volunteer operations in Nevada
-Build campaign structure in Nevada

August 8
-Fly to Wisconsin
-Rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Former Senator Russ Feingold

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-Build GOTV operations in Wisconsin
-Build volunteer operations in Wisconsin
-Build campaign structure in Wsiconsin

August 9
-Fly to New Hampshire
-Rally in Dover, New Hampshire with Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich

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-Rally in Concord, New Hampshire with Former Governor John Lynch
-Town Hall in Laconia, New Hampshire with Gov. Lynch and Sec. Reich
-Fly to South Carolina

August 10-14
-Conduct bus tour through South Carolina. During the four day tour, Sanders met with voters who were concerned over their healthcare and jobs going overseas. Sanders reaffirmed his support of Medicare for all and a protectionist trade policy to such voters, as well as building his campaign operations in the state extensively.

August 15-16
-Fly to Washington DC to conduct Senatorial duties

@NationalNurses: America needs a single-payer system now; it is much more efficient and cost-effective than our current system. Thus, we are proud to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for President!

Surrogate schedule:

-Senator Leahy, Governor Shumlin and Former Governor Lynch will undertake a week-long tour of New England, shoring up Bernie's support in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut

-Mayor De Blasio will be stumping for Sanders in New York City, as well as organising the campaign in the state

-Congressmen Ellison and Conyers, joined by USW President Leo Gerard, will continue their focus on the industrial states, focusing on Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. In addition, they will make several stops in Minnesota to shore up Sanders' support there

-Senator Baldwin will be heading campaign efforts in her home state of Wisconsin, drawing a contrast between Governor Walker's anti-worker policies and Sanders pro-worker policies

-Governor Dayton will head up efforts in Minnesota, in particular campaigning in rural areas of the state, emphasizing the pro-farmer planks in Sanders' platform

-United Steelworkers will begin mobilizing their political machine in all major industrial states

-The Progressive Caucus will begin fundraising efforts for the Sanders campaign. It is expected that being the largest caucus in Congress, they will be able to rake in a considerable amount of small donations for the campaign

Summary: Sanders largely focused on organising his campaign over the two weeks, building his campaign in Nevada, Wisconsin and South Carolina, where he conducted another bus tour through to the state to meet with voters. Sanders also received the formal endorsements of Russ Feingold, Robert Reich and Jay Inslee, which he hopes will give him credit among mainstream Democrats. The end of the week also brought a pleasant surprise as National Nurses United, the largest nurses' union in the US, endorsed Sanders for President.

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I'm going to need an extension. 12 hours this time. I'm trying to cope with my uncle's death, so understandably, this game has been fairly low on my list of priorities.

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Okay, with everything that has happened, I'll be unable to post a detailed schedule. So  with that in mind:

Summary Sanders focused this week on organising his campaign in the Super Tuesday states, while his surrogats camapigned for him in Iowa, Nea Hampshire and Nevada, attempting to focus thekr efforts on these critical eary states. In particular, surrogates were taught to emphasize Sanders' decisive straw poll win in Iowa as proof that the progeessive movement is surging.

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Mine may be up an hour or so later. Things haven't been going well for me.

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I haven't had time, so I'll post a summary again.

Sanders, boosted from his endorsement from the AFL-CIO, took every opportunity to be seen with the President of the organization, Richard Trumka, who adopted a fiery, attack-dog like speaking style,  slamming Biden and Warren for not doing enough to protect the workers of the country. The organization also mobilised its formidable political machine, expected to be in action when the new year begins.

Sanders himself campaigned heabily in Iowa, attempting to shore up his lead there, as well as New Hampshire, where he continues to appear with Governor Lynch. Sanders also conducted many campaign events in Nevada and South Carolina, while Governor  Dayton and Congressman Ellison campaigned for him in Minnesota. In addition, Bernie's wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders, hit the campaign trail for her husband, meeting with several hundred voters in Michigan with Congressman John Conyers. Moreover, Governors Brown and Inslee, accompanied by Senator Baldwin, focused their efforts on Massachusetts, where they hope to cut in to Warren's support.

In addition, the band Green Day began a fundraising tour. Called "Berning Man", the tour will run until March 2016, and feature dates all across the country. The tour is expected to rake in millions of dollars in donations for the campaign.

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I'll need a 24 hour extension

Me too.

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I'll have to post a summary again. This should be the last time.

Summary: Senator Sanders spent this period organising his ground campaign in the early states, beefing up his volunteer corps in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. Moreover, Sanders' surrogate, Richard Trumka, blasted Biden's endorsement of Warren, labeling Biden "A man more than willing to sell out labor for a spot in a Warren administration". Trumka was immediately berated by Sanders and his campaign manager Jeff Weaver. Trumka then apologised for his remarks.

John Lynch also sounded extremely combative on the campaign trail for Sanders in New Hampshire. Meanwhile, in an interview with Anderson Cooper, Keith Ellison questioned Warren's claims to be a progressive when she has the endorsement of people like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, who in later years have become known for their hostility towards the left, and implied that the only reason they backed Warren was because they were afraid of Sanders' "political revolution".

Senator Tammy Baldwin also took an aggressive approach. While campaigning with Russ Feingold in their home state of Wisconsin, she called the AFL-CIO's endorsement of Sanders "Proof that he is the only candidate who will stand up for the workers of this country."

In the meantime, Green Day began their fundraising tour for Sanders. The first shows have resulted in a massive financial injection for the campaign. Adding to this, the Sanders campaign released its financial report for the campaign:

Largest donation: $35,000 from AFL-CIO

Average donation: $27.31

Total raised last month: $39 million

Sanders has called this proof that big donors are not necessary to fund a successful campaign.

Finally, Sanders made a pledge to run as a Democrat in all future elections.

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I'll have to post a summary again.

Summary of Sanders 2016 campaign leading into new year: Sanders hit the campaign trail hard in the lead-up to the new year, sometimes doing six or seven rallies a day. He focused extensively on Iowa and New Hampshire, but also dispatched surrogates like Feingold, Baldwin, and the Browns to places like Florida, South Carolina and Texas, where Sanders is expected to appear in the New Year.

Sanders also unveiled a new policy at a rally in New Hampshire alongside Gov. Lynch: Paid family leave for up to 3 months off work each year, and accumulating every year not used. Sanders cited a woman needing to give birth to a child among other reasons for it.

Sanders also met with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a hero of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and advocate for human rights all over the world. The productive meeting ended with the famed anti-apartheid warrior endorsing Sanders, while also implying that his deceased friend Nelson Mandela would have done the same. Sanders also welcomed the backing of the Harvey Milk Foundation, vowing to stand up for LGBT rights.

Finally, Sanders spent the 24th, 25th, 26th and 31st with his wife Jane in Burlington.

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I'll need a 24 hour extension. Major week of Uni assignments

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I won't be able to finish my campaign schedule tonight so here is a summary.

Visit Iowa and campaign with endorsers.
campaign in Oklahoma
Senate duties
Debate prep
Campaign in South Carolina with endorsers
Debate

I will get my debate questions in as soon as possible

Would you like an extension until the morning? 9 AM EST?

I'll need that.

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Summary again. Should be back to normal in a few turns.

Summary for January 1-14, 2016: Sanders kicked off the New Year by celebrating with his wife in their hometown of Burlington, Vermont. On the 3rd, Sanders struck out in the direction of Iowa, where h hosted several rallies until the 7th, when he headed to New Hampshire. Once there, He campaigned all over the state with Gov. Lynch. On the 9th, he was joined by Gov. Brown in Nevada, where he campaigned until the 11th. On the 12th, he kicked off his campaign in Texas, holding rallies in most major cities.

By the end of the fortnight, Sanders was building infrastructure in Texas, where he hopes for a decent showing.

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When does this turn end? I may need an extension.

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I will need a 24 hour extemsion. Again, major uni assignments.

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May I have until midnight EST to post my summary?