Atlas Campaign 2032

[MasterJedi]

How is Gabu so liberal?  He's more moderate than most Democrats here.

He's liberal because PBrunsel wants him to be liberal.

[Gabu]

Hah, not what I expected, but interesting nonetheless.

[TeePee4Prez]

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#Wixted Enters the Race
by D. Woodrow Carnhagan Pittsburgh Chronicle

PITTSBURGH- In a long anticipated announcement last night, Senator Colin Wixted (R-PA) entered the crowded field of candidates for President in 2032.This announcement had been expected for at least a month, but one of his chief supporters in his decision was nor as expected.

Lieutenant Governor Kevin R. Brown (R-VA)was originally not a supporter of  Wixted. He had declared that, “Wixted was too liberal for the republican party.” In 2030 he had thought of carpet bagging to Pennsylvania to oppose him for the nomination for U.S. Senate, but this was ruled out because, let’s face it, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Only recently has Brown decided to back up Wixted in the Primary, even over such candidates as John Ford,  Chris Soult, and Jeff Rights. He explained that “Win With Wixted” Campaign Chairman Brett Festoon had spoken with him a week before Wixted announced, and convinced Brown to back up Wixted in the important Virginia Primary (held two weeks after New Hampshire). “Festoon explained to me that Wixted was a Libertarian minded republican, not a liberal,” Brown told our paper. He also explained that Wixted is a very elect able candidate, “and the important thing is to win back the White House in November.”

Wixted himself is as was described, a Libertarian minded Republican. Popular in center-right political circles, Wixted met only one defeat in his political career; running against then Philadelphia Mayor Patrick Guinan for U.S. Senate in 2024. He, a first term State Representative, won the Republican nomination for Senate in an upset against front-runners Representative Bill Moose and Governor Chris Soult. He would lose to Guinan by a margin of 2,000 votes. In 2026 he would once again be nominated for Senate, and defeated Representative David Ninni (D-PA-13) for the Senate. Now, a reelection year for him, he has decided to run for President. Defeated 2030 Senate Candidate, former Representative and Philadelphia City Councilman Phil Innamorato has already announced his intentions to seek the seat.

Recent Gallup Polling has Wixted polling in the middle of a crowded Primary:

S. Nichols (WA): 12%
J. Ford (CA): 11%
J. Rights (FL):  11%
C. Soult (PA): 10%
C. Wixted (PA): 8%
J. Craddock (NC): 7%
D. Reynolds (IL): 7%
P. Brunsel (IA): 5%
A. Berger (NY): 3%
J. Smith (NH): 2%
P. Dawson (CA): 2%
Others: 1%
Undecided: 21%

The GOP Primary is still anyone’s game to win.

Mayor Patrick Guinan of Philadelphia?  I seriously doubt I could win.  An African American would crush me in a primary.  I'd be MUCH more likely to win the PA 13 seat or some other State Rep seat.

[PBrunsel]

Would people please jst get off my back on the stuff I write. I'm doing this all alone. Just be happy I continued this, because it was dead for a while.

So I have got every right to write down whatever the heck I want about anyone who wants to be in this story.

[Max Power]

Would people please jst get off my back on the stuff I write. I'm doing this all alone. Just be happy I continued this, because it was dead for a while.

So I have got every right to write down whatever the heck I want about anyone who wants to be in this story.

Exactly, and you're a good man for doing this.

Who knows, in 27 years, Alcon may be a socialist and Jake might be a communist.

[Jake]

F**ck you Casey

[Gabu]

Would people please jst get off my back on the stuff I write. I'm doing this all alone. Just be happy I continued this, because it was dead for a while.

So I have got every right to write down whatever the heck I want about anyone who wants to be in this story.

I apologize if my comment made it sound like I was unhappy.  I think you're doing a very good job; your coverage of myself was just not exactly what I expected.

Oh, and how does everyone know what they'll be like in 30 years? PB has as good a guess as anyone else!

I am 100% sure that I will not be in politics, so I suppose that my even being in this thing is unrealistic.

[Max Power]

F**ck you Casey

Hahahaha you dirty Nazi son of a bitch bastard.

[MasterJedi]

You're doing a great job PBrunsel! And don't listen to all those complaining people.

[jokerman]

Would people please jst get off my back on the stuff I write. I'm doing this all alone. Just be happy I continued this, because it was dead for a while.

So I have got every right to write down whatever the heck I want about anyone who wants to be in this story.

Exactly, and you're a good man for doing this.

Who knows, in 27 years, Alcon may be a socialist and Jake might be a communist.

I sure as hell won't be a libertarian, though.  You can count on that.

[Ben Meyers]

You're doing a great job PBrunsel! And don't listen to all those complaining people.

I agree 100%.

[Colin]

I sure as hell won't be a libertarian, though.  You can count on that.

I'll remember that.

[PBrunsel]

Big news from Wyoming…First Time for Everything I guess.
by Harold Myram Cheyenne Star

CHEYENNE- Wyoming is known for one thing in every Presidential election: always voting for the Republican. In 2028 we even voted for Governor Naso (by a small margin) over President Leip. Even a campaign as bumbling as Naso-NixonNow 2028 won our state’s 3 electoral votes. Now our state is known for a second Presidential election note as Senator Daniel Xavier Smith announced yesterday his intention to seek the Republican Presidential nomination in 2032, adding to the already crowded field.

Smith, born and raised in Maryland, moved to Wyoming to enjoy our low taxes and growing business opportunities, and has ever since loved the Equality State. After running a hotel and restaurant chain for 15 years, he was elected as Wyoming’s sole U.S. Representative in 2020. As a Representative he rose to the position of Minority Whip and was known for honesty and efficiency. After being reelected with over 70% of the vote in 2022, 2024, and 2026, in 2028 he was the only non-incumbent Republican to be elected to the Senate that year. He has since established himself as Senator who is, as he is famous for saying, “Not just another suit in the closet, another brick in the wall.”

 “This government is becoming too large,” declared the Senator last night, “We are continuing to overspend at every fiscal year, our foreign endeavors cost us a billion dollars a day, and we still have yet to pass a balanced budget, yet every President since Evan Bayh has promised one.” Deciding on “Reform for Results” as his campaign slogan, Smith declared that he will not pander to campaign contributors or partisan office seekers when appointing a cabinet. “President Leip gave us a non-partisan cabinet,” he stated, “it has worked. I will continue this tradition as President.”

Senator Robert Fresh (R-ID), a "frustrated isolationist", has endorsed Senator Smith for President.

Will his cries for reforming the budget propel this darkest of dark horses to the GOP Nomination at their Philadelphia Convention in August 2032? Will Mr. Smith go to Washington? History will tell! 

[Akno21]

New Polling out on GOP Primary
By Jonathan Karnik, The Washington Post

In a new poll released yesterday by NBC/Wall Street Journal, things have certainly been altered in the Republican primary nationally. Two withdrawals and one new entry have occured since the last poll, and as the first primary day inches closer, the candidates with the bigger war chests are starting to pull ahead. The national poll showed the following:

Sen. John Ford (CA): 13%
Gov. Chris Soult (PA): 13%
Sen. Steven Nichols (WA): 10%
Sen. Colin Wixted (PA): 10%
Gov. Andrew Berger (NY): 8%
Sen. Jeff Rights (FL): 8%
Gov. Paul Brunsel (IA): 8%
Rev. Josh Craddock (NC): 4%
Gov. Pedro Dawson (CA): 2%
Sen. Vasco Bono (NH): 2%
Sen. Daniel Smith (WY): 2%
Others: 2%

The recent leaps for Berger and Wixted can be attributed to the fact that they have started to air commericals in several states, while lesser-funded candidates such as Craddock have been unable to get their message out.

Of the top 6, there seem to be just about every type of Republican, from libertarian to conservative to moderate to neo-conservative. It will be interesting to see which way the party goes, whether it goes for moderates like Soult, Ford, and Berger or in a more conservative direction with either Nichols, Rights, or Brunsel.

There does seem to be an opening for Smith, however. Of the top 6 candidates, all are either Washington insiders, big-state Governors, or well-connected to the leadership of the GOP. If Smith can portray himself as the Republican Independent, similar to what Bono has to do, New Hampshire could be very interesting.





 

[DanielX]

Umm...
1. I'm not an isolationist. I am a budget hawk, but I'm not that harsh on defense... 
2. Akno, you put me as being in Idaho

[Akno21]

2. Akno, you put me as being in Idaho

Fixed

[Akno21]

Political Notes
By Peter Brown, The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Emperor Unhappy on the Bench?

A leak out of the Supreme Court has indicated that Chief Justice Kenneth Emperor is unhappy with his position. No indication was given whether he would resign, run for something else, or just stay on the bench anyway. Emperor has been Chief Justice since his initial appointment, which was back in 2021.

Bono sponsoring lawsuit

A far-reaching lawsuit against certain federal spending being unconstitutional is rising in the court system, partly thanks to Sen. Vasco Bono (R-NH). He has provided legal counsel and financial support for the lawsuit, which is being brought by a New Hampshire financial advisor. The case is expected to make it to the Supreme Court by the next session. If they win, billions of dollars in federal spending could be slashed. Many political consultants think if the case were just a little sooner, it would help Bono become a major player in the primaries, where he is currently polling at 2%.

[PBrunsel]

Running Mates Announced!
By Wallace Kueeler, Editor-in-Chief Campaign ‘32

WASHINGTON, DC- Yesterday Attorney General Peter Bell, a front-runner for the Presidency and the unofficial “heir” to President Leip’s Independent alliance, announced his choice for Vice-President: Congressman Joe Delaney (I-OH). “I am looking to create a strong base in the Great Lakes area,” Bell told “Campaign ‘32”, “Delaney is just more of a serious and experienced politician than Governor Verin.” Verin, always keeping a sunny disposition, announced on Late Night with Lawrence Watson last night that he would still support Bell for President. “He is the woot!” declared the honorable governor. Representative Zach Leh (Socialist-PA) and his Head-of-Staff and campaign manager since Leh was first elected to Congress, Max Power, have risen even higher in the Bell 2032 Campaign. Reese, elected only once to local office, declared that he would chair Bell’s Campaign in the Northeast, a multi-million dollar enterprise.

Lieutenant Governor G. Leonard Hobbes, the Forgotten Majority candidate for President, also selected a running-mate. To everyone’s surprise Representative John Dibble (L-GA) was the choice of his campaign. “Dibble is a true crusader for personal rights,” Hobbes stated at his Atlanta press conference, the Representative stood by the podium, “He is a strong supporter of free enterprise and the right of men to make up their own minds without the help or interference from the government. That is what my campaign is all about!” The Libertarian National Committee is expected to support Hobbes-Dibble in the general election.

The Tax Freedom Party has been over looked for many months by big name entrees into the race, but Phillip Huff made quite a stir last night when he selected Senator Vasco Bono (R-NH) for Vice-President. The Constitutional scholar and business owner sited Bono’s support of the flat tax and a Federalist interpretation of the Constitution. Bono had also made headlines by calling for the outlawing of the IRS and the Department of Education.

These tickets are expected to be major factors in what might be the closest and most colorful Presidential race since 1912.   

[Speed of Sound]

great article! Elect Bell/Delaney '32!

[jokerman]

You haven't talked about the Democrats in a while.

[PBrunsel]

You haven't talked about the Democrats in a while.

Sen. Nyman is the heavy favorite. I think you usually poll second though.

[PBrunsel]

Radio-Show Governor Turns Down Run
by Knox O'Daniel Nashville Register

NASHVILLE- Our governor, who has long eyed the GOP nomination, made his  intentions known for the year 2032 in a noon press conference yesterday.

Governor Don Johnson (R-TN) comes from a pivotal Southern state. Johnson came out of no where in 2022 to be elected Governor of Tennessee. He was the host of a popular Memphis radio show “The Mouth of the South with Don Johnson” and was known as a moderate center-rightist, though he was very partisan to the grand Old Party. In 2022 he won the GOP Nomination in an underdog campaign, and defeated Lieutenant Governor Tim Cash, the Democrat, for the Governor’s Mansion. He has since become one of the greatest tax reformers in the state’s history. By the time he was running for reelection in 2026 he had cut the states debt in half, and that was quite the mandate. He was reelected in 2026, once again over now Representative Tim Cash, by a margin of 63-37%.

One of his favorite things to note is that he ended the idea that all Southerners were, “racists, bigots, and Confederates”. Much to the chagrin of Senator Jeffrey Rights, a candidate for President, Governor Johnson has openly declared that he is proud that his state “was the last to enter and first to leave the slaveocracy of the Corrupted States of America.”

As of yesterday he was considered a favorite for the GOP Nomination if he was to enter the race. “I will not be a candidate for President in 2032,” was all the governor had to say. He endorsed Governor Chris Soult (R-PA) for President, declaring that Soult was, “The best candidate and best man in the race.”

[PBrunsel]

West Branch Calls another President
by Philadelphia Brookes Des Moines Register

WEST BRANCH- The little town of West Branch, Iowa (population 10,260 as of the 2030 census) is known for one thing: The Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and Library. But as of last night another Presidential Campaign has emerged from West Branch; the campaign of popular Governor Paul Brunsel “The Ronald Reagan of the Midwest”.

For 10-years he taught U.S. History and Government at West Branch High School and for two years at the University of Iowa. In 2017 he was elected Mayor of West Branch and was elected Secretary of Agriculture in 2021. In 2026 he was elected Governor over Iowa City Mayor J.R. Brown. As Governor he began massive changes in Iowa’s education system. Focusing on the teaching of civics and history in classes as well as starting “Your Civic Duty” a program started to educate why teenagers have to vote, not because it’s “cool”, but your responsibility. Though the ACLU called this program a “scare tactic”, Iowa was rose in the number of 18-21 year olds voting in the 2028 Presidential Election. In that same race Governor Brunsel turned down the offer to be Governor Mike Naso’s running-mate. In 2030 he was easily reelected as Governor.

Known as a strong pro-life advocate, Brunsel declared in an address before the National Right to Life League’s national convention in 2031, “What did our founding fathers fight for? The right to life and liberty! This applies to every American, including the unborn!” 

The popular Governor has chosen an interesting race to run in, seeing how his idol Herbert Hoover was crushed 100 years ago this election year.

[George W. Hobbes]

The Forgotten Majority will be fighting a cultural war...for the souls of individual Atlasians!

[MasterJedi]

I hope we can get some more of this soon PBrunsel!