Talk Elections

October 27th, 2018 : A Hack Attack sends President Trump’s Approval Rating to 52.7 % in a Rally Around the Flag effect, buoying up Several Republican Candidates in key states.

2018 Elections

Republicans : 56 Seats (+5)
Democrats : 44 Seats

Senate Holds for Republicans : NV, AZ
Senate Gains for Republicans : ND, MI, IN, MO, and FL

Republicans : 34 Governors (+1)
Democrats : 16 Governors

Governor Gains for Reps : AK, OR, RI, CT
Dem Gains for Gov : NM, IL, KS

2018 House Elections

Republicans : 228 Seats
Democrats : 207 Seats (+13)

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November 9th, 2018 : President Trump orders an investigation into the 2018 Hacking of major US Cyber infrastructure to find out who was responsible

December 9th, 2018 : Funding for Donald Trump’s Border Wall passes it’s first phase in the House. Construction begins in Texas using steel slats.

December 17th, 2018 : Most Democrats begin exploring their candidacies for the Presidency

January-December 2019 : Several Democrats announce their candidacy to run for President and several Democratic presidential primary debates took place, especially in early states and in some Super Tuesday states.

January 9th, 2019 : The investigation into the October 27th Hackings finds that Russia hacked US Infrastructure. As a response, Trump places sanctions on them.

January 17th, 2019 : John Kelly, James Mattis, Jeff Sessions, Nikki Haley, and Robert Wilkie announce they are leaving due to threats against their families. Trump picks Rob Portman to replace Kelly as Chief of Staff, Jim Webb to replace Mattis as Secretary of Defense, John Ratcliffe for Attorney General, his daughter Ivanka for United Nations Ambassador, and Tulsi Gabbard for VA Secretary.

February 19th, 2019 : President Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un meet for the second summit in Kyoto, Japan and both agree to a general Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and a de-escalation of tensions in the region.

March 10th, 2019 : The Texas section of Trump’s steel wall is finished.

March 16th, 2019 : Another vote is held in the House to fund the New Mexico section of Trump’s Wall and is passed, though New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declares that if the wall is built, she will sue to Federal Government.

March 20th, 2019 : Builders for Trump’s border wall are harrassed by protestors in New Mexico. Trump calls them hooligans and cry-babies

April 7th, 2019 : Chinese President Xi Jinping agrees to meet with President Trump over the Tariffs and will hold a summit on July 12th to discuss a new trade deal.

June 18th, 2019 : President Trump announces his re-election bid in Orlando, Florida.

June 26th, 2019 : The Democratic presidential candidates held their first presidential primary debate in Miami, Florida. As their number is the largest ever in a presidential election primary cycle (between 25 and 30), only the top 10 candidates were invited for the main debate while the bottom-polling candidates participate at a child-table debate. Elizabeth Warren took on the occasion to attack Joe Biden on his vote in favor of the Iraq War while Beto O’Rourke slams Warren on her flip-flopping position on universal health care. The Democratic candidates were also asked about how they would choose their next Supreme Court nominee.

July 31, 2019 : Hamza Bin Laden, son of Osama Bin Laden, is killed during a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan.

September 20, 2019 : North Korea announces the shut down of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center.

September 25, 2019 : A civil war triggers in Venezuela between the pro-Maduro regime forces and the insurgency led by Guaido, the self-proclaimed interim President.

September 27, 2019 : As oil represents 95 % of Venezuela’s exports, President Trump decides to impose an embargo on Venezuela oil in order to weaken the Maduro regime, reiterating his support to the people of Venezuela for the sake of the restoration of freedom and Venezuela in this country and calling Maduro an « adept of Red Scare and a remnant of the Cold War ».

September 30, 2019 : ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is killed by a U.S. airstrike in the south of the Syrian city of Hajin. ISIS has been eradicated in Syria.

October 2, 2019 : In the context of the Venezuelan Civil War, Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) co-sponsor the Let Freedom Reign Act that would approve arms sales to the Venezuelan insurgency for the sake of their war effort and the restoration of democracy in Venezuela.

October 6, 2019  : The Senate votes 78-22 for the Let Freedom Reign Act.

October 11, 2019  : The House of Representatives votes 380-50 for the Let Freedom Reign Act.

October 12, 2019  : President Trump signs the Let Freedom Reign Act into law, thus approving arms sales to the Venezuelan insurgency.

October 15, 2019 : CIA operatives started training some Venezuelan rebels in Puerto Rico to strengthen their combat readiness in the Venezuelan Civil War.

October 20, 2019 : The Venezuelan rebels took control of several oil refineries in Venezuela, and thus they can get revenues from oil drilling to buy more weapons for their war effort.

October 24, 2019 : The Democratic presidential candidates hold their second presidential primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa. The candidates were questioned about the situation in Venezuela and about the denuclearization of North Korea.

November 5, 2019 : The Gubernatorial Elections in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi take place. The Democratic Candidates, Andy Beshear and Jim Hood gain the gubernatorial seats in Kentucky and Mississippi respectfully while Louisiana is a Democratic Hold. This brings the NGA to 34 Republicans and 16 Democrats

November 10, 2019 : The Venezuelan rebels successfully assaulted the city of Maracaibo and took control of the city. During the battle, 50 rebels and 200 pro-regime troops were killed.

November 14, 2019 : A new jobs report indicates that 324 000 new jobs were created in the United States and that the unemployment rate declined to 3.4 %, which is the lowest rate in the last 5 decades.

November 21, 2019 : The Arizona section of of Trump’s steel wall is completed.

November 30th, 2019 : Vice President Mike Pence announces that he will retire from the Vice Presidency in 2021 if Trump wins re-election in order to be with his family.

December 5-8, 2019 : The cities of Valencia and Barquisimeto are taken by the Venezuelan rebels.

December 8, 2019 : Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passes in her sleep from health complications. Trump declares three days of mourning before planning his next appointment to the United States Supreme Court.

December 9, 2019 : Campaigning in Jacksonville, Florida, President Trump tells voters that the only reason why Venezuela is in deep economic crisis and inflation is because of the socialist policies of the Maduro regime that taxes people more, imposes the dictatorship of the proletariat and the expropriation of property. He seized the occasion to describe the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates as « socialist extremists who will impose big government and tax-hike policies that will kill jobs, make America a harder place to do business and put the United States in a similar situation as Venezuela. »

December 18th, 2019 : The Venezuelan rebels freed Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, thus defeating the Maduro regime and handing final victory to the insurgency in the civil war and ensuring democratic transition in Venezuela.

December 19th, 2019 : Amy Comet Barrett is Nominated to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the United States Supreme Court. Her Hearings will take place over the next few weeks.

December 20, 2019 : Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg announces that NATO will also fund the creation of Trump’s planned U.S. Space Force for the sake of space security, to defend the satellites against Russian and Chinese anti-satellite weaponry and to allow the satellites to guide the U.S. troops in counter-terrorist operations.

December 22, 2019 : As this generation is more friendly to the United States, Iranian youth starts protesting the Iranian government.

December 23, 2019 : President Trump declares that the U.S. will fully support the peaceful protests in Iran for the sake of the spreading of freedom and democracy around the world and to deprive terrorists of supply from Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. The Trump Administration strengthens sanctions on international companies doing business with the Iranian oil sector.

February 1, 2020 : Barrett is voted onto the Supreme Court in a 57 to 43 Vote (Joe Manchin votes with the Republicans).

February 2nd, 2020 : Amy Comet Barrett is sworn into the United States Supreme Court. She’ll be the last Associate Justice sworn in under the Roberts Court

February 3rd-July 27th, 2020 : Ayatollah Khamenei passes away peacefully in his at the age of 80. Ebrahim Raisi is initially set to become the next Supreme Leader of Iran, but Trump, with aid from Iraq, Pakistan, Central Asia, China, the Korean Nations, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Russia, Raisi is forced to resign in disgrace on June 19th and replaced by the more reform minded Mohammad Reza Aref. Aref announces a Referendum to occur on whether Iran should remain an Islamic theocracy or begin the process to become a Democracy on July 27th, with a rule stating that if 67% of the population votes, the referendum’s result will be legitimized. The Referendum occurs and the results are 50.3% Pro-Democracy to 49.7% Pro-Theocracy, with 72% of citizens voting. A Presidential Election is set for March 9th of 2021 while a new constitution is set in stone. Aref remains acting President of Iran for this transitional period.

2020 Democratic Primaries

February 3, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the Iowa caucuses with 27 % of the vote, followed by Kamala Harris who earned 22 % of the vote. Elizabeth Warren arrives third with 18 % of the popular vote while Beto O’Rourke earns 17 %. Kirsten Gillibrand takes 8 %, Cory Booker 4 %, Julian Castro 2 %, Tulsi Gabbard 1 % and Amy Klobuchar 1 %. Klobuchar drops out of the race and endorses Warren.

February 11, 2020 : Elizabeth Warren handedly wins the New Hampshire Democratic primary with 35 % of the vote, followed by Joe Biden for second place with 20 % of the vote. Due to more friendly voters adopting the Sanders rhetoric in New Hampshire, O’Rourke arrives third with 18 % of the vote. Kamala Harris is tied with Kirsten Gillibrand with 10 % while Tulsi Gabbard wins 4 %, Cory Booker 2 % and Julian Castro 1 %. After a disappointing showing in New Hampshire, Gabbard suspends her campaign and endorses Warren.

February 22, 2020 : Thanks to Nevada’s proximity with her home state of California, Kamala Harris wins the Nevada caucuses with 31 % of the vote, followed by Joe Biden with 25 % of the vote. Elizabeth Warren gets a close third showing with 20 %, Beto O’Rourke gets 15 % of the vote, Kirsten Gillibrand 5 %, Cory Booker 2 % and Julian Castro 2 %.

February 29, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the South Carolina Primary with 27 % of the vote, followed by Kamala Harris who earned 22 % of the vote. Elizabeth Warren arrives third with 18 % of the popular vote while Beto O’Rourke earns 17 %. Kirsten Gillibrand takes 10 %, Cory Booker 8 % and Julian Castro 2 %.

March 3, 2020 : Super Tuesday 2020 takes place. Joe Biden wins Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. Beto O’Rourke wins his home state of Texas, Oklahoma and North Carolina. Elizabeth Warren wins her home state of Massachusetts as well as Vermont, Minnesota and Colorado. Kamala Harris wins her home state of California. After failing to win any southern state with a large African-American population, Cory Booker drops out of the race and endorses Joe Biden. After losing the Texas primary to his fellow Texan Beto O’Rourke, Julian Castro drops out of the race and endorses Joe Biden.

March 7, 2020 : Beto O’Rourke narrowly wins the Louisiana Democratic primary with 30 % of the vote over Joe Biden’s 28 %, Kamala Harris’ 22 %, Elizabeth Warren’s 11 % and Kirsten Gillibrand’s 9 %. Warren, meanwhile, wins the Kansas caucuses with 42 % of the vote over O’Rourke’s 20 %, Biden’s 17 %, Harris’ 12 % and Gillibrand’s 9 %.

March 8, 2020 : Elizabeth Warren wins the Maine caucuses with 48 % of the vote over Biden’s 20 %, O’Rourke’s 15 %, Gillibrand’s 9 % and Harris’ 8 %.

March 10, 2020 : Joe Biden wins Democrats Abroad and Missouri while Elizabeth Warren wins Ohio and Idaho and Beto O’Rourke wins Mississippi.

March 14 , 2020 : Joe Biden wins the Northern Marianas Democratic caucuses.

March 17, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the Illinois primary while Kamala Harris wins the Arizona primary and Beto O’Rourke the Florida Democratic primary.

March 24, 2020 : Beto O’Rourke narrowly wins the Utah Democratic caucuses with 33 % of the vote over Elizabeth Warren’s 30 %, Joe Biden’s 19 %, Kamala Harris’ 10 % and Kirsten Gillibrand’s 8 %.

March 26, 2020 : Kamala Harris wins the Washington caucuses with 38 % of the vote, followed by Joe Biden with 27 % of the vote, Elizabeth Warren with 20 %, Beto O’Rourke with 10 % and Kirsten Gillibrand with 5 %.

March 28, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the Alaska caucuses while Elizabeth Warren wins the Hawaii caucuses.

April 7 , 2020 : Kirsten Gillibrand finally wins her first contest after topping the Democratic field in the Wisconsin Democratic primary with 29 % of the vote over Joe Biden’s 28 %, Elizabeth Warren’s 21 %, Kamala Harris’ 13 % and Beto O’Rourke’s 11 %.

April 11, 2020 : Kirsten Gillibrand wins the Wyoming Democratic caucuses.

April 21, 2020 : Kirsten Gillibrand wins primary in her home state of New York with 42 % of the vote over Joe Biden’s 19 %, Elizabeth Warren’s 15 %, Kamala Harris’ 12 % and Beto O’Rourke’s 12 %.

April 28, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland and his home state of Delaware. Meanwhile, Kirsten Gillibrand wins in Connecticut and Elizabeth Warren in Rhode Island.

May 2, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the Guam Democratic caucuses.

May 5, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the Indiana primary with 34 % of the vote over Elizabeth Warren’s 30 %, Kamala Harris’ 15 %, Kirsten Gillibrand’s 12 % and Beto O’Rourke’s 9 %. It seems that his argument that he was among the only Democratic ticket in recent history to have won Indiana (in 2008) worked.

May 12, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the West Virginia Democratic primary while Elizabeth Warren wins the Nebraska Democratic primary.

May 19, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the Kentucky Democratic primary while Arkansas is won by Beto O’Rourke and Oregon by Kamala Harris.

June 2, 2020 : Elizabeth Warren wins Montana and South Dakota while Kirsten Gillibrand wins New Jersey and Beto O’Rourke wins New Mexico and South Dakota.

June 6, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses.

June 7, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the Puerto Rico Democratic primary.

June 9, 2020 : Joe Biden wins the Washington D.C. Democratic primary. As none of the candidates has got to the 2026 delegate threshold to win the Democratic nomination, the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be brokered.

July 13-16 2020 : The Democrats hold the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As none of the candidates won enough delegates to win the nomination outright, the Convention is brokered and several ballots will have to be held. Here are the ballot results :

Ballot 1 : #1 Biden #2 Warren #3 Harris #4 O’Rourke #5 Gillibrand

Ballot 2 : #1 Warren #2 Biden #3 O’Rourke #4 Harris #5 Gillibrand (eliminated on the first ballot)

Ballot 3 : #1 Biden #2 Warren #3 O’Rourke #4 Harris (eliminated on the second ballot)
#5 Gillibrand (eliminated on the first ballot)

Ballot 4 : #1 Biden #2 Warren #3 O’Rourke (eliminated on the third ballot) #4 Harris (eliminated on the second ballot)
#5 Gillibrand (eliminated on the first ballot)

Ballot 5 : #1 Warren #2 Biden #3 O’Rourke (eliminated on the third ballot) #4 Harris (eliminated on the second ballot)
#5 Gillibrand (eliminated on the first ballot)

Elizabeth Warren wins the Democratic nomination at the 5th ballot of the Democratic National Convention. She selects Kyrsten Sinema as her running mate.


2020 Republican National Convention

August 10, 2020 : During a rally in Tampa, Florida, President Donald Trump announces that he selects Florida Senator Marco Rubio (one of his former rivals in the 2016 Republican primaries) as his running mate, thus marking a first in American politics since he would become the first Hispanic Vice-President if Trump wins re-election. Trump’s choice has increased his appeal among establishment Republicans.

August 24-27, 2020 :  The Republicans hold the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina where President Trump accepts his party’s renomination for President of the United States and where Senator Rubio accepts his party’s nomination for Vice-President of the United States. The Republicans spent the 4 days of the Convention to praise President Trump’s accomplishments, including the strong progress of the building of his promised wall at the southern border of the country, strong economic growth thanks to the Trump tax cuts and small government, the abolition of the War on Coal and the promotion of clean coal, the elimination of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the democratization of Venezuela, the denuclearization of North Korea, Trump’s efforts to get the world to a denuclearized Iran and the creation of the U.S. Space Force. They also seized the occasion to slam Elizabeth Warren on her record, on her big government agenda that would increase taxes on the people and on businesses and kill jobs and on her weak foreign policy agenda that would reduce defense spending and make America an easier target for radical Islamic terrorists. The major speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention were President Trump, Senator Rubio, Connecticut Governor Bob Stefanowski, Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Michigan Senator John James (Keynote Speaker), Nebraska Governor Pete Rickets, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, First Lady Melania Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, Colorado Senator Cory Gardner and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.

General Election 2020

September 6, 2020  : Tulsi Gabbard announces that she’s running a third-party candidacy and that she selects Tim Canova as her running mate, who is none other than Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s challenger in FL-23 in the 2018 midterms in order to demonstrate hard-core progressives' dissatisfaction towards the establishment since DWS has been accused of pro-establishment bias during her time as DNC Chair by contacting with Clinton's 2016 campaign in order to derail Bernie Sanders. This third-party bid by Gabbard is very likely to hurt Elizabeth Warren’s chances by splitting the liberal/progressive vote.

September 29, 2020 : President Trump and Senator Warren face each other at the first 2020 presidential election debate in Dayton, Ohio. The debate is focused on economic issues and is moderated by George Stephanopoulos. While Warren criticizes the President’s economic policies, claiming that it only favors the rich, Trump strikes back by reminding voters that the Trump tax cuts made this economy prosperous and brought the unemployment rate to 3.2 %, the lowest rate in 50 years, and even brought the unemployment rate among African-Americans and Hispanics at its lowest rate ever. The President also praised the effects of the abolition of the War on Coal, including the acceleration of America’s path to energy independence. He also slammed his Democratic opponent on her big government record and positions, declaring that it would raise taxes on people and businesses, make America a harder place in the world to do business, start another war on the energy industry and increase the deficit through bigger government spending. The media pundits analyzed that Trump won the first debate : in fact 62 % of viewers said Trump won while 35 % said the same about Warren.


October 2nd, 2020 : While campaigning in Tacoma, Washington, President Trump became the subject of an assassination attempt. Fortunately, he was saved by his bodyguards and the shooter has been arrested. According to the investigation, the suspect is a radically anti-Trump and seeked to assassinate him in a context of radicalization of some Democrats who suggested either his impeachment or his assassination. As a result, President Trump’s approval ratings drastically increased between 52 % and 55 %. Political analysts describe these events as the October Surprise of the 2020 election.

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October 4th, 2020 : Campaigning in Bridgeport, Connecticut, President Trump denounces the radicalization of the hard-core left-wing of the Democratic Party as well as their lack of bipartisanship, declaring that « unlike these extremists who want to put partisanship before the country, I’m putting America first and that’s why we got to a strong economy and a safer America in the last four years and will keep doing strong progress for America in the next four years. »

October 5th, 2020 : During a Trump rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, former Connecticut Democratic Senator and 2000 Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Joe Lieberman announced his endorsement to the President, calling out the Democrats’ lack of bipartisanship.

October 7th, 2020 : Senator Marco Rubio and former Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema clashed during the vice-presidential debate held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The debate is focused on both economic, domestic and foreign policy issues and is moderated by Megyn Kelly. Both vice-presidential candidates were first asked about the recent failed assassination attempt against Trump, which gave Senator Rubio the opportunity to describe these events as a proof that this country needs bi-partisanship to move America forward, which is something he did as Senator (by advocating immigration reform, a double of the child tax credit, an increase of the sanctions against Hezbollah and the co-sponsored Let Freedom Reign Act) and which Trump did as President by bringing Republicans and Democrats together to build the wall, to denuclearize North Korea and to restore democracy in Venezuela. During the debate topic about economic issues, Kyrsten Sinema claims that the Trump tax cuts only favored the rich and that Elizabeth Warren will cut taxes for the middle class and for small businesses, which Senator Rubio responds that this has already been done under President Trump thanks to a double of the child tax credit and to an extension of the Trump tax cuts in 2019. He reminded his Democratic opponent that even Democrat JFK cut taxes, which delivered strong economic growth at that time and that 70 % of jobs are created in small businesses which is why President Trump cut taxes for small businesses to make America the best business-friendly environment in the world, « which I know from my experience as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship are the right policies to create jobs and prosperity unlike tax increases on businesses and hard-working Americans like Senator Warren seeks to do. » On foreign policy, Kyrsten Sinema denounced the use of military force against terrorism, which Senator Rubio described as another indication of the lack of foreign policy judgment from both Warren and Sinema, slamming his Democratic vice-presidential opponent on her anti-war record (as Sinema opposed combat operations against Al Qaida in Afghanistan even shortly after 9/11) on her comments that she had no problem with Americans defecting and on her ties with convicted terror lawyer Lynne Stewart who was convicted for aiding radical Islamic terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman (who played a major role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing) in evading restrictions on his communications to his followers, even though those messages could have possibly ordered the death of Americans, « and yet, Congresswoman Sinema has said that Stewart was “emphatically not guilty”. » He also praised President Trump’s foreign policy accomplishments such as the elimination of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the denuclearization of North Korea, the creation of the Space Force, the restoration of democracy in Venezuela and the Trump Administration’s efforts to denuclearize Iran and he also that more foreign policy progress can be done in the next four years thanks to the addition of the Senator’s foreign policy experience in the Trump Administration. All media agreed that Senator Rubio won the vice-presidential debate by large margin over Kyrsten Sinema. In fact, 57 % of voters that the Florida Senator won the debate while only 38 % said the same about the former Congresswoman.

October 10th, 2020 : President Trump and Senator Warren face each other again in their second presidential debate that is in town-hall format. The debate took place in St. Louis, Missouri and is moderated by Jake Tapper. President Trump wins the debate by labeling Senator Warren as a flip-flopper as she supported school choice before opposing it, supported a universal single-payer health care before opposing it, fought to stop the Army from shifting funds away from a Massachusetts-built communications network to pay for unanticipated costs associated with the War in Afghanistan before supporting deep cuts in defense spending throughout her career in the Senate.

October 13th, 2020 : Acting President of Iran Mohammad Reza Aref meets with President Trump to help discuss the increasing Democratization of the country and how the US can give aid to them. Trump willingly agrees and states that he hopes Senator Warren feels the same.

October 21st, 2020 : President Trump and Senator Warren clash in their third and  final presidential debate focused on foreign policy. The debate took place in Athens, Georgia and is moderated by Tom Brokaw. While Elizabeth Warren calls to a more diplomatic foreign policy and criticized the President’s « aggressive, bullying and incendiary diplomacy », Trump responded by reminding that it was because of the liberal foreign policy supported by Warren that cut defense spending, weakened the military and handed billions of dollars to Iran (the world’s largest sponsor of terrorism) that America was an easy target for radical Islamic terrorists in 2015-2016. Trump enlisted his foreign policy successes such as the denuclearization of North Korea, the creation of the U.S. Space Force, the diplomatic efforts to denuclearize Iran and the elimination of ISIS in Iraq and Syria and declared that thanks to the eradication of ISIS, peace is now restored in the region and that the U.S. and allied troops can soon come home. According to post-debate polls, 55 % of viewers thought Trump won while 40 % thought Warren won.

October 28th, 2020 : The Iranian Constitution is finally written and ratified by Acting President Aref. It states that a President can be elected with a Plurality or Majority and will have three 6 year terms as President, though a recall can happen is 67 % of the Nation’s Voting Age Population votes in a referendum for a possible recall and the pro-recall action has a majority. The Islamic Consultative Assembly is renamed into the People’s Congress of Iran, with 300 seats and a required majority of 151 seats. The leader of the party/coalition with the most seats will be the Nation’s Vice President. There will be a Parliamentary Election every 3 years.The new constitution takes most influence from the US Constitution in many ways, including freedom of press, speech, and soft restrictions on religion. President Trump applauds the new constitution and states that it’s the next step into a Democratic Iran.

November 1st-7th, 2020 : The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps attempts a coup to overthrow acting President Aref and replace him with a hardliner who will repeal his reforms. The Coup attempt fails and the IRGC is dissolved and replaced with the Iranian Democratic Shield Unit, which has the sole goal of protecting the newly established democracy no matter what. The leaders of the IRGC are tried and convicted of treason and are either sentenced to life imprisonment or exile.

November 3rd, 2020 : President Donald Trump is re-elected by a landslide over Senator Elizabeth Warren, winning 396 electoral votes and 44.5 % of the vote over Warren’s 142 electoral votes and 43.3 %. Meanwhile, Tulsi Gabbard takes 10.1 % of the vote, but did not win any state. In the senate elections, the Democrats gained 1 senate seat in Arizona, Colorado, and North Carolina, decreasing the Republican Majority of seats to 57 compared to the Democrats’ 43. The Republicans gain 8 seats in the House and pick up Montana and Washington State with their gubernatorial candidates, Tim Fox and Phil Bryant respectfully, while Jason Kander picks up Missouri for the Democrats as well as David Zuckerman in Vermont, Joe Manchin in West Virginia, and Steve Marchand in New Hampshire, bringing the total governors to 32 Republicans and 18 Democrats.

Trump/Rubio : 350/44.5 %
Warren/Sinema : 138/43.3 %
Gabbard/Conova : 4/10.1 %
Others : 0/2.1 %

Republicans : 55 Seats
Democrats : 45 Seats (+1)

House

Republicans : 236 Seats (+8)
Democrats : 199 Seats

Timeline (2021-2022)

January 20th, 2021 : Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Marco Rubio is sworn-in as Vice-President of the United States, becoming the first Hispanic to occupy the office of Vice-President of the United States.
January 27th, 2021 : For the first time since the Venezuelan Civil War, Venezuela holds its first democratic elections. Henrique Salas Feo is elected President.

February 3rd, 2021 : The California section of Trump’s steel border wall is completed and thus Trump’s border wall is entirely completed and the U.S.-Mexico borders are finally secured.

March 9th-15th, 2021 : In the context of the 2021 Iranian Presidential Election, the first election of the Democracy, former Iranian exile, LGBT human rights activist and founder and head of the Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees Arsham Parsi, the head of the newly formed Iranian Progressive Party, is elected President of Iran. President Trump salutes Parsi’s election as he is more friendly to the United States than his predecessors were, declaring that it will favor better relations between the 2 countries and strengthen peace in the Middle East. Acting President Aref peacefully steps down from power and allows President-elect Parsi to assume office. The IDSU declares loyalty to the new democratic government and will only threaten a removal if the President takes any dictatorial ideas.

March 18th, 2021 : The construction of the Phase 4 of the Keystone XL pipeline transporting oil from Hardisty, Canada to Steele City, Nebraska is completed, thus increasing facilitating oil drilling and transportation.

April 9-10, 2021 : Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) border service coast guard boats fired upon and captured two Japanese Navy vessels that had attempted to pass from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean through the Kuril Islands, an archipelago disputed between Russia and Japan. In response to the incident in the Kuril Islands, President Trump announces that the U.S. will reinforce their military presence in the Kuril Islands in order to counter Russia's aggression against Japan and to ensure Japan's sovereignty on these islands as Japan is the first country between the two territorial claimants to have occupied the archipelago in history.

April 17, 2021 : Vice-President Rubio visits Japan where he meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with who praised the Trump Administration’s leadership towards the crisis in the Kuril Islands and declares that he authorizes the construction of U.S. bases on the Kuril Islands.

May 10, 2021 : In the context of the crisis in the Kuril Islands, the United States increased sanctions against Russia, including against Russia's military-industrial complex in order to further diminish Russia's military power.

May 26, 2021 : As ISIS has been defeated in Syria and Iraq, President Trump announces the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Syria and Iraq.

July 3, 2021 : After the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Syria and Iraq, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine and Michigan Senator John James introduced the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2022. Should it pass, this bill would make the federal Department of Veterans Affairs work with state and federal agencies to stop con men who are diverting federal aid away from veterans.

July 20, 2021 : After passing the Senate 89-11, the House of Representatives approves the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2022 that is later signed into law by President Trump.

August 19, 2021 : Due to Russia’s violations of the New START Treaty (as Russia added 26 MIRVed missiles that carry up to 10 missiles each, EW systems on X-101, X-102 and KH-102 cruise missiles carried by strategic bombers and deployed the Avangard hypersonic nuclear missile in 2020), President Trump announces the U.S. withdrawal from the New START Treaty and that the U.S. will further invest in the development of U.S. nuclear and hypersonic missiles. While the Republicans applauded Trump’s decision and called this good news for the maintenance of America’s strength, the Democrats called out this policy, arguing that this is not the right way to start the process of Iran’s denuclearization and will only cause further tensions with Russia or worse risks of causing a war between the United States and Russia.

September 11, 2021 : President Trump and Vice-President Rubio went to New York City for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. During his speech, Trump praised the solidarity of the American people after these attacks as well as the courage and service of the U.S. men and women in uniform and all the successes made by America and its allies against terrorism since 9/11. He declared that « our victory against ISIS in Syria and Iraq is a proof that the courage and sacrifices of our men and women in uniform is not in vain and that America is much safer than it was before 9/11. »

September 30, 2021 : Due to a contraction in economics, the United States are suffering a recession and a rise of the unemployment rate to 4.6 %.

October 9, 2021 : In order to counter the effects of the recession, the Congress votes in favor of auditing by adopting the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2022. Trump signs the bill into law.

Throughout October 2021 : President Trump campaigns for Republican gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey.

November 2, 2021 : Virginia and New Jersey hold their gubernatorial elections. Former Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is elected Governor of Virginia mostly due to the Yearbook controversies implicating Governor Ralph Northam, which undermined Cantor’s Democratic opponent Justin Fairfax as well as Sexual Assault Allegations against him. Meanwhile, Democratic New Jersey incumbent Governor Phil Murphy is re-elected for a second term. This brings the Governor numbers to 33 Republicans and 17 Democrats

December 1, 2021 : In a diplomatic mission in the Middle East, Vice-President Rubio visits Tehran, Iran, becoming the first U.S. Vice-President to do it since the Iranian Revolution. He meets Iranian President Arsham Parsi. Both men discussed issues such as economy, trade, energy, human rights, democracy, counter-terrorism and nuclear security, all issues where they managed to reach agreements due to Parsi’s friendliness to the United States. During their joint press conference, Parsi announces that he will visit the United States in the next few weeks to meet President Trump to discuss these issues and address the Congress.

December 20, 2021 : Iranian President Arsham Parsi visits Washington D.C. where he meets President Trump at the White House, becoming the first Iranian President to do so in the post Iranian Revolution era. They discussed issues they agree on, especially energy, human rights, denuclearization and counter-terrorism. During the evening, Parsi addresses the Congress where he declares that Iran will start the process of its denuclearization, will stop sponsoring global terrorism and normalize its relations with the United States.

January 12, 2022 : Increasing inflation in Russia after increase of international sanctions against Russia on international crises like in Ukraine and the rest of Eastern Europe as well as the territorial dispute with Japan in the Kuril Islands triggered increased civilian protests against Vladimir Putin.

January 31, 2022 : During a foreign trip in Ukraine, President Trump declares that the civilian protesters in Russia will have the full support of the U.S. for the sake of the restoration of democracy, freedom, peace and security.

February 27, 2022 : A psychopathic shooter kills 15 people in a University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma before being shot dead by the police. The events relaunched the gun issue debate.

March 26-April 7th, 2022 : Senators Martha McSally of Arizona, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, John James of Michigan, Tom Carper of Delaware, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, and Ed Markey of Massachusetts co-sponsor the Veterans to Protect the Youth Act, which will allow mentally fit veterans (Around 4-5 per school) to protect the school, aiding police officers inside the school in the case of a School Shooting. The bill is co-sponsored by Representatives Dan Crenshaw of Texas, Mark Green of Tennessee, Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, and Abigail Spencer of Virginia in the House. It passes the Senate 100-0 on March 29th and then it passes the House 431-4 (The votes against were Representatives Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Illhan Omar of Minnesota, and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York, all Democrats) on April 7th. The VPYA is signed into law by President Trump at 6:30 PM EST and thousands of veterans sign up within the first few hours.

April 18, 2022 : India edges China as the most populous country in the world.

May 3, 2022 : Iran completed the shutdown of its nuclear missile test facility near Chalus.

June 11, 2022 : During a European tour before the NATO summit in Berlin, President Trump visits Romania where he emphasized the importance of a transparent, predictable, and accountable business environment to attract further investment in Romania’s energy sector in order to counter the regional dependency towards Russian oil in this time of growing international tensions with Russia and civilian protests across Russia.

July 19, 2022 : Thanks to the U.S. Space Force defending the U.S. satellites guiding the U.S. counter-terrorism operations, the U.S. Navy conducted a cruise missile strike against an ISIS weapons facility in the Egyptian region of Sinai, killing 34 jihadists.

July 26, 2022 : Iran dismantled its nuclear facility in Parchin.

August 10, 2022 : The Columbia-class submarine is successfully tested by the U.S. Navy around the Aleutian Islands, in northern Pacific.

August 15, 2022 : Due to its radicalization efforts and to the revenues it gets from the exploitation of captured Nigerian oil refineries, the jihadist group of Boko Haram re-emerges. The terrorist organization took control of the Nigerian city of Jos.

August 20th, 2022 : The 2024 Republican National Convention will take place in Savannah, Georgia at Martin Luther King Jr Arena from August July 20th-24th, 2024.

September 5-10, 2022 : Boko Haram conquers the cities of Kaduna, Zaria and Abuja.

September 25, 2022 : Six Boko Haram jihadists commit a terrorist attack in San Francisco, California where they committed a suicide car bomb attack (implicating three of these terrorists) on a tramway and a shooting, killing 42 people and wounding 76 before being killed by the San Francisco Police Department. President Trump and Vice-President Rubio went to San Francisco to support the families of the victims. Trump honors the memory of the victims, called this terrorist attack a « barbarian and coward attack against our freedom and our way of life » and and declared that the United States and their allies will stand up to terrorism by all means, no matter what it takes to defeat Boko Haram and wherever they hide.

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September 27, 2022 : According to the 2022 midterm polls, the terrorist attack in San Francisco caused a rally around the flag mood and boosted the Republicans in the polls as they argued that only a strong U.S. military and strong national security measures can keep America safe. They also campaigned on the strong U.S. economy and on Trump’s foreign policy successes.

October 19, 2022 : The Rally Around the Flag effect fades away but it still allows for several Republicans to have a chance in the six year itch, though many are expected to lose.

November 8, 2022 : The 2022 Midterm Elections and the Democrats are able to pick up North Carolina with their candidate Anthony Foxx, Pennsylvania with Connor Lamb, and Wisconsin with Tom Barrett, giving them a gain of 3 seats in the Senate, bringing the number to 52 Republicans and 48 Democrats. Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington sees New Freshman from the party that the seat. The New republicans are Martha Roby of Alabama, David S. Wilson of Alaska, Leslie Rutledge of Arkansas, P.K. Martin IV of Georgia, Lori Den Hartog of Idaho, Pat Grassley of Iowa, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Andrew Koenig of Missouri, and Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota. The Democrats see Kerry Donovan of Colorado, James Manning Jr. of Oregon, TIm Ashe of Vermont, and Mona Das of Washington. The West Virginia Special Senate Election to replace Governor Joe Manchin sees Patricia Rucker win.

For Governors Democrats gained Arizona, Maryland, and Ohio with Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Barnard Young of Maryland, and Wade Kapszukiewicz while the Republicans gain Kansas with Kevin Yoder of Kansas. Independents gain one seat in Michigan with Justin Amash. This makes the NGA 32 Republicans, 17 Democrats, and 1 Independent. Of the Term Limited/Retired holds, which are Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina. The Republican holds are Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, George Logan of Connecticut, Mike Hilgers of Nebraska, and Eric Bolling of South Carolina. The Democratic holds are Josh Green of Hawaii, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, and Ryan W. Pearson of Rhode Island.

The House sees the Democrats gain 16 Seats, bringing it to 220 Republicans to 215 Democrats.

November 26, 2022 : The Congress votes in favor of granting President Trump the power to use military force to combat Boko Haram.

December 2, 2022 : President Trump addresses the nation from the White House and officially announces that the United States will fight Boko Haram in West Africa through military force through airstrikes against Boko Haram and by providing military training to the local armed forces.

January 10th, 2023 : The 2024 Democratic National Convention will take place in Alexandria, Virginia at the Capital One Arena on June 9th-13th, 2024.

January 17th, 2023 : Supreme Court Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, along with Chief Justice John Roberts, announce retirements all on the same day.Trump Announces that he will give the Nominations to replace them by the middle of February.

February 23rd, 2023 : Trump Nominates Senator Mike Lee of Utah to replace Chief Justice Roberts, Sixth Circuit Judge Amul Thapar  to replace Justice Alito, and Southern District of Texas Judge George C. Hanks is to replace Justice Thomas.

April 4th-8th, 2023 : Hearings for Senator Lee to replace Chief Justice Roberts takes place. On April 8th, he is approved 52-48 in a completely partisan vote by the Senate.

April 9th, 2023 : Mike Lee is sworn in as the 18th Chief Justice as the United States Supreme Court, starting the Lee Court. Governor Spencer Cox appoints Mia Love to his seat in the Senate and sets a Special Election date to November 5th, 2024.

May 1st-6th, 2023 : Hearings for Thapar take place. They go by relatively without controversy and the vote is almost completely Partisan, being 52-48 once again

May 7th, 2023 : Thapar is sworn in to replace Justice Alito, becoming the first new associate justice on the Lee Court.

June 2nd-20th, 2023 : The hearings for Hanks takes place. Things go by relatively normally until on June 4th when there are 4 sexual assault allegations against Judge Hanks. The Senate allows the accusers to testify to the Senate floor, though all four are debatable in whether they can be true or false. Many Republicans draw similarities between this and Brett Kavanaugh, who offers his support to Hanks. Deeper investigation proves, however, that 3 of the accusers are most definitely false, leading many to question the remaining Accuser, Kiara Alford, a student at Louisiana State University from 1984-1988, who claims that Hanks touched her inappropriately and kissed her on the cheek without her consent on March 14th, 1985. Hanks states he never did so and many of his fellow students agree that they never saw him and Alford even talk to each other, much less do what the Judge was accused of. On June 23rd, Hanks is approved in a 51-49 vote (The Sole Republican to vote against Hanks was Mitt Romney of Utah, who is retiring in 2024). Trump blasts Romney who voted against Hanks as a Traitor to the Party on Twitter and his approval ratings amongst Republicans drop between 19-33% while his approval amongst Democrats increases by 7-10%. His support amongst Independents remains stagnant.

June 24th, 2023 :  George C. Hanks is sworn in to replace Justice Thomas, becoming the second new associate justice on the Lee Court. During his swearing in Ceremony, Hanks pledges to “Always vote in the Conservative sense.” Stating that “Democrats tried to ruin my life, so it’s only fair I make theirs a living hell.” His comments are rallied against by the Democrats and Media outlets like CNN and MSNBC while Fox News and Republicans state they will support Hanks with whatever he votes on. President Trump and Vice President Rubio doesn’t comment.

Retiring Democratic Incumbents : Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Tom Carper (D-DE), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey Jr (D-PA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Running Democratic Incumbents : Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jon Tester (D-MT)

Incumbent Democratic Intent Unknown : Chris Murphy (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

Retiring Republican Incumbent : Rick Scott (R-FL), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Dean Heller (R-NV), Mitt Romney (R-UT)

Running Republican Incumbents : Martha McSally (R-AZ), Mike Braun (R-IN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mia Love (R-UT (Special)), Patricia Rucker (R-WV), John Barrasso (R-WY)

Incumbent Republican Intent Unknown : Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Retiring Independent Incumbents : Angus King (I-ME), Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Supreme Court in 2023

Chief Justice : Mike Lee (Appointed by President Trump, April 9th, 2023)
Associate Justice : Stephen Breyer (Appointed by President Clinton, August 3rd, 1994)
Associate Justice : Sonia Sotomayour (Appointed by President Obama, August 8th, 2009)
Associate Justice : Elena Kagan (Appointed by President Obama, August 7th, 2010)
Associate Justice : Neil Gorsuch (Appointed by President Trump, April 10, 2017)
Associate Justice : Brett Kavanaugh (Appointed by President Trump, October 6, 2018)
Associate Justice : Amy Comet Barrett (Appointed by President Trump, February 2nd, 2020)
Associate Justice : Amul Thapar (Appointed by President Trump, May 7th, 2023)
Associate Justice : George C. Hanks (Appointed by President Trump, June 24th, 2023)

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FAQs

Will this be biased towards Republicans? No. Otherwise, I would have Republicans winning over 300 hundred house seats and over 60 Senate Seats. There will be no Bias in this game for anyone, even if you are or aren't a friend of mine. I will treat you all the same (Though if you annoy me everyday, I may lower your standing in the game by 1 or 2 points to reflect that you need to stop.

What is Trump's current Approval? Currently, it's 46 % Disapprove, 43 % Approve, and 11 % Unsure/No Opinion

When does this game start? August, 2023

Is there a list for Governors, Senators, and Representatives? Yes, yes there is. I'm still working on the Representatives list, but here is the Governors and Senators list : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oWn4ZnP7hf_w4YLQPAzpG3qq8BJjZ_bFfUxVITB0WkQ/edit

What is the current generic ballot? 45 % Generic Democrat, 40 % Generic Republican, 15 % Undecided/Other

How long has this been worked on? Since last year.

Can you moderate two games at once? I'm moderating a game that's flying by right now, so yeah, I think I can.

What are the rules? Pretty much the same as the other game, with turns lasting a week and you getting four endorsements if you're double digits.

Can anyone be in the running? Sure, even fictional people, though you'd have to message me to make sure of that.

Primary Schedule? Undetermined as of rn. WIll work on that in a little while.

Why Rubio for VP? I'm not a fan of Pence and while I somewhat dislike Rubio, he'd be a better choice since Cruz and Paul, my two favorites, likely wouldn't accept the job. UWS also helped me with the ideas for some of the naming of the bills and such, so I feel like I owed him at least that.

Is this game meant to be Realistic/taken seriously? No. It's purely a hypothetical. A very unrealistic hypothetical. Takes what happened in the timeline with a grain of salt realistically speaking. This is to create a scenario that is for fun and nothing else. Complaining about the TL's realisticivity (is that a word?) is noted but ignored because, again, realistic this game is not.

feel free to DM me a question if it's deemed necessary. I'll be happy to get to them ASAP.

Can I take Chris Murphy?

granted

Tim Kaine, please

When do I post my announcement speech?

Granted


Whenever you like.

I take Marco Rubio

granted.

btw, I think the 2024 Republican Convention might have to be held a little earlier in July as the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris start on July 26 2024 in order to make sure that people will get enough attention at the Convention and then to the Olympics.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics

fair point.

Location : University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida

Date : June 26, 2023

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Source : https://www.news-press.com/story/news/politics/2015/04/13/sen-marco-rubio-announces-presidential-plans-miami-gop-republican/25700237/

Hello, my fellow Americans!

I want to thank the University of South Florida for your wonderful hospitality and for being the site of one of my most important decisions for our country’s future.

For all my life, I have been blessed by the greatest nation in mankind’s history which is the United States of America, where my parents came to from Cuba, 67 years ago, in search of better economic opportunities after my father had to leave school to go to work when he was 9 and when his mother died and after my mother was one of 7 girls raised by a disabled father who struggled to provide for his family. Though my parents were not speaking English at that time, had no access to education and were living paycheck to paycheck, the hardworking of a bartender and a housekeeper allowed them to be successful and to make their children's lives better than theirs, to give them access to higher education and to give them all the opportunities they couldn't have earned themselves. Like every generation in American history, we owe a debt to this country, which is to make sure that our children will earn better opportunities than the previous generation as well as an America better off. So it is in order to pursue this fight for the American Dream that I decided to serve in public service.

I first served as county commissioner, then in the Florida House of Representatives, including as Speaker of the State House and then in the U.S. Senate where I got a record of achievement, notably the AGREE Act, the Regulation Costs to Small Businesses Act, my 2014 VA reform bill, these great sanctions on Hezbollah, my fight to double the Child Tax Credit from $1000 to $2000 in order to allow the economic prosperity our country is now living thanks to tax reform and free enterprise as well the Let Freedom Reign Act to provide military arsenal and training to the Venezuelan insurgency during the Venezuelan Civil War, which contributed to the success of Venezuela’s transition towards democracy after 2 decades of socialist dictatorship and oppression imposed by the Chavez/Maduro regime. All these legislations of mine reached bi-partisan support and brought both parties together to pass these bills into law to get things done for the sake of America’s progress and strength. An important part of my time in the Senate was marked by times of economic sluggish due to the previous administration’s big government and higher taxes that killed jobs, made us dependent on foreign oil, gave us the slowest economic growth in history and were leading us to a recession. This time was also marked by a rise of insecurity due to a rise of radical Islamic terrorism caused by the previous administration’s lack of leadership, cuts in the military and withdrawal from the world stage, which allowed ISIS to conquer a large territory in Syria and Iraq, contributed to a huge number of terrorist attacks on us and our allies and allowed Russia and China to challenge us in terms of military power. But everything has changed when we elected Donald Trump to the Oval Office.

Since President Trump took office, America made strong progress thanks to the Trump tax cuts that encouraged economic growth by making America a place open for business, encouraging free enterprise and strengthening the American people’s purchasing power. We abolished the Obama Administration’s War on Coal and encouraged clean coal technologies, took bold actions to take advantage of our own sources of energy, including oil, coal, solar, nuclear, wind energies and we are now on the right track to America’s energy independence. Thanks to the nomination of conservative judges to the Supreme Court of the United States, we gave power back to the states, defended the American people’s right to self defense through the protection of our Second Amendment rights, protected the life of the unborn and kept America safe. Under President Trump, we secured our borders and brought illegal immigration under control. He also kept America safe by reinforcing our military through an increase of defense spending and a return of American leadership on the world stage. As a result, we defeated ISIS in Syria and Iraq, abolished Obama’s Iran nuclear deal that was handing billions of dollars to that time’s largest sponsor of terrorism in the world and we managed to get North Korea to the negotiating table, which led the world to North Korea’s denuclearization and to a reinforcement of peace and security in the Korean peninsula and in the Pacific.

When Mike Pence announced his intention to retire at the end of President Trump’s first term, the President asked me to help him to fix America because he trusted my judgement enough to be his Vice-President and it is with love for my country, with determination to move America forward and to make sure our children as well as future generations will inherit a better America, that I accepted to be his Vice-President and I made history as the first Hispanic to become Vice-President of the United States, demonstrating once again that America is a land where everything is possible for all Americans. And it is under my leadership as Vice-President that we completed the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, making a step closer to America’s energy independence, that we assisted to the start of the denuclearization of Iran thanks to the election of a democratic government there and friendly to the U.S., leading to a normalization of the relations between our 2 countries. At that same period of time, we created the U.S. Space Force as the 6th branch of the U.S. Army, which helped us to protect our satellites against Russian and Chinese anti-satellite weaponry, to defend our country and our allies against any hostile hypersonic missile attack and to guide our troops in counter-terrorism operations.

However, our country is still facing challenges. And facing these challenges successfully requires strong leadership. And yet, many are the Democrats who are so obsessed in destroying the progress we have made in the last 7 years by making false accusations against Judge George C. Hanks aimed at ruining his reputation and sink his Supreme Court nomination. This is the most unethical sham we have ever seen in Senate hearings. This is the most embarrassing scandal for the United States Senate since the McCarthy hearings and the Kavanaugh hearings. What the Democrats want to do is simply to destroy this man’s life, hold this seat open, and hope they win in 2024 and fulfill this seat with a liberal judge in order to get us to a liberal Supreme Court, to restrict the Second Amendment, add more power to the government over the people, award terrorists detained in Guantanamo with constitutional rights and close Guantanamo, which would allow terrorists to be on the run once again and to commit attacks on us and our allies. Investigation has already proved that 3 of the 4 accusers were definitely false and Hanks has already confirmed not to have sexually assaulted the remaining accuser Kiara Alford and his fellow students agreed that they never saw Hanks and Alford even talking to each other. This sham has proven that the Democrats have learned nothing from their 2018 fiasco on Kavanaugh’s nomination. We will not let this witch hunt bringing Judge Hanks down and we will keep fighting to defend the American people’s freedom and constitutional rights. Less than a year ago, we have faced a recession caused by a contraction in economics, but we managed to counter it thanks to an effort by the Congress to pass a legislation to audit  the Federal Reserve to ensure the Fed’s transparency. And a recession is absolutely the worst time to raise taxes like our political opponents are seeking to do. And last year, we saw a rise of Boko Haram in Nigeria due to its radicalization efforts and the exploitation of oil resources from captured oil refineries, which allowed this radical Islamic terrorist organization to do strong progress in Nigeria. And it is in this context that they executed a terrorist attack in San Francisco where they killed 42 people through a suicide car bomb attack on a tramway and a shooting that was stopped thanks to the courage of local police officers who killed the jihadists implicated in this attack. After these tragic events, we made it absolutely clear that we will not back down and that we will defend America’s freedom, values and security against terrorism, barbarism and tyranny and that’s why both parties came together to grant President Trump the power to use military force to combat Boko Haram. And now we are fighting Boko Haram through airstrikes against these terrorists in West Africa and through a provision of military training to the local armed forces to help them defend their countries against terrorism. And Russia is representing a serious threat to world peace as they are disputing the territorial integrity of the Kuril Islands with Japan, as they violated the New START Treaty time after time through a reinforcement of their nuclear weaponry and as Vladimir Putin is attempting to stop the civilian protests in Russia through repression and unfair arrests. That’s why we need strong leadership to meet these challenges effectively.

You know, today is the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy’s Ich bin ein Berliner speech in which, in the context of the Cold War that saw a threat represented by communism towards freedom, democracy and free market, he declared « Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free. All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. » Today, I say all free people, wherever they may live, are citizens of the United States. And defending freedom requires encouraging opportunity for all the people, white, African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, all the people. Opportunity is one of our country’s greatest values and that’s why we need to work together for opportunity : opportunity to prosper, opportunity to succeed, opportunity to live free, opportunity to live safe. The moreover that recently, this summer, my older son Anthony has become a high school graduate. That’s why we have this obligation to make sure that our children, including my 4 children, as well as future generations will earn all the opportunities that previous generations couldn’t have for themselves and will be the most prosperous generation of Americans that ever lived and like my father used to tell me : « en este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosostros no pudimos. » In this country, you will achieve all the things we never could. That’s how we’re going to defend America’s status as the land of opportunity where todo es posible. I have the right experience and background to do this and that’s why I’m here to announce that I am a candidate for President of the United States.

I know through my experience as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship that growing this economy and creating jobs requires lower taxes for all Americans and all businesses across this country, making America the best place in the world to do business, taking advantage of all of our sources of energy and encouraging trade. That is exactly what I will do as President of the United States in order to get our country to full-employment. And in order to counter China’s trade power and to make America the most competitive nation in the world economy, I will promote free trade, so we can trade with the remaining 95 % of the world market as we are representing 5 % of the international market and I will do so while reducing our corporate tax rate to 15 % as well as taxes and regulations on businesses, including manufacturing businesses, in order to make it easy for them to do business in America, so we can keep American jobs here in the United States while encouraging free trade at the same time. Now that our borders are secured (with the completion of Trump's wall), I believe that time has come for us to reform our immigration system in order to make our society more inclusive and to allow immigrants coming to this country to earn the opportunity to have access to U.S. citizenship, to have access to higher education, to find good-paying jobs and to raise their families here on the land of opportunity. And I know through my foreign policy experience (as I served 10 years in the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations) that America’s security as well as peace requires strong American leadership, strong U.S. military, strong alliances and strong diplomacy. That’s why I will work hard to keep our military strong and modernize it and that way we will chase down and defeat terrorists wherever they are, keep our military power advantage against any geopolitical foe, defend territorial integrity around the world. And to make sure we will get the world to permanent nuclear security, I will work with our allies to ratify the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty.

I can’t accomplish these goals without your help and that’s why I hope you will follow me in this long journey for America’s future and I’m asking for your vote, because if you do I will fight for you every single day of my presidency to make sure America will reach permanent economic prosperity, permanent security and peace and permanent freedom.

Thank you! God bless you and God bless the United States of America.

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(Own creation)

May I run as Jared Polis?

Granted

Can I take Senator Brown of Ohio?

Granted

If we can two more republican players, I think we can start

Can I have Senator Bobby Jindal.

Granted.

Could I get Noem

Granted

Also, Lieberman endorsed Clinton in 2016 and instead of him, you could have Dennis Kucinich.

I'll take Ron DeSantis

Granted

I'll start writing the first turn Tonight as well as the first debates later tonight. Highly recommend everyone write-up and post announcement speeches here, as they can give you a primary bounce.

What if you've already put them in the gameplay thread

It won't be counted against you.

(credit: Wikimedia Commons)

"Thank you for being here in Boulder today, ladies and gentlemen.

First, i wanted to thank you all for putting your trust in me many times over in the last 23 years. Whether is was the Board of Education, Congress or as your governor, you have seen fit to put me to work for you again and again.

But that is not the only reason I am here today. It's often said our nation stands at a crossroads. Well I believe we are headed firmly down a dark road. Our civil liberties are being trampled every day, the workers of this country are barely surviving on subsistence wages, and we have an entire political party that denies climate change.

This needs to change yesterday.

That is why I am declaring my candidacy for President of the United States of America!

We will defend civil liberties! We will raise the minimum wage! We will repeal the Taft-Hartley Act to ensure our workers get a fair shake! We will fight climate change! We will ensure that we leave a better world for the future!

Thank you and God bless the United States!

Is it too late to join in?

nope.

Is Puretio Rico now a state?

No, but Governors can still run for President (Luis Fortuno was a speculated candidate for the 2012 Rep Primary)

"It's great to be back home in Mansfield!

Y'know, there was a lot of people telling me to host this speech in Iowa or New Hampshire, or even Cleveland, but there's no place I'd rather make such an important announcement than in my birthtown, the 'Fun Center of Ohio,' as it's nicknamed.

Today, here in my birth city, Mansfield, and in the great state of Ohio – the buckeye state, the mother of Presidents, the birthplace of aviation, the heart of it all – I am proud to announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America.

'Equality of opportunity… Jobs for those who can work… Security for those who need it… The ending of special privilege for the few… The preservation of civil liberties for all… a wider and constantly rising standard of living.' That is the promise of America. It's America's basic bargain, it was President Roosevelt's testament to our nation's unmatched aspiration. His legacy lifted up a nation and inspired presidents who followed.

And so, we embark on this journey together; to reclaim the basic bargain that built the largest middle class and the most prosperous nation on Earth. We come together because we believe that in America, your success shouldn’t be determined by the circumstances of your birth.  If you’re willing to work hard, you should be able to have and maintain a good-paying job.  If you’re willing to meet your responsibilities, you should be able to own a home, maybe start a business, give your children the chance to do even better - no matter who you are, or where you come from, or what you look like: that is the basic dignity of work.

We come together because our country had strayed from these basic values.  Too many small businesses have shut down. Wages have stayed stagnant. Manufacturing has left our shores.  A shrinking number of Americans did fantastically well, while most people struggled with falling incomes, rising costs, and slower job growth. It's time we took the mantle and begun the work of rebuilding America. Tonight, we create a vision for our country.

And we begin our message on one simple vision: rebuild America. To understand how we can do that, we have to realize who built America to begin with; and we built it together. We built railroads and highways, the Hoover Dam, the Golden Gate Bridge together.  We instituted a minimum wage and worker safety laws together.  Together, we touched the surface of the moon, unlocked the mystery of the atom, connected the world through our own science and imagination.  We did these things together, not because they benefited any particular individual or group, but because they made us all richer.  Because they gave us all opportunity.  Because they moved us forward together, as one people, as one nation.

It's because I've seen the promise of America in my own life. My parents would have never dreamed that their son would be a U.S. Senator, let alone run for president. But for too many of our fellow Americans, the dream of progress and opportunity is being denied by the grind of an economy that funnels all the wealth to the top. During periods of great depressions and recessions, the middle class has continued to be beaten down repeatedly. Massive tax breaks given to the wealthy, borrowing money to pay for two endless wars, and falling incomes for middle class families. Wealth trickled up from the middle class to the rich. You know where we ended up.

But, as we have since our founding, Americans made a new beginning. You worked extra shifts, took second jobs, postponed home repairs… you figured out how to make it work. And now people are beginning to think about their future again – going to college, starting a business, buying a house, finally being able to put away something for retirement. Now is the time for millions of middle class working families to come together to revive that dream, to revitalize American democracy, to end the collapse of the American middle class and to make certain that our children and grandchildren are able to enjoy a quality of life that brings them health, prosperity, security and joy – and that once again makes the United States the leader in the world in economic prosperity for it's middle class.

We can live in a country where:
- we keep American jobs and industry here in America.
- the minimum wage is one people can live on.
- voting rights are extensively protected.
- workers have the freedom to organize for fair wages by repealing Taft- Hartley.
- childcare and college is affordable and universal.
- billionaires and millionaires don't control our democracy with tougher campaign finance laws.
- civil liberties are protected by repealing the so-called 'PATRIOT Act.'
- big banks cannot gamble with your money by re-implementing Glass- Steagall
- our infrastructure is no longer crumbling and re-invested in.

That is the nation we can build together, and I ask you to join me in this campaign to build a future that works for the hard working middle and lower class families. Today, I ask you on this wonderful day in Mansfield, Ohio, to join me on this journey. Thank you, Ohio, and god bless our country."

I will Pm you my request

Governor Ivan Rodríguez presidential announcement speech
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I come to you today to announce my candidacy for the Republican Nomination of the United States. I support President Trump and this past 7 years however the division hasn’t been healed quite yet.  I want to run on a campaign that runs on healing the division from both parties.   When I was elected  governor of  Puerto Rico In a recall election back in 2019. I was able to heal the wounds of the governorship of Ricardo Rosselló and his corruptness and was able to bring back the Puerto Rico I grew up and loved.

And I want to do that with America.  I have always helped my land even during my days as a Hall of Fame catcher for the Texas Rangers Detroit Tigers and many others.  I want to work everyone on the issues at hand just not my party but all of the parties involved. I want you to join me as I take my next step throughout my journey. I can remember my days in the early and mid 80s before my baseball days where I was first job involved delivering flyers in the shopping malls in Puerto Rico.

I never thought I would be a Hall of Fame catcher let alone a President Candidate.  Thank you for hearing me and join me on this next part of my journey!


Vengo a ustedes hoy para anunciar mi candidatura para la nominación republicana de los Estados Unidos. Apoyo al presidente Trump y los últimos 7 años, sin embargo, la división aún no se ha curado. Quiero correr en una campaña que se ejecuta en la curación de la división de ambas partes. Cuando fui elegido gobernador de Puerto Rico en una elección revocatoria en 2019. Pude sanar las heridas del gobernador de Ricardo Rosselló y su corrupción y pude traer de vuelta a Puerto Rico. Crecí y amé.

Y quiero hacer eso con Estados Unidos. Siempre he ayudado a mi tierra incluso durante mis días como receptor del Salón de la Fama para los Texas Rangers Detroit Tigers y muchos otros. Quiero trabajar con todos en los temas en cuestión, no solo mi parte, sino todas las partes involucradas. Quiero que te unas a mí mientras doy el siguiente paso en mi viaje. Puedo recordar mis días a principios y mediados de los 80, antes de mis días de béisbol, donde trabajé por primera vez entregando volantes en los centros comerciales de Puerto Rico.

Nunca pensé que sería un receptor del Salón de la Fama y mucho menos un candidato a presidente. ¡Gracias por escucharme y únete a mí en esta próxima parte de mi viaje

November 3rd, 2020 : President Donald Trump is re-elected by a landslide over Senator Elizabeth Warren, winning 396 electoral votes and 44.5 % of the vote over Warren’s 142 electoral votes and 43.3 %. Meanwhile, Tulsi Gabbard takes 10.1 % of the vote, but did not win any state. In the senate elections, the Democrats gained 1 senate seat in Arizona, Colorado, and North Carolina, decreasing the Republican Majority of seats to 57 compared to the Democrats’ 43. The Republicans gain 8 seats in the House and pick up Montana and Washington State with their gubernatorial candidates, Tim Fox and Phil Bryant respectfully, while Jason Kander picks up Missouri for the Democrats as well as David Zuckerman in Vermont, Joe Manchin in West Virginia, and Steve Marchand in New Hampshire, bringing the total governors to 32 Republicans and 18 Democrats.

Trump/Rubio : 350/44.5 %
Warren/Sinema : 138/43.3 %
Gabbard/Conova : 4/10.1 %
Others : 0/2.1 %


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The popular vote is correct here on your listing under the paragraph, but it shows Trump with 350 rather than 396 and Warren with 138 rather than 142 and Gabbard with 4 rather than 0? What is the map in this

The Original script had it being a massive landslide but I decided to lower it down a bit. there was a lot of stuff there, so I probably didn't catch it.

(), though Trump won most Dem States (NV, CO, VA), by .5-1 %, not really landslide wins there.

Just raising a few concerns. Denuclearization of North Korea? Democratizing two states that are by no means openly democratic?

Those two achievements alone would guarantee a Republican victory.

Not really. Trump walked over the DMZ in North Korea OTL, yet it seems like he has no real change happening. the real thing is, most americans don't care about the rest of the world in the 2010s and 2020s. We mainly care about ourselves, so the election will be more focused on domestic policy then foreign policy. The international events are only available for candidates to comment on and gave their view on, as they will have little to no direct impact for the united states as a whole.

I have a few concerns about this being stacked in Republicans’ favor, but I think I’ll jump in as Tammy Duckworth if there’s still room for candidates.

there is room for any candidate until the primaries unless you're an Independent, so granted.

Sharice Davids?

Granted

Tammy Duckworth: giving birth shouldn't force me to give up my Senate vote on key bills - Vox (https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/QxIZ54ryqgUHApWe4R4_wiUB1YI=/0x0:4817x3211/1200x800/filters:focal(1858x152:2628x922)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/58867553/584263966.jpg.0.jpg)

"Hello, Chicago! Five years ago, I became the first Senator to give birth while in office, and I learned a lesson that working mothers around the country have all learned at some point, that the rules were not written for us. You know there's a problem when there's no rule in your workplace that allows for paid family leave, or for caring for your child at the workplace. I know that balancing workplace and parental responsibilities is a challenge that many of us, men and women, experience every day, and I believe that our policies need to adapt to that reality.

Ten years ago, I had the pleasure of getting pregnant. Like many parents, it was a journey to get there. I was in my forties, having chosen to continue serving in the army when many of my peers began having babies, and my VA doctor told me that I was too old. It was when I went to a fertility doctor that I was able to conceive my first daughter. It turns out, my doctor worked at a facility that did not allow for fertilizing embryos outside of the body, and I was never informed. This simple fact made the difference in my ability to conceive, my ability to be a mother. I know that if the former Director of the Illinois Veterans Affairs could miss that information, then many other families could have as well, and I believe it's time to modernize our healthcare system where this kind of information is transparent, so that people can make informed decisions with the help of their medical professionals.

Nineteen years ago, I lost both of my legs while serving in the Iraq War. I am so thankful for the heroes who saved my life that day, and for the quality care that I received. It was this moment where I decided to dedicate my life to public service, whether it be working with veterans with PTSD as the Director of the Illinois Veterans Affairs, or modernizing parental policies in the Senate, I have felt the call to serve my country. It's because of this very call that I'm here today.

I'm here to announce that I am running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. After eight years of division, of partisanship, and gridlock, it's time for a President who can unite and serve every American. We need a President committed to keeping assault weapons off the streets, we need a paid parental leave policy that allows us to tackle the wage gap, and we need to address our education system, giving our teachers a raise and modernizing our classrooms. That's why I'm running for President, to fight for every single one of these issues keeping us up at night."

When can we start asking for endorsements?

you can start asking now.

those polling in double digits can ask for four while those polling in single digits can ask for two.

If that's the case I'd like endorsements of Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen.

All granted. Next time pm me though.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tDy0h3iOsblII45xyXhr6xNVTOfRl92n-EmWAoywjs0/edit Just finished up the House of Representatives for this game. UT-04 is currently not occupied as the special election will occur with the 2019 gubernatorial elections.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tzQPCQXn7pkv4GoiPq7gT4bhX0NrE2weez9y6HIGvBk/edit

This is the Primaries schedule and the Delegate counts.

Can I claim Senator Ted Cruz

granted.

GoTFan requested an extension, due to a something personal. Thus, there will be a one week extension for everyone.

Can I have Congressman Anthony Gonzalez?

Granted.

For those who have joined the game after the posting of the First Turn, feel free to post your answers to the General questions as well as your opening and closing statements. You can also post your announcement speeches on the Gameplay Thread.

But thank you for joining, everyone. Never thought this game would be so moderately big on just the first term.

Also, did I mention Trump tweets will be a major part of the game? Every turn, a new Trump tweet will happen and this will allow each player to react to them in their own way.

You mean a week subsequent to August 30?

yep.

Could I be Al Franken?

Not really. The guy got accused of sexual assault and is definitely finished politically nowadays. Also, if you can get at least 20 posts, you can have someone else.

Reminder : Please, everyone, the google docs link I have posted are important to this game's mechanics, as in the congress and primary timeline. Please look at them when doing stuff so I don't have to explain much. It helps us all when you do so.

apologies if I seem rude.

Did you get my endorsements?

Life happened and so I have to drop out.

For all players, I have an interesting idea. We all know digital media is on the rise while msm is on the decline, so by 2024, digital media outlets such as Louder with Crowder, The Daily Wire, The Young Turks, and The David Pakman Show could have real influence in the elections via the news. So, how would it sound for you to decide whether you can have an interview on MSM or Digital Media and choose the outlet you're going on (Though The Young Turks will likely ban Rubio, Shapiro, and the like because those guys are pathetic).

Of course, tho, someone like Shapiro can't be interviewed on the Daily Wire because that's his website, his company, but he can be interviewed elsewhere.

How does this idea sound? (Yes, this includes the Joe Rogan Podcast)

Yep. Just PM for the interview.

So you say, and I expected it, that it would be easier for me to get an interview with Fox News or CNN than with The Young Turks as they are pure left-wing?

That and they are literally the type of people that will despise republicans no matter what they do.

S019 has requested been granted an extension to Sunday. If you haven't posted your schedule, debate answers, ads, and endorsements, now is the time to do it.

Can this be the final extension for this turn? It’s already been extended a week, and I’m looking forward to this game really gearing up!

^

Yeah, it will be. I'll start writing up the next turn Saturday afternoon at the latest and post the next turn at 7:30 PM EST on Sunday.

Can I actually change to Lindsey Graham? I just feel he is a much stronger candidate post-Trump

Cruz has already taken him as an endorsement, sadly.

Everyone, you have until 7:30 PM EST tomorrow to post your debate answer, your schedule, your ads, and ask for endorsements. If nothing is posted by your candidate, your polling will suffer.

That’s ok, I think I can still make Gonzalez a viable candidate

Just posted a poll. The results of the poll will determine which News Org will cover the Primary results as well as the results on Election Night and give State by State reporting as the Election comes to a close.

Turn II is open for business everyone. If anyone is curious why I gave an additional 15 minutes, Alancia was in the process of typing everything up and asked me for another few minutes, which I granted. ANyways, hope you enjoy the new turn, everyone.

Confirmed that Fox News will be the main coverage channel of the 2024 Primaries as well as 2023 Election Night, 2024 campaign analysis, and 2024 election night. First time this will be happen will be November 7th.

November 7th of 2023 or you mean the Iowa caucuses will be posted on next November 7th?

November 7th, 2023 (I figured out election dates)

Ah okay, so that also includes the 2023 gubernatorial elections and the special in UT-04.

Yep.

Fox will also cover the Primary results for both parties, campaign analysis bits, and 2024 Election Night as the participants voted for it in a plurality.

(BTW, thanks to all who voted and remember, this turn ends on the 15th. If anyone needs a day or two day extension, however, let me know.

For the benefit of a every player, this turn will be extended one week.

Can I play as Kamala Harris?

Granted

Do I post my starting schedule here or in gameplay thread?

Also, what are the dates for this turn?

Recommend you post it in the Gameplay thread since we're on Turn 2 already.

September 1st-30th 2023, though Turn 3 (October 1st-31st, 2023) is literally going to start tomorrow.

Would it be okay if I just post my Turn 2 and Turn 3 today?

Also, can I pm you for some endorsements?

Post Turn 2 today. Wait until after Turn three has been posted in full tomorrow to do those.

The next debates will happen in Turn 3 everyone.

Can I play as Senator Rick Scott? GOP and FL.

Senator Scott has already endorsed VP Rubio. Would you like to play as someone else in the game that is shown in the docs?

Can I play as Brian Kemp?

Can I take Gov. Baker?

I do have some suspicions and apologies if I am assuming incorrectly. It is just highly suspicious that two new accounts wind up going to this game and asking to sign up before doing anything else.

Reserving these suspicions, however, both are granted for the time being. For your sake and the sake of my own trust, please, neither of you be socks.

Sorry for my suspicions. I hope you both can understand.

So, I had an idea while listening to Kung Fu Panda 1's Kung Fu Fighting : With the start of every turn, I mention something not politically involved, such as a new Movie that's really big coming out or something to that affect and I can add in a fun little general question for the debates that a candidate can choose to answer or not on the culture thing. What does everyone think of this idea?

Its ok. I will begin campaigning on Monday. I also request the endorsement of US Senator David Perdue.

You can still post your turn, just be sure to do it relatively quickly. You have to PM me to request an endorsement though.

To all players, remember to post your schedules, surrogate schedules, speeches, endorsements, and ads for this turn. It will end at 5:30 PM EST with a 30 minute extension if asked on my discord messages. Next Turn will be October 1st-31st 2023 and will be 4-5 days long with a 24 hour extension if necessary.

Turn 3 and 2nd debates posted. Turn ends on Sept 26 or 27th with a possible 24 hour extension if needed. Have fun all!

and a note to all inactive players, if you have been inactive for three turns then on the 4th turn of you being inactive, I will have assumed your candidate has dropped out and thus, you will be removed from the primary.

I need a extension, Been busy with school

Granted.

How much time?

48 hours

Ok, so something is up with my computer (it can't connect to WiFi), so until the problem is fixed, the turn is indefinitely extended. Be sure to use this extra allotted time wisely.

Thanks. As it is, I'll need about 12 hours. But hungover from the AFL grand final

I'm going to have to drop out

Ok.

Turn IV has finally been posted everyone and it's likely to be a week in length, maybe more depending on if I can get my computer fixed or not (I'm using my mother's) Until then, have fun with this turn and if you want to ask anything about other races, feel free to in my messages. And yes, Endorsements are indeed open now.

To Anyone curious, everytime a Senators dies/retires/nominated for a position, the seat will be updated with the new senator taking charge and if it was a Congressperson, then the House seat will be set to Undetermined v Undetermined until the next turn, which will show the Nominee for the special election.

Hope this helps.

Will post the 2023 results in a few minutes. Don't be peeved at the results because I was taking in the data I had gotten from the Campaigns of the candidates campaigning. Let the results serve as a reminder that a Presidential Candidate's campaign can aid in the resulting victory for a candidate in a lower ballot race and could give your party an advantage later on down the line. Anyways, continue to have fun everyone!

Will we have a proper turn update alongside the election results?

I hope to post it by Friday. I'm just letting more people to be able to post if possible.

Are we still allowed to jump in with a character?

Yes, who would you like to be?

I'll be Andrew Cuomo.

Granted. Be prepared for an announcement speech and a campaign schedule for November but also, feel free to request political endorsements.

Just to make sure it's clear for you, MAGugh, he means for November 2023.

Should I just start, then? Or wait?

Also, how do I request an endorsement?

You can start. The moderator is just telling you to start through an announcement speech and then a campaign schedule. For the endorsements, you just have to send the moderator a personal message about it.

Everyone, I would prefer if at least one more Democrat joined the game, as several are inactive and the game for the Dems are currently Cuomo vs Duckworth. I am just waiting for a final Dem player to post their turn and then I will post Turn V.

Alright everyone, GoTFan has offered to play as Senator Jeff Merkley. If it's alright, I'll give them a few days to post their turns and then I'll post the next turn.

Cool with me.

Very good

In that case, I'm in.

I'll have mine up when I get home from uni.

Apologies for this turn being so bare bones. Something is up with my computer's in which it isn't connecting to internet, so I could only post what I had typed earlier on Google docs. I can't really type that much on my phone. Next turn will hopefully be more detailed and will host the next debates. I'll probably be able to do it in two weeks but this turn will be a holdover. Have fun everyone.

Need a extension if that’s ok

I'll give an additional extension for 24 hours to Saturday but that's it

Everyone is open to make pre-ia caucuses predictions for how these races will go. I'll be very interested in seeing what you guys think is the likely outcome for both Primaries and then see the end result and compare and contrast them once June 4th arrives.

I think Duckworth and Rubio take Iowa. By how much I'm not sure.

The next turns will be posted at 5:30 PM EST on Saturday. No extra extensions for this turn because I think everyone has waited long enough already.

Reminder to UWS and Jaguar that the rest of your December schedules will be due in 11 hours and 25 minutes.

I think I will need an extension because I tried to develop the second part of my schedule yesterday but we’re now living a power cut at home, thus restricting my access to Wi-Fi and we don’t know how long this power cut will last.

Apologies, but I believe enough people have waited long enough for the nest turn and the next debates. You can post of summary of your schedule if that is any consolation.

Would it be alright with everyone if I post the next turn by Noon instead of 5:30 PM?

I’d prefer it, if possible!

After 2 weeks of waiting, Turn VI (The Turn of the Iowa Caucuses) has begun. Have fun everyone and remember that everyday, every speech, will count the most in states. If you'd feel like a state isn't worth it, don't go for it.

If you want a poll from one or two states not on list, Message me and I'll give you the poll of the state(s) in your party's Primary and I'll post what states have already been polled in this way.

North Carolina and California have been polled for the Dems this turn.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aklhpOGhlK-drCtvg5U0KvZv4dh6H-C_Ah5QeBP38VY/edit?usp=sharing

here you can post all your endorsements so far, that way we can have a sheet to see who has endorsed who in this election and add new endorsements for every new turn if its requested.

Can i just point out that Trump is having extremely little go wrong and nearly everything go right?

When does the current turn end?

Between Wednesday and Saturday. Whichever one is the closest to having all players having posted their turn scedhules, endorsements, ads, and the like.

Okay, i may need to extend a little because my mother has just been diagnosed with bowel cancer.

So sorry to hear that about your mother!  :[

Oh Crap! Yes, it'll be extended. Take however long you need.

Thanks for the support guys. With any luck, it'll be in its early stages and we can deal with it.

Okay, operation concluded. Turns out it was discovered early and the few polyps that existed were burnt off. I'll have my schedule up ASAP.

That's good. Great to hear your mom is ok :)

I'll be doing the results of the ID-02 Special Election right now and then start doing the results of the Iowa Caucuses at 5:30 PM. When I post the Iowa Caucuses, I'll allow 30 minutes-an hour for players to post POVs or reactions to what is going between every post and then I'll give 2-3 days for players to post their speeches once Iowa's results are finished. Once that is over, we'll then start the next turn and the cycle will continue until the final primary is held in June. Would this be alright with everyone?

Alright, this is the first 30 minutes to one hour break to allow players to gather thoughts, post PoVs in the gameplay thread, what have you. How do you think the caucuses are looking so far?

I won’t be able to post reactions as I’m at a show tonight! Good luck everyone!

This next post will be the last for today as I have to go to bed after I post it. Still, good night everyone! Hope you've enjoyed the coverage thus far.

alright everyone, the final results have been posted for the Iowa Caucuses. Everyone will have 4-5 days to post their responses, reactions, and speeches about the results before the next turn starts for the New Hampshire primary. Hope you all enjoyed these results.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aklhpOGhlK-drCtvg5U0KvZv4dh6H-C_Ah5QeBP38VY/edit

Reminder to everyone, post all the endorsements you have in the google doc link above and if possible, bookmark it so you can have a place to check to see if any endorsements you plan on asking for have already been taken.

So . . . are we getting an update soon?

Yeah. I'll try to write it asap. I've been busy with a few other things. Many apologies.

Alright everyone, the newest turn has been posted. Sorry I took so long in posting it. Also, quick thing to note. I'm officially running out of ideas for debate questions, so would it be alright for you guys to post the questions yourselves? Like, a Republican Player gives the Democratic Player Debate Questions and Vice Versa? Is that fair to do?

This isn't a major concern for this turn, but next turn could be a testing field for it. Hope you enjoy playing.

As requested by UWS, this is the map of Operation Ceasefire by February 13th. Are colors are the colors of the coalition forces.

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This is the base map and the source : https://d-maps.com/carte.php?num_car=702&lang=cn I have 0 idea where this fits in the copyright rules

Major apologies to everyone, but I have to get some blood work done tomorrow, so the turn will be extended by a day or so. Sorry.

That's good. It will give enough time for NyIndy and Homosexual Extremist to post their campaign schedules.

Alright everyone, the first results for New Hampshire will be posted at 2 PM EST. Feel free to post reactions to the Special Elections in Kentucky (Cortez defeated Bordreaux in Louisiana, if anyone is curious.)

Everyone, feel free to post PoVs of your candidate reacting to the results coming in from their headquarters or wherever they are watching the results from. I'll post the next bit for New Hampshire's primary in 2-3 hours.

Final results for this turn has been posted. Feel free to give speeches and the like. I'll try and set up the next turn ASAP. If you want to the debate for the party you are running against for the next turn, make 5 unbiased general questions followed by 2 unbiased personal questions for each candidate. Feel free to put them on a google doc and PM me them. I'll check it out and determine if it's a proper debate or if it's biased. I'll write up Next Turn asap. G'night!

Turn VII is now active. Have fun everyone.

I will need a 24 hour extension.

I need a extension

I'll also need an extension, potentially to this weekend.

As NTP said, it's until December 28 anyway so you have plenty of time.

Any estimate on when the rest of the results will be posted?

Apologies. I've been tired as of late. You can expect the next results sometime tomorrow. I'm currently staying up for the New Years, so I have no idea when that will be, but keep an eye out.

Thank you! Hope you had a happy New Year’s Eve!

Final Results posted. Hope you all enjoy the final results. I'll be on a break from writing for a few days, so expect the next turn between the 15th and 20th. Ciao for now.

Are we gtting an update?

Just wondering, how did the Boko Haram terrorist who assassinated Senator Thune in the beginning of the last turn entered the United States?

He had entered during the Bush Administration in late 2007 and had been a sleeper agent with the mission of targeting a major US political figure if given the chance.

First Polling for the states on Super Tuesday requested by Homosexual Extremist :

center]Minneosta Democratic Primary

Tammy Duckworth : 57 %
Jeff Merkley : 36 %
Undecided : 7 %

New York Democratic Primary

Jeff Merkley : 46 %
Tammy Duckworth : 43 %
Undecided : 11 %[/center]

If you want polls done for more states, message me and request the states. I'll do up to four per candidate.

Need a extension

If there is a debate ahead of Super Tuesday, where will it take place, just wondering?

granted.


Currently in the process of making them. You'll see where they take place and when though.

Fourth Republican Debate Added, expect the Fourth Democratic Debate to be written up in a few minutes/hours. It won't really deviate from the Republican Debate until the Candidate specific questions, though.

EDIT : Alright, fourth Dem Debate finished sooner than expected. Hope everyone finds the questions fair and interesting. Hope to hear from you all soon.

This entire game is becoming a Republican's wet dream.

Is the guy playing Noem still around? Because I'd like to join

You can't join as a member of either party. But you can run an independent candidacy if you'd like.

Alright. I'd like to take Howard Schultz please

Granted. Feel free to post the announcement speech and who you're running mate will be.

Can I select any running mate I want or does he have to be an independent too?

As long as you'd think they'd be dissatisfied with the current candidates

Alright, I'll post the results of Super Tuesday either tomorrow or the day after. In truth, I am getting a bit tired of these forums and politics in general, so apologies if I interact with you guys less and less. I'm currently writing an AH TL right now and I'm focusing most of my attention on that. I will continue to play in the games, however, but I think this is the last game I'll moderate and I intend for it to end with a victor being declared.

It's nigh impossible for me to cover Super Tuesday all in one sitting and my hands and back are already killing me for typing my AH ACW that I'm more focused on than this game, so expect updates periodically. If anyone bugs me about posting after I reply the first time with soon, they'll be peanlized next turn. If anyone wants to take over this game for me, please message me first. I'll give you the required information to host the game.

Sorry if I seem a bit agitated everyone, my nephew is here and I don't really like him so I'm a tad bit upset and moody.

Apologies to all those playing the game, but I'm afraid I'll have to step down as moderator for someone else to take control. Over time I've lost interest in this game and in these forums. If you know anyone who'd be interested in hosting the game after me, tell them to message me on Discord and I'll give them all the required info. Again, sorry, everyone.

So, by UWS's request and with NTP's blessing, I'm officially stepping in as moderator for this game.

Thank you. You're easily one of the best game moderators going around at the moment.

Aw, thanks! Even if, until Sanchez's game starts up, I'm the only game moderator going around at the moment.

Now what about the special elections that were held at the same day as Super Tuesday 2024?

As we can see in the beginning of the turn featuring Super Tuesday, there were 8 special House elections for the majority in the House of Representatives (it is currently 219-216 Republican) and the most competitive special elections were in AL-02 (Republican State Representative Wes Allen vs Democrat State Representative Kelvin Lawrence), CT-05 (Republican State Representative Richard A. Smith vs Democrat Geraldo Reyes Jr.) held by Republicans, RI-at-large district (Republican State Representative and Minority Leader of the Rhode Island State House Blake Filippi vs Democrat Newport Mayor Jamie Bova) held by Democrats and SC-01 (Republican Nancy Mace vs Democrat Joe Cunningham) held by Republicans. And most presidential candidates campaigned for their parties' congressinal nominees in those districts throughout this turn.

Sorry, forgot about those. Will have them up shortly.

And from when to when will we have time to post our campaign schedules until the coverage of the primaries in this current turn?

The turn will be due Feb. 22, with extensions available until Feb. 26.

And, just to be sure, as Kansas, Kentucky (R only), Maine (R only) and Louisiana will be held on March 9 2024 while the Puerto Rico primary (R only) and the Maine (D only) will be held on March 10 2024 and then Michigan, Idaho (R only), Missouri, Hawaii (R only), Mississippi, Northern Mariana and Democrats Abroad will be held on March 12 2024, will each of those primary contests be covered separately depending of the day these states/territories will be holding primaries or will they all be covered on the same day?

Depends on when everyone gets their schedules out; if someone waits until the due date, everything will be released on the 22nd, whereas if everyone's fully posted early on, we'll be able to do them separately.

Need a extension been busy with school.

We already have an extension until tomorrow as Gotfan requested to the moderator.

Got it. Just need to know how long.

5 days

Um...I'll allow it, since GoTfan hasn't posted yet, either.

I think you forgot to give the final results in Idaho on the Republican side and in Michigan and Louisiana on the Democratic side.

I explained it in my final post; I actually posted it, then accidentally overwrote it instead of copying and pasting the format to a new post. Percentage results are same as they are in the 11 PM post. Final delegate totals are accurate.

Okay, yeah I just saw it. Thanks.

Need a extension been busy with schoolwork.

Got it; how long?

Close to a week

Need an extension for a week.

I’ll have my turn up by tonight!

Got it; thanks for the update!