1948 Interactive Election Game

[GoTfan]

I will run as Secretary of State George Marshall for the Democrats.

[GoTfan]

Richmond, Virginia, August 6, 1947

Thank you for coming, ladies and gentlemen. My friends, we stand at a crossroads. Down one, a message of hope and prosperity, down the other, one of fear and divisiveness. We are a nation of free people, and we cannot let the politics of hate divide us.

I come from a background in the military as many of you know. I attended the Virginia Military Institiute and have made a career out of being a soldier. During the war, I served as Chief of Staff of the Army, and was responsible for organising our army into a proper fighting force after years of peace. I organised our Army into the instrument that now protects us from Communisim and tyranny and won the war for us.

Lately though, there can be little denial that the tensions between us and the Soviets have been ramping up. They would seek to provoke us, but let me tell you, we will not allow Communism to expand any further! We are the best hope for a free world! We stand opposed to any form of tyranny!

Ladies and gentlemen, I say again that we stand at a crossroads. We cannot allow our country to be run  by socialists who sell out to the Soviets, nor millionaires who don't understand how the system works. That is why, with reluctance, that I declare my candidacy for President of the United States of America!

[GoTfan]

I'll have to post a summary as well.

Secretary Marshall campaigned in in New York, California and Michigan, but spent most of the week drafting a plan to aid Europe in rebuilding in the aftermath of the war. Unofficially dubbed "The Marshall Plan", the bill is expected to be ready for a vote by June. In addition he has continued to negotiate agreements between the Communist and Nationalist Parties in China

While in Michigan, he notably announced that he would veto any attempt to restrict the rights of labor with regards to collective bargaining.

[GoTfan]

OOC: Will the next polls be during August or in September? That was never cleared up lol.

(September)

(K. I will just make a summary of what I Disney does for the last 12 days. Also, are the Bob Taft and Vito players going to get started soon? Feels like I'm the only republican so far, lol)

(Also, an FYI, the Berlin Blockade didn't start until August 1948. You're a year out.)

[GoTfan]

OOC: Will the next polls be during August or in September? That was never cleared up lol.

(September)

(K. I will just make a summary of what I Disney does for the last 12 days. Also, are the Bob Taft and Vito players going to get started soon? Feels like I'm the only republican so far, lol)

(Also, an FYI, the Berlin Blockade didn't start until August 1948. You're a year out.)

Still, Disney has a feeling that'll happen. If anyone knows Joe, they know he wants everything

Except, you've already declared that it is happening. That's just blatant disregard for history. You're a whole year out, and the Marshall Plan, which hasn't even come into effect yet, was one of the driving forces behind it. You're twisting history for your benefit.

[GoTfan]

Is this still a thing?