Divison 2020 Election Game (Game Thread)

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Brown 2020: For the Future

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Schedule

November 1-7: Build campaign team: Manager, Deputy Manager, state chairs, etc.

November 8-11: Hit campaign trail in Iowa. Brown intends to meet with voters affected by tariffs on agricultural goods. During one campaign stop, Brown made the following speech to voters that had gathered.

"Yes, we need to protect our own production sectors, industrial and agricultural. However, a trade war with China is not the way to go about it. The President does not understand this; he only understands what he wants to do at any given moment. I'd bet money on most of these decisions of his being made on the spot with little or no consultation with his cabinet or advisers."

November 12-15: Campaign in New Hampshire. Brown would highlight his socially liberal positions, and tout his support for increased campaign finance laws, stating there had been an abdication of responsibility in the name of raising campaign money. He also made the following pledge:

"My campaign will be totally supported by the people. I will not accept donations over a thousand dollars from an individual, and to any PACs or SuperPACs that are thinking about supporting me: get out! I don't want your support, and I don't need it! This is a campaign of the people, by the people, and for the people!"

November 16-20: Brown would campaign in Michigan in an attempt to lock down the blue-collar vote. He visited several factories during his visit, touting his pro-labor platform and working-class background; in particular focusing on his plank of repealing Taft-Hartley and restoring the lost power of labor unions. He also lambasted Republicans:

"The President ran on a supposedly pro-worker platform four years ago, but what the hell has he done for our workers? The Republican Party is the party of business interests and the rich, so why were we so surpirsed when they nominated a rich man with no qualifications for President? He has done nothing for workers, and it is frankly insulting that he compare his own life with those who have had to scrimp and save for everything in their lives! Has he ever known what it's like to have to work two jobs to support a family? No! He doesn't know the workers' struggle. I grew up in the working class of the country, so I understand them more than some two-bit billionaire with a fortune his daddy gave him!

Novermber 21-22: Rest.

November 23-27 Campaign again on the same issues in Iowa. He would give the same round of speeches and met with voters all across the state, again lambasting Republicans on the tariff issue.

November 28-December 1: Brown continued building his campaign team and national strategy, as he endevoured to build a powerful team. He also answered calls from Senator Tammy Baldwin and Former Vice President Al Gore, who presented endorsement offers.

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Brown 2020: For the Future

Schedule for December.

Decmber 2-9: Brown spent the week campaigning in Iowa, meeting small farmer and highlighting that major farming corporations will be subject to higher taxes than smaller, family owned farms. He also held a rally on his healthcare proposal, using the UK's NHS as a model, and proposed the creation of a Federal Healthcare Administration as the US version of it.

Decmber 10-17: THis week was spent in New Hampshire, where Brown touted his socially liberal policies, such as increased proetection for LGBT people and women's rights. He vowed to appoint only pro-Roe vs. Wade judges to the Supreme Court to uphold a woman's right to choose.

December 18-21: Brown campaigned in Illinois for these three days, further attempting to lock down a base of blue-collar industrial workers. He welcomed the backing of Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, as well as United Auto Workers, who backed his 2018 Senate bid.

December 22: Brown attended the Democratic Party primary debate

December 23-31: Using the holidays to his advantage, Brown elected to spend the rest of 2019 with his family, allowing his surrogates to campaign for him.

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Endorsements for Sherrod Brown

We need a President who understands what needs to be done for our environment, but one who also understands how to balance the needs of the environment with the needs of the working people of this country. Sherrod Brown is the one who understands how to do this better than anyone

Sherrod Brown understands better than anyone what our country needs. We need President who will focus on rebuilding our alinaces abroad, revitalise our manufacturing sector, and protect the rights of LGBT persons and women. Sherrod Brown can bring these things to the table, and more.

United Auto Workers is proud to announce its support of Sherrod Brown's campaign for President. Sherrod has been a tireless firghter for the American auto industry; that's why we backed him last year and that's why we're backing him now. No Senator has fought harder for the working class of this nation that Sherrod Brown; put more on the line for them. That is why we support him

If you want a President who will stand up for minorities, women, the LGBT population and our working and middle classes, then Sherrod Brown is the candidate to vote for. As Mr Jones said, few have fought as hard for the disadvantaged in this country than Sherrod Brown, and he is going to be our next President!

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Sherrod Brown debate answers

1) We made a major mistake 4 years ago in our pursuit of a weakly cneter-left platform under the delusion that we would get Republicans to vote for us. This strategy was proven wrong; our base failed to turn out, and they are the ones we need to energise.

Most egregiously, we abandoned the working class. These people have been adversely affected by the President's trade war with China. I know these people; I am one of them and have spoken to many on this campaign already. The biggest strength we have is economics. We need to push our economic stance more than we do. We didn't in 2016 and look at what happened.

2) The priority of my administration in its first 100 days would be major Wall Street reform. We would push with all our might for reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act, empower the SEC to a greater extent and increase funding for it, and direct the Attorney-General to prosecute the heads of banks like Goldman Sachs who got away with committing fraud on a scale never seen before.

The first priority of a New New Deal must be to prosecute those who caused the financial collapse that has left many thousands, if not millions, out of work and living on the streets. This, and Glass-Steagall reinstatement, will be my first 100 days, regardless of what the current President's billionaire buddies think of it.

3) Is this a trick question? If his aim was to create one of the most polarized and divided nations in modern history, then in that regard, he is one of the best. However, from every other viewpoint, he has been a complete and total failure. He has put our alliances with nations like the United Kingdom in jeopardy, has sparked a trade war with China, which is one of the few that could beat us in one; his candidacy and Presidency saw a rise in the far-right, and he has progressively clamped down on immigrant, LGBT and women's rights.

In conclusion, there is only one way to judge a President who sees success as separating 4 year old children from their parents: horrific.

4) Yes, without question. We have been there since 2001, and it is responsible for a uge amount of our country's national debt, but it's a war so Republicans are okay with it being the cause of our debt.

This War has cost us over 1 trillion dollars, and what have got to show for it? Yes, we need combat terrorism, but power projection, as our current military is based on, is the wrong way to got about it. We need to refocus on versatility, rather than projecting power; which is frankly a medieval concept.

We cannot afford to stay in Afghanistan any longer, quite literally in fact.

5) The progressive movement is rooted in defending minorities. One of this nation's greatest progressives, Martin Luther King, Jr was the face of the Civil Rights Movement.

Minorities in this country are disproportionately affected by so-called 'tough on crime' laws; it's actually legal in many cities for police forces to stop and frisk anyone they like without a warrant, and minorities, particularly African-Americans, are usually the targets. Minorities are likewise the ones most affected by low minimum wages.

Social issues and economic issues are one and the same; we can't address one without addressing the other. Minorities have, in many cases, suffered the sharp end of the stick in both social and economic affiars. I believe that my campaign is offering solutions for minorities all over the country, but I stress that everyone make up their mind themselves. Everyone up here would make a fine nominee, so vote for who best represents what you want done with this nation.

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Brown 2020: For the Future

January 1-5: Spent with family

January 6-13: Brown campaigned in Iowa on his economic plan, the cornerstone of which revolves around raising taxes on major companies, whilse slashing them for small businesses, designed to make it easier to establish one. This applies to all, including farming companies, where he hopes he'll play well among poorer farmers

January 14-20: The focus this time was Nevada, as Brown once went to the poorer towns and neighbourhoods in an attempt to make a play with his economics message, as well as his social ones, particular regarding his defence of women's and minority rights, as well as his support for the legalisation of marijuana.

Januray 21-28: Brown headed to New Hampshire this week, again campaigning on his social policies. Invoking memories of the time John Lynch served as governor, he announced that under his administration, funding for public education would increase dramatically, and he would endevaour to bring an end to national standards testing, caliming that all they encourage is "teaching for the test".

January 29-31: Brown launched his campaign in California with a rally in San Francisco, again campaigning on a mix of his social and economic policies, linking the two closely.

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Brown unveils big endorsements

Sherrod Brown has been one of the strongest supporters of labor you can find on the Hill. A working-class Senator who has refused to bw to the pressure of business groups in Washington DC. This is a man who hasn't forgotten where he came from. If you are a part of the Woring class in this country, Sherrod Brown is the candidate you need to support this year, and he is the candidate the AFL-CIO is supporting this year.

Sherrod and I go back a long way, back to the 1990s. We were even elected to the Senate for the first time in the same year! One thing he has never forgotten is his working class roots. Sherrod has been a trieless advocate for economic and social justice; taking on the big banks and the billionaires and telling them "you can't have it all". He is running for everyone who has been left behind by a broken system that favours thr richest in this country over those who are living hand-to-mouth. That is why I am voting for Sherrod Brown.

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Sherrod Brown victory speech

Thank you Iowa for you support in this pivotal contest. You know, when we started this race, one of the things we said from the start is that the progressive agenda is the American agenda, and we have proved that tonight!

Tonight, the people of Iowa have sent a message to President Trump and the rest of the corrupt establishment he surrounds himself with, and that message is: we won't go quietly into the night, we won't let you wreck our country to appease your friends at the top of the ladder, we will stand up and support an agenda that opposes you! Tonight, you voted for stronger unions, for a higher minimum wage, for Glass-Steagall to be reinstated and the banks to be broken up.

But this fight is just getting started; we still have a long road ahead. Onward to New Hampshire!

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Sherrod Brown rolls out high-profile endorsement

The NAACP is proud to announce its support of Sherrod Brown in the 2020 Presidential Election. Sherrod has been a strong defender of civil rights. He was the first Senator to say no to Jeff Sessions, is a friend of Black Lives Matter, and has thoroughly earns his 100% rating from us. We stand with Sherrod.

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Brown 2020: For the Future

February 1-7 Schedule


February 1-2: Brown would make visits to poor areas of South Carolina, touting his support for an increased minimum wage as well as affordable housing. He spoke at several meetings of low-income blue-collar workers, attempting to win their support with a left wing economic agenda, being especially bullish on his suppoort form unions. He would also meet with leaders of the frican-American community, touting his endorsement from the NAACP.

"I am beyond proud to have the endorsement of the NAACP, the oldest civil rights organisation in the country. For too long, the African-American population in this country has been neglected and left behind. The last few years, we have seen white supremacists come out of the woodwork, shouting about how bad the African-American community is. Well, I beg to differ. It was the Democratic Party that elected an African-American President, and so help us God, we will continue the march forward on civil rights!

February 3-4: Brown spent these weeks touring Michigan and Illinois, further establishing his base of blue-collar workers in the region. He made an effort to appear with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka at as many rallies as he could, as well as touring factories, both active and abandoned. Again, he would talk up his support for a Taft-Hartley repeal, as well as his undivided support from unions.

February 5-7: Brown would travel to Nevada these days, meeting with several employees in the service industry to encourage them to come out and vote in their primary in order to bring about change. He also encouraged them to unionise, in order to gain better conditions for themselves, and promised that a Brown administration would support unionised workers in every way possible.

Surrogate schedule

Former Vice President Gore and Senator Bernie Sanders will head through the industrial states and continue to rally the blue-collar vote there.

Senators Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten Sinema will head to the New England states to rally the LGBT vote for Brown, touting his high level of support for the LGBT community.

Congressman Delaney and Senator Duckworth will head out west, rallying support from liberal voters in California, Washington and Oregon. Again, not only will his pro-working class views be touted, but they will also emphasise his support for universal healthcare.

The AFL-CIO will be leading organisational efforts in the industrial states, as well as the state leaders giving stump speeches in support of Brown and targeting working-class communities.

The NAACP will lead efforts in the south, using a similar strategy. This time, they will target African-American communities.

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New endorsements for Brown

Americans for Democratic Action is proud to declare its support for Sherrod Brown in the 2020 race for President. You would struggle to find people who hold progressive ideals closer to their heart than Sherrod Brown. A tireless supporter of universal healthcare, education, labor unions, and the LGBT and African-American communties, Sherrod Brown's election would ensure a bold, progressive agenda for the United States

Chnage to Win represents over five million workers and works in close concert with the AFL-CIO. We have been at the forefront of fighting for a $15 an hour minimum wage, repealing Taft-Hartley, and supporting workers that have no other means of support. What Sherrod Brown is offering is simply the most pro-worker platform we have seen in years; it's that simple. We are proud to endorse him.

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Brown campaign ad: Honest Campaigning

*Brown speaking directly to camera*

Hi, I'm Sherrod Brown, and I'm running to be your President this year.

One thing that seems to be common this year is the willingness of every candidate to attack each other. It's become less about policy, and more about clawing your opponent's eyes out and hoping you don't get tagged for it. It's become about tearing down someone who might end up as your party's nominee.

So how about I promise this: I will run no negative ads, take no money from PACs or SuperPACs, and if you ever hear me say anything negative about my opponent, I'll be saying it directly into the camera, so you know it came directly from me, and not through a filter.

I'm Sherrod Brown, and I approve this message. 

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Brown 2020: For the Future

Schedule for February 27-March 1

February 27

This day was spent campaigning in Alabama, particularly in minority areas, where the support of the NAACP for Brown was played up for as much as possible. He also made a point of standing with the state's minority population, promising a proper enforcement of civil rights in the state, regardless of the flak a potential Brown administrators would take over it.


February 28

Brown travelled to Georgia, where he attempted to rally working class support by touting his working class credentials and the support he has from labor unions, as well as his recent endorsement from Fight for $15, as well as his desire to repeal Taft-Hartley. In addition, Brown campaigned in minority neighbourhoods, once again using his NAACP endorsement to full effect.

February 29

This day was spent in Arkansas, as Brown took his message to working class and rural voters in the state. Notably, Brown unveiled a plan to increase access to a stable internet connection in rural areas, thus ensuring that every citizen of the nation had a stable connection. He also held a number of town halls across the state in the evening to answer policy questions.

March 1

 Campaigning in Minnesota on this day, Brown not just played up his support from labor unions and civil rights groups, but also blasted the corruption in political campaigning, highlighting the part of his platform that would introduce strict campaign finance laws, and overturn Citizens United, as well as accepting the endorsement of End Citizens United. He also made a play for working class votes, touring factories all over the state.

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Brown 2020: For the Future

Schedule for March 2-12

March 2-4: Brown travelled between Illinois, Michigan and Ohio these days, campaigning on his backing from unions and his support for working-class Americans. He also declared that he would end the trade war with China, and once again ensure America was open for business.

He also gave a Town Hall in Cleveland, stating how Taft-Hartely had systematically destroyed the middle and working classes, and his plans to repeal it. This will be his priority during the first 100 days.

March 5-7

Brown travelled between Wisconsin and Indiana for these days, campaigning on similar issues to those he had the previous days. He ended up campaigning in industrial towns, visitng abandoned factories and vowing to see them re-opened. He also called for many old factories to be trandferred over to the building of 21st century technologies, saying that many of these facotries could easily be turned over to the construction of computers and other consumer goods.

March 8-12

Brown toured Nebraska, Kansas and Mississippi this time, visitng minority and working class neighbourhoods in an attempt to continue building up his base of working class voters in both states. He also called for the minimum wage in all states to be raised to $15 an hour, the minimum needed to sustain a basic lifestyle in the 21st century.

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Brown 2020: For the Future

March 13-14

Brown campaigned in Illinois these days, visiting centres of industry and heading to the low-income and minority neighbourhoods. He also made efforts to appear with as many union leaders as possible to sweeten his arrangement with blue-collar workers; as well as appearing as often as possible with Tammy Duckworth. Finally, he blasted Rubio for his comments on the Democratic race.

"I have little clue as to what the Senator is trying to achieve. Don't get me wrong, i respect him, but to say that we don't have the interests of America in mind? Please. This is coming from a man who believes climate change is a hoax.

There is only one side in this race that is pushing to end a trade war that is harming the United States. There is only one side pushing for Taft-hartley to be repealed. There is only one side pushing for the big bankers and Wall Street fat cats to be dragged to court for crimes they committed against this nation in 2008.

Here's a hint Senator: it ain't the Republican Party.

March 15-18

Brown travelled to Ohio for these days, touring his home state and building up his credentials with the blue-collar working class still. He toured his alma mater, Ohio State University, and build up support with students there. He also welcomed the backing of fellow Ohioan and former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head Richard Cordray, who offered his full support of Brown.


Sherrod is from the working class of this country, and understand their concerns like few others. When I was the CFPB head, we dealth with cases of major companies exploting working people on a daily basis. Sherrod is here to change that, so I hope you can come out and support him on primary day."

March 19-21

These days were spent in Missouri, Florida and North Carolina, as Brown took his pro-working class message to all states. He would deploy the NAACP's considerable campaign resources in the southern states as well, appearing with their state leaders to appeal to the black vote, as well as appearing with union officials as much as possible. Notes hit included the repeal of Taft-Hartley, a raise in the minimum wage, and further blasting the major banks and calling for them to be broken up.

March 22-23

Brown used both of these days to head into California, where he once again visited poorer neighbourhoods in an effort to bring his $15 minimum wage to the poor areas. He also hit his more socially liberal notes as well, such as legal protections for the LGBT population and combating climate change. He also spoke of the possibility of modernising the Transcontinental Railroad using federal funding.

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@SenSherrodBrown: Republican attacks on me already. I will take this as a compliment. I must be doing something right if they're attacking me now.

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Kyrsten Sinema responds to Castro.

I haven't got the foggiest idea where Joaquin got that statement from. I endorsed Sherrod when I dropped out  and I'm proud to be campaigning for him in the great state of Arizona. I ask that the statement is immediately retracted and am launching an internal investigation to see if this came from my office. I suggest Joaquin do the same for his campaign.

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Brown 2020: For the Future

Schedule for March 27-April 9

March 27-April 2: Brown spent these days visiting those in New York's industrial sectors and building support upstate, before finally arriving in New York City on the 30th. Almost immediately, he welcomed the endorsement of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, as well as the powerful Working Families party; both of which would be key to the state. He touted his liberal healthcare policies, once again calling for the establishment of a system based on the NHS. Finally, he railed against Wall Street, saying that he'd take them on in any court they wanted.

April 3-5: These days were spent in Wisconsin, as Brown further attempted to build up his support there. He hosted a major rally, slamming past attempts to bust public sector unions in the state and promised to act further to restore the power of unions by repealing Taft-Hartley. In doing so, he made every effort to appear with state union leaders and held a number of Town Halls to hear the concerns of local workers

April 6: Brown made a brief stop in Wyoming, announcing plans for additonal protections for Yellowstone National Park, as well as further funding for additional staff such as Park Rangers.

April 7-9: These three days were spent in California, as once again, Brown met with union leaders to bring his campaign forward. Notably, he spent a lot of time touting his other policies, such as further protections of the LGBT population and his proposal for an American version of the NHS.