Election 2020: The Game!

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President Hillary for me please.

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I'll take President Hillary and do an announcement later. Can you sign me up for her?

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President Hillary Rodham Clinton-JULY 25, 2019

"Thank you. Thank you.
Today, I am launching my campaign for re-election. With your support, we can win this election. I am running because we can't let the progress we have made in the last decade be rolled back. We need to build on the progress we have made-the stakes are too high for us to lose. We have had our share of challenges and obstacles, but America is better off since I was elected your President, and we are going to build on the progress we have made.
My opponents like to claim it is all doom and gloom. That is no true. Yes, we have faced challenges. Our economy has faced a short downturn last year. That's not the 'crushing depression' Republicans claimed we have faced. The economy is growing again, thanks to my leadership. The Republican proposal has been to use bigotry and xenophobia, while targeting those who really need help, and instead blowing a hole in our budget with tax cuts. As your President, I refuse to let that happen. I will stand for hard-working Americans. In this administration, we have managed to move towards a fairer tax system, with increases in taxes for the rich, and cuts for hard-working Americans. These measures have created an economy that works for all Americans, and has been fiscally responsible. Also, we have strengthened the economy with much-needed spending on our infrastructure. i am proud of these achievements, and we will build on them.
Now, I have fought tirelessly to keep America safe. My record backs that up. We have rolled back the threat of ISIS, and in foreign policy I have a very successful record. ISIS's supposed caliphate is no more, and this terrible organisation is being battered and beaten. Terrorism remains an issue. But with a steady hand on the tiller, we are winning this way and we are keeping America safe. Gloomy warnings of apocalyptic war and an unsafe America are just not true. We don't need irrationality, we don't need fear and we don't need to go round whacking hornet's nests. What we need is leadership. As President of this great nation, I have provided leadership, and we stand stronger in the world.
I am running for re-election because the progress since I was elected President, and the progress of the Obama presidency is too important to throw away. We have a record we can be proud of, let's stand and fight for it. Republicans are trying to divide us, and win using fear, gloom and negativity. But don't be fooled. They offer no positive vision for our future. All they offer is an America that is less prosperous, less kind, more divided, weakened and closed off. There's a better way. We can have a President who is fighting for you. We can have a President who stands with the American people, to fight for them. Throughout history, we look for the best in our leaders, leaders who can lead by uniting not dividing. Leaders who can lead with hope, not fear. Leaders who can lead this country in the right direction. Sure, we face obstacles, and we face challenges, But they enhance us as a nation. We stand at the crossroads. The Republicans offer gloom, fear, negativity and divisiveness. I offer that we can protect Obamacare, we can protect Dodd-Frank, we can protect our infrastructure investment, we can protect the progress we have made. We can build on it too, finally reforming our broken immigration system, a goal we have made progress too, by continuing to tackle climate change and the challenges we face. We can choose progress, vision and a leadership that unites us and gets the best of us, to build a better America. Come join me in this journey America!.."


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Background: In the final two quarters of 2018, the economy fell into a recession, with unemployment rising to 8%. Unemployment has since fallen to 7.3%, but growth has been slow and there are fears of a 'double-dip'.
ISIS had lost most of its territory, but has responded by expanding in other areas and more terrorist attacks.

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September 21, 2019: President Clinton and Vice-President Tim Kaine meet with business leaders in the White House. Later, the President meets with her political advisers and views focus group findings.

September 22, 2019: The Clinton campaign declines calls to debate Tim Ashe, saying he is "a joke" and  "has very little chance of winning."

September 23, 2019: Reports show widespread backlash to Clinton's remarks on the Ashe campaign. President Clinton travels to an Ohio factory and has photo-ops with manufacturing workers there. She declares "Here, we can see the economic might of this country. This is not a country on the ropes. We see a vibrant, strong economy, and a nation that will continue to grow and be a world-leader."

September 24, 2019: Clinton attacks opponents in her party in a shock speech, defending her progressive record. She claimed "This is one of the most progressive administrations, in history." She compares Ashe and her opponents to the Tea Party, and declares "don't change horses mid-stream."

September 25, 2019: Clinton gives a speech in New Hampshire defending her economic record, saying   "This economy is working, and we can't afford to retreat to failed policies." She also charged the Republicans were being "economically illiterate." On the same day, Clinton holds a private fundraiser with donors.

September 26, 2019: The President gives a speech on foreign-policy, and attacks Republicans as "encouraging and fanning the flames of division and fear, while failing to offer credible solutions. All they will do is divide our nation, weaken our reputation and be a boon to terrorist recruiters. They offer no real solutions or leadership."

September 27, 2019: The President travels to Canada. Meanwhile the Clinton campaign releases a new web ad called "Change-Maker" which shows her accomplishments as President, and ends with "President Clinton. Fighting for us."

September 28, 2019: In an interview on 60 Minutes, President Clinton claims "These people are trying to make things look worse than they are. There is, a conspiracy of sorts, to undermine the morale of the American people." Vice-President Tim Kaine gives a pro-Clinton speech in New Hampshire, and says her Democratic opponents are 'blind' if they can't see how successful and progressive she is.

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I'll do Hillary's response to Comey today if I can fit it in.

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I'm here to talk to you today, because I feel a responsibility to restore trust in our government, and in myself. Over the last few years, we have seen politicians use extreme, divisive and just plain unacceptable rhetoric for their own partisan purposes. This has eroded trust in our leadership and in our institutions. The final straw, in my view, is when Director Comey, to selfishly benefit his poll numbers, made the astonishing and totally false accusation that I broke the law with my handling of my private email server. Today, I am going to correct the record and hopefully begin a process where we can return to civility in our politics and civil discourse.
Director Comey alleged that he was forced to deny that I, somehow, broke the law with my handling of my private email server as Secretary of State. Let's be clear; had I the chance for a do-over, I would not do it again. But that does not mean, in any way, that I committed a crime. I made a mistake, in using a private email server as Secretary of State. That does not justify a witchhunt against me, or the kind of absurd allegations that have become routine. Just-stop and think for a second. It is now normal for the President of the United States to be called a criminal. Director Comey and the other Republican candidates, it's been calculated, they spend more time calling me a criminal than talking about policy. It is ridiculous.
If you look at the facts, there is no way I could be charged with any crime. The law says "“Whoever knowingly and willfully … [discloses] or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety and interest of the United States [certain categories of classified information] … shall be fined … or imprisoned.” I did not knowingly remove information, and there is no proof of any kind that US security was endangered by my actions. You can go through the law-there is nothing in there that makes me guilty of a crime. And neither did I endanger US security. That idea is just fiction. Most of the emails were classified retroactively. The fact is, there is no legal justification for an indictment. It is a bunch of fictions, half-truths and outright lies.
And so when Director James Comey goes and says I am a criminal, and should have been indicted, it is false. You can ask anybody at the FBI who was involved in the investigation and isn't running for President. I think that's a lot of people! Now you might be thinking Hang on, isn't Comey telling the truth? He isn't a politician? He sounds like he knows what he's talking about. I can trust him. No, no, no, and ... no.  Comey is running for President. He is now a politician. He has to get votes, I understand, he wants to be President. So do I. And so he needs to pander to people's fears, to delusions, paranoid delusions that Republicans have been stoking for decades. It's the same old tricks, and it has never worked. And so he goes and he tries to get votes. That's fine. What I am not fine is his false attacks on my integrity, on my character. You know you are lying, Director! It is time for Comey and the Republicans to stop peddling falsehoods and delusions, and start having an honest debate on policy, on the direction of this country.
And I think this is about more than me, more than me and Director Comey, more than me and my email server. It is an issue of trust. Trust in our government, trust in our institutions, in our leadership, and in our President. When we resort to calling our President a criminal, and when we try to delegitimise our opposition, all it does is divide us. It reduces the trust of Americans in their government. It weakens us as a nation. Abraham Lincoln once said "A house divided cannot stand." And some politicians today seem intent on dividing that house, because they are irresponsibly gambling that they can gain votes that way, pander to the base, so to speak. But they are ultimately sowing the seeds of their own destruction. The rhetoric that I should be put in jail, that there is a 'Clinton body count', that I murdered Vince Foster and hate America. It is corrosive. We are seeing at every little the degradation of public discourse, and therefore the degradation of our political system and of the faith the American people have in their government. This has to stop. Let's have a debate. Who offers the best policies for growing our economy? Who offers the best policies for combating terrorism? Who has the best policies on healthcare? I could go on(laughs). Let's debate the issues, let's have a civil debate, and restore the faith of the American people. The longer we distract ourselves with these lies and nonsense, the longer we continue to hurt ourselves. So America, let's have a debate. Let's decide the direction of this country. We should make this election about you, not me and my opponent. So, let's go and set the record right, and set our politics right. Thank you, thank you...

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New polls

National Polls
Hillary Clinton : 51 %
Tim Ashe : 37 %

Marco Rubio : 37 %
Paul Ryan : 29 %
James Comey : 16 %
Tom Cotton : 9 %
Undecided : 9 %

Iowa Polls
Hillary Clinton : 49 %
Tim Ashe : 36 %

Marco Rubio : 26 %
Paul Ryan : 24 %
James Comey : 18 %
Tom Cotton : 10 %

New Hampshire Polls
Tim Ashe : 44 %
Hillary Clinton : 41 %

Marco Rubio : 36 %
Paul Ryan : 23 %
James Comey : 15 %
Tom Cotton : 6 %

South Carolina Polls
Hillary Clinton : 67 %
Tim Ashe : 24 %

Marco Rubio : 36 %
Paul Ryan : 25 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 10 %

Nevada Polls
Hillary Clinton : 53 %
Tim Ashe : 37 %

Marco Rubio : 38 %
Paul Ryan : 22 %
James Comey : 14 %
Tom Cotton : 5 %

Tennessee Polls
Hillary Clinton : 60 %
Tim Ashe : 29 %

Marco Rubio : 29 %
Paul Ryan : 27 %
James Comey : 17 %
Tom Cotton : 9 %

Can you make Paul Ryan a different color?

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October 27
President Clinton meets with foreign policy advisers in the White House after Boko Haram's latest attacks. The White House declares "Boko Haram are an enemy of humanity. They are not Islam, they are lunatics. We will use all necessary means to stamp out the jihadist threat, and protect the security of America and the world."

October 28
First Gentleman Bill Clinton barnstorms for Hillary with caucus voters in Iowa. President Hillary Clinton meanwhile gives a foreign policy speech, vowing to "utterly destroy terrorism", and promises the American people "we will not relent in our pursuit and war against these inhuman monsters. They are a threat, and they will be defeated. We always have defeated our enemies." She warns though "to those who think this is a war against Islam, that is ridiculous. To wage war against Islam is the war they are praying for. Muslims are our friends and our allies. What's more, Muslim-Americans are Americans. And together, all faiths and ethnicities, we will destroy the terrorists."

October 29
The White House confronts renewed questions about Hillary Clinton's email, calling the idea that she should have been indicted "rambling nonsense" and calling Director Comey's campaign "A demagogic, conspiratorial, negative campaign, disconnected from reality and common sense."

October 30
Vice-President Tim Kaine flies to San Fransisco to fundraise for the Hillary 2020 re-election effort. Clinton meanwhile gives a speech in New Hampshire, and defends her economic record and attacking Republican tax plans as "irresponsible".

October 31
President Clinton returns to the White House and meets with congressional leaders to outline measures to stimulate the economy.

November 1
Clinton campaign political strategists begin building campaign infrastructure in swing states, while planning new ads to run in Iowa and New Hampshire.

November 2
In an interview with Jake Tapper, Clinton says "It is hard, to cope, with all the hatred, all the awful things people think about me and say about me. But you have to, because being President isn't easy, and you need steady hands on the tiller. Looking at the record, my hands have been very steady."

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November 25

President Clinton meets with voters in Iowa, and discusses economic issues with them. Voters expressed concern about stagnant wages and the possibility of a recession, the President explained her program, and talked about her accomplishments in office. Later, she is pictured eating corndogs with voters.

November 26
President Hillary Clinton gives an economic policy speech. She defends her accomplishments, including her infrastructure reform. She outlines a program of tax cuts for the middle class, tax increases for the rich and new stimulus spending. Clinton defends progressive economic policies, and Republican policies will "cause debt, recession and put the rich against the middle class."

November 27
Clinton attacks Tim Ashe as "a traitor to his party" and says he will "enable a Republican victory and the reversal of decades of progress."

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President Hillary Clinton gives a speech in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 10, 2020

"Thank you! Thank you! It is so good to be here. You're gonna see a lot more of me, on the campaign trail! Thank you all for getting here, this is a great crowd.

I would like to talk to you about the future of our economy. We have two starkly different visions being offered to us this election. We face a choice that will decide your future. I see today and all across America, so many people that have the future ahead of them. So many people have so much at stake from the choices we make now. You know, every politician says every election is important. But this one really is, because we have a lot at stake.

On the Republican side, we have the offer of regressive policies. They want more tax cuts for the rich, more trickle-down economics, more for the rich and less for the poor. They are not offering real solutions for the American people. Their plans are unrealistic, irresponsible and dangerous. Trillions more in debt, rising inequality, and an economy that does not work for all Americans. That's not solutions. That's nonsense.

You know, it really is sad that we aren't spending more time talking about solutions, about our visions, so you can make a choice for your future. I hope this election will be about you. I hope that we can talk about our vision for this country. The Republicans are offering trickle-down economics, they are offering tax cuts for the rich and cuts for the rest of us. They can try couch it in soundbites and platitudes, but that's the truth. And I'm offering a vision where we can create a fair tax system, we can lift up all Americans. We have accomplished a lot in the last four years, but there is still work to be done. And I hope that we can contrast on the solutions, we can have a debate for the future of our country. We can have a debate for your future. But, you know, the Republicans don't want that. They want this election to be about me. They talk about me far more than they talk about you. I don't think that's right. You are the ones that will be impacted by this election. You deserve a choice, a debate, not an angry mob. You deserve reality.

And so I'm going to be offering solutions. We need to make college affordable. My plan does that. We need higher wages and reduced inequality. And I offer a program that will lift up the middle class and make an economy that works for you and for all Americans. Under my plan, we have middle-class tax cuts and an increase in tax credits. Check out at hillaryclinton.com how much you will save. And we will make the tax system fairer by cutting loopholes and making sure the wealthy pay their fair share. Nonpartisan analysts, nonpartisan, have said this will reduce the deficit. But that is far from all I intend to do if we win a second term-and that would be a great honor. We still need paid parental leave, and we need more for childcare. Raising a child, it really does take a village. It is the hardest job I have ever had, and it is the most rewarding too. And I want all Americans to be able to get the very best, so we can help those who have helped us so much. I offer a comprehensive platform, that lifts up all Americans. My opponents may want to destroy and repeal and tear down, but I want to build up and lift you up so we can all reach our full potential.

It would be wrong to think though that we don't have more work to do on the issue of race. We need real criminal justice reform. More needs to be done, so we can end the era of mass incarceration. We have made progress, there is no doubt about that, but we cannot stop now. And when our opponents fight us every step of the way and seek to roll back all the progress we have made, we cannot be complacent. We need to stand up for what is right and for progress. We have reduced the occurrence of police shootings in this country. But we need to continue to move forward, to give every American the opportunity to succeed. I intend to continue to fight against racial inequality, and I have the plan to do it.

And while we're at it, we also need to reduce gun violence in this country . Too many Americans have been needlessly killed in gun violence, and that needs to change. I met a mother named Janet, who lost 2 children to gun violence. She told me that she needs me to do what it takes to ensure no more children die pointlessly. I was inspired by her because she didn't give up. She has dedicated herself to fighting for common-sense gun control. Out of tragedy, comes a positive legacy. We have already made progress. But there is work to do. I will push for Congress to pass into law legislation that gets guns out of the hands of criminals and gets weapons of war off our streets, and legislation that means no more mothers lose their children.

And from the Republicans, we see a vision of negativity. If they have policies, they are badly thought out policies that will harm ordinary Americans. I offer a positive vision and a plan so we can make progress as a nation. Some of you may be tempted to take a third option. But I am the one with the real plan to solve our problems. I am the only candidate who is a proven leader with a strong agenda to lift up all Americans. And I am the only alternative to a dangerous Republican agenda that will set us back and roll back decades of progress. Please, join me in fighting for a better America. Get out and vote, and vote for me. This, my friends, is a cause worth fighting for. I look forward to getting my case to the American people. Let's go and win this election! Thank you! Thank you!"