The Keys to the White House: 1952 Turn and Democratic Convention

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Jackson, being a hard-line Anti-communist, will support the Candidate who'll be the most aggressive against any future communist threat. As for the Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee, Jackson puts his support behind Pepper, Kefauver, or Russell to gain it.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Congressman Jackson splits from several fellow members of Congress and instead endorses Senator  Pepper for the Bottom of the Democratic Ticket in a speech given to Delegates at the Convention and Democratic Nominee Eisenhower. The reasoning for this is Pepper's 14 years in the Senate compared to Kefauver's four years, as well as the fact that Pepper comes from the deep south and the State of Florida, pointing out that almost every Democratic Ticket has always been a compromise between the Deep South and the other parts of the country. While he notes Kefauver as being a strong contender in the Presidential specter, Vice Presidential Material that does not make, though he would gladly support Kefauver for a position in Ike's cabinet should it come into being. His final reason for the support of Pepper is a way to reward him for the ability to draft the strongest possible candidate in the election. Jackson becomes the head of the Draft Pepper for VP movement at the convention and goes across the convention floor to meet and convince various delegates from all over the nation to support Pepper rather than Kefauver.

While Congressman Jackson will continue to remain running for FL-03, he does decide to push for his older brother, State Senator Alexander Jackson or his predecessor in the House Bob Sikes to run for Governor in 1952 in the Democratic Primary, though he makes it clear that if both run, he'll endorse and will campaign for his brother.

As for the 1952 Campaign, Congressman Jackson will eagerly campaign for the Democratic Ticket in the key states of Ohio, California, and New York in the three weeks leading up to the election well spending the months before securing his position in his own district and keeping out any primary challenges, building his name recognition across the entire state, and working to build relations with Speaker Rayburn and the powerful Carl Vinson in an effort to get into an even stronger position for future political success. Like he did in 1948 and 1950, Jackson leaves race behind and instead campaigns on his fervent Anti-Communism and Anti-USSR stances, his pro-agriculture benefits, pro-military stances, and his generally interventionist attitude with a major part of each of his speeches being "If we cannot take care of and support our farmers, If we cannot support and strengthen our military, If we cannot be able to contain Communsim's spread to where it currently is, who's to say that vile scum of an ideology won't reach the United States in the near future? America must always remain strong and maintain Peace through Strength and we can do that by keeping the men who supply us and give us food and crops with each harvest well paid and able to continuously upgrade their machinery and by making sure there is always a technological and moral gap between our military and the soviets!" Finally, he pushes for Governor Fuller Warren to run and possibly primary Senator Spessard Holland, making clear his dislike for Florida's Class 1 Stances mainly due to his extreme Conservatism as opposed to Jackson's mostly moderate ideas except in specific instances.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

OOC : I apologise if this seems rude, when will the results be posted?

[Huey Long is a Republican]

OOC : I apologise if this seems rude, when will the results be posted?

It's perfectly fine, tonight I just need to finish the last few paragraphs of the write up.

Alright. Thanks. Can't wait to see the final result.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Congressman Jackson eagerly accepts Speaker Rayburn's offer to attend his next Board of Education meeting and hopes to make a good impression on the leader of the House Democrats. As for the campaign, Congressman Jackson decides to endorse the Democratic Ticket, stating "I served under General Eisenhower in the War and I believe there is no man greater to lead this country. and he makes it clear by campaigning for him in New York, California, Illinois, and Ohio, speaking on Agriculture, his anti-communism, the belief of interventionism over isolationism, how poorly Warren has handled the war in Korea, how Eisenhower will work for the veterans of both that war and WW2, and how Warren is a weak man in a time when America must be led by the strong. He delivers a heart-felt speech in New York City to several thousand to pound the fact home in which he says "General Eisenhower is perhaps one of the greatest men this country has ever created. He is humble and wise, kind and generous, appreciative and understanding. I served under him during the campaign to liberate Western Europe during the War just as I had served General MacArthur in the Pacific, but when it comes down to the two of them, I think most would agree that Eisenhower is indeed the better man in all aspects of his career and life. There is no man better to lead America during her war in Korea and her cold war with the Soviets than Eisenhower as opposed to President Warren, who did not serve in any war nor did Vice President Dewey, making both highly unqualified for the job of leading America through wartime. An Eisenhower Presidency will lead to a stronger and more prosperous America while a Warren continuation will see America falter in her efforts against the Soviet Union!"

As he campaigns for Eisenhower, he also continues to push for and campaign for his brother Jackson himself announces he'll run for re-election in 1952 and 1954 as well and in the week leading up to Election Day, he instead focuses on getting more name recognition across the state and increasing his support in the district and influence in the House itself. He also forms an organization calls "Jackson for Florida" in which he'll take in the things that concerns Floridians the most, write them down, and focus on those issues the most in his campaigns than other issues. On Election Day, he hopes that he was able to help Eisenhower in some areas of the country while he remains in the House, pledging to continue to represent Florida in his own way against the Warren administration or for the Eisenhower administration's benefit. He also campaigned in the key districts of AZ-01, CA-03, CA-04, CA-06, ID-01, IN-08, NY-12, OH-06, and OH-09 with the hopes of helping Democrats there flipping/holding those seats on Election Day.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Marcus Jackson was impressed with himself and at the sheer scale of the Democratic Victory not just by Ike, but by the Democrats in the Senate and the Democrats in the House as well and he's honored to be on Life Magazine's Politics 40 under 40 near the very top at #5. On Election Night, shortly after giving his expected victory speech, he flew to attend Ike's own party in Kansas and was glad to hear when the Democratic Ticket won later in the night. Despite this being the second President to lose after a single term in a row, he was glad to see one of the largest congressional majorities since the 30s be given to the Democrats once more. During the 1953-1955 tenure of Congress, he would become friends with Idaho's new Representative Gracie Pfost due to his help in making sure she gains the seat from the Republican John Travers Wood. At the same time, during said tenure, he would give multiple speeches across the country from California to Massachusetts in hopes to raise his name recognition and build some senate and house candidates some ground support, with his main focus being races in New York, Ohio, California, and Pennsylvania, though he does put some aim into Arizona, Michigan, and Maine in an attempt to crack the Republican Wall built in the Northeast for the Democrats' benefit.

On the ground level, he works with several members of Congress to pen the 'Veterans Aid Act' that would focus on giving financial and medical assistance to veterans of past and future wars though they have the right to refuse the financial aid if they wish do so, with the hopes of bettering the lives of the men who gave it their all for this country, with Jackson himself stating that he won't accept the financial money given to him as a feature of the Act unless he needs it, stating that, he'll only work on his congressional pay. Also on the ground level, he seeks admission into the Foreign Affairs and Veterans Affairs' Committees while he also looks to befriend and gain the favors of House Majority Whip J. Percy Priest of Tennessee and several freshmen Representatives, and he also hopes to be invited to more of Speaker Rayburn's Board of Education meetings, though he remains patient and awaits an invite calmly.

In the 1954 Midterm elections, he runs for a third term in the House and expects to be easily renominated and win and so instead focuses on a tour across the country and his state with other members of Congress, focusing on the states mentioned prior, with the state he targeted most being New York, the most populous state in the Nation with plenty of potential flips for the Democrats. During his tour for other candidates in the days leading up to the final three weeks, he speaks of the need of the Democrats to keep both chambers of congress, stating "For the first time since '45, we Democrats have held control of Congress and because of that, we have been able to give aid to Veterans, give Farmers more wealth, increase welfare for the poor, and make America a better place to live in while at the same time, we have kept the Communists in check. If we lose one or even both chambers now, then America will be forced back and the Republicans will refuse to compromise with any of the President's ideas, meaning nothing will ever sadly get done!" In the final three weeks of the campaign, he focuses on his home state of Florida, campaigning with his brother, State Senator Louis Jackson who some believe is planning to run for Governor of Florida in 1956 while Marcus is planning to run against Pepper for the Senate, though the brothers state that nothing is confirmed as of yet, though the Jackson name having grown in recognition and prestige in the state since '49 thanks to Marcus could give both a distinct advantage going into the Democratic Primaries for both. All over the state, they campaign for the Democrats, with their main focus being on Florida's 1st Congressional District that shows a tight race between Democrats and Republicans. In the final three days before the Election, Jackson focuses on raising funds for the Democrats and his own plans for future campaigning, calling them the 'Future Campaign Bank' and he makes sure to keep the people of America and Florida knowing that he'll only use those funds during his political campaigns no matter for what office it may be for.

Following the 1954 midterm elections, he focuses on campaigning across Florida and making plans for 1956, with his ultimate goal being unknown, though he does make it clear that he intends to support for and vote for the Democratic ticket as he had done in 1940, 1944, 1948 (reluctantly), and 1952. After 8 years in the House, he hopes has raised enough eyebrows to become popular with the Party brass. During the 1953-1955 session, Congressman Jackson also met with Anton Jepson of Minnesota and Gerald O’Connor of Illinois, and even meets with Thomas Kenway and suggests him to run for Senate in Iowa to hold the seat in the 1954 Senate Elections. While he differs with all three men on certain issues, he believes they have the common goal of wanting to make America great in their own way and respects that and he hopes that soon, the four will become strong, powerful allies in Congress.