Cold War Liberal
KennedyWannabe99
Sr. Member
Posts: 2,284
Political Matrix E: -6.13, S: -6.53
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« on: January 02, 2018, 12:48:32 PM » |
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Mom (R-MD, nominated by Democrats): Christian Republican who hates Trump. Pro immigration reform, anti-LGBT, pro-life (though she says this is pro-life throughout the entire life, which means pro-Obamacare and increased public education spending, not just anti-abortion). Anti-racism. Pro tax reform (though not the current drastic GOP plan). IDK about her foreign policy, though she supports bringing in Syrian refugees ("Jesus would want us to care for everyone, not just Christians"). Voted for Johnson in 2016 as an anti-Trump protest vote. Might make some gaffes but not as many as Dad. Dad (R-MD) True economic populist conservative. Anti-illegal immigration, anti-LGBT, pro-life, not enthused by Obamacare but thinks it's better than nothing, likes Bernie Sanders, agrees with Trump on some things at first (and reluctantly voted for him in '16 because of the Supreme Court) but finds him abhorrent enough that he regrets his vote and probably won't vote for him in '20. Pro-school choice, anti-GOP tax reform. Anti-wealth inequality but doesn't inherently hate rich people, just wants the middle class to succeed. Not super knowledgeable on policy, would make a lot of gaffes.
I would be horrified by the options, as would most Democrats. I run as an independent.
Me (D-MD, runs as independent): Pro-amnesty, pro-LGBT rights, pro-choice, pro-public option at first followed by a shift towards single payer, for a progressive tax code with lower taxes on the lower and middle classes financed by higher taxes on the wealthy, in favor of better public education, civil rights and fighting racism is incredibly important to me. Would have written in Joe Biden in the 2016 Democratic primary and voted for Hillary Clinton in the general without any reservations.
Vote splitting is serious in this election, as Dad takes a lot of the more conservative and populist Republicans. Perhaps 5% of Democrats (people who are hardcore Bernie people but who don't care much about minority issues) vote for him too. Mom wins moderate Republicans scared by Dad's populism, libertarians, and moderate Democrats scared by my tax plans. I win all other Democrats and successfully turn out African-Americans in large numbers, which (in addition to conservative vote splitting) nets me much of the South in addition to much of both coasts.
Me (I-MD)/Gov. Stacey Abrams (D-GA): 41.1%, 282 EVs Dad (R-MD)/Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX): 36.7%, 205 EVs Mom (D-MD)/Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA): 22.2%, 51 EVs
Not sure if having myself run is cheating but my parents are too conservative for a significant minority of America, so I needed a progressive.
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