Psychic Octopus
Junior Chimp
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« on: November 26, 2009, 03:22:49 PM » |
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« edited: November 26, 2009, 05:35:54 PM by SoIA NiK »
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Ok, might not be very plausible, but here it goes:
After suceeding in creating a health care reform bill, albeit weathered down, Barack Obama begins to think of his re-election camapign. In the Summer of 2010, President Obama signs immigration reform, a second landmark of his administration. However, he is losing popularity, mostly due to agitators on the Right Wing, perceived international weakness, and a slow recovery. In the 2010 elections, the Republicans are able to win back twenty-five house seats, four senate seats, and six governorships. While not enough to take back the Congress, Republican leadership would have a reason to grin. The Iraq War is dying down, but the War in Afghanistan is still raging, despite a large number of troops arriving. Muhammad Omar is dead. The situation there has improved however.
In the summer of 2011, President Obama makes a stop in California, a presidential visit. In California, a deranged far-right Republican shoots and kills the President. President Joseph Biden takes the oath of office amongst a deeply divided nation. He selects veteran congressman Dick Gephardt to be his Vice President.
In 2012, with progress in Afghanistan and a slowly recovering economy, the Republicans nominate Mitt Romney and John Thune. The Democrats re-nominate Joe Biden and Dick Gephardt. How does the election go. What are Biden's approval numbers? You decide. Discuss with maps, too.
EDIT: Mary Landrieu instead of Dick Gephardt, a respectable moderate and the first woman VP. Dick Gephardt is getting too old, and I made a mistake.
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