America At Odds:2007 to ?

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I plan on making this go from 2007 to 2020 for sure, but chances are that I will continue this. This will also be very detailed and be focused on realism, not close elections.

By November 15, 2007, the Presidental Primary election had heated up. Candidates gave little mercy in political ad campaigns, even though many attacked collegues of the same party. Parties were fracturing and dividing into large factions

Much of this had started when President George W. Bush vetoed a Democratic bill that would pull out troops from Iraq and create a timetable for a withdrawal. After this the Democrats refused to give funding for the war. Eventually funds for major operations ran dry and American troops could not do much but guard the green zone and a few other relativley safe locations in Iraq. By August the insurgency had exploaded all over the country and major fighting occured in Fallujah, Basra, Karbala, Baghdad and Al-Najaf.

Moderate and conservative Democrats voted against the party line to give the troops funding. On August 14th of 2007 funding for the war was re-newed and a major operation was started to stop the extreme violence in Iraq. After two months of heavy fighting, and 667 dead American troops and 9,567 Iraq troops, the rate of violence was down close to average levels for 2007.
Even though this large outbreak of violence was done, the effects of it were not. The country was divided greatly over this violence and two distinct sides had emerged. The Peace For Iraq movement was full of mainly Democrats and Independents who were for a quick withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. The Strong Victory movement was for a surge of 60,000 troops or more to quell violence and was made up of mainly Republican and Independent voters. A small moderate movement known as the Safe Withdrawal movement was for a slow withdrawal over the next year with many strategic steps taken too show that disaster would not happen.
Gallup Poll 11/13/07
Which Movement Do You Agree With More?
Democrats: Peace For Iraq 67%, Safe Withdrawal 25%, Strong Victory 8%
Independents: Peace For Iraq 43%, Safe Withdrawal 30%, Strong Victory 27%
Republicans: Peace For Iraq 13%, Safe Withdrawal 23%, Strong Victory 64%
Total:Peace For Iraq 40.7%, Safe Withdrawal 28.1%, Strong Victory 33.7%

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Along with the War In Iraq were a bunch of important issues. Hurricane Marta, a strong category 3 hurricane, had hit Corpus Christi hard and another powerful category 3 hurricane, Hurricane Dempsey, had hit Mobile, Alabama. These powerful hurricanes were not the only ones and one Category 5 hurricane had hit Guatemala, along with a Category 4 hitting La Paz and flooding out many parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. These hurricanes put Global Warming in the spotlight again and also had very large effects on the economy. Yet again large swaths of the gulf coast was rubble and many insurance companies refused to pay off wind damage, citing it as damage from floods. Gas prices also skyrocketed to $3.75, and Americans grew very angry at Oil Companies. The DOW Industrial plunged 500 points during the summer all the way to 12750.
Iran also continued to develop nuclear power. They continued to grow more vocal against what they called the American "occupation" of Iraq. Many American officals were getting worried about an Iranian military buildup. Many were hoping for Ahmadinejad's popularity to sink even more about defying the UN, his approval ratings went up as Iran found a very large oil well and its economy soared.
The most important set of events was the slowing of the American economy. The housing market collapsed more than expected and many poorer Americans had their houses fore-closed. The poverty rate rose by 2 million in 6 months partially becuase of the hurricanes and partially becuase of the collapsing economy. Another large problem arose in the Midwest where a drought was occuring. Many farmers where going broke and many of America's rural areas were becoming very impoverished. America's economic situation was very uncertain.
Rammenstein Reports Poll: Consumer Confidence 11/01.07
Is Your Fiancial Position Better Now Than Last Year?
Worse 51%
Same 25%
Better 24%
(This is just for fun)
Presidental Approval Rating 11/01/07
Approve 24%
Dissaprove 70%
Unsure 6%

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Democratic Political News
By November, 2007 many very important developments had happened in politics. Kathleen Sebeilus, the popular Democratic governor of Kansas, jumped into the race in July 13th of 2007 when she felt that no one was sticking up for farmers and rural areas in this important time. She gained significant support in Iowa quickly and was considered a more powerful successor to Tom Vilsack. John Edwards had to drop out of the race becaused his wife's cancer intensifyed and she was on the verge of dying. When he dropped out he endorsed no one for the sake of party unity and most of his votes were split between Bill Richardson and Barrack Obama.
In this time period Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton threw very vicious campaign ads around both critizing positions on the Iraq War, Medicare and Corruption. Bill Richardson gained strength as he attacked no one and was seen as a comprimise candidate. He also had immense popularity with Moderates, Indpendents, Rural Democrats and Farmers. In most places Iraq and the Economy were the two most imporatant issues and firece campaining ensued.
Gallup Poll Democratic Primaries 11/10/07
Barrack Obama 31%
Hillary Clinton 27%
Bill Richardson 20%
Kathleen Sebeilus 11%
Dennis Kucinich 4%
Undecided 7%
 
Red=Barrack Obama
Cyan=Hillary Clinton
Blue=Bill Richardson
Yellow=Kathleen Sebeilus
Green=Dennis Kucinich