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Republican Nomination: President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican-New York)		  
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Republican Nomination: Senator Richard M. Nixon (Republican-California)		  
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Republican Nomination: Former Senator George H. Bender (Republican-Ohio)		  
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Republican Nomination: Governor Cecil H. Underwood (Republican-West Virginia)		  
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Republican Convention: Mr. James M. Lloyd (Republican-South Dakota)		  
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Republican Nomination: Governor Nelson Rockefeller (Republican-New York)		  
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Republican Nomination: Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Republican-Arizona)		  
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Democratic Nomination: Senator John F. Kennedy (Democrat-Massachusetts)		  
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Democratic Nomination: Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat-Texas)		  
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Democratic Nomination: Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr. (Democrat-California)		  
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Democratic Nomination: Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. (Democrat-Minnesota)		  
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Democratic Nomination: Senator George Smathers (Democrat-Florida)		  
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Democratic Nomination: Senator Stuart W. Syminton (Democrat-Missouri)		  
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Democratic Nomination: Governor Michael V. DiSalle (Democrat-Ohio)		  
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Democratic Nomination: Former Governor Adlai E. Stevenson II (Democrat-Illinois)		  
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Total Voters: 47

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« on: March 27, 2013, 03:10:16 PM »
And now we reach 1960. Much has happened since the inauguration of President Dwight David Eisenhower. During his term, there have been points of success and points of failure. In the arena of the successful is his "New Look" foreign policy, involving greater quantities of nuclear weapons as opposed to conventional arms to stave off Soviet aggression, and a comprehensive anti-Soviet foreign policy. As well, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare has been created, combining a number of previously scattered government agencies, bureaus, commissions, and so on. In 1958, the federal government had a balanced budget. As well, the Interstate Highway Act was passed in 1957. However, there have been remarks of criticism. Some of his critics have criticized the cost of the Interstates, his cutting of "vital" government programs in the name of a balanced budget, his "too aggressive" foreign policy, his "too weak" foreign policy, and so on. Those running in 1960 are among his chief critics. Despite an overall peaceful second term--marred by a recession in 1958 and the criticism that he didn't lower taxes to help battle said recession--Eisenhower sees opposition within his own party. While many of the candidates on the ballot are themselves not running, support groups of said candidates have placed them in the arena themselves. Famed anti-communist crusader Senator Richard Nixon, noted conservative Barry Goldwater, and liberal Nelson Rockefeller (Ike's first HEW Secretary) are all not vying for the nomination and yet are seeing grassroots support. On the other side of the aisle, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts is criticizing "Ike" on prioritizing penny pinching over America's domestic and international needs. Over the last four years, Kennedy has pushed himself to the forefront of the debate, attempting to set himself up for this year. Hubert H. Humphrey's campaign is meanwhile centered around domestic policy. Lyndon Johnson, 1956's runner-up is also involved in the contest for the Democratic nomination, though he is waiting in the wings at the convention rather than go through a primary campaign. You, the voter, possess a free range of choices. Whom will you choose?

One day.
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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2013, 03:13:01 PM »
HHH
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2013, 03:13:09 PM »
Re-Elect Ike!
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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2013, 03:14:43 PM »
The Socialists don't get to nominate a candidate?
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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2013, 03:18:30 PM »
Hubert Humphrey/Wayne Morse for the future!
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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2013, 03:19:43 PM »
Eisenhower/Nixon or Eisenhower/Rockefeller.

And shouldn't Ike's home state be Pennsylvania?
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2013, 03:24:58 PM »
Quote from: Sewer on March 27, 2013, 03:18:30 PM
Hubert Humphrey/Wayne Morse for the future!
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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2013, 03:25:15 PM »
Kennedy/Humphrey! Guys, if Humphrey gets shot on November 22, we won't be able to run him in '68 and '72 and maybe even '64! If Kennedy gets shot, Humphrey will serve for longer! If we want true progressivism for the 1960s, we can't kill off our best guy partway through! Humphrey for Vice-President!
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2013, 03:26:20 PM »
LBJ

An explanation of what happened to the Socialists would be nice.
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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2013, 03:26:49 PM »
But seriously, if we kill HHH before his time, I'm going to be mighty pissed that y'all don't know how to utilize the real world to our advantage. This is the same thing that happened with McKinley and TR: if we had nominated TR/McKinley in 1900, as I know at least Gass wanted, TR would only have served a year as President, and we wouldn't have wanted that, would we?
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« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2013, 03:30:12 PM »
Quote from: Alfred F. Jones: Commencing in Chattanooga on March 27, 2013, 03:26:49 PM
But seriously, if we kill HHH before his time, I'm going to be mighty pissed that y'all don't know how to utilize the real world to our advantage. This is the same thing that happened with McKinley and TR: if we had nominated TR/McKinley in 1900, as I know at least Gass wanted, TR would only have served a year as President, and we wouldn't have wanted that, would we?

I guess this makes sense. Too bad I can't flip my vote.
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« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2013, 03:31:37 PM »
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« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2013, 03:33:02 PM »
We Democrats want to nominate a lightweight or a foreign-policy guy and save the big guns for later, because whoever wins this election will die on November 22, 1963, period.

I'm sorry I'm posting this so much, but I really don't want to lose Humphrey or any other great candidate, really.
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« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2013, 03:33:22 PM »
LBJ is the best choice if we're forced to pick a Democrat.
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« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2013, 03:34:50 PM »
Symington/Stevenson if I'm truly voting, Humphrey/McCarthy (Eugene) if voting strategically.
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« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2013, 03:35:16 PM »
JFK
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« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2013, 03:37:09 PM »
Who are the Socialists officially backing? I can understand them dying off, but a back story would be nice. Obviously if they were to merge with the Democrats, there would be a Socialist wing in the part would be backing a candidate.
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« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2013, 03:41:18 PM »
Quote from: Siren on March 27, 2013, 03:31:59 PM
AFAIK there isn't any evidence to suggest whoever wins will get assassinated....

Uh, they got assassinated IRL, so they'll get assassinated in Atlamerica too unless there's a specific thing that makes them less likely to die. For example, Lincoln didn't fight the Civil War, so nobody would want to kill him. However, McKinley didn't change anything about what he did, so he did get killed.

And Holmes, I believe that Dr. J and Lief and Gass and I (to an extent; I'm voting strategically here) are the Socialist wing of the Democratic Party. The Socialists broke up because Daniel Hoan and Darlington Hoopes were found to be homosexual lovers, which was quite scandalous at the time.
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« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2013, 03:43:14 PM »
I'm not too sure, but of this field, I think the socialist wing would back Humphrey.
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« Reply #19 on: March 27, 2013, 03:44:24 PM »
Quote from: Siren on March 27, 2013, 03:43:26 PM
And yet FDR didn't die.  The idea that ANYONE will get assassinated regardless of circumstances makes no sense at all.  I'm sorry - none.

Let's ask Cath. Cath, how do you determine the rules for assassinations?
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« Reply #20 on: March 27, 2013, 03:48:47 PM »
Quote from: Alfred F. Jones: Commencing in Chattanooga on March 27, 2013, 03:41:18 PM
Quote from: Siren on March 27, 2013, 03:31:59 PM
AFAIK there isn't any evidence to suggest whoever wins will get assassinated....
... Holmes ...

Time for me to change my avatar? I'm not Holmes Tongue
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« Reply #21 on: March 27, 2013, 03:53:00 PM »
That's Hatman, not Holmes.
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« Reply #22 on: March 27, 2013, 03:55:01 PM »
Quote from: Hatman on March 27, 2013, 03:48:47 PM
Quote from: Alfred F. Jones: Commencing in Chattanooga on March 27, 2013, 03:41:18 PM
Quote from: Siren on March 27, 2013, 03:31:59 PM
AFAIK there isn't any evidence to suggest whoever wins will get assassinated....
... Holmes ...

Time for me to change my avatar? I'm not Holmes Tongue

Damn Canadians! Show some variety! Sorry about that, Mr. Washburn.
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« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2013, 03:58:49 PM »
LBJ/Brown
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« Reply #24 on: March 27, 2013, 04:01:32 PM »
Goldwater!
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