Election 2006 :: Fantasy Election :: History

[Ben Meyers]

The following is a summary of the elections of 1986-2002.

Election of 1986

Candidates
Republican: President Jim Breuer (California)/Vice President Irvin Lochart (Texas)
Democratic: Former Vice President Frank Kirchner (Illinois)/Senator Lance Telisson

Running for reelection, President James G. Breuer had approval ratings as low as 38%.  Under his administration, the nation had fallen into a deep recession, turning dangerously into a depression.  The frontrunner for the Democratic nomination was Former Vice President Francis H. Kirchner.  During the primaries, his campaign stumbled, with Kirchner often making gaffes on the campaign trail.  When he won the nomination, the Breuer campaign had already portrayed him as an out-of-touch liberal.  Polls in August showed Breuer with 42% and Kirchner with 39%, a closer race than most people had expected.  It was agreed by many that Kirchner won the first debate, but the Republican candidates undoubtedly won the second and third debates, as well as the vice presidential debate.  Polls taken one week before the election showed Breuer leading with 47% to 42%.  Kirchner performed better than expected, yet Breuer still managed to pull out a victory, earning him a second term in the White House.



Electoral Vote
Breuer: 389
Kirchner: 149

Popular Vote
Breuer: 53%
Kirchner: 46%


Election of 1990

Candidates
Republican: Vice President Irvin Lochart (Texas)/Governor Bill Wells (Missouri)
Democratic: Senator Henry Rolan (Michigan)/Senator Gordon Schrader (Arizona)

In his second term, President Breuer amassed a gigantic deficit of over $760 billion.  Vice President Irvin Lochart was immediately associated by the public with their nation’s problems.  To counterweight this, Lochart tried to distance himself from Breuer, and it paid off.  He had much higher approval ratings than his boss.  The Democratic primaries were hard fought between two senators – Henry Rolan and Gordon Schrader.  In the end, Rolan won, and secured party unity by adding Schrader to the ticket.  Lochart added Missouri Governor Bill Wells to the ticket in an effort to gain points in the Midwest.  Polls showed a dead heat in August.  Every single one of the debates, including the vice presidential debate, was considered a draw.  The final poll taken before Election Day showed each candidate with 48%.  In the end, Rolan capitalized on the failures of the Breuer Administration, and pulled out a very narrow victory.



Electoral Vote
Rolan: 280
Lochart: 258

Popular Vote
Rolan: 50%
Lochart: 49%


Election of 1994

Candidates
Democratic: President Henry Rolan (Michigan)/Vice President Gordon Schrader (Arizona)
Republican: General Walter Delahunt (Nevada)/Energy Secretary Mark Olinick (New York)

President Henry Rolan had a fairly stable first term.  The economy had experienced a steady rebound, and the nation remained at peace.  However, in July of 1993, the nation of Kyrgyzstan, formerly under the control of the Soviets, had its government overthrown.  Radical communists took over, and discovered nuclear material.  To capitalize on this threat, the Republicans nominated five-star General Walter Delahunt.  President Rolan cruised to renomination, and immediately began to portray himself as a hawk who wouldn’t allow Kyrgyzstan to obtain nuclear weapons.  Delahunt responded with ads displaying his military courage, which had an enormous effect on the public.  After the Republican convention, which focused on Delahunt’s military record, he was leading Rolan 45% to 38%.  The Democrats put up a lackluster convention, with nothing exciting or new introduced.  In all three presidential debates, Delahunt impressed voters with his tough stances on the issues and his military-esque demeanor.  In the vice presidential debate, Energy Secretary Olinick viscously attacked the Rolan Administration on failing to act in response to the Kyrgyzstan issue.  Delahunt defeated Rolan by a solid margin in the general election.



Electoral Vote
Delahunt: 377
Rolan: 161

Popular Vote
Delahunt: 54%
Rolan: 45%

[King]

Interesting...

[Ben Meyers]

Sorry. Here's the other part.

Election of 1998

Candidates
Republican: Vice President Mark Olinick (New York)/Senator Michael Steale (Minnesota)
Democratic: Governor Keith Tiettmeyer (Pennsylvania)/Senator Mitch Stenrose (Washington)

Had President Delahunt decided to seek a second term, there is little doubt that he would have been reelected.  His approval ratings were above 90% due to a successful invasion of Kyrgyzstan and a booming economy.  However, Delahunt’s health forced him to retire, after suffering two heart attacks while in office.  The Republicans were reluctant to nominate Vice President Olinick, who had a questionable record due to numerous accusations of scandals.  However, the party leadership eventually sided with Olinick, who won the nomination, with Minnesota Senator Michael Steale as his running mate.  The Democrats responded with a very strong candidate, Pennsylvania Governor Keith Tiettmeyer, known for his integrity.  Throughout the summer, Tiettmeyer held a 3-5% lead over Olinick.  Yet, in September, an unknown Olinick campaign worker released a memo accusing Tiettmeyer of raping a young girl.  (This was later proved false, but not until after the election.)  The word spread around the country, with the public believing that Tiettmeyer was a child molester.  Tiettmeyer responded with a live television address denying all claims, which helped him greatly, for voters were impressed with his ability to talk directly to the American people.  However, he never recovered from the whisper campaign initiated by the Olinick campaign.  Olinick won a close, yet solid victory.



Electoral Vote
Olinick: 278
Tiettmeyer: 260

Popular Vote
Olinick: 51%
Tiettmeyer: 48%


Election of 2002

Candidates
Republican: President Mark Olinick (New York)/Vice President Michael Steale (Minnesota)
Democratic: Senator Evan Glenn (Maryland)/Senator Tom Irskine (Colorado)

President Olinick had a first term full of scandals.  It was first discovered that it was he who released the memo that accused Tiettmeyer of being a rapist.  He was also accused of rewarding his former company, EnergyCorp, with billions of dollars while Secretary of Energy.  Olinick truly feared Colorado Senator Tom Irskine of being his opponent in the general election, but Irskine did not win the nomination.  Instead, it went to Maryland Senator Evan Glenn, who had a record of standing up against Olinick in the Senate.  Glenn was rather dull and uncharismatic, yet he had a good record to stand on of over two decades in public service.  The Democratic convention was an acclaimed success, and included a rousing keynote address by former nominee Keith Tiettmeyer, pointing out the scandals of the Olinick Administration.  The Republicans responded with a convention centered on Olinick’s plan for the future, which was basically to make America “stronger and safer.”  The presidential debates were good for Olinick, as he rebutted all of Glenn’s attacks on his character and took the offensive.  The vice presidential debate helped the Democrats, with Tom Irskine ripping apart Vice President Steale, who was accused of numerous scandals himself.  The polls showed a dead heat a week before the election, but Olinick managed to win the election solidly.  How he did this remains unknown.



Electoral Vote
Olinick: 292
Glenn: 246

Popular Vote
Olinick: 52%
Glenn: 47%

[Moooooo]

Glenn was robbed.

[Gabu]

Is this the "let's see how many Republicans we can make consecutively win" scenario?

[Ben Meyers]

LOL

Glenn might have been robbed. . .that's one of the mysteries.

It'll all build up.

And don't worry, you all get to decide the winners, so if you want a Dem to win, you can make it happen

[Colin]

Is this the "let's see how many Republicans we can make consecutively win" scenario?

Just replace Republicans with Democrats and you have the whole scenario for the West Wing.

[Ben Meyers]

PRESIDENT OLINICK'S SECOND TERM

During President Olinick's second term in office, he was hit with a number of damaging scandals.  In October 2003, it was revealed that his campaign, with his knowledge, engaged in supressing voters in Oregon and New Hampshire, two states in which Olinick won narrow victories in the 2002 election.

Early in 2004, it was also discovered that the voting was rigged at several polling places in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and several suspected acts of rigging in New Mexico.  The primary suspect involved in the Minnesota rigging was Vice President Michael Steale. 

In November 2004, Senator Tom Irskine, the 2002 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, led a motion to impeach both President Olinick and Vice President Steale.  The motion to impeach President Olinick failed with only 42 votes.  However, the motion to impeach Vice President Steale passed with 57 votes, including the votes of Senate Majority Leader Rob Cassiter and Senate Minority Leader Bill Wueller.

The investigations into the conduct of Vice President Steale are currently being conducted.

During Olinick's second term, he was also accused of giving numerous contracts to his former company, EnergyCorp.  The economy remained steady, however, and this was the primary reason why Olinick's approval ratings maintained a constant 51%.

[George W. Hobbes]

You'd need 67 votes in the Senate to impeach anybody.  Other than that, interesting stuff, I look forward to its conclusion.