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« on: February 07, 2018, 12:58:31 PM »
« edited: February 22, 2018, 08:08:13 PM by New Tennessean Politician »

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to an alternate world where Lamar Alexander stayed in the 2000 Republican Primary while George W. Bush and John McCain didn't run either. Here is the result of the 2000 Republican Primary:

The Democratic Primary would go as in OTL but when the GE started, both candidates were neck and neck in the polls until Al Gore had a major Gaffe during the third Presidential Debate where he accused Lamar Alexander of not being a failure before being rebutted with Lamar's rather grand career thus far. He would go on to win the General Election in a Landslide mainly because Ralph Nader and Donald Trump ran as Independents and thus split the Democrat vote a lot in several states like MN, FL, WA, OR, MI, PA, OH, WI, NH, CT, RI, MD, NJ, and DE. Here is the election Map:


Former SOE. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)/Former SOH. Newt Gingrich (R-GA): 407/42.3%
VP Al Gore (D-TN)/Former Shadow Sen. Jesse Jackson (D-DC): 131/39.4%
Mr. Donald J. Trump (I-NY)/Former Gov. Jesse Ventura (I-MN): 0/16.2%
Mr. Ralph Nader (G-CT)/Mrs. Winona LaDuke (G-MN): 0/2.1%

Following this election, the Alexander Presidency has faced many twists and turns that would bring down weaker presidents. With an Approval Rating just hovering at 54%, The GOP needs to either keep Alexander in the WH for 4 more years or replace him. At the same time, the DEMs must find a better candidate that can match and easily crush any Candidate the Republicans nominate.


Game will automatically start once there are 3 candidates per party and you may play as an independent candidate or as a member from the Green or Libertarian Parties but you must start early on. to get a huge following. The current year is 2003. I will post Timeline that will go with Turn 4 once enough Candidates have posted their announcement speeches.

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Possible Republican Candidates
Fmr Gov. George W. Bush (R-TX)
Mr. Steve Forbes (R-PA)
Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR)

Among Others


Current Republican Candidates
Pres. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) [Senator Haslam 2020]
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) [Generic Moderate Dem 2020]
Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) [terp40hitch]


Possible DEM candidates:
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Gen. Wesley Clark (D-AR)
Sen. John Edwards (D-NC)
Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE)
Rep. Bernie Sanders (D-VT)

Among Others


Current DEM candidates:
Former 1st Lady Hillary Clinton (D-AR) [NOTTYLER]
Fmr Gov. Howard Dean (D-VT) [WestVegeta]
Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) [Dr_Novella]
Sen. JFK Jr. (D-NY) [EdgeofNight]


Current Third Party Candidates
Mr. Ralph Nader (G-CT) [West_midlander]

Boyd Rice (Re-CO) [Jaguar4life]

Turns last for 96 hours with a gifted 24 hour extension if needed. Turn 2 to hopefully be posted on Saturday at 1:00 PM EST.

May the best candidate win!

(In case you couldn't tell, I'm somewhat basing this off of Election 2020: The Game!
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« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2018, 05:58:35 PM »


Welcome
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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2018, 06:01:12 PM »


Welcome!
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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2018, 06:04:07 PM »


It will and hopefully there will be a lot of competition for all
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2018, 06:08:37 PM »


I promise I won't unless too many players drop out
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« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2018, 06:18:55 PM »

2. 5 Endorsements per turn. PM me for permission then post them in your campaign schedule.
Endorsements for our candidates, right? And from any non-running candidate? I assume the PM is to make sure the endorsements are reasonable for the candidate.
3. you have a maximum of 6 Ads per Turn
Is there any penalty for using all 6 per turn?
4. Players are encourage to post, for each round, a schedule for the Month. It can be as in-depth as an hourly itinerary for the candidate, or it can be as general as a summary of the entire Month
Is each turn one month?

Yes, yes, and yes.
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« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2018, 06:59:13 PM »

2. 5 Endorsements per turn. PM me for permission then post them in your campaign schedule.
Endorsements for our candidates, right? And from any non-running candidate? I assume the PM is to make sure the endorsements are reasonable for the candidate.
3. you have a maximum of 6 Ads per Turn
Is there any penalty for using all 6 per turn?
4. Players are encourage to post, for each round, a schedule for the Month. It can be as in-depth as an hourly itinerary for the candidate, or it can be as general as a summary of the entire Month
Is each turn one month?

Yes, yes, and yes.
What's the downside to using all 6 ads as opposed to less?

You won't be able to use them as a way to get your record across if you have only attack ads per turn, which will be a double edged sword. Same for if you use them for positives about your record.
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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2018, 07:09:33 PM »


Welcome!
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« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2018, 07:15:50 PM »

To all Candidates:

Be sure to post your Announcement speech After you are put in.
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« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2018, 09:13:57 PM »

2. 5 Endorsements per turn. PM me for permission then post them in your campaign schedule.
Endorsements for our candidates, right? And from any non-running candidate? I assume the PM is to make sure the endorsements are reasonable for the candidate.
3. you have a maximum of 6 Ads per Turn
Is there any penalty for using all 6 per turn?
4. Players are encourage to post, for each round, a schedule for the Month. It can be as in-depth as an hourly itinerary for the candidate, or it can be as general as a summary of the entire Month
Is each turn one month?

Yes, yes, and yes.
What's the downside to using all 6 ads as opposed to less?

You won't be able to use them as a way to get your record across if you have only attack ads per turn, which will be a double edged sword. Same for if you use them for positives about your record.
It's encouraged to do all 6, if you want, then? Just not all attacking or positive?

Sorry for all the questions, I've not played an election game like this before.

Yes.

It's fine. Explaining to a new person helps them Know the rules to play
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« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2018, 10:11:55 PM »

Timeline will be posted tomorrow.
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« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2018, 10:47:35 PM »

Why is this posted in the Election What-ifs board? Wink

Welp, 2020 Election: The Game was posted on these forums thing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2018, 10:13:23 AM »

I will be political activist Boyd Rice for the Reform Party.

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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2018, 10:23:47 AM »

I will take Governor Howard Brush Dean III of Vermont, if he's still available.

He is. Welcome!
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« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2018, 01:28:39 PM »

I have a hard time seeing a libertarian-leaner like Ventura running with a populist like Trump...

Trump actually did consider him for running mate in 2000 on the reform ticket. Not to mention, Ventura did hope to be Trump's running mate in 2016
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« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2018, 07:49:22 PM »

For the purposes of this game, changing to "Ralph Nader" and "G-CT." (Excuse to change my state avatar).

That is 100% fine
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« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2018, 03:24:59 PM »

bumping game for 2 more GOP players.

Timeline soon. Game will begin once there is more GOP players
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« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2018, 03:51:36 PM »


Just post an announcement speech if you're ready, though be prepare to edit when the Timeline comes out.
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« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2018, 04:55:59 PM »
« Edited: February 18, 2018, 04:25:34 PM by New Tennessean Politician »


2000 Popular Vote Electoral Map by states


    Timeline for Jan 2001-May 2003, Part I

    2001

    • January 20th: Lamar Alexander inaugurated as President while his running mate, Newt Gingrich, his inaugurated as his Vice President

    • January 23rd: President Alexander announces the creation of a six point Tax plan, a flatter, fairer,
       simpler income tax, an end to the Marriage Penalty, raising of Child deductions, cutting rates, a doubling of the Charitable deduction, a restoration of the flatter 28% and 15% Tax Rates, an end of quarterly filing and a deduction health care for small businesses.

    • February 3rd: February began with economic concerns. The economy, which had been in a slow decline since the end of 2000, was not getting any better. Many Americans wondered how long the economic slump would continue, especially after the "Dot-Com Bubble" had peaked in March 2000, with NASDAQ rolling in at 5132.52. Government officials assured people that the slow decline in the markets was the result of a "decent" from the high peak that the markets had experienced.


    • February 8th: President Alexander denies a request to expand programs and limiting the size of the government, stating the Ronald Regan quote: "Government isn't the solution to every problem, it is the problem."

    • February 11th: President Alexander announces a reduction of Government influence in the Economy, stating that will Spur more Economic growth than Usual.

    • March 4th: President Alexander ratifies the Kyoto Protocol, an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which seeks to impose mandatory targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The treaty requires spending tens of billions of dollars per year for renewable energies. This procedure received praise from Canadian Prime minister Jean Chretien. The President, however, is able to make a modified version before ratifying it, in which a $500 M is used to spend for Renewable resources, stating that while Climate Change is a problem, there are still many americans who can't afford to lose their jobs to Renewable energy.

    • March 6th: President Alexander lowers the taxes on Gas and oil to allow for America to be less dependent on other countries for Oil. Many Democrats are enraged by this stating that he refuses to do his part in the fight against Climate Change, though Alexander asks which is the more important: The current Economy or the future Climate when he could go back and make more renewable jobs in the very near future. He then cites his support for bipartisan wetland protection and pollution clean-up, which forces the Democrats to promptly quiet down

    • March 8th: President Alexander announces his plan to fund national parks in the tradition of Theodore Roosevelt and the creation of Local land trusts to protect Ecology

    • March 27th: Washington announces increasing funding in nuclear and wind energy development to create green jobs. In longer term, that contributed, in long-term, to the creation of 300,000 jobs.

    • April 2nd: April opened with the Hainan Island Incident, in which a US spy plane that collided with a Chinese craft in air is forced to land in China. The US crew is detained by the Chinese. In a White House Press Conference, President Gore explained, "The actions of the Chinese are truly disturbing." The US Government eventually sent a letter of apology to the Chinese Government and after ten days of interrogation, the US crew was released.

    • April 7th: The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) announces that in a stunning turn of events, the United was continuing a peak of Business following March and state that the situation may be like the Roaring 20s

    • April 23rd: President Alexander introduces the Schools for America Act or SAA in which, if passed by both houses, will regulate public schools much like charter schools, a creation of an Education savings account, federal funding for HOPE scholarships for grade schools, a replacement of bilingual education with English for Children, school decisions returned to families, an increase of teacher pay but an end to tenure, public schools are put under local control, a test for high standards for teachers and students will be implemented.

    • May: President Alexander announces his plan to leave NAFTA, stating that the sooner America left NAFTA, the less chances that the "Giant Sucking Sound" will happen.

    • June 26th:  For the first time as president, Alexander meets Russian President Vladimir Putin. Together, they discuss how the United States and Russia can cooperate, including on how to maintain peace in the Balkans.

    • June 29th: The United States and Russia launch the objective of reducing their nuclear arsenal from 2200 to 1300 by 2012.

    • September 4 : The Electronic Bill of Rights put in place by the Alexander administration is adopted by the Congress. This bill includes connection of every school to the Internet, protection of personal information, Internet self-regulation, privacy policy on all web sites and regulation of Internet privacy and child access, but not content.

    • September 9 : Afghan resistance leader against the Taliban regime Ahmad Shah Massoud is assassinated by two Algerian nationals, posing as Belgian journalists.

    • September 11 : The jihadist group of Al Qaïda led by Osama Bin Laden uses planes to orchestrate terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York City, and on the Pentagon, in Washington D.C. A third plane controlled by terrorists crashed in Pennsylvania before hitting its target (apparently the White House). The 9/11 attacks killed approximately 3000 people. On the night of September 11 2001, President Alexander declares war on terror.


      The attacks had a significant economic impact on United States and world markets. The stock exchanges did not open on September 11 and remained closed until September 17. Reopening, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 684 points, or 7.1%, to 8921, a record-setting one-day point decline By the end of the week, the DJIA had fallen 1,369.7 points (14.3%), at the time its largest one-week point drop in history. In 2001 dollars, U.S. stocks lost $1.4 trillion in valuation for the week. In New York City, about 430,000 job-months and $2.8 billion dollars in wages were lost in the three months after the attacks. The economic effects were mainly on the economy's export sectors. North American air space was closed for several days after the attacks and air travel decreased upon its reopening, leading to a nearly 20% cutback in air travel capacity, and exacerbating financial problems in the struggling U.S. airline industry. Oil prices also spiked upwards. Gas prices in the United States also briefly shot up, though the spike in prices lasted only about one week. Closing borders post-9/11 dealt a crushing blow to trade and to the global economy.

    • September 17 : Alexander speaks once again before a joint session of Congress, in which he receives the permission from both the Senate and House of Representatives to liberate Afghanistan from the oppressive Taliban regime and eliminate the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. Alexander also issues an ultimatum demanding that the Taliban government of Afghanistan deliver Al Qaeda leaders located in Afghanistan to the United States authorities, or else they would share their fate.

    • October 1 : Operation Enduring Liberty when U.S., NATO and Australian forces initiates bombing campaigns on Taliban and al Qaeda forces, while U.S special forces units begin slipping into Afghanistan, with the objective of convincing and bribing local chieftains to resist the Taliban regime. The main goals of the invasion is to defeat the Taliban, eradicate Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and capture or kill key Al Qaeda leaders.

    • October 7 : U.S. and UK special forces supported by the Afghan Northern Alliance captures Mazār-e Sharīf, thus opening supply routes and providing an important airstrip for U.S. planes and helicopters.

    • October 10 : 100,000 U.S soldiers begin the ground campaign, most of them by the captured airport in Mazār-e Sharīf.

    • October 22: U.S. forces, supported by the Afghan Northern Alliance, secure the Afghan capital Kabul.

    • November 2 : Kunduz is freed by the Northern Alliance.

    • November 6: Jalalabad is captured by the U.S. forces and men of the Northern Alliance.

    • November 11 : Kandahar is captured by the U.S. forces and men of the Northern Alliance. The head of the Taliban regime, Mullah Omar, is killed by Northern Alliance soldiers while attempting to escape. After this, the Taliban is severely crippled with over 60 % of its former combat strength reduced and its leader dead.

    • December 6-17 : The Coalition orchestrates a military offensive in Tora Bora to kill or capture Osama Bin Laden. Bin Laden is able to be caught after Coalition forces is able to completely surround and capture the city before the Most Wanted Man in the world in the world is able to flee

    • December 22 : A new government is established in Kabul, with Hamid Karzai as the interim-leader. On the same day, American Airlines Flight 63, enroute from Paris to Miami, is forced to land in Boston after a man attempts to blow up the plane with explosives in his shoe.
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    « Reply #19 on: February 17, 2018, 05:44:02 AM »


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    « Reply #20 on: February 17, 2018, 11:48:45 AM »

    Timeline for Jan 2001-May 2003, Part II

    2002


    • January 2002: First week of January begins with President Alexander withdrawing from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, citing that now more than ever the United States needed protection. Democrats accuse him of being a War Monger though many citizens agree that the President is in the right

    • January 15 : The Senate passes a bill known as the Afghan Reconstruction Act. The bill helps build modern infrastructure throughout Afghanistan and helps bulk up the Afghan military. The bill also invests billions in agriculture and education for the Afghan people.

    • January 21 : the UN Security Council announced the establishment of an arms embargo and freezes Taliban and Al-Qaeda assets. The move is widely praised by Americans, yet some wonder why such a move took so long. Fighting in Afghanistan raged on nonetheless, as United States soldiers attempted to further destabilize Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces.

    • January 31 : A bus in San Antonio, Texas, was hijacked by a terrorist who had explosives strapped to his chest. Police and federal agents quickly surrounded the stopped bus and attempted to negotiate with the terrorist. The terrorist called to Allah but just before he could detonate an explosive, he was shot in the head by a sniper, halting a terrorist Attack before it could get bad.

    • February : As Taliban forces regrouped in Afghanistan, the fighting decreased and the solidification of Coalition forces increased.

    • February 8 : the Winter Olympics, hosted in Salt Lake City, began. Under orders from President Alexander, security there was extremely tight, with an article from the New York Times saying that Salt Lake City had become just as safe as Washington, D.C.

    • March : The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 co-sponsored by Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold passed both houses of the Congress and is signed into law by President Alexander.

    • April : The success of Operation Anaconda drove many of the Al-Qaeda forces out of Afghanistan and into Pakistan. The Taliban, however, for the most part remained in Afghanistan and moved their operations to mountainous southern provinces. British Royal Marines were called in to chase Taliban forces throughout the mountains.

    • April 13 : Hugo Chavez takes power in Venezuela through a coup d'État.

    • May : Jacques Chirac is re-elected President of France with 82 % of the vote against over far-right leader of National Front Jean-Marie Le Pen

    • June 24 : Congressman Dick Armey (R-TX) introduced a bill aimed at establishing the Department of Homeland Security in order to reinforce America's national security in this context of growing terrorist threat.

    • July 4 : On Independence Day 2002, Osama Bin Laden's is given trial and within minutes he is Declared guilty of Terrorism and sentenced to death by firing squad on the 1 year anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Parades are held across the nation to celebrate the outcome of what many call the trial of the century.

    • July 26 : Dick Armey's bill aimed at establishing the Department of Homeland Security passed in the House of Representatives with 295 YEA votes and 132 NAY votes. The bill has yet to pass in the Senate and to be signed into law by President Alexander to ensure the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.

    • August : A terror plot to destroy the US Bank Tower in Los Angeles is uncovered and five men with connections to Al-Qaeda are arrested in San Diego. President Alexander in response praised the men and women of the FBI as well as the effects of the Advanced Intelligence Tools and Systems Act.

    • August 12 : US Airways declared bankruptcy.

    • September 6 : September started with chaos in Afghanistan. A car bomb killed 25 people in Kabul, with many more wounded. Seven hours later, an assassination attempt was made on interim-leader Hamid Karzai, but it failed. Both events are embodied by Al-Qaeda's declaration of a "new Jihad" against the United States and its allies.

    • September 11: On the one year anniversary of the September 11th attacks, at Noon, Osama Bin Laden is executed by firing squad for the high crime of Terrorism against the United States. Immediately afterwards, parades across the nation erupt in celebration, least it which being a Military and public parade as well as a Rally where the President gives his signature "Safety for America" Speech, in which President Alexander states that the Nation must continue to be ready for anything and that it was because of everyone working together that everything was possible. From then to January 2003, President Alexander's approval rating hits a record high at 97%.

    • September 14 : Following several bombing raids of the Helmand province, US Special Forces were deployed into the province in an attempt to drive Al-Qaeda and Taliban forces over into Zabul, which was mostly occupied by the United States. The offensive was quite successful, however Al-Qaeda and the Taliban retreated into a vast network of caves, some of which led across the border to Pakistan. Once again, the US Military was forced to give up its pursuit of the enemy since it could not cross the border.

    • September 15 : Back in the United States, several Republicans, including Senators John McCain, Fred Thompson, and Don Nickles began pushing for intervention in Pakistan. They even suggested that Pakistan housed more Al-Qaeda targets than Afghanistan, and CIA intelligence did not deny this either. They claimed that if the United States had military access through Pakistan, Al-Qaeda would have a tough time and it would be easier to combat the terrorist organization.

    • September 19th: After giving a speech to a joint session of Congress to demand Intervention in Pakistan, citing possible evidence of remaining Al Qaeda and Taliban leadership in the country. Despite being criticized for being a Warmonger by Democrats, including Senator John F. Kennedy Jr. Of New York, a ultimatum is sent to Pakistan to be answered by November 7th to allow United States forces military access in the country or else United States forces would forcibly invade Pakistan and capture any or all Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders in the country.

    • October 5th: Unemployment reaches 3.2% and slowly goes on the decline. Many economic analysts affirmed that while the recent job losses are due to the US Airways' bankruptcy,  The  re-negotiations free trade deals with America's allies as well as to Lamar Alexander's low taxes on the American people, on energy industry and on businesses is allowing for the Economy to begin to repair itself.

    • November 5 : November was an eventful month between the 2002 Senate elections, Pakistan agreeing to the Ultimatum on the 3rd, and developing problems in the nation of Iraq. Both the Senate and Gubernatorial elections happened on November 5th.


    Senate Election Results, 2002 :
    Alabama - Jeff Sessions (R) is re-elected over Susan Parker (D)
    Alaska - Ted Stevens (R) is re-elected over Frank J. Vondersaar (D)
    Arkansas - Tim Hutchinson (R) is elected over  Mark Pryor (D)
    Colorado - Wayne Allard (R) is re-elected over Tom Strickland (D)
    Delaware - Joe Biden (D) is re-elected over Raymond J. Clatworthy (R)
    Georgia - Saxby Chambliss (R) is elected over Max Cleland (D) (Pickup)
    Idaho - Larry Craig (R) is re-elected over Alan Blinken (D)
    Illinois - Jim Durkin (R) defeats Dick Durbin (D)
    Iowa - Greg Ganske (R) is re-elected over Tom Harkin (D)
    Kansas - Pat Roberts (R) is re-elected over Steven Rosile (L)
    Kentucky - Mitch McConnell (R) is re-elected over Lois Combs Weinberg (D)
    Louisiana - Suzanne Haik Terrell (R) defeats Mary Landrieu (D) (Pickup)
    Maine - Susan Collins (R) is re-elected over Chellie Pingree (D)
    Massachusetts - John Kerry (D) is re-elected over Michael E. Cloud (L)
    Michigan - Andrew Raczkowski (R) defeats Carl Levin (D)
    Minnesota - Norm Coleman (R) defeats Walter Mondale (D) (Pickup)
    Mississippi - Thad Cochran (R) is re-elected over Shawn O'Hara (Re.)
    Missouri - Jim Talent (R) defeats Jen Carnahan (D) (Pickup)
    Montana - Mike Taylor (R) is re-elected over Max Baucus (D)
    Nebraska - Chuck Hagel (R) is re-elected over Charlie Matulka (D)
    New Hampshire - John Sununu (R) defeats Jeanne Shaheen (D)
    New Jersey - Doug Forrester (R) defeats Frank Lautenberg (D)
    New Mexico - Pete Domenici (R) is re-elected over Gloria Tristani (D)
    North Carolina - Elizabeth Dole (R) defeats Erskine Bowles
    Oklahoma - Jim Inhofe (R) is re-elected over David Walters (D)
    Oregon - Gordon Smith (R) is re-elcted over Bill Bradbury (D)
    Rhode Island - Jack Reed (D) is re-elected over Robert Tingle (R)
    South Carolina - Lindsey Graham (R) defeats Alex Sanders (D)
    South Dakota - John Thune (R) is defeats Tim Johnson (D) (Pickup)
    Tennessee - Ed Bryant (R) defeats Bob Clement (D)
    Texas - John Cornyn (R) defeats Ron Kirk (D)
    Virginia - John Warner (R) is re-elected over Nancy Spannaus (I)
    West Virginia - Jay Rockefeller (D) is re-elected over Jay Wolfe (R)
    Wyoming - Mike Enzi (R) is re-elected over Joyce Jansa Corcoran (D)

    TOTAL SEATS:
    Republicans: 60
    Democrats: 40

    Gubernatorial Election key results :
    California - Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is elected over Cruz Bustamante (D)
    Vermont - Jim Douglas (R) is elected over Doug Racine (D)
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    « Reply #21 on: February 17, 2018, 11:49:21 AM »

    • November 8 : The UN Security Council votes unanimously to allow arms inspectors into Iraq.

    • November 11 : Saddam Hussein issued a statement claiming that Iraq would not permit the entry to arms inspectors. The refusal of entry created a great amount of speculation that Iraq had the ability to obtain weapons of mass destruction, and could furthermore be harboring terrorists. Conservatives used the global opinion of Iraq in an attempt to once again question the safety of Americans.

    • November 19 : The Senate approves the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security with 96 YEA votes and 4 NAY votes, which would override a possible presidential veto.

    • November 25 : President Alexander approves the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and signs the bill into law, thus creating the Department of Homeland Security. Some lawmakers like Democratic Senator Russ Feingold and Independent Congressman Bernie Sanders criticized Alexander on this decision to approve the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security instead of vetoing it, claiming that it will diminish the individual freedoms in this country just like in 1984 (George Orwell's novel).

    • December 3 : On December 3rd, the UN passed a resolution that proclaimed the right of a team of UN weapons inspectors, led by Hans Blix, to enter Iraq in order to determine the status of Iraq's weapon development.
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    « Reply #22 on: February 17, 2018, 12:17:13 PM »
    « Edited: February 17, 2018, 03:33:33 PM by New Tennessean Politician »

    Timeline for Jan 2001-May 2003, Part III

    2003


    • January 13th: President Alexander's approval rating begins to slowly fall from a height of 72% and will continue to fall until it stabilizes at 54% in August. Many credit Alexander's record approval rating at 87% at the time for the amazing Victory in the Senate Elections and many DEMs hope that due to Alexander's lowering approval, they can sneak a Victory past the Republicans

    • February 1 : Tragedy as the Space Shuttle 'Columbia' disintegrated upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere on February 1st. The disaster killed all 7 of the crew and scattered debris across the Southwestern United States.

    • February 5 : The U.N. reports that Saddam Hussein gave sanctuary to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad terrorist who was involved in the millennium plot, a terrorist attempt to commit bombing attacks against tourist sites in Jordan as well as against the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the USS The Sullivans in the context of millennium celebrations in addition of training jihadists in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Republicans started using it as an argument in favor of intervening militarily in Iraq, claiming that Saddam Hussein's Iraq is a safe haven for terrorism.

    • February 23 : The United States launched 2 U-2 spy planes over Iraq in an attempt to gain intelligence about the country's weapon programs. While the planes were unable to find any weapons of mass destruction,' several weapons and missile depots are located.

    • February 28 : Republican cries for increased intervention in the Middle East became louder. US forces in Pakistan are able to catch and arrest multiple Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders and forces within the country. As a result, the few who are able to escape flee into Iran. Knowing how tenuous the situation is, President Alexander states that they have done enough and refuse to Invade Iraq and Iran, which angers many Republicans

    • March 7 : After intelligence operations claiming that Iraq developed its capacity of developing weapons of mass destruction, the United States and their allies decided to increase their diplomatic and economic sanctions against Iraq.

    • March 8 : In reaction to the increased international sanctions against Iraq, Saddam Hussein decided to impose an embargo on American oil, which hurts the U.S. Economy and increased America's dependence on foreign oil. The Iraqi embargo triggers a Third Oil Crisis.

    • March 10 : In response to the increased international sanctions against Iraq, Saddam Hussein decided to invade Kuwait in order to claim this small country's oil. These events increased pressure on the Alexander administration to intervene militarily in Iraq, which President Alexander remains reluctant about.

    • April 9 : Violence erupted in India as a Pakistani jihadist organization affiliated with Al-Qaeda attacks Connaught Place one of the largest financial, commercial and business centres in New Delhi, which killed 28 people.

    • April 23 : The terrible economic situation as well the Third Oil Crisis not only began to raise the unemployment rate to 4.5% but marginally increased the debt. As a consequence, with the extra money in the budget, the Alexander administration increases military and defense spending, which gives the American troops in Afghanistan additional reinforcements and arsenal. Most of the American people is happy about this decision due to the potential that terrorists would be crippled enough from this measure to decrease their forces and commit less terrorist attacks. This decision is widely criticized by the Democrats.

    LAMAR ALEXANDER'S APPROVAL RATING:

    Approve: 54%
    Disapprove: 36%
    Unsure: 10%
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    « Reply #23 on: February 17, 2018, 12:20:20 PM »

    Timeline Finished, be ready to take everything into account so when you play you can be 100% ready for every event in the game
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    « Reply #24 on: February 17, 2018, 02:04:41 PM »


    When you have a 87% Approval rating and midterms happen on that same day.
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