N U T part 2: The Presidency of Bernie Sanders and the 2022 midterms

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

On Jan 21 2021, Sanders is inaugurated to a crowd of approx. 1.6 Million people, the second largest ever, only being beaten by Obama's 2008 inauguration.


Sanders before taking the oath of office

Roberts: Please repeat after me. "I, Bernard Sanders, do solemnly swear..."

Sanders: I, Bernard Sanders, do solemnly swear...

Roberts: " that I will faithfully execute the Office..."

Sanders:  that I will faithfully execute the Office...

Roberts:  "of President of the United States..."

Sanders: of President of the United States...

Roberts: "and will to the best of my Ability..."

Sanders: and will to the best of my Ability...

Roberts: "preserve, protect and defend..."

Sanders: preserve, protect and defend...

Roberts: "the Constitution of the United States."

Sanders:  the Constitution of the United States.

Roberts: Congratulations Mister President.

Cheers and applause

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

2020 Election results:

Bernie Sanders/Amy Klobuchar: 426* EV, 54.42%
Donald Trump/Mike Pence: 109* EV, 44.11%
Bill Weld/Austin Petersen: 0 EV, 0.98%
William Kreml/Cornel West: 0 EV, 0.22%
Don Blankenship/Tom Parker: 0 EV, 0.18%
Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg: 0 EV, 0.03%
Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear: 0 EV, 0.02%
Others, including faithless elector votes for non-candidates: 3 EV, 0.03%

*3 Sanders electors voted for Trump, and 3 Sanders electors voted for Ron Paul.


Senate:

64 Democrats
34 Republicans
2 Vacant

Governor:

House:

317 Democrats
108 Republicans

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Before the inauguration:

Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) announces he will appoint Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan to the Senate seat vacated by Amy Klobuchar as she becomes Vice President-Elect. She will be the first Native American to represent Minnesota in Congress.

Governor-Elect David Zuckerman (P-VT) announces he will appoint PPT of the Vermont State Senate Tim Ashe to the Senate seat vacated by Bernie Sanders. Ashe says he will continue to be a member of the Progressives, but will caucus with the Democrats.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Nutty

[MycroftCZ]

That House map is a N U T

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

The First Cabinet Appointments:

Sec. of State: VACANT
Sec. of Treasury: VACANT
Sec. of Defense: VACANT
Attorney General: VACANT
Sec. of the Interior: Fmr. State Rep Paulette Jordan
Sec. of Agriculture: VACANT
Sec. of Commerce: VACANT
Sec. of Labor: Fmr. Sec. of Labor Robert Reich
Sec. of HHS: Fmr. DNC Chair and Gov. of Vermont Howard Dean
Sec. of Education: VACANT
Sec. of HUD: VACANT*
Sec. of Transportation: VACANT
Sec. of Energy: VACANT
Sec. of Veterans' Affairs: VACANT
Sec. of Homeland Security: VACANT
White House Chief of Staff: Jeff Weaver
EPA Admin: VACANT
OMB Director: VACANT
US Trade Rep.: VACANT
US Ambassador to the U.N.: VACANT

*Sanders was overheard in a conversation that was leaked to the press that he wanted incoming Governor of Indiana Pete Buttigieg to serve, but was unsure if he would take the position.


Sanders' nominee for the Secretary of the Interior was a surprise as several believed he would appoint former Montana Governor Brain Schweitzer to the position.

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Sanders announces New York AG Zephyr Teachout will be the next Attorney General, Al Gore to be next head of the EPA

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More cabinet picks:

Fmr. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower for Secretary of Agriculture
Professor Paul Krugman for Secretary of the Treasury

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

More cabinet picks:

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for Secretary of State
Fmr. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower for Secretary of Agriculture
Professor Paul Krugman for Secretary of the Treasury

This can't go well.

thinking about it i've decided to change it.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

After days of speculation over who Sanders would choose as Secretary of State, he finally unveiled his pick, an extremely surprising one.

"After contacting her and her family, and after she confirmed she is willing to do the job, I am announcing that I am nominating Former First Lady Michelle Obama to be Secretary of State. I know that she will do a great job just as she did as First Lady."

This was, to say the least, an extremely shocking announcement. Several believed Sanders would nominate Tulsi Gabbard, but after he had consulted several more moderately Democratic Senators, he doubted he could get her through.  However, Gabbard wouldn't be completely snubbed of a position.

"I am also nominating Representative Gabbard to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations."

[ON Progressive]

Sanders announces New York AG Zephyr Teachout will be the next Attorney General, Al Gore to be next head of the EPA

N U T

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

The Sanders Cabinet so far:

Sec. of State: Fmr. First Lady Michelle Obama
Sec. of Treasury: Professor Paul Krugman
Sec. of Defense: VACANT
Attorney General: New York AG Zephyr Teachout
Sec. of the Interior: Fmr. State Rep Paulette Jordan
Sec. of Agriculture: Fmr. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower
Sec. of Commerce: VACANT
Sec. of Labor: Fmr. Sec. of Labor Robert Reich
Sec. of HHS: Fmr. DNC Chair and Gov. of Vermont Howard Dean
Sec. of Education: VACANT
Sec. of HUD: VACANT*
Sec. of Transportation: VACANT
Sec. of Energy: VACANT
Sec. of Veterans' Affairs: VACANT
Sec. of Homeland Security: VACANT
White House Chief of Staff: Jeff Weaver
EPA Admin: Fmr. Vice President Al Gore
OMB Director: VACANT
US Trade Rep.: VACANT
US Ambassador to the U.N.: Representative Tulsi Gabbard

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

A slew of new cabinet appointments:
Energy: Representative Paul Tonko
Defense: Representative James Langevin
Commerce: Mr. Mark Weisbrot
VA: Representative Mark Takano
Homeland Security: Representative Raul Grijalva

the most controversial pick of all was Sanders' choice for Secretary of Education:

Education: Linguist Noam Chomsky

Almost immediately, several Democratic Senators announced their disapproval of Sanders' pick, along with several Republican Senators decrying Chomsky. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) said on the Senate floor:

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Sanders rebutted, stating that:

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Still, pundits believe that Sanders will have a tough time getting Chomsky through.

SPECIAL THANKS TO FUDOTEI WHO FOUND THESE PEOPLE FOR ME

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Schweitzer should be nominated for something but aye this is a Cabinet I’d expect from Sanders. Good job! Idk if Chomsky makes it though, he’d be 91 too

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Sanders announces Fmr. Governor Brian Schweitzer, originally considered top pick for Secretary of the Interior, will be the head of the Office of Management and Budget, pointing to large ending fund balances in Montana, and his commitment to Universal Healthcare, which was a large part of Sanders' platform. Schweitzer has stated in previous interviews that he believes a healthcare system based on Canada's system would actually save the United States money.

This leaves only the positions of Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of HUD, and Trade Representative left, although Sanders may have to find a backup for Secretary of Education.

[OBD]

please knock out greg walden in 2022

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Several independent commissions are working hard on new maps for several states after the supreme court ruled to make partisan, and bi-partisan, gerrymandering illegal. The recent 2020 census showed that Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, and Alabama lost one seat each. Oregon, Montana, North Carolina, Arizona, and Colorado gained one seat each, and Texas and Florida gained two seats each. Meanwhile, several states were forced to redo their boundaries due to blatant gerrymandering, such as Maryland and Oklahoma.

I'll be releasing these maps in a separate thread shortly before the 2022 coverage starts.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Still working on the last cabinet members, but here's a map of states with one-party congressional delegations.

(30% is if you count caucusing members.)

[Continential]

Sanders announces Fmr. Governor Brian Schweitzer, originally considered top pick for Secretary of the Interior, will be the head of the Office of Management and Budget, pointing to large ending fund balances in Montana, and his commitment to Universal Healthcare, which was a large part of Sanders' platform. Schweitzer has stated in previous interviews that he believes a healthcare system based on Canada's system would actually save the United States money.

This leaves only the positions of Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of HUD, and Trade Representative left, although Sanders may have to find a backup for Secretary of Education.

You should pick Caroline Kennedy for Trade, Jeff Merkley for HUD, and Martin O' Malley for Transportation, Also you should make Chelsea Clinton Ambassador to Japan

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Still working on the last cabinet members, but here's a map of states with one-party congressional delegations.

(30% is if you count caucusing members.)

Heitkamp lost?

oops I forgot, brain no workie.

[Politician]

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

In a confirmation hearing, Sanders' nominee for Attorney General, Zephyr Teachout, has indicated she will direct the DOJ to look for possible indictments of Trump due to his immigration policy, which has rumored to have caused the deaths of several immigrant children after they were separated from their families. This may also extend to several members of the Trump administration, such as former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Former Vice President Mike Pence, as well as several members of ICE.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

The Final Cabinet (senate votes TBD)


Sec. of State: Fmr. First Lady Michelle Obama
Sec. of Treasury: Professor Paul Krugman
Sec. of Defense: Representative James Langevin
Attorney General: New York AG Zephyr Teachout
Sec. of the Interior: Fmr. State Rep Paulette Jordan
Sec. of Agriculture: Fmr. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower
Sec. of Commerce: Mr. Mark Weisbrot
Sec. of Labor: Fmr. Sec. of Labor Robert Reich
Sec. of HHS: Fmr. DNC Chair and Gov. of Vermont Howard Dean
Sec. of Education: Linguist Noam Chomsky
Sec. of HUD: Governor Pete Buttigieg
Sec. of Transportation: Mayor of Jackson Mississippi Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Sec. of Energy: Representative Paul Tonko
Sec. of Veterans' Affairs: Representative Mark Takano
Sec. of Homeland Security: Representative Raul Grijalva
White House Chief of Staff: Jeff Weaver
EPA Admin: Fmr. Vice President Al Gore
OMB Director: Fmr. Governor of Montana Brian Schweitzer
US Trade Rep.: Fmr. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy
US Ambassador to the U.N.: Representative Tulsi Gabbard

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

The confirmation of Chomsky:

Noam Chomsky, in the end of his confirmation hearing, said he would "almost certainly" only serve until the end of Sanders' first term.

He managed to narrowly pass the Senate, 51-49.

By the way I'm too f**king lazy to make the voting roll thing for this.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

State of the Congressional Progressive Caucus:
House: 160 of the 317 Democrats, holding a narrow majority in the caucus
Senate: 11 of 65 in the Democratic caucus.