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« Reply #50 on: April 12, 2019, 03:34:42 PM »

SUPER TUESDAY

Mike leaves the Spotlight


"It's over," Mike sighed. He had known it for a while now, since his dismal showing in South Carolina. Even his Vice President had abandoned him. He hung on after Nevada when his entire party was trying to push him out. But now it was Super Tuesday. All hope was lost. Out of all the states, the incumbent President of the United States could only pry two states off of a woman who has never held public office. Iowa and now Oklahoma, where Mike is the projected winner.

Mike asked his close aide and now good friend, Nick Ayres for the phone.

"Hello there Mrs. Trump, I'd like to congratulate you on your victory tonight and in the  the primaries... I pledge my full and unwavering support to you as our nominee.

2024 CALIFORNIA PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 65.12% (112 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 34.88% (60 delegates)

2024 OKLAHOMA CAUCUSES (REPUBLICAN)
President Mike Pence - 51.16% (22 delegates)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 48.84% (21 delegates)

2024 TEXAS PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 54.84% (85 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 45.16% (70 delegates)

2024 ARKANSAS PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 62.50% (25 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 37.50% (15 delegates)

2024 MASSACHUSETTS PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 73.17% (30 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 26.83% (11 delegates)

2024 VERMONT PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 58.82% (10 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 41.18% (7 delegates)

2024 VIRGINIA PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 53.06% (26 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 46.94% (23 delegates)

2024 ALABAMA PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 58.00% (29 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 42.00% (21 delegates)

2024 MINNESOTA PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 69.23% (27 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 30.77% (12 delegates)

2024 GEORGIA PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 40.79% (31 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 59.21% (45 delegates)

2024 TENNESSEE PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 60.34% (35 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 39.66% (23 delegates)

2024 ALASKA CAUCUSES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 71.43% (20 delegates)
President Mike Pence - 28.57% (8 delegates)

2024 PRIMARIES (REPUBLICAN)
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 545 delegates ✓ (NOMINEE)
President Mike Pence - 360 delegates
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« Reply #51 on: September 23, 2019, 06:09:43 PM »

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« Reply #52 on: September 24, 2019, 09:10:26 AM »

This has gotten more votes than my Hillary's re-election campaign timeline, so I'll start updating this first, new update within the next few days.
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« Reply #53 on: September 24, 2019, 10:13:17 AM »

SUPER TUESDAY

Kennedy Charges Ahead of Opponents


In Super Tuesday, Senator Joe Kennedy (D-MA) won 604 delegates, far ahead of his opponents Kyrsten Sinema on 440 and Pete Buttigieg on 457. Although a long primary battle is still left, Buttigieg and Sinema are battling for second place. Unexpected strength in the south helped him stay competitive with Sinema in the area, and he managed to win Texas, the second largest prize in the race. California went to Pete Buttigieg. Sen. Sinema wanted to develop a large enough lead to survive the next batch of primaries in places such as Michigan, however she dropped to third place. Despite this, all three candidates have had a good enough night to stay in the race going into that batch of March primaries, expected to be most favourable to Sen. Buttigieg.


2024 ALABAMA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 40.38% (21 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 30.77% (16 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 28.85% (15 delegates)

2024 AMERICAN SAMOA CAUCUS (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 36.00% (2 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 33.00% (2  delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 31.00% (2 delegates)

2024 ARKANSAS PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 38.71% (12 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 32.26 % (10 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 29.03% (9 delegates)

2024 CALIFORNIA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 40.63% (169 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 35.58% (148 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 23.89% (99 delegates)

2024 COLORADO PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 41.79% (28 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 34.33% (23 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 23.88% (16 delegates)

2024 MAINE PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 45.83% (11 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 29.17% (7 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 25.00% (6 delegates)

2024 MINNESOTA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 40.00% (30 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 30.67% (23 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 29.33% (22 delegates)

2024 NORTH CAROLINA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 38.18% (42 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 35.45% (39 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 26.36% (29 delegates)

2024 OKLAHOMA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 45.95% (17 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 32.43% (12 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 21.62% (8 delegates)

2024 TENNESSEE PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 35.94% (23 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 34.38% (22 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 29.69% (19 delegates)

2024 TEXAS PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 43.86% (100 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 35.09% (80 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 21.05% (48 delegates)
 
2024 UTAH PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 48.28% (14 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 37.93% (11 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 13.79% (4 delegates)
 
2024 VERMONT PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy- 43.75% (7 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 31.25% (5 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 25.00% (4 delegates)
 
2024 VIRGINIA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 44.44% (44 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 29.29% (29 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 26.26% (26 delegates)
 
2024 DEMOCRATS ABROAD PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 46.15% (6 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 30.77% (4 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 23.08% (3 delegates)
 
2024 PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 604 delegates
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 457 delegates
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 440 delegates
Governor Stacey Abrams - 12 delegates
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« Reply #54 on: September 24, 2019, 09:27:12 PM »

Not shocked that Ivanka would win because of sympathy vote. I am shocked at how fast her victory came
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« Reply #55 on: September 25, 2019, 10:32:54 AM »

Not shocked that Ivanka would win because of sympathy vote. I am shocked at how fast her victory came

The GOP is the cult of Trump - even more so if Donald is dead.
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« Reply #56 on: September 26, 2019, 04:33:54 PM »

The Primaries

Pete


Senator Pete sat and watched the returns and couldn't hide his smile. He was back in the race. The former Mayor was now less than 100 votes behind Joe Kennedy, who had failed to win a single state on the Tuesday 12 primaries, coming third to Kyrsten Sinema in Mississippi, which he was expected to come close in. Just a few days ago, he had thought that defeating Kennedy was impossible. He was still going to stay in the race, hoping that Kysten would drop out making him the only alternative. Pete began talking to his campaign team about taking a more progressive tone - unlike 2020, Pete would be the only progressive voice in this race. It would be difficult to made such a change at this stage in the race, but he thought of it as his best shot to beat Joe Kennedy.


It was drawing close to the primaries of the big four - Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. Just like how Massachusetts gave Kennedy a huge boost, Arizona was a foregone conclusion and it was going to go to its senior senator. Florida would be closer - it's in the sun belt which would make it more likely to vote for Kyrsten, but Texas had proved that Joe had a fighting chance there. Polls are showing it as a tight race, with Kyrsten and Joe neck and neck with Pete slightly behind. However, Kyrsten's support with minorities hasn't really translated into votes so far, and Joe's slightly ahead there. Pete and his campaign team chart it as the 2nd least likely to go to him on the night - after Arizona.  Next is Ohio, that neighbors Indiana, Pete's home state. The Indiana Senator is pretty confident about his chances here, but polls are showing it somewhat close - Pete is around 5 points ahead of Joe Kennedy in the state. Then his campaign manager moves on to talking about Illinois - Pete's around 8 points ahead here, he shouldn't get cocky but he won't be worrying about it too much in the next few days, it's probably going to go to him - but an even bigger margin will be nice.

Likely to win two of the four large states coming up, Pete can leapfrog Kennedy and become the frontrunner. It's all coming together. He's going to be focusing almost all of his energy on Florida to try and overtake his opponents there - if he can win there, the race is over. If Kyrsten can't win by a landslide in Arizona and loses Florida, she'll have no path. If Joe loses as well it means the Kennedy's support is dwindling and Pete will romp the next contests. The Senator from Indiana is also not going to forget about Ohio - if Kennedy wins there, it probably means he's winning Florida as well. If that's the case, the race is over.



2024 MISSISSIPPI PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 36.11% (13 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 33.33% (12  delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 30.56% (11 delegates)

2024 MISSOURI PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 41.18% (28 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 32.35% (22 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 26.47% (18 delegates)

 
2024 MICHIGAN PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 55.20% (69 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 25.60% (32 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 19.20% (24 delegates)

2024 WASHINGTON PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 41.57% (37 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 30.34% (27 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 28.09% (25 delegates)

2024 NORTH DAKOTA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 42.86% (6 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 28.59% (4 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 28.55% (4 delegates)

2024 PUERTO RICO PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 43.14% (22 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 31.37% (16 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 25.49% (13 delegates)

2024 PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 705 delegates
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 631 delegates
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 512 delegates
Governor Stacey Abrams - 12 delegates
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« Reply #57 on: September 27, 2019, 05:54:44 PM »

The Primaries

Kyrsten


Kyrsten and her team's jaws dropped as the results began to pour in.

It's a disaster.

Kyrsten had pulled off shock wins in Nevada and South Carolina, along with a tiny loss in New Hampshire. She was the frontrunner. She was the Jimmy Carter of the field - but with the ability to appeal to both voters and the leadership. She was a centrist, a woman, and vastly different from her two opponents who were pretty similar.

First, Joe Kennedy and Pete Buttigieg weren't being left in the dust in Arizona - albeit many precincts hadn't reported, Kyrsten's lead was under 8 points. It got smaller, and smaller, but it wasn't enough. Kyrsten got over the line - she won, thank goodness. But this wasn't the Presidential Election. Her win by four points over Joe Kennedy was an embarrassment. She braced herself for the inevitable annoucement - it came.

"We can now project that Senator Joe Kennedy will win the Florida Primaries"

They were supposed to be neck and neck. But Joe won by 9 points. She knew that he had a huge get out the vote operation and had been putting all of his focus in the state - but she didn't expect such a huge win from a candidate who normally would not appeal at all to the state. These results can't be right. Something was wrong.

It can't be, she thought. Joe wouldn't do that to her, or the country. She just failed.

However, it wasn't all bad. Kyrsten and Joe were good friends who had known each other all the time. She knew if he won, she'd be a shoo-in for that Vice Presidential spot. Pete, though? Who knows. He's probably not going to win though. He won Illinois, but by a paltry 6 points for a state he was expected to win a landslide in. Ohio by less than a point. But she wasn't going to betray her friend.

The writing was on the wall. She turned to her aide and asked to get Joe Kennedy on the line.




2024 ILLINOIS PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 45.16% (70 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 39.35% (61 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 15.48% (24 delegates)

2024 OHIO PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 40.44% (55 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 39.71% (54 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 40.44% (27 delegates)

 
2024 ARIZONA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 38.81% (26 delegates)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 34.33% (23 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 26.87% (18 delegates)

2024 FLORIDA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 40.18% (88 delegates)
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 31.51% (69 delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 28.31% (62 delegates)

2024 PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 931 delegates (1589 with Sinema delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 836 delegates
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 658 delegates
Governor Stacey Abrams - 12 delegates




I apologise I'm not very descriptive of what happens in between votes - This is one of my first updates to this TL in a while and I'll try to be better in the future.
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« Reply #58 on: September 28, 2019, 07:23:29 PM »

Things just got interesting
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« Reply #59 on: September 30, 2019, 08:53:15 AM »

The Primaries

Ivanka


Ivanka was having a field day.

Securing her party's nomination startlingly quickly, she sat back and watched as Pete Buttigieg and Joe Kennedy duked it out in a primary battle. She had all the time in the world to prepare for the General Election campaign.

She was live tweeting the Democratic Debate between the final two - establishment stooges. Buttigieg was only there because he has the support of the West Coast liberals that control the Democrats. Joe Kennedy was only there because of his second name, she was about to tweet. Oh wait, nevermind. Don't post that.

Polling had shown that Ivanka had opened up a lead against both Kennedy and Buttigieg, despite the disaster that was the Pence presidency. She knew that they loved her and her father. How couldn't they? She is making America greater, just as her father made it great again. The first female president would be a Trump, not a Clinton. On her inauguration day, Hillary will be the first person she shakes with hands with. The look on her face would be amazing. Ivanka was deep in her daydreaming and completely forgot about the debate that was on. Her aides were now doing the tweeting for her. Eventually this campaign will become difficult. But Ivanka's going to enjoy this period while it lasts.



Joe



Enough was enough. If it wasn't for the late April primaries in New England, Pete Buttigieg would be the Democratic nominee. Momentum was on his side. The next primaries were not looking good for Joe. Even worse after he got steamrolled in a debate just days ago. Pete would have the momentum. He's favoured in every remaining state except New Jersey. Joe couldn't let the primary go on that long. Even if he did win, which was definitely still possible - he'd be bruised even further. Kyrsten Sinema made a deal with Kennedy some months ago - she would hold on to her delegates and on his call Joe would nominate her as his Veep, which would all but guarantee that her delegates would go to the Kennedy camp. Now was the time. Joe wanted to make sure this race didn't look like a stitch up - which it was - but the race was getting too close for comfort. Pete had to be stopped.


Kyrsten

"And I would like to announce my running mate, and your next Vice President - Senator Kyrsten Sinema!"
Vice President. Not exactly what Kyrsten wanted, but better than nothing. Even if Trump defeated Joe, she'd be in prime position in 2028. She had bypassed vetting or consideration - Joe needed her, for both the Primaries and General Election. She was never going to go with Pete Buttigieg - the two had grown to despise each other over the campaign - if it wasn't for her Pete would have won the Sun Belt and this would have been over much quicker. She would also have never stabbed her friend in the back - she's not that kind of person.


Pete

"They played us, they played us! They stole it in front of our eyes...

Pete was on track to overtake Kennedy in both the popular vote and delegate count - and now it was stolen right in front of his eyes. Pete and his team couldn't believe it as he watched the Kennedy/Sinema rally. If the Sinema delegates behave - which they will - the primary is over. He'll try to see if he can flip enough delegates to force a contested convention, but Pete knew it was an exercise in pointlessness. Kennedy has won. Pete had a decision to make - he could give Kennedy hell for what he did in the next few months, or he could withdraw and sit quietly while hoping that Trump beats him - then he could destroy Sinema in 2028. Revenge would be sweet. Decisions, decisions...


2024 GEORGIA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 60.00%
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 40.00%

2024 ALASKA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 57.14%
Senator Joe Kennedy - 42.86%

2024 HAWAII PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 54.55%
Senator Joe Kennedy - 45.45%

2024 WYOMING PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 53.85%
Senator Joe Kennedy - 46.15%

2024 KANSAS PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 51.52%
Senator Joe Kennedy - 48.48%

2024 WISCONSIN PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 51.95%
Senator Joe Kennedy - 48.05%

2024 GUAM PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 66.67%
Senator Joe Kennedy - 33.33%

2024 LOUISIANA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 54.00%
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 46.00%

2024 PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 51.63%
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 48.37%

2024 NEW YORK PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 62.50%
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 37.50%

2024 MARYLAND PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 56.96%
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 43.04%

2024 DELAWARE PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 52.94%
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 47.06%

2024 CONNECTICUT PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 59.18%
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 40.82%

2024 RHODE ISLAND PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 66.47%
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 33.33%

2024 PRIMARIES (DEMOCRATIC)
Senator Joe Kennedy - 1414 delegates (2072 with Sinema delegates)
Senator Pete Buttigieg - 1216 delegates
Senator Kyrsten Sinema - 658 delegates
Governor Stacey Abrams - 12 delegates


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« Reply #60 on: October 01, 2019, 03:10:28 PM »

The Election

Joe


"And so my friends it is with humility and determination, and hope for America's new era, that I accept your nomination for President of the United States!"

Pete chose the former option, and it was not a wise one. Joe was now seen as inevitable and Pete's share of the vote dramatically dropped off. He had burned his bridges with the establishment and also the remaining primary states - despite the fact that he was robbed of the nomination he was on track to win. Pete tried to tell the voters this but it seemed that they didn't listen.

And so the Democrats gathered in Atlanta to nominate Joseph Kennedy the Third, grand-nephew of John, for President of the United States, it was a strange mix of old and new - Kennedy advocating for the beginning of a new era in American history, despite being from one of America's most influential families.

However, a new political dynasty was emerging threatening the Kennedy mantle of American royalty. The Trumps. In just a few weeks' time, Ivanka Trump would accept the nomination her father did four years ago, the third time in a row that a Trump would become the Republican nominee. And if the polling is right, the third time a Trump would be elected President of the United States. The Democrats' bruising primary has damaged Kennedy going into the General Election.

But now wasn't the time for worrying - it was time for a party.

The theme of the convention was the future, but it was difficult to tell with headline speeches from Barack Obama, the Clintons and Kamala Harris. The only rising stars in the party given a major platform were Gretchen Whitmer - who had been touted as a VP choice before Sinema locked it up - Governor Stacey Abrams, who flopped in the primaries, and Floridian Governor Andrew Gillum.

Kyrsten Sinema attempted to give a rousing speech on the penultimate day of the convention, but it felt flat and the crowd didn't seem enthusiastic. It was widely ridiculed in the media as a disaster.

Kennedy tried the same on the final day of the Convention and fared slightly better - potentially because he represented the only person who could throw the Trumps out of the White House for good - but in the end, he was a Kennedy, dynamic and energetic as the rest of them. He got the crowd to cheer and got some of them excited, but it would hardly go down in history.

Democrats are waiting anxiously to see if they get a convention bounce - they don't have their hopes up.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET 2024


JOSEPH P. KENNEDY III FOR PRESIDENT


KYRSTEN L. SINEMA FOR VICE PRESIDENT

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION POLLING AVERAGE
Mrs. Ivanka Trump - 51%
Senator Joe Kennedy - 48%
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« Reply #61 on: October 08, 2019, 02:24:50 PM »

The Election

Ivanka

"Mrs Chairman, and delegates, I accept your nomination for President of the United States!
Following a speech by VP nominee and overwhelmingly popular N.H Governor Chris Sununu, Ivanka Trump had taken the stage to accept the Republican nomination for President of the United States - many pundits had noticed she sounded like a Democrat - compared to her father's rhetoric, Ivanka sounded much more hopeful and positive. It was clear that despite the fact that she currently holds a lead over Joe Kennedy, Americans were tired of divisive rhetoric and that the Trump name could only win her the nomination, not the Presidency.

President Mike Pence was also a headline speech at the RNC, however despite the fact that he had assured her of his full support, Pence refused to endorse her at the convention, similar to what Ted Cruz did in 2016 and then again on the first day of the convention this year. This infuriated Ivanka, who had made party unity a priority of the convention - to have the outgoing President and Vice President of the same party refuse to endorse her was disastrous. In her mind, it was because Mike Pence was still bitter about his primary loss to her, and Ted Cruz was bitter that he wasn't tapped by Trump to continue serving as VP.

Nevertheless, it couldn't have been worse than the mess that was the Democratic National Convention. Even if Ivanka didn't get a bounce, she'd still be ahead of Kennedy.

REPUBLICAN TICKET 2024

IVANKA TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT


CHRIS SUNUNU FOR VICE PRESIDENT


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Mrs. Ivanka Trump/Gov. Chris Sununu - 264 Electoral Votes
Sen. Joe Kennedy/Sen. Kyrsten Sinema - 223 Electoral Votes
Tossup - 51 Electoral Votes

RCP Average
Mrs. Ivanka Trump/Gov. Chris Sununu - 49%
Sen. Joe Kennedy/Sen. Kyrsten Sinema - 45%
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