Out to Pasture (2020 Election Game) Gameplay Thread

[Grassroots]

Portman for America
January - March 2019

January

January 20th- Official announcement speech/event at the Huntington Conv. Center in Cleveland, OH

Speech excerpt:

"For too long our diplomatic situation has, if you look at it, been dominated by us getting the lower end of trade deals and diplomatic alliances. Our diplomats and our congressmen are too weak to actually stand up to countries that hit us around like a pinata. Their cowardice does not stop until we are actually having our currencies and our economy manipulated and held from a string by foreign powers. Wake up America! I could sit by like a good senator and support my party's President, which I do like Pence, but it's decisions like his when it comes to foreign policy that I feel cannot be representing our party. This administration, as with the last three or so, have sold us out to foreign powers. Saudi Arabia, Israel, Russia, China, the EU, all are vying for a piece of us and our government is giving us away like candy. Wake up, the Pence administration is taking our party towards a expensive Neoconservative platform which will hurt us in the same way that it hurt us in 2008. We need to stop letting countries buy into us and we need to finally stand up, rise!"

January 22nd-30th - Fundraising tour across Ohio, with events at Cleveland, Dayton, Toledo, Youngstown, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Athens.

February

February 10th-22nd - Events tour across the midwest including fundraising events in Chicago, Detroit, Appleton, Eden Prairie, Springfield, Columbia, and Omaha, topped off by a speech at the McCormick Place in Chicago.

February 24th - Portman does a live skype call with voters to address questions and state his positions, but mainly to share his message directly with ordinary people. About 500k people tune in over the course of the hour long call, which was advertised on Portman's website as well as internet ads.

March

March 2nd-10th - Meetings with manufacturing industry leaders across the country highlighted with a speech at US Steel Works in Pittsburgh.

March 13th-21st - Tour of New Hampshire, including 3 town halls and 2 other public events, also including meetings with community leaders.

Creds go to me for this poster

Campaign Strategy

-Focus on winning New Hampshire - The electorate of New Hampshire is populist and moderate, which is prime target material for Rob Portman's campaign. This will be a must win state for the campaign and it will be the campaigns main target state going forward.

-Appeal to Urban and Rural Working Class - The prime target market for the campaign going forward will be the White and Black working class in urban and rural areas. These voters are drawn to populist rhetoric and will be drawn to the campaign going forward. Obama-Trump voters are a prime target demographic as well.

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Mike Pence @presidentpence

Is Rob Portman really implying that the Trump Administration allowed America to be ripped off? Let me remind you, Senator, that we abolished the TPP, fixed NAFTA, raised tariffs on imports to protect our industries, basically ended the WTO, convinced more NATO countries to pay their fair share for defense, cancelled the Paris Agreement and Obama's pandering to Cuba, defeated ISIS and ended the Iran nuclear deal! America is now stronger than ever thanks to the actions of the Trump-Pence Administrations, and more great things coming!

[KaiserDave]

EDITED FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Steyer_2020_presidential_campaign#/media/File:Tom_2020_819a29ab.png


Tom Steyer Schedule for Summer and Fall 2019


April
April 11th: Announcement Video Released
April 17th: Announcement Speech in Sacramento California
April 26th: Open Des Moines Office with Speech

May
May 1st: Meet with AFL-CIO Leaders
May 9th: Accept John Lynch Endorsement in Concord
May 13th: 10 County Tour of New Hampshire-One stop in Every County
May 20th: 10 County Tour of New Hampshire II-Open Office in Every County with Gov. Lynch
May 25th: Major Speech in New York City on Corruption in Washington
May 28th: Wealth Tax Rollout in Seattle (See excerpt)

June
June 4th: Rally in Cedar Rapids Iowa, meet with local Democratic leaders
June 5th-8th: Barnstorm Rural Iowa with Surrogates
June 16th: Lead Anti-GOP Tax Plan Marches in Washington DC
June 21st: Meet with any House Dems who will to discuss killing GOP tax bill
June 26th: Major Rally in Muscatine Iowa

July
July 4th: Video Address on Patriotism and American Values
July 10th: 10 County Tour of NH III-Town Hall in Every County with Gov. Lynch
July 16th: Lead Anti-Corruption Marches in Washington DC
July 23rd: Meet and Greet in Nashua New Hampshire
July 27th-29th: Tour Hudson Valley New York

August
August 2nd: Major Rally in Los Angeles
August 5th: Major Rally in San Diego
August 9th: Major Rally in San Jose
August 14th-20th: Tour of Coastal California, from Mexican to Oregon Border

September
September 9th: Speech in Portland on K-12 Education
September 15th: Rolls out Plans for Term Limits, Ending Gerrymandering, Ending Citizens United
September 19th: Meet with Teacher's Union members in Boston
September 21st: Meet with Union Leaders in Chicago
September 28th: Meet with Blue Collar Workers in Illinois

October
October 3rd-9th: Start "Deep Red" Tour, Touring SW Pennsylvania, Trump Districts with Surrogates
October 12th-15th: "Deep Red" Tour, Touring Driftless Area Wisconsin, Trump Districts with Surrogates
October 21st-27th: "Deep Red" Tour, Touring Central and Eastern Kentucky, Trump Districts with Surrogates
October 29th: Major Rally in Washington DC, Emphasizing what people he met actually want (Healthcare coverage, higher wages, clean water and air, end to gridlock)

November
November 2nd-9th: Barnstorm New Hampshire, Cities, Towns, Roadside stops with Gov. Lynch and Surrogates
November 12th-15th: Barnstorm Rural South Carolina with Surrogates
November 16th-18th: Tour Coastal South Carolina with Surrogates
November 20th: Major Rally in Concord New Hampshire
November 23rd: Major Rally in Portsmouth New Hampshire
November 30th: Major Speech on Shaking up Washington, Ending Corruption, in Jacksonville

(Surrogates pending Game Progress and Credits)

The Administration has got it wrong on Taxes, very wrong. It's not hard to see why, with how much the Congressional GOP is dependent on select few wealthy donors. Sheldon Adelson, Charles Koch, the Mercers, and Bob Murray. This Tax Bill, and the 2017 Tax "Reform" Bill were designed for their benefit by their lobbyists. This Administration has bent to their will and that's why the people on the street and the working poor are getting the same cuts as the wealthiest Americans. The rich are already paying nearly nothing in some cases with all the loopholes they've written into our tax code, and the Pence administration is just kowtowing even more to these aristocrats. Not to mention the fact that this bill is a deficit bomb. Our government doesn't work the people anymore, it works for these few guys. It's a select elite club, and you're aren't in it and you will never be included in the decision making of this country while the corruption persists. If elected, I'll smash the corruption, and fix our tax code.

I'll start by eliminating the loopholes, reversing the income tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, hike up their taxes, including my own, especially people like me, and then introduce a wealth tax. A wealth tax of 1% on those whose net worth is above $32 million — that will generate over $1 trillion for healthcare, education, environmental, and criminal justice programs. It will end the favorable treatment to the rich and powerful at the expense of low-income and middle-class Americans, nor will it starve the government of the resources needed to deliver services.  

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Mike Pence 2020 campaign @pence2020

Does @TomSteyer know that this Administration's bill will abolish the horrific carried interest loophole and that it is committed to find and close the other unfair loopholes? We are walking the walk on fairness in the tax code, and the Socialist Democrats show that they are hypocrites by opposing our proposals!

[Grassroots]

Response from Sen. Portman

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President says he's "all for" overturning the Citizens United decision

In a town hall in Iowa, President Pence stunned a lot of observers and people by saying, when answering a question about the campaign finance system, that "the Citizens United decision is wrong and I'm all for overturning it. It allowed the DC swamp to develop and flourish and it made politicians puppets of PACs and billionaires. It needs to end if we are to truly drain the swamp like President Trump started to." According to numerous sources, Pence intends to push to overturn the decision by a Constitutional Amendment or by a lawsuit after he gets his tax reform bill passed. Other campaign finance reform and lobbying limitations are also on the agenda of the White House, who hopes will be more easier to pass than the tax cuts. The President more or less confirmed this by saying "campaign finance and lobbying reform are very important issues to me and I can not wait to work with Congress to do something about them."

[VirginiaAaron]

ABRAMS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY

Former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams is running a campaign that will essentially revolve around her winning in South Carolina. She will focus on getting in the top 5 in Iowa, she'll skip New Hampshire, do well in Nevada and hopefully have that momentum carry on in South Carolina.

The South Carolina Democratic primary has a voting population that's majority-minority. Ms. Abrams has the policies, the background, and the beliefs to win that key voting bloc and win a majority of delegates for the nomination.

Ms. Abrams also released a statement after President Pence's attacks on her fellow Democratic candidates:

President Pence likes to attack others without basis. Even thought I am running against many of the people that President Pence is attacking, I must put principle over politics and condemn this childish action of the President. I invite the President to have a spirited policy based discussion, not one based on attacks and smears. As my good friend Michelle Obama once said, "When they go low, you go high." My fellow Democrats and I will all go high. I'll also add on, I'm just hearing that President Pence is now against the Citizens United decision. That's great news if that's true. However, actions speak louder than words. Let's all hope that he joins our pledge to not take a dime from lobbyists, the fossil fuel industries, super PACs, and other outside groups.

Credit to myself for making the logo above.

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President Pence's press release

I have got Stacey Abrams' message and I invite Ms Abrams, who I believe is a great, inspiring leader even through I have many disagreements with her, to discuss policies with me on national TV or in a town hall at anytime she wants.

[VirginiaAaron]

ABRAMS SCHEDULE PART 2

February 20th - 28th | South Carolina
February 20th- Open office in Columbia
February 21st- Rally in Columbia
February 22nd- Appear on a few local TV shows in Columbia
February 23rd- Go on a walking tour of Clemson University with President Jimmy Carter
February 24th- Joint rally with President Carter in Clemson, SC
February 25th- Open office in Charleston
February 26th- Joint rally with President Carter in Charleston, and do an interview/townhall with the Post and Courier’s “Pints and Politics”
February 27th- Meet with HBCU students in Rock Hill
February 28th- Rally in Rock Hill

March 1st - 10th | Iowa
March 1st- Roundtable in Muscatine with Obama-Trump voters about critical issues
March 2nd- Townhall at the University of Northern Iowa
March 3rd- Rally in Dubuque
March 4th- Townhall in Des Moines
March 5th- Rally in Des Moines
March 6th- Townhall at the University of Iowa
March 7th- Roundtable at the University of Iowa about the Climate Crisis
March 8th- Brief interview at photo-op with the Des Moines Register
March 9th- Rally in Cedar Rapids
March 10th- Rally in Waterloo

March 11th - 20th | Nevada
March 11th- Rally in Boulder City
March 12th- Townhall in University of Nevada, Las Vegas
March 13th- Roundtable with students about education issues
March 14th- Rally in Carson City
March 15th- Rally in Las Vegas
March 16th- Townhall at the College of Southern Nevada
March 17th- Rally in Fernley
March 18th- Roundtable with local female leaders discussing women’s rights and women in politics
March 19th- Townhall in Reno
March 20th- Visit Northwest Career College, followed by a speech highlighting the importance of vocational jobs

March 21st - 31st | Nevada
March 21st- Brief interview with the Post and Courier
March 22nd- Meet with workers who were terminated from Boeing because they started a union in Charleston
March 23rd- Go with President Carter to Fort Sumter and visit the USS Yorktown
March 24th- Participate in a marathon across the Thomas Ravenel Bridge benefitting cancer research
March 25th- Pop in restaurants, stores, areas with a lot of people in Myrtle Beach, meeting voters, ask them to commit to voting for Stacey in the primary
March 26th- Open office in Myrtle Beach
March 27th- Roundtable with the families of victims of serious diseases that have been affected by the Trump administration’s changes of Obamacare
March 28th- Rally in Charleston
March 29th- Rally in Columbia
March 30th- Meet with local officeholders
March 31st- Go to a local historically black church

[VirginiaAaron]

Image from the Wikimedia Commons

ABRAMS STUMP SPEECH #1
Hello (city name)!

Every election is a choice. And this year, the choice could not be more clear.
And even more than a choice between parties, or personalities, it’s a choice between ideologies.

President Pence and his Republican friends want to tear you down. The GOP wants to take away healthcare from those with pre-existing conditions, they want to take away women’s access to healthcare and reproductive freedom, they want to take away tax breaks from those who need it and give tax breaks to the top 1%, they want to take away key programs that keep people off the streets. They take from the needy and give to the rich, the Democratic party is the party of equality and choice.

Both parties look at our country and say: We know what it takes to strengthen our economy and make it fair for everyone. We know what it takes to stop gun violence in our neighborhoods. We know what it takes to make college more affordable. We know we need to strengthen the promise of public education. We know that inclusion is stronger than exclusion. We know that immigrants do come here to play by the rules so that they can have a chance at the American dream. We know what it takes to lead the world both with the example of our power and with the power of our example.

When I am sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, I will make an additional oath to you: We’re getting to work.

Listen to our Republican opponents and you hear something different. They spend their time talking about liberty and freedom and government getting out of the way -- what they’re really doing is saying the same thing over and over again. They’re saying that we’re powerless in the face of our problems. Nothing can be done.

What if that was the mentality that our leaders had at pivotal moments of our history?

What if, at the height of the Depression, Franklin Roosevelt looked out on America and said, “I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished … and there’s nothing we can do”?

There’d be no Social Security — and today, 22 million Americans would be thrown into poverty just like that.

What if Lyndon B. Johnson had said, “I know we say all men are created equal … but there’s nothing we can do”?

There’d be no Civil Rights Act. No Voting Rights Act. I wouldn’t be up here as a presidential candidate.

What if Barack Obama had said, “I know millions of Americans don’t have health coverage … I know we’re mired in two seemingly endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan … I know we’re in the worst recession since the Great Depression, but can we change things? No. We. Can’t.”

Republicans say there’s nothing the government can do as if the government is some entity that rules us. But this is a democracy. The government is us. By us and for us. And creating the America we want is up to us.

So in this election, you have a choice. You have a choice between a party that — to a man, and yes, it is almost entirely men — says government can’t do anything, and then they get into office and set out to prove it.

And you have us, who looks out on an America that we, too, believe is exceptional — but we know isn’t perfect — and seek to make it that more perfect union.

So if you want to “make America great again” as President Pence and his supporters would say, there’s a surefire way to do it: Elect a Democrat (better yet, elect me).

Thank you so much for listening to my speech. I’m glad to be here in (city name) and I hope I earn your vote!

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Mike Pence, Kim Reynolds to go to the House of Representatives when it will hold tax vote

In order to increase pressure on the moderate Democrats as well as spreading his message to the American people, President Pence will go to the House floor to give a speech just before the tax reform bill is voted on. He is expected to defend the bill, explain how it will be funded as well as offer compromises on future legislation to the Democrats. He will be joined by Governor Reynolds of Iowa and 10 middle class families who will benefit the most from this tax bill, with their taxes going down by about 40% and the child care tax credits allowing them to invest their money in a new business.

[VirginiaAaron]

ABRAMS 2020 PLATFORM

EDUCATION
Raise teacher pay
Make 2 years of college tuition-free
End for-profit charter schools
ELECTIONS
Restrict unlimited spending in campaigns
Overturn the Citizens United decision
Abolish the Electoral College
Allow non-violent felons to vote after their prison sentence
Require paper ballots for all elections
ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Close down existing nuclear power reactors
End offshore drilling
End new oil and gas leases on federal land
Tax carbon emissions
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
Abolish the death penalty
Abolish the cash bail system
Scrap the cocaine sentencing disparity
Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences
Abolish private prisons
ECONOMY:
Bring back Glass-Steagall
Raise taxes on the wealthy
Create new social programs dedicated to eliminating income inequality
Raise minimum wage to $15/hour
Provide at least 12 weeks of paid family leave
Establish a commission to study reparations
Increase the capital gains tax
Reverse the 2017 corporate tax cut
Increase taxes on Wall Street
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Break-up agribusiness
Expand farmworker protections
Sign USMCA
GUNS
Bring back the Assault Weapons Ban
Establish a voluntary buyback program
Require background checks to purchase any firearm
IMMIGRATION
Citizenship for Dreamers
No more additional funding for Trump’s border wall
Leave the statute in place that leaves border-crossing a crime
INFRASTRUCTURE
Reinstitute the Clean Water Rule
Boost infrastructure funds
MARIJUANA
Legalize medical and recreational use of cannabis
Scrap past pot convictions
MILITARY
Slash the defense budget to prevent endless wars
Bring the troops home from Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan
TECH
Establish property rights for data
Establish fines or jail time for CEOs that are knowingly stealing data from innocent customers
Dedicate open-ended federal funding to support rural broadband
Break up big tech companies
TRADE
Support the President’s goal with China, but change the approach to a more diplomatic approach rather than constantly slapping tariffs on China
Support USMCA
Oppose joining CPTPP
HEALTHCARE
Build on the Affordable Care Act to establish a public option (establishing Medicare for All who Want it)
Skeptical on late-term abortion
Reduce drug costs

[Cabbage]

BREAKING NEWS

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Blitzer: Good evening. I'm Wolf Blitzer and we have breaking news. In response to President Pence's debate offer, former Georgia State House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams has called for a "Commander-in-Chief Forum" to which all seventeen major presidential candidates will be invited, in order to "make everyone's voice heard on the issues facing America."

CNN has agreed to host the event at whatever place and time the candidates agree upon for the forum. Likely issues include the President's tax cuts, climate change, corruption in the government, and partisan gridlock. We'll bring you more details as they unfold, but, until then, I'm Wolf Blitzer, and thanks for tuning in.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Senator Paul on the Commander-in-Chief Forum

I believe it is in the best interest of all Americans, regardless of political party, to have an open and honest debate about policy. I will eagerly accept the invitation to the forum and I urge all my opponents, whether they be Republican or Democrat, to accept it.

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Mike Pence @presidentpence

I will obviously take part in the CNN's "Commander in chief" forum, and I urge all other candidates to offer Americans a real debate on the future of our country.

[Elcaspar]

Senator Merkley's statement on the Commander-in-Chief Forum

I will of course take part in CNN's Commander-in-Chief Forum, and i encourage all other candidates to do so as well. A debate on where our country should be headed in the future is always valuable.

[Cabbage]

Source: Wikimedia Commons

OFFICIAL SENATE VOTE ON PRESIDENT PENCE'S TAX LEGISLATION

Ayes (53)
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Martha McSally (R-AZ)
John Boozman (R-AR)
Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Cory Gardner (R-CO)
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Rick Scott (R-FL)
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
David Perdue (R-GA)
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Jim Risch (R-ID)
Todd Young (R-IN)
Mike Braun (R-IN)
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
John Kennedy (R-LA)
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Steve Daines (R-MT)
Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Ben Sasse (R-NE)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Thom Tillis (R-NC)
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
James Lankford (R-OK)
Pat Toomey (R-PA)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Tim Scott (R-SC)
John Thune (R-SD)
Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Mike Lee (R-UT)
Mitt Romney (R-UT)
Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV)
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Mike Enzi (R-WY)
John Barrasso (R-WY)

Nays (47)
Doug Jones (D-AL)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Tom Carper (D-DE)
Chris Coons (D-DE)
Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Rand Paul (R-KY)
Angus King (I-ME)
Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Ed Markey (D-MA)
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Gary Peters (D-MI)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Tina Smith (D-MN)
Jon Tester (D-MT)
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Tom Udall (D-NM)
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Rob Portman (R-OH)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

Paul and Portman, the only Republican dissenters, both of whom are challenging the President in the GOP primary, cited the perceived fiscal irresponsibility of the tax cuts, with Paul stating that he would vote for a revised version of the bill that cut the programs he has mentioned in his campaign speeches.

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Mike Pence @presidentpence

Great victory for all Americans - the tax reform bill passed the Senate. Hopefully the House will choose to help the middle class tomorrow and cut taxes for every American. Interesting that "conservatives" Portman and Paul voted against the bill! Republicans shall remember...

[OBD]

I look forward to attending the Commander-in-Chief Forum, and thank Ms. Abrams and Mr. Pence for proposing this excellent idea. I am excited to enter into productive dialogue with my fellow candidates.

[KaiserDave]

Tom Steyer Tweet

Credit to Prankmenot.com for fake tweet

Transcript: I'd be honored to speak directly to the American people in a town hall to promote our progressive ideas in contrast to the Trump/Pence scam.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

Source: Independent.co.uk

Ivanka Trump in Manchester, NH - “Paid family leave, affordable child care are the bedrocks of stronger American families”

Thank you Manchester! It’s an honor to be in this beautiful city, a place I had the pleasure of visiting many times with my father four years ago, and indeed a place that truly helped kickstart our ‘Make America Great’ movement.

I want to first and forth most speak on the ugliness that has so quickly and perniciously engulfed our nominating process. Indeed, it seems like the swamp has reared its head again, and instead of putting forth policy proposals and ideas meant to lift all of you, the American people, up — so many of my fellow candidates for President, Democrat and Republican, have decided to sling mud and personal attacks.

I won’t be apart of this.

You see today Americans are experiencing, through no fault of their own, something that is totally foreign to them - a sense that the deck is stacked against them by forces totally beyond their control. No matter how hard they work, save, and plan, the opportunities are not there for them as they were for previous generations. And it seems like politicians in Washington are too preoccupied, with smear campaigns, infighting, and keeping power to themselves — to do anything about it.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is totally unacceptable and it is totally un-American.

And it won’t continue, not as long as I have anything to say about it.

We need to reclaim our birthright as Americans, the right to the pursuit of happiness, the right to live our lives free from overbearing government, the right to raise happy, healthy families and pass onto our children a stronger and better America — a truly great America.

To this end, my campaign is today rolling out a comprehensive paid family leave plan, that includes expanding access to affordable child care to millions of families once those families return to work.

As a mother myself, of three young children, I know how hard it is to work while raising a family. And I also know that I'm far more fortunate than most. American families need relief. Policies that allow women with children to thrive should not be distant goals, they should be the norm. With more women working today than ever before, we now have a historic opportunity to enact long overdue reforms. It's time to pass paid family leave and expand access to quality child care.

Under my plan, any company with more than 25 employees will be required to offer its employees 12 weeks of paid parental leave, with full pay. Period. Both Mother and Father will have access to this option, however if both parents decide to take leave then the reimbursement rate will be dropped to 75% for both parents.

This will allow families a level of flexibility in child care that is completely normal all around the world, but sadly lacking here in America. It’s the kind of flexibility a vibrant economy and families all across our country need to thrive and survive.

In return, the federal government will give these companies the right to write off expenses incurred by the temporary leave of their employees. And as a businesswoman I can confidently tell you, employees who are well rested and who feel respected at work and dignified at home are productive employees ready to succeed at work.

But that’s only part of the solution, in regards to making sure every family has access to quality, affordable child care my administration will also announce a proposal to match parents for child care, up to $500 a month per child. We will also make huge investments in locally owned child care facilities that will offer discount rates to low and middle income families, giving these families the flexibility and support they need to raise happy, healthy children.

These can’t be partisan issues, both Republicans and Democrats must come together to find solutions to the problems politicians on both sides have been talking about for decades.

The status quo of talking about these issues must be finished, we need a President with the determination to look at the problems we face, and the drive to come up with solutions that all Americans can come together around — and Manchester, if you give me that chance, I will be that President for America.

Thank you all! God bless you! God bless America! Let’s get to work!

Spokeswoman Kimberley Allen said a more detailed proposal would be released in the next couple days. With the proposal, Ivanka is clearly moving to secure her support among both female voters as well as independent minded voters who might lean Republican but see the party as only supporting corporations or elites, in a move clearly set to differentiate herself as a ‘different kind’ of Republican.

Trump Campaign Remains Non-Committal on Tax Proposal

The Trump campaign has also remained non-committal on the Presidents tax plan, though many inside sources say the candidate is skeptical of how it will be paid for given the Presidents lack of specifics. There is a general feeling that her Father’s tax cut proposals in 2017 went far enough, and that any further proposals for the moment should be focused on closing loopholes and providing investment incentives for small and medium sized businesses.

As an active member of the President’s cabinet, it seems unlikely that Ivanka would openly come out again the administrations policies — but in private the candidate has expressed strong reservations, and clearly believes it isn’t the best way forward.  

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Mike Pence @presidentpence

New plan by Ivanka Trump is very interesting - I'd be interested in working with her on paid family leave and affordable child care after the tax reform plan vote. First step is in there - great tax credit for low and middle income families for child and elderly care!

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

Ivanka Trump declines to take part in CNN Debate; “So we can hear politicians talk about the same tired slogans they’ve been talking about for decades? No thanks”; Will host town hall in NH instead.

In a surprising move, Presidential candidate Ivanka Trump has declined to take part in the CNN debate, describing it as a politicians ‘circus’ wherein she expects nothing more than the same tired platitudes and campaign slogans that “politicians have been repeating ad nauseam” for decades.

Look, I think it’s important we tell the American people where we stand — but I also think most Americans are sick and tired of politicians talking about the same issues they’ve been talking about for decades with tired campaign slogans and platitudes. So you know, my response? No thanks.

Instead, my campaign will be going straight to the people and hosting a town hall right in middle America where we expect all Americans of every gender, race, creed, and political persuasion to show up and hear a candidate actually concerned about their issues and the problems their families are facing.

We won’t make America great again by following the same old tired playbook.

The town hall will be hosted the day after the CNN debate, and will feature an open style whereby members of the crowd will be free to ask the candidate any questions, totally unscripted. While a risky move in some ways, the format continues Ivanka’s drive to show herself as a political outsider and a ‘New Type of Republican’ like her father but also in her own style.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

Of course I would be open to working with the President @PresidentPence on a comprehensive paid family leave plan; the American people need action, and if it benefits them I’m willing to work with anyone and everyone to get the job done.

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Alex Jones 2020 - Win the War for America! - Campaign Schedule for February and March

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February
5th - Announcement Speech in Austin, Texas.
7th - Jones speaks at the Commonwealth for Life Rally in Richmond, Virginia.
8th - Jones hosts a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
10th - Jones hosts a rally near Durham, North Carolina. There were several protestors at the event.
12th - Jones hosts a town hall in Asheboro, North Carolina.
16th - Jones hosts a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This has the largest attendance so far of any event hosted by the campaign.
17th - Jones hosts a town hall in a suburb of Florence, South Carolina.
19th - Jones hosts a rally in Sumter, South Carolina.
20th - Jones hosts a rally in Columbia, South Carolina.
21st - Jones hosts a fundraiser in Charleston, South Carolina with Proud Boys leader Gavin McInnes
23rd - Jones speaks at a pro-confederate rally in Oxford, Mississippi.
25th - Jones hosts a rally in Tupelo, Mississippi.
26th - Jones hosts a fundraiser in Horn Lake, Mississippi with Infowars editor Paul Joseph Watson
28th - Jones hosts a rally in Memphis, Tennessee

March
2nd - Jones meets with volunteers on Staten Island.
3rd - Jones goes on Fox News Sunday and is interviewed by Chris Wallace. 3 of the questions from the interview:

Q: First of all Mr. Jones, how do you feel about the Pence tax bill?

A: The Federal Income Tax is a fraud. The IRS uses fraudulent and deceitful methods to enforce the tax. I'm all for cutting taxes, but we need to focus on the fraud first. Also, why the hell are we cutting middle class taxes by 35% and lower class taxes by only 3%? That is my biggest disagreement with the plan.

Q: You have taken money from the Herbalife Nutrition PAC. I assume that means you will not sign the no PAC pledge?

A: I take money from good people who do good things. I do not take money from globalist companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter. You know why? They don't like me. They hate me and they hate America. I don't see the need to sign the pledge because unlike my opponents, evil companies do not want to give money to me.

Q: Will you attend the Commander-in-Chief Forum?

A: Of course I will. I want my message heard by everyone, whether they be Democrats, Republicans, Independents, or anyone else.

5th - Jones hosts a fundraiser on Staten Island with Gavin McInnes
6th - Jones hosts a rally in Brooklyn with Gavin McInnes. Many protestors attended the event.
7th - Jones hosts a rally in Yonkers, New York with Gavin McInnes
9th - Jones hosts a fundraiser in Glen Cove, New York with Gavin McInnes
10th - Jones hosts a rally in Babylon, New York with Gavin McInnes
11th - Jones hosts a town hall in Brookhaven, New York with Gavin McInnes
15th - Jones hosts a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire
16th - Jones hosts a town hall in Nashua, New Hampshire
17th - Jones hosts a town hall in Keene, New Hampshire
19th - Jones hosts a rally in Concord, New Hampshire
20th - Jones hosts a rally in Dover, New Hampshire
23th - Jones hosts a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire. Jones hopes to gain support with many of the Conservative northern New Hampshire voters.
24th - Jones hosts a town hall in Lancaster, New Hampshire
26th - Jones hosts a rally in Portland, Maine
28th-31st - Jones returns to Austin, Texas to air several Infowars shows. He raises close to $500,000 from 4 days of shows as a result of sponsorships and encouraging people to donate.