Keys to the White House: 1948 a different America (1960 election)

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Photo: (WIP)
Name: William Angler
Age: 37
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupational History: Farmer (1931-1941), Soldier (1941-1945)
Bio:

Will Angler was born in in small town Lamoille county to an old Vermont family that had immigrated to the American continent in the 18th century. His parents, George and Allison Angler were farmers who owned a plot of land where they grew their crops in rural Vermont. Will Angler grew up on the farm, and he studied agricultural practices and agricultural public policy at the University of Vermont. These experiences taught him small town compassionate values, and gained a populist streak, as well as being a fierce anti racist.

He bought land of his own in 1932, and began to farm their and utilizing the latest in farming technology, which he began to pioneer himself. He became a supporter of the New Deal and a fan of Vice President Henry Wallace (whom he met to discuss farm technologies in 1937). In 1941 he left the farm to join the Army, he served in the European theatre where he was awarded a purple heart after being shot in the Battle of the Bulge. One notable fact about his time in service was that he was one of the soldiers who met with the Red Army at the River Elbe.

When he returned home from the war he took up farming again, but in 1946 he won a seat in the Vermont State Legislature. He is a Republican, as most Vermonters are, but a progressive one, to the left of many Democrats. He has distanced himself from Henry Wallace since Wallace's connections to communist groups have come up, but he remains a committed liberal Republican. He remains unmarried, which may be a problem for future political ambitions.


Voting History (Secret of course)
1932: FDR
1936: FDR
1940: Wendell Wilkie
1944: FDR

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Votes: Truman and Dewey Earl Warren, didn’t see him

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Is the game going on in a separate thread?

I hope so

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Can we get a game thread soon?


Also, Dewey for Veep!

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I don't know if anybody feels this way, but i am so tense with all of this Convention stuff going on right now. Especially since there's still two days until the update.

It’s the most exciting stuff yet!

I’m lucky I’m just watching

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I assume this is dead?

A day or two's delays is not death. Though I'd like an update today.

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I've been assured the update is imminent

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Sure

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Soon?

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So is that it?

A bigger update is coming Wednesday

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This is dead, i assume?

Sorry I was just taking a while to post my turn