List of presidents since Watergate, which caused the new party system:
- 1974-1977 Gerald Ford (DR)
- 1977-1981 Jimmy Carter (FL)
- 1981-1989 Ronald Reagan (DR)
Summary of Ronald Reagan's term, also in 1987 congress passed a law that made presidential primaries happen in one day in every state for a party (but the party got to choose when that date would be)
With an incumbent president being term-limited, his party has had many people announce their candidacy, including the vice president, who some in the party are wary of. The president, Ronald Reagan, has not made an endorsement.
George Bush: George H.W. Bush is the incumbent vice president, but he is much less popular amongst Americans than his boss. Despite this, he follows the conservative guidelines: having the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer in schools, keeping capital punishment, creating a Human Life Amendment, low taxes, and gun rights. When the Iran-Contra affair became public, Bush claimed that he had been "out of the loop" and unaware of the diversion of funds, which has lead many of the liberal Democratic-Republicans to not trust him, believing that he was indeed aware of the affair. An endorsement from Reagan would almost definitely secure him the nomination, but Reagan still remains silent.
Paul Simon: Paul Simon has served as a senator from Illinois since 1985 after being elected by a very slim margin in 1984. Describing himself as a "pay-as-you-go Democratic-Republican", Simon represents the liberal wing of the DRP, and is a vocal critic of Reagan's foreign policy. He is famous for constantly wearing his horn-rimmed glasses and bowtie. He is also seen as a reform candidate: he has attacked opinion polls, saying that politicians practice "followership" instead of "leadership" by casting votes based off of public opinion instead of what they think is best for the nation, and he has attacked the growing occurrence of obscenity and violence in the media, which has gained him slight popularity amongst socially conservative Christians, specifically evangelicals. He is very popular amongst suburbanites.
Bob Dole: The first ever Democratic-Republican vice presidential nominee, Bob Dole has served as a senator from Kansas since 1969, and is the current leader of the Senate Democratic-Republican Conference an
... keep reading on reddit ➡So one day I wondered about another election like the one I did last time but I ended up turning it into a personal project.
So for background information, Ronald Reagan died in a plane crash in 1980 alongside Walter Mondale,leading to George HW Bush to beat Jimmy Carter in 1980. A "Classical Liberal", he chose Senator Howard Baker as his VP.
Baker however declined to run,choosing to endorse Dole.
This won't really be a series it was just an idea I had a couple weeks ago.
List of presidents since Watergate, which caused the new party system:
- 1974-1977 Gerald Ford (DR)
- 1977-1981 Jimmy Carter (FL)
- 1981-1989 Ronald Reagan (DR)
Summary of Ronald Reagan's term, also in 1987 congress passed a law that made presidential primaries happen in one day in every state for a party (but the party got to choose when that date would be)
With an incumbent president being term-limited, the opposition party had many people announce their candidacy, but all but 3 major candidates dropped out early on: Dick Gephardt of Missouri, Al Gore of Tennessee, and Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts.
Dick Gephardt: Dick Gephardt has been the representative from Missouri's 3rd congressional district since 1977, and became House Majority Leader in 1987 when Speaker of the House Jim Wright resigned from the House over a scandal and House Majority Leader Tom Foley became the Leader of the FLP House Caucus (and subsequently Speaker of the House). Dick Gephardt is right in line with the FLP's views on economics: he is anti-big business, pro-labor, and pro-farmer, although he voted for DR tax cuts in 1981. He is a supporter of universal healthcare and progressive taxation. He is pro-life, but recently has stated that he does not support a constitutional amendment that restricts abortion. Gephardt believes that his moderation combined with his FLP views makes him the best possible candidate for all Farmer-Laborers to get behind, and to win over independents.
Al Gore: Al Gore served as a representative from Tennessee from 1977-1985, and since 1985 he has served as a senator from the state. He is viewed as a rising star in the FLP by some, and viewed as someone who only rose to prominence because of his dad by others. He is the more conservative candidate: he opposes federal funding for abortion, voted for a bill which supported a moment of silence in schools, voted against a ban on the interstate sale of guns, and is a staunch opponent of gay marriage. Despite this, he voted to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday, voted to override President Reagan's veto of a civil rights bill, and voted against 3 of President Reagan's Supreme Court nominations. Gore believes that the federal government should invest in high technology as a way to stimulate the economy and create economic growth, and is the informal leader of the [Atari Senators](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Democrat
... keep reading on reddit ➡John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
Arthur G. Reed is a neoconservative who chaired the 9/11 commission.
Due to my indecision on how Super Tuesday polls would work, I've decided to stop working on this series.
I might do another later.
As time goes on, most of the GOP's base moves past the incident that took place at the Capitol in 2021. The Republicans focus their efforts on delegitimizing the Biden administration, perpetuating the claim of a stolen election and promising a return to a fair democracy and stronger election security policies. Thus, the clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination is none other than...
Former President Donald Trump of Florida
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The still-popular former President has thrown his hat into the ring once again, declaring his "Save America" initiative. He highlights the Biden-Harris administration's inability to control inflation rates early on, as well as, of course, the administration's fight against the democratic voting process. If elected to a second, non-consecutive term, Trump promises to prioritize election integrity and a return to his America First policies. His run has cleared most of the Republican primary field, but there remains another major GOP contender.
Former Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan of Georgia
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After declining to run for a second term as Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 2022, Duncan has worked toward his campaign for the presidency. As early as 2021, he promoted his book entitled GOP 2.0, in which he envisions a Republican Party that has moved on from Trump and his divisive rhetoric. As Lieutenant Governor, he received backlash and even death threats for acknowledging Biden's 2020 victory. However, he remains a sharp critic of the president, opposing his vaccine mandates and massive infrastructure bills.
Will the voters stick with President Trump, or has the time for a new GOP already commenced?
The state GOP in Arizona, Kansas, South Carolina, and Nevada are planning to not hold primaries next year, instead opting for conventions that would select delegates for the national convention next summer.
Generally, as private organizations, political parties in the U.S. are under no legal obligation to democratically choose their nominees for general elections; parties could choose to select nominees by tennis match. Nevertheless, in the modern era the major parties have opted for more-or-less democratic means of choosing presidential nominees, including primaries and caucuses, with the party leadership maintaining some arguable sway in the form of 'superdelegates'. The President's campaign has argued that cancelling the primaries will save money, as he was guaranteed to win in any event, while his primary challengers have derided the moves by the state parties as tyrannical.
Is this a good idea for the state parties? On a broader sense, is abandoning the primary in favor of a party convention to select their delegates for the national convention a good idea? Should parties dispose of the presidential primary entirely when their party's incumbent is running again, or does it serve a valuable purpose?
So this is somewhat of a sequel to my last poll
I had planned to include Gary Hart and John Lindsay for candidacy but I could only put in 6 candidates, I also wanted to add Pat Buchanan for yesterday.
Anyways,the candidates here are
• Senator from Tennessee Al Gore Jr,who ran in 1984
• Senator from Massachusetts and brother to former president JFK, Edward who had previously ran against Carter in 1980 because Ed wanted to install Universal Healthcare
•Senator from Ohio John Glenn,the first American to orbit the Earth and former astronaut
•Reverend and director for Rainbow/PUSH,former civil rights activist and associate of MLK shortly before his assassination Jessie Jackson from South Carolina
•Massachusetts Governor and Social Liberal Michael Dukakis
•Governor of New York and member of the NY Liberal Party Mario Cuomo
I haven't really written a back story for HW's two terms before this primary yet so I can't really write up how they've acted for the past few years,so sorry about that
I'm from the state of Texas and I like the southern dems like Carter, Anne Richards, George Wallace and Woodrow Wilson and of course, Lyndon B Johnson. So for this primary I endorse candidates Jessie Jackson and Al Gore for president
Is it worth it for them to change their rules to get less scandalous candidates in the future? Or was this just a fluke?
If they should, how should they change them and what considerations and constraints should they consider?
Should they require some self vetting before the primaries like releasing tax returns ahead of time?
Should they change the voting mechanisms? What impact would that have?
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
Arthur G. Reed is a neoconservative who chaired the 9/11 commission.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
Arthur G. Reed is a neoconservative who chaired the 9/11 commission.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
John Hoffman is a classical liberal and self-funded outsider trying to change the GOP.
Henry Young is a Rockefeller Republican.
John Wayne is a law and order conservative with a good record as Governor of Minnesota.
John Wayne: 102
Henry Young: 48
Mike Hoffman: 47
We can project Governor of Minnesota John Wayne has won the Nevada caucus.
