America, Incorporated
Lee Iacocca/Tip O'Neill 1989-1993
1988: Def. George HW Bush/Dan Quayle
Key Events:
-Collapse of Berlin Wall, end of Cold War
-Gulf War victory, Saddam overthrown, counterinsurgency begins
-Early 1990's recession
Ross Perot/Jerry Brown 1993-1997
Ross Perot/Jerry Brown 1997-2001
1992: Def. Lee Iacocca/Tip O'Neill, Bob Dole/Newt Gingrich
1996: Def. Pat Buchanan/Pete Wilson, Paul Tsongas/Al Gore, David Koch/Harry Browne
Key Events:
-Exit from prospective North American Free Trade Agreement, trade wars with China
-Rwandan intervention
-Withdrawal from Iraq
-Tech boom, rise of Internet
-Increased direct communication between government and citizens through digital infrastructure
-Formation of the Reform Party
-Rise of 'New Right' and militia movements
Donald Trump/Jesse Ventura 2001-2009
2000: Def. Sam Nunn/Ralph Nader, Jeb Bush/Donald Rumsfeld
2004: Def. John McCain/Joe Lieberman, Paul Wellstone/Bob Kerrey
Key events:
-November 3rd attacks on New York and Philadelphia, military intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran
-Immigration Control Act of 2002, mass protests over allegations of profiling
-2006 Stormy Daniels sex scandal, narrowly escapes impeachment
-2007 financial crisis
-Mishandling of disaster relief efforts
-Caught on tape using slur to refer to Dem VP candidate
Mitt Romney/Tim Pawlenty 2009-2017
2008: Def. John Edwards/Barack Obama, Jesse Ventura/Angus King
2012: Def. Evan Bayh/Deval Patrick, Jim Webb/Joe Manchin, Ron Paul/Gary Johnson
Key Events:
-Implementation of 'RomneyCare' to reform American healthcare
-Troop surge in Middle East, antiwar protests increase
-Controversy over drone strikes
-2012 primary challenge by Ron Paul and rise of Libertarian Party
-Trial of former President Trump over allegations of corruption in administration, pardon issued by president
-Economic recovery
Herman Cain/Marco Rubio 2017-2021
2016: Def. Kirstin Gillibrand/Martin O'Malley, Rocky de La Fuente/Ross Perot, Jr., Gary Johnson/Bill Weld
Key Events:
-Attempted repeal of RomneyCare
-Student loan crisis
-Withdrawal from Iran conflict
-Kavanaugh scandal of 2018 and rise of the 'Time's Up' movement
-Bozeman Massacre and rise in white nationalist terrorist incidents
-Rampant wildfires and natural disasters, warnings of costs of climate change increased
Andrew Yang/Tulsi Gabbard 2021-2029
2020: Def. Herman Cain/Nikki Haley, Ivanka Trump/Heidi Heitkamp, John McAfee/Austin Petersen
2024: Def. Sarah Palin/Donald Trump, Jr., Patrick Byrne/Justin Amash
Key Events:
-Implementation of universal basic income and Medicare for All ('Yangcare')
-Withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan
-Implementation of Seoul Protocol to combat climate change
-2023 California earthquake, disaster relief efforts ramped up
-Creation of 'Reform-Republican' fusion alliance after 2022 midterms, collapses 2027
-North Korea develops nuclear bomb, negotiations begin
-Russia annexes Belarus, sanctions imposed
-Eurozone collapses, Second Great Depression hits
Mark Zuckerberg/John Kasich 2029-
2028: Def. Ted Cruz/Josh Hawley, Tulsi Gabbard/Levi Sanders, Beau Biden/Jason Kander, Thomas Massie/Glenn Jacobs
Key Events:
-Manned mission to Mars launched
-Stimulus Act of 2029