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2016 United States Presidential Election
The 2016 United States presidential election was the 57th U.S election. For the first time in 12 years, it saw the Social-Liberal party lost the White House to the Liberty Party, with Rubio/Kasich's ticket defeating the Sanders/Castro one handily, while the Radical McCain/Bush ticket managed to take back 2 states from the Social-Liberals, the first time they win back states since 2004. The election was marked by a low turnout, albeit not the all-time low, and turned around both internal issues, with healtcare reforms and the debates over the nationalisation of U.S high-speed rail, as well as exterior issues with the stance of the U.S on the EDF intervention in Subasaharan Africa as well as the recent Chinese developments, including their space program and the launch of Shanghai-2, the first Chinese probe to land on the Moon.
Marco Rubio managed to win the election, winning back both California and Ohio from the Social-Liberals, a great feat, despite California only being acquired by Rubio by 0.7%. Bernie Sanders lost much of the Obama gains in 2008 and 2012, but still managed to keep most of the core Social-Liberal states around the Rust Belt and in the Maritimes. However, ineffective campaining and a weak stance on the Chinese and Japanese issues probably sunk the campaign, as well as successive corruption scandals inside the party right before the election.
Major U.S Parties:
SocL (Social-Liberal): Pro-Isolation, More interested in internal issues rather than intervention abroad, pro-social government spending (see OTL left-wing democrats, socialists, greens)
Liberty: Middle ground between SocL and Radicals, pro-intervention but also favor the development of key U.S allies and U.S intervention in areas where these allies are menaced (see OTL radical Democrats/measured Republicans)
Radical: Pro-intervention, anti-government spending (except on the Army, Navy, NSA etc), focused on U.S intervention where interests and economic/political gain are to be made (see center/right wing of the Republican party OTL)
Marco Rubio managed to win the election, winning back both California and Ohio from the Social-Liberals, a great feat, despite California only being acquired by Rubio by 0.7%. Bernie Sanders lost much of the Obama gains in 2008 and 2012, but still managed to keep most of the core Social-Liberal states around the Rust Belt and in the Maritimes. However, ineffective campaining and a weak stance on the Chinese and Japanese issues probably sunk the campaign, as well as successive corruption scandals inside the party right before the election.
Major U.S Parties:
SocL (Social-Liberal): Pro-Isolation, More interested in internal issues rather than intervention abroad, pro-social government spending (see OTL left-wing democrats, socialists, greens)
Liberty: Middle ground between SocL and Radicals, pro-intervention but also favor the development of key U.S allies and U.S intervention in areas where these allies are menaced (see OTL radical Democrats/measured Republicans)
Radical: Pro-intervention, anti-government spending (except on the Army, Navy, NSA etc), focused on U.S intervention where interests and economic/political gain are to be made (see center/right wing of the Republican party OTL)
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