Election Season 2016
Many would see the Election season of 2016 as being a turning point in American history. It was the culimination of at least a decade of modern American politics. Others would trace the build up for this since the rise of neoconservatism and neoliberalism in the 80s. Whatever the case may be, the stage is set and the players are on board. Many, many voters came out to show their support for their candidate in this years' presidential election along within the other elections. One of the biggest conversation pieces was on the importance of local elections. Elections for mayors, state reps and senators, governors and others have been becoming more important and thanks to the power of the internet and social media, keeping track of actions and beliefs and thus, providing people with all the information needed to select the premium candidates of their choice. With this came a massive resurgence of new politicians, many of them running on the left of the spectrum and all of them born from grassroot campaigns, thanks to the power of many small donations, hard work of dedicated believers and the interconnectivity of social media. This caught many politican veterans off-guard as many long-standing incumbents found themselves losing their primary, having rested on their laurels or not made much of the effort. Other places saw some independents gain a couple seats.
The Democrats found themselves now filled with new fresh faces as plenty of incumbents would not return and replaced soon by fresh faces, aligned with more radical ideals. Though the Republicans weren't all that different as some surprising faces came in. The House of Representatives swung more in favor of the Democrats along with the Senate, providing clear majorities for them. The people were wanting change and there were plenty of people willing to do so and charge forward. The old system had been shaken up. And perhaps that was seen nowhere else than in the general presidency. It was one filled with an odd form of anxiety, namely by plenty of the old guard. On the Republicans, it was Mitt Romney with his running mate being former Alaskan senator Lisa Murkowski. Murkowshi was chosen for being a somewhat prominent moderate Republican and hoped that her running as a female VP would help him with his chances. Meanwhile, the Democrats were running with Bernie Sanders who's running-mate was in the debate for a while. Tulsi Gabbard was rumored to be a candidate, but would be rejected due to her complex past and certain opinions in regards to gay rights and so on . Keith Ellison was also another consideration. However, Bernie Sanders would ultimately off the position to Senator Tammy Baldwin, who would accept.
Mitt Romney vs Bernie Sanders saw Romney try to defend the position of not just the GOP, but also inadvertently most of the political system that remained in place. The old guard against the new blood in regards to ideals. While Romney did step up the plate with a modified form of "Romneycare" applied in the nation and try to have the states run it, it did not hold up on Bernie's calls to expand Medicare. The past failures of the Republican party and the lack of addressing the large corporations meant that not many would listen to the more reserved voices. However, it was clear many were nervous. Many heads of the media were worried along with many business leaders, trying to demonize Bernie Sanders. Sanders followed in the footsteps of FDR and welcomed their hatred. The media's attempts to try and deflect from Sanders or twist the answers just got people upset at them and there was a growing space to fill the void.
In Novemeber, the people have spoken. The 45th President of the United States would be Bernie Sanders.
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President elect Bernie Sanders & running mate Tammy Baldwin