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As we haven't cast her and she is becoming a very important player in the story here is Ohio Senate Candidate Caroline McIntosh as played by Linda Carter.
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ooc: Don't take this as bias that I don't have a Walken poster for his schedule, I just couldn't find the link to one.

And Mark, I cast Marrisa Tomei as McIntosh but I'm fine with the recast.

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Walken/Clark for America!

Monday 9/20: President Walken will be in Colorado in the morning with the Moseleys. Senator Jack Moseley and gubernatorial candidate Oliver Moseley. He'll depart in the early afternoon to head to his debate camp in Georgia for the rest of the week. Senator Clark will be in Texas doing local campaigning in her home state for statewide offices and congressional seats.

Tuesday 9/21: President Walken will be meeting with Senator Max Lobell in Savannah for a campaign breakfast with local supporters before getting back to debate prep. Senator Clark will be in Florida, in the morning at a rally with Governor Swenson and his former primary opponent Mayor Ryan Hendrix in Tallahassee. Then she'll head to Jacksonville to campaign with gubernatorial candidate James Ritchie.

Wednesday 9/22: President Walken will be in debate prep and he'll have a meeting with Senior staff at lunch. Senator Clark will be at the lunch before heading to Ohio to campaign with Caroline McIntosh and Governor Halley.

Thursday 9/23: President Walken will be attending the funeral of Don Stark and related events throughout the day. Senator Clark will make a run through Pennsylvania to campaign for Senator Robert Royce before heading to Washington at Walken/Clark HQ for a meeting with Jim Arkin and Brad Gilmore.

Friday 9/24: President Walken will have breakfast with his entire family and then take the day off before heading to Empry University for his debate with President Santos. Senator Clark will be doing interviews with the press in Washington before going to Maryland to campaign for Dan Kalmbach.

Saturday 9/25: President Walken will head to the Northeast. First up, New York. He'll spend all of Saturday with senatorial candidate Jay Cruger. Senator Clark will head with Brad Gilmore to Missouri to campaign for the Shallicks.

Sunday 9/26: President Walken will be in New York again, except this time with Gubernatorial candidate Blake Marshall. Senator Clark will head to Arizona to campaign for Senator Matt Hunt.
 
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Aubry Gives Impassioned Speech in Defense of Immigration; "Without question I am an American citizen."

Congresswoman Camille Aubry gave an impassioned speech for immigration and immigrants today, in response to allegations from her opponent, Senator Jack Moseley, that she was in the country illegally, and that illegal immigrants should be deported with extreme prejudice.

Speaking from in front of the State House in Denver and surrounded by a group of immigrants to the States, Aubry delivered a powerful, heartfelt speech.

"The inscription on the Statue of Liberty reads, 'Give me your tired, your hungry, your pour, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.' Jack Moseley doesn't seem to be very mindful of that, with his despicable, misguided attack on immigrants."

"Immigration is a big part of the history of these United States, from Plymouth Rock to Ellis and Angel Islands to the influx of college students we see today. Immigrants have helped to make this country into the great nation it is today, and I am proud of being an immigrant."

"My opponent seems to think that if we deport all illegal immigrants, the problems of this country will simply disappear. He is wrong. Illegal immigrants play a vital role in the business of this country, and trying to get rid of all of them is foolish and damaging. We should do everything to secure our borders from future illegal immigrants, but to remove all of those who are already here would be the height of stupidity. Should they have to pay some kind of fine for being here illegally? Yes, of course. They broke the law. But they should not be sent back home simply for trying to gain a better life for themselves and their families."

"I promise you this-If the people of Colorado do me the great honor of being elected their Senator, I will work as hard as is humanly possible to pass real, comprehensive immigration reform. This is my word, as a candidate, and, without question, as an American citizen."

Aubry came to the US in 1992, and became a local reporter for this station. She won her seat in 2002, and has been in Congress since. While her citizenship came under fire when she first ran for Congress, the issue disappeared for the most part. Aubry was naturalized as a citizen in 2001.

Afterwards, Aubry and the assembled naturalized citizens spent time answering questions from the assembled press.
 
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electoralmath.com, Tuesday September 21st

  • Some cheer for the Walken camp even after the worst two weeks of his campaign he still hold a five point lead in this weeks Gallup poll with a 50-45 advantage over the President. The Walken camp as ever was downplaying the numbers with Senior Advisor Steve Atwood saying “the polls are encouraging but the only numbers we’re interested in will come on November 2nd.”

  • Poor old Grace Hardin. He seemed to be looking forward to a comfortable re-election when Max Lobell III came from nowhere to win the GOP nomination. That would be fine if it were not for the fact that Lobell, like his grandfather appears to be a top notch fundraiser. He now has more cash on hand than the incumbent (quite a feat) and that’s before this Saturday’s fundraiser with former Governor Caleb Burgess.

  • Still no word on what Andi Wyatt’s announcement will be tonight but her campaign won’t be pleased with the interjection of the Congresswoman’s ex-husband Toby Ziegler who told MSNBC that Wyatt was simply having “a bad day” when she stormed off the Meet The Press set last week. The campaign didn’t comment but you have to think they would prefer if Mr. Ziegler stayed incognito for a while.

  • Libby Lassiter was up to her old tricks at the weekend saying that California immigration policy was an attempt to reduce White America to a minority. Things must have been bad as her son couldn’t run fast enough from her comments saying “Sometimes my mom is a bit out of touch with modern America. I disagree with her on this.” The Seaborn candidate wasted no time in accusing the Lassiter family of being “outside the mainstream”.

  • The polls in Minnsota simply refuse to give any further indication of which way the race will swing. Two new polls over the weekend scored the race within the margin of error for either candidate. PPP gave the lead to Congressman Jarod Daniels and Rasmussen gave the advantage to St. Paul Mayor Jack Hunter. Both of the candidates are campaigning furiously and largely positively. Hunter was again joined by Govenor Michael Jack during a visit to Bloomington yesterday.

  • Oh David McNamara. Just when he thinks things are turning his way his former mistress Joy Lawrence got him back on the gossip pages with her appearance on a local talk show at the weekend. The questions about where and when McNamara and Lawrence conducted their affair have put his campaign on the back foot once more.
 
(BTW, Lance Peterson is the Democrat running for Governor of Florida)

It's Tuesday, so, time for my Sunday Five! (Sorry, I spent most of Sunday drawing up an overappreciated map)

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Santos Team: Serious on Debate Prep
Friday, September 17th, 2010

With the first debate between Walken and Santos less than a week away, the Santos campaign has already hit full debate prep mode. Sections of the day have been set aside by senior political advisor C.J. Cregg to help Santos brush up on debate preparation.

Says Cregg: "I think we have a real good chance of hitting Walken hard on the debate on Thursday. It won't be a 2002 but I guarantee you it won't be a 2006 either," referencing the 2006 tie between Vinick and Santos and the 2002 total win by Bartlet that many say was a factor for Bartlet's landslide victory a week later.

Both campaigns enter debate preparation on Monday evening, and continue until the debate on Thursday, which will be carried by all six broadcast networks (even ABC), most major news channels, the C-SPAN networks (C-SPAN 2 has side-by-side coverage), and several other cable networks, including MTV as part of their "Rock the Vote" coverage.

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Stark Raving Mad
Saturday, September 18th, 2010

As Walken enters debate prep next week, many have questioned his campaign strategy after two weeks of blunders and the only help coming from the UN Secretary-General's bigger blunders. Campaign Director Anne Stark isn't at fault, of course, having taken the time off to care for her ailing father. But many see her decision to hire Viggo Monticelli with RNC funds within the tens of thousands as a major factor to Walken's campaign image concerns (odd as it was supposed to help them).

Stark, of course, should stay with the campaign. But top Republican leaders Jim Arkin and Robert Royce met with Walken last week to discuss his campaign issues. We have no idea what was discussed, and the campaign team has not made any sweeping changes, perhaps to save face in front of the debate on Thursday. But in case change is afoot, we at politico have made a top five list of Senior Republican officials to take over as campaign director for Glen Allen Walken's campaign.

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5. Jane Braun

Walken's current political director, she took over as campaign director on the Vinick campaign in 2006 when he suffered similar issues. The campaign hasn't had any *political* issues, and she has done a great job scheduling a series of town halls to negate the Monticelli situation thus far. Only the liberal news sources seem to be pushing that anymore.

Pros: She's experienced at handling the job, and has worked in senior positions in the last 4 Republican Presidential campaigns (Eisenhower, Ritchie, Vinick, Walken).

Cons: She didn't exactly do the job in 2006 (although they won the popular vote). She has also spent alot of time in the New York campaign office, ostensibly helping out her husband, Jay Cruger, and his Senate campaign.

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4. Sheila Brooks

Brooks is not actually on the Walken campaign, but is Chief of Staff to Robert Royce and is ostensibly helping his campaign (especially since he has to fight for re-election this year). She was the long-term Chief of Staff to Arnie Vinick and served as his campaign director throughout most of the 2006 election, helping to an astonishing sweep through the primaries past Reverend Don Butler and, yes, Glen Walken. She worked for the Skinner, Fuller, and Blakemore campaigns last year, but all failed to reach past the pre-primary season.

Pros: Probably the most experienced outsider to the Walken campaign. The Vinick campaign didn't fail until after she was demoted from Campaign Director. Royce, the most senior Republican in the country today, respects her, and that's saying alot.

Cons: If you're looking for someone to replace Anne Stark and her image-blunder problems, you may want to look at someone other than Brooks, who handled the San Andreo situation disastrously.

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3. Ron McClinton

While never directing a campaign himself, McClinton is *the* guy to go to to consult and manage some of the little details. He is an international expert, zipping from Great Britain to Canada to American Samoa (not sure what he was doing there). He was an Undersecretary back in '99 under President Bartlet, and had some ties to the 2006 Hoynes campaign, but other than that is a very loyal Republican official.

Pros: Expertise. The others may be more experienced in America, but McClinton single-handedly brought conservatism back to the United Kingdom after almost 10 years of Labour-ruled government. Many people didn't think it was possible, but Conservative Leader Maureen Graty hired the American McClinton, and next thing you know, Conservative (albeit minority) British Government. The rise of Conservative Politics today could be attributed solely to McClinton, if you're being generous.

Cons: If Braun gets it, McClinton's out. If McClinton gets it, Braun is out. Both of these figures are necessary for a Walken win, but they hate and despise one another so much that it has been one of the contributing issues to Walken's electoral worries. Expect neither to get the top nod if they want both.

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2. Steve Atwood

The current Chief of Staff and former chief strategist to President Walken, Atwood is a long-time associate in the sane vein as Brooks to Vinick. Atwood has been with Walken's congressional staff since the early '90s and knows every quirk and tic that makes Glen Allen Walken work.

Pros: Atwood is a diligent Walkenite with a love for his job and more knowledge than you can throw a stick at. Walken may want a best friend by his side and you can bet Steve Atwood would fill that role.

Cons: Atwood received a lot of heat a few months ago for "confirming" that General Alexander was considered for VP. It cost the Walken campaign alot of work to shake that off, and one could only hope Atwood wouldn't be "confirming" other unwanted details.

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1. Bess

Of course, if Walken wants a best friend for the job, he could do no better than his other long-term companion, Bess. Named for former First Lady Bess Truman, Bess is ten-years-old but still acts like a puppy, with a tendency towards staining the floor of the press section on the Walken campaign bus.

Pros: A cute, adorable dog. What better for image issues?

Cons: Very little campaign management skills. No college education.

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Third-Party Debate Scheduled for Night After "Regular" Debate
Sunday, September 19th, 2010

C-SPAN and PBS have formally agreed to a third-party debate to be held between three opposing candidates on Friday, September 25th, 2010. Recently crowned Libertarian candidate Peter Cooke of California formed the debate idea last month and will be up against American Communist candidate Izzy Perez and Constitution Party candidate E.L. Keebler.

The three form vast differences in political opinion, and will devote some of their questions to repeats of what Santos and Walken answered the night before. Cooke had tried to persuade former Green Party candidate Jim Buckner and Progressive Alliance candidate Tim Hall, both of whom are on some states' ballots, to participate, but both declined, citing their withdrawal from the Presidential race.

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Lassiter Releases Negative Ads
Monday, September 20th, 2010

Perhaps as a response to recent DNC attack ads against Walken, depicting Walken with former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Owen Lassiter, Richard Lassiter has released a series of "attack ads," mostly viewable on his website (RichardLassiter.com) that show pictures of Seaborn alongside Presidents Bartlet and Santos, as well as French President D'Astier, Kazakhstan President Tarimov, and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Bitar (all taken from public records). He also released a statement that said "I dare you to release images of me and my father."

He views the ads as jokes and says the rhetoric should move past referencing politicians being seen with "swarthy figures." Says Lassiter: "The ads are jokes but the message is clear. If you enter politics, expect to be working with some unseemly characters. That's what we have in Congress today, and I hope to be one of those upstanding figures who change that. Just like my father was."

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Prime Minister Admits that UFOs Exist
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

The Prime Minister, speaking to a group of Quebec citizens in his native French, stated yesterday, "UFOs do exist. There's too much evidence for them not to." The remarks were laughed off by Conservative Leader Tim Gardner. "A month away from the elections, and he shoots himself in the foot. We couldn't wish for a better Prime Minister to be up against!"

Le Premier Ministre, parlant à un groupe de citoyens de Québec dans son français natal, déclaré hier, «*OBNI existent. Il y a trop de preuve pour eux pas à*». Les remarques ont été loin ri par Dirigeant Tim Gardner Conservateur. «*Un mois loin des élections, et il se tire dans le pied. Nous ne pourrions pas souhaiter pour un meilleur Premier Ministre pour être contre*»*!
 
politico.com, Tuesday September 21st

McGarry Met Castro in 2006

The questions over the Santos administrations contact with Cuban leaders have intensified this evening after the Washington Times released an exclusive that they have testimony that former White House Chief of Staff and the 2006 Vice-Presidential candidate Leo McGarry met with Fidel Castro in 2006.

The Times are quoting sources as saying that McGarry met with Castro and discussed ending the near fifty year trade embargo between the US and Cuba. There is at this time no clarity over whether McGarry was working on behalf of then President Bartlet or it was a personal visit.

White House spokeswoman Maria Lopez said “I’m sorry I have no information on that” and tried to kick the question into the long grass but it seems likely that tomorrows briefing will again be dominated by questions on the Cuba situation.
 
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ooc: Dis, I think that happened in 2006 chronologically in our timeline. As it occurred at the same time as the democratic Florida primary.

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Straus: "I'm a socialist. You already know this."

Democratic senate candidate of Ohio Hayden Straus has made a remark with th rumors flying around about a college paper he wrote.

"I'm 58 years old. I've been a publicly known socialist since I was 14. So a college paper I wrote when I was 20, really shouldn't affect anything. I'm a socialist. You already know this. From the beginning of my campaign, dating back to November of last year, I've been honest about my political beliefs. But as the media hasn't really given this race much attention until I took the lead in the polls in mid-August, I'll say this again.

I'm a democratic socialist. What that means is that I support working class, middle and poor income people rather than the wealthy and powerful. I believe in the rich-poor divide becoming much closer and making society more equal. I believe in the principles of democracy that we all have a voice in our government. You may say that is true now with capitalism, but the wealthy have taken control of the things that help the common people make decisions. That is what I am against. We are all human beings. And therefore we are all equal. And our constitution gives every American the EQUAL right to participate in our democracy. That is what I stand for. If the republican party and Carrie McIntosh want to try and throw the label of socialism in the dirt at my feet and think I'll run away from it. Their wrong. I am a democratic socialist. I am running for the US senate seat of Ohio. And I'm gonna win."

His speech was met with loud applause. He gave the speech at Ohio State University and had a town hall meeting with some students and staff.
 
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Tuesday September 21st 2010

Debate Camp
With the first debate on Friday evening here is a quick review on the two candidates prep.

Santos
The President has been using Camp David. With him have been Nate Singer, his Chief of Staff and Chair of his re-election campaign, Mitch Bryce, Senior Adviser, and CJ Cregg, former Press Secretary and Chief of Staff to President Bartlet and DNC Chairman Josh Lyman.

The senior political figures present have been Speaker of the House Gelsey, Senate Miniority Leader Grissom, as well as Vice-President Tripplehorn, Winsconsin Govenor Mark Katzenmoyer, Calfornia Governor Kevin Clarkson, Arkansas Senator Bobby Rimmer, Former Secretray of Labor and Indinan Governor Jack Buckland, Former Senator Ross Kennelly, and Former Secretary of Defence Miles Hutchison.
Former Calfornia Governor Gabe Tilman has been playing Walken in the prep debate.

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President Walken has been using a house owned by Georgia Governor Charlie Forrester, just outside Atlanta.
Anne Stark has returned to the campaign and has been there with Steve Attwood, Jane Braun and Ron Mclinton.

The Senior political figures have been Missouri Governor Henry Shallick, Arizona Senator Matthew Hunt, Albama Senator Cody Riley, Former Governor Marcus Blakemore,Virginia Senator Henry Malken, Ray Sullivan, and Former New York Governor Jack Stephens.
We understand that New Mexico Governor Henry Gomez was the first choice to play Santos in the prep, but he withdrew citing campaign issues as he faces a tight three way race, instead we believe both Cody Riley and Charlie Forrester have played Santos. We understand that Riley does a brilliant impression of the President.
 
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
Just what I can find, apologies for not having a full list of future debates

September 21st - Second Senate Debate in Pennsylvania between Collins (D) & Royce (R)
September 24th - First Presidential Debate between Santos (D) & Walken (R)

October 1st - Antwerp Plan will be fully implement; Beginning of 2011 US Fiscal Year; Election Day (in Germany, by secret ballot) of German Chancellor. Ehrhart is expected to be re-elected by the Bundestag.
October 3rd - Vice Presidential Debate between Clark (R) & Tripplehorn (D)
October 7th - Former President D. Wire Newman's 80th birthday
October 10th - Second Presidential Debate between Santos (D) & Walken (R)
October 12th - Election Day (in Canada) between Liberal Party (Cousin) and Conservative Party (Gardner) and some others
October 16th - The Al Smith Dinner. Both Candidates will attend.
October 20th - Last Presidential Debate between Santos (D) & Walken (R); Last Senate Debate in California between Lassiter (R) & Seaborn (D)
October 22nd - The end of Sam Seaborn's 53 "District-a-day" whistlestop tour
October 23rd - Election Day (in Kazakhstan); Minnesota Governor Michael Jack's 52nd birthday
October 27th - Last Senate Debate in Pennsylvania between Collins (D) & Royce (R)
October 28th - Pope Victor IV's 85th birthday
October 29th - Release date of The Oval 2; Congressional Debate in Virginia between Donovan (D) & Gibbs (R)
October 31st - Halloween; Congressman Franklin Woodside's 53rd birthday

November 1st - Congressman Jeff Haffley's 52nd birthday
November 2nd - Election Day between Santos (D) & Walken (R) [as well as all the other American elections]
November 3rd - Either the Transition period begins for Walken or Santos begins to sit back comfortably for a bit
November 4th - (Former?) California Governor Kevin Clarkson's 59th birthday
November 8th - Premiere of Conan with the re-elected President or President-elect as the first interviewee.
November 14th - Election Day (in Thailand)
November 27th - Former Senator Robert Bennett's 69th birthday

December 13th - Indiana Governor Stephen Kendrick's 47th birthday
December 25th - Christmas

2011

January 7th - Senator Harry Proctor's 48th birthday
January 13th - Senator Andrew Thorn's 46th birthday
January 20th - Presidential Inauguration ceremony for whomever
 
Skeet Ulrich as Georgia Senate candidate Max Lobell III and Grand-son of Georgia Senator Max Lobell.
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(Yes I am a fan of Jericho was well, of course in that show Ulrich's Grand-father was played by Davd Huddleston, who played Max Lobell on the West Wing)
 
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Skeet Ulrich as Georgia Senate Max Lobell III candidate and Grand-son of Georgia Senator Max Lobell.
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(Yes I am a fan of Jericho was well, of course in that show Ulrich's Grand-father was played by Davd Huddleston, who played Max Lobell on the West Wing)

:D I strongly approve this casting.
 
Transcript of Andrea Wyatt TV Spot

Good evening.

I'm Andrea Wyatt, and as I hope you know, I'm running for the United States Senate.

I'm here to talk with about an incident that occurred on the program Meet the Press, on Sunday September 5th.

I appeared on this program to debate my opponent, Dan Kalmbach. In all honesty, I should have canceled the debate, as I was not in the best emotional state. My kids were sick, and I was worried about them, I was personally coming down with a cold, and was just having a bad day. I was emotionally distraught, and was not at my best. We expect our politicians to be always in control, to always know what to say and what to do. But I am only human, as are all elected officials, and we do have bad days.

On the show, I was asked several questions concerning my ex-husband Toby Ziegler, questions which I thought were inappropriate. Nonetheless, I've been asked these questions, and I have to answer them.

The question posed was, "Did you petition President Bartlet to pardon Mr. Ziegler?" The answer is no, I did not petition the President for a pardon.

The second question was, "Did you agree with the decision?"
This is a difficult question, and a difficult answer. Toby Ziegler is the father of my children, and I still love him. Personally, I was glad that he was pardoned. But it is my belief that he should have served out his punishment. Toby violated national security, and even though he did it to save the lives of three astronauts, he still broke the law.

Now, I have to apologize for my outburst to my opponent. Senator Kalmbach was good enough to debate the issues, and deserved better than what he got. Senator Kalmbach, I apologize for my actions and my words.
I would also like to apologize to David Gregory and the cast of Meet the Press. Even though their ratings have likely skyrocketed following the event, they did not deserve the outburst that I visited upon them.

And finally, I would like to apologize to the people of Maryland. You deserve better from your public officials. And I promise you this: I can be, will be better. Holding public office is a sacred trust, and I broke that trust on the 5th. I will work as hard as possible to regain that trust, and will return to campaigning tomorrow, to be the next Senator from the great state of Maryland.

Thank you very much for your time. God bless you, God bless Maryland, and God bless the United States of America.
 
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Tuesday, September 21st

DNC adds blitz Michigan


With polls coming back down to earth as the Presidential campaign gears up for the long haul, the Democratic National Committee has launched a media blitz in Michigan. Connecting Walken and his economic policies to those of Presidents Reagan and Lassiter, a smart move, as the state has over the years grown a disconnect to the Reagan-Lassiter economic plans known now as "trickle-down economics."

Many in the Democratic Party worry about the chances currently facing Governor Ruth Hutchins who is running for reelection and attorney general John Flack who is running for the senate seat. Hutchins has seen her numbers fall from the high 40s, to the low 40s and her seat is seemingly becoming harder to hold. Flack on the other hand, has seen his numbers, unfortunately sit still. He has struggled to get past the low 40s in the polls, despite an unpopular incumbent in Randall Thomas.

These factors have led the democratic party to call upon the state's most popular elected official (from the democrats) in the state. Mayor Brandon Fields of Detroit holds a 78% approval rating, and most had hoped he would have vied for one of the seats, but he decided it wasn't the time. But DNC chair Josh Lyman personally called Mayor Fields to ask him to help more with the campaigns.

His chief of staff has confirmed that he'll hit the campaign trail with both Hutchins and Flack. Both of their campaigns will be hoping that Fields will draw out the black voters that would not otherwise hit the polls in a rather boring year of elections in the state. The 45-year old Mayor may have future plans, but for now he has said, 'I'll do whatever it takes to help the people of Michigan make the right decision.'

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Kevin Michael Richardson as Mayor Brandon Fields of Detroit
 
OOC: In OTL, Iowa is one of a few states that has never elected a woman to Congress, but has a female Senator in this world, as well as a female Governor. I just found this curious.

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From the Bluegrass of Kentucky we head to the cornfields of Iowa, site of the first caucus in the nation. Currently a toss-up between Santos and Walken, Iowa has always played an interesting role in the nation's history. It's currently covered by Ernest Rogers, the political columnist for the Des Moines Register. Rogers has picked the winner of the Iowa caucus every year since 1970, so he know what he's talking about. Here's Ernest!

Thank you very much.
While people know Iowa for corn, caucuses and butter, it does have a lot to offer. Politically, we're one of the most progressive states, as Iowans were among the first in the nation to guarantee civil rights, and have passed a law allowing same-sex marriage-Only the 3rd state in the nation, and the 1st in the Midwest. Economic populism plays well here, as does religious conservativism (On either side of the spectrum).

Senior Senator Rodney "Rod" Kasey, Democrat.
Residence: Des Moines; Elected in 1986(5th Term).
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry(Ranking Member); Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Energy and Natural Resources

Kasey hates when people call him Rodney-It was his father's name, who abused his mother. Kasey fought and nearly killed his father for attacking his mother when he was 18, and hasn't spoken to him since. He's a major supporter of a woman's right to choose, and has been the biggest supporter of domestic abuse shelters. Due to his childhood, he's very tough on crime. Kasey's otherwise your standard Iowa Democrat-Economically popular, socially moderate-liberal, supports farming and ethanol.
Kasey's currently embroiled in a fight with Dave Nolan. Nolan is a extremely right-wing preacher, who has appeared on TV as a member of "The First Church of the Almighty," a mega-church based in Council Bluffs. Nolan is viewed by many as a religious whackjob, who has called the Santos health care plan "An attempt to deny the elderly proper medical care, so that they die and relieve America of what Matt Santos views as a burden." Despite several other controversial statement's (Including calling the Zoey Bartlet kidnapping "God's vengeance on Josiah Bartlet for his liberalism,") Nolan is polling at 40%, and Kasey seems to have settled on a strategy of simply ignoring him and hoping he buries himself, rather than going in for the kill. For the moment, the strategy seems to be working.

Junior Senator Lorraine Lindsay, Democrat.
Residence: Sioux City; Elected in 1996(3rd Term).
Committee Assignments: Appropriations; Commerce, Science and Transportation; Governmental Affairs.
Lindsay was the first woman Governor of Iowa from 1992 to 1996, when she first ran for the Senate following the retirement of Bill Glomer.
She made history as well by becoming the first woman Senator from Iowa as well.
Lindsay's been a fairly centrist Democrat, as opposed to her colleague Kasey's populism. She's moderate pro-life, supports the "death tax" for farms and farmers, and has spoken out against end of life procedures. She's also gotten a B- from the NRA.
Other than that, Lindsay is a standard Democrat. She's voted with her party 78% of the time.
Lindsay's faced several a couple of tough elections-Her first, and her most recent. She was elected by 50% of the vote in 1996, and after a two-month recount, was elected with 5,000 votes. And in 2008, she faced a eager, energetic Republican and a spirited independent campaign, and squeaked out 48.7% of the vote-Just enough to win.

The Congressmen:

Iowa 1st District: John Lopes, Democrat.
Residence: Davenport; Elected 1988(9th Term).
Committee Assignment: Transportation and Infrastructure; Small Business.
Lopes is another moderate Democrat, who really isn't noticeable. He does his job pretty well, and that's about it. Easily will win reelection.

Iowa 2nd District: Dennis Sanders, Democrat.
Residence: Cedar Rapids; Elected 1996(6th Term).
Committee Assignment: Appropriations.
Sanders is one of the more liberal Democrats in Congress, fitting for the most Democratic of Iowa's districts. He's railed against big corporations of every kind-Media, pharmaceutical, oil, health care, private military, and casts himself as an economic populist, a man of the people. Sanders is part of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and somewhat of a Socialist, though he has never described himself as such. Sanders has had some tough elections-He had to deal with a more liberal challenger in 2002 (Who did identify themselves as a socialist), and a strong, energized conservative last year, but he managed to squeak out a win. His endorsement is highly valued by Democratic Presidential candidates, as he was a former precinct captain, and knows what to do and who to talk to.

Iowa 3rd District: John Martin, Democrat.
Residence: Des Moines; Elected 1984(12th Term).
Committee Assignment: Agriculture(Chairman).
Martin is a Blue Dog, which suits this district well(Though it includes Des Moines, it is surprisingly conservative). He's worked with Republicans across the aisle well, particularly on matters of agriculture policy. He's distinctly out of step with the rest of his party on environmental policy, saying that "the idea that we humans caused global warming is a bunch of pig manure." But he's there when the party needs him, and supposedly voted for Carol Gelsey as Speaker.
Martin was in the news as he endorsed Lewis Berryhill for the Presidency in his idiotic run. No one was sure why Martin was endorsing Berryhill, and the only reason he ever gave was "I believe that Secretary Berryhill could be the right man for the job." Josh Lyman was rumored to want retribution against Martin, but was persuaded not to. Martin is facing a tough challenge from Polk County District Attorney Kevin Nix, a moderate Republican. Nix has strong law-and-order credentials, and is middle-of-the-road in practically everything. Nix has been broadcasting an "anti-incumbent" message continually, and has gotten support from the NRCC. He's also gotten a visit from Illinois Congressman Jasper Irving, and is polling at 49%.

Iowa 4th District: Brian Hale, Republican.
Residence: Ames; Elected 2004(4th Term).
Committee Assignment: Energy and Commerce.
Hale is an Ames native, born and bred. He's been involved with it ever since he was 2, and has been able to predict who will win the poll quite well.
Hale is a fairly moderate Republican-He's involved in the Red Dogs Group that California Representative Reed Halvin has created, and there have been overtures for him to join the Democratic Party. But Hale's firm stance on social issues-No gay marriage, no abort, no stem cells research-and a seat on a prominent committee has kept Hale firmly planted in the GOP. Hale's biggest issue is online gambling, which he thinks should be federally prohibited. He's the sponsor of the Hale Gaming Prohibition Act, which would seek to ban online gaming and gambling, though so far there is not a lot of support for the bill. Hale is facing a tough challenger in the Mayor of Fort Dodge.

Iowa 5th District: Bob Lowell, Republican.
Residence: Council Bluffs; Elected 1990(9th Term).
Committee Assignments: Budget; Natural Resources.
Lowell is the standard conservative-Anti-government, pro-business, religious, strong national defense, all that jazz. Easy reelection.
 
ooc: I just realized I hadn't done one for Kuhio. :p the guy I modeled after myself! So with him recently locking up the nomination, I might as well do it now. Better late than never. :)

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David Kuhio

David Alapaʻi Kuhio was born in Kahuku, Hawaii on April 17th, 1969 to Candito and Lydia Kuhio. He was the first born son, and second of 5 children born to the Kuhio's. He grew up in his hometown, and quickly became a surfer boy, every day after school going to hit up the swells. Upon reaching high school, he also became a prominent athlete starting at Quarterback for Kahuku High School as a freshman all the way through till he graduated. Including leading the team to the Hawaii state championship game three years in a row '86-'88, winning in '87 and '88. Because of this, he had been recruited by several schools as a potential recruit, but he quickly decided he didn't want to pursue a life in sports. And elected to go to his local university, University of Hawaii.

He double majored in Hawaiian History and Pre Law, and became famous statewide for his paper that got statewide and minor national attention for calling upon the hawaiian people to take a greater role in achieving a better status for themselves in the greater nation. He has long been an advocate for Native Hawaiian rights, and has demonstrated such since a young age. After graduating Phi Beta Cappa in 1992, he attended Stanford law school, graduating in 1995. He quickly returned home to begin engaging in Hawaiian local politics. In 1996 he ran for state house, and won the 46th district representing his home town of Kahuku. He became wildly popular in the state for his firebrand liberalism and deep passion for Hawaiian rights. His popularity became so evident, that in 2000, only after two terms, he was thrust into the limelight further and became Speaker of the State Assembly.

His first two years as Speaker were marked by failure, and attempts to find himself as a politician. He frequently squared off against the incumbent Governor of the time, Rick "Konaboy" Maka'kua, who despite being a democrat, was incredibly moderate-conservative, in contrast to Kuhio as a liberal. The two consistently butting heads led to party conflicts as the Governor attempted to drag the state party to the center, and Kuhio attempted to move it to the left. For all of 2001, and most of 2002, 'Konaboy' was successful, and had plans in movement to have Kuhio removed as Speaker that fall. But Kuhio began a direct campaign against the governor, and had his close ally, in state senate majority leader-at the time, Lorraine Larvey, mount a primary challenge against Governor Maka'kua that was successful. Larvey from then on, helped Kuhio reach even higher heights in his political career, and many believed he would seek the governorship on his own or challenge one of the incumbents in Senators Joanne White and Arthur Breech. In August 2002, he met local political science professor at UH, Zoe Levi, and two began dating. In August of 2003, the two wed in his hometown of Kahuku. He shocked everyone in 2004 by announcing he was not seeking a 5th term and would be moving to Washington D.C. in early 2005. He did just that and got a job in the State department under Seretary Lewis Berryhill. He became one of the more prominent undersecretaries and was a personal favorite of Berryhills. Because of this, he had the honor of meeting President Josiah Bartlet on numerous occasions, who also took a liking to the young man. In 2006, he was chosen to be a delegate of the Hawaiian delegation at the Democratic National Convention in San Diego. While the state supported Russell, he personally was a fan of the young gun, Matt Santos. On election day 2006, November 7th, his first children were born. Twins, a boy and a girl, Noah Alapaʻi Kuhio and Emily Zoe Kuhio. In 2007, as the new State department, under former California Senator and GOP presidential nominee Arnold Vinick came in, the Kuhio family headed back home.

While originally believing he would open up a law firm in Honolulu, he was persuaded by his old rival, former Governor Maka'kua, to run for Mayor of the city instead. Four years prior, they lost the city to Republican Joseph Aiona, and despite their personal rivalry, Maka'kua believed that the city would be better off under Kuhio than Aiona. In 2008, after a tough battle, Kuhio won with 54% of the vote, promising change, and his inspirational words that helped him reign for 4 years as Speaker, helped him unite younger voters from his alma matter to put him over the top. In his two years since, his firebrand liberalism has helped the city make great initiatives, including large housing reforms and the introduction of the city's monorail system. It had long been known since his days as Speaker that he eyed a higher position in hawaiian politics, and early in 2010, he formed an exploratory committee to challenge Senator Joanne White for the democratic nomination. And in late may, formally declared. As the summer progressed, he saw his numbers rise as people once more fell in love with his firebrand policies and liberal idealism. Not to mention he had incredibly high mayoral ratings (around 73%), and the city locked down. In mid-August he pushed White out of the competition, forcing her to run for governor instead. On September 18, he officially secured the democratic nomination.

He seems bound for election (but seriously, in Hawaii, what democrat isn't?), and he leads his republican opponent Sarah Sloan by a wide margin of 65-30 in most polls. He has fully embraced the Youth in Revolt since its inception (the first rally of the Youth in Revolt occurred on his own alma mater's campus early in the summer) and has since become one of its leading members. Some believe he will seek higher office someday, although he denies this, believing its his duty to help the people of Hawaii stand up for Hawaii. He was once quoted saying 'Home state over Home country. I'm much like General Robert Lee that way.' His positions are generally very liberal, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, pro-unions, anti-business, etc... but he is a believer in states' rights. And some of the aforementioned issues, he believes, need to be left up to the states themselves. He, his wife Zoe, and their two kids Noah and Emily, reside in Honolulu, but he has a house in Kahuku as he always has. He is still very close with both of his parents and all of his siblings.

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Just as a reminder, Cliff Curtis as David Kuhio
 
The current Senate makeup is 54-44-1 (I like to think Gillette is adopting the Progressive Alliance into his own political party for future use...).

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There's something wrong with this image, but I don't know where. The House count should be 217-217 with 1 Vacancy (215 Republicans, 215 Democrats, 4 Independents, a majority in name only!). I keep counting around 212 or 211 Democrats. I must've messed up some colors somewhere, as it's not like that in the lists I based it off of. Stay tuned as I try to fix this in the next few days (debate stuff'll take precedence). I'm pretty sure the crowd doing the 535's aren't trying to sneak in Republicans on me.

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electoralmath.com, Wednesday September 22nd

1. With the first Presidential debate just two days away both sides appear to be taking an interesting approach to managing expectations. Santos campaign manager CJ Cregg seemingly all but promised a victory on Monday, whilst the Walken camp seem to be focused on saying that the previous two Republican candidates for President lost their chance at debates – Matt Hunt told Fox News last night that he felt there was no danger of that happening this time. “Glen’s a formidable presence in any setting. I think he’s more than capable of going toe-to-toe with the Santos.”
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2. In one of the first cross party endorsements of the cycle thus far former Arkansas Governor Luther Jacobs endorsed his long time friend Glen Walken last night. Jacobs, who was an early supporter of President Santos four years ago said he had thought long and hard about it but had finally concluded that Walken was the best man to lead the country going forward.

3. John Tandy and Eric Swenson clashed last night over the ongoing dispute regarding the Cuban trade embargo. Tandy attacked Swenson for pontificating on the issue during Monday’s debate, and also took the unusual step of distancing himself from President Santos and continuing his ongoing support for the current trade embargo.

4. Andi Wyatt’s TV address seems to have fallen flat with voters in Maryland with an instant poll following her press conference giving incumbent Senator Dan Kalmbach a solid lead over the Congresswoman. 62% of those polled thought Wyatt was sincere in what she said but 55% said that they were not moved in any way by her appearance. It’s an uphill battle from here for Wyatt.

5. 527 group American Freedom is up in Ohio with a heavy duty ad replaying Haydn Strauss saying “I’m a Socialist” in his press conference yesterday. The ad is running statewide with a narrator explaining a series of socialist policies interspersed with Strauss’ statement from yesterday’s press conference. There is no doubt that Republicans are smelling blood and a new poll from Rasmussen this morning showing McIntosh within 4 points of Strauss, the closest she’s been in sometime, suggests the socialist angle is gaining traction with voters.

6. You have to imagine there is general panic in the Jack Moseley camp this morning after a poll from PPP gave his opponent Camille Aubry a narrow lead over the incumbent Senator in Colorado. The lead is within the margin of error but coming just 8 weeks after Moseley held an average lead of 10 points it’s a serious blow. Moseley has been heavily focused on his son’s gubernatorial bid and seems to have totally missed Aubry’s excellent handling of the Alvarez story which seems to have made immigration THE issue in Colorado. Will be interesting to see if Moseley finally wakes up or whether he really is sleep walking his way to defeat.

7. Polls in Pennsylvania seem to have stabilized with incumbent Robert Royce holding a solid 8 point lead over Congressman Stephen Collins. Royce is continuing to spend heavily and his research staff has done a phenomenal job of raking through Collins voting record. It’s still not impossible for Collins to find an angle but with such a financial advantage and only six weeks to go it’ll take a major shake to push things in his direction.
 
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