Nightmare that.In such a scenario, one can only hope that the new White House staff would be as confused as the Bartlet crew over who should assume executive power. Otherwise, it might have been President Pendelton.
Nightmare that.In such a scenario, one can only hope that the new White House staff would be as confused as the Bartlet crew over who should assume executive power. Otherwise, it might have been President Pendelton.
That's what I thought. Wait this isn't a take on Bruce Willis' health is it?
Staffers say Duke's stroke came after call devolved into shouting match
Monday, November 14th, 2022
Staffers on both Alan Duke's presidential campaign and for the Republican National Committee (RNC) have both told NBS News that Alan Duke's stroke came after his call with RNC officials turned into a shouting match.
Three separate eyewitnesses say the call with RNC members in Washington via video conference to discuss the ending of the unsuccessful presidential campaign and process of beginning to service the campaign's debt. With tensions running high over culpability for the Republicans' massive defeat last Tuesday, the meeting quickly derailed with an incensed Duke claiming the party was setting him up as a scapegoat and airing his grievances over what he said was the party's "half-hearted" support after his win in the Republican presidential primaries.
RNC chair James Ritchie vigorously disagreed with the assessment according to both sides, and Duke began yelling at the party chair, kicking off both Ritchie as well as staffers from both sides of the call to begin interjecting.
One eyewitness in Tulsa said that shortly after, Duke briefly appeared to freeze, then attempted to stand up from his chair and collapsed. During the confusion as aides moved to give aid to the senator, the call was disconnected. It took ten minutes for the RNC to reconnect to Tulsa, with the Duke campaign managers ignoring phone calls while trying to get medical attention to the former senator.
"We were in a panic," one RNC staffer said. "We didn't know if we'd just watched our presidential nominee die on camera."
After learning that emergency services had been contacted, the RNC informed the White House shortly before news and social media learned of Duke's collapse.
A former member of the Duke campaign said that many within the campaign staff speculated that GOP nominee, who celebrated his 68th birthday in October, had undisclosed health issues given his longer than normal periods of recuperation after campaign events. Duke, the oldest major-party presidential nominee in nearly three decades, released many fewer medical records than many previous presidential candidates, although his medical records show that he takes medication for high blood pressure, a major risk factor for stroke.
Not directly, but more explanation at this point would get into spoiler territory.That's what I thought. Wait this isn't a take on Bruce Willis' health is it?
Year | Candidate | Party | % Vote | Electoral Votes | No of States Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912 | Woodrow Wilson | Dem | 41.83% | 435 | 40 |
1920 | Warren Harding | Rep | 60.35% | 404 | 37 |
1928 | Herbert Hoover | Rep | 58.22% | 444 | 40 |
1932 | FDR | Dem | 57.41% | 472 | 42 |
1936 | FDR | Dem | 60.80% | 523 | 46 |
1940 | FDR | Dem | 54.72% | 449 | 38 |
1944 | FDR | Dem | 53.39% | 432 | 36 |
1952 | Dwight Eisenhower | Rep | 55.14% | 442 | 39 |
1956 | Dwight Eisenhower | Rep | 57.37% | 457 | 41 |
1964 | LBJ | Dem | 61.05% | 486 | 44 +DC |
1972 | Richard Nixon | Rep | 60.67% | 520 | 49 |
1980 | Ronald Reagan | Rep | 50.75% | 489 | 44 |
1984 | Ronald Reagan | Rep | 58.77% | 525 | 49 |
1990 | Owen Lassiter | Rep | 52.95% | 401 | 36 |
1994 | Owen Lassiter | Rep | 62.04% | 523 | 49 |
2022 | Sam Seaborn | Dem | 51.32% | 415 | 31+DC |
I see. Good story so far!Not directly, but more explanation at this point would get into spoiler territory.
Year | Candidate | Party | % Vote | Electoral Votes | No of States Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912 | William Taft | Rep | 23.18% | 8 | 2 |
1920 | James Cox | Dem | 34.12% | 127 | 11 |
1924 | John Davis | Dem | 28.82% | 136 | 12 |
1928 | Al Smith | Dem | 40.79% | 87 | 8 |
1932 | Herbert Hoover | Rep | 39.65% | 59 | 6 |
1936 | Alf Landon | Rep | 36.54% | 8 | 2 |
1940 | Wendell Wilkie | Rep | 44.77% | 82 | 10 |
1944 | Tom Dewey | Rep | 45.89% | 99 | 12 |
1948 | Tom Dewey | Rep | 45.07% | 189 | 16 |
1952 | Adali Stevenson | Dem | 44.38% | 89 | 9 |
1956 | Adali Stevenson | Dem | 41.97% | 73 | 7 |
1964 | Barry Goldwater | Rep | 38.47% | 52 | 6 |
1972 | George McGovern | Dem | 37.50% | 17 | 1+ DC |
1980 | Jimmy Carter | Dem | 41.01% | 49 | 6 + DC |
1984 | Walter Mondale | Dem | 40.56% | 13 | 1+ DC |
1990 | DW Newman | Dem | 47.05% | 137 | 14+ DC |
1994 | Roland Pierce | Dem | 37.96% | 15 | 1+ DC |
2002 | Robert Ritchie | Rep | 44.43% | 148 | 15 |
2022 | Alan Duke | Rep | 37.00% | 123 | 19 |
Year | Candidate | Party | % Vote | Electoral Votes | States Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912 | Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive (Bull Moose) | 27.39% | 88 | 6 |
1912 | Eugene Debbs | Socialist | 6.00% | 0 | 0 |
1916 | Allan Benson | Socialist | 3.18% | 0 | 0 |
1920 | Eugene Debbs | Socialist | 3.41% | 0 | 0 |
1924 | Robert LaFollette | Progressive | 16.62% | 13 | 1 |
1932 | Norman Thomas | Socialist | 2.23% | 0 | 0 |
1948 | Strom Thurmond | State's Rights (Dixiecrat) | 2.41% | 39 | 4 |
1948 | Henry Wallace | Progressive | 2.37% | 0 | 0 |
1968 | George Wallace | American Independent | 13.53% | 46 | 5 |
1980 | John Anderson | Independent | 6.61% | 0 | 0 |
1998 | Jim Buckner | Independent | 6.50% | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Haydn Straus | Green | 6.03% | 0 | 0 |
2022 | Andrew Long | Independent Republican | 9.03% | 0 | 0 |
2022 | Susan Buckner | Green | 2.65% | 0 | 0 |
** 36 states for Lassiter in 1990, 14 for Newman.Presidential Candidates who won above 400 Electoral Votes since 1912 Election onwards
Year Candidate Party % Vote Electoral Votes No of States Won 1912 Woodrow Wilson Dem 41.83% 435 40 1920 Warren Harding Rep 60.35% 404 37 1928 Herbert Hoover Rep 58.22% 444 40 1932 FDR Dem 57.41% 472 42 1936 FDR Dem 60.80% 523 46 1940 FDR Dem 54.72% 449 38 1944 FDR Dem 53.39% 432 36 1952 Dwight Eisenhower Rep 55.14% 442 39 1956 Dwight Eisenhower Rep 57.37% 457 41 1964 LBJ Dem 61.05% 486 44 +DC 1972 Richard Nixon Rep 60.67% 520 49 1980 Ronald Reagan Rep 50.75% 489 44 1984 Ronald Reagan Rep 58.77% 525 49 1990 Owen Lassiter Rep 52.95% 401 37 1994 Owen Lassiter Rep 62.04% 523 49 2022 Sam Seaborn Dem 51.32% 415 31+DC
Fixed** 36 states for Lassiter in 1990, 14 for Newman.
Well we all knew that was coming.View attachment 789955
Thursday November 17th, 2022
Tomaricho "Duke was poisoned"
John Tomaricho, the former Mayor of Cheyenne and a well-known conspiracy theorist claimed last night on his internet channel that Republican Presidential nominee Alan Duke's stroke was caused by "poison".
Tomaricho, who ran for Wyoming Governor in 2020 as an "independent populist" and won almost 17% of the vote made the comments on his show last night "Alan Duke was clearly poisoned, I have heard from good sources, that he was poisoned by a delayed action toxin, almost certainly around the time of the RNC in July, it seems odd, that took place just days after the election" adding "It was an insurance policy for the deep state supported and paid for by George Soros".
Tomaricho a former Democrat, is very close to the likes of Wesley Burke and Patty King. Burke is known to have considered him as a possible running mate if he had run for the presidency as an independent back in 2018.
I wonder how many views this gets?View attachment 789955
Thursday November 17th, 2022
Tomaricho "Duke was poisoned"
John Tomaricho, the former Mayor of Cheyenne and a well-known conspiracy theorist claimed last night on his internet channel that Republican Presidential nominee Alan Duke's stroke was caused by "poison".
Tomaricho, who ran for Wyoming Governor in 2020 as an "independent populist" and won almost 17% of the vote made the comments on his show last night "Alan Duke was clearly poisoned, I have heard from good sources, that he was poisoned by a delayed action toxin, almost certainly around the time of the RNC in July, it seems odd, that took place just days after the election" adding "It was an insurance policy for the deep state supported and paid for by George Soros".
Tomaricho a former Democrat, is very close to the likes of Wesley Burke and Patty King. Burke is known to have considered him as a possible running mate if he had run for the presidency as an independent back in 2018.
Or Democrats could win more seats in 2024, as was the case in OTL in 1998 in the aftermath of the Monica Lewinsky affair during Bill Clinton's second term.Sam could get a Republican congress in 2024 if real world history is any indication.