Fun fact, actor Sidney Poitier was considered by Aaron Sorkin for the role of Jed Bartlett back in 1998.
2018 Presidential Election
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Thanks! The Nzele photo is also an edit of Michael Dorn's head onto someone else's body (can't remember who).
I could see it. The Kundunese regime is massively corrupt and almost certainly not very responsive to its (Arkutu) citizens' needs. Plus with the main "opposition" party being headed by the president's wife who is also the vice president, discontented Kundunese might think it really is time for a change.
Global News Network World News
BREAKING NEWS
German Chancellor Implicated In EU Parliament Vote Buying Scheme
Berlin-German chancellor Alex Baumann has reprtedly been named by Interpol as a "major figure of interest" in a continent-wide probe into a vote-buying and bribery scheme that has rocked the European Union ahead of scheduled EU elections next year. Other figures implicated in what is emerging as a potential major scandal for the European Parliament and EU Commission include members of the French, Italian, and Spanish governments. At least two senior officials in the EU Commission have already resigned ahead of their expected arrests and others may soon follow.
The scheme was apparently uncovered during security reviews for voting stations in Germany, when a routine financial check revealed several irregularities with regards to the Chancellor's office, according to Interpol. These included a series of payments to EU officials apparently intended to curry favor with EU commissioners and increase Germany's profile and influence in the parliament. Interpol has apparently made financial connections between Mr. Baumann's office and alleged attempts by the Chinese government to interfere in the EU elections, which the Chinese government has denied, although China has expressed a strong interest in Europe's natural gas pipelines to Russia.
Mister Baumann himself has made no official comment on these allegations, but will reportedly address the German people "soon."
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NOTE: I'm not sure how the EU works in the WW universe, or if it in fact has a parliament, but with all the concern over foreign influence in the US elections in real life, I just wondered how such a scandal might play out in Europe.
BREAKING NEWS
German Chancellor Implicated In EU Parliament Vote Buying Scheme
Berlin-German chancellor Alex Baumann has reprtedly been named by Interpol as a "major figure of interest" in a continent-wide probe into a vote-buying and bribery scheme that has rocked the European Union ahead of scheduled EU elections next year. Other figures implicated in what is emerging as a potential major scandal for the European Parliament and EU Commission include members of the French, Italian, and Spanish governments. At least two senior officials in the EU Commission have already resigned ahead of their expected arrests and others may soon follow.
The scheme was apparently uncovered during security reviews for voting stations in Germany, when a routine financial check revealed several irregularities with regards to the Chancellor's office, according to Interpol. These included a series of payments to EU officials apparently intended to curry favor with EU commissioners and increase Germany's profile and influence in the parliament. Interpol has apparently made financial connections between Mr. Baumann's office and alleged attempts by the Chinese government to interfere in the EU elections, which the Chinese government has denied, although China has expressed a strong interest in Europe's natural gas pipelines to Russia.
Mister Baumann himself has made no official comment on these allegations, but will reportedly address the German people "soon."
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NOTE: I'm not sure how the EU works in the WW universe, or if it in fact has a parliament, but with all the concern over foreign influence in the US elections in real life, I just wondered how such a scandal might play out in Europe.
Really? Setting aside that having almost all the major economic powerhouses of the EU deciding to commit bribery and vote-buying is almost incomprehensibly stupid on their part, I literally just made an infobox for this guy two days ago after sorting out German politics after the clusterfuck that it had been left in, and clearly did not set up that this was a box that would soon be out of date like I did the Victor IV one.
Not cool.
Hopefully they would follow the Carl Albert principalIt would be interesting to see what might happen if something were to happen to Sam and Jack Hunter and one of the new Republicans in his administration had been named Designated Survivor...Acting President Sean Boone?
NBS.COM
Tuesday January 8th 2019
A transcript of a press conference given by President-Elect Sam Seaborn and Vice-President Elect Jack Hunter on Tuesday January 8th 2019.
President-Elect Sam Seaborn
Good morning, everyone, and welcome. On Friday, I said that Jack and I would put aside party differences and work together in the national interest.
I understand that this is not what anyone expected to happen, me included, but for a second time in our history, the first in two hundred twenty two years since the 1796 election, we will have a President and Vice-President from different parties.
Today, we want to say just a few words about how we plan to work together and the significance of what we have achieved in coming to this agreement. Senator Hunter is fine public servant, he has served his country in the military, been a Mayor and for the last eight years like myself a Senator. Despite our differences I thoroughly respect him and I know we can work together.
As well as Senator Hunter as you know I have as well nominated two other Republicans to serve in my cabinet, Governor Sean Boone and former Senator Matt Skinner. I think this is a sign of the strength and depth of my incoming administration and our sincere determination to work together constructively to make this administration work in the national interest.
But today, we are not just announcing a new administration and new Cabinet Secretaries; we are announcing a new politics. A new politics where the national interest is more important than the party interest, where cooperation wins out over confrontation, where compromise, where give and take, where reasonable, civilised, grown-up behaviour is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
My administration will take America, in an historic new direction, a direction of hope and unity, conviction and common purpose. I am delighted to be standing here with the new Vice –President Elect. The two of us together leading this historic, Democratic & Republican administration. I would like, now, to invite him to speak to us on what I think is a remarkable and very welcome day, Jack.
Vice-President Elect Jack Hunter
Thank you. We have just been through a remarkable election. As I said on Friday after the Senate vote, I am forever indebted to the people who made this possible, and for the millions of people that voted not just for the Republican ticket, but those that voted for the President elect, and also Senator Strauss. I say again that I will work with the President Elect, and we have more that unites us than divides us.
Until today, President Elect Seaborn and I were rivals; now, we are colleagues. That says a lot about the scale of the new politics that is now beginning to unfold. This is a new administration and it is a new kind of administration, it will be a radical reforming administration where it needs to be and a source of reassurance and stability, and as the President Elect has just said I will be joined by two exceptional Republican’s in Governor Boone and former Senator Skinner.
We are from different parties and we have different ideas on how to solve our nations pressing problems but this is an administration that will last despite those differences, because we are united by a common purpose for the job we want to do together over the next four years.
To those who have suggested that I will be plotting to derail the work of this administration and then will run for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2022. I can assure you that nothing could be further from the truth. I can today make a pledge that I will not seek the Republican Presidential nomination in three years’ time. I feel to do would be to hold a cloud over this administration and its purpose in serving the American people. I will though not be changing my party registration from Republican to independent as had been speculated in the media. I am a Republican and it is as a Republican, the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower that I will serve a Democratic commander in chief. As someone who served in the military I signed up to serve my country and serve my Commander in Chief, Democrat or Republican, the same stands today.
I decided to run for Mayor of St Paul because I wanted to make a difference, and give back something to my country, and hopefully play a small part in changing my country for the best and now I have the chance to do so in the second highest office in the land. I can assure I will not let the American people down. Thank you.
Tuesday January 8th 2019
President-Elect & Vice-President Elect Press Conference
A transcript of a press conference given by President-Elect Sam Seaborn and Vice-President Elect Jack Hunter on Tuesday January 8th 2019.
President-Elect Sam Seaborn
Good morning, everyone, and welcome. On Friday, I said that Jack and I would put aside party differences and work together in the national interest.
I understand that this is not what anyone expected to happen, me included, but for a second time in our history, the first in two hundred twenty two years since the 1796 election, we will have a President and Vice-President from different parties.
Today, we want to say just a few words about how we plan to work together and the significance of what we have achieved in coming to this agreement. Senator Hunter is fine public servant, he has served his country in the military, been a Mayor and for the last eight years like myself a Senator. Despite our differences I thoroughly respect him and I know we can work together.
As well as Senator Hunter as you know I have as well nominated two other Republicans to serve in my cabinet, Governor Sean Boone and former Senator Matt Skinner. I think this is a sign of the strength and depth of my incoming administration and our sincere determination to work together constructively to make this administration work in the national interest.
But today, we are not just announcing a new administration and new Cabinet Secretaries; we are announcing a new politics. A new politics where the national interest is more important than the party interest, where cooperation wins out over confrontation, where compromise, where give and take, where reasonable, civilised, grown-up behaviour is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
My administration will take America, in an historic new direction, a direction of hope and unity, conviction and common purpose. I am delighted to be standing here with the new Vice –President Elect. The two of us together leading this historic, Democratic & Republican administration. I would like, now, to invite him to speak to us on what I think is a remarkable and very welcome day, Jack.
Vice-President Elect Jack Hunter
Thank you. We have just been through a remarkable election. As I said on Friday after the Senate vote, I am forever indebted to the people who made this possible, and for the millions of people that voted not just for the Republican ticket, but those that voted for the President elect, and also Senator Strauss. I say again that I will work with the President Elect, and we have more that unites us than divides us.
Until today, President Elect Seaborn and I were rivals; now, we are colleagues. That says a lot about the scale of the new politics that is now beginning to unfold. This is a new administration and it is a new kind of administration, it will be a radical reforming administration where it needs to be and a source of reassurance and stability, and as the President Elect has just said I will be joined by two exceptional Republican’s in Governor Boone and former Senator Skinner.
We are from different parties and we have different ideas on how to solve our nations pressing problems but this is an administration that will last despite those differences, because we are united by a common purpose for the job we want to do together over the next four years.
To those who have suggested that I will be plotting to derail the work of this administration and then will run for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2022. I can assure you that nothing could be further from the truth. I can today make a pledge that I will not seek the Republican Presidential nomination in three years’ time. I feel to do would be to hold a cloud over this administration and its purpose in serving the American people. I will though not be changing my party registration from Republican to independent as had been speculated in the media. I am a Republican and it is as a Republican, the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower that I will serve a Democratic commander in chief. As someone who served in the military I signed up to serve my country and serve my Commander in Chief, Democrat or Republican, the same stands today.
I decided to run for Mayor of St Paul because I wanted to make a difference, and give back something to my country, and hopefully play a small part in changing my country for the best and now I have the chance to do so in the second highest office in the land. I can assure I will not let the American people down. Thank you.
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So a joint Democrat/Republican administration.
Thinking about Sam in season one (where Mandy says he is the guy most interested in partisanship) this seems like it could work. Bartlet would be proud I think.
I suppose the question is what will happen in 2022? Will Hunter run on a ticket with Sam?
Thinking about Sam in season one (where Mandy says he is the guy most interested in partisanship) this seems like it could work. Bartlet would be proud I think.
I suppose the question is what will happen in 2022? Will Hunter run on a ticket with Sam?
Didn’t realize that Baker Lang was that old, so there is a possibility that Seaborn might be selecting the next Chief Justice if Lang opts to retire.
Others on the short-list where Jason Robards and George C. Scott. In a nod to that I used them in cameo's as failed candidates for the Presidency when doing the write-ups of the 1986 & 1990 elections back on the original thread.
I don't know why, but I can picture Sam keeping Hunter on the ticket, "Because Sam could die". Keep in mind that's four years away. A LOT could happen.
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I don’t think that will happen. I don’t think Sam really thought through his VP selection. Hollis caused nothing but headaches for the campaign.
Hollis is dead on arrival in 2022* and if Seaborn tries to run him again, so is he.
*Barring him trying to pull a Trump and frankly I don't think he is charismatic enough to do that. Plus I don't think Hollis is going to want to run again, I even wonder whether the offshoring just before the election was a sign that he didn't want the job rather than him just being tone deaf.
I am curious to know what Josh's reaction is to this flustercuck. I mean Sam was always the more open and idealistic of the three (Sam, Josh Toby) and Josh was always the most die-hard antirepublican he could be in any effort to really screw them. Hard.
Hinchcliffe to pass on 2019 Gubernatorial Run, to announce for Oregon 4th following Bailey resignation
Portland, Oregon- Speaking to reporters at his Eugene home this morning, former Oregon Lieutenant Governor Callum Hinchcliffe confirmed that he would not be seeking the Governorship this coming November, and would instead be seeking election to the House of Representatives in the upcoming special election to fill the soon-to-be vacated seat of incoming-White House Chief of Staff Will Bailey. Hinchcliffe, who served as the State's Lieutenant Governor from 2012-2016, was seen as the clear front-runner for the Democratic Gubernatorial nomination. He will now most assuredly be the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in the 4th, and might perhaps be the saving grace that State Democrats have been searching for to hold the seat.
With Hinchcliffe out of the race, the only of candidate of note is Portland Mayor Mitch DiSarro, who rejoined the Democratic fold in 2016 after a brief cup of coffee with the Socialist Party that saw him become their nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2015. No matter whom the Democrats nominate this year, they will face a monumental battle against incumbent Governor Walter Collins who is arguably the most popular governor in America at the moment.
By the Numbers:
Walter Collins approval/disapproval: 71/22
Polling:
Democratic Primary:
Portland Mayor Mitch DiSarro: 31%
other: 61%
undecided: 8%
General Election:
Governor Walter Collins- 64%
Mayor Mitch DiSarro- 23%
Governor Walter Collins- 61%
Generic Democrat- 37%
Yes I can confirm that there will be a farewell address from President Walken, either next Friday or Saturday.
Would Elizabeth Clark be planning on trying for another run for the nomination in 2022?