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ops, the second one is MPS of course. who the hell would mistake him for Sonic Booster, they look nothing alike!
Sorry I know this is a bit late, but what’s the lore behind the United Pacific States? How did they break away from the US?List of Presidents of the United Pacific States
I like this infobox quite a bit, @HorizonFalling . I do wonder though, I wonder how Franklin would have voted in the other US presidential elections.
Against the Democrat in every election since at least 1864. Here's all I cared to graph out, 1892 to the present.
A coup and a civil war in the US leads to a government being set up in Sacramento made up of many members of Congress claiming to be the legitimate Congress. The civil war continues until 1941 when a ceasefire line is drawn mostly along the Rio Grande and the Continental Divide. For 20 years after the ceasefire, the western government continues to call itself the legitimate government of the United States and even allowed politicians in exile to serve as members of Congress from states that the government does not even control (which is what allows a Senator from Wisconsin to become president despite not controlling a single square inch of the state). This continues until 1961 when Congress officially and "temporarily" suspends the USA Constitution and implements another to better suit their current situation (until of course the west "inevitably" reclaims the east and the old constitution comes back into effect).
Jerry Brown, Ronald Reagan, George Deukmejian, Tom Bradley, Dianne Feinstein, Gray Davis, Nancy Pelosi, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom, though not necessarily in that order.
Over the Edge (An alternate ending to my timeline To The Edge and Maybe Over)
The triumph of Ron Paul was an unlikely outcome in the grand scheme of things. Paul was a man who went against the grain of the Republican establishment in crucial ways. His fundamentalist free market ideology clashed with many Wall Street types, especially regarding monetary policy. His reluctance to use the national government to force social conservatism was not in line with the aims of the Christian right. His isolationism was anathema to the national security-oriented right-wing. And yet, Paul was able to smooth over or offset those differences in 2008. Business interests were prepared to forgive his anti corporate welfare stances if it meant axing Lieberman’s green initiatives. Social conservatives warmed to Paul for his kindred beliefs even if he wasn’t as aggressive in pushing them as they hoped. The neoconservatives meanwhile had been largely discredited in the eyes of Republicans by virtue of their alliance with the Lieberman administration. Coming off a widely unpopular 8-year Democratic administration helmed by Joe Lieberman, Paul had the fortune of facing off against John Edwards, a man whose personal baggage proved too much to be offset by Paul’s extremism. Paul came to office promising ‘a rebirth of American freedom’ and many of his followers celebrated this.
The leadup to 2008-the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, the economic recession and the climate of censorship surrounding things like violence in video games–all served to aid Paul, but also served to obfuscate the ugliness of what was coming. Paul’s previous ill-fated campaign in 2004 saw many rally to his banner who espoused extremist sentiments. Paul received a number of donations from members of the white nationalist website Stormfront, including $140 from its founder Don Black. The infamous conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who had claimed that Lieberman was involved in planning the 9/11 attacks, was a prominent Paul booster who hosted Paul on several occasions. Even with the 2008 campaign being taken more seriously, a number of Paul’s supporters were assorted bigots and cranks. More concerning, though, was how close many of them were to the eventual president-elect. Lew Rockwell, whose website exploded in popularity as Paul ascended to the nomination, was Paul’s former chief of staff. This did not stop him and his website from hosting articles questioning the effectiveness of vaccinations, the official accounts of 9/11, the JFK assassination and the Holocaust and the very idea of racial equality. Tom Woods, an author who wrote Paul’s favorite book on the 2008 economic crisis, was a founding member of the League of the South and had written in defense of the Confederacy. The same was true of many Mises Institute scholars Paul had indicated he wanted to tap for positions in his White House such as Thomas DiLorenzo. Members of Paul’s national security team included controversial ex-CIA operative Michael Scheur and Philip Giraldi, whom had implied that Lieberman’s Judaism meant he could not be an impartial arbiter of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
All of these had been brought up by the Edwards campaign and even some of Paul’s GOP rivals like Jeb Bush on the campaign trail, but he had overcome them then. However, after the victory of Paul, many of these figures would once again come under heightened scrutiny. Paul was not so foolish as to select such controversial figures for Senate-confirmed positions in his administration. However, many would become core staffers around Paul. Paul’s campaign chair Jesse Benton, who had more established ties to the Republican Party, was able to secure a position as Chief of Staff, but other roles were taken by more extreme figures. Scheur was given the role of National Security Advisor, with Giraldi as a deputy. DiLorenzo took the helm of the National Economic Council and several other Mises-affiliated scholars gained positions there, as did Peter Schiff, the son of serial tax evader Irwin Schiff. Bruce Fein as the White House Counsel in comparison barely was even noticed by observers until six months into Paul’s term, where his denial of the Armenian Genocide became more widely known. Staffing roles throughout the White House would largely be filled by others who came from the ‘paleo’ world of right-wing ideologues with reactionary social viewpoints and extremist right-wing economic ones. Several–most notably Richard Spencer–were outed as open white nationalists and were dismissed following public backlash.
Even aside from the general political extremism in Paul’s staff, the cabinet was also a mess. Commerce Secretary Mark Sanford was caught having an affair and using taxpayer dollars for travel to perpetuate it, leading to his resignation in early 2010. David Stockman, who Paul had hoped to have head the Office of Management and Budget nearly 2 decades after previously departing the job, was indicted for an attempt to defraud investors just before confirmation hearings could get started, dealing a fatal blow to his nomination. John Allison, Paul’s Treasury Secretary and former head of the Cato Institute, was accused of burying reports Treasury officials wrote that contradicted the Austrian school theorists heading Paul’s economic agenda. Secretary of Defense Dana Rohrbacher was accused of being on the payroll of Russia by many, though this was never confirmed. The biggest blow would come I. 2010, just in time for midterms, when Benton was accused of bribing Iowa state legislators to endorse Paul in the 2008 primaries.
2010 was already shaping to be a catastrophe for Republicans. Paul’s coattails were anemic compared to usual, with a narrow 16-seat House majority and a comparatively weak 53-seat Senate. The recession actively worsened as Paul refused stimulus proposals despite outright begging by the likes of Mitch McConnell to do something. By November 2010, dozens of banks had filed for bankruptcy, unemployment had hit 15% and consumer confidence had hit record lows. The Paul administration had pulled out of Iraq and Afghanistan almost instantly and had begun trying to shed global alliances like NATO. The fall of Iraq to Islamists and the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan triggered a refugee crisis and Paul’s reluctance to accept refugees dented his standing globally. Paul’s anti immigrant sentiments and push to overturn Roe v Wade via legislation alienated progressives and antiwar liberals who had supported him in 2008 out of disgust at Lieberman. Paul’s Senate majority eroded when Norm Coleman announced his defection to the Democrats after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban.
When the 2010 elections rolled around, the size of the blue tsunami that ensued was staggering. Over 50 House seats flipped Dem. In the Senate, Dems made massive gains. New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Iowa were just the tip of the iceberg. North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Arizona, Alaska, Kansas and Utah all also flipped. A key part of this was strong local candidates-Greg Orman in Kansas and Mitch Landrieu in Louisiana had played key roles in flipping the seats. But some were genuine shocks. Had it not been for vote splitting between centrist Jon Huntsman and hardcore Paulite Mike Lee, Rocky Anderson likely would never have pulled off a victory The Dem wave was big enough Paul became a lame duck almost immediately. Dr. No had to watch his key legislative initiatives flounder, his cabinet and judicial nominations collapse (Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy spent hearings for Andrew Napolitano castigating his extremist beliefs on prime time TV). In 2012, many Democrats saw a strong chance to dethrone Paul. Hillary Clinton, Mayor of New York City and former First Lady, was the clear initial frontrunner. Her more moderate tendencies were pitched as enabling her to pull away Paul-skeptic Wall Street types and foreign policy hawks away from the GOP. The notion of electing a female president was also a part of her appeal. However, she was far from unchallenged. Illinois Senator Barack Obama made a strong play for the nomination, seeming to come out of nowhere to draw a massive fanbase as the first primary debates began. However, Obama’s exact prowess as a candidate was never realized as Obama would be assassinated on the campaign trail in August 2011. The assassin was Chris Cantwell, a far-right Paul supporter and a believer in a number of conspiracy theories that Paul was accused of promoting or at least enabling. This was a major blow to Paul’s reputation and additionally kept the Democratic primary competitive. Clinton’s numbers faded as many Democrats began to try to find someone who could capture the passion and energy of Obama. Would it be Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer? Utah’s Senator Rocky Anderson?
Ultimately, the Democrats would find their new champion in Russ Feingold, Senator from Wisconsin. Much was made of Feingold’s Jewish heritage, inevitably leading to comparisons between the Democrats’ new nominee and President Lieberman. While both were Jewish Democrats, Feingold’s victory ultimately served as a repudiation of many of the Lieberman era’s most unpopular positions. While Lieberman had been a devotee of absolute bipartisanship across all areas, Feingold advocated a bold and progressive agenda with or without Republicans. Feingold had opposed the wars Lieberman embarked on in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran (though he also opposed the hasty exit Paul had embarked on). The Lieberman White House had worked with conservative Republicans to pass laws regulating violent video games and implement extreme counterterrorism measures, which Paul had campaigned against. Feingold, unlike Edwards or Clinton, did not defend these excesses. He did, however, stand with Lieberman on some issues. Lieberman’s Gore-inspired climate initiatives had been axed by Paul. Feingold vowed to bring them back. Feingold additionally promised to raise taxes on the wealthy and use the revenue to implement new programs such as universal healthcare. Feingold’s progressivism was off-putting to some, but his choice of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as his running mate served as an olive branch to moderate Democrats, as well as an overture to Clinton supporters (Clinton herself reportedly declined an offer of the VP nomination but suggested Napolitano for the role).
The march to Election Day was a brutal slog. The nomination of Feingold incited some of the ugliest parts of Paul’s base. Far-right conspiracy theories favorable to Paul proliferated in these first two years in office. Claims that the New World Order, usually said to be headed by George Soros and Bill Gates, had sought to keep the economy bad to justify a coup against him. School shootings were often also accused of being part of this cabal’s schemes, with the term ‘deep state’ worming its way into far right parlance. Meanwhile, other conspiracy theories claimed Paul was going to prove that Big Pharma was lying about vaccine safety. Paul did reject vaccine mandates or other public health measure during the swine flu outbreak, which had a detrimental impact on public health. .While Paul himself avoided overt anti-Semitism and cited Jewish economists like Murray Rothbard and Ludwig von Mises as key influences, his anti-Federal Reserve standpoints reeked of classical anti-Semitic tropes about Jews controlling the banking system. His comments against ‘the swan song of globalism’ at various times, including while in the White House, also carried the whiffs of anti-Semitism. These anti-Semites supporting Paul went from bad to worse with the nomination of a Jewish candidate by the Democratic Party. Supporters of Feingold on social media were frequently targeted with harassment that included slurs and Nazi imagery by hardcore Paul supporters who originated largely from the website 4chan. 4chan was also the birthplace of the White Rabbit Movement, a group of conspiracy theorists who believed Paul was carrying out an effort to liberate America from the yoke of ‘globalist-communist tyranny’ in secret. The conspiracy held that mainstream Republicans and Democrats secretly harvested the blood of children to acquire eternal youth. Often, White Rabbit Movement adherents (so called because they claimed to spot ‘white rabbits’ in speeches and actions taken by Paul) would publicly demonstrate outside of Feingold events or events deemed to be anti-Paul which included things like pride parades, events intended to honor civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King (often denounced as a communist by Paul supporters) and Democratic Party events. A few saw violent altercations ensue during these.
Paul himself did not directly incite his supporters to violence, but he did not take much care to dissuade them. He framed the election as existential and warned Feingold would ‘shred the last vestiges of constitutional government in short order.’ Several Paul supporters were caught trying to assassinate Feingold or Napolitano and Paul’s attempts to defund the Secret Service were spun by many Democrats as an attempt to enable these efforts to succeed (though in reality Paul had denied Secret Service protection himself prior to winning the presidency and claimed it was an unconstitutional form of welfare for them to defend presidential candidates). All the controversies were only furthered by the still-mediocre economy, grisly news out of Afghanistan and Iraq daily and the emergence of another swine flu strain. By the time October hit, Paul had an approval rating of 33% and some polls indicated that former Secretary of State John McCain might win some states in his independent bid for the presidency. In the end, that didn’t happen outside of Utah, which McCain won with 40% of the vote. He did, however, enable Feingold to flip numerous states including such former Republican strongholds as Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Montana and Alaska. Feingold’s victory brought with it strong coattails–Democrats would go to Washington with a whopping 61 seats in the Senate and 290 in the House.
The aftermath of the election saw some Paul supporters openly riot–vote-counting centers in Florida were stormed by members of the White Rabbit Movement and an entire neo-Nazi militia was caught just days before Congress certified the results with a vast arsenal of weapons. Still, Paul himself formally conceded two days after the election and left office with little incident. During the transition period, there were plenty of meetings held between President-Elect Feingold, Speaker of the House Jim Clyburn and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to discuss what exactly majorities this wide might mean in terms of actual legislation. Reports that have trickled out indicate a government healthcare system, minimum wage increases, employment protections for LGBT individuals and a $1 trillion infrastructure bill with an emphasis on combating climate change are all on the table.
The triumph of Ron Paul was an unlikely outcome in the grand scheme of things. Paul was a man who went against the grain of the Republican establishment in crucial ways. His fundamentalist free market ideology clashed with many Wall Street types, especially regarding monetary policy. His reluctance to use the national government to force social conservatism was not in line with the aims of the Christian right. His isolationism was anathema to the national security-oriented right-wing. And yet, Paul was able to smooth over or offset those differences in 2008. Business interests were prepared to forgive his anti corporate welfare stances if it meant axing Lieberman’s green initiatives. Social conservatives warmed to Paul for his kindred beliefs even if he wasn’t as aggressive in pushing them as they hoped. The neoconservatives meanwhile had been largely discredited in the eyes of Republicans by virtue of their alliance with the Lieberman administration. Coming off a widely unpopular 8-year Democratic administration helmed by Joe Lieberman, Paul had the fortune of facing off against John Edwards, a man whose personal baggage proved too much to be offset by Paul’s extremism. Paul came to office promising ‘a rebirth of American freedom’ and many of his followers celebrated this.
The leadup to 2008-the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, the economic recession and the climate of censorship surrounding things like violence in video games–all served to aid Paul, but also served to obfuscate the ugliness of what was coming. Paul’s previous ill-fated campaign in 2004 saw many rally to his banner who espoused extremist sentiments. Paul received a number of donations from members of the white nationalist website Stormfront, including $140 from its founder Don Black. The infamous conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who had claimed that Lieberman was involved in planning the 9/11 attacks, was a prominent Paul booster who hosted Paul on several occasions. Even with the 2008 campaign being taken more seriously, a number of Paul’s supporters were assorted bigots and cranks. More concerning, though, was how close many of them were to the eventual president-elect. Lew Rockwell, whose website exploded in popularity as Paul ascended to the nomination, was Paul’s former chief of staff. This did not stop him and his website from hosting articles questioning the effectiveness of vaccinations, the official accounts of 9/11, the JFK assassination and the Holocaust and the very idea of racial equality. Tom Woods, an author who wrote Paul’s favorite book on the 2008 economic crisis, was a founding member of the League of the South and had written in defense of the Confederacy. The same was true of many Mises Institute scholars Paul had indicated he wanted to tap for positions in his White House such as Thomas DiLorenzo. Members of Paul’s national security team included controversial ex-CIA operative Michael Scheur and Philip Giraldi, whom had implied that Lieberman’s Judaism meant he could not be an impartial arbiter of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
All of these had been brought up by the Edwards campaign and even some of Paul’s GOP rivals like Jeb Bush on the campaign trail, but he had overcome them then. However, after the victory of Paul, many of these figures would once again come under heightened scrutiny. Paul was not so foolish as to select such controversial figures for Senate-confirmed positions in his administration. However, many would become core staffers around Paul. Paul’s campaign chair Jesse Benton, who had more established ties to the Republican Party, was able to secure a position as Chief of Staff, but other roles were taken by more extreme figures. Scheur was given the role of National Security Advisor, with Giraldi as a deputy. DiLorenzo took the helm of the National Economic Council and several other Mises-affiliated scholars gained positions there, as did Peter Schiff, the son of serial tax evader Irwin Schiff. Bruce Fein as the White House Counsel in comparison barely was even noticed by observers until six months into Paul’s term, where his denial of the Armenian Genocide became more widely known. Staffing roles throughout the White House would largely be filled by others who came from the ‘paleo’ world of right-wing ideologues with reactionary social viewpoints and extremist right-wing economic ones. Several–most notably Richard Spencer–were outed as open white nationalists and were dismissed following public backlash.
Even aside from the general political extremism in Paul’s staff, the cabinet was also a mess. Commerce Secretary Mark Sanford was caught having an affair and using taxpayer dollars for travel to perpetuate it, leading to his resignation in early 2010. David Stockman, who Paul had hoped to have head the Office of Management and Budget nearly 2 decades after previously departing the job, was indicted for an attempt to defraud investors just before confirmation hearings could get started, dealing a fatal blow to his nomination. John Allison, Paul’s Treasury Secretary and former head of the Cato Institute, was accused of burying reports Treasury officials wrote that contradicted the Austrian school theorists heading Paul’s economic agenda. Secretary of Defense Dana Rohrbacher was accused of being on the payroll of Russia by many, though this was never confirmed. The biggest blow would come I. 2010, just in time for midterms, when Benton was accused of bribing Iowa state legislators to endorse Paul in the 2008 primaries.
2010 was already shaping to be a catastrophe for Republicans. Paul’s coattails were anemic compared to usual, with a narrow 16-seat House majority and a comparatively weak 53-seat Senate. The recession actively worsened as Paul refused stimulus proposals despite outright begging by the likes of Mitch McConnell to do something. By November 2010, dozens of banks had filed for bankruptcy, unemployment had hit 15% and consumer confidence had hit record lows. The Paul administration had pulled out of Iraq and Afghanistan almost instantly and had begun trying to shed global alliances like NATO. The fall of Iraq to Islamists and the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan triggered a refugee crisis and Paul’s reluctance to accept refugees dented his standing globally. Paul’s anti immigrant sentiments and push to overturn Roe v Wade via legislation alienated progressives and antiwar liberals who had supported him in 2008 out of disgust at Lieberman. Paul’s Senate majority eroded when Norm Coleman announced his defection to the Democrats after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban.
When the 2010 elections rolled around, the size of the blue tsunami that ensued was staggering. Over 50 House seats flipped Dem. In the Senate, Dems made massive gains. New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Iowa were just the tip of the iceberg. North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Arizona, Alaska, Kansas and Utah all also flipped. A key part of this was strong local candidates-Greg Orman in Kansas and Mitch Landrieu in Louisiana had played key roles in flipping the seats. But some were genuine shocks. Had it not been for vote splitting between centrist Jon Huntsman and hardcore Paulite Mike Lee, Rocky Anderson likely would never have pulled off a victory The Dem wave was big enough Paul became a lame duck almost immediately. Dr. No had to watch his key legislative initiatives flounder, his cabinet and judicial nominations collapse (Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy spent hearings for Andrew Napolitano castigating his extremist beliefs on prime time TV). In 2012, many Democrats saw a strong chance to dethrone Paul. Hillary Clinton, Mayor of New York City and former First Lady, was the clear initial frontrunner. Her more moderate tendencies were pitched as enabling her to pull away Paul-skeptic Wall Street types and foreign policy hawks away from the GOP. The notion of electing a female president was also a part of her appeal. However, she was far from unchallenged. Illinois Senator Barack Obama made a strong play for the nomination, seeming to come out of nowhere to draw a massive fanbase as the first primary debates began. However, Obama’s exact prowess as a candidate was never realized as Obama would be assassinated on the campaign trail in August 2011. The assassin was Chris Cantwell, a far-right Paul supporter and a believer in a number of conspiracy theories that Paul was accused of promoting or at least enabling. This was a major blow to Paul’s reputation and additionally kept the Democratic primary competitive. Clinton’s numbers faded as many Democrats began to try to find someone who could capture the passion and energy of Obama. Would it be Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer? Utah’s Senator Rocky Anderson?
Ultimately, the Democrats would find their new champion in Russ Feingold, Senator from Wisconsin. Much was made of Feingold’s Jewish heritage, inevitably leading to comparisons between the Democrats’ new nominee and President Lieberman. While both were Jewish Democrats, Feingold’s victory ultimately served as a repudiation of many of the Lieberman era’s most unpopular positions. While Lieberman had been a devotee of absolute bipartisanship across all areas, Feingold advocated a bold and progressive agenda with or without Republicans. Feingold had opposed the wars Lieberman embarked on in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran (though he also opposed the hasty exit Paul had embarked on). The Lieberman White House had worked with conservative Republicans to pass laws regulating violent video games and implement extreme counterterrorism measures, which Paul had campaigned against. Feingold, unlike Edwards or Clinton, did not defend these excesses. He did, however, stand with Lieberman on some issues. Lieberman’s Gore-inspired climate initiatives had been axed by Paul. Feingold vowed to bring them back. Feingold additionally promised to raise taxes on the wealthy and use the revenue to implement new programs such as universal healthcare. Feingold’s progressivism was off-putting to some, but his choice of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as his running mate served as an olive branch to moderate Democrats, as well as an overture to Clinton supporters (Clinton herself reportedly declined an offer of the VP nomination but suggested Napolitano for the role).
The march to Election Day was a brutal slog. The nomination of Feingold incited some of the ugliest parts of Paul’s base. Far-right conspiracy theories favorable to Paul proliferated in these first two years in office. Claims that the New World Order, usually said to be headed by George Soros and Bill Gates, had sought to keep the economy bad to justify a coup against him. School shootings were often also accused of being part of this cabal’s schemes, with the term ‘deep state’ worming its way into far right parlance. Meanwhile, other conspiracy theories claimed Paul was going to prove that Big Pharma was lying about vaccine safety. Paul did reject vaccine mandates or other public health measure during the swine flu outbreak, which had a detrimental impact on public health. .While Paul himself avoided overt anti-Semitism and cited Jewish economists like Murray Rothbard and Ludwig von Mises as key influences, his anti-Federal Reserve standpoints reeked of classical anti-Semitic tropes about Jews controlling the banking system. His comments against ‘the swan song of globalism’ at various times, including while in the White House, also carried the whiffs of anti-Semitism. These anti-Semites supporting Paul went from bad to worse with the nomination of a Jewish candidate by the Democratic Party. Supporters of Feingold on social media were frequently targeted with harassment that included slurs and Nazi imagery by hardcore Paul supporters who originated largely from the website 4chan. 4chan was also the birthplace of the White Rabbit Movement, a group of conspiracy theorists who believed Paul was carrying out an effort to liberate America from the yoke of ‘globalist-communist tyranny’ in secret. The conspiracy held that mainstream Republicans and Democrats secretly harvested the blood of children to acquire eternal youth. Often, White Rabbit Movement adherents (so called because they claimed to spot ‘white rabbits’ in speeches and actions taken by Paul) would publicly demonstrate outside of Feingold events or events deemed to be anti-Paul which included things like pride parades, events intended to honor civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King (often denounced as a communist by Paul supporters) and Democratic Party events. A few saw violent altercations ensue during these.
Paul himself did not directly incite his supporters to violence, but he did not take much care to dissuade them. He framed the election as existential and warned Feingold would ‘shred the last vestiges of constitutional government in short order.’ Several Paul supporters were caught trying to assassinate Feingold or Napolitano and Paul’s attempts to defund the Secret Service were spun by many Democrats as an attempt to enable these efforts to succeed (though in reality Paul had denied Secret Service protection himself prior to winning the presidency and claimed it was an unconstitutional form of welfare for them to defend presidential candidates). All the controversies were only furthered by the still-mediocre economy, grisly news out of Afghanistan and Iraq daily and the emergence of another swine flu strain. By the time October hit, Paul had an approval rating of 33% and some polls indicated that former Secretary of State John McCain might win some states in his independent bid for the presidency. In the end, that didn’t happen outside of Utah, which McCain won with 40% of the vote. He did, however, enable Feingold to flip numerous states including such former Republican strongholds as Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Montana and Alaska. Feingold’s victory brought with it strong coattails–Democrats would go to Washington with a whopping 61 seats in the Senate and 290 in the House.
The aftermath of the election saw some Paul supporters openly riot–vote-counting centers in Florida were stormed by members of the White Rabbit Movement and an entire neo-Nazi militia was caught just days before Congress certified the results with a vast arsenal of weapons. Still, Paul himself formally conceded two days after the election and left office with little incident. During the transition period, there were plenty of meetings held between President-Elect Feingold, Speaker of the House Jim Clyburn and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to discuss what exactly majorities this wide might mean in terms of actual legislation. Reports that have trickled out indicate a government healthcare system, minimum wage increases, employment protections for LGBT individuals and a $1 trillion infrastructure bill with an emphasis on combating climate change are all on the table.
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Decided to make another Red Dead infobox.
The Second Wapiti War (September 12, 1899 - December 19, 1899) was one of the last conflicts of the American-Indian Wars between the United States and the Wapiti tribes. This war is often remembered for the unusual involvement of the outlaw gang, the Van der Linde gang, where Dutch Van der Linde used the conflict as a way to distract the law. The conflict started over a dispute over mining oil in the Wapiti reservations, with several companies wanting to use the Wapiti land to mine oil. This ultimately sparked a conflict between the US army and the Wapiti tribe. The Van der Linde gang would aid the Wapitis by blowing up a bridge causing supply disruption. The Wapitis would launch an offensive on the Cornwall Kerosene factory, which would end with the Wapitis retreating with heavy loss, although it saw Henry Favours' death. The Van der Linde gang would soon shortly dissolve following a police raid on their base in early October. The US army would soon launch several attacks on the Wapitis forcing them to flee north to evade the army. The Wapitis would eventually retreat to the border of Canada. On December 19, 1899, a peace treaty would be signed between the US army and the remaining Wapiti tribes. By the turn of the century, the Wapitis would arrive and settle in Manitoba, Canada.
The Second Wapiti War (September 12, 1899 - December 19, 1899) was one of the last conflicts of the American-Indian Wars between the United States and the Wapiti tribes. This war is often remembered for the unusual involvement of the outlaw gang, the Van der Linde gang, where Dutch Van der Linde used the conflict as a way to distract the law. The conflict started over a dispute over mining oil in the Wapiti reservations, with several companies wanting to use the Wapiti land to mine oil. This ultimately sparked a conflict between the US army and the Wapiti tribe. The Van der Linde gang would aid the Wapitis by blowing up a bridge causing supply disruption. The Wapitis would launch an offensive on the Cornwall Kerosene factory, which would end with the Wapitis retreating with heavy loss, although it saw Henry Favours' death. The Van der Linde gang would soon shortly dissolve following a police raid on their base in early October. The US army would soon launch several attacks on the Wapitis forcing them to flee north to evade the army. The Wapitis would eventually retreat to the border of Canada. On December 19, 1899, a peace treaty would be signed between the US army and the remaining Wapiti tribes. By the turn of the century, the Wapitis would arrive and settle in Manitoba, Canada.
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Well, it's official. I've been a member of this site for two years now (Happy 2nd anniversary to me!
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To celebrate, here are two infoboxes I made. About these two infoboxes, I made the year 2021 less of a dick and made Betty White and Prince Phillip not die that year so that both of them live long enough to become centenarians.
🎂)To celebrate, here are two infoboxes I made. About these two infoboxes, I made the year 2021 less of a dick and made Betty White and Prince Phillip not die that year so that both of them live long enough to become centenarians.
Happy anniversary!Well, it's official. I've been a member of this site for two years now (Happy 2nd anniversary to me!
To celebrate, here are two infoboxes I made. About these two infoboxes, I made the year 2021 less of a dick and made Betty White and Prince Phillip not die that year so that both of them live long enough to become centenarians.
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The Mondale: An Unexpected Candidacy
“SENATOR WELLSTONE DIES IN PLANE CRASH DAYS BEFORE CRUCIAL SENATE ELECTION”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 26, 2002
“WELLSTONE MEMORIAL A TRIUMPHANT CELEBRATION OF HIS LEGACY”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 30, 2002
“DEMOCRATIC FARMER-LABOR PARTY SELECTS FORMER VICE PRESIDENT WALTER MONDALE AS REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 31, 2002
“MONDALE FACES REPUBLICAN NOMINEE AND SAINT PAUL MAYOR NORM COLEMAN IN DEBATE”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 4, 2002
“EVEN ON ELECTION DAY, GOVERNOR VENTURA REMAINS SILENT ON WELLSTONE REPLACEMENT”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 5, 2002
“MONDALE WINS, RETURNS TO WASHINGTON AFTER 17 YEARS”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 6, 2002
“50-50 SENATE, AGAIN. GOP FORM MAJORITY.”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 6, 2002
“VENTURA TO APPOINT MONDALE TO WELLSTONE’S SENATE SEAT”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 12, 2002
“MONDALE AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES DEPUTY PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE UPON HIS INAUGURATION”
- Minneapolis Star-Trubune, November 23, 2002
“SENATOR WELLSTONE DIES IN PLANE CRASH DAYS BEFORE CRUCIAL SENATE ELECTION”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 26, 2002
“WELLSTONE MEMORIAL A TRIUMPHANT CELEBRATION OF HIS LEGACY”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 30, 2002
“DEMOCRATIC FARMER-LABOR PARTY SELECTS FORMER VICE PRESIDENT WALTER MONDALE AS REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 31, 2002
“MONDALE FACES REPUBLICAN NOMINEE AND SAINT PAUL MAYOR NORM COLEMAN IN DEBATE”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 4, 2002
“EVEN ON ELECTION DAY, GOVERNOR VENTURA REMAINS SILENT ON WELLSTONE REPLACEMENT”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 5, 2002
“MONDALE WINS, RETURNS TO WASHINGTON AFTER 17 YEARS”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 6, 2002
“50-50 SENATE, AGAIN. GOP FORM MAJORITY.”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 6, 2002
“VENTURA TO APPOINT MONDALE TO WELLSTONE’S SENATE SEAT”
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, November 12, 2002
“MONDALE AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES DEPUTY PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE UPON HIS INAUGURATION”
- Minneapolis Star-Trubune, November 23, 2002
My curiosity is piqued! What is the Single Tax in question? Why does the Navy assume what must be assumed to be dictatorial powers as opposed to, say, any other branch?posted without context
Now we should get President Mondale in '04 or '08, probably the latter since I can't see him running for re-election in the Senate.
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