hahaha, let's assume they survive, and release this masterpiece but in another context
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James v New England is a landmark National Football League (NFL) Officiating Court case in which the Referee Association set thresholds on when a receiver catching a ball becomes a “runner” as defined by the NFL rulebook. The 6-3 ruling set an important precedent for NFL referees when determining how calls involving catches while the player is falling to the ground are supposed to be enforced.
Ever since Bert Emmanuel v St Louis Rams drastically limited the scope of a successful completed pass, on-the-field catch calls by referees became a subject of criticism for the Officiating Court and the NFL Competition Committee revised the rules several times in order to adequately clarify what a legal catch is supposed to look like. By 2017 NFL referees operated under the doctrine of “surviving the ground”, where a player must maintain full possession of the ball after he hits the ground as he is trying to complete the process of the catch. On December 17th, 2017, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jesse James caught what appeared to be a potential game-winning touchdown pass against the New England Patriots. As a touchdown the play automatically went under instant replay review, where head referee Tony Corrente determined that James did not survive the ground and ruled the play as an incomplete pass. The Steelers appealed this decision to the Officiating Court, arguing that once James turned towards the endzone with both feet and a knee on the ground, he became a "runner" with full control of the ball and as such did not require the ball to survive the ground.
In the majority decision, Mike Peirera upheld the instant replay review decision, outlining that James did not meet the threshold of a 'runner' and reiterates that even if a player takes two steps and makes a motion upfield (a “lunge” as Pereira describes James), a player must still maintain full possession of the ball. Pereira clarifies that a player going to the ground as James is always in the process of completing the catch and that someone still in the process of going to the ground to complete a catch cannot be a runner no matter what other movements they make while going to the ground. The majority opinion explicitly says that “lunging” towards the end zone or a line-to-gain is not indicative of someone becoming a runner.
After the conclusion of the 2017 season, the NFL Competition Committee passed a new amendment to the Official Playing Rules Handbook of the NFL to rewrite the catch rules, effectively nullifying the ruling of James v New England and several other catch-related precedents. The new three step system eliminated much of the ambiguity of the catch rule and the amount of catch-related calls that have made it to the NFL Officiating Court has drastically decreased.
The result of a member of r/NonCredibleDefense being inserted into the mind of Margaret Thatcher in 1982.
Lol
James v New England is a landmark National Football League (NFL) Officiating Court case in which the Referee Association set thresholds on when a receiver catching a ball becomes a “runner” as defined by the NFL rulebook. The 6-3 ruling set an important precedent for NFL referees when determining how calls involving catches while the player is falling to the ground are supposed to be enforced.
Ever since Bert Emmanuel v St Louis Rams drastically limited the scope of a successful completed pass, on-the-field catch calls by referees became a subject of criticism for the Officiating Court and the NFL Competition Committee revised the rules several times in order to adequately clarify what a legal catch is supposed to look like. By 2017 NFL referees operated under the doctrine of “surviving the ground”, where a player must maintain full possession of the ball after he hits the ground as he is trying to complete the process of the catch. On December 17th, 2017, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jesse James caught what appeared to be a potential game-winning touchdown pass against the New England Patriots. As a touchdown the play automatically went under instant replay review, where head referee Tony Corrente determined that James did not survive the ground and ruled the play as an incomplete pass. The Steelers appealed this decision to the Officiating Court, arguing that once James turned towards the endzone with both feet and a knee on the ground, he became a "runner" with full control of the ball and as such did not require the ball to survive the ground.
In the majority decision, Mike Peirera upheld the instant replay review decision, outlining that James did not meet the threshold of a 'runner' and reiterates that even if a player takes two steps and makes a motion upfield (a “lunge” as Pereira describes James), a player must still maintain full possession of the ball. Pereira clarifies that a player going to the ground as James is always in the process of completing the catch and that someone still in the process of going to the ground to complete a catch cannot be a runner no matter what other movements they make while going to the ground. The majority opinion explicitly says that “lunging” towards the end zone or a line-to-gain is not indicative of someone becoming a runner.
After the conclusion of the 2017 season, the NFL Competition Committee passed a new amendment to the Official Playing Rules Handbook of the NFL to rewrite the catch rules, effectively nullifying the ruling of James v New England and several other catch-related precedents. The new three step system eliminated much of the ambiguity of the catch rule and the amount of catch-related calls that have made it to the NFL Officiating Court has drastically decreased.
God, American Gridiron is such complete gibberish.
James v New England is a landmark National Football League (NFL) Officiating Court case in which the Referee Association set thresholds on when a receiver catching a ball becomes a “runner” as defined by the NFL rulebook. The 6-3 ruling set an important precedent for NFL referees when determining how calls involving catches while the player is falling to the ground are supposed to be enforced.
Ever since Bert Emmanuel v St Louis Rams drastically limited the scope of a successful completed pass, on-the-field catch calls by referees became a subject of criticism for the Officiating Court and the NFL Competition Committee revised the rules several times in order to adequately clarify what a legal catch is supposed to look like. By 2017 NFL referees operated under the doctrine of “surviving the ground”, where a player must maintain full possession of the ball after he hits the ground as he is trying to complete the process of the catch. On December 17th, 2017, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jesse James caught what appeared to be a potential game-winning touchdown pass against the New England Patriots. As a touchdown the play automatically went under instant replay review, where head referee Tony Corrente determined that James did not survive the ground and ruled the play as an incomplete pass. The Steelers appealed this decision to the Officiating Court, arguing that once James turned towards the endzone with both feet and a knee on the ground, he became a "runner" with full control of the ball and as such did not require the ball to survive the ground.
In the majority decision, Mike Peirera upheld the instant replay review decision, outlining that James did not meet the threshold of a 'runner' and reiterates that even if a player takes two steps and makes a motion upfield (a “lunge” as Pereira describes James), a player must still maintain full possession of the ball. Pereira clarifies that a player going to the ground as James is always in the process of completing the catch and that someone still in the process of going to the ground to complete a catch cannot be a runner no matter what other movements they make while going to the ground. The majority opinion explicitly says that “lunging” towards the end zone or a line-to-gain is not indicative of someone becoming a runner.
After the conclusion of the 2017 season, the NFL Competition Committee passed a new amendment to the Official Playing Rules Handbook of the NFL to rewrite the catch rules, effectively nullifying the ruling of James v New England and several other catch-related precedents. The new three step system eliminated much of the ambiguity of the catch rule and the amount of catch-related calls that have made it to the NFL Officiating Court has drastically decreased.
The 1852 Election took place against the backdrop of Civil War. In 1850 a crisis had erupted over the possible admittance of California as a free state, dividing Congress and pushing some southerners in favor of secession. Although a slave owning Louisianan himself, President Zachary Taylor poured fuel on the fire by pressing for a free California and a free New Mexico, siding with Northern Conscience Whigs over his native South, opening a rift between him and pro-Compromise Whigs. Disputes over Texas’ border also contributed to a hostile environment. Efforts by Henry Clay, and then Stephan Douglas after Clay’s death, proved futile. In December of 1850 a shootout in Sante Fe provoked open conflict between New Mexicans and Texans over who owned what, and Taylor came firmly on the side of the New Mexicans, ordering the army to Texas and the navy to block shipments to those supporting Texas. This provoked a strong of secessions in the Deep South, although only Arkansas and Tennessee would follow.
Both sides expected an easy victory. The “Confederated States of America” pointed to the swift deposition of the Unionist Government in Louisiana, while Northern Unionists looked to the securing of Virginia and North Carolina. However war proved bloody and difficult, and many on both sides wished for some sort of peace. By 1852 the bodies were piling up.
In the North, many blamed Taylor for dragging the country into Civil War. The Democrats nominated James Buchanan, a well known advocate for peace and accommodating Southern interests in the name of Union. Taylor’s ramming through of California and New Mexico statehood with Southern delegates absent alienated some Whigs, including his own Vice President. This faction bolted and nominated John Crittenden as a “Reconciliation Whig.” Those secessionists in still loyal states backed unrepentant Fire Eater Edmund Ruffin, who would only win North Carolina due to some convoluted vote splitting.
Taylor would be renominated by mainline Whigs. Unionist Democrats and Free Soil types would unite behind what they called the “National Ticket.” Even some outright abolitionists found themselves holding their nose for a slaveholder.
Taylor would win the most popular votes. He would win the most states. And he would win the most Electoral votes. But he could not get a majority over his rivals, and so the election went to Congress. And although the Whigs held a majority the state delegation rule did not help them, and they were a divided party, some of them now bitterly opposed to their President.
The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 had in many ways been the genesis of the Democratic Party, and now they proved willing to play the game themselves. In exchange for some cabinet positions and an “honorable peace” Crittenden pushed his fellow Whigs into bed with Buchanan and secured, by the narrowest of possible margins, victory for the Gentleman from Pennsylvania. The Senate con earned shortly thereafter and stampeded to follow the lead of the lower house. At times Buchanan spoke of simply letting the Confederation go, seeing attempts to impose on them as unconstitutional. However he would not have such a chance.
Taking his months as a lame duck in stride, Taylor would lead the Army personally rather than lobby the House, and at the Battle of Brunswick would induce the surrender of the largest enemy army on February 23. The Confederation would soon collapse. Taylor marched from the sea to the mountains, while the New Mexico militia routed the Texans in the famous Battle of the 3 Creeks. As an inauguration gift, Taylor threw the sword of a surrender General at Buchanan’s feet.
Buchanan and his fellow Reconcilationists would quickly work to bring the former rebels into the fold, with little in the way of punishment, indeed Buchanan seemed eager to expand and protect slavery as a way to keep the South from ever bolting again. The Whig-Democratic divide was quickly collapsing in favor of a new status quo. But at least the Civil War was over.
The first one at least.
Viva Kennedy! - A Kennedy Survives TL Wikibox Series
Part 2: How The Mighty Fall
I don't think Johnson would run in 1968 if he was still Vice President. He might even had been dropped from the ticket in '64 if the Bobby Baker scandal still came out.
Eh, I think he could've been able to defeat the scandal with the help of Kennedy and so on
Esther Louise Coleman (born April 20, 2007) is an American convicted conwoman and impostor. She is best known for attracting worldwide attention after being revealed to have masqueraded as an adult, Vanessa Farrow (born April 22, 1994), between 2015 and 2020.[1][2] Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Rachel and Paul Coleman,[3] Esther became the subject of a national manhunt in 2013 following her sudden disappearance.[4] It was later discovered that she had voluntarily run away from home, although to this day, her motive for doing so remains unclear.[5]
Esther would reappear in Los Angeles, California, in 2015,[6] when she applied for temporary employment at the Los Angeles Center for Homeless Assistance under the guise of "Vanessa Farrow".[7][8] For the next five years, she would use this falsified identity to attend California State University and ultimately be employed as a therapist in the suburban community of Rapid Waters, California.[9][10][11]
In July 2020, following her infection by COVID-19, Vanessa would be rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.[12][13] While she would recover, nurse Alexander Vandermeer would notice Vanessa's similarity to the still-missing Esther,[14] starting an investigation that would lead to her later conviction for fraud, age fabrication, and impersonation in September 2020.[15][16] As of 2022, Esther is still awaiting trial as an adult.
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Final Frontier TL
Hermes Premier election, 2214
The commonwealth of Hermes was named for the Greek God and was established in September of 2045. There are a total of 15 states under the commonwealth's jurisdiction. Located on Mercury, Hermes is home to beautiful rocky beaches and tropical climates. The commonwealth hosts multiple universities and is the heart of arts culture in the inner system. Hermes is one of the most democratic voting commonwealths in the nation, due to its young, vibrant, diverse population.
In Hermes, the Premier can run for two five-year terms. The incumbent Democratic premier, Madeline Myers, was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Myers was a very popular premier and many people wanted her to run for president against Democratic incumbent Abigail Saylor (she declined, and later accepted a job as President of the University of Mercury). During her 10 years as premier, Hermes saw significant economic growth, a decrease in poverty, better schools, and strengthened alliances. Many Democrats in the commonwealth wanted a cemented successor for Myers after her term ended. However. the incumbent Vice Premier, Finn Velazquez, declined to run for the job, making Democrats divided when it came to who to nominate for premier. Before the primaries began, there were 17 democratic candidates vying for the premiership. Come January 9th, when voting actually began, there were just four left. Teonna Jones was the frontrunner for much of the primary. Jones, at the time, was the Commonwealth's Secretary of Foreign Affairs. She had previously served as the governor of her home state, Botticelli, and as a U.S. Ambassador. Jones was a Social Democrat, and was very popular among younger voters. She was a proponent of finding diplomatic solutions to end conflicts, and making public universities free for all students (which she tried as governor and failed miserably). She selected very popular Green-Labor democrat Gray Dawkins, a commonwealth representative from Chopin as her running mate. Then there was Amita Singh. Singh was the former governor of the swing state of Rachmaninoff, and the current Owner of Fishmann Farms. A third-way Democrat, Singh said she was running to make sure that the Commonwealth was listening to all people, and not just those on the left. She did not have much experience, holding no public office before being elected governor. She mainly used her own money to run her campaigned, which the other three candidates left in the race used to their advantage. Singh chose Asia Gardner, the longtime Commonwealth House Appropriations chair from Raphael. Penelope Chang was a Lawyer and managing partner of Chang & Shaw, the second-largest law firm in the commonwealth. At 68, Chang was the oldest in the field, and the other candidates constantly attacked her for being old and inexperienced. Chang saw the race as "an opportunity to focus on reform, specifically criminal justice reform (she began her career as a public defender)." Many were surprised to see that she made it to the primary. But the former libertarian-turned-democrat used her experience and her "role as a political outsider" to her advantage. She chose CEO and President of Hoversland Industries, Jason Hoversland, as her running mate to fit the political outsider campaign narrative. The "dark horse" candidate who actually had a shot at winning was Epiphany McAllister. McAllister, the 37-year old progressive Governor of Delacroix was not expected to run for premier. She shocked the political landscape in 2206 when she successfully defeated Speaker of the Commonwealth House of Representatives Rita Sharpe, earning her a seat in the commonwealth house at just 29 years old. She was then elected governor in 2210 on a hardcore progressive platform of free public housing, free pre-school and afterschool programs, taxing the rich, and increasing funding for infrastructure (She ran on pretty much the same platform for premier). McAllister selected current President of Frattali College and former U.S. Secretary of Uraban Affairs and Housing, Z. Christopher Bui as her running mate. When it came to their stances on the issues, Jones and McAllister didn't really differentiate much. This meant their style of bringing in voters would help them win the nomination. McAllister was known for being an organizer. That's how she won her first campaign. Knocking on doors was what she did. Jones on the other hand, was known for bringing in huge crowds at speaking events, rather than speaking to constituents one by one. No one really expected Singh or Chang to win the primary, so no one payed them much of any mind. By the end of the primaries, Singh had won just one state (Mozart), and so did Chang (Rachmaninoff). As for McAllister and Jones, the campaign stayed competitive to the very end, with the dark horse McAllister, narrowly prevailing.
The Republican primary had a different feel. Desperate to gain power, which they had not had in 20 years, each Republican faction tried to put their best ticket forward to run against a Democrat in the general election. The American Enterprise Republicans recruited Ricky Flores, the 2209 nominee for premier. Prior to his nomination, he was a businessman and broadcaster. He was charismatic, a great campaigner, and many Republicans believed that he did not win because he was running against an popular incumbent Premier. Flores was a "champion of big business", and was known to his ties to the entertainment and space marketing industries. He also was a proponent of school vouchers, and establishing a Military task force to prevent conflicts on Mercury. He chose Theodore Haffner, hardcore conservative and a former candidate for Governor of Rembrandt as his running mate. The American Taxpayers faction chose longtime Commonwealth Senator and chair of the American Taxpayers Caucus, Margo Bredenkamp to run for premier. Although she was older than the other main candidates in the field, she was fiery, and never afraid to her opinions. During her campaign launch, she stated that "the people of Hermes are being oppressed by the far-left socialist government" , and that "it was time for the commonwealth to be free again". Bredenkamp was not the best campaigner due to her aggressive style, but she hoped that he running mate, former Beethoven governor Lorinda Rowe, would help appeal more voters to the ticket. Xander Garcia was the youngest in the field at 43. A Rockefeller Republican, the Michaelangelo businessman ran on a conservative populist platform supporting research funding, the lowering of taxes, and (surprisingly) the cancellation of student loan debt. "This is a movement, not a campaign," said Garcia at a rally before the primaries began in January. Garcia was a charismatic speaker and was supported by almost every conservative PAC in the commonwealth that supported solutions for middle class families. Garcia chose Mozart Supreme Court Cheif Justice Grace Choi as his running mate. Many loved Garcia, however due to his late candidacy (he announced he was running on December 1st of 2213), Garcia and Choi did not gain enough momentum to win the nomination.
Every political pundit expected McAllister to win easily. However, after the first debate, many began to see Flores slowly rise in the polls. Swing voters liked McAllister's campaigning style; her ability to talk to voters one on one. They also liked Flores's ability to draw in crowds, as well as his charismatic speaking style. By the time October came, the McAllister had a just 2 points, even with the help of Myers, Justice Franklin, and Abigail Saylor at campaign stops. The election was really decided by the vice premier candidates. The vice premiership debate at the University of Rachmaninoff was an interesting affair. At first, a vice premier debate was not set to happen, as Haffner did not feel that he "should be debating someone as stupid as Z. Christpher Bui". Three weeks later, a senior staffer in the campaign had convinced him to debate with Bui. It was a disaster. He was unsuccessful in defending Flores's record or 2209 premiership campaign, and consistently gave answers about issues that didn't align with the ticket's platform. Haffner also called McAllister "inexperienced and stupid" during the debate; he also said that Bui was only on the ticket "because he had been in government for as long as McAllister had been alive". Flores actively denounced Haffner, and considered switching his running mate after the debate. His campaign manager advised him not to (he didn't). This breaking of party unity upsetted moderate Republicans and in turn ruined Republicans chances of winning the premiership. Epiphany McAllister was elected with almost 60 percent of the vote, becoming on of the youngest premiers in the commonwealth's history.
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Hermes Premier election, 2214
The commonwealth of Hermes was named for the Greek God and was established in September of 2045. There are a total of 15 states under the commonwealth's jurisdiction. Located on Mercury, Hermes is home to beautiful rocky beaches and tropical climates. The commonwealth hosts multiple universities and is the heart of arts culture in the inner system. Hermes is one of the most democratic voting commonwealths in the nation, due to its young, vibrant, diverse population.
In Hermes, the Premier can run for two five-year terms. The incumbent Democratic premier, Madeline Myers, was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Myers was a very popular premier and many people wanted her to run for president against Democratic incumbent Abigail Saylor (she declined, and later accepted a job as President of the University of Mercury). During her 10 years as premier, Hermes saw significant economic growth, a decrease in poverty, better schools, and strengthened alliances. Many Democrats in the commonwealth wanted a cemented successor for Myers after her term ended. However. the incumbent Vice Premier, Finn Velazquez, declined to run for the job, making Democrats divided when it came to who to nominate for premier. Before the primaries began, there were 17 democratic candidates vying for the premiership. Come January 9th, when voting actually began, there were just four left. Teonna Jones was the frontrunner for much of the primary. Jones, at the time, was the Commonwealth's Secretary of Foreign Affairs. She had previously served as the governor of her home state, Botticelli, and as a U.S. Ambassador. Jones was a Social Democrat, and was very popular among younger voters. She was a proponent of finding diplomatic solutions to end conflicts, and making public universities free for all students (which she tried as governor and failed miserably). She selected very popular Green-Labor democrat Gray Dawkins, a commonwealth representative from Chopin as her running mate. Then there was Amita Singh. Singh was the former governor of the swing state of Rachmaninoff, and the current Owner of Fishmann Farms. A third-way Democrat, Singh said she was running to make sure that the Commonwealth was listening to all people, and not just those on the left. She did not have much experience, holding no public office before being elected governor. She mainly used her own money to run her campaigned, which the other three candidates left in the race used to their advantage. Singh chose Asia Gardner, the longtime Commonwealth House Appropriations chair from Raphael. Penelope Chang was a Lawyer and managing partner of Chang & Shaw, the second-largest law firm in the commonwealth. At 68, Chang was the oldest in the field, and the other candidates constantly attacked her for being old and inexperienced. Chang saw the race as "an opportunity to focus on reform, specifically criminal justice reform (she began her career as a public defender)." Many were surprised to see that she made it to the primary. But the former libertarian-turned-democrat used her experience and her "role as a political outsider" to her advantage. She chose CEO and President of Hoversland Industries, Jason Hoversland, as her running mate to fit the political outsider campaign narrative. The "dark horse" candidate who actually had a shot at winning was Epiphany McAllister. McAllister, the 37-year old progressive Governor of Delacroix was not expected to run for premier. She shocked the political landscape in 2206 when she successfully defeated Speaker of the Commonwealth House of Representatives Rita Sharpe, earning her a seat in the commonwealth house at just 29 years old. She was then elected governor in 2210 on a hardcore progressive platform of free public housing, free pre-school and afterschool programs, taxing the rich, and increasing funding for infrastructure (She ran on pretty much the same platform for premier). McAllister selected current President of Frattali College and former U.S. Secretary of Uraban Affairs and Housing, Z. Christopher Bui as her running mate. When it came to their stances on the issues, Jones and McAllister didn't really differentiate much. This meant their style of bringing in voters would help them win the nomination. McAllister was known for being an organizer. That's how she won her first campaign. Knocking on doors was what she did. Jones on the other hand, was known for bringing in huge crowds at speaking events, rather than speaking to constituents one by one. No one really expected Singh or Chang to win the primary, so no one payed them much of any mind. By the end of the primaries, Singh had won just one state (Mozart), and so did Chang (Rachmaninoff). As for McAllister and Jones, the campaign stayed competitive to the very end, with the dark horse McAllister, narrowly prevailing.
The Republican primary had a different feel. Desperate to gain power, which they had not had in 20 years, each Republican faction tried to put their best ticket forward to run against a Democrat in the general election. The American Enterprise Republicans recruited Ricky Flores, the 2209 nominee for premier. Prior to his nomination, he was a businessman and broadcaster. He was charismatic, a great campaigner, and many Republicans believed that he did not win because he was running against an popular incumbent Premier. Flores was a "champion of big business", and was known to his ties to the entertainment and space marketing industries. He also was a proponent of school vouchers, and establishing a Military task force to prevent conflicts on Mercury. He chose Theodore Haffner, hardcore conservative and a former candidate for Governor of Rembrandt as his running mate. The American Taxpayers faction chose longtime Commonwealth Senator and chair of the American Taxpayers Caucus, Margo Bredenkamp to run for premier. Although she was older than the other main candidates in the field, she was fiery, and never afraid to her opinions. During her campaign launch, she stated that "the people of Hermes are being oppressed by the far-left socialist government" , and that "it was time for the commonwealth to be free again". Bredenkamp was not the best campaigner due to her aggressive style, but she hoped that he running mate, former Beethoven governor Lorinda Rowe, would help appeal more voters to the ticket. Xander Garcia was the youngest in the field at 43. A Rockefeller Republican, the Michaelangelo businessman ran on a conservative populist platform supporting research funding, the lowering of taxes, and (surprisingly) the cancellation of student loan debt. "This is a movement, not a campaign," said Garcia at a rally before the primaries began in January. Garcia was a charismatic speaker and was supported by almost every conservative PAC in the commonwealth that supported solutions for middle class families. Garcia chose Mozart Supreme Court Cheif Justice Grace Choi as his running mate. Many loved Garcia, however due to his late candidacy (he announced he was running on December 1st of 2213), Garcia and Choi did not gain enough momentum to win the nomination.
Every political pundit expected McAllister to win easily. However, after the first debate, many began to see Flores slowly rise in the polls. Swing voters liked McAllister's campaigning style; her ability to talk to voters one on one. They also liked Flores's ability to draw in crowds, as well as his charismatic speaking style. By the time October came, the McAllister had a just 2 points, even with the help of Myers, Justice Franklin, and Abigail Saylor at campaign stops. The election was really decided by the vice premier candidates. The vice premiership debate at the University of Rachmaninoff was an interesting affair. At first, a vice premier debate was not set to happen, as Haffner did not feel that he "should be debating someone as stupid as Z. Christpher Bui". Three weeks later, a senior staffer in the campaign had convinced him to debate with Bui. It was a disaster. He was unsuccessful in defending Flores's record or 2209 premiership campaign, and consistently gave answers about issues that didn't align with the ticket's platform. Haffner also called McAllister "inexperienced and stupid" during the debate; he also said that Bui was only on the ticket "because he had been in government for as long as McAllister had been alive". Flores actively denounced Haffner, and considered switching his running mate after the debate. His campaign manager advised him not to (he didn't). This breaking of party unity upsetted moderate Republicans and in turn ruined Republicans chances of winning the premiership. Epiphany McAllister was elected with almost 60 percent of the vote, becoming on of the youngest premiers in the commonwealth's history.
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Nike Premier election, 2212
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Presidents of New England from 1986 to Present
A redo of my 'Burr's Wild Ride' Timeline, been trying new stuff during my small break.
I cracked up at "Fisherman-Labour." Excellent New England party name.
Huh, an earlier civil war, and not the only one to boot. When does the second civil war occur?
The 1852 Election took place against the backdrop of Civil War. In 1850 a crisis had erupted over the possible admittance of California as a free state, dividing Congress and pushing some southerners in favor of secession. Although a slave owning Louisianan himself, President Zachary Taylor poured fuel on the fire by pressing for a free California and a free New Mexico, siding with Northern Conscience Whigs over his native South, opening a rift between him and pro-Compromise Whigs. Disputes over Texas’ border also contributed to a hostile environment. Efforts by Henry Clay, and then Stephan Douglas after Clay’s death, proved futile. In December of 1850 a shootout in Sante Fe provoked open conflict between New Mexicans and Texans over who owned what, and Taylor came firmly on the side of the New Mexicans, ordering the army to Texas and the navy to block shipments to those supporting Texas. This provoked a strong of secessions in the Deep South, although only Arkansas and Tennessee would follow.
Both sides expected an easy victory. The “Confederated States of America” pointed to the swift deposition of the Unionist Government in Louisiana, while Northern Unionists looked to the securing of Virginia and North Carolina. However war proved bloody and difficult, and many on both sides wished for some sort of peace. By 1852 the bodies were piling up.
In the North, many blamed Taylor for dragging the country into Civil War. The Democrats nominated James Buchanan, a well known advocate for peace and accommodating Southern interests in the name of Union. Taylor’s ramming through of California and New Mexico statehood with Southern delegates absent alienated some Whigs, including his own Vice President. This faction bolted and nominated John Crittenden as a “Reconciliation Whig.” Those secessionists in still loyal states backed unrepentant Fire Eater Edmund Ruffin, who would only win North Carolina due to some convoluted vote splitting.
Taylor would be renominated by mainline Whigs. Unionist Democrats and Free Soil types would unite behind what they called the “National Ticket.” Even some outright abolitionists found themselves holding their nose for a slaveholder.
Taylor would win the most popular votes. He would win the most states. And he would win the most Electoral votes. But he could not get a majority over his rivals, and so the election went to Congress. And although the Whigs held a majority the state delegation rule did not help them, and they were a divided party, some of them now bitterly opposed to their President.
The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 had in many ways been the genesis of the Democratic Party, and now they proved willing to play the game themselves. In exchange for some cabinet positions and an “honorable peace” Crittenden pushed his fellow Whigs into bed with Buchanan and secured, by the narrowest of possible margins, victory for the Gentleman from Pennsylvania. The Senate con earned shortly thereafter and stampeded to follow the lead of the lower house. At times Buchanan spoke of simply letting the Confederation go, seeing attempts to impose on them as unconstitutional. However he would not have such a chance.
Taking his months as a lame duck in stride, Taylor would lead the Army personally rather than lobby the House, and at the Battle of Brunswick would induce the surrender of the largest enemy army on February 23. The Confederation would soon collapse. Taylor marched from the sea to the mountains, while the New Mexico militia routed the Texans in the famous Battle of the 3 Creeks. As an inauguration gift, Taylor threw the sword of a surrender General at Buchanan’s feet.
Buchanan and his fellow Reconcilationists would quickly work to bring the former rebels into the fold, with little in the way of punishment, indeed Buchanan seemed eager to expand and protect slavery as a way to keep the South from ever bolting again. The Whig-Democratic divide was quickly collapsing in favor of a new status quo. But at least the Civil War was over.
The first one at least.
Hmm, I like these.
One nickpick though, your second Windows infobox says the operating system is called Windows Blackomb while the logo says Blackcomb. Which name is it?
By the way, it seems that Windows Longhorn is more successful then Vista was. Do you think that Windows XP would still be supported up until 2009 for mainstream support and 2014 for extended support or would XP's support end soon than in our reality?
The 2016 senate cycle was, more or less, a sleepy election cycle. Outside of New Hampshire and Florida, there were few elections that were expected to be competitive. Even the perennially close Wisconsin proved dull with the entrenched and popular Alan Grigg fielding no significant opponents. There was some attention given to Georgia, but Michael Silk proved to easily dispatch his democratic opponent. The surpise of the season would come from the most unlikley of places.
When three term incumbent Norman Schenk announced his retirement many quickly drew interests in running to replace him. The intial favorite was two term representative Shuana Ishii from Bellevue, but she quickly decided against it. The democratic primary became split between former Attorney General, Former Ambassador to Austria Linnette Miller and Congressman Del Keim. On the republican end software developer Erica Dreher quickly became the favorite. With Keim nad Miller splitting the field in a bitter campaign season, Dreher, in a surprise, came first in the blanket non-partisan primary.
Dreher has campaigned as a very moderate candidate, advocating for small government, but still advocating pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, pro-business positions. She was also well connected into sillicon, having worked in the industry for her entire adult life, giving her a natural source of fundraising. Keim, by contrast, was from the south Seattle suburbs and had a history of mediocre fundraising. Combined with many of Miller's supporters tepid towards Keim lead to several underwhelming polls for him. Some polls even showed Dreher slightly leading Keim in the deeply blue state.
However the increasing rightward drift of the national party spelled doom for Dreher. She repeatedly attempted to distance herself from the national brand, to mixed results. In the end she would prove unable to shake it, loosing in a very close race to Keim. Even though she was unable to secure the election, her strong performace in a usually reliable democratic state drew nationwide attention.
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It probably would end sooner imo, and the second one is beacuse I couldn't a logo that said "Windows Blackomb" and it was like 10pm and I had to do stuff early the next day so I searched the web for "Windows Blackomb logo" and used the first one, also I'm glad you liked the Infoboxes
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