Charles Lovecraft (1969-1983)
Lovecraft, the son of a New Englander journalist, he was the natural successor of Michael Tubman in terms of policy. Crucially, his white background halted accusations of favouritism. Tubman had been accused as such through his Racial Equity programme. Lovecraft continued this and Tubman's other projects, seeking to heal the racial divide.
Lovecraft also opened the United States to the world, building a stronger relationship with Germany and the Mittelbund in particular. He expanded the coverage of the Racial Equity Programme to the Phillipines and Liberia. This was cleverer than it looked as its investment based programme tied the economies of the Commonwealths firmly to that of the United States. The strengthening of the Bank of America notably increased America's power projection into these countries allowing her to compete in Southeast Asia and West and Central Africa with much greater ease.
Lovecraft was always overshadowed by Tubman, and it wasn't long before the high spending of the Radical governments began to bear unfortunate fruit. First of all the government's debt increased dramatically. While this wouldn't be an issue until the 80s, the dramatic increase in money supply led to the Dollar being devalued. Second, while the Racial Equity Programme was alleviating the situation for non-whites, and some hyphenated Americans, some minorities felt left out, and many poor whites felt that they were essentially being punished for being white, for having the same skin colour as slaveowners and such. Racial tensions increased in inner cities and new immigrants felt threatened if they fitted into racial categories where they received benefits. The very fact of racial categorisation felt threatening.
By the early 80s, the American economy was stagnating and inflation was leaving the Dollar worthless. Thousands were emigrating to the Commonwealths, and the British Commonwealth, the United States' opposite number was arming itself with ever more advanced weapons. American global prestige was faltering. When Lovecraft died, it came as no surprise when an energetic right-winger won.
Lovecraft, the son of a New Englander journalist, he was the natural successor of Michael Tubman in terms of policy. Crucially, his white background halted accusations of favouritism. Tubman had been accused as such through his Racial Equity programme. Lovecraft continued this and Tubman's other projects, seeking to heal the racial divide.
Lovecraft also opened the United States to the world, building a stronger relationship with Germany and the Mittelbund in particular. He expanded the coverage of the Racial Equity Programme to the Phillipines and Liberia. This was cleverer than it looked as its investment based programme tied the economies of the Commonwealths firmly to that of the United States. The strengthening of the Bank of America notably increased America's power projection into these countries allowing her to compete in Southeast Asia and West and Central Africa with much greater ease.
Lovecraft was always overshadowed by Tubman, and it wasn't long before the high spending of the Radical governments began to bear unfortunate fruit. First of all the government's debt increased dramatically. While this wouldn't be an issue until the 80s, the dramatic increase in money supply led to the Dollar being devalued. Second, while the Racial Equity Programme was alleviating the situation for non-whites, and some hyphenated Americans, some minorities felt left out, and many poor whites felt that they were essentially being punished for being white, for having the same skin colour as slaveowners and such. Racial tensions increased in inner cities and new immigrants felt threatened if they fitted into racial categories where they received benefits. The very fact of racial categorisation felt threatening.
By the early 80s, the American economy was stagnating and inflation was leaving the Dollar worthless. Thousands were emigrating to the Commonwealths, and the British Commonwealth, the United States' opposite number was arming itself with ever more advanced weapons. American global prestige was faltering. When Lovecraft died, it came as no surprise when an energetic right-winger won.