You Gotta Have Hart: A Different 1988 and Beyond
- Thread starter Meyer London
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A narrow win for Quayle I see. Interesting, though not surprising given the circumstances.
Be prepared, because a new update full of candidates yelling at staff members is coming tonight.
In other news, I’m now administrating an election game created by @ElloMrTrump called “It Will Never End”. It’s a lot of fun and I hope you will play. A set of primaries will be occurring soon so I’d join ASAP.
In other news, I’m now administrating an election game created by @ElloMrTrump called “It Will Never End”. It’s a lot of fun and I hope you will play. A set of primaries will be occurring soon so I’d join ASAP.
1988 Minnesota and South Dakota Primaries
February 20th, 1988
"Sir, you gotta see these polls..."
"Who's it from? Gallup?"
"No, Mr. Simon. It's our internal polling. And it's... well, it's interesting."
"Are we in the lead? In Minnesota? South Dakota?"
"No, it's not that. It's Iacocca....."
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February 23rd, 1988
"We now have results to report from Minnesota and South Dakota. Both parties can declare their winners of the evening..."
"This is a huge victory, Lee. I knew you could do it all along." On the other line was Donald Trump, whom had been backing Iacocca since early in the campaign.
"Look at these margins, Don! 17% in Minnesota! Jackson beat Hart in South Dakota! What a night!"
"What made everything click tonight?" Trump asked, genuinely curious as to his friend's opinion. Trump had often thought about starting a political career, and seeing the success of his fellow businessman, things were looking more and more intriguing. Mayor Trump sounded good. Governor Trump sounded even better.
"I'll tell you, Don, I think it's the demographics. Iowa and New Hampshire, they are political states. They're too much like Hart. Minnesota, South Dakota, they are hard working states. They're like me. Do you get what I mean?"
"I hear you, Lee. Do you think New York and I are like that?"
"I suppose so. Yeah, yeah, I could see that..."
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"....I promised my campaign staff, my closest aides and my wife, Tipper, that if we didn't get 10% in Minnesota or South Dakota tonight, I would drop out of the race.
And, unfortunately, I have to make good on my promise.
I will be suspending my campaign, effective immediately."
-Al Gore, suspending his campaign for President of the United States
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"I'm surprised you aren't mad, George."
"Why would I be mad? We won Minnesota, and we lost to Dole in South Dakota, not Quayle. That's all I care about. Where are we headed to next?"
"Maine."
"Great. That is my country, and those are my people. We have only just begun."
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"What the hell happened tonight, Pat?"
"Gary, these weren't our states. We've got Maine and Vermont up next, those two should be easy wins for us."
"Yeah, I agree with that. But Minnesota? What happened there? I felt good about that."
"The unions turned up for Iacocca, as did the more rural counties. It's one state, Gary, it won't ruin us. Onward and upward, right?"
"Onward and upward."
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"Can we get Gore on the phone? I need his endorsement!"
-A statement said simultaneously by Lee Iacocca, Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson and Paul Simon
"Sir, you gotta see these polls..."
"Who's it from? Gallup?"
"No, Mr. Simon. It's our internal polling. And it's... well, it's interesting."
"Are we in the lead? In Minnesota? South Dakota?"
"No, it's not that. It's Iacocca....."
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February 23rd, 1988
"We now have results to report from Minnesota and South Dakota. Both parties can declare their winners of the evening..."
Results of the Democratic Caucus in Minnesota
Lee Iacocca: 40%
Gary Hart: 23%
Paul Simon: 20%
Jesse Jackson: 17%
Results of the Republican Caucus in Minnesota
George H.W. Bush: 31%
Bob Dole: 30%
Dan Quayle: 29%
Pete Du Pont: 10%
Results of the Democratic Primary in South Dakota
Lee Iacocca: 56%
Jesse Jackson: 16%
Gary Hart: 14%
Paul Simon: 14%
Results of the Republican Primary in South Dakota
Bob Dole: 37%
George H.W. Bush: 30%
Dan Quayle: 25%
Pete Du Pont: 8%
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"I knew it! I knew we could beat that elitist, blowhard Hart!" Lee Iacocca was on the phone, and he was over the moon. Finally, after losing in godforsaken Iowa and New Hampshire, he was victorious.Lee Iacocca: 40%
Gary Hart: 23%
Paul Simon: 20%
Jesse Jackson: 17%
Results of the Republican Caucus in Minnesota
George H.W. Bush: 31%
Bob Dole: 30%
Dan Quayle: 29%
Pete Du Pont: 10%
Results of the Democratic Primary in South Dakota
Lee Iacocca: 56%
Jesse Jackson: 16%
Gary Hart: 14%
Paul Simon: 14%
Results of the Republican Primary in South Dakota
Bob Dole: 37%
George H.W. Bush: 30%
Dan Quayle: 25%
Pete Du Pont: 8%
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"This is a huge victory, Lee. I knew you could do it all along." On the other line was Donald Trump, whom had been backing Iacocca since early in the campaign.
"Look at these margins, Don! 17% in Minnesota! Jackson beat Hart in South Dakota! What a night!"
"What made everything click tonight?" Trump asked, genuinely curious as to his friend's opinion. Trump had often thought about starting a political career, and seeing the success of his fellow businessman, things were looking more and more intriguing. Mayor Trump sounded good. Governor Trump sounded even better.
"I'll tell you, Don, I think it's the demographics. Iowa and New Hampshire, they are political states. They're too much like Hart. Minnesota, South Dakota, they are hard working states. They're like me. Do you get what I mean?"
"I hear you, Lee. Do you think New York and I are like that?"
"I suppose so. Yeah, yeah, I could see that..."
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"....I promised my campaign staff, my closest aides and my wife, Tipper, that if we didn't get 10% in Minnesota or South Dakota tonight, I would drop out of the race.
And, unfortunately, I have to make good on my promise.
I will be suspending my campaign, effective immediately."
-Al Gore, suspending his campaign for President of the United States
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"I'm surprised you aren't mad, George."
"Why would I be mad? We won Minnesota, and we lost to Dole in South Dakota, not Quayle. That's all I care about. Where are we headed to next?"
"Maine."
"Great. That is my country, and those are my people. We have only just begun."
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"What the hell happened tonight, Pat?"
"Gary, these weren't our states. We've got Maine and Vermont up next, those two should be easy wins for us."
"Yeah, I agree with that. But Minnesota? What happened there? I felt good about that."
"The unions turned up for Iacocca, as did the more rural counties. It's one state, Gary, it won't ruin us. Onward and upward, right?"
"Onward and upward."
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"Can we get Gore on the phone? I need his endorsement!"
-A statement said simultaneously by Lee Iacocca, Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson and Paul Simon
Poor old Gore. All he wants is to find ManBearPig and prove global climate change, and here he is being bothered by the candidates for endorsements. It's definitely not super cereal.
I think it's going to be Hart since the timeline isn't titled "In the Leeds"/"What a Way to Blow a Leed"/other various combinations of Lead or Weed
Good on Bush picking up Minnesota. Here's hoping he and Hart don't get overconfident in the rest of New England.
Gentleman Biaggi
Banned
Oh yeah, Hart has leads in many non-blue collar states, and is doing well in Southern states with the endorsement of Bumpers despite Jackson's advantage with Black voters. His goal now is to do better in rural states, as those are turning out for Lee in a big way.
Coming up on the primary circuit is the beginning of the run up to Super Tuesday; these next few primaries are the Wyoming, Maine, and Alaska Republican Caucuses, as well as the Maine Democratic Caucus. What are your guys predictions?
Not sure for the GOP, as for the Democrats, I'd say it'll come down to Hart vs Iacocca.