NationStates Jolt Archive

The election campaign is well underway. The current President is named Jimmy Carville and his approval is at 70%. He is running for re-election, along with four other challengers.

What happens will be somewhat affected by the opinion here on the forum. I know the forum lean way left and we have to live with it, so I'll counterbalance.

There for five canidates:

First, for re-election is Jimmy Carville He pursues an aggressive foreign policy, is big pro-business, and hard on morality. He is of the National Republican party.
Political Compass: +8.00, +4.00

The main challenger is Sam Edward. He is of the Social Democrats, the far left party in the country. He believes in tree-hugging pacifism, 100% tax, and pure government control. Basically, a communist platform.
Political Compass: -9.00, +6.00

Joe Bushton is the candidate for the conservative party. They are actually considered the moderate party in the new era. They call for a powerful military but big social welfare, and low taxes.
Political Compass: +4.00, -2.00

Jim Paruotka is the sole financier of the Progressive party, and he pushes leftist ideas similar to the current Democrat party in the US.
Political Compass: -3.00, +5.00

Lastly, Adolf Gorring is running on a scorching platform of the New Aryan Order. He calls for pseudo-Nazi government and actually has considerable support.
Political Compass: +10.00, +9.00

The right-wing National Alliance ran no candidate this year, throwing in their support for Carville.

The opinion poll shows: (+/- from last time)
Changes based on vote results in poll.
Carville: 49% (0)
Gorring: 12% (-3)
Edward: 27% (+2)
Bushton: 12% (+1)
Paroutka: 0% (0)
Undecided: 0% (0)

Taken of 5,000 voters.

The election is soon.
The National Republicans are expected to swamp the 200-seat Senate this time. They currently hold 90 seats.
The New Aryan Order may pick up a few this time. They currently hold 2.
The National Alliance is expected to stay steady. Currently 44.
The conservatives are expected to lose maybe half their power, down from 24.
The Progressives will stay afloat on money, maybe lose one. They hold 10.
The Social Democrats are expected to get washed out, they currently hold 30.

The opinion of people will have an effect on the outcome and maybe the foriegn policy.

"Despite our dislike for Mr. Carville, we hold a strong dislike of all political parties as the political power becomes in the hand of the few heads of the parties rather than the people. We urge the Party-system of rule to be overthrown and replaced by direct democracy and the Third Universal Theory of Rule."

From Mohammed El-Shabazz, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Committee for National Defence of the Great Socialist Jamahiriya of Karuchea

Bump.

We beg you to reconsider this election. Elections are a curse, not a blessing. They permit incurably stupid fools, Marxist-Leninist morons, social democrats, liberals, and other dregs of society to tamper with your nation's future, setting the stage for disaster. Do not allow your politics to be determined by idiots. Follow the correct course and ban elections altogether.

-Generalissimo J.L.

Perhaps you should see the balance of power in the Senate - and the predictions first, Roach-Busters :)

From the USNRG Underground,
Jimmy Carville has helped us, and is helping us now. We wish to see him remain in power, and besides, a new government may leave us with less support from your nation in this critial time.

Bumpity Bump.

Another Bump

To: Lame Bums
From: Mohammed El-Shabazz

We consider Mr. Carville a threat to the peace of the world because of his aggressive policies towards our allies and the Arab world. We hope that in these elections he will lose and we will see some reversal of policies, if we do not, we may be forced to take action to reverse them ourselves.

Triple Bump