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CONTEXT (YOU'LL NEED IT)

After pre-polling confirmed that H.W. Bush was the frontrunner for the nomination, the official Republican primary has begun.

George H.W. Bush - Previously ran in the 1980 Primaries before losing to Ronald Reagan, Reagan decided to take Bush as his running mate. The ticket ended up losing anyway, but Bush is not going to give up so easily. However, his previous comments in the previous primaries might end up biting him in the ass.

Bob Dole - The Vice Presidential nominee for the Republicans in 1976 under the Ford ticket, Dole also ran in 1980, but lost. Bob Dole happens to be gaffe-prone and often refers to himself in the third person, which might push voters away from voting for him.

Paul Laxalt - Previously the Governor of Nevada before becoming Senator, he served in World War 2, and is a strong supporter of Reaganomics. He famously met with Goldwater in 1964 during his first campaign for Senator, which many credit as causing him to lose that election by 48 votes.

Jack Kemp - Jack Kemp was on Reagan's shortlist of running mate candidates, however, allegations that Kemp was a closeted homosexual stopped Reagan from picking him as his Vice President. Kemp is running again, but those allegations might keep popping up and hurt his chances.

William F. Buckley Jr - Brother of Former Senator of New York, James L. Buckley, William F. Buckley Jr has endorsed Laxalt and has made it clear that he has no ambition to run for President. However, that isn't stopping a Draft Buckley movement.

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CONTEXT (YOU'LL NEED IT)

George H.W. Bush - Previously ran in the 1980 Primaries before losing to Ronald Reagan, Reagan decided to take Bush as his running mate. The ticket ended up losing anyway, but Bush is not going to give up so easily. However, his previous comments in the previous primaries might end up biting him in the ass.

Bob Dole - The Vice Presidential nominee for the Republicans in 1976 under the Ford ticket, Dole also ran in 1980, but lost. Bob Dole happens to be gaffe-prone and often refers to himself in the third person, which might push voters away from voting for him.

Paul Laxalt - Previously the Governor of Nevada before becoming Senator, he served in World War 2, and is a strong supporter of Reaganomics. He famously met with Goldwater in 1964 during his first campaign for Senator, which many credit as causing him to lose that election by 48 votes.

Jack Kemp - Jack Kemp was on Reagan's shortlist of running mate candidates, however, allegations that Kemp was a closeted homosexual stopped Reagan from picking him as his Vice President. Kemp is running again, but those allegations might keep popping up and hurt his chances.

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Ted Kennedy had won against Ronald Reagan, and as such, Ted became the next President of the United States of America. However, despite the Democrats winning, they would also have to deal with much hardship from 1981 to 1985.

President Ted Kennedy meeting with General Secretary of the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev. 1981

Ted Kennedy was able to finally negotiate the end to the Iranian Hostage Crisis. This gave a huge popularity boost, as the Hostage Crisis had plagued Carter for the last part of his Presidency, ultimately culminating in Kennedy winning the primary over Carter.

Ted Kennedy was nearly assassinated in 1981, by John Hinckley Jr, the nation quickly went into shock, and was not ready for another John F. Kennedy/Robert F. Kennedy situation. However, Ted Kennedy was quickly rushed to the hospital, and made a full recovery.

AIDS and HIV had then begun to make the news, and as such, Ted Kennedy ordered his Health and Human Services Secretary, Daniel P. Moynihan, to research AIDs/HIV and to push the FDA to make drugs to counteract the AIDs and HIV epidemic. Moynihan obliged, as he hoped to take much of the credit.

Kennedy then pushed a very expansive stimulus bill, creating a 40 billion dollar stimulus package. (More than two times the cost of Carter's bill) Kennedy cited the need to fix the American economy, the bill was later signed by Kennedy.

The economy was still stagnating, despite Ted Kennedy pushing forth a stimulus bill, the economy was still lagging behind, and as such, when the midterms rolled around, Ted Kennedy and the Democrats lost popularity, leading to the Democrats nearly losing their House and Senate majorities to the Republicans.

However, later on, the economy began to drastically improve. And by 1984, Ted Kennedy and the Democrats were much more popular than they were 2 years ago. And because of the simulus, the economy has become much stronger than what was projected.

President Ted Kennedy - Vice President Pat Schroeder

Secretary of State: Walter Mondale (1981-)

Secretary of Defense: Melvin Price (1981-82), W. Graham Claytor Jr (1982-)

Secretary of Energy: Charles Duncan Jr (1981-)

Secretary of Education: William D. Ford (1981-)

Secretary of Treasury: Robert McNamara (1981-82), Henry M. Jackson (1982-83), Fred Harris (1983-)

Secretary of Commerce: Tom Bradley (1981-82), John Glenn (1982-)

Secretary of Labor: Ray Marshall (1981-83), Dick Gephardt (1983-)

Secretary of the Interior: Frank Church (1981-84), Mo Udall (1984-)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Moon Landrieu (1981-)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Daniel P. Moynihan (1981-)

Secretary of Agriculture: Robert Bergland (1981-)

Secretary of Transportation: Glenn M. Anderson (1981-)

Attorney General: Charles Byron Renfrew (1981-)

The 1980 Presidential Election Results

Margins of the 1980 Presidential Election

Many people were shocked to discover that Ted Kennedy had won the 1980 Presidential Election. Reagan had been seen as the clear favorite by many pollsters, citing Jimmy Carter's lackluster administration and the unpopularity of the Democratic Party. However, it's clear that Ted Kennedy was able to win in large part due to polls underestimating him.

CONTEXT (YOU'LL NEED IT)

After the Democrats picked Kennedy, who was able to beat Carter in the primary and Schroeder, the first female Vice Presidential nominee, the Democratic Party is now ready to face Ronald Reagan.

Ronald Reagan is projected to win, however, Ted Kennedy can pull off an upset, it is all up to how well he campaigns.

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(I've decided to do a new series. Hopefully it's not too similar to the Kennedy Dynasty.)

Jimmy Carter. A Presidency marked by economic calamity, an Iranian Hostage Crisis and scandal after scandal. Carter thought he could cruise by the nomination easily. However, he thought wrong.

His easy cruise to a renomination was marred by Ted Kennedy, whom Carter had taunted earlier into running. Despite insurmountable odds, Kennedy had won the nomination over Carter.

And now, Kennedy has even more insurmountable odds in order to win this election, with Ronald Reagan, the former Governor of California and former charismatic actor, and George H.W. Bush, the former Director of CIA Intelligence became the Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees respectively.

Ted Kennedy has quite a few disadvantages. The economic calamity. The Iranian Hostage Crisis. Ronald Reagan's charisma. Chappaquiddick.

At the same time, Ted Kennedy has quite a few advantages. President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy's assassinations. Ted Kennedy's own charisma and his speech at the 1980 Democratic National Convention made shockwaves around the country.

It's clear Ted won't go down without a fight. However, now comes the decision for a running mate. Walter Mondale flatly refused to be Ted's running mate, citing a commitment to Carter's administration.

Pat Schroeder - House Representative for Colorado's 1st Congressional District.

Pat Schroeder is an interesting character, and would become the first woman Vice President in history. She's from the West, she's more moderate, and is more than willing to be Ted's Vice President. However, she has only ever been a House Representative, and only since 1973.

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CONTEXT (You will need to read this, if you haven't seen my first "Camelot's Return!" post)

Firstly, to get this out of the way, I need coders. I need very strong, smart people to help me, because I can't code for shit, and I'd much rather handle the writing anyway. Which is why I made a discord server, for everybody willing to support the mod or apply to become a coder! Join HERE!

Now then...Onto the story!

The Republicans have finally got a selectable crew of candidates for 2012...

First up is Donald J. Trump. He's loud, rude, and the complete antithesis of what the modern politician looks like with no experience at all. But maybe that's a good thing? He would distinctly be able to appeal to those disenfranchised by politics due to JFK Jr's moderate politics, akin to Ross Perot in 1992. However, he might have a few scandals that ruins his chance of winning, and might push people to the Libertarian Party.

(canon map against DJT, with JFK Jr winning 52% of the PV to Donald Trump's 46%)

Next up is Marco Rubio, he's a bit of a newcomer, and would be the perfect candidate if JFK Jr proves unpopular by the midterms. He's apart of the new, rambunctious Tea Party movement, and is young. However, he'd have to prove himself, as for right now, he's only the just the newcomer Senator from Florida. If he's able to prove himself in front of JFK Jr, he might eke out a win, but until then...

(canon map against Rubio, with JFK Jr winning 51% of the PV, to Rubio's 48%)

Then we have Michele Bachmann, she's a evangelical firebrand, and would be a great counter if JFK Jr has a progressive administration. However, she might push away moderates, leading to an opening if JFK Jr makes overtures to them. She also supports teaching creationism in schools, and might make a lot of the base not turn out if you press her on that. Overall, not the worst candidate there is.

(canon map against Bachmann, with JFK Jr winning 53% to Bachmann's 46%)

Lastly, we have Mike Huckabee, who might be able to win the nomination if JFK Jr wins the midterms, leading to a depressed Presidential pool of candidates. He tried running for the nomination in 2004, and JFK Jr could press the attack on him losing to the most unpopular President in recent history. Probably the worst candidate for the Republicans.

(canon map against Huckabee, with JFK Jr winning 54% to Huckabee's 44%)

I really hope I can get this mod off the ground. So getting coders is absolutely necessary for this mod's development.

CONTEXT

The electoral vote, (351-180)

The margins

Henry A. Wallace has won 1948 in what many consider to be an upset.

CONTEXT

After the midterms, the Democrats got their first majority in the House and Senate since 1932.

However, it's clear that these Democrats were amenable to being worked with. The acts of this first congress is to lower tariffs, which passed quite easily due to this more internationalist America.

Something else that passed through congress rather easily, was an amendment to prohbit any future Presidents from running for a third term, making Benjamin Wade and Quentin Roosevelt the only two people to have served more than two terms.

Another amendment was proposed with the President's backing, that would allow the President to appoint a new Vice President, akin to appointing a new cabinet member. This amendment also passed.

RANK HIS PRESIDENCY

After Bill Clinton's landslide loss to the malevolent Newt Gingrich, and his moderate running mate Christine Todd Whitman, Newt Gingrich went on to win 2000 against Al Gore, being able to pawn off West Virginia from the Democrats. Christine went on to make history, becoming the first woman President, beating John Edwards in an incredibly close election in 2004, akin to the likes of 1876. However, Christine's tenure as President was tumultuous. Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, outed as a pedophile. Corruption from Vice President John McCain and then, to top it all off, an economic calamity, not seen since 1929. The Democratic Primaries were crowded. Everybody wanted to be the hero. Even people in the 2004 Primaries ran in 2008, hoping to win some glory.

However, one man would win, by name recognition alone. John F. Kennedy Jr. He beat Bill Weld in 1994, becoming Governor of Massachusetts, despite overwhelming odds. Winning re-election in 1998 and 2002, he moved onto the Senate. His uncle Ted, was too old, and John became Massachusetts' Senator in 2006. Taking his father's seat with stride, he ran for President in 2008, running on nostalgia, and bringing back America's economy from the brink.

After scandals and gaffes from Whitman and McCain, John F. Kennedy Jr won the electoral college and popular vote in dual landslides, and with a filibuster-proof Senate majority.

John F. Kennedy Jr picked Barack Obama as his Vice President in 2008. Making him the first Black Vice President.

It's abundantly clear this victory has ruptured the GOP. Even pundits couldn't believe their sights. However, it's clear that this pendulum will strike back, and hard. Pundits are already guessing who might run in the primary against you.

People like John McCain, Chris Christie and Mitt Romney are frequently regarded as being the next Republican nominee by pundits. However, it's clear that Moderate Republicanism died in 2008. McCain has already shown disinterest in running for President and with his track record, who wouldn't? Chris Christie has also shown disinterest. While Romney has shown interest but his moderate track record would be impossible to ignore. It's all the more likelier that a firebrand conservative or an outsider libertarian gains the nomination.

Hello! And welcome to Camelot's Return! This is a mod idea on "what if JFK Jr became President in 2008 instead of Obama?" However, I'm spinning this idea on it's head by incorporating elements from Hope (i.e: the Gingrich and Whitman Presidencies) because I thought those were cool ideas, and replacing the tired trope of "JFK becomes New York Senator instead of Clinton" because I want to be unique.

Don't get your hopes up though, I don't know how to code! Thus I'd need the help of you guys in order to make this dream a reality. Even if it doesn't though (which it probably won't) I'm always happy to just share something I think is cool.

2 Ohio Delegates opted to vote for Taft instead of Talmadge.

Margins of the election

Conservative Democrats downballot were able to take a plurality of control in the House and Senate, taking down incumbents in the Great Plains due to Talmadge's blanket support.

A landslide victory in favor of Quentin Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace.

The margins

It's clear that this victory has given Quentin a strong mandate.

CONTEXT

I think the title speaks for itself. But you guys probably want a reason, don't you?

This place sucks. If you want to be elected, you either need to pander to the left, or pander to the right. Oh, you have integrity, and don't want to sell out? Well, tough luck, you have to be a Revolutionary or a Neoliberal, or else you won't be elected. I joined the DoR to act like myself. I'm not a Neoliberal, and I'm not a revolutionary. It's like trying to be someone you're not.

With the whole synth thing, I can handle, because it doesn't physically change what I believe in.

But, that's not the only reason. I'm leaving because I'm a horrible person. Thankfully some people already know that, but most don't. Which is why I've decided to expose myself for being a bad person. I don't blame anybody, I was always an awful person.

And to Blu, I quit. Effective immediately. I thought your presidency would be full of good changes, and for the most part, it has. But your cabinet is full of dimwitted, boneheaded morons, who'd rather try and spark a civil war in order to feel less bad about murdering communists in the streets than to actually bring this country together. Not everybody is a dim-witted moron, but it's very clear most are. And Blu, as their enabler, I expect you to show intelligence and discipline. You have shown neither, and have given into every single demand they have given these past few days.

I don't like the CPD, or the RSWP. I think that's pretty obvious by now. But for all my hate about them, they actually sometimes use their brain and do smart decisions. Unlike the right.

Now that this announcement has come out, I will be leaving every single DoR discord server I'm in. If you really want, you can friend request me, but A: I'm a bad friend, and B: I have a whole list of things that are wrong with me.

Goodbye. Remember to have integrity and compassion. Remember to keep my dream of unity and love alive.

The first deadlocked election since 1824. (4 WV delegates gave their vote to the Republicans, 4 WA delegates gave their vote to the Populists, 2 RI delegates and 6 GA delegates gave their vote to the AFP as well)

The subsequent contingent election in the House of Representatives, making Floyd B. Olson the President of the United States

However, the Vice President is picked based on a Senate vote rather than a House vote, making Quentin Roosevelt the Vice President of the United States, due to the Republicans' Senate Majority.

Thus the first ever cross-ticket Presidency since 1864 as well.

Turnout

A landslide victory in favour of Blanche Bruce

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Presidents from 1888 to 1936:

Blanche Bruce (1888) (Republican) (22nd Pres)

Walter Q. Gresham (1888-1893) (Republican) (23rd Pres)

William McKinley (1893-1897) (Republican) (24th Pres)

William Jennings Bryan (1897-1901), (1909-1913) (Democrat) (25th + 27th Pres)

Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) (Republican) (26th Pres)

Woodrow Wilson (1913-1916) (Democrat) (28th Pres)

Robert M. La Follette Sr (1916-1925) (Republican) (29th Pres)

Charles Evan Hughes (1925-1929) (Republican) (30th Pres)

Al Smith (1929-1937) (Democrat) (31st Pres)

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