r/thecampaigntrail

Hi everyone, I hope you liked the little promotion by my secondary writer, NebraskanDynasty.

I am here to bring you the second and final candidate profile before the mod releases which will be extremely soon.

Yes, my writing help guy was correct, all of the major writing is done and the Dewey side is fully coded as of right now. You can absolutely expect the mod this month, and probably within the next 2 weeks.

NAME: Paul Vories McNutt

b 7/19/1891

HOME STATE: Indiana

(reminder that images are still subject to change as we try to narrow down the art style of this mod)

The code 1 bio

Paul McNutt is certainly one of the more interesting cases in Democratic Party governance. Always a lifelong Democrat, McNutt took interest in politics from his father, a practicing lawyer during his youth. He attended the University of Indiana, where he became extremely close with future Republican nominee Wendell Wilkie before getting his law degree from Harvard.

His time teaching law after his return from service in the First World War eventually led to him becoming Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party, where he fiercely opposed the nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He made a lifelong rival in Roosevelt, who always viewed him as a pain.

That same year, he was elected Governor of Indiana, where his tenure was effective if controversial, riddled with rumors and scandals of corruption during his time in office.

McNutt has seemingly turned a new leaf since his days in the Governor's Mansion, becoming an esteemed foreign diplomat in the Philippines and a loyal supporter of Franklin Roosevelt.

Now, he runs for the party nomination in 1948, among a field of progressives that could sink his effort at any turn.

https://preview.redd.it/tkwe7xtfv8uh1.png?width=1075&format=png&auto=webp&s=287e7d16af542070e857a7807e3f7c074c2c6eab

As you can see, you will start in the convention, attempting to win as a dark horse candidate among the intra-party debates between the progressives and the southerners. You will be able to fail in your efforts, or succeed.

Now, for the running mates, as you can see, one of four is Burnet Maybank, the canon choice in this mod, a great mix of southern influence and northern pragmatism

https://preview.redd.it/wffk5r2pv8uh1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=60db1c8ee3d17cc44b26000dd3083c1a7522339f

Here are the other three running mates you can choose from, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.

https://preview.redd.it/nakorygxv8uh1.png?width=1075&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f5725e03f54b3682136d34c60f4a2b6a4de0d45

Yes, I butterflied Jackie Robinson out and made Larry Doby the first black baseball player, let me have fun smh.

https://preview.redd.it/gox696izv8uh1.png?width=1075&format=png&auto=webp&s=35ef6508501e9b421851f440471156b297584708

Just realized half of them are labeled "Democrat" not "Democratic" will fix later.

This side will be slightly less expansive than the Dewey side, and will have no CYOA, whereas the Dewey side will have a little bit of it.

I hope you enjoyed this update, I will probably see you guys next on release, likely within the next 2 weeks.

As always, thank you for reading

-Noise.