Washington 2017:The U.S. Political RP [CLOSED] OOC Pt. X

[Bruke]

any big races for governor coming up? if so what states?

At this point it’s bettervto look ahead to 2018, Anderson is already campaigning in Pennsylvania.

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

At this point might as well just be left wing Williams

[Bruke]

At this point might as well just be left wing Williams

Heck no, one is enough

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

At this point might as well just be left wing Williams

Heck no, one is enough

I am talking about Comrade Stansky

[Dentali]

any big races for governor coming up? if so what states?

At this point it’s bettervto look ahead to 2018, Anderson is already campaigning in Pennsylvania.

Yea but that’s really irregular

[The Central Shadow Nation]

any big races for governor coming up? if so what states?

At this point it’s bettervto look ahead to 2018, Anderson is already campaigning in Pennsylvania.

Whos running against you?

[The Central Shadow Nation]

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: The Central Shadow Nation (CSN)
Character Name: Vance Blackburn
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 45 (February 8th 1972)
Character Height: 6'3
Character Weight: 205 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Mayor of San Diego | Founder of Play the Way (non-profit organization that helps promising student athletes in bad areas use their skills to get further in life and stay out of trouble) | CEO
Appearance: https://c.stocksy.com/a/l06800/z9/1929735.jpg
Character State of Origin: California
Character State of Residence: California
Character Party Affiliation: Progressive
Main Strengths: Good at speaking, humble beginnings, sports award winner, calm, always participating in the community, likes to promote new things instead of adding on to older, flawed things
Main Weaknesses: Pushes agendas too hard sometimes without realizing it, unpopular with LGBT communities, doesn't like to attack ; shares different policies on immigration and opposes junk food tax
Biography: Vance was born on February 8th, 1972 to Miranda Schuster in Fullerton. Miranda split with her boyfriend and father of her child Jerome Blackburn three weeks after Vance was born. Already a poor man working two jobs Jerome quickly lost his two jobs and his apartment in Fullerton and moved to his cousin's house in one of the poorest neighborhoods in San Diego. Life was rough growing up for Vance with no one home to take care of him except for occasionally his father's cousin Tremain and Tremains wife Rochelle. This changed when his father was injured during his job at the docks at age 4. Jerome, who was originally hostile towards his son, grew close to him over the next year as he was recovering from his injury. Jerome stayed with Vance at home until aged 7, embracing the role as a father until he was deemed ready to return to work. When he did go back it was part time.

One of Vance and his father's favorite things to do was play basketball. Jerome's favorite part of the day was usually taking his son out to play ball on the driveway. When they werent practicing hoops Vance would be watching the Clippers game on the families T.V. Vance made himself a good amount of friends growing up however some of them wished to influence him badly. He was 14 when he was arrested for possession of marijuana however he was not charged. At age 15 he was again arrested, this time for burglary of a teachers car. This was Vance's last brush with the law. Vance's good grades combined with his game knowledge and athleticism would have allowed him to join his high school football and basketball team as a freshman and sophomore however due to said arrests he was barred from the ability to compete. In his junior year his grades took a hit however. Rochelle, who was a mother-aunt figure, was killed while driving for a job interview during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. His senior year was the first year he made the team;instantly he was a success. He set records for his highschool and he came out of highschool as a top recruit. He committed to Wisconsin and he played for four years until he was 23. During this time he was mediocre and did not achieve the kind of fame he had when he was in high school. He ended up being drafted in the second round of the 1995 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards/Bullets.

Vance's first year in the NBA was viewed by many as a failure. Blackburn wound up on the bench for most of the season and did not accomplish anything. In the 97' season he remained on the bench for most of the season, however when he wasn't on the court he was back home in San Diego or in D.C. hanging out with the community. Blackburn had become a fan favorite despite his limited playing time for his role in the Wizards community. He donated 500,000 dollars to three organizations that supported those in poverty in San Diego. In 1998 he donated another 500,000 to those suffering from Hurricane Mitch. He was traded from the Wizards to the SuperSonics where he earned a spot on the starting roster. After funding four basketball courts and personally visiting Honduras to help them recover he won the J. Walter Kennedy award. Although not a standout he began to play better. 1999 was a normal year and following another philanthropic year in 2000 he won his second J. Walter Kennedy award. In 2001 Vance was injured in the first game of the season and was out for the rest of the year. Blackburn signed with the Timberwolves for two seasons where he finished his career on the bench.

He and his wife Sylvia and son B.J. moved into a nice oceanside house in San Diego. Vance remained a face in the community past retirement and was always willing to go out on the street and see the beautiful city he lived in. Blackburn got a job in managing at the corporate branch of a local sports company. In 2007 he decided to change his focus to the government to continue and make a positive change in the community. In 2011 he formed his own sports company that operates along coastal Southern California. In 2014 he ran for mayor and narrowly beat out his republican opponent. Blackburn formed a organization called Play the Way to assist student athletes in bad places out in order to help them reach their potential and keep them away from crime. On November 12th he hinted towards wanting to run for governor. On January 15th he confirmed it.

Other Info: Married to Sylvia Blackburn with four sons: B.J. Blackburn (20) Jerome Blackburn II (14) Kyler Blackburn (11) and Markus Blackburn (8) along with his daughter Leah Blackburn (11) | business degree

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: The Central Shadow Nation

Do Not Remove: 84721

[Dentali]

At this point it’s bettervto look ahead to 2018, Anderson is already campaigning in Pennsylvania.

Whos running against you?

A new guy who hasn’t posted yet is playing the democratic governor of penn after vilseck resigned

[Velahor]

I have returned from the depths of finals week hell. How is everybody holding up?

[Sanabel]

I have returned from the depths of finals week hell. How is everybody holding up?

I am still in the depths of finals hell

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

I have returned from the depths of finals week hell. How is everybody holding up?

I am still in the depths of finals hell

Exam today, then I will be done

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

The worst way that everyone is going to prevent Williams from becoming GOP senate nominee is to make it a referendum about the Confederacy in Mississippi

[Vaquas]

All you need for Williams to get crushed is a well spoken white guy who talks about infrastructure and how Williams has tanked the state’s economy.

[Sanabel]

All you need for Williams to get crushed is a well spoken white guy who talks about infrastructure and how Williams has tanked the state’s economy.

A Mississippi Democrat wouldn't be hard if Williams was the GOP nominee

The Democrat would need 90% of the minority vote at least, and roughly a quarter of the white vote.

Despite the fact that most whites in Mississippi are conservative, Williams would probably disgust enough of them.

[Tallahassee News Station]

All you need for Williams to get crushed is a well spoken white guy who talks about infrastructure and how Williams has tanked the state’s economy.

A Mississippi Democrat wouldn't be hard if Williams was the GOP nominee

The Democrat would need 90% of the minority vote at least, and roughly a quarter of the white vote.

Despite the fact that most whites in Mississippi are conservative, Williams would probably disgust enough of them.

Senate is much harder than Gov, but a good blue dog could definitely take it. They're gonna have huge minority turnout basically no matter what, and then just play the Reagan dem for abortion and guns at least and you can pull over plenty

[Sanabel]

A Mississippi Democrat wouldn't be hard if Williams was the GOP nominee

The Democrat would need 90% of the minority vote at least, and roughly a quarter of the white vote.

Despite the fact that most whites in Mississippi are conservative, Williams would probably disgust enough of them.

Senate is much harder than Gov, but a good blue dog could definitely take it. They're gonna have huge minority turnout basically no matter what, and then just play the Reagan dem for abortion and guns at least and you can pull over plenty

A big part of that is finding a good candidate

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

The worst way that everyone is going to prevent Williams from becoming GOP senate nominee is to make it a referendum about the Confederacy in Mississippi

I really want to primary Williams, with a more soft-spoke and polished yet equally as radical Republican.

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

All you need for Williams to get crushed is a well spoken white guy who talks about infrastructure and how Williams has tanked the state’s economy.

A Mississippi Democrat wouldn't be hard if Williams was the GOP nominee

The Democrat would need 90% of the minority vote at least, and roughly a quarter of the white vote.

Despite the fact that most whites in Mississippi are conservative, Williams would probably disgust enough of them.

That means vote the Progs needs to kept within 10-15 percent at most, otherwise Williams’ evangelical base and reluctant Republicans would be enough to win

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

The worst way that everyone is going to prevent Williams from becoming GOP senate nominee is to make it a referendum about the Confederacy in Mississippi

I really want to primary Williams, with a more soft-spoke and polished yet equally as radical Republican.

See Kramer, Alois

[Sanabel]

A Mississippi Democrat wouldn't be hard if Williams was the GOP nominee

The Democrat would need 90% of the minority vote at least, and roughly a quarter of the white vote.

Despite the fact that most whites in Mississippi are conservative, Williams would probably disgust enough of them.

That means vote the Progs needs to kept within 10-15 percent at most, otherwise Williams’ evangelical base and reluctant Republicans would be enough to win

There is no ground for Progs in Mississippi, like most of the South. Almost all of the Democrats are rural African Americans.

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

That means vote the Progs needs to kept within 10-15 percent at most, otherwise Williams’ evangelical base and reluctant Republicans would be enough to win

There is no ground for Progs in Mississippi, like most of the South. Almost all of the Democrats are rural African Americans.

The point is that even a relatively minor Prog(no player Prog did worse than 10 percent in any senate race) would split the vote enough for Williams to win

[Sanabel]

There is no ground for Progs in Mississippi, like most of the South. Almost all of the Democrats are rural African Americans.

The point is that even a relatively minor Prog(no player Prog did worse than 10 percent in any senate race) would split the vote enough for Williams to win

There is no way a Mississippi Prog breaks 5 percent, let alone 10. Thats a liberal estimate.

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

The point is that even a relatively minor Prog(no player Prog did worse than 10 percent in any senate race) would split the vote enough for Williams to win

There is no way a Mississippi Prog breaks 5 percent, let alone 10. Thats a liberal estimate.

I would gander they have a good chance breaking 10

[Sanabel]

There is no way a Mississippi Prog breaks 5 percent, let alone 10. Thats a liberal estimate.

I would gander they have a good chance breaking 10

How

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

I would gander they have a good chance breaking 10

How

They take 20 percent of the white vote