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The World Capitalist Confederation wrote:
Agarntrop wrote:He will also find himself on a singaporean gallows if hes not careful..

Elaborate.

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Postby The World Capitalist Confederation » Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:12 am

Agarntrop wrote:
The World Capitalist Confederation wrote:Elaborate.

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Postby Sanabel » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:15 am

Dent I think it’s about time for Dem polling
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Postby The World Capitalist Confederation » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:22 am

I think I might have Porter drop out, if Goldman does decently.
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Postby Agarntrop » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:25 am

The World Capitalist Confederation wrote:I think I might have Porter drop out, if Goldman does decently.

Don’t you need an IC reason?
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Postby Sanabel » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:26 am

He’s already qualified for the debate you might as well keep him in through June
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Postby The World Capitalist Confederation » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:26 am

Agarntrop wrote:
The World Capitalist Confederation wrote:I think I might have Porter drop out, if Goldman does decently.

Don’t you need an IC reason?

I'll have it because of funding drying out.
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Postby The World Capitalist Confederation » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:27 am

Sanabel wrote:He’s already qualified for the debate you might as well keep him in through June

Oh, alright.
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Postby Sanabel » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:32 am

Free Ward Marchers wrote:
Dentali wrote:
1. How old was Karl Brian Quince when she married him? He would have to be 65 minimum.
2. Why would the legislature block all her legislation out of spite? She's married to the Senator from Florida and she won the governorship. At least she had the loyalty of her own party.
3. If her first term was such a disaster how could she win a second term?
4. You need to give us a few details on her political positions


1. Meridith and Karl married in 1988. Meridith was 52 Karl was 59 remember Meridith is 83
2. I get how that's confusing I changed that so now it makes sense
3. I also changed that to
4. I hope I did a decent job explaining her positions
5. sorry I took so long to respond

Can you link to the edited app so I can review?
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Postby Free Ward Marchers » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:35 am

Free Ward Marchers wrote:
Dentali wrote:
1. How old was Karl Brian Quince when she married him? He would have to be 65 minimum.
2. Why would the legislature block all her legislation out of spite? She's married to the Senator from Florida and she won the governorship. At least she had the loyalty of her own party.
3. If her first term was such a disaster how could she win a second term?
4. You need to give us a few details on her political positions


1. Meridith and Karl married in 1988. Meridith was 52 Karl was 59 remember Meridith is 83
2. I get how that's confusing I changed that so now it makes sense
3. I also changed that to
4. I hope I did a decent job explaining her positions
5. sorry I took so long to respond


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Postby Sanabel » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:05 am

Free Ward Marchers wrote:
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NS Nation Name: Free Ward Marchers
Character Name: Meridith Esther Brookley
Character Gender: Female
Character Age:83
Character Height:5ft 6in
Character Weight:132 lbs
Character Position/Role/Jobs: Representative for Florida's 4th congressional district (1978-1990), Governor of Florida (1992-2000), U.S Senator (2018-present)* *undecided/do not know if will be allowed
Appearance: (Photo preferred, not required):
Character State of Origin: Florida
Character State of Residence: Florida
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Main Strengths:

Political Moderate: In these trying, and politically polarizing times Mrs. Meridith Brookley prides herself on being a right-leaning centrist, a quality that many people admire.

Anti-Wolf: Even running against Incumbent President Arnold Wolf in the 2016 republican primaries (and was in third place until the Iowa caucus in February after a bout of pneumonia) Mrs. Brookley has never changed her stance on President Wolf which is in her own words " Wolf is the most unstable, politically dangerous, and unholy man to ever grace the Whitehouse with their presence". This gives her a one up with centrists and even some moderate democrats

Interparty Cooperation: Being a centrist of sorts, she, unlike the current administration, is completely willing to reach over the aisle and work with Democrats to get things done

Political Insider: She has been in the game for a long time and knows how the system works inside and out

2016 election: Her running in the 2016 republican primaries has given her well-known recognition and a nice (but small) following of Anti-Wolf republicans (which she likes to call true republicans)



Main Weaknesses:

Out of the Loop: Mrs. Brookley hasn't been in political office for almost 20 years a lot has changed, and she struggles to stay relevant and up to date.

Old Age: Although she has a mind as sharp as a knife Mrs. Merdith is still 83 and her age puts voters off

Anti-Wolf: Although her Anti-Wolf sentiments give her recognition among moderates most republican voters support Wolf and his efforts. So much so that after she dropped out of the 2016 primaries she tried running for senate and lost by a good margin

Health concerns, and a defeat: In the 2016 Primaries Mrs. Brookley was in third place until February when debates and polling were going on in Iowa. Before the debate, she got seriously ill with a bout of pneumonia and was unable to go, causing her to lose all three states to Wolf, and dropped to last place in the primaries

Biography: Meridith Esther Brookley was born April 10th, 1936 to a working-class family in Jacksonville, Florida. Early on in life, she showed a talent for public speaking and debate, being nicknamed "the silver tongue" by her friends and family, for her ability to persuade anyone and everyone. She graduated from her small high school with Honors in 1956, from there, she became quite a vocal civil rights advocate and anti-segregationist she would often get into debates on the ethics of Jim Crow laws.

Brookley despite her support of African American rights would still support the economic model of the republican party and identified as a republican. The Brookley Fund went bankrupt in the winter of 1962, but Brookley's passion was still strong especially when she joined Martin Luther King Jr. on his march on Washington on August 28, 1963, this is where she knew things needed to change (You still include the Brookley Fund here. You need to explain more about how she got involved in Civil Rights, what she did, and the extent to which she did it.)

After the march on Washington Brookley went to Harvard and graduated in the fall of 1968 to become a lawyer specializing in civil rights infringement. (Where does she work? The ACLU? As a State or US Attorney?) She goes on to work as a lawyer for almost 5 years until she is convinced to run for Florida senate after a disastrous political campaign Brookley was only able to secure 13% of the vote (Do you mean in the primary?), but this gained the attention of the GOP who convinced her to run again this time for representative for Florida's 4th congressional district in 1978. During her three terms as a representative she was known as a "Soft-handed compromiser" for giving out on most republican issues to please the democrats for this she lost her fourth term reelection by a slim margin. (If she “gives out on most Republican issues” why is she in the party?)

During the start of her second term, she met the 5th term, republican senator Karl Brian Quince in 1987 and married him in December of 1988 (deciding not to take his last name). After her time as a rep, Brookley decided not to for another political office and focus on her own life, Until she was coaxed by her husband to run for Governor. Even with her unappealing status back as a rep Brookley was just barely able to beat her opponent in 1992. (The Florida gubernatorial race was in 1994. Also, how does she win the primary as a losing Rep? The party was incredibly conservative by 1994, she seems to moderate to win the primary potentially.) Brookley's Governorship was filled with atrocities as the male-dominated democratic Senate and House blocked every bill she tried to pass. Even though her first term was a disaster it didn't stop her from running and getting a second term. Through-out her second term, she passed several immigration reforms, civil rights legislatures, and severely reduced income tax. (How does this work? Her party would have control of the legislature. How does she win a second term if she gets nothing done? Explain more about what she did as governor, this is very vague.)


Fast forward 16 years and Brookley is staying comfortably in her home in Jacksonville, and her husband in poor health, Brookley had no intention of holding political office that is until she heard about the candidates. Brookley knew about Arnold Wolf very well, an opportunist to the highest degree, and a destructive force to the sanctity of democracy she couldn't sit around and do nothing. When she announced her presidential bid in January of 2016 most people scoffed "who is this 80-year-old woman doing running for the highest office in the free world" they said at least they said that until the debates came. Brookley during the debates was ruthless mostly targeting Wolf and his crackpot ideas, she eloquently and logistically was able to pushback Wolf and his mindless name-calling and misogynist rhetoric towards her. Her vigilance and take no shit attitude bolstered her to third place in the polls that was until she got sick with a terrible bout of pneumonia. It was the beginning of February and Brookley was not at Iowa to stop Wolf in his tracks at the debates, this severely damaged Brookley's campaign. Wolf went on to chastise and mock Brookley every chance he got, as an example at the debate Wolf was asked what he thought about Brookley's current health and what that meant to the campaign his response was "We can't have ye old Granny Groucho dementia shuffling her way into the presidency, we need someone reliable"

Having lost Iowa to her rival Brookley still recovering and discredited withdrew her bid and went back home, But just because she lost that time doesn't mean she can't win, and her supporters are hoping she will claim another political office

Other Info: Brookley has announced her intention to run for Florida senator again when the time comes, Brookley's husband Karl Brian Quince died at the age of 90 of natural causes (February 2019) (I don’t think she can win a Republican primary if she remains anti-Wolf.)


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I fixed the last bit you talked about, i ended up swapping her governorship and representativeship for it to make more sense. I was also wondering because there are two Republican senators in florida, and only one is claimed if I could say i claimed the other one in 2018

You spell Meredith multiple ways in the app, you should standardize that. Other points in bold.
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Postby Dentali » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:17 am

Sanabel wrote:Dent I think it’s about time for Dem polling



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Postby The World Capitalist Confederation » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:22 am

I'm going to focus on Goldman now. She's quite hard to write for, but is significantly more likely to win her primary than even a best-case Porter.
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Postby Free Ward Marchers » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:30 am

Dentali wrote:
Free Ward Marchers wrote:
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Character Information Sheet


NS Nation Name: Free Ward Marchers
Character Name: Meridith Esther Brookley
Character Gender: Female
Character Age:83
Character Height:5ft 6in
Character Weight:132 lbs
Character Position/Role/Jobs: Representative for Florida's 4th congressional district (1978-1990), Governor of Florida (1994-2003), U.S Senator (2018-present)* *undecided/do not know if will be allowed
Appearance: (Photo preferred, not required):
Character State of Origin: Florida
Character State of Residence: Florida
Character Party Affiliation: Republican (1956-2017) Independent (2017-present)
Unown unless otherwise stated
Black Lives Matter
Extremly For
Brookley having always been a civil rights advocate since the late '50s, and she willingly and intensely supports African American rights movements.

Gun Control
Against

Brookley thinks the constitution is the law of the land, and the government has no right to meddle with the people's right to bear arms, however, Brookley does see the need to have background checks and regulations.
Medicare for all
against
Brookley believes that broader healthcare competition will drive down costs and that medicare for all is an expensive and non-functioning solution

Immigration
Mixed/leaning towards reform
Brookley sees immigration as a problem but believes that the atrocious immigration judicial system is mostly to blame

Tax the 1%
Mixed/Leans against
Although Brookley sees the reason why there is a higher tax for the wealthy, she doesn't think someone should be punished because of their wealth

The war on drugs
Against
Brookley believes that the war on drugs has put innocent people (a majority of the African American) behind bars. Brookley believes that the use of drugs should be legal, but selling them should not

Abortion
Against
Brookley believes that abortion should be illegal unless it is a medical emergency, rape, or incest

All other beliefs can be assumed to match up with the republican party beliefs unless otherwise stated

Main Strengths:

Political Moderate: In these trying, and politically polarizing times Mrs. Meridith Brookley prides herself on being a right-leaning centrist, a quality that many people admire.

Anti-Wolf: Even running against Incumbent President Arnold Wolf in the 2016 republican primaries (and was in third place until the Iowa caucus in February after a bout of pneumonia) Mrs. Brookley has never changed her stance on President Wolf which is in her own words " Wolf is the most unstable, politically dangerous, and unholy man to ever grace the Whitehouse with their presence". This gives her a one up with centrists and even some moderate democrats

Interparty Cooperation: Being a centrist of sorts, she, unlike the current administration, is completely willing to reach over the aisle and work with Democrats to get things done

Political Insider: She has been in the game for a long time and knows how the system works inside and out

2016 election: Her running in the 2016 republican primaries has given her well-known recognition and a nice (but small) following of Anti-Wolf republicans (which she likes to call true republicans)



Main Weaknesses:

Out of the Loop: Mrs. Brookley hasn't been in political office for almost 20 years a lot has changed, and she struggles to stay relevant and up to date.

Old Age: Although she has a mind as sharp as a knife Mrs. Merdith is still 83 and her age puts voters off

Anti-Wolf: Although her Anti-Wolf sentiments give her recognition among moderates most republican voters support Wolf and his efforts. So much so that after she dropped out of the 2016 primaries she tried running for senate and lost by a good margin

Health concerns, and a defeat: In the 2016 Primaries Mrs. Brookley was in third place until February when debates and polling were going on in Iowa. Before the debate, she got seriously ill with a bout of pneumonia and was unable to go, causing her to lose all three states to Wolf, and dropped to last place in the primaries

Biography: Meridith Esther Brookley was born April 10th, 1936 to a working-class family in Jacksonville, Florida. Early on in life, she showed a talent for public speaking and debate, being nicknamed "the silver tongue" by her friends and family, for her ability to persuade anyone and everyone. She graduated from her small high school with Honors in 1956, from there, she became quite a vocal civil rights advocate and anti-segregationist she would often get into debates on the ethics of Jim Crow laws.

Brookley despite her support of African American rights would still support the economic model of the republican party and identified as a republican. The Brookley Fund went bankrupt in the winter of 1962, but Brookley's passion was still strong especially when she joined Martin Luther King Jr. on his march on Washington on August 28, 1963, this is where she knew things needed to change

After the march on Washington Brookley went to Harvard and graduated in the fall of 1968 to become a Florida public defender specializing in civil rights infringement. She goes on to work as a lawyer for almost 5 years until she is convinced to run for Florida state senate after a disastrous political campaign Brookley was only able to secure 13% of the vote in the primaries, but this gained the attention of the GOP who convinced her to run again this time for representative for Florida's 4th congressional district in 1978. During her three terms as a representative she was known for her moderate take on issues, and for being willing to reach across the aisle to pass bipartisan legislation. Even with her being moderately successful at her job the republican party was leaning away from moderation and becoming more radical. she lost her fourth term reelection by a slim margin.

During the start of her second term, she met the 5th term, republican senator Karl Brian Quince in 1987 and married him in December of 1988 (deciding not to take his last name). After her time as a rep, Brookley decided not to for another political office and focus on her own life, Until she was coaxed by her husband to run for Governor.Brookley knew that the republican party was becoming more radical so for her gubernatorial election she doubled down on radical ideas such as increased border control, major cuts on spending, and tighter restrictions on abortions. With her radical tactics, Brookley was able to beat her opponent in 1994. During Brookley's first term as Governor, she passed abortion laws restricting abortion to only the first two months and passed several bills restricting the flow of illegal immigrants with higher border control. Through-out her second term, Brookley decided to focus more on the economy, with severely cutting corporate taxes, drastically lowering income tax, and cutting funding for Medicare, and Medicaid.


Fast forward 16 years and Brookley is staying comfortably in her home in Jacksonville, and her husband in poor health, Brookley had no intention of holding political office that is until she heard about the candidates. Brookley knew about Arnold Wolf very well, an opportunist to the highest degree, and a destructive force to the sanctity of democracy she couldn't sit around and do nothing. When she announced her presidential bid in January of 2016 most people scoffed "who is this 80-year-old woman doing running for the highest office in the free world" they said at least they said that until the debates came. Brookley during the debates was ruthless mostly targeting Wolf and his crackpot ideas, she eloquently and logistically was able to pushback Wolf and his mindless name-calling and misogynist rhetoric towards her. Her vigilance and take no shit attitude bolstered her to third place in the polls that was until she got sick with a terrible bout of pneumonia. It was the beginning of February and Brookley was not at Iowa to stop Wolf in his tracks at the debates, this severely damaged Brookley's campaign. Wolf went on to chastise and mock Brookley every chance he got, as an example at the debate Wolf was asked what he thought about Brookley's current health and what that meant to the campaign his response was "We can't have ye old Granny Groucho dementia shuffling her way into the presidency, we need someone reliable"

Having lost Iowa to her rival Brookley still recovering and discredited withdrew her bid and went back home, But just because she lost that time doesn't mean she can't win, and her supporters are hoping she will claim another political office

Other Info: Brookley has announced her intention to run for Florida senator again when the time comes, Brookley's husband Karl Brian Quince died at the age of 90 of natural causes (February 2019)


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I fixed the last bit you talked about, i ended up swapping her governorship and representativeship for it to make more sense. I was also wondering because there are two Republican senators in Florida, and only one is claimed if I could say i claimed the other one in 2018


i highlighted my fixes in red
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Velahor wrote:Any primaries or anything going on that could use another character?

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Character Information Sheet[/align]

NS Nation Name: The Orion Islands
Character Name: Everitt Rigby Colbert
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 50
Character Height: 5'11"
Character Weight: 215 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Senator form Utah
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Character State of Origin: Utah
Character State of Residence: Utah
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Main Strengths: Military experience, Long term state government experience, Well liked in Utah, Strong willed
Main Weaknesses: PTSD, younger than most in DC, very emotional, establishment
Biography: Everett was born in Salt Lake City and raised on a small farm about 10 miles outside the conurbation. Raised in a Mormon household, he was raised with a deep appreciation of the American political tradition and traditional American culture. He had emotional problems during school stemming from his father's death at age 10, but he finished high school third in his class. He attended the University of Utah, where he almost failed out in the first month. On the advice of a friend, he tried out for football. (If he is LDS, does he do missionary work?) The coach provided him with the mentorship needed to continue. He eventually graduated 10th in his class, with a degree in business administration. He also started at free safety his redshirt junior and senior years. He played in the 1992 Copper Bowl, a 28-31 loss to Washington State. After graduation, he spent a three years in the Mormon missionary service, mainly serving in southern California. He worked for the Smith's grocery chain until 9/11, as an administrative assistant.
After the 9/11 attacks, Everett enlisted in the Army and saw two tours of duty in Afghanistan (Which unit?). He served with distinction. (Which unit?) In one incident, the vehicle he was traveling in took an IED blast and rolled over. Everett cut everyone out of their seat belts and removed them all from the vehicle. No one was killed, and they all returned to duty at a later date, although he did suffer a concussion in the blast. In 2005, when he returned, he went to work at the Salt Lake VA hospital as an administrative assistant (What did he study in college?) . In 2010, disgusted with the state of affairs at the VA and in the federal government as a whole, he quit his job and subsequently ran for the Utah House. He was victorious in his first primary, winning by 205 votes. He was elected by an electorate disgusted with the way the country was heading. He developed a small government, pro-life, pro-business, pro-veteran voting record over his 8 years in the state house. In 2018 he ran for Senate largely on the strength of his voting record. He made sure to visit every county in Utah. He went on the attack against his Democratic opponent. He asserted she was soft on national security, and he brought out the socialist label. He was supportive of the President, but slightly hesitant due to some of the comments he made about women, as well as his nicknames. (How did he win? It would certainly be a crowded primary, and he’s a young, relatively inexperienced guy.) He won that election with 62.6% of the vote. He intends to push a national security agenda, witch includes military preparedness, increased American engagement, and adopting a confrontational approach towards China and Russia. He also plans to introduce a national infrastructure program, as well as welfare reform.
Other Info: He holds Romney's seat

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kinda bored, if anyone wants me to interview one of their characters hmu

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Postby Velahor » Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:35 pm

Alozia wrote:kinda bored, if anyone wants me to interview one of their characters hmu

Having a Discord is not required, but I would prefer doing it via it's text chat function instead of NationStates' TGs.


I’m interested, I’ll have to get discord, but let’s do an interview.
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Postby Dentali » Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:38 pm

Free Ward Marchers wrote:
Dentali wrote:


i highlighted my fixes in red


Few changes to her record and your good. As Governor she has no control over immigration Medicare or Medicaid. Cut the Medicare and Medicaid cuts, switch the immigration restrictions to strict e verify compliance and finally change the 2 month abortion ban to a more free generic “increased abortion restrictions”

Do that and I recommend your acceptance
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Postby Free Ward Marchers » Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:00 pm

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Character Information Sheet


NS Nation Name: Free Ward Marchers
Character Name: Meridith Esther Brookley
Character Gender: Female
Character Age:83
Character Height:5ft 6in
Character Weight:132 lbs
Character Position/Role/Jobs: Representative for Florida's 4th congressional district (1978-1990), Governor of Florida (1994-2003), U.S Senator (2018-present)
Appearance: (Photo preferred, not required):
Character State of Origin: Florida
Character State of Residence: Florida
Character Party Affiliation: Republican (1956-2017) Independent (2017-present)
Unown unless otherwise stated
Black Lives Matter
Extremly For
Brookley having always been a civil rights advocate since the late '50s, and she willingly and intensely supports African American rights movements.

Gun Control
Against

Brookley thinks the constitution is the law of the land, and the government has no right to meddle with the people's right to bear arms, however, Brookley does see the need to have background checks and regulations.
Medicare for all
against
Brookley believes that broader healthcare competition will drive down costs and that medicare for all is an expensive and non-functioning solution

Immigration
Mixed/leaning towards reform
Brookley sees immigration as a problem but believes that the atrocious immigration judicial system is mostly to blame

Tax the 1%
Mixed/Leans against
Although Brookley sees the reason why there is a higher tax for the wealthy, she doesn't think someone should be punished because of their wealth

The war on drugs
Against
Brookley believes that the war on drugs has put innocent people (a majority of the African American) behind bars. Brookley believes that the use of drugs should be legal, but selling them should not

Abortion
Against
Brookley believes that abortion should be illegal unless it is a medical emergency, rape, or incest

All other beliefs can be assumed to match up with the republican party beliefs unless otherwise stated

Main Strengths:

Political Moderate: In these trying, and politically polarizing times Mrs. Meridith Brookley prides herself on being a right-leaning centrist, a quality that many people admire.

Anti-Wolf: Even running against Incumbent President Arnold Wolf in the 2016 republican primaries (and was in third place until the Iowa caucus in February after a bout of pneumonia) Mrs. Brookley has never changed her stance on President Wolf which is in her own words " Wolf is the most unstable, politically dangerous, and unholy man to ever grace the Whitehouse with their presence". This gives her a one up with centrists and even some moderate democrats

Interparty Cooperation: Being a centrist of sorts, she, unlike the current administration, is completely willing to reach over the aisle and work with Democrats to get things done

Political Insider: She has been in the game for a long time and knows how the system works inside and out

2016 election: Her running in the 2016 republican primaries has given her well-known recognition and a nice (but small) following of Anti-Wolf republicans (which she likes to call true republicans)



Main Weaknesses:

Out of the Loop: Mrs. Brookley hasn't been in political office for almost 20 years a lot has changed, and she struggles to stay relevant and up to date.

Old Age: Although she has a mind as sharp as a knife Mrs. Merdith is still 83 and her age puts voters off

Anti-Wolf: Although her Anti-Wolf sentiments give her recognition among moderates most republican voters support Wolf and his efforts. So much so that after she dropped out of the 2016 primaries she tried running for senate and lost by a good margin

Health concerns, and a defeat: In the 2016 Primaries Mrs. Brookley was in third place until February when debates and polling were going on in Iowa. Before the debate, she got seriously ill with a bout of pneumonia and was unable to go, causing her to lose all three states to Wolf, and dropped to last place in the primaries

Biography: Meridith Esther Brookley was born April 5th, 1936 to a working-class family in Jacksonville, Florida. Early on in life, she showed a talent for public speaking and debate, being nicknamed "the silver tongue" by her friends and family, for her ability to persuade anyone and everyone. She graduated from her small high school with Honors in 1956, from there, she became quite a vocal civil rights advocate and anti-segregationist she would often get into debates on the ethics of Jim Crow laws.

Brookley despite her support of African American rights would still support the economic model of the republican party and identified as a republican. The Brookley Fund went bankrupt in the winter of 1962, but Brookley's passion was still strong especially when she joined Martin Luther King Jr. on his march on Washington on August 28, 1963, this is where she knew things needed to change

After the march on Washington Brookley went to Harvard and graduated in the fall of 1968 to become a Florida public defender specializing in civil rights infringement. She goes on to work as a lawyer for almost 5 years until she is convinced to run for Florida state senate after a disastrous political campaign Brookley was only able to secure 13% of the vote in the primaries, but this gained the attention of the GOP who convinced her to run again this time for representative for Florida's 4th congressional district in 1978. During her three terms as a representative she was known for her moderate take on issues, and for being willing to reach across the aisle to pass bipartisan legislation. Even with her being moderately successful at her job the republican party was leaning away from moderation and becoming more radical. she lost her fourth term reelection by a slim margin.

During the start of her second term, she met the 5th term, republican senator Karl Brian Quince in 1987 and married him in December of 1988 (deciding not to take his last name). After her time as a rep, Brookley decided not to for another political office and focus on her own life, Until she was coaxed by her husband to run for Governor.Brookley knew that the republican party was becoming more radical so for her gubernatorial election she doubled down on radical ideas such as increased border control, major cuts on spending, and tighter restrictions on abortions. With her radical tactics, Brookley was able to beat her opponent in 1994. During Brookley's first term as Governor, she passed restrictive abortion laws and passed several bills restricting the flow of illegal immigrants by making sure they obey the immigration laws with strict compliance. Through-out her second term, Brookley decided to focus more on the economy, with severely cutting corporate taxes, and drastically lowering income tax.


Fast forward 16 years and Brookley is staying comfortably in her home in Jacksonville, and her husband in poor health, Brookley had no intention of holding political office that is until she heard about the candidates. Brookley knew about Arnold Wolf very well, an opportunist to the highest degree, and a destructive force to the sanctity of democracy she couldn't sit around and do nothing. When she announced her presidential bid in January of 2016 most people scoffed "who is this 80-year-old woman doing running for the highest office in the free world" they said at least they said that until the debates came. Brookley during the debates was ruthless mostly targeting Wolf and his crackpot ideas, she eloquently and logistically was able to pushback Wolf and his mindless name-calling and misogynist rhetoric towards her. Her vigilance and take no shit attitude bolstered her to third place in the polls that was until she got sick with a terrible bout of pneumonia. It was the beginning of February and Brookley was not at Iowa to stop Wolf in his tracks at the debates, this severely damaged Brookley's campaign. Wolf went on to chastise and mock Brookley every chance he got, as an example at the debate Wolf was asked what he thought about Brookley's current health and what that meant to the campaign his response was "We can't have ye old Granny Groucho dementia shuffling her way into the presidency, we need someone reliable"

Having lost Iowa to her rival Brookley still recovering and discredited withdrew her bid and went back home, But just because she lost that time doesn't mean she can't win, and her supporters are hoping she will claim another political office

Other Info: Brookley has announced her intention to run for Florida senator again when the time comes, Brookley's husband Karl Brian Quince died at the age of 90 of natural causes (February 2019)


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i did (the hopefully last round) of edits in bold
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Postby Sanabel » Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:32 pm

Brookley is accepted
The interregnum is over- I am once again the OP of the Land of the Free RP


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Postby Puertollano » Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:23 pm

Paulson wins the prettiest campaign logo contest
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Chairwoman Lilyana Wolf (R-ME)
J.P. Randy Cramp (R-TX)
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Postby Velahor » Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:25 pm

Federal States of Xathuecia wrote:
Velahor wrote:Any primaries or anything going on that could use another character?

2019 Mississippi Governor's Race


Hmmm...maybe. I have an idea for it, but idk if I'm too happy with the idea.
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Diane Paulson - Congresswoman - Maine 2nd District
Michelle Paulson-Miller - White House Deputy Chief of Staff & Former NRA Chief Lobbyist
William S. Rogers III - Senator - Montana
Martha Prendergast - Senator & First Lady - West Virginia
Daniel Gundersen - Mayor of Waukesha, WI/Candidate for United States Senate/Founder of Dairy Dan’s

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Postby Puertollano » Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:26 pm

Sanabel wrote:He’s already qualified for the debate you might as well keep him in through June


This

It's not very common for a Presidential candidate to drop out when they know they're going to make the debate.
Senator Levi Murphy (D-MN)
Chairwoman Lilyana Wolf (R-ME)
J.P. Randy Cramp (R-TX)
Mayor Tammy Tablot (I-NV)

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