The Land of the Free: American Political Roleplay (IC III)

[Emazia]

5 March 2020
Colombia
Missouri

Anderson sends an email to Porter.

From: Sen. Barry Anderson
To: Sec. Bernie Porter

In these dying days of mine, I would like you to visit me, Bernie.

Yours,
Barry Anderson

To: Sen. Barry Anderson
From: Sec. Bernie Porter

Of course. I'm going to come to Missouri now, anyway, so I'll visit you very soon.

Most sincerely,
Bernie Porter.

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

James Burgun
@RoughriderGovernor
Today we were very very unfairly treated, but I have talked with many many Republican officials in the upcoming Super Tuesday II States, they have all assured that they will take measures to guard against the fraud that we saw tonight!!!

[Agarntrop]

Barry Anderson @MissouriSen0220 Riskie Ritch has some questions to answer if he 'wins' Michigan! 2005% turnout in the crime-ridden Richardson voting Detroit jungles probably!

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[Titanne]

Governor Selina Voorhees
@Selina

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We Democrats have had a great primary so far this year, and we've seen the field whittle from a dozen candidates down to 3. Senator Dayton and Senator Murphy are both fine candidates who would serve well in the Oval Office.

Governor Selina Voorhees
@Selina

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I told myself I would endorse after Super Tuesday and after I'd had the time to think over this election. The American people demand bold, progressive leadership and policy, but they also demand we're able to get it done.

Governor Selina Voorhees
@Selina

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That's why I'm proud to finally announce my profound support and endorsement for Jillian Dayton to become the next president of the United States.

[Sarenium]

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Governor Selina Voorhees
@Selina

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We Democrats have had a great primary so far this year, and we've seen the field whittle from a dozen candidates down to 3. Senator Dayton and Senator Murphy are both fine candidates who would serve well in the Oval Office.

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Governor Selina Voorhees
@Selina

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I told myself I would endorse after Super Tuesday and after I'd had the time to think over this election. The American people demand bold, progressive leadership and policy, but they also demand we're able to get it done.

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Governor Selina Voorhees
@Selina

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That's why I'm proud to finally announce my profound support and endorsement for Jillian Dayton to become the next president of the United States.

Liked and Retweeted by @JillianDayton and @DaytonForPresident.

[The Orion Islands]

Chambers Twitter @GovernorChambersNE
"Nebraska has the most secure primaries in the nation. There will be no fraud, no stealing."
"Nate Richardson won fair and square. Wolfism triumphed over fake Wolfist Porter. No fraud!"

[Dentali]

Nate Richardson
1st Congressional District, Hawaii
March 4th, 2020

Richardson had only been to Hawaii once before, and he didn’t expect to come back again any time soon after the primary but he had the chance to cut into Porter’s margin in a ST2 state and he took it.

The first day in Hawaii would be spent in towns outside Honolulu but still in the first Congressional District. Waimalu, Aiea, Mililani, Pearl City, and Waipahu were the focus. He focused on the many small and local businesses in this cities, making sure to visit the Sumida Watercress Farm, and the Pearlridge and Aiea Shopping Centers where people congregated and Richardson could maximize his personable charm offense. He also visited Camp H.M. Smith where he reiterated his support for the US military and his plans to expand the Pacific Command specifically. In Mililani he spent his time after working hours given it was a bedroom community, but did visit the Mililani Technology Park just before 4pm. He went door to door shaking hands and engaging people alongside his army of Richardson supporters. The day ended with a late night televised and live streamed townhall.


Nate Richardson
1st Congressional District, Hawaii
March 5th, 2020

Richardson’s morning began with a somber visit and unofficial Photo Op at Pearl Harbor where he paid his respects to those who lost their lives. From there he made his way to Honolulu proper focusing on small businesses supported by the tourism industry where he emphasized the impact of Porter endangering Social Security while raising taxes which would kill tourism in America, all the while playing up his own experience with tourism in North Carolina and his business friendly attitude. He was reasonable, proven, likeable and was coming off a big Super Tuesday win, this combined with his impressive and veteran campaign staff was a tough combination to beat. After a full day of retail in Honolulu City he held a rally just outside it.

[Greater Arab State]

“Oh, I’ll be sure not to do that.” Thomas said, joining in Hypolite’s laugh before continuing.

“Well, it looks like you’re fairly safe in your Senate run but I was wondering if you were interested in an endorsement and how useful you think it might be for your campaign?”

"Hmm, an Endorsement always helps, can't hurt me none. I'm always looking for more support to reaffirm and solidify congressional ties. Like I said, back when I was a Senator, and I decided to go to the House, I was still in my time. I knew a lot of Representatives from my tenure in the Senate, now, it's all new and young blood. My old pals have kicked the bucket, and I don't have too many friends." Hypolite coughs, "Everitt Colbert" he then laughed,

"On that note, I'd be honored, and frankly incredibly grateful for you to endorse me." Hypolite had the familiar old grandfatherly twinkle in his eye that he had when he spoke to Paul Rodman, he stretched his arm and offered Thomas a handshake, "Endorsements go a long way, I currently have a good bit more endorsements than my Republican Opponent, that shows the people of Louisiana, I have the support to get things done and fulfill my promises."

Thomas grasped Hypolite’s hand before shaking it.

“Thank you, Hypolite. Of course, I’ll consider it for a short while, look over the specifics and such but I’m sure you’ll have my endorsement within the next month.”

[Louisianan]

"Hmm, an Endorsement always helps, can't hurt me none. I'm always looking for more support to reaffirm and solidify congressional ties. Like I said, back when I was a Senator, and I decided to go to the House, I was still in my time. I knew a lot of Representatives from my tenure in the Senate, now, it's all new and young blood. My old pals have kicked the bucket, and I don't have too many friends." Hypolite coughs, "Everitt Colbert" he then laughed,

"On that note, I'd be honored, and frankly incredibly grateful for you to endorse me." Hypolite had the familiar old grandfatherly twinkle in his eye that he had when he spoke to Paul Rodman, he stretched his arm and offered Thomas a handshake, "Endorsements go a long way, I currently have a good bit more endorsements than my Republican Opponent, that shows the people of Louisiana, I have the support to get things done and fulfill my promises."

Thomas grasped Hypolite’s hand before shaking it.

“Thank you, Hypolite. Of course, I’ll consider it for a short while, look over the specifics and such but I’m sure you’ll have my endorsement within the next month.”

"Sounds reasonable enough!" Hypolite laughed, "Unless you have anything else you'd like to discuss, we can eat, play some cards, and you can get back on your way. Important man like you, probably got things to do, better things than talking to an old man, of course."

[Louisianan]

Pensacola, Florida
Hypolite Gaspard
March, 2020

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Hypolite Gaspard had decided that he would fly, from Lafayette to Pensacola, Florida to make a speech for Bernard Porter. Pensacola was a place Hypolite had been many times, mostly for vacation, and for familial events like weddings and such. Hypolite was welcomed in Pensacola with the same type of greeting he'd get in an Abbeville Walmart. Though he was relatively unimportant in Florida, he still thought he should make as good of an impression as possible for the Porter Campaign,

"Hello Pensacola!" Hypolite said as he came to the stage, "Pensacola, y'all are a fine bunch of people, fine bunch. Today, as you probably know by now, I'm here to campaign for a friend, a veteran, and a good man, Bernard Porter." There was applause,

"Bernard Porter, is a poor boy, come to greatness. He knows the issues that everyday Americans have, he knows the issues everyday Floridians have. While Bernard Porter was serving dutifully in President Wolf's hand picked administration, Governor Nate Richardson was over in Carolina, letting rapists and pedophiles into little children's bathrooms."

"Nathaniel Richardson is a member of the SUBC like I love to call it. It's a group for, people who act like they are everyday Joe's but in reality, they are a member of the 1%. The Stuck Up Boy's Club, or the SUBC, is a group that Richardson has been in for a long time. You may be asking me, "Hyppie! Why did you support this man to begin with?" and I'll tell ya why. While Bernard Porter was being named a Nazi, the media let Richardson's faults slip through the cracks, hid them from the public."

"I was unaware of his views on the Bathroom Bill. I was unaware that he'd let CONFUSED PEDOPHILES into the bathrooms of our young children! I became aware, however, when I opened my eyes, the media has always been biased against Republicans, and now they're supporting a 'Republican' candidate by hiding his issues? I say, FOUL! Flag on the play! Something is up!" A great amount of applause was here,

"The same thing they did with Diane back in '16 is what they're doing with Richardson 2020. Where did Diane's emails go? Was the question back then, now the question is, Where did Nate's Integrity go? Nate Richardson has treated the debates like a playdate, bringing no emotion or fiery compassion to his arguments. How does he expect to beat the Democrats like that?" Much applause here made the old man continue,

"Bernard Porter is a true Christian, a true conservative, and a man I'm glad to say is a friend of mine. Bernard Porter will not allow Richardsons Pedophiles to run rampant across the country, Bernard Porter will make sure that Wolf's legacy goes one, Porter has the fire, the passion, and the support to win the presidency. Arnold Wolf didn't win by sitting back and playing house on the debate stage did he? Look at Arthur Franklin, he endorsed Richardson. If Richardson was such a true conservative would the Democrats really like him? No!"

"Arthur Franklin may be a disgrace to the Democrats now, but maybe, he pointed something out that none of us have seen before! Maybe Arthur Franklin was the light that let us see how Richardson actually shined BLUE! Franklin, a Washington State Democrat, full of socialist liberals, supports Nathaniel Richardson? Richardson's own Lieutenant Governor rebelled against him, that just shows how much Richardson fooled us all! When his LT Governor saw the liberalistic ideas of Richardson, he knew that Richardson was a cat acting like a dog, a penny trying to pass as a dime, a Liberal trying to work as a Conservative. Tearing down heritage, tearing down pride! If Richardson becomes president, he will let BLM and Antifa Folk get their way and ruin our nation, simply because Richardson is WEAK!"

"Bernard Porter has the stomach to stand up to those who wish to harm our nation, he went to war! While Bernard was out fighting terrorists, Richardson was getting divorced, throwing his family away! Bernard Porter is a family man, a man with guts, a man with a fiery passion for his country."

"Folk call me a racist, you can look at my long list of accomplishments to nip that rumor in the bud. Some people call Porter a fake Wolfist, look at his resume, he was in Wolf's cabinet! BUT, when you look at Richardsons resume, and accomplishments, all I see is, Liberal, Liberal, Liberal. I see a fraud! I see a man hungry for power, not hungry for the nation to return to it's former glory! Wolf got us part of the way, we need someone who can lead the charge to the finish line, and that man AIN'T Richardson!"

"Richardson didn't fight back when they got him to remove statues! He didn't fight back when they removed his 20-week abortion ban! He doesn't fight back when he is praised by Democrats. He isn't a true Republican at all, and that's coming from me, Hyppie G. I support Bi-Partisanship when it benefits Americans, but I don't support caving in on important things just because you are WEAK!"

"As I said! If a Republican gets praise from far-left liberals, then there is something WRONG! I may be old and crazy, but I still got enough sense in me to see behind Richardson's mirage! Vote Porter 2020!

"I urge you! For the sake of your kids, your grandkids, vote in a True Conservative on [insert states primary]. Vote in a man who didn't grow up with a silver spoon down his throat. Vote in a man, who fought for this country! Vote in a man, who worked directly with Wolf! Vote in a man, who won't let Domestic Terrorists ruin the nation! Vote in, Bernard Porter!"

[Puertollano]

Bring Back Our Jobs Tour
Levi Murphy Rally in Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Next on the Bring Back Our Jobs Tour was Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was a suitable second location for the Tour of Michigan, and part of the wider strategy to activate the working class come primary day. A large, working-people focused rally was organised in the city to get-out-the-vote come election day. The Senator had previously visited a few landmarks in the city, chatting with voters and doing some old school retail politics. He watched a game of the West Michigan Whitecaps at Fifth Third Ballpark. Following that, the Senator and his campaign visited the Grand Rapids Public Museum, where he promised more funding for social services, including for things such as public libraries and museums. In his final destination stop in Grand Rapids, Levi visited the Gerald Ford Presidential Museum, a museum dedicated to the late President and place of burial. Throughout the whole process, he would use the opportunities to speak with voters directly and listen to their concerns. These concerns, at the end of the day, would help build the message that Murphy would take to the stage in Michigan that night when the rally was planned.

To warm up the crowd first, a former union leader and car manufacturer worker took to the stage of the rally. The man was simply wearing a t-shirt and jeans, with Levi 2020 buttons pinned to his shirt. He warmed the crowd up first, before the Senator would take to the stage that evening. "Heelloo, Grand Rapids!" the worker said, the crowd was ecstatic, there hadn't had a presidential campaign in their city for a while now. "Who is ready to take back the White House?" The crowd cheered to that. "We're here in Grand Rapids, to meet and speak with you all, because we are in the land of broken promises. We're here because peoples dreams, livelihoods, families, homes, schools, hospitals have been left in a dire state. Politicians say a lot and Michigan sure does know that. A politician who has said a lot about Michigan is President Wolf," the elicited boos from the crowd. "Drain the swamp he said, bring back your jobs he said. Look, the man says a lot, the man breaks his promises with working people a lot, President Wolf has left the rust-belt shattered. He's let you all down, the working people of Detroit and the working people of Michigan. It's all talk, no action for him, because at the end of the day: he's beholden to the same monied interests."

"These monied interests are starting to come against our guy, Murphy. Dayton is still standing by as millions of dollars are funneled into Super PACs that deliberately smear and lie about the Senate. They've now gone after our unions in their latest attack advertisements. Dayton is standing by and supporting the latest Pinkerton efforts to destroy the union in Minnesota - next, Dayton and her coastal cronies will be after our unions in Michigan too. It's time we stopped her, and there is no better time to that than in a primary."

"Now, we have an opportunity to change that, by elected a certain presidential candidate that I think you may all know. Senator Levi Murphy has been fighting for working people every living and breathing day of his life. He was a bus driver for the Saint Paul Metropolitan Council in Minnesota, he was a union leader in the Amalgamated Transportation Union. He was the General-Secretary of the AFL-CIO in Minnesota. He's a working class man to his core, unlike the elitst forces currently running the joint in Washington D.C. It's about time we sent a worker to the White House, like all of you, to get things straight once and for all. To end the terrible trade deals that have destroyed our manufacturing - to end the political corruption in D.C. by banning corporate donations and taking a hard-line stance on lobbyists - to increase the minimum wag to $15 an hour - to pass Medicare for All to give everyone universal healthcare - to ensure free and quality education for everyone in this country. Let's send a message to Washington D.C. that the establishment will never forget: send a worker to the White House."

"A Presidential election isn't just about the candidate, however. It's about building a coalition of working people to take back government for good. It requires the support of all of you, in whatever form you can help. Volunteer, share our material on social media, donate if you can, enroll to vote and organise your friends and family. It also requires allies from across the country, from sea to shining sea. But enough of me, please give a round of applause for Senator Murphy!" he would hand the microphone to Levi to give a speech.

"Let's give that man another round of applause," Levi said, the crowd gave the man a round of applause. "Like my friend said earlier, this is about building a large movement, a coalition of progressives, working-class people to take back the White House. But really, it is more than that. It's about changing the political culture in this country from the have and the haves not. We want to see people mobilized in the fight for our democracy, because we will only get it back if we stand up and fight back. Something I learnt quite early as a union member and organizer."

"It's places like Grand Rapids that have been a victim of the neoliberal experiment, of austerity, of both Democrat and Republican Presidents. Whether it was NAFTA that destroyed manufacturing in Michigan, Permanent Trade Relations with China, cuts to social services, whether it is that Flint still does not have clean water. We, and you, have all been left behind by the big corporations that rule the roost in Washington D.C. They control the government, the President and the Congress hook, line and sinker. While President Wolf came here and told people not to sell their houses because apparently things were supposed to get better; they didn't. Jobs are still going overseas. Wolf replaced NAFTA with another, anti-worker trade agreement in the form of USMCA. So I understand that many people don't trust politicians, but I wanted to appeal to you all today to join our movement. I've been fighting against these anti-worker trade deals all my life. While I was a union organizer, while I was in the AFL-CIO, when I came into the Senate. I've been a fighter with a demonstrable history of standing up for working people."

"As alluded to earlier. We need to restore the American dream, because it's fading away and fading away fast. Our industries that used to support communities, employ hard-working decent people are going away, the American Dream is dying for the majority of Americans. The greed of Wall Street and their corporate goons on Capitol Hill are the reason we are in this mess. Trust me, when I get in there, we are going to shake things up. We are going to put worker's first. Protect our unions. Increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Bring back our manufacturing jobs by stop playing nice with these large multinational companies. Ban corporate donations and keep a tight leash on lobbyists. Implement Medicare for All. Give education to everyone for free, from kindergarten to college. There's a better America possible, we've just got to re-take our democracy from the elites. Thank you, and join our movement to take back our democracy, for the many, not the few."

[Against Radical Richardson PAC]

Republicans Against Radical Richardson
@RepubsagainstRichardson

Immigrants aren't imported, Governor. They come here voluntarily, to seek the American Dream. We are a nation of immigrants. A nation of proud people standing firm in how we have made this land together. We came from Germany, we came from England, we came from Italy, and now we're coming from Mexico and from India. Your rhetoric is disgusting and does not represent conservatism. It represents nationalism, authoritarianism, hatred, and we condemn it in full.

[Emazia]

Porter Retail, Macomb County, Michigan

Porter first went around, meeting with local people. He first spoke at the local closed down factory to an audience of former industrial workers, taking questions about relevant topics. He had also spoken about unemployment, and how he would work to eradicate it through ensuring that every American that wants to work can find work, and to effectively wage war on poverty, on unemployment. He also talked about how he would defend small business and American workers from China, both on the national security front and the economic front through raising tariffs, appealing to the economic anxieties of the previously employed blue collar workers, along with those who had to find precarious work. Polling already showed him leading in Michigan before Prendergast dropped out, all he needed to do was hold the line.

Hispanic Outreach in Florida, Arizona and among areas with large Hispanic Republican populations.

Through internal discussions with his campaign team, Porter had realised that he needed to reach out to Hispanic Republicans, particularly Cuban-Americans, if he was to win Florida and Arizona, which were crucial in the primary and the general election, along with helping bolster himself in other areas such as Texas and Nevada. He began to invest campaign funds in recruiting people specifically in the Miami-Dade area, along with airing Porter ads in Spanish where it was appropriate. It was necessary, for the sake of both himself and the party as a whole, to reach out a hand to these voters who were growing in number.
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It was here, with Hispanics, where his economic edge could make a breakthrough. He not only slammed Richardson for his stance on cannabis among Hispanics - who are the only ethnoracial group that have a majority against the legislation of cannabis - but also talk about his economic stances, as 54% of Hispanics had said that one of their main priorities in 2020 was jobs and the economy, a whopping 58% (multiplicative) more than said immigration was their main issue, with Hispanics swinging to the left of whites on economics, this was where he could strike. He discarded talking in racially polarised terms, and had instead focused on combining "rational, brave conservatism" with "compassionate and patriotic economics that provides for all in our society."

He worked to increase enthusiasm through events with his existing Hispanic supporters, and to arm them in areas like Miami and Arizona to further increase his support and win those areas when the day came, both in the primary and, if he made it there, the general. He targeted Florida specifically, not only putting investment into Cuban-American areas of the state, but also working to get recruiters in the Villages, and spurring its older population to vote for him. He knew social security was his weakpoint, but he made sure to hit other issues that older voters cared about strongly, talking about necessary counter-terrorism measures to prevent another 9/11, along with promising to bring [not-Edward Snowden] and [not-Julian Assange] to justice. Energy was also an important issue, so he talked about wanting to drill more oil and gas in order to reduce America's reliance on foreign oil, achieve energy independence and ultimately make energy cheaper for older and younger people in America.

[Dentali]

Amanda Richardson
Atlanta, Georgia
Registration Drive

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The single biggest advantage the Richardson campaign had was infrastructure. He had all the veterans consultants, advisors, advertisers, and managers in Republican politics. Porter’s people were learning as they went. Richardson all had deep connections with enthusiastic college Republicans and young Republicans, as well as the voter rolls from countless allies he had campaigned for over the years. With this he was able to target voters with laser precision in most states.

In every state the Richardson campaign focused on registering voters, with varying levels of success, but even efforts to do so gained them local allies who would benefit from a few hundred more Republican primary voters. But on Super Tuesday long laid plans in Georgia finally launched, led by the veteran Republican campaign operative, Amanda Richardson.

Voters who had left the Republican party due to Wolf and the increasingly ugly Republican party were targeted using the information compiled over decades by several sources. Richardson would be presented as a reason to come back to the party, not admonishing Wolf and his ilk at all but holding up Richardson in a positive Reganesque light.

The Richardson campaign had a solid warchest and used it, pouring millions into the Georgia Voter registration drive. They went out with forms for Mail in ballots alongside voter registration forms, voting was easy, important and by god Porter was a lunatic who was going to raise taxes and cut social security. It was the type of door to door politics the Richardson campaign was known for combined with the organizational skills of the best organizers in the business who he knew not just through his own history and work with the party but through his Wife’s connections.

The “Georgia First” registration drive was all about economic conservatism and values, things that resonated with Suburban voters, real policies and plans that Richardson was known for. The door to door workers would be working on behalf of “True Conservatives” and “Republicans” but in reality would be pushing a Richardson narrative.

While in person outreach was the focus and the most effective method for registration it was coupled with texting, emailing, and calling hundreds of thousands of suburbanites and those identified as likely Richardson voters if they registered or re-registered with the GOP. The section of Richardson’s stump about “Renewing the GOP” was put on pamphlets, brochures, and other reading material before being distributed in the more pro Richardson areas of Georgia.

Registration Drives were all about enthusiasm and infrastructure. Amanda organized dozens of events, from Bingo, and book clubs to intramural sports and BBQs in suburban areas, farming communities, and retirement communities, all of which had individuals that would help register people to vote and then hand out a voucher for the event. Among these crowds were pro-Richardson plants designed to start Pro-Richardson conversations and spread negative information about Porter.

Pastors in Richardson friendly areas were encouraged to have “Stand Up Sundays”, where church goers asked everyone to stand up if they were registered to vote, and then have ushers pass out voter registration forms. It wasn’t an endorsement of any candidate just a reminder about accountability and civic responsibility.

This would be a vital step to curbing Porter in Georgia.

[Greater Arab State]

Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

Friday, 5th March, 2020

It was once again the time of the week for the House Minority Leader to hold another press conference. Consequently, Volker waited for the nation’s press to begin to ask their questions following his introduction.

[Alozia]

To: Senator Levi Murphy
From: Governor Anne Caldwell

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Levi,

Firstly, I would like to congratulate you on numerous successes in the primaries.
I can tell a lot has changed since our last meeting. :-)
I understand that you might be very busy at the moment, but I would like to meet with you at earliest possible convenience, if that's not an issue.
I'm sure we can work out a time and a place.

Kind regards,
Anne Murphy Caldwell

[Puertollano]

Randy Cramp Surrogate Campaigning for Bernard Porter
Surrogate Campaigning in Georgia

Following disappointing results in the state of Texas, Randall Cramp sought to use his campaigning abilities in the state of Georgia to support his preferred Presidential candidate, Bernard Porter. While he was on track to be elected to the House of Representatives for one of Texas's Congressional District, it was a very safe Republican seat at there was no threat of a Democrat victory. Instead, he transplanted his skills to the state of Georgia, a particularly evangelical and Christian subset of voters, the kind of people that he could win over a in tight Republican primary.

His first place to visit in Georgia was Valadosta, a city to the very South of the state. Randy began the day with a Church service, in which he attended. Some of the people there knew of him, or had heard of him, so he mingled with many of the local Church goers, but he stayed mainly apolitical. Following the ending of the church service, he joined other volunteers in distributing political material for an a group disconnected, but supportive of Porter's Presidential campaign. The group, Evangelical Voters for America, had printed out 'Know Your Candidates' flyers. Without telling people who to vote for, it had a check-list of all of the main priorities of evangelicals voters. Next to the boxes of 'Stop Extreme Abortion' there was a tick against Porter's name, but a cross against Richardson's. 'Stop Men from Using Women's Bathrooms' there was a tick against Porter's name, but a cross against Richardson's. 'Support The Bible On Public Property' there was a tick against Porter's name, but a cross against Richardson's. This checklist went on, in a similar fashion. Without telling people to vote for Porter, the material was guiding them towards this. Many thousands of these flyers would be handed out by the group, Evangelical Voters for America, across the state of Georgia after Church services.

Randy's next stop in Valadosta was a meeting with the Mayor. The Mayor of Valadosta, John Gayle, was a strong social conservative and a possible supporter of the campaign. Due to Cramp's evangelical connections, he met with the Mayor and invited in the cameras of the campaign to record their conversation. They spoke at length about protecting Christian values and spoke about Gayle's own controversy when he refused to sign on to an LGBT proclamation. Frequently, Randy would mix this in with pro-Porter messages, about how Richardson had supported the LGBT+ "agenda" in North Carolina. This video was released to Randy Cramp social media channels, posted to Georgian and evangelical social media groups and on Bernie Porter social media.

Next, Randy went to Metro Atlanta for a radio interview with WFSH-FM, otherwise called 'The Fish'. It was the most popular Georgian Christian radio station. Randy arrived at the radio station like some kind of hero of the Christian Right, and used his connections to score the interview. During the interview, he spoke at length about how Bernie Porter was the best choice for Republican Christians, who care about "life, family and patriotism." Here is a small clipping of the interview on why he supports Porter:

"I support Porter, simply, because he is the best choice for America and the best choice for Christians across this great country. Let's not forget, it is the Liberal Elite that are breathing down the neck of the little guy. That's why they threatened to fire me, even in the state of Texas, for not supporting the LGBTQ Transgender Agenda - due to my closely held religious views. It's simply shameful the lengths they will go to silence us in our efforts to believe in Christ and the Holy Spirit. The Georgia Republican Primary is coming up soon, and I ask that all you committed Evangelicals out there: Bernie Porter is our man. He's a good Christian, President Wolf didn't appoint him to be Secretary of Defense for no reason. That's because he's a down to Earth man who is willing to listen to the people of this country. He has his hand on the pulse of rural, working people, especially our Christian brothers and sisters. That's why I support Porter, and I hope y'all listening do, too."

[Puertollano]

To: Senator Levi Murphy
From: Governor Anne Caldwell

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Levi,

Firstly, I would like to congratulate you on numerous successes in the primaries.
I can tell a lot has changed since our last meeting. :-)
I understand that you might be very busy at the moment, but I would like to meet with you at earliest possible convenience, if that's not an issue.
I'm sure we can work out a time and a place.

Kind regards,
Anne Murphy Caldwell

TO: Governor Anne Caldwell
FROM: Senator Levi Murphy

Hi Anne,

Let's meet in Detroit. I'll have the campaign cover your flight costs and board. I look forward to seeing you shortly.

Thanks,
Levi.

[Louisianan]

Linda Lazare's Congressional Office
Washington, D.C.

Linda had been doing paperwork, looking at files, rereading polls from Texas. Nervous, she was nervous about how the election would go. She won the primary, of course, her district is Conservative but Liberal. This was going to be a close race either which way, after eating a cup or two of ice cream, Linda walked to the Speakers office, and was met by her secretary,

"Hi! Is Ms. Simone in? I'd like to have a quick chat."

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Linda Lazare's Congressional Office
Washington, D.C.

Linda had been doing paperwork, looking at files, rereading polls from Texas. Nervous, she was nervous about how the election would go. She won the primary, of course, her district is Conservative but Liberal. This was going to be a close race either which way, after eating a cup or two of ice cream, Linda walked to the Speakers office, and was met by her secretary,

"Hi! Is Ms. Simone in? I'd like to have a quick chat."

Christian looked up at Linda with a smile. "The Speaker is in, yes. She should have time to fit you in. Just head right in." Christian buzzed through to Caroline, who was idly going over some financial reports and taking notes on them behind her desk.

[Louisianan]

Linda Lazare's Congressional Office
Washington, D.C.

Linda had been doing paperwork, looking at files, rereading polls from Texas. Nervous, she was nervous about how the election would go. She won the primary, of course, her district is Conservative but Liberal. This was going to be a close race either which way, after eating a cup or two of ice cream, Linda walked to the Speakers office, and was met by her secretary,

"Hi! Is Ms. Simone in? I'd like to have a quick chat."

Christian looked up at Linda with a smile. "The Speaker is in, yes. She should have time to fit you in. Just head right in." Christian buzzed through to Caroline, who was idly going over some financial reports and taking notes on them behind her desk.

Linda walked into the office, "Ms. Simone, Linda here, mind if we have a quick chat?"

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Linda walked into the office, "Ms. Simone, Linda here, mind if we have a quick chat?"

"I don't mind, Linda, what's on your mind? And as I'm not pissed off with you, you can call me Caroline." She smiled up at her.

[Louisianan]

Linda walked into the office, "Ms. Simone, Linda here, mind if we have a quick chat?"

"I don't mind, Linda, what's on your mind? And as I'm not pissed off with you, you can call me Caroline." She smiled up at her.

Linda was slightly taken aback by the smile, and decided not to let it show, "Alright, Caroline! Obviously, I took your advice and dropped out of the senate race, and not a moment too soon." Linda sat down,

"The race is going to be close, as you know, my district is moderately conservative and conservatively liberal. There is a decent amount of polls that suggest I will win the race by a slight margin, and a decent amount of polls that say I will lose the race by a slight margin. There are also the outliers that say I'll win with flying colors or lose drastically. I'll be honest, I think I may need a little bit of help or advice, how do you think I can ensure that the Democrats keep this seat in the house?"

[Gordano and Lysandus]

Linda was slightly taken aback by the smile, and decided not to let it show, "Alright, Caroline! Obviously, I took your advice and dropped out of the senate race, and not a moment too soon." Linda sat down,

"The race is going to be close, as you know, my district is moderately conservative and conservatively liberal. There is a decent amount of polls that suggest I will win the race by a slight margin, and a decent amount of polls that say I will lose the race by a slight margin. There are also the outliers that say I'll win with flying colors or lose drastically. I'll be honest, I think I may need a little bit of help or advice, how do you think I can ensure that the Democrats keep this seat in the house?"

"Linda, if you need to run to the right of the party on a few issues, that's perfectly allowed. The Blue Dogs are an established part of our coalition. If you need to bash me in public too, then so be it. Attacking me politically in order to distinguish your political identity will do my ego no harm." She shakes her head. "You know your district better than me. What matters to them there?"

[Louisianan]

Linda was slightly taken aback by the smile, and decided not to let it show, "Alright, Caroline! Obviously, I took your advice and dropped out of the senate race, and not a moment too soon." Linda sat down,

"The race is going to be close, as you know, my district is moderately conservative and conservatively liberal. There is a decent amount of polls that suggest I will win the race by a slight margin, and a decent amount of polls that say I will lose the race by a slight margin. There are also the outliers that say I'll win with flying colors or lose drastically. I'll be honest, I think I may need a little bit of help or advice, how do you think I can ensure that the Democrats keep this seat in the house?"

"Linda, if you need to run to the right of the party on a few issues, that's perfectly allowed. The Blue Dogs are an established part of our coalition. If you need to bash me in public too, then so be it. Attacking me politically in order to distinguish your political identity will do my ego no harm." She shakes her head. "You know your district better than me. What matters to them there?"

Linda sighed, "Healthcare, Gun Rights, Border Protection, and Strong Military. Most of which barely affects them in any way, the border is a few hours from Houston. It's really, in my opinion, the perfect suburban area."

"They hate taxes and love their tax cuts, but that's pretty unrealistic. I think the HPPSO Act should boost me up a little bit. The point is, my district is leaning further and further right as time goes on. I think a victory could be in sight if I throw out a few more ads discussing policy. I've never been a person to bash politicians, I try to outrun them with policy, then again, that was before Harold Baines, and definitely, before the 7th District started tilting right." Linda laughed, "The Republicans have RINO's and I just want to make sure I don't turn into a DINO."