Home of The Brave: An 1960's Political RP (IC)

[Deblar]

James laughed, then took a puff of his cigar. "If Cora finds out about this, she'll kill me.", James said, pointing to his cigar.

"Oh, no!" Henry laughed, "I'll give you a presidential pardon for any punishment she dishes out. Anyway, the reason I called you here was to figure out, and understand, how my administration, and my party, can continue to serve the colored population of our country. So now I ask you, what have we done right, and what have we done wrong. Nothing is off-limits here so just lay it on me, as the teeny boppers say."

"Boy, where do I start?", James said, then taking another puff of his cigar. "Really, I've noticed the oppression of Blacks across the country my whole life. At first, I knew I couldn't do much about it, so I kind of let it slide. Then the Emmett Till incident happened...and I was so furious. To top off the pure nonsense, his murderers got off with, if nothing else, a pat on the back. It was ridiculous, and this country just moved on as if it was no big deal. And incidents of hate continue across the South and America's done close to nothing. I'm sure if Emmett was white, and his murderers black, they sure as hell would've been convicted. This double standard shouldn't be acceptable in the least"

[Louisianan]

"Oh, no!" Henry laughed, "I'll give you a presidential pardon for any punishment she dishes out. Anyway, the reason I called you here was to figure out, and understand, how my administration, and my party, can continue to serve the colored population of our country. So now I ask you, what have we done right, and what have we done wrong. Nothing is off-limits here so just lay it on me, as the teeny boppers say."

"Boy, where do I start?", James said, then taking another puff of his cigar. "Really, I've noticed the oppression of Blacks across the country my whole life. At first, I knew I couldn't do much about it, so I kind of let it slide. Then the Emmett Till incident happened...and I was so furious. To top off the pure nonsense, his murderers got off with, if nothing else, a pat on the back. It was ridiculous, and this country just moved on as if it was no big deal. And incidents of hate continue across the South and America's done close to nothing. I'm sure if Emmett was white, and his murderers black, they sure as hell would've been convicted. This double standard shouldn't be acceptable in the least"

"Hell no!" Davis said raising his voice, "Emmett Till was a boy, so much in his future, a young boy at that. Colored folk around the country shouldn't have to deal with that, nobody should. Murder is murder and under no circumstance is it right. I have no authority in Money, Mississippi they voted for Stevenson, and I couldn't have done anything there anyway with Senator Sharp dancing in his piss-stained pants out of happiness from the death of another colored man." Davis laughed inside at the thought of Sharp dancing in piss-stained overalls.

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

"I was elected to this office 2 months ago. I appreciate the duty that the people have New York have entrusted me with. I appreciate the offer, but I know that those that have supported me over the years, would be disappointed if I left the governorship half way through my term to serve as a vice president."

“Think of the potential though, a governor could only do so much, I respect your passion, but serving your nation rather than a single state is a more important duty in my opinion. You’d house give yourself time to think about this Fraser”

"A governor can only do so much and a vice president could very easily find himself being able to do nothing at all. It's a position without formal powers aside from the breaking ties in the senate and the last time someone did that more than 10 times was in the 1860s and his successor did it once. It's a position who's power is entirely dependent on the loyalty of the president, who would be, in this scenario, would be an individual that switched party's for the purpose of running for president after having just been elected to his first term as governor. That's simply not worth giving up the governorship of New York for, it seems to be an arrangement built around your own ambition and your belief I'd secure New York for you."

[Jovuistan]

Stark walked up the steps as he took in the scenery around him. He always loved New York. It was the perfect place to go just visit and relax whenever he got a break. He was considering perhaps even retiring there when he got too old to keep going. For now, he had a meeting to attend to.

He was guided by staff to the office of the Governor. He gave off a light smile as he entered.

"Governor Fraser! Nice to get to meet with you! How are you doing? Doing alright in your first days?"

"Senator Stark, pleasure to have you. I'm doing well, thank you. The challenges of being the executive of the largest state in the union, one split rather evenly between Democrat and Republican to boot, are many. But I rest assured on the double digit mandate I received from the people of New York that I'm up to the task and have the political capital to do it." Fraser began

"Now, to not waste words, regarding the topic of this meeting. This grand old party of ours spent 16 years in the political wilderness because we failed to be to progressive Republican party of Lincoln and Teddy that we ought to have been." Fraser emphasized.

"We have done good for the country under Davis these last few years, but I fear the machinations of the conservatives. Now I don't know if they'll rally around Jackson, the man's on the other side of his 70s, but I suspect it'll be some person or another. " Fraser continued.

"I don't have to tell you how concerning the prospect of a conservative nominee is, heaven forbid the dixecrats seize the democratic party's nomination. I fear faced with two conservatives the people would line up behind the party that brought them the new deal, particularly if dixecrats hang some poor liberal democrat from the vice position as bait." Fraser said, with measured concern.

"With that in mind, I believe that it's paramount that the liberal and moderate wing of the party is lined up behind a candidate even if said candidate doesn't immediately announce their intentions. Now I'm not going to play coy with you, Senator, I believe I'd befit to be that candidate. I recognize there are inherent difficulties in running for the presidency from the position of a governorship, but there are also unique opportunities, particularly as governor not the state our national media and financial sector is so heavily based." Fraser concluded, waiting on Stark's response.

"I am also concerned with the rise of the conservatives. I agree that we need to get someone at the very least more moderate as our candidate. I've been considering a run myself, actually." He thought for a moment, before continuing, "I know we would both be in the same lane in terms of supporters, but I believe even if we both run we can work out a way to ensure that we remain united against them. How about whoever has fewer delegates by the time the convention rolls around removes themselves from the running and gets their delegates to unite with the stronger of us? If I'm behind, I'll give you my delegates, and vice versa."

[The Grand Duchy Of Nova Capile]

Senator Sharp's Office, Capitol Hill

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Sharp took another lengthy sip of the booze, nodding affirmatively at the Tennessee senator.
"Thank you, Majority Whip Boone. I'll have them handily back you at the convention if you're short. I'm that kind of friend. I'll treat you like I treat my home state, or how you treat your goddamned grandmother. I hope you treated your grandma with kindness and love. If not, then I'd question your dedication to this plan."

He briefly stopped speaking eyes raised momentarily at Boone before returning to a genial, if southernly yokel like mood.

"If y'all just need a few more to carry yourself over the top to cinch the nomination away from a senagambian colored DINO, I can make a few arrangements. But if just me adding more would only mean more 'flies on the pile of cow shit' as they say in Mississippi, then I'd gladly have them give me the historical satisfaction of another senator. Do you know John Sharp Williams? In the 1908 Convention, the man got 8 or 11 delegates as a curtesy, before graciously saying he would not be a candidate for the subsequent ballots. Unfortunately I'm not in the mood to be curteous, so I'll greedily take what I can get in the terms of favorite sonnage. But if the convention goes to a second ballot, I'll happily withdraw and instruct them to throw their full support behind you. Party unity is key, unless we want a god-damned colored supremacist in the white house. It's the white house, not the fuckin' black house!"

"I never knew my grandmother," Earl said slowly, deliberately. "She killed herself the day General Johnston surrendered." He took a measured sip of whiskey, staring at the caricature across from him, secretly glad that he would not be publicly supporting him in the primary.

"Don't worry, Senator, I won't expect your suicide, nor will I surrender the nomination. Not to a communist, not to a colored— not to anyone."

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

"Senator Stark, pleasure to have you. I'm doing well, thank you. The challenges of being the executive of the largest state in the union, one split rather evenly between Democrat and Republican to boot, are many. But I rest assured on the double digit mandate I received from the people of New York that I'm up to the task and have the political capital to do it." Fraser began

"Now, to not waste words, regarding the topic of this meeting. This grand old party of ours spent 16 years in the political wilderness because we failed to be to progressive Republican party of Lincoln and Teddy that we ought to have been." Fraser emphasized.

"We have done good for the country under Davis these last few years, but I fear the machinations of the conservatives. Now I don't know if they'll rally around Jackson, the man's on the other side of his 70s, but I suspect it'll be some person or another. " Fraser continued.

"I don't have to tell you how concerning the prospect of a conservative nominee is, heaven forbid the dixecrats seize the democratic party's nomination. I fear faced with two conservatives the people would line up behind the party that brought them the new deal, particularly if dixecrats hang some poor liberal democrat from the vice position as bait." Fraser said, with measured concern.

"With that in mind, I believe that it's paramount that the liberal and moderate wing of the party is lined up behind a candidate even if said candidate doesn't immediately announce their intentions. Now I'm not going to play coy with you, Senator, I believe I'd befit to be that candidate. I recognize there are inherent difficulties in running for the presidency from the position of a governorship, but there are also unique opportunities, particularly as governor not the state our national media and financial sector is so heavily based." Fraser concluded, waiting on Stark's response.

"I am also concerned with the rise of the conservatives. I agree that we need to get someone at the very least more moderate as our candidate. I've been considering a run myself, actually." He thought for a moment, before continuing, "I know we would both be in the same lane in terms of supporters, but I believe even if we both run we can work out a way to ensure that we remain united against them. How about whoever has fewer delegates by the time the convention rolls around removes themselves from the running and gets their delegates to unite with the stronger of us? If I'm behind, I'll give you my delegates, and vice versa."

"See the issue with that, is politics, more than ever, in this age of mass print, color magazines and television, is about selling stories. We might want to pretend that delegates are better than that, that they'll make decisions based on competency and policy, but they're people and as people they are moved by effective story telling and if nothing else they know it's importance for the public in a general election."

"Just yesterday, Jackson took a television interview, in it, he outlined a simplistic agenda, deeply flawed, but if not properly contested, compelling agenda. He is the old, but wise former commander of the allied forces that's going to bring militaristic, no-nonsense determination to a state that he see's as overrun with red tape and pinning down the people and the economy with taxes and and regulations. Then he's going to take that no nonsense attitude to confront the Soviets. That's his story and it's one I see that the conservative faction could very well rally around, seeing that unity alone could easily tip the balance in their favor, particularly if they see an incoherent and muted story running in opposition."

"If both of us run, in addition to that opportunist democrat Bradford down in Pennsylvania, it will create a narrative of a clawing, disorganized liberal faction, that doesn't have the discipline or commitment to it's beliefs to line up behind an candidate worthy of going head to head with an American war hero to make their case. We don't even have the excuse of hailing from different parts of the country and having differences that spring from that. I recognize that it begs the question as to why I don't simply decide to step aside, but there is a reason for that also connected to storytelling. To make the case against someone with the prominence of the general, you need someone who can act as an effective foil, that magnifies his comparative weaknesses."

"I believe I fit that well. One weakness is his age, I can represent a comparative, though sufficiently experienced, youth and vigor, read to lead the nation into a new decade. He is gaffe prone in his speech and imprecise in his communication. I can represent a deliberate and aspirational style. He is man who has worked all his life in government, yet posses a conservative idealism of the private sector and a deep cynicism of the public sector. I have worked in the private and public sector, in addition to explicit private-public partnerships and come to the conclusion that governments can simultaneously be active and responsive and that the private sector for all it's creativity needs to operate within the context of a government that's confident and therefore stable in it's role."

"It is not that I don't trust your competency or worthiness for the Presidency, Senator Stark, my concern is that all things being equal, that alone does not win primary, in which attention is divided. Which brings about the next point I have to make that I alluded to earlier. Firstly, on a very practical level, the papers, radio and television only have so much space to work with. Having both of us and whoever else on the non-conservative side that is harboring an intent to run, split time, is going to benefit the person who the most pre-existing name recognition, which is Jackson and that's without even considering how narratives will form. Secondly, having been a Senator from New York and having the purview of a sitting Governor of New York, I and my team have an intense familiarity with both the national media and the donor circles that operate out here. Being able to translate that directly into a candidacy, rather than simply backing another one, cuts out the middle man and makes these benefits more effective."

"Additionally I believe my chances to put up a strong showing in this primary, are good. Even if I lose and Jackson should win, I remain governor of New York and would have built up a larger national profile, that gives me an even better shot in '64, whether or not Jackson succeeds, or fails in a general election. He is, again an older gentleman, and unlikely to run in '64 whatever the circumstance. Even if I find myself on the outside, looking in, of a Jackson presidency, I have a next step and I will have other's to reach out to and work between now and four years from now. I do not wish to be too blunt, but I suspect that should you find yourself on the periphery this time around, that your next step isn't quite as secure."

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

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Blue Network Broadcasting: News
Senator Lahde Throws his Hat into the Race

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Following a celebratory ruckus of hired guns, cannon shots and an array of fireworks; Senator Floyd Lahde spoke in front of a gathering of press associates and interested local town residents. He didn’t seem just jovial, he was ecstatic, to be speaking outside on a cold January evening. His wife and aides had moved somewhere out of sight, leaving the Senator on the make-shift podium whose flaws were covered by a painted coating of red, white and blue. After everyone had settled in, he turned to a more respectable and calm demeanor.

“Woke you up, didn’t it?” He gleamed. “No need to thank me.”

“Many of you may have read somewhere or heard from some place that have been exploring the possibility of running for the most esteemed and respected office of this land. This decision has rested heavily on my mind, there are a great many issues we must overcome and committing to them would take great responsibility. The previous economic downturn, the mistreatment of our brotherly man and the rising enslaving ideology of Communism are a looming threat whose presence can be felt even now. In such a period we must strike deep within ourselves, finding the courage to defend our way of life and light the flame of liberty so bright that it guides our fellow man across the planet. It is our responsibility, to each other and to the betterment of mankind, to look past our differences and to form a more perfect union. There is no doubt in my mind that this is possible, that this is our manifest destiny, to fight for freedom and liberty where no one else would dare - to look in the eye of overwhelming odds and go forward regardless. For these reasons, for my belief in our sacred liberty, I shall be running for the Presidency - but not just for me - I will be running with the goodwill of defending our American workers and reasserting self-determinism throughout the world.”

He cleared his throat, the Montanan winds forcing it to an occasional raspiness in between his words.

“I’ve had the distinct privilege of being your Senator, of serving with my fellow boys half-way across the globe and keeping our manufacturing running. Now there are of course, doubtlessly, a fair critic who may slander me for whatever -small- petty things I had done decades ago. And I am no monk, no anointed one, I am just a man who has placed trust in god’s fair goodness - I will not cower when my name is dragged. I will not yield when headlines lie. I will not push my mistakes far away, because I believe in responsibility. I believe that in order for us to stand tall against our many enemies, as we have done before, we must hold truth in the highest regard. Truth and logic have placed America as the planet's innovators, truth made us split the atom. We now harness both the greatest destructive capability the world has ever seen and the greatest energy provider we have ever had. With nuclear energy every man on this planet can live in abundance with the technology to spare, I intend for this to be the case.”

“It is time for a new era, an even better time - where white picket fences and beautiful parks spring far and wide. Where we’re all shoulder to shoulder, neighbour to neighbour. To good health, to decency, to personal freedom and ultimate liberty!”

Lahde’s office has confirmed that a general outline of his policies will be developed in full course, a platform in accordance with his beliefs is being drafted and elaborated on as his candidacy is being officially proclaimed in documentation. Political sceptics worry about his electability, having entered the Senate with such a slim margin all those many years ago against the Republicans. Others hope he handles internal Democratic politics with moderation and reconciliation rather than open hostility yet his rhetoric and campaign messages haven’t been fully defined so far.

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The Estate Ball

“Ha-hail to the chief, of my heart!” A merry man, his bow tie undone and hair glistening in overdone vax, shouted as a spraying champagne bottle popped from his hand. Floyd passed him, awkwardly patting on his back, and gave a smile to some of the more tamer guests. A band of jazz musicians, covering ink-spot hits from several years back, played on through the noise of glass bottles and foaming talk. The senator poked his chin up, going from room to room of old friends and even older drinking acquaintances, until he reached his small balcony that overlooked the surrounding pine hills. Two gentle hands clasped the edge, coming down from an elegant silhouette of red silk - Floyd gently stepped and leant on the railing beside her.

“So this is where you’ve been.” He leant closer toward her. “Been a long time when we’ve last been like this. Out here.” His smile emeniated a genuine glow.

“I miss it.” She replied, rubbing her index finger, leaving a long pause.

“C’mon, all that? We’ve made a family, we’re not that young anymore -”

“- Free” She interrupted. “We were free, even if you do it. Then what? Be a slave to handlers and lenders. We can live in Panama, Paris, Ibiza - cross anywhere together.” Floyd smirked, leaning in closer.

“You underestimate the power of forgien diplomatic visits, my dear.” Finally eliciting a brief smile from her face, Floyd wrapped his blazer around her shivering shoulders. “Living by this estate, dying by it, that isn’t a way to live. Neither whatever California ranches we kept coming to.” He looked into her eyes. “We’re meant for at least something more.”

After a while together, Floyd and Charlotte eventually wound up in the main hall of his home. An extravagant upcoming artist, who had already stomped out his cigarette butts on a nearby recliner, unveiled a propped up poster.

Floyd remained unmoved, giving a stiff nod of approval. Internally, he was overcome with a tight cringing feeling.
“What’s the style- thinking?”

“Style, we wanted style. Read up on you and you were like the real deal, kinda. Wish I was at one of your functions. Anyway this will really get going on the kids, It’ll stick. I wanted to start calling you Gatsby - you know, book guy- because-”

“It’ll do.” Floyd replied, slowly spinning to the small portion of attendees who cared for what the artist had unveiled.

“A toast.”

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[Madrinpoor]

"I have been in politics before, I know the importance of patience, sir. I also know the importance of bipartisanship, and how important it is to work with Republicans on Civil Rights. If I do end up changing my affiliation, which is still a possibility though I have not decided on anything yet, it will likely need to be before my election."

"Well, I agree, if you decide to swap parties, make sure you explain that a Democratic President like Boone or Sharp would be the leaders of the party, and I sincerely doubt that New Mexico plans on voting for either of them, but we'll see." Davis chuckled,

"I suppose all we can do is wait. If someone who obviously does not stand for America, and for Civil Rights is the nominee, then there are obviously serious problems with the Democrat party..."

[Sao Nova Europa]

Jonathan Jackson sent a telegram to Fred Stark.

To the esteemed Senator of New Jersey Fred Stark,

Whenever you have the time to do so, do give me a call. I would be interested in talking with you with regards to the GOP primaries.

With regards,
Jonathan Jackson

[Deblar]

"Boy, where do I start?", James said, then taking another puff of his cigar. "Really, I've noticed the oppression of Blacks across the country my whole life. At first, I knew I couldn't do much about it, so I kind of let it slide. Then the Emmett Till incident happened...and I was so furious. To top off the pure nonsense, his murderers got off with, if nothing else, a pat on the back. It was ridiculous, and this country just moved on as if it was no big deal. And incidents of hate continue across the South and America's done close to nothing. I'm sure if Emmett was white, and his murderers black, they sure as hell would've been convicted. This double standard shouldn't be acceptable in the least"

"Hell no!" Davis said raising his voice, "Emmett Till was a boy, so much in his future, a young boy at that. Colored folk around the country shouldn't have to deal with that, nobody should. Murder is murder and under no circumstance is it right. I have no authority in Money, Mississippi they voted for Stevenson, and I couldn't have done anything there anyway with Senator Sharp dancing in his piss-stained pants out of happiness from the death of another colored man." Davis laughed inside at the thought of Sharp dancing in piss-stained overalls.

"Well, someone has to hold them accountable, or they're gonna feel free to commit hate crimes on an almost daily basis."

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

January 7th, Governor Tom Fraser, broadcasting from his office in the New York Executive Mansion.

I chose today to officially address you, over television, radio and the papers as your governor for the first time, as today marks first day of the 172nd New York State Legislature. It is there, on the advice and leadership my office, that the agenda of the largest state of the Union, will be carried out.

We live in times in which it appears we are forced to choose, between Security or Freedom. This however, is false dichotomy. In order to truly have one, we must have the other. Where is the freedom of man or a people who who must live his life in a constant concern for their security. Where is the security of a man or a people who's freedom to act is constantly infringed? This false choice between security and freedom plagues us not only on questions of the federal level and in foreign and military policy, but questions at the state level, in economic and civil policy. To truly have security, we must have freedom, to truly have Freedom, we must have security. Not merely in balance, but in mutually reinforcing cooperation. That is the guiding principle of the Security and Freedom Agenda that the Fraser Governorship will pursue, it's every policy measured against this.


Firstly, we we address the question of welfare and wages, both fundamentally parallel issues, as it involves the economic security of the individual and the freedom of the secure from burdensome regulations and a cumbersome government. There are those who want to cut welfare and this who want to expand it, those who want a minimum wage and those who want to protect enterprise from such intervention. Those aims seem at odds, but they can be made to cooperate. That is the aim of the New York Resident's Minimum Income. Where possible, the Fraser Governorship see the reliving of state and local governments of the burden of managing a cumbersome nest of welfare programs and tax credits, instead adopting the consolidate these payments into an administratively simple single minimum income check to be mailed out on a monthly basis to all residents, subject to reasonable tests on the recipients status as employed or participating in retraining for employment.

This program will be simpler than the existing system, therefore more cost effective per dollar of received benefits. Additionally, it accomplished the positives of a minimum wage without it's significant downsides. Small businesses won't be hamstrung by wages that they can not afford to employ the unemployed at and the costs of products associated with minimum wage workers, products disproportionally purchased by lower income individuals and families, will not have their prices forced up. This minimum income will come with adjustments to the tax code, to ensure that individuals who's incomes are significantly made up by this income, are still incentivized to pursue better pay. It will also exist alongside other efforts to simplify and introduce greater fairness to the tax code. This minimum income will be further augmented by a New York Family Benefit, which will be provide additional payments on a per child basis for families. Due to the nature of how the federal government provides grants to states, there will be limits on the degree of consolidation we can pursue, I suggest that one considers sending letters to your representatives in D.C. to better accommodate this model.

To move on to another policy, we must forget that agriculture represents the backbone of all our prosperity. We do not reach the heights of productivity on human productivity on an empty stomach. We need ways to provide aid to farmers, without engaging in programs that unfairly benefit the large farmers capable of taking advantage of every government subsidy and those who can not. To that end, the Fraser Governorship will, where possible, shift toward rewarding the quality of agricultural output, rather than the quality of one's ability to navigate bureaucracy, while simultaneously aiding the less fortunate. We will implement A New York Farmer's Food Stamp Program, which will convert existing subsidies into a Food stamp system that ensures consistent demand for New York farmer's product lead by the logic of consumer choice. Additionally, the Fraser Governorship will see the provision of financially sound loans for equipment, capital development and supporting farmers through seasonal falls in demand. As with the previous program, there are limits to the efficiencies we can create based on federal requirements, again, consider mailing your representatives.

Small businesses today face a variety of hurdles in their ability to compete, that exist will beyond their ability to control. One particular hurdle is the inability, due to scale, to provide the sorts of employee benefits that larger business can provide. While there is no question employees deserve these benefits, even big business is often restricted by them and workers might find themselves coerced in taking jobs that they'd otherwise not take or maintain were it not for these benefits. Fraser Governorship will see to the rectification of these issues, by the creation of a New York General Benefits System, which employees and employers of all types can defer to. Additionally, the Fraser Governorship will work with businesses and unions to embrace participation in this system and restrict their negotiations wage, hours and other workplace specifics.

Fraser Governorship will also address housing and real estate, not only on behalf of the less fortunate, but for all. We will work with local governments to ensure that their doing laws are friendly to dignified and affordable housing and communities, working in concert with each other as to be mutually beneficial, as part of a New York Housing Initiative. Additionally the state will work to ensure that our park infrastructure serves to add value to communities. Where necessary, the Fraser Governorship will see to the construction of additional homes to improve the housing stock, as at times the benefits of new constructions are only realized at community level, leading developers to shy away.

The Fraser Governorship improve and expand investment in our educational infrastructure from top to bottom. Hard work applied to knowledge and skill is the formula for productivity and therefore prosperity. We will expand the State University of New York and build and acquire new campuses as possible to make sure that it represents a world leading center of knowledge. We will also be creating a New York Employment Education System, investing in a variety of education programs at all ages and abilities, confident that even with all our differences, we can all learn and improve on who we are.

On from improving the infrastructure of the mind, to improving the infrastructure around us, transportation energy, water, health and otherwise. We must remember that infrastructure, when properly built and utilized, pays for it's self not from fees, but the value it creates from improved productivity. It is for that reason we will commit tirelessly to it's expansion along those lines, forming the more logic of a New York Infrastructure Plan. It a tragedy when infrastructure goes unused while it still must be paid for. Therefore, the Fraser Governorship will see to the implementation of a toll, fee and payments paradigm across all infrastructure that's built around encouraging it's usage and imposing cost primarily for the purpose of preventing overuse, which it's self will send a signal as to where expansion is necessary. In many cases, this will mean no cost usage, confident that the additional economic activity will pay for it.

As for the penultimate policy of this address, these ambitious programs ought to occur within the context of sound yet innovative financing. Additionally despite being the finance capital of the world, there are to many that exist without a bank account and general positive participation in finance. This is something that's long limited the industry, yet as the benefits of addressing this appear in the community and can not be easily cornered off, this opportunity remains unaddressed. To rectify these problems, the Fraser Governorship will see to the creation of a Bank of New York, which will complement the finance industry by providing consumer financial services where the private sector is ineffective, as an in ramp into participation in private financial firms. Additionally, it will manage a New York Permanent Fund that will allow the state government to be a more direct stakeholder in the progress of this economy, to create a foundation for future endeavors.

Lastly in no uncertain terms, the Fraser Governorship believes strongly in the primacy of merit in determine worthiness. As such, discrimination on the basis of age, creed, race or sex, will be strictly prohibited within this governments practices and confronted to the full extent of this government's capacity to do so within this state at large.

As we head into the last year of the 50s, it is critically important the largest state in the union play a leading role in heading into the 60s both practically and morally, it is that knowledge that motivates the spirit of this Security and Freedom agenda. That concludes the inaugural address of the Fraser Governorship, thank you for your attention.

[Louisianan]

"Well, I agree, if you decide to swap parties, make sure you explain that a Democratic President like Boone or Sharp would be the leaders of the party, and I sincerely doubt that New Mexico plans on voting for either of them, but we'll see." Davis chuckled,

"I suppose all we can do is wait. If someone who obviously does not stand for America, and for Civil Rights is the nominee, then there are obviously serious problems with the Democrat party..."

"Why? The Democratic party was based on slavery and was based in the south for god knows how long, not to mention they waged a war against the rest of civilized society. There have always been problems with the democratic party, it's just that they haven't been shown to the public in a long, long time." Henry said chuckling,

[Louisianan]

"Hell no!" Davis said raising his voice, "Emmett Till was a boy, so much in his future, a young boy at that. Colored folk around the country shouldn't have to deal with that, nobody should. Murder is murder and under no circumstance is it right. I have no authority in Money, Mississippi they voted for Stevenson, and I couldn't have done anything there anyway with Senator Sharp dancing in his piss-stained pants out of happiness from the death of another colored man." Davis laughed inside at the thought of Sharp dancing in piss-stained overalls.

"Well, someone has to hold them accountable, or they're gonna feel free to commit hate crimes on an almost daily basis."

"You're right...right indeed." Henry scratched his chin, "We can't force officials to do their jobs, and we have no way of holding them accountable, we have got to change the law, but I alone, can't do that, no president can, when the opposite party has a high majority. If you were to swap parties and bring the Republicans a little bit closer to a majority, we can do work more efficiently, and effectively. Is that too much to ask?"

[Deblar]

"Well, someone has to hold them accountable, or they're gonna feel free to commit hate crimes on an almost daily basis."

"You're right...right indeed." Henry scratched his chin, "We can't force officials to do their jobs, and we have no way of holding them accountable, we have got to change the law, but I alone, can't do that, no president can, when the opposite party has a high majority. If you were to swap parties and bring the Republicans a little bit closer to a majority, we can do work more efficiently, and effectively. Is that too much to ask?"

"If I am gonna hop parties, and I'm not saying I will, it's gonna have to be after the primary, and after the nominee is chosen. God forbid it ends up being Sharp." James took another puff of his cigar.

[Louisianan]

"You're right...right indeed." Henry scratched his chin, "We can't force officials to do their jobs, and we have no way of holding them accountable, we have got to change the law, but I alone, can't do that, no president can, when the opposite party has a high majority. If you were to swap parties and bring the Republicans a little bit closer to a majority, we can do work more efficiently, and effectively. Is that too much to ask?"

"If I am gonna hop parties, and I'm not saying I will, it's gonna have to be after the primary, and after the nominee is chosen. God forbid it ends up being Sharp." James took another puff of his cigar.

"I doubt that but Sharp is a tough cookie, with supporters in the Ku Klux Klan, so I wouldn't doubt that Boone gets chosen down there, should Sharp drop out, meaning, Sharp would have delegates to give out, meaning he would have a hand in the next Democratic administration so in my opinion, Sharp equals Boone, and Boone equals Sharp."

[Deblar]

"If I am gonna hop parties, and I'm not saying I will, it's gonna have to be after the primary, and after the nominee is chosen. God forbid it ends up being Sharp." James took another puff of his cigar.

"I doubt that but Sharp is a tough cookie, with supporters in the Ku Klux Klan, so I wouldn't doubt that Boone gets chosen down there, should Sharp drop out, meaning, Sharp would have delegates to give out, meaning he would have a hand in the next Democratic administration so in my opinion, Sharp equals Boone, and Boone equals Sharp."

"That does not sound promising. Hell, if I knew I'd have a chance, I'd probably run for the nomination myself.", James joked.

[Louisianan]

"I doubt that but Sharp is a tough cookie, with supporters in the Ku Klux Klan, so I wouldn't doubt that Boone gets chosen down there, should Sharp drop out, meaning, Sharp would have delegates to give out, meaning he would have a hand in the next Democratic administration so in my opinion, Sharp equals Boone, and Boone equals Sharp."

"That does not sound promising. Hell, if I knew I'd have a chance, I'd probably run for the nomination myself.", James joked.

"Hell, you'd get my vote if you were a Republican." Henry laughed,

[Louisianan]

The Associated Press

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INTERVIEW OF THE CURRENT PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
SENATOR EARL BOONE OF TENNESSEE SAT DOWN FOR A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW

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By Daniel Crump
January 8, 1959
D.C.- Senator Earl Boon (D-TN) reached out to us for an exclusive interview about his campaign and what his term would look like, and I interviewed him myself, you can find the full interview, below.

Daniel Crump: Hello Senator Boone, a pleasure to be speaking with you today.

Earl Boone: I'm glad to join you, Mr. Crump.

Crump: Great. So far, you seem to be one of the first Democratic Candidates to announce your campaign, besides from the local campaign of Senator Sharp. Do you feel like any other candidates may jump in the race and damage your chances of winning the top job?

Boone: Well, there is still plenty of time for contenders to throw their hats in the ring before the National Convention, and I fully expect a few will. However, I am confident that the American people want to unify the nation and build on the legacy of President Roosevelt, which is exactly what I intend to do.

Crump: Recently, the president defended himself in what seemed to be an attack by citing past discussions with Former President (Not-Truman) in which President Davis was encouraged by said president to run in 1952. What do you have to say to those who claim that President Davis has unified the nation and built on the legacy of President Roosevelt, and to those who claim that the Republican candidates will continue on that legacy as well?

Boone: I am sure that President Davis has done what he thought best in serving our country, but to be frank, he has not done enough. The foundations for fundamental progress which President Roosevelt established lie bare. In the wake of the Davis Recession, the stability of our economy is far from certain. The record employment rates which F.D.R. achieved have been eroded as the Davis administration and the Republican Party in general have demonstrated a total disregard for fulfilling the New Deal. Moreover, our nation is flagging behind the Soviet Union in military technology. Under Davis, the NASA program has yet to accomplish anything of note— whereas the Soviet Union launched its first satellite into space over a year ago. That our country is on the back foot in a matter of national security is extremely troubling. The only legacy the Republican Party stands to continue is one of stagnation, both in our internal affairs and in the struggle against Communism.

Crump: How do you think you'll compare to the war hero, General Jonathan Jackson, as the current front-runners in this presidential election cycle? He helped lead America to a victory in the Second World War and has vowed to ensure success in Vietnam as well as against the Red Menace of Communism, will you be able to compare to, what some may call, his extensive qualifications?

Boone: I would never call into question General Jackson's patriotism, nor his honorable service to the country. However, his eligibility to be President is another matter entirely. Being advanced in his years and accustomed to military authority, I fear that the General may not be able to compromise, a skill every President needs.

I would contrast this with my own, rather extensive, qualifications. I have served both as an executive and a legislator. As Governor of Tennessee I made unemployment go the way of the Dodo, I brought electricity to all corners of the state, and I increased the standard of education, all while reducing the state debt by $20 million. As Senator, I have cracked down on the cancer of Communism within our nation and fought to preserve and expand our public works projects. I have worked with everyone from Southern Democrats to liberal Republicans to advance an agenda that benefits every American, and that is exactly what I will do as President.

Crump: In a recent interview with the General he said, 'The bi-partisan committee will be made up of members of Congress from both chambers and from both sides. I will be speaking with party floor leaders to decide who will be in those committees. The representation will be both partisan and geographical. The committee will be tasked with debating and eventually reaching a compromise on civil rights. It will take some time - I do not expect the committee to come to any decisions in a few months. But it is better to find a solution acceptable to all rather than divide our nation as it faces the threat of Communism.' in reference to his idea on making a bi-partisan committee to focus on Civil Rights. Do you have any plans on encouraging civil rights, and making life better for the colored man?

Boone: With all due respect, Mr. Crump, it sounds like you'd rather be interviewing the General than me. I am here to discuss my platform, and I would appreciate if you would direct your attention to it.

As for your question, I believe that the issue of Civil Rights is not one the President should dictate. When the country is ready to move forward, it will. However, I aim to raise the quality of life of every single American, black and white, male and female, young and old. That is what the Second Bill of Rights is all about, guaranteeing every single American the economic rights he or she deserves.

Crump: What is your plan for the Vietnam War?

Boone: If you give Communists in inch, they'll take a mile. Well, sir, I won't give them that inch. I will convene regularly with America's finest generals to determine a winning strategy and prosecute it to the best of my ability. We must fight the spread of Communism across the globe, because it represents a grave threat to our democracy. For that matter, we must fight it at home, too, which is why I will ensure that every civic servant and military leader swears an oath of loyalty to the republic.

Crump: I see...do you think you'll be tougher on Russia, and the North Vietnamese than your Democratic opponents?

Boone: Absolutely. Many on the left continue to believe that conciliation and compromise with Communism is the way forward. They forget that our greatest inspiration, President Roosevelt, was just as tough on Nazism as we should be on the Red Menace. I will never compromise the security of this nation to the Soviet Union.

Crump: Alright, that's all the time we have for today, do you have any last comments?

Boone: I would like to ask this question to my fellow Americans: Are you better off today than you were eight years ago? Consider it. Have your personal fortunes really increased? Have the opportunities around you really multiplied? Has our national security really been strengthened, under the current administration? Have the Republicans cut you a good deal?

I don't think they have. And that's why I want to offer Americans the Best Deal. Thank you for your time, Mr. Crump.

After speaking with Senator Boone, I can say, wholeheartedly, he has a platform and he has a plan, but do Americans like that plan and platform? That is for you to decide.

[Newne Carriebean7]

The Associated Press

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Political Fall-out of Sharp's bill against D.C Statehood
CHAT WITH POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC "GHOST NOMINEE" JOSHUA SHARP
Southern Senator sits down for first interview.

By Mordecai Flanders

Senator Joshua Sharp (D-Mississippi), is an old school and old mannered Democrat. One of a dying breed apparently. Recently, in remarks on capital hill, Joshua Sharp has declared himself "Not running for the Presidency at the national-level." However, he would not make any concrete gaurentees of either endorsing the eventual winner of the Democratic Primaries and National Convention or bolting to either run as a third party candidate, possibly under the banner of a speculative Caucasian-American Rights Party of Mississippi, or CARP for brevity.

Giving access to the candidate in an exclusive interview with our paper, the following is a transcript from the conversation.

Reporter Mordecai Flanders: "Thank you for agreeing to this interview Senator, It's an honor to meet someone of such high standing in the Democratic Party."

Joshua Sharp: "Howdy y'all. It's my pleasure to sit down here with you and the good people of this newspaper."

Flanders: "Now, you've spoken with the President have you not? Did you not get a letter from the man arguing for his execution?"

Sharp: "Execution? That is way too outta line mister! What the f*ck? I never, ever, ever said that! I hold respect for the man in Vietnam. I belive firmly in the superiority of the military over some china f*ckers in australia or some other country that's a sh*thole place to live in. We simply had our disagreements, and I may have said some childish statement or two, but that's to be expected from the mad 'dog of the south'. "

Flanders: "So you have come to terms with the President? Did you ever apologize for the Cedar Grove Remarks against the admission of Alaska, a phrase you coined as "Davis's Folly"?"

Sharp: "Oh hell no! Whell, I'm proud to say that I disagreed with that son of a b*tch on Snowistania, also known as that frozen wasteland we should've sold to the reds for a quick buck!"

Flanders: "Woah, woah, you're suggesting you're soft on communism, that you would surrender american soviergnty just because of a political dispute with the President?"

Sharp: "Absolu-f*cking lootely. I hate that man that much. I'd sell us out to Uncle Joe if I could. Not Literaly, figuratevely, not like my senate staff's been communicating with the soviet union or some bullsh*t. However, if someone else was in the White House, be it his Vice President or a beloved southern democrat that rhymes with Tunes and begins with an B, then I'd argue for a tougher stance against communism."

Flanders: "So, did you do anything in the Senate recently-"

Sharp: "As a matter of fact, I did. I voted for the first time this legislative session."

Flanders: "What was being discussed?"

Sharp: "I argued with this brillant dumb asshole from massachusettes named Billy Lawrence. He said that D.C should be a state. The Whip said that D.C ought to be a state. The entire goddamned country thought D.C ought to be it's own state. I took the road less traveled by. I said no, D.C Should not be a state. It's already got it's own head of government, the president of the board of commissioners. Why would it need governance, it's working just fine managed by Congress. He brought up the point that the positon of resident-representative had been abolished in the 1870s and D.C had no legal representative for it."

Flanders: "Your political position on this D.C issue, it seems like it wasn't popular from what you're suggesting."

Sharp: "Now, I can't speak for the rest of my senator sh*theads that vote like sheep, but I'd have to conceede I was on the losing side of this. However, I'm damn greatful I stuck to my guns. That's the great thing about this country, is that you can disagree with a popular decision, and there will only be consequences for political ostrication if the bill fails! It's a blessing in diguise for my political career that it passed because now my ass isn't in the proverbial or literal time out chair. If I was to blame for holding of the statehood of the capital, I'd be in one f*ck of a mess. I argued against it, I failed to convince the other members the dangers of allowing the senagambian coloreds representation, so now it'll be ratified by the states. But, I must add the fight is not over yet, we can still forcibly rally our local representatives against such a proposal, if we can delay enough state legislatures to hold off on passing the amendment, it'll be f*king dead. Deader than my political career if I had hugged a colored in Mississippi!"

Flanders: "Aren't you concerned of a primary challenge in your upcoming senate race? What if there's enough anger and discontent that they elect someone-else, someone who would be more affable to the Davis administration, should they win a third term?"

Sharp: "Answer this honestly, were you dropped on your head as a baby?"

Flanders: "Um, er-no,no, I don't belive so-"

Sharp: "Why in the tarnation of hell would you be that stupid? F*cking dumb*ss! Y'all can't run for no third term because of that amendment, which I voted against in the House and lobbied against it vigirously throughout my district. If the wealthy cotton-pickin folks get concerned, I gladly welcome them for an election brawl. If (not truman) wishes to form a little war chest to upset me with some liberal, booth style progressive, pro new-deal white bastard, I eagerly wait for such a fight!"

Flanders: "Right.. so, in terms of your Presiential ambitions, do you harbor any? While you may say that you deny them publically, are you privately musing and mulling about in your senate chambers? Strategizing a plan to go straight for the throat of the democratic party by running a third party, throwing away your bipartisan cooperation with fellow pro-new deal democrats."

Sharp: "The radical new deal democratic wing of the party, of which I declare Tennessee Whip Boothe the head gangster, is nothing more than a bunch of republicans in sheep's clothin'! They're no good, son of bitchin' democrats in name only. The only D they know is the one by their names.

I call out that bastard tennesseian senagambian Boothe, I call out those liberal nannies known as Senator Lahde of Montanna, and I call out the massachusetts motherfucker of Billy Lawrence! The Democratic party seems to be tryin' to push the old school class out. My class of politican. It's racism against the white man, that's what I'm seein'. That, Flanders, is the only kind of racism in this world.

The damned affirmative action pushes are nothing more than attempts at diluting the political, social and moral powers of the caucasian! Boothe and his gang are nothin' more than a bunch of wicked, evil, evil men! I may not want to divide the vote, but I am not the one dividin' nothin', it's the goddamned liberal wing of the Democratic Party.

That damned upper southern faction might as well look in the goddamned mirror and realzie they've either been growin' a trunk on their nose or have a large tail swingin' from behind. They are Democrats In Name Only, D.I.N.Os! They're also probably homosexual republicans if ever I've heard of such a thing! 'Fruity' gentlemen uncapable of pressin' the button, uncapaple of educatin' our kin! Back in my day, we had things such as good morals and racism. Now it seems that racism is bad for some god forsaken reason? Who in their cotton-pickin colored craniums chose that?!

I have gone along with the Democratic Party, even when I had to foam at the mouth whenever a minimum wage was thought up. I went because of Mississippi. I would obey party orthodox only when my state agrees with such a motion. If my state said f*ck y'all, I'm goin' to the swamps, I'd happily tag along as the loyalist vardaman vagabond on the railway lines of Mississippi! But, I cannot simply stand idily by as America, the country I love dearly, is being ripped apart by some ethiopian coloreds! That is why, I must run for Mississippi! I must run for the Confederacy! I must run against the Davis Republican bastards! The party is not a full-time commitment, like a marridge, I am not obligated under motions of 'party unity'! I can get a divorce any time I damn well please! If I wanna smack a b*tch, I'm well within' my right as an old, white, man to do it. I'm damn pissed off at y'all colored politicans in Washington!"

Flanders: "I'm going to ask you straight out, are you considering a run for the white house?"

Sharp: "If by considering you mean testin' my toes, gettin' my ass wet in the waters, then yes. I've been thinkerin' for some time till my thinker-er was busted and I had to borrow a new brain. The only thing that ultimately matters is the new tenant. And it had better not be Henry Davis."

At that last part, Sharp tried to at least maintain a professional type while on telivison. However, he couldn't handle it. He had a pretty low-sense of humor, and the small joke that Henry Davis had better not turn into another F.D.R made him think of people in wheelchairs, and to the elderly Mississippian, he found people in wheelchairs hilarious.

He broke, wheeling around on the ground as Flanders lightly smiled and motioned for a towel, his eyes rife with embarresment at Sharp, the floor stuck, piss-stained southern segregationist senator, howling with laughter. Following numerous attempts to calm the senator down, he mellowed out and agreed to continue with the rest of this interview.

Flanders: "So, before our last break, you said that you would be considering a presidential run, and would agree to run regardless of which tenant would be entering 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Senator, are you sure you can run? You are aware of your unpopularity outside of the deep south, are you not?"

Sharp: "Deep South? sh*t. The people of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia love a man who waves the flag of white supremacy vigirously. With white friends like these, who even needs a damned colored vote anyhow? They appreicate a Senator who has a record in office, and can deliver results time and time again as their local congressman. They love a man who likes Warren G. Harding biographies, even if not one person in the south even voted for him. I'll gladly state the goal of running as a favoriate son or even as a candidate 'of the deep south'. It's to have the election come to Congress's door, where I'm hoping that my connections as a Senator would be influential as to picking a Vice Presidential candidacy, and may even tip my thumb on the scale with respect to a hypothetical house vote should no one candidate win a majority in the electoral colledge.

Look, I've got one nice backup-plan in the event that my political machinations with unpledged electors for Mississippi against a potential, or any potential democratic nominee that's not me: It's called sitting in the Senate with my thumb up my ass for another six years. I've got options."

Flanders: "So, if you were to run for the presidency, something you've previously dismissed, what policies would you pursue in office? Would it simply be a case of reversing everything in the last eight years the Davis administration did?"

Sharp: "Er, um... Well my platform is quite simplistic actually, It's so simplistic, you take this piece of paper and you write in the word "Colored", then you cross it out with red marker. Then you draw some cotton, and have an arrow pointing up. Keepin' Cotton prices sky high to boost local southern plantations and their farms while keepin' the damned colored races apart and down! It's simple economics and good, old fashioned racism! I'll mail you a flyer later on."

Flanders: "Senator, this is taken straight from South Carolina Senator Ellison D. Smith's slogan, did you consult with him first?"

Sharp: "You f*ckin' dumbass, he's DEAD! Died a martyr against the war of FDR's government over-reach! It's an homage to the fat-ass south carolinan. Honestly, I believe the best kind of government is small government. Local mayors, the kind of people who you'd bump shoulders with at a segregated, white's only diner, or mercy forbid, miscegenational Senegambian slave auctions in Harlem or Chicaga! When government gets as large as it is now, the everyman has issues. Small time issues that government bureaucrats cannot solve. We must roll up our sleeves and instead of sitting there crossed with our hands rolled up, as this government has done so for the last decade under Do-Nothin' Davis, we must act vigorously and with great determination at solving these issues.

[Deblar]

"That does not sound promising. Hell, if I knew I'd have a chance, I'd probably run for the nomination myself.", James joked.

"Hell, you'd get my vote if you were a Republican." Henry laughed,

James laughed as well, then continued his ranting from earlier. "I realized after the Emmett Till incident that I couldn't watch from the dugout anymore. I knew change starts with standing up, and that's what I did. I decided to run for office so I can bring change from the top and have it trickle on down. Change needs to come, and by God, I'm gonna bring it."

[Louisianan]

"Hell, you'd get my vote if you were a Republican." Henry laughed,

James laughed as well, then continued his ranting from earlier. "I realized after the Emmett Till incident that I couldn't watch from the dugout anymore. I knew change starts with standing up, and that's what I did. I decided to run for office so I can bring change from the top and have it trickle on down. Change needs to come, and by God, I'm gonna bring it."

"Well, I wish you luck in that, and I'll be a phone call away if any help is needed."

[Sao Nova Europa]

Jackson was sipping a cup of hot green tea in his office. His desk was full of papers, containing notes on policies, slogans, and other important details of a political campaign. The general laid down his cup on the desk, being careful not to place on top of any of the papers. He then grabbed his rotary phone and called his campaign manager, James Harrison. "James, the interview was a great success I believe!" the general enthusiastically exclaimed. "It reminded of Operation... Re- Reckless. Battle of Hollandia..." Jackson was reminded of the old times and his mind wandered off.

"Yes," James finally replied, bringing Jackson back to the present. "You presented the image of the wise, no-nonsense military man. No gaffes or mistakes. This interview should push back against those who attack you on account of your age. You also quite rightly focused on your economic and foreign policy agenda, and avoided giving any controversial and polarizing answer on civil rights. That should be the focus of your campaign; tax cuts and anti-communism."

"That's my plan."

"Just an advice, however; you should bring more attention to your accomplishments as leader of occupied Japan. This is a card you should use a lot. It shows you have executive experience and know how to lead a country."

"What should be our next steps?" Jackson asked.

"As I've told you in our last call, you need to establish bridges with the moderates of the party."

"I've sent a telegram to Fred Stark. He should be giving me a call soon. He is one of the leaders of the moderate wing of the party."

"Nice," James replied. "You should give him assurances that the moderate wing of the party shall not be ignored while asking for civility in the name of party unity. We do not need the primaries getting ugly. Aside from that call, I would say that it would be good to start campaigning. You can give speeches to small crowds in different cities."

"Will try it, though constant traveling does sound like a tad bit tiring to an old man like myself."

"Thankfully travel in our age is easier and more comfortable than at any time in human history. We need to get people on the ground before the other candidates. In your campaigning, aside from speeches, you should spend much time meeting and talking with local Republicans. We need party activists and local bosses to come your side. It will be vital in securing enough delegates at the convention."

[Madrinpoor]

"I suppose all we can do is wait. If someone who obviously does not stand for America, and for Civil Rights is the nominee, then there are obviously serious problems with the Democrat party..."

"Why? The Democratic party was based on slavery and was based in the south for god knows how long, not to mention they waged a war against the rest of civilized society. There have always been problems with the democratic party, it's just that they haven't been shown to the public in a long, long time." Henry said chuckling,

"There are problems with every group sir," Juan chuckled, "And the Democratic party especially. But you do understand the risk I would be taking with an affiliation switch? Very few Republicans agree with my positions on the economy and other matters. And still, there are Democrats that believe in equality and desegregation, like I do. And senator (not-Kennedy), who I admire."

[Garkland]

"I have been in politics before, I know the importance of patience, sir. I also know the importance of bipartisanship, and how important it is to work with Republicans on Civil Rights. If I do end up changing my affiliation, which is still a possibility though I have not decided on anything yet, it will likely need to be before my election."

"Well, I agree, if you decide to swap parties, make sure you explain that a Democratic President like Boone or Sharp would be the leaders of the party, and I sincerely doubt that New Mexico plans on voting for either of them, but we'll see." Davis chuckled,

“I hope dang well that they don’t win, but I doubt they have a chance, you know the only way they would ever win... is if African Americans could not vote, so say Henry, you know what you should do? Pass a bill for the colored people, make it illegal for groups like the KKK to intimidate voters, make it a crime. Don’t go too rushed and send troops just yet, unless they get too crazy down south. And we got an entire voter base now, just like that. And hey if it sounds too crazy, your second term is almost finished so no loss there. Passing a Civil rights act would get a loyal base to join the GOP. So take my word Henry, I want to see an executive order very soon.”

[Garkland]

“Think of the potential though, a governor could only do so much, I respect your passion, but serving your nation rather than a single state is a more important duty in my opinion. You’d house give yourself time to think about this Fraser”

"A governor can only do so much and a vice president could very easily find himself being able to do nothing at all. It's a position without formal powers aside from the breaking ties in the senate and the last time someone did that more than 10 times was in the 1860s and his successor did it once. It's a position who's power is entirely dependent on the loyalty of the president, who would be, in this scenario, would be an individual that switched party's for the purpose of running for president after having just been elected to his first term as governor. That's simply not worth giving up the governorship of New York for, it seems to be an arrangement built around your own ambition and your belief I'd secure New York for you."

Rodger laughs “Ah so you think I’m Jesus and that your that one prince and I’m asking you to give up everything? Ha, far from that. I’m not asking you to give up your position and resign, what I’m saying is if I win, you will be right along side me, If I lose you stay governor. And if your concerned about New York and your powers when you become Vice President, I will work to expand the duties of the Vice Presidential office, and give you more power. Also about loyalty, my supporters know where I stand, center, moderate . Sometimes you have to change your affiliation but not necessarily who you are.”