FLAMES OF LIBERTY (1960 Alt-History American Political RP)

[Turkducken]

Well, Minnesota is and was very left-leaning, and dominated by unions. And just cuz he is, doesn’t mean the people around him are…
I’m working on my Rockefeller/Hiram Johnson expy.

Just because Minnesota supported previous Progressive Parties in prior elections, does not equal a capability or appetite to create a program like that wholesale.

You can support the “unfinished” New Deal in creating a universal healthcare system I would think, but Medicaid and Medicare aren’t even implemented yet.

So I would assume at best he could be responsible for improvements in healthcare and rural access, because I don’t think medical insurance is quite the big deal as of yet.

[The Rio Grande River Basin]

Well, Minnesota is and was very left-leaning, and dominated by unions. And just cuz he is, doesn’t mean the people around him are…
I’m working on my Rockefeller/Hiram Johnson expy.

Just because Minnesota supported previous Progressive Parties in prior elections, does not equal a capability or appetite to create a program like that wholesale.

You can support the “unfinished” New Deal in creating a universal healthcare system I would think, but Medicaid and Medicare aren’t even implemented yet.

So I would assume at best he could be responsible for improvements in healthcare and rural access, because I don’t think medical insurance is quite the big deal as of yet.

Okey dokey. I’ll change that.

[Laka Strolistandiler]

Can Vonner have a presentation for the POTUS, the SoD and others “persons of interest” concerning his findings regarding the conflict and planned actions?
Do the rebels in French Africa receive support from anywhere else? For example, from Italy?

[Turkducken]

That being said I think there’s an interesting compromise to be made in a creation of a Minnesota state insurance program

Unions at the time balked at Truman’s plan as they were worried about feasibility, and I think creating a public option in Minnesota is a feasible alternative to employer provided plans, which Unions broadly support in receiving

I think even conservatives minded Dems could get behind that in Minnesota but it’ll create a lot of pushback from business minded politicians who think it creates an “anti competitive” or “monopolistic” environment

[Union Princes]

How many characters are you making? You looking to be stretched thin with all these different political campaignings

[Bogmia]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Bogmia
Character Name: Evan Dorsey
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 37
Character Date of Birth: 1923
Character Position/Role/Job:

US Army Sergeant ( 1941-1943 )
US Army Lieutenant ( 1943-1946 )
Lawyer ( 1947-1955 )
Mayor of Westfield ( 1955-present )

Character Country/State of Birth: Hampden County, Massachussets
Character State of Residence: Massachussets
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Faceclaim: Thomas Dewey jr
Main Strengths:

- Young War Veteran : Evan started to serve in the Armed Forces at a young age, when he was 18 he was drafted and sent to the Pacific, he fought at Guadacanal, the reconquest of the Philipines and Okinawa, and he was a very brave soldier. he is very proud of its military service and people
respect him for it

Moderate : despite all the political climate of the Republican party and of the entire governative Establishment, Dorsey is very moderate and will try to please everyone and reach a compromise

Respected by all : Everyone in Westfield respect him, for his military service and for its political program,at this rate Dorsey might run for an higher position

Main Weaknesses:

coldhearted : Dorsey is a very coldhearted person and if in the apparency seems to be very sociable person, he's a very rigid and shy person, that must accomplish its objectives

stiff person :as i already said, Dorsey is a very stiff and coldhearted person

Biography: Born in 1923 from a Elementary School Teacher and a Lawyer, Dorsey was a very intelligent kid, who was interested in history and geography, he excelled in all subjects as a student, growing up he decided to follow in his father's footsteps and enrolled in law school at columbia university, but in 1941 he was called to service by the armed forces, his unit was first deployed in Australia, then participated to Guadacanal, where he received a Bronze Star Medal for his bravery, after 2 years he was promoted to Lieutenant and in 1944 his unit participated to the liberation of the Philipines, then the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, he retired from the army in 1946.

After the Military service he continued his Law Studies in the university and became a professional lawyer, he practiced the profession for many years, until he decided to join the republican party and to candidate himself as a mayor in the elections of Westfield in 1955, he won and became the mayor, he was very popular among his fellow citizens and wanted to become more influent, he decided to candidate himself to the elections of Governor of Massachussets
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[The Rio Grande River Basin]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Bogmia
Character Name: Evan Dorsey
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 37
Character Date of Birth: 1923
Character Position/Role/Job:

US Army Sergeant ( 1941-1943 )
US Army Lieutenant ( 1943-1946 )
Lawyer ( 1947-1955 )
Mayor of Westfield ( 1955-present )

Character Country/State of Birth: Hampden County, Massachussets
Character State of Residence: Massachussets
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Faceclaim: Thomas Dewey Jr
Main Strengths:

- Young War Veteran : Evan started to serve in the Armed Forces at a young age, and when he was 18 he was drafted and sent to the Pacific, he fought at Guadacanal, the reconquest of the Philipines and Okinawa, and he was a very brave soldier. He is very proud of his military service and people
respect him for it

Moderate : Despite all the political conflict of the Republican party and of the entire Political Establishment, Dorsey is very moderate and will try to please everyone and reach a compromise

Respected by all : Everyone in Westfield respects him, for his military service and for his politics, and at this rate Dorsey might run for an higher position

Main Weaknesses:

Coldhearted : Dorsey is a very coldhearted person and if in public seems to be very sociable person, he's a very rigid and shy person, who must achieve his objectives

Stiff person : As i already said, Dorsey is a very stiff and coldhearted person

Biography: Born in 1923 from a Elementary School Teacher and a Lawyer, Dorsey was a very intelligent kid, who was interested in history and geography, he excelled in all subjects as a student, and growing up he decided to follow in his father's footsteps and enrolled in law school at Columbia university, but in 1941 he was called to service by the armed forces, and his unit was first deployed in Australia, then participated to Guadacanal, where he received a Bronze Star Medal for his bravery, and after 2 years he was promoted to Lieutenant and in 1944 his unit participated to the liberation of the Philipines, then the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, and finally he retired from the army in 1946.

After his Military service he continued his Legal Studies in the university and became a professional lawyer, he practiced the profession for many years, until he decided to join the republican party and to put himself up for election as mayor in the Westfield elections of 1955, which he won and went on to become mayor, as mayor, he was very popular among his fellow citizens and wanted to become more influential, so he decided to put himself up as a candidate for the Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election.
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I’ve fixed the grammar a little. Anyhow, maybe add some details on his activities? I’ve learnt that much from the veterans. Also, use imgur to add photos.

[Cybernetic Socialist Republics]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Cybernetic Socialist Republics
Character Name: Natalie Forrest Randolph-Richter (nee Randolph)
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 38
Character Date of Birth: July 13, 1921
Character Position/Role/Job:

Virginia House Delegate (1944-1948)
Virginia Senator (1948-1955)
Representative for Virginia's 9th District (1955-)

Character Country/State of Birth: United States, Virginia
Character State of Residence: Virginia
Character Party Affiliation:
Democratic (1939-)
Faceclaim: Iris Faircloth Blitch

Main Strengths:

Southern Aristocrat -
Grew up in and carries to mannerisms of southern high society. As a consequence she has a great deal of sway with southern power brokers and is generally looked to positively by middle and lower class individuals that are inclined to positive feelings to this 'aristocracy.' Knows how to ride a horse and use a rifle.

Suburbanite Appeal -
Has consistently won strong support among suburban dwellers in her elections and based on how she's been received speaking engagements across the country, that suburban appeal is strong outside of the south as well.

Brawling Demagogue -
Very good at riling people up and dragging opposition through the mud while coming out looking 'clean' or the victim. All that isn't literally illegal (unless its literally impossible for the illegality to be track back to her) is fair game. The metaphorical pig that one does not wrestle with.

Main Weaknesses:

Dixiecrat Extraordinaire: -
She can play around with words and charm, but at the end of the day, she's a firm dixiecrat. Segregation today, tommorrow and forever is her more or less unegotiable agenda.

Anti-Catholic -
Depises that 'papists' and most of what they stand for, some of her political positions essentially orginate from working backwards from what antagonises catholics. A good example of this her 'liberal' attitude to abortion.

Petulant: -
Grew up incredibly privleged. Is used to getting her way and 'kicking' without being 'kicked' Can put up a good face of appearing unflappable and does have some 'toughness', but in the end can and will, especially in private, breakdown into whining and ill temperment, along with all the poor decision making that can come with that.

Biography: Natalie Forrest Randolph was on July 13th, 1921, exactly 100 years after Nathan Bedford Forrest was born. Her first and middle name was, of course, chosen in his honor. Needless to say, Natalie was surrounded by a revengence for the ideals of the old south and the klan. Her Parents had, infact, met at a Klan meeting. Her father, from a long line of plantation owners that streched back to the antebellum south and her mother, a middle class raised politically active suffragist and a leader in the local Women's chapter of the KKK. This parentl background meant that Natalie had both the support, money and connections to pursue a career in politics, which she immediately did after after gradulating from a local private university. She'd immediately run for the Virginia house of delegates, beating the field thanks to endorsements from her mother's own connections and campaign funds provided by her father.

However after her first election, her political career would grow to become much more self sufficent. She would marry into the family of major conservative newspaper owning family in the state that had deep ties to the state political machine would add Richter to her last name with a hyphen. After serving two terms as a virginia delegate, she'd move up to the state senate in 1947, where she'd be elected to two terms. She had been expecting to hang on in the state senate until 1957 to make run at Lieutenant Governor, but in 1952, the Virginia 9th district was narrowly lost to a Republican, due to poor turnout among suburbanites, particularly women. It was suggested that she attempt to run for the district in 1954, due to the Virginia elections occuring on an off year, she wouldn't have to worry about giving up her state senate seat to take a shot.


Upon entering the race, she'd go after the metaphorical jugular of her republican opponent. Using all manner of smears and dirty tricks, she'd narrowly beat her republican opponent by a narrow margin, Improving support among the suburban middle classes, particularly women, while losing some ground among poorer people. In congress, she would vote like most of her dixiecrat peers, only deviating at times on women's issues. In 1956 she would sign on to the southern manifesto. In that year's election, her previous opponent would come back for a rematch and she implied a willingness to have a more cordial campaign. Of course, she didn't, her campaign was even nastier and she'd end up winning it by nearly 10 points. In 1957, she'd fight to help wittle down that year's civil rights law's scope, but would end up voting against it anyway. Come 1958, the Republican Party would not bother run a candidate against her, with only an independent running. with no significant chance at losing, she'd run a far softer and inclusive campiagn. Her eyes were set toward running for Governor 1961.

But before that, she wanted to have an impact on the upcoming Democratic nomination, something that had been hoping for since she first entered the house in 1955, knowing that 56 was essentially a lock for Jackson and 1960 would be she should really care about ingratiating herself with the state party to influence. She wanted to see segregation defended and enshrined in the democratic platform and was certainly not above backing a third party run in the south if need be. Of course, she could be dissuaded from endorsing that path, with the correct incentive.

Other Info:

Children:

Nathan (1945)
Rebecca (1946)

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[Union Princes]

A female Dixiecrat? I wonder how she thinks of Joyner being part of the coalition

[Turkducken]

Can we get a general economic summary before the IC goes up?

It’ll be useful to know if there’s a surplus or any ill omens in the economy

Or are we literally just looking at the economic report for 1960

[Azekopolaltion]

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Azek
Character Name: Paul Hargreaves
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 58
Character Date of Birth: March 18, 1901
Character Position/Role/Job: 36th Vice President of the United States of America (1953-), Governor of Oregon (1943-1951), Representative for Oregon's 1st Congressional District (1936-1943), Mayor of Salem (1934-1936)
Character Country/State of Birth: California
Character State of Residence: Oregon
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Faceclaim: Henry Kissinger
Main Strengths:

"That's Jonny's Job!" Vice President Hargreaves often manages to dodge scrutiny over the Jackson Administration's policy in Free France by deferring responsibility on foreign affairs entirely to the president. Though Hargreaves is very knowledgeable about global politics and well aware of the consequences of the administration's decisions, he often pleads ignorance about international affairs in favor of focusing on domestic issues—and the ploy is often successful, with President Jackson and his Secretary of State bearing the brunt of the public's anger about the war.

America's Governor: Hargreaves is as technocratic as the next Washington policy wonk, but he's able to break things down and focus on the kitchen table issues that matter to Americans. He spectacularly walks the line between knowledgeable legislative nerd and comprehensible warrior for "Normal Americans." Given his deep political experience at every level of government—first as a mayor of a big city during the Depression, then as a federal legislator in Washington for three and a half terms, followed by a successful two-term stint as governor of Oregon with a strong popular mandate, and finally as Vice President, he has had the platform to speak at length about his desire to empower ordinary people through job creation, reducing crime, and building infrastructure. Particularly in a time of such social and political upheaval, appealing to that "normal majority" is a special strength of his, and it allows him to claim credit for many of the Jackson administration's successes on domestic policy.

Washington is a Friendly Place: Vice President Hargreaves is one of President Jackson's main men when it comes to maintaining relationships on Capitol Hill. Given that the president is somewhat of an outsider with his military background, it has been Hargreaves' job to draw on his three terms in the House and his long experience in politics to act as a liaison between the White House and the legislature.

Main Weaknesses:

Jonathan's Laundry Boy: Though he speaks to voters in relatable, moderate terms, Hargreaves does not have the inspiring personality of President Jackson. He can be a bit of a bore, and is often seen as someone who merely does the president's bidding while Jackson is the person who strongly addresses the masses.

Didn't Serve: Hargreaves' childhood condition of epilepsy meant that he was able to avoid the World War I draft. It creates a perception of mildness or insufficient vigor, when so many other men in Washington have had some level of military service; this perceived lack of courage has been a problem that the Vice President has struggled to overcome.

Messy Divorce: His first wife left him to pursue a romantic lesbian relationship with an old friend from college. The resulting custody battle for his three children damaged Hargreaves’ clean reputation as a proper American model for traditional family values.

Biography: (Minimum 2-3 paragraphs)

Paul Hargreaves has identified with the “ordinary American man” his entire life. He was born into a family that wasn’t rich but wasn’t poor, and he had parents who weren’t liberal but weren’t very conservative either. In truth the entire Hargreaves family disliked the populist bluster of the major political parties at the time: at the time of his birth, Paul’s father used to complain about both Democrat nominee William Jennings Bryan as well as Vice President Theodore Roosevelt (the main spokesperson of President McKinley’s re-election campaign). Over the next few years this generally translated into the Hargreaves becoming a family of reliable Republican voters, though the only Republican candidate whom his father refused to ever vote for was Teddy Roosevelt. His family’s pro-establishment streak shaped Paul’s outlook for the rest of his life.

He grew up in a very middle class, down-to-earth household in Anaheim, California. His father worked for the local paper, giving Paul great exposure to current events even in childhood. He attended public school and was one of the most successful members of his school debate team. Paul was afflicted by frequent epileptic seizures in his early years—which came in handy when he could use the condition to receive an exemption from the World War I draft. Excelling in his school academics, he enrolled in Stanford University in 1919. While at Stanford, Paul became deeply invested in national politics; he was especially enthusiastic about supporting Warren G. Harding in the 1920 presidential election. Harding’s landslide victory remains a model for Paul in his own political career, especially due to the candidate’s famous campaign slogan: “A return to normalcy.”

President Harding's various corruption scandals eventually removed him from young Paul's pedestal, but he managed to replace him with a new idol: the quiet, straight-talking Vice President Calvin Coolidge, who would later replace Harding as President (the first-ever ballot Paul cast in a presidential election was for Coolidge). "Silent Cal's" understated style would serve as a political model for Paul throughout the rest of his career, even though he didn't remain a full supporter of the limited-government conservatism endorsed by Coolidge. Beyond his engagement in electoral politics, Paul's time at Stanford was also defined by a high level of involvement in policy discourse with other bright students. The most major example of this was his establishment of the student political group "Stanford Students Against A Fascist Society," known better as SSAAF, which he started in 1921. The group quickly grew in size the following year as students became increasingly alarmed about the direction of Europe in the post-WW1 years; the ascension of Benito Mussolini to the position of Italian Prime Minister in 1922 only intensified SSAAF's activities, which largely consisted of student conferences and educating others on the dangers of fascism. Paul gained something of a notoriety in West Coast academic and political circles for his anti-fascist activities, and SSAAF soon grew to become a truly important organization in endorsing political candidates in California and neighboring states.

Paul also started an undergraduate journal on politics called Conflux, in which he published several notable articles that contradict his image today as a largely domestic-focused politician clueless about international affairs. One such article was called The Paradox of Revolution, in which he laid out a scathing critique of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and compared the rise of authoritarian Marxism to fascist regimes. A more prominent article of his was A Message to the American Negro, one of his rare writings on race in America where he cautiously endorsed racial equality (in a similar vein to his political hero, Calvin Coolidge), but largely focused on promoting economic development for African Americans by invoking the views of Booker T. Washington. Race never became a particularly important issue for Paul, but he continued emphasizing the importance of extending the American Dream to black people—not through government programs or even Civil Rights legislation necessarily, but through businesses and capitalism.

He graduated from Stanford in 1923 with a BA in economics, and promptly was accepted to a master's program at UC Berkeley which he completed in 1925. While at Berkeley he married Doris Fried, an undergraduate student pursuing a music degree there. After this he took up a teaching job at the University of Oregon, where he also pursued a PhD in economics. Paul's academic specialization directed his political interests into focusing on the growth of the American economy. Though he was an admirer of Coolidge's character, Paul began to become disillusioned with the administration's economic policy, which he felt was not sufficiently tapping into the immense prosperity of the "Roaring Twenties" to promote more equitable, sustainable growth across the board. Living on the West Coast, Paul was particularly close to the effects of the Coolidge Administration's opposition to farm subsidies, which caused significant pain for Californian and Oregonian farmers suffering from falling crop prices. Paul completed his PhD in 1931. It was a tumultuous time to be an economist; the nation was two years into the Great Depression due to the much-derided leadership of President Herbert Hoover. Paul could not bring himself to vote for Hoover in the 1932 election; instead he cast his ballot for the charismatic Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whom he saw as a bright man willing to bring business interests and government officials together to combat the economic crisis.

Paul declined a full time position as a member of the faculty at the University of Oregon, instead moving to the state capital of Salem in 1932 to take a job as an economic advisor to the incumbent Republican mayor. As the city became steeped in deeper and deeper fiscal troubles, public sentiment turned against city officials, and within a year the mayor decided not to run for reelection. Paul stepped into this opening as a self-proclaimed political outsider with deep knowledge on economic policy, and announced his candidacy for mayor—an election he won by only 97 votes. As Mayor of Salem, Paul got his first opportunity to demonstrate his strong governance chops. He managed to steer the city through its financial crisis, opening stronger dialogue with local businesses and attracting some investment back to Salem. He used funds from President Roosevelt's Public Works Administration to update Salem Municipal Airport and rebuild the city's roads, and the city was on the path to financial recovery by the middle of 1935.

He left his mayoral post when there was an opening for a Congressional seat, and he won that election handily. From 1936 onwards, he served four terms in the House of Representatives, becoming well-known on Capitol Hill as an independent-minded Republican who avoided nasty political spats and flashy speeches in favor of common-sense, bipartisan legislative work. Despite being a freshman legislator, Paul played an active role in writing economic bills: he made important contributions to the Revenue Act of 1936, which established an undistributed profits tax to raise revenue for New Deal programs and encourage corporations to distribute earnings into wages, thus stimulating the economy. Though Representative Hargreaves was opposed to the UP tax, he decided to engage in negotiations to water down the bill instead of outright rejecting it; in the end, its provisions were significantly reduced to limit its impact on small businesses.

With the "Roosevelt recession" of 1937, Hargreaves felt that he had gained the space to become a more outspoken opponent of the New Deal—despite having benefited from FDR's government spending while mayor of Salem. He began to more openly make the case that Roosevelt's hodgepodge of spending programs were creating an uncontrollable federal bureaucracy that was wasting funds. Hargreaves was not opposed to federal spending per se; he was just against expenditure on wasteful government bureaucracy when it could go into more expansive infrastructure programs. In fact, Rep. Hargreaves authored one of the early drafts of legislation promoting the construction of an Interstate Highway System, which would later be realized during his time in the Jackson Administration. His time in Congress was also marked by a vociferous opposition to National Socialism and imperial Japan: he was one of the few members of the House who openly called for American involvement in Europe and Asia to beat back the rising tide of fascism, harking back to his days as a young anti-fascist organizer at Stanford. The rest of the country seemed to come around to his position after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Hargreaves gained a large enough public profile to launch his candidacy for Oregon governor in 1942. With a breadth of experience to demonstrate his governing ability, this election was the one where he solidified his political style and message, declaring: “We can beat the fascists at home and the fascists abroad by making sure that America has the best bridges, the best roads, the best schools, and the best jobs in the world.” The day-to-day lives of the ordinary American was his primary concern, which he linked to the broader ideological battle against fascism and anti-American forms of government. In this respect, Hargreaves cast himself as a firm Cold Warrior who sees domestic American exceptionalism as the path to victory. Despite a few scandals related to his marital life, his political message resonated with Oregon voters and he won the gubernatorial election in the greatest landslide in the state's history, winning over 75% of the vote. His tenure as governor was defined by practical, but very effective, measures to expand the state economy, develop the state's infrastructure, and support World War II veterans from Oregon. He provided expanded leases for timber companies to fell trees in old-growth forests, which earned him the ire of some conservationists—but he managed to keep the focus on the many jobs created by the growth of the timber industry in Oregon. He issued nearly $80 million in state bonds and signed legislation that used 95% of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission's profits to fund a dramatic expansion of Oregon's highway system. He soon earned the nickname "Highway Hargreaves" for his big infrastructure projects, and the name stuck even when he returned to Washington. Other initiatives he implemented as governor included increased benefits for veterans (such as real estate loan privileges, education subsidies, and vocational training), elimination and/or consolidation of wasteful state agencies (like the Milk Control Board, State Banking Board, and Oregon Corporation Department), and the establishment of a state old-age assistance fund to supplement the new federal Social Security program and bring average payments to about $45 per Oregon senior.

By the end of his second term in 1951, Governor Hargreaves was one of the most prominent politicians in America, renowned for his capable leadership during such troublesome times—especially since the Republican Party had been otherwise such a mess during the New Deal era. He began to reach out again to his allies in Washington, hoping to lay the groundwork for a 1954 Senate campaign if the seat became available. However, much to his surprise, Republican nominee and war hero Jonathan Jackson offered him the position of his running mate. Though the two men were not personal friends, Hargreaves’ youth in contrast to Jackson’s seniority, coupled with the younger man’s extensive political experience compared to Jackson’s outsider mentality, made them almost a perfect match for the Republican ticket. Jackson handily won the 1952 election, and Paul Hargreaves was inaugurated as the 36th Vice President of the U.S.A.

As Vice President, Hargreaves has taken an active and very visible role in guiding administration policy. His pet issue of infrastructure development resulted in him making a very public push for Congress to pass legislation to begin construction on an Interstate Highway System. He was instrumental in negotiations between House Democrats and the White House in finalizing the legislation; because the opposition party was against using bind financing to fund the big infrastructure project, Hargreaves managed to broker a deal where a gasoline tax would fund the Highway Trust Fund, with the federal government accounting for 90 percent of all spending on the project. The legislation was finally passed and signed by President Jackson in 1956, with Vice President Hargreaves standing proudly next to him.

The war in Free France has been a delicate issue for Hargreaves. He sees the economic and political benefits of funding the war machine for combat abroad, and also sees the geopolitical benefits of contributing to support France given the need for an ally in increasingly fascist Europe. However, he was also acutely aware of how toxic the issue could become with the American public before the war was truly controversial, and privately advised the president to exercise caution in the region. He was mostly dismissed by Jackson on such matters, with the former general feeling that foreign policy was firmly in his domain of expertise. Hargreaves was happy enough to let the President go it alone on his foreign interventions; he proceeded to get quieter and quieter at meetings with Pentagon and national security leaders, allowing the President to dictate course on the war. But as Jackson’s actions abroad become more and more unpopular, it has become especially difficult for “America’s Governor,” the once and future “Highway Hargreaves,” to fully separate himself from the administration’s decisions. As he mulls whether to officially throw his hat in the ring to succeed his friend Jonathan, Paul will have to see whether his long reputation as a highly effective implementer can push him to the top—or whether his association with Jackson’s war and his wishy-washy positions on foreign policy will cost him.

Other Info: His first wife, Doris, divorced him in 1942, in a very messy and public scandal where she was revealed to be having a lesbian affair with a friend from her college days. The custody battle for their three children undermined Paul's image as a clean, model American family man. He married Lydia G. Swearingen, the 27-year-old daughter of a powerful Hollywood family, in 1945. They have one daughter, born in 1947.

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Character Application and Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: Bogmia
Character Name: Evan Dorsey
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 37
Character Date of Birth: 1923
Character Position/Role/Job:

US Army Sergeant ( 1941-1943 )
US Army Lieutenant ( 1943-1946 )
Lawyer ( 1947-1955 )
Mayor of Westfield ( 1955-present )

Character Country/State of Birth: Hampden County, Massachussets
Character State of Residence: Massachussets
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Faceclaim: Thomas Dewey Jr
Main Strengths:

- Young War Veteran : Evan started to serve in the Armed Forces at a young age, and when he was 18 he was drafted and sent to the Pacific, he fought at Guadacanal, the reconquest of the Philipines and Okinawa, and he was a very brave soldier. He is very proud of his military service and people
respect him for it

Moderate : Despite all the political conflict of the Republican party and of the entire Political Establishment, Dorsey is very moderate and will try to please everyone and reach a compromise

Respected by all : Everyone in Westfield respects him, for his military service and for his politics, and at this rate Dorsey might run for an higher position

Main Weaknesses:

Coldhearted : Dorsey is a very coldhearted person and if in public seems to be very sociable person, he's a very rigid and shy person, who must achieve his objectives

Stiff person : As i already said, Dorsey is a very stiff and coldhearted person

Biography: Born in 1923 from a Elementary School Teacher and a Lawyer, Dorsey was a very intelligent kid, who was interested in history and geography, he excelled in all subjects as a student, and growing up he decided to follow in his father's footsteps and enrolled in law school at Columbia university, but in 1941 he was called to service by the armed forces, and his unit was first deployed in Australia, then participated to Guadacanal, where he received a Bronze Star Medal for his bravery, and after 2 years he was promoted to Lieutenant and in 1944 his unit participated to the liberation of the Philipines, then the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, and finally he retired from the army in 1946.

After his Military service he continued his Legal Studies in the university and became a professional lawyer, he practiced the profession for many years, until he decided to join the republican party and to put himself up for election as mayor in the Westfield elections of 1955, which he won and went on to become mayor, as mayor, he was very popular among his fellow citizens and wanted to become more influential, so he decided to put himself up as a candidate for the Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election.
Other Info:

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I’ve fixed the grammar a little. Anyhow, maybe add some details on his activities? I’ve learnt that much from the veterans. Also, use imgur to add photos.

Thanks

[Bogmia]

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Character Application and Information Sheet[/align]

NS Nation Name: Bogmia
Character Name: Evan Dorsey
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 37
Character Date of Birth: 1923
Character Position/Role/Job:

US Army Sergeant ( 1941-1943 )
US Army Lieutenant ( 1943-1946 )
Lawyer ( 1947-1955 )
Mayor of Westfield ( 1955-present )

Character Country/State of Birth: Hampden County, Massachussets
Character State of Residence: Massachussets
Character Party Affiliation: Republican
Faceclaim: Thomas Dewey Jr
Main Strengths:

- Young War Veteran : Evan started to serve in the Armed Forces at a young age, and when he was 18 he was drafted and sent to the Pacific, he fought at Guadacanal, the reconquest of the Philipines and Okinawa, and he was a very brave soldier. He is very proud of his military service and people
respect him for it

Moderate : Despite all the political conflict of the Republican party and of the entire Political Establishment, Dorsey is very moderate and will try to please everyone and reach a compromise

Respected by all : Everyone in Westfield respects him, for his military service and for his politics, and at this rate Dorsey might run for an higher position

Main Weaknesses:

Coldhearted : Dorsey is a very coldhearted person and if in public seems to be very sociable person, he's a very rigid and shy person, who must achieve his objectives

Stiff person : As i already said, Dorsey is a very stiff and coldhearted person

Biography: Born in 1923 in Westfield from Edmund Dorsey and Lisa Kendell, which were a Lawyer and a Elementary School Teacher. Dorsey was a very intelligent kid, who was interested in history and geography, he excelled in all subjects as a student, and growing up he decided to follow in his father's footsteps and enrolled in law school at Columbia university, but in 1941 he was called to service by the armed forces, and his unit was first deployed in Australia, then participated to Guadacanal, where he received a Bronze Star Medal for his bravery, and after 2 years he was promoted to Lieutenant and in 1944 his unit participated to the liberation of the Philipines, then the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, and finally he retired from the army in 1946. Dorsey was a good Soldier and a skilled leader that inspired trust to all of his fellow comrades.

After his Military service he continued his Legal Studies in the university, then he moved to Boston and became a professional lawyer, he practiced the profession for many years,gaining great fame within Massachusetts, in Boston he met George Kellerman, his best-friend and the man that pushed him into the world of politics. He was very interested in politics but he didnt wanted to join in it. until some colleagues pushed him to join the republican party, he found that he was very talented and decided to put himself up for election as mayor in his native city Westfield elections of 1955, which he won and went on to become mayor, as mayor, he was very popular among his fellow citizens and wanted to become more influential, so he decided to put himself up as a candidate for the Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election.
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I changed it a little bit, how is It ?

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NS Nation Name: Azek
Character Name: Paul Hargreaves

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Can we get a general economic summary before the IC goes up?

It’ll be useful to know if there’s a surplus or any ill omens in the economy

Or are we literally just looking at the economic report for 1960

The economy is basically the same as rl 1960 for reasons of simplicity, so you can look at RL figures of 1960.

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Can Vonner have a presentation for the POTUS, the SoD and others “persons of interest” concerning his findings regarding the conflict and planned actions?
Do the rebels in French Africa receive support from anywhere else? For example, from Italy?

1) Yes, he can.
2) The rebels receive some support from Italy, but only selected groups as Italy does not want to fuel anticolonial sentiment that can spread into their own African colonies. A lot of the troubles for Free France (and the US) stems from the fact that the territory controlled by Free France is too enormous compared to the French (and native loyalist) population, which makes direct control difficult and allows rebels freedom to operate.

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NS Nation Name: The Rio Grande River Basin
Character Name: George Graythorpe

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(Just make sure you RP him as an independent character though and not as a Long.2)

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NS Nation Name: Cybernetic Socialist Republics
Character Name: Natalie Forrest Randolph-Richter (nee Randolph)
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 38
Character Date of Birth: July 13, 1921
Character Position/Role/Job:

Virginia House Delegate (1944-1948)
Virginia Senator (1948-1955)
Representative for Virginia's 9th District (1955-)

Character Country/State of Birth: United States, Virginia
Character State of Residence: Virginia
Character Party Affiliation:
Democratic (1939-)
Faceclaim: Iris Faircloth Blitch

Main Strengths:

Southern Aristocrat -
Grew up in and carries to mannerisms of southern high society. As a consequence she has a great deal of sway with southern power brokers and is generally looked to positively by middle and lower class individuals that are inclined to positive feelings to this 'aristocracy.' Knows how to ride a horse and use a rifle.

Suburbanite Appeal -
Has consistently won strong support among suburban dwellers in her elections and based on how she's been received speaking engagements across the country, that suburban appeal is strong outside of the south as well.

Brawling Demagogue -
Very good at riling people up and dragging opposition through the mud while coming out looking 'clean' or the victim. All that isn't literally illegal (unless its literally impossible for the illegality to be track back to her) is fair game. The metaphorical pig that one does not wrestle with.

Main Weaknesses:

Dixiecrat Extraordinaire: -
She can play around with words and charm, but at the end of the day, she's a firm dixiecrat. Segregation today, tommorrow and forever is her more or less unegotiable agenda.

Anti-Catholic -
Depises that 'papists' and most of what they stand for, some of her political positions essentially orginate from working backwards from what antagonises catholics. A good example of this her 'liberal' attitude to abortion.

Petulant: -
Grew up incredibly privleged. Is used to getting her way and 'kicking' without being 'kicked' Can put up a good face of appearing unflappable and does have some 'toughness', but in the end can and will, especially in private, breakdown into whining and ill temperment, along with all the poor decision making that can come with that.

Biography: Natalie Forrest Randolph was on July 13th, 1921, exactly 100 years after Nathan Bedford Forrest was born. Her first and middle name was, of course, chosen in his honor. Needless to say, Natalie was surrounded by a revengence for the ideals of the old south and the klan. Her Parents had, infact, met at a Klan meeting. Her father, from a long line of plantation owners that streched back to the antebellum south and her mother, a middle class raised politically active suffragist and a leader in the local Women's chapter of the KKK. This parentl background meant that Natalie had both the support, money and connections to pursue a career in politics, which she immediately did after after gradulating from a local private university. She'd immediately run for the Virginia house of delegates, beating the field thanks to endorsements from her mother's own connections and campaign funds provided by her father.

However after her first election, her political career would grow to become much more self sufficent. She would marry into the family of major conservative newspaper owning family in the state that had deep ties to the state political machine would add Richter to her last name with a hyphen. After serving two terms as a virginia delegate, she'd move up to the state senate in 1947, where she'd be elected to two terms. She had been expecting to hang on in the state senate until 1957 to make run at Lieutenant Governor, but in 1952, the Virginia 9th district was narrowly lost to a Republican, due to poor turnout among suburbanites, particularly women. It was suggested that she attempt to run for the district in 1954, due to the Virginia elections occuring on an off year, she wouldn't have to worry about giving up her state senate seat to take a shot.


Upon entering the race, she'd go after the metaphorical jugular of her republican opponent. Using all manner of smears and dirty tricks, she'd narrowly beat her republican opponent by a narrow margin, Improving support among the suburban middle classes, particularly women, while losing some ground among poorer people. In congress, she would vote like most of her dixiecrat peers, only deviating at times on women's issues. In 1956 she would sign on to the southern manifesto. In that year's election, her previous opponent would come back for a rematch and she implied a willingness to have a more cordial campaign. Of course, she didn't, her campaign was even nastier and she'd end up winning it by nearly 10 points. In 1957, she'd fight to help wittle down that year's civil rights law's scope, but would end up voting against it anyway. Come 1958, the Republican Party would not bother run a candidate against her, with only an independent running. with no significant chance at losing, she'd run a far softer and inclusive campiagn. Her eyes were set toward running for Governor 1961.

But before that, she wanted to have an impact on the upcoming Democratic nomination, something that had been hoping for since she first entered the house in 1955, knowing that 56 was essentially a lock for Jackson and 1960 would be she should really care about ingratiating herself with the state party to influence. She wanted to see segregation defended and enshrined in the democratic platform and was certainly not above backing a third party run in the south if need be. Of course, she could be dissuaded from endorsing that path, with the correct incentive.

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Children:

Nathan (1945)
Rebecca (1946)

I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Cybernetic Socialist Republics

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NS Nation Name: Commonwealth of Union Princes
Character Name: Wallace Disney

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Is the character roster going to be updated? I’m excited to start planning which characters I might interact with

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Oh boy, time to campaign in California and Texas. Lets see what monstrosities they become

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A female Dixiecrat? I wonder how she thinks of Joyner being part of the coalition

She's not interested in overt fascists being anywhere near the political frontline. They can be useful for dirty work, maybe.

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A female Dixiecrat? I wonder how she thinks of Joyner being part of the coalition

She's not interested in overt fascists being anywhere near the political frontline. They can be useful for dirty work, maybe.

Unfortunately for her, Joyner is leading the Dixiecrat coalition with the hardliner nationalists

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How does this RP approach the Holocaust? Has Germany committed atrocities of that scale and, if so, why was war against Germany never a more prominent issue for the Americans?

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She's not interested in overt fascists being anywhere near the political frontline. They can be useful for dirty work, maybe.

Unfortunately for her, Joyner is leading the Dixiecrat coalition with the hardliner nationalists

There's no way being an overt fascist with leading say over the Dixiecrats is remotely sustainable.

The Dixiecrats and conservatives who want overt white supremacy don't want the type of centralized authority that intervenes into the economy that fascists do.

The type of southern populists who want a centralized authority that can intervene in the economy don't want to be overtly white supremacist because they depend on consent from northern moderates and some liberals.

If there was a strong external communist threat to bins them together, maybe fascists could play a sustained leading role.

Otherwise they just represent an attractive target for Dixiecrats, southern populists or far-right opportunists like Natalie to attack and look better.