Epilogue
Alois Kramer, the Senator for the state of Alabama, came 2nd in the Republican Presidential Primaries, winning 39% of votes. The Senator had been well aware that his was an uphill battle but he didn't care, defeat came gracefully to him and he focused on representing Alabama in the Senate for what would be his final term in Washington D.C.
Kramer soon settled down briefly with his wife and 4 children, deciding to enjoy his delayed time as a parent. However, he was drafted into running for Governor in 2022 to replace his predecessor, Jeff Beauregard. He managed to win both the primary with 56% of the vote and the general with a relatively narrow 53%. Contrary to popular belief however, Governor Kramer acted fairly moderately with little of the controversies that dogged his Senate career, with attempts at working across the aisle to subsidise businesses in deprived areas of the state and foster minority entrepreneurship, efforts for which he received praise in the state for. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2026.
After leaving the Governor's Mansion, Kramer settled down and kept to himself, only occasionally commenting on political issues in his characteristic style, mostly instead spending time with the family he had longed for. The story of Alois Kramer ended on where it began, in Hamilton, Alabama on September 12th 2045, when he died of natural causes 2 months after his 100th birthday. Despite his controversial politics and image, the people of Alabama deeply mourned the passing of a man with a combined total of 62 years devotion to public service, he is buried in his hometown.