1988 Republic of Superior Presidential Election (1983: Doomsday)

The 1988 Presidential Election in the Republic of Superior was second held in its history, the major opponents being Robert S. Stowe, and Independent who had the backing of the Democratic Party, and Jordan K. Gibson, who won the nomination of the recently reorganised Republican Party. The Socialist Party also had just formed in the last year, running political unknown Steven Bolden. While not much had been accomplished during Stowe's first term, the people of Superior felt comfortable and safe under his watch. Capitalizing on this popularity, Robert Stowe was reelected in a massive landslide over Gibson.

Democratic Party Nomination
Democratic Canidates
 * President Robert S. Stowe of Marquette
 * Representative Dennis Kucinich of Mackinac

Robert S. Stowe's liberal policies, along with his previous history as a Democrat in Michigan politics. As a result, the Democratic Party prepared to simply hand Stowe the nomination at the convention in Manistique by 1987, when no major contendors came to challenge him. That was until Dennis Kucinich declared his canidacy in November of that year, claiming that Stowe was too much of a moderate, and the Democratic Party needed to steer toward the left. Despite popularity among Socialists and the Left-Wing of the Democratic Party, Kucinich lacked the resources to directly challenge the President, and he never reached more than 8% in any one primary.

At the convention, Kucinich's delegates were not allowed to cast their votes, in order that Stowe be reelected unanimously. This resulted in many of these delegates protesting during the speeches, and the order was eventually lifted following pressure from Stowe himself. The convention vote tally is as follows:

In his Acceptance Speech, Stowe made on his most famous quotes, which quickly became a slogan used in his campaign:

".......and despite the world around us having grown dark....the chaos.....and the devil......now sharing their claim upon our mother earth.....we have triumphed. We now go to our beds without hunger crossing our minds. We have homes with working power. We have clinics and hospitals to take care of the people. And though there are raids on our lands.....our homes....showing that chaos still exists outside....we have risen like the phoniex out of the ashes of America.

"Rise of the Phoniex" was eventually used to promote the success of the Democratic Party and Robert Stowe in stabilizing the Republic over the last couple years. Dennis Kucinich, however, refused to endorse Robert Stowe once his proposed policies became known. Instead, he endorsed Steven Bolden, who had won the Socialist Party nomination.