1980 Presidential Election (Political Simulation Game)

The 1980 Presidential Election will be held on November 4, 1980 [June 30, 2016].

Republican Nomination
[Post Announcement Speeches In Subsections Under Here]

Announcement
Good morning America! I am here today to announce my intention to run for President of the United States! In the last few years, our country has been ravaged by an awful economy, dysfunction overseas and mass tension at home. We've been plagued by leadership that doesn't deliver, leadership that doesn't get anything accomplished! Well, I'm going to make sure that the era of inept leadership ends with me! We, as Americans, are going to make America great again! We'll return to the prosperous days we enjoyed, and when the happy days come back, they will stay with me in charge! As a United States Senator, I am getting a controversial, but landmark bill passed that will preserve our freedom as Americans! That's what makes Americans great, we have freedom and guts! We are a nation of resilient, hard-working entrepreneurs who make things out of absolutely nothing, and I will let people let their inner entrepreneur out! High taxes? Don't worry about that, they won't be a thing in my America! We took down those Nazi psychopaths during World War 2 and we will take down these Communists monsters the same way! Communism isn't coming to this country, not in a million years! The day Communism comes to America is the day when hell freezes over and Satan starts giving sleigh rides! In the words of one our greatest Presidents, to defeat Communism, we "shall pay any price, bear any burden, endure any hardship, support any friend and oppose any foe in the pursuit of liberty, freedom and justice!" Do you want a return to the Eisenhower era of order, prosperity and freedom? Well, read my lips: NO COMMUNISM EVER AND VOTE FOR ME IN 1980!

Platform
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Raymond Walker
My fellow Americans, in my thirty-five years of serving your nation, I have never felt so disappointed and ashamed of how Washington is behaving. A Horrible economy, a weak president, and an oppressive Communist regime in Moscow pushing us around, are just a few of the problems that plague our great nation.

We cannot stand for President Carter's inconsistency and weakness; that's not what America is meant to be! How did we go from a nation that completely crushed, destroyed, dare I say annihilated, the Axis Powers to being a nation that is getting bullied - like a small child on a playground - by a small dictatorship in Iran?

Tell me, how did that happen? How did all these atrocities destroy American democracy in the free world as we know it? Ah, yes, with President Carter's inability to slam his fist down and shout "No!". He is a spineless fool who we elected for what reason? None. No reason at all. He is terribly ineffective, he isn't able to unite both Democrats and Republicans - hell, he can’t even work with his own party.

In contrast, during my tenure as Governor of Pennsylvania, I found myself able to compromise with politicians from both sides of the aisle. When the recession set in, we were able to rally Democrats and Republicans together and fix Pennsylvania's economy. And soon enough, we had people back in work, making thay great state running smoothly again!

This nation has to be strong again! Right now, we are so weak we won’t even stand up for the millions of people living under totalitarian Communism - the worst situation a living human can be in. We must stop Soviet tyranny, stop Iran from murdering American hostages, and stop tyranny around the globe! We have to turn this nation around, and I believe I am the man for the job

And now, because of this, I bring this announcement to the nation: I, Raymond Walker, am officially running for President of the United States, in order to help the people of this great country, and the citizens of every nation on earth.

Thank you for listening my fellow citizens, and God Bless America.

Democratic Nomination
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John J. Barnette
Good morning, my fellow Americans. As of todau, it has been proven that the economic policies of our incumbent President Jimmy Carter have unfortunately failed, as we are currently stuck in a period of rapidly rising inflation and a stagnant economy. However, we must forget the diplomatic successes of the Carter administration - he was able to stabilize relations in the Middle East with the Camp David Accords, and he has signed multiple treaties with the Soviet Union further thawing out this Cold War and creating a more peaceful world for us all to inhabit. I believe what has happened in Iran is not Carter's fault. It's truly the fault of the Republican administration of Eisenhower in the 1950s, who had overthrown the perfectly stable and perfectly moderate administration of Mohammad Mosaddegh simply due to his administration daring to challenge the imperialistic ambitions of a then power-hungry Great Britain, who was tamed during the Suez Crisis.

My fellow Democrats, let us not forget what made our party great in the first place - during the administration of Andrew Jackson, he dared to challenge the status quo of societal norms and wished for an America where all men, regardless of their amount of wealth or their place in society, should be allowed to openly vote and participate in our democracy. Later on, Franklin Roosevelt satisfied and gained the approval of his fellow Americans by establishing the New Deal and ensuring that every American - whether they be rich, poor, white, black, or Jew, would be able to prosper after the economic and social woes of the Great Depression. Then, the great John F. Kennedy was able to challenge the forces of Khrushchev in Cuba by dominating the man's endless ambition for world domination with careful negotiation and great strides to maintain peace and a lack of bloodshed on American soil and abroad, and now we stand at the crossroads of a new era in this country. I believe that I am the man who is best prepared to tackle the issues of the day with confidence and great self-determination, and that is solely why I am running for the Democratic nomination against President Carter in 1980!

Platform
[TO BE COMPLETED]

Richard Harrison
Hello to you my fellow Americans. Today I am here to announce my bid to run for President of The United States against President Carter. Carter's economic policies have resulted in the rapid inflation of our country's economy and rising unemployment rates. Carter has however made big strides diplomatically with the Soviet Union and the Middle East. It is unfortunate that the events of Iran happened, but we must not blame President for what happened there.