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MakeAmericaSaneAgain. A 2016 political campaign.

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Publicola said:

"Now, let's see what I can do."

<cracks knuckles>

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Make America Sane Again
The best man you'll ever get in that damn office is right here
by Peter Laxalt​

Listen: you think your candidate is hot shit, huh? I've gotta admit, I don't particularly care.

I'm a campaign guy: my job is to make other people care. This leaves me with about as much empathy as that cartoon villain we call Donald Trump.

It means I know where the bodies are buried. It means I know as well as anyone, that you'll find more people willing to sell themselves in a state legislature than in a whorehouse. It means I'm used to endorsing candidates unworthy of running a kennel. And it means that at the end of the day, you'd probably find me with a bottle of whiskey, drowning my shame for a job well done.

Except this year.

Except this man, the best one you're gonna see for a long while. His name's George Pataki, and he made me believe in something again.

George Pataki got his start the same year Reagan became President. Mayor Pataki became Assemblyman Pataki, then Governor Pataki -- governor of a little state called New York. Despite a deep-blue legislature, he lowered taxes 23 times, saving New York taxpayers over $100 billion. Then he balanced the budget, by getting rid of 25,000 bureaucrats. Under his watch, violent crime decreased by 54%. He served his country and his state in the aftermath of 9/11, and laid the foundation for the Freedom Tower completed just last year. But do you know his most impressive accomplishment?

He retired.

George Pataki was Republican coming off of his third term in a deep blue state. He was a man capable, more than any other, of uniting the country and addressing the challenges we face. But rather than seek higher office, rather than grasp after power, he trusted that "no man is indispensable," that there were worthy others to guide and lead our nation.

And in that, he was wrong.

The world's gone to hell in a handbasket. ISIS rose, the stock market fell. Big banks received billions in bailout money approved by both parties, and the middle class was left to pick up the tab. Democrats are led astray by wannabe communists and plutocrats. Republicans are led astray by wannabe theocrats and demagogues. One party promotes chaos by throwing open the border to illegal immigrants and bankrupting the government with healthcare costs; the other party promotes chaos by forgetting our heritage as a nation of legal immigrants and shutting down the government with empty gestures.

What is left for the voter in the middle, crying "a plague on both your houses?" Who is left to fight for sanity?

That question is what made George Pataki come out of retirement. That's what made him call my office to launch his candidacy, and what inspired me to make sure he wins.

George Pataki isn't in it for money, or power. He isn't looking for fame or fortune. His candidacy is a cry of outrage at how far our leaders have let us fall. And it's a promise to get us back on our feet.

Make America Sane Again: vote George Pataki for President.

"... JEANNIE! Get in here and tell me what you think of this?"

This doesn't need to be the final version of our article; it might just be another draft that gets tossed and recycled. There are several places in here that I'm not entirely sold on -- if someone wants to go over the thing and make improvements, be my guest by all means. But I think this gets at the gist of what we were planning: a short (500 word) article introducing Pataki's background and prefiguring our major planks and campaign themes.

Added some content from here and here, emphasizing his fiscal tax-cut chops and his 'tough on crime' record. Should make it seem a bit more conservative, at least.
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Actualy, question. Would you like me to make this an official omake? It's certainly good enough!
 
@Publicola

If you want something to chew on as we wait... The big bomb we're saving for a later debate, what about coining a hashtag to release on Twitter when it happens? And given we're endorsed by wrestlers, calling it some kind of move would fit.
 
Megaolix said:
@Publicola

If you want something to chew on as we wait... The big bomb we're saving for a later debate, what about coining a hashtag to release on Twitter when it happens? And given we're endorsed by wrestlers, calling it some kind of move would fit.
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#PatakiPiledriver? Pair it with some beatdowns of other politicians. See if we can get Vince McMahon to do a few minute video reviewing the tweets and adding just the right emphasis to make it sound like a match of its own.

I'm willing to write an omake for this.
 
@The Karvoka Man You know, considering how many "scandals" there have been this presidential cycle, could we get Harry to dig up dirt on a candidate and post it on Wikileaks if we get a good enough research base?

Edit - Apologies if this seems like a stupid idea.
 
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Artemis said:
#PatakiPiledriver? Pair it with some beatdowns of other politicians. See if we can get Vince McMahon to do a few minute video reviewing the tweets and adding just the right emphasis to make it sound like a match of its own.

I'm willing to write an omake for this.
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Going to be a while before we reach that point however.
 
Also for future reference:

Have any of you seen the lasting 'trending topic' on Twitter & Facebook? Apparently there's an epidemic of people carving "Trumpkins" (Trump faces on a pumpkin) in preparation for Halloween.

I'm about 80% certain that this was astroturfed by the Hillary campaign. Still effective, because damn that's funny.

I bring it up because I'd like to suggest we use Pataki's twitter account to start something similar, maybe around October 15th or so....
 
Megaolix said:
But by then, Trump should already have been defeated, no? I think?

Unless some dates were changed for this quest.
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Nope. The first states vote in February of 'next year' (2016, that is) -- Iowa on February 1st, New Hampshire on February 9th, South Carolina on Feb. 20th, etc.

The last turn took place over the week of July 20th, 2015. So this would be an idea for about three months down the road.
 
Publicola said:
Nope. The first states vote in February of 'next year' (2016, that is) -- Iowa on February 1st, New Hampshire on February 9th.

The last turn took place over the week of July 20th, 2015. So this would be an idea for about three months down the road.
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Oh, right, this lasted that long, huh?

I guess I probably purged my brain of those memories.
 
theres a certian group of people I think we should pander towards to get more support and funding
 
Also, storms have knocked out my internet so I'm using a phone to post. So......yeah. Update might take a bit.
 
PyrrosWarrior said:
@The Karvoka Man You know, considering how many "scandals" there have been this presidential cycle, could we get Harry to dig up dirt on a candidate and post it on Wikileaks if we get a good enough research base?

Edit - Apologies if this seems like a stupid idea.
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I am sorry. I believe this question was swallowed by the posts surrounding it. Could you please enlighten us as to whether this would be possible, @The Karvoka Man?
 
PyrrosWarrior said:
@The Karvoka Man You know, considering how many "scandals" there have been this presidential cycle, could we get Harry to dig up dirt on a candidate and post it on Wikileaks if we get a good enough research base?

Edit - Apologies if this seems like a stupid idea.
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I mean, it is possible, sure. Leaking it to the MSM would probably do more damage to just about any candidate, though.
 
The Karvoka Man said:
I mean, it is possible, sure. Leaking it to the MSM would probably do more damage to just about any candidate, though.
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Agreed. I'd really prefer to avoid Wikileaks, if only for what we've learned about its ties to Putin. A straightforward leak might be best, though I suspect that leaking some of the worst stuff right before the Iowa primary should help discredit Trump as flagrantly & viciously immoral...
 
Publicola said:
Agreed. I'd really prefer to avoid Wikileaks, if only for what we've learned about its ties to Putin. A straightforward leak might be best, though I suspect that leaking some of the worst stuff right before the Iowa primary should help discredit Trump as flagrantly & viciously immoral...
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Sorry, I just thought it'd be best if we did it incognito and let the media do its job naturally. I also felt that it would be easier to continue bringing up in a debate or any speech against any candidate if it has been "anonymously" published and put out into the wilderness that is the media beforehand.

Also, if we're just publishing something scandalous about the candidates' background and not any government information, why would Putin's possible connection have anything to do with how good it would be to go to WikiLeaks vs. some other place?
 
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Wikileaks simply lacks the credibility of mainstream media. There's a certain stigma to it that we can avoid by having it come out of Anderson Cooper's mouth.
 
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