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In the aftermath of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, the Republican Party has been left in a difficult position. Much of the nation has rallied around now-President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who has used the remainder of the Presidential term to force the passage of his predecessor’s legislative legacy—an effort which has both bolstered his own national popularity and severely hindered the possibility of a Republican comeback.
After being drafted into the Republican nomination, former Vice-Presidential Nominee Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. is believed by many to be the Grand Old Party’s last hope for victory.\", \"image_url\": \"https://github.com/TedThing/Images/blob/main/Intro.jpg?raw=true\", \"winning_electoral_vote_number\": 270, \"advisor_url\": \"https://github.com/TedThing/Images/blob/main/GeorgeAdvisor.jpg?raw=true\", \"recommended_reading\": \" A war hero, an ambassador, a former senator, a legacy, and now nominee for President of the United States, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (or just Despite his national popularity and a direct call to action by President Eisenhower, Lodge had no plans to seek the Presidency before or after last November’s events in Dallas, as he believed his skills would better serve the nation through continuing in his role as Ambassador. This disinterest did not stop the creation of a After continued personal appeals from Eisenhower paired with an even more unexpected upset in the West Virginia primary (enabled by the Lodge must now work to leverage his long-standing moderation and international policy experience without further alienating the party’s increasingly dissatisfied conservative wing if he is to maintain any hope of victory. . . Paul Fannin is a well respected member of the conservative wing of the GOP and has served as the Governor of Arizona since 1959. If selected, it would be hard for one to miss Fannin’s close connection to Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater—your top challenger for the nomination—and his inclusion on the ticket would surely help you win back a number of the conservatives who are less than enthusiastic about supporting you this year. During his time as Governor, Fannin has displayed a capacity for bipartisan cooperation with a Democratic legislature, a capacity which you think could come in handy considering you will still be likely to have one (should you win), and his support for an increase in Arizona’s sales taxes to fund education reform suggests that you may be able to convince him to support you (or at least not outwardly oppose you) in maintaining most remaining New Deal programs against his own wing’s opposition. This could help to minimize the risk of intra-ticket infighting that hangs over any campaign made up of members from opposing wings of a party. Fannin is not without his downsides however, as his aforementioned close ties with Goldwater would leave you more vulnerable than you would be otherwise to attacks seeking to paint you as a right-wing radical or at least an enabler of them, as absurd as that is. This, paired with his connections to the natural gas industry, may weaken your support in the North and East to an extent that may negate any increased support you may seek to gain in the West and Upper South. Robert A. Taft Jr. is a freshman congressman from Ohio and is, like you, the most prevalent modern member of a Progressive Era Republican dynasty. Having gained attention most recently for his work to ensure the passage of the Civil Rights Act through the House, Taft would aid in your efforts to de-emphasise Democratic Civil Rights successes in comparison to your campaign and, at only 47 years old, would work to weaken any criticisms against your age. Of course, anyone with knowledge of your political past would see the irony in you, the man who is in many ways the most responsible for denying Robert Taft Sr. the 1952 nomination, now offering the number two spot to his son, and some may perceive this as an act of political expediency intended to appease a fraction of the party who have consistently opposed you for the last decade. Still, it would likely work, and his presence on the ticket would no doubt boost your support in the Steel Belt, maybe even enough to keep Ohio competitive. His isolationist tendencies, while not nearly as extreme as his father’s, could pose a minor issue in any efforts to divert wider attention to your foreign policy experience, but in exchange his family’s reputation could help you solidify your support in the more dovish Northeast. Walter Judd is a former Representative from Minnesota who, prior to losing re-election in 1962 thanks to Democratic redistricting, was one of the most influential party members in the House (so important that he gave a highly-praised keynote speech in support of Richard Nixon and yourself at the 1960 Republican Convention). A prominent figure in the interventionist wing of the GOP for over two decades, he is one of the few Republicans whose foreign policy expertise could challenge yours, especially in regards to the Far East. A powerful orator and staunch anti-communist, Judd made a name for himself as one of the strongest American supporters of Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalists in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. For Judd, the issue is deeply personal due to the better half of a decade he spent in his youth as a medical missionary in China prior to the Second World War, and his emotion for the region is only matched by his vast knowledge of East Asia as a whole. Though his loud and outspoken support for Civil Rights as it applies to both domestic affairs and immigration may lose you support in the South, if you intend to double down on foreign policy this election, one would struggle to find a duo more qualified to tackle the growing issues in Red China and Vietnam than the two of you.RECOMMENDED READING
Luke A. Nichter - The Last Brahmin: Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and the Making of the Cold War
Rick Perlstein - Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. - Modernize the G.O.P: Specifications for a Republican ProgramEPILOGUE
JOHNSON CALLS FOR GREATNESS - The Christian Science Monitor, January 21, 1965
U.S. EMBASSY IN SAIGON BOMBED: 17 DEAD, INCLUDING 2 AMERICANS - Newsday, March 30, 1965
JOHNSON SIGNS VOTING RIGHTS BILL, ORDERS IMMEDIATE ENFORCEMENT - The New York Times, August 7, 1965
LODGE TAKING OFF FOR SAIGON TODAY - The Boston Globe, August 17, 1965
ANTI-VIETNAM SENTIMENT GROWS, DEBATE SHARPENS IN CAPITAL - Detroit Free Press, February 2, 1966
MARCHERS HIT ON VIETNAM - The Washington Post, June 3, 1966
GEORGE LODGE WINS SENATE SEAT: ‘SECOND TIME’S THE CHARM’ - The Boston Globe, November 9, 1966
PROTESTS CONTINUE AGAINST VIETNAM, JOHNSON - Detroit Free Press, March 21, 1967
GOLDWATER ‘GETTING READY’ FOR ‘68 - Arizona Daily Star, July 14, 1967
JOHNSON CALLS BOMBING HALT, HOPES FOR PEACE - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 20, 1967
M'CARTHY GETS ABOUT 30%, JOHNSON AND GOLDWATER ON TOP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTING: ROCKEFELLER LAGS - The New York Times, 13 March, 1968
DESPITE RUMORS, JOHNSON STAYS IN - The Atlanta Constitution, 20 March, 1968
KENNEDY DIES: SUCCUMBS TO ASSASSIN'S BULLET - Los Angeles Times, 6 June, 1968
WALLACE LEARNS FROM WALKER’S FOLLY, WILL BE ON BALLOT IN ALL 50 STATES - The Birmingham News, 20 June, 1968
GOLDWATER GRABS NOMINATION, DECLARES ‘EXTREMISM IN DEFENSE OF LIBERTY NO VICE’; SENATOR JOHN TOWER FOR VP - The Washington Post, 9 August, 1968
GEORGE LODGE, STROM THURMOND SWAP PARTIES OVER GOLDWATER, JOHNSON - The Boston Globe, September 12, 1968
JOHNSON DECLARES PEACE IN VIETNAM, GOLDWATER DEMANDS ‘PEACE WITH HONOR’ - Newsday, October 20, 1968
DESPITE POPULARITY, CREDIBILITY GAP, JOHNSON WINS FINAL TERM - Austin American-Statesman, November 6, 1968
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE BILL ADVANCES IN SENATE - The Washington Post, June 2, 1970
NEW RULES TO GOVERN GOP PRIMARY - The Christian Science Monitor, February 28, 1971
U.S.A. DROPS GOLD, WORLD BRACES FOR ‘JOHNSON SHOCK’ - The Wall Street Journal, August 16, 1971
REAGAN SHOT - Newsday, May 17, 1972
HUMPHREY BREEZES TO NOMINATION, STEVENSON III FOR VP - The New York Times, July 14, 1972
CHAOS AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION: ASHBROOK ASCENDS WITH ANGEW FOR RUNNING MATE - The Washington Post, July 27, 1972
CABOT LODGE REJECTS SECOND REPUBLICAN TICKET IN A ROW - The Boston Globe, August 1, 1972
AGNEW EXITS CAMPAIGN UNDER FIRE - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 3, 1972
DIMINISHING RETURNS: ASHBROOK-BUCKLEY CARRY ONLY 2 STATES - Chicago Tribune, November 8, 1972
CONNALLY SNUBBED BY HUMPHREY; NO STATE APPOINTMENT EXPECTED - Austin American-Statesman, December 18, 1972
HUMPHREY PROMISES ‘SUNSHINE AHEAD FOR AMERICA’ - Star Tribune, January 21, 1973
INFLATION CONTINUES TO RISE - The Wall Street Journal, October 12, 1973
WHITE HOUSE URGES CONGRESS TO PASS FOOD STAMP ACT, FARM BILL - Los Angeles Times, July 16, 1974
REPUBLICANS SCORE SLIM MAJORITY IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - Miami Herald, November 6, 1974
HUMPHREY SIGNS EMPLOYMENT ACT - The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 1975
FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD - SPEAKER VOWS TO STOP BAIL-OUT - Daily News, October 30, 1975
CONNALLY THROWS HIS HAT IN THE RING - Austin American-Statesman, December 12, 1975
HUMPHREY ‘WILL NOT RUN’: CITES HEALTH CONCERN - The Washington Post, January 20, 1976
CONNALLY MAINTAINS SLIM DELEGATE LEAD, WALLACE GAINS ON STEVENSON - The New York Times, April 28, 1976
JOHN CONNALLY WINS ON 4TH BALLOT, SELECTS PERCY - Chicago Tribune, June 9, 1976
AT LAST, VICTORY: CONNALLY WINS WITH STATES TO SPARE - Newsday, November 3, 1976
LYNDON JOHNSON DEAD AT 68; SOUGHT ‘GREAT SOCIETY’ FOR NATION - The Washington Post, June 13, 1977
FAREWELL HAPPY WARRIOR - Star Tribune, January 13, 1978
THE EARLIEST BIRDS GET THE GASOLINE FIRST - Dallas Morning News, July 3, 1979
‘CONNALLY CHEATED’, EVIDENCE OF SABOTAGE IN 1976 PRIMARY DISCOVERED - The Christian Science Monitor, October 13, 1979
IRAN MOB STORMS EMBASSY, TAKES AMERICAN HOSTAGES - Detroit Free Press, November 5, 1979
REAGAN DECLARES HIS CANDIDACY, VOWING ‘HONEST AND FAIR’ LEADERSHIP FOR NATION - Los Angeles Times, November 8, 1979
CRISES MOUNT FOR SHAH’S REGIME - People’s World, November 9, 1979
‘IT’LL BE ONE OF THE TWO FROM MASSACHUSETTS’, STEVENSON WEIGHS IN ON DEM PRIMARY - Chicago Tribune, March 8, 1980
HOSTAGE RESCUE FAILS - U.S. PLANES CRASH - San Francisco Chronicle, April 25, 1980
REAGAN BELIEVES CLAIMS OF ‘SABOTAGE’ IN ‘76 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 2, 1980
CHAPPAQUIDDICK FOCUS SINKS KENNEDY CAMPAIGN - The New York Times, June 5, 1980
GEORGE LODGE NOMINATED, KENNEDY BY HIS SIDE - The Boston Globe, July 20, 1980
CONNALLY RENOMINATED; REAGAN REFUSES TO ENDORSE - Austin American-Statesman, August 8, 1980
MCGOVERN BESTS PERCY IN VP DEBATE, POLLS SAY - Chicago Tribune, October 10, 1980
DID HE REALLY WIN NEW YORK?: IRREGULARITIES IN ‘76 DRAG CONNALLY IN ‘80 - Newsday, October 23, 1980
LODGE LANDSLIDE: DEMOCRATS ROLL UP BIG MARGIN - The Washington Post, November 5, 1980
PRESIDENT LODGE PROMISES NATION ‘GREAT LOOK FORWARD’ - The Boston Globe, January 21, 1981
52 HOSTAGES SAFE IN GERMANY - San Diego Union, January 21, 1981
LODGE WOUNDED IN CHEST BY GUNMAN; OUTLOOK ‘GOOD’ AFTER TWO HOUR SURGERY; AIDE AND GUARD SHOT; SUSPECT HELD - The New York Times, March 21, 1981
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For a player more interested in winning the election, the mod is also balanced with a more gameplay-oriented competitive
difficulty, where despite the twists and turns of the election, Lodge maintains a fighting chance. It isn’t easy (especially with one vice-presidential selection) but if the player plays their cards right, they’ll find there are many ways to have Cabot take Camelot.\"}}]");
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Cabot
to those who know him) has kept busy since Richard Nixon and himself narrowly lost the 1960 election nearly four years ago. He has served as the International Chairman of the Institute of International Education, worked as a consultant on international affairs for Time Inc, served as the first Director General for the Atlantic Institute for International Affairs, and most recently crossed party lines at the request of the late President Kennedy to serve as the US Ambassador to South Vietnam.Draft Lodge
campaign in early January which, to the shock of the Ambassador, swept the New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Massachusetts primaries.Draft Lodge
organization successfully maneuvering Lodge onto the ballot) resulting in the withdrawal of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller from the race, Lodge finally agreed to resign his post and personally throw his hat into the ring just two days before the Oregon primary—which he handedly won. By the time of the convention in early July and with the moderates of the party coalescing behind him, Lodge won over enough delegates to overcome the campaign of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater and secure the nomination on the third ballot.Let the other fellow have the credit, if that’s going to get the job done
I have never tried to pattern myself after my father
The troubles we are in with the communists are exactly the troubles that Republicans warned for years before 1952 would develop if we followed the courses that were followed
CAMPAIGN TRAIL SHOWCASE
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This mod is designed to work in two primary difficulties: Normal and Competitive.
Different strategies, VPs, and answers work better or worse depending on the gamemode.
Both are equally valid and fun ways of playing.";
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c = ["WRITTEN AND CODED BY: TedThing", "", "First of all, big thanks to /u/StockdaleForTCT for playtesting, giving feedback, generally letting me blabber on about the mod's development, and coming up with the original idea for Walter Judd as a VP. This mod would've been a ton worse without you.", "", "Thanks as well to the other playtesters /u/Tom1923, neo, snazzrazzmazzlejazz, ordep, & Gardfeld (/u/Gardfeld). Your feedback on answer effects, writing, writing structure, lore, gameplay, and/or your own general enjoyment all really helped make this mod the best it could be.", "Thanks to ItsAstronomical for their amazing modding guide that I frequently consulted (especially for endings) and for letting me launch the mod directly on the loader!", "Thanks again to Gardfeld (/u/Gardfeld) and also Jake Dionysos (/u/jake_dionysos) for providing the issue scores from Midnight 1964, thanks to Liquid Astro (/u/astrohunch_o) for their TNCT Blog/Column that drew my attention to elements of coding I may not have otherwise prioritized, thanks to /u/SkipperPengin and 1924b for the inspiration for the epilogue format, and thanks to Obummer and 1968Romney for the credits code I'm currently using."]
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