1960 US Presidential Election (Scroll)

The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. The Election was between Democrat Nominee John F. Kennedy, Republican Nominee Henry Lodge, and the newly founded American Federalism Nominee Adali Stevenson II. The Election would be a founding reason of the Patriots War between The United States and The Reverence. 
== Background: ==
In 1958, After Several Years of Recession; The Economy crashed and inflation spiked high. President Dwight Eisenhower quickly ordered all printing of money to cease and began to work with Democrats and Republicans to stabilize the dollar and avoid an all out collapse of the economy. This all piled up on April 7th, 1959 when The United Kingdom, France, Japan, South Korea, South Vietnam, Mexico, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Ireland, Canada, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Isreal, Palestine, Taiwan, and India all officially cut economic ties with the United States. On April 10th, West Germany, Italy, and Portugal all officially cut ties as well. By April 13th, All but 2 Nations (The Netherlands and Egypt) had cut ties with the United States. This resulted in many people and parties quickly pulling millions of donations and funds from the government, causing the US Dollar to be worth a Tenth of a Penny. The Farmers Union began raising prices dramatically and a loaf of bread soon rose to $300. Riots would soon break out in Wall Street as banks began to fail, with the infamous "Wall Street Rebellion" resulting in nearly 800 deaths. On July 2nd, London reported a nearly 85% drop in the economy and riots quickly rose up and resulted in the attempted assassination of Queen Elizabeth II. In Berlin, much of the city began destroying flags of the Soviet Union. In Russia, a famine caused by nobody buying food killing almost 10,000,000 people. In China, the PRC was dissolved after almost 500,000 people stormed the presidential palace and hung Mao Zedong. The Depression would later colminate into the assassination of Richard Nixon and near assassination of Lyndon B. Johnson. On November 6, 1959, a local farmer named James Cooke met at his ranch near Holyrood, Kansas during a re-election campaign for Eisenhower. As Nixon shoot Cooke's Hand, He would pull out a revolver and shoot Nixon twice in the Chest, puncturing his heart and dying on the scene. He would then turn around and shoot President Eisenhower in the neck before getting shot 4 times by the secret service. When later asked, he reportedly said he shot them because "that cunt of a president personally burnt my crops to the grown, he did." President Eisenhower would be rushed into surgery and would end up surviving with his voice being damaged.
== Nominations: ==
=== Democrats: ===
Incumbent President Dwight Eisenhower declined to run for a third term due to his injuries sustained in the assassination attempt, this would result in 7 Men aiming to take the nomination, including Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri, Senator Edward Miskie of Maine, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon, Senator George Smathers of Florida, and Former President Harry S. Truman. All 7 of them pledged to end the Current Depression and restore their fight against communism. Symington and Morse both led at the top of the polls during the first primary while Kennedy, Truman, and Johnson later leading the polls by the end. Senators George Smathers and Edward Miskie would end of withdrawing from the race before the Democratic Convention. At the Convention, Senator Morse would end up collapsing in a Stroke and end up hospitalized for nearly 6 months. At the End of the Convention, Senator John F. Kennedy led the polls with a strong 57%, with Harry Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Stuart Symington all trailing behind. John F. Kennedy would win the nomination and appoint Stuart Symington as his Vice President.
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Senator George Smathers: 0% (Ended Campain April 2nd, 1960)
Senator Edward Miskie: 0% (Ended Campain July 11th, 1960) (Lost)
Senator Wayne Morse: 1.7% (Lost)
Senator Stuart Symington: 11% (Lost)
Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson: 12.4% (Lost)
Former President Harry S. Truman: 17.9% (Lost)
Senator John F. Kennedy: 57% (Won Nomination)
=== Republicans: ===
With the Denial of President Eisenhower to run for re-election, this opened the door for 9 Candidates to try their hand at getting the nomination. Of the 9, 5 Candidates (Dirkenson, Bender, Statsen, Boss, and Underwood) would all drop out before the Primaries began. The 4 Remaining Candidates, Senator James Lloyd of South Dakota, Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, and U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge. During the beginning of the primaries, Lloyd had polled as high as 72%, this quickly came crashing down and Lodge and Goldwater both rose to the top of the polls. In the end, Lodge would become the official Republican Nominee and appointing Nelson Rockefeller as his Vice President.
Senator Everett Dirkenson of Illinois: 0% (Ended Campain December 3rd, 1959) (Lost)
Former Senator George H. Bender of Ohio: 0% (Ended Campain February 17th, 1960) (Lost)
Former Military Officer Harold Statssen: 0% (Ended Campain February 29th, 1960) (Lost)
Governor Joe Boss of South Dakota: 0% (Ended Campain April 10th, 1960) (Lost)
Governor Cecil Underwood of West Virginia: 0% (Ended Campaign April 21st, 1960) (Lost)
Senator James Lloyd of South Dakota: 3.2% (Lost)
Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York: 19.4% (Lost)
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona: 37.2% (Lost)
U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge: 40.1% (Won Nomination)
=== Federalism: ===
The Federalism Party, founded in 1958 by James E. Murray and Adali Stevenson II both began butting heads on who should become the Nominee. Murray and Stevenson were the only two potential nominees while Senator Ronald Reagan and Former Montana Representative Michael Mansfield both ran as Vice President Candidates. Eventually, James E. Murray would withdraw his campain and Adali Stevenson would almost unanimously winning the nomination. He would decide to choose Montana Representative Michael Mansfield as his VP.
James E. Murray (Unofficial): 0.1% (Lost)
Michael Mansfield (Unofficial): 0.5% (Lost)
Adali Stevenson II: 97.1% (Won Nomination)
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== Election: ==
The Results came in on November 10th, after 4 recounts and massive amounts of controversy; with the final result having Henry Lodge becoming the 35th President of the United States, the popular vote was extremely close, with Lodge and Kennedy having a 400 vote difference. Lodge would win 33.63% of the popular, Kennedy would win 33.64%, and Stevenson would win 32.73%.