United States Presidential Election, 2040

United States presidential election, 2040
				 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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The 2040 U.S presidential election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2040. Florida Governor Elijah Manley, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Republican President Bill McCollum, and Independent U.S. Senator Jeffrey Kalhoun.
The primary issues of the campaign were world war, environmental devastation as a result of unaddressed climate change, civil unrest, and Chinese-U.S. relations.
Elijah Manley was the first U.S. President from Florida since its admission to the union in 1845, as well as the first openly LGBTQIA+ President.
== Background ==
The Bill McCollum administration was arguably one of the most tumultuous Presidential tenures since the Trump adminsitration. McCollum was elected in November 2036, and campaigned on a message of 'bootstraps economics' and 'bombs til dawn.' His administration was partially-responsible for World War 3.
In his first year, McCollum carried out mass executions of prisoners, held political prisoners, and opened camps for transgender people. He incited mobs and militias to take over "Democrat run cities" and through illegal decrees, removed duly-elected state and federal officials from office and declared certain provisions of the U.S. Constitution "null and void." The 7-2 Conservative U.S. Supreme Court upheld his decrees. McCollum, in response to a series of aggressions from the Russian and Chinese governments, namely the Russo-China War Pact, McCollum sanctioned Russia and China. After a Belarusian attack on a U.S. frigate in the Black Sea, the U.S. invaded Belarus, while Russia once again Invaded Ukraine. In response to Chinese aggression, the U.S. set up U.S. military bases near Taiwan. After weeks of skirmishes, the Russian federation invaded Poland. As a result, Article 5 of NATO was triggered and the entirety of NATO, including the U.S. declared war on Russia. Due to the Russo-China War Pact, China was also subject to the declaration of war after Chinese militants attacked U.S. bases in Taiwan.
McCollum was criticized by opponents for irrational and warhawkish foreign policy views. He was attacked daily for establishing U.S. military bases in Taiwan without congressional approval, leading to the Russo-China War Pact. China subsequently ended all trade relations with the U.S., leading to a default on debt owed to China and a deep economic depression, the likes unseen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. McCollum's domestic policy was considered fascistic by opponent. 
In the general election, McCollum faced opposition from Florida Governor Elijah Manley, then the most-popular Governor in the U.S., and opposition from New York Senator Jeffrey Calhoun, an independent who left the Democratic Party after losing to Manley in the primaries. Three televised debates were held, one in September and twice in October. Only Manley and McCollum were permitted in the first debate.
In October, armed right-wing militiamen began patrolling major U.S. cities controlled by Democrats, and polling locations, leading to civil conflict between protestors and militiamen. The standoffs led to 159 deaths in October and nearly 300 riots. McCollum, described as a nazi, declared himself incapable of losing the election and attacked blue state's election systems. In November, after his defeat on election night, McCollum refused to concede, saying: "In the spirit of Donald Trump, we will fight back against the left-wing cheaters and the socialists. The glory of America will return, and all patriots must rise." A series of civil clashes occurred in November, with at least 3,457 riots, 87,433 dead and 157,000 injured. Most of the casualties were urban residents, protestors and LGBTQ+ business owners and residents. The United Nations declared an emergency, and the United Nations Human Rights Council condemned the U.S. Government declaring its actions genocidal and in violation of international law. By January 20th, 193,000 Americans had been killed in violence as a result of the riots, civil clashes, and guns. More than 500,000 were injured and 1M displaced. The was an estimated $500b in property damage.
On January 3rd, a Democratic House and Senate was sworn in. The House immediately impeached McCollum with 17 days left in his term, but the Senate failed to convict him with 56 Democrats in support and all 44 Republicans in opposition, short of the two-thirds necessary to remove an impeached President from office. On January 6th, Congress certified the election of Elijah Manley and Greg Casar after delays as a result of security concerns and riots at the capitol. On January 19th, President McCollum appointed a "Special Government" and by illegal decree declared himself the President for four additional years. He subsequently declared martial law and sources claimed he planned on arresting Democratic Members of Congress, Democratic leadership, and opponents the following day. On January 20th, 2041 at noon, a Special Brigade of U.S. Marines removed McCollum from office and detained him. Newly-inaugurated president Elijah Manley instructed the FBI to take McCollum and his cabinet into custody.
== Nominations ==
===Democratic Party nomination===
====Democratic candidates====
Elijah Manley- Governor of Florida since 2035
Jeffrey L. Kalhoun- U.S. Senator from New York since 2035 (went independent in general election)
John Grosse- U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 2037
Kerry Marche- Governor of Virginia since January 2034
Juan E. Morgan- Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2035-2037
===Republican Party nomination===
Republican candidates
Bill McCollum- U.S. President since January 2037
Sean Coleman- Junior U.S. Senator from New York Since 2033
Joe Krogan- Governor of Texas since 2031
Joni Ernst- U.S. Senator from Iowa Since 2015
Category:US elections 2040