The President

The President is the name of Antlion Worker #42653344 after winning the impromptu 6/3/2020 election. ̶"̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶P̶r̶e̶s̶i̶d̶e̶n̶t̶"̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶w̶r̶i̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶b̶o̶t̶h̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶n̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶t̶u̶s̶,̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶p̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶r̶e̶m̶a̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶c̶c̶u̶r̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶e̶f̶i̶n̶i̶t̶e̶l̶y̶.̶ "The President" is now "Vice President" as of the 2023 election. Do not trust the previous statement. We have punished it for its misinformation.
The President's claim to fame was his sudden entrance into an election few knew would even take place, and his quick, decisive win of said campaign. His rise to power has ushered in a new age of very good ideas and he can do no wrong because he is pure and flawless lad. 9 out of 10 doctors agree he is a good champion of N-Spider's values. The other doctor voted for Cotton Eye Joe and is probably THEM, not US.
==N Spider's Resignation==
N Spider's first run for presidency was an attempt to gently guide the world to a more positive state. It was spurred on by his gradual adoption of a cosmic noninterference policy, but continued to affect his position more and more. His competitors involved Saragrath, Mijiitops, Barcolodo, Himself, SpaceSpace, Arkvaak'th, and the bacteriophages, which all dropped out early and between you and me, failed to solidify into real characters.
As N Spider made less and less decisions for his children, he became less and less fit to be the leader of the free world. Realizing this, he resigned from his post and encouraged another to take his place. Antlion Worker #42653344 was his own suggestion, but in keeping with the spirit of noninterference, he did not directly appoint his champion. Rather he encouraged them to enter the race and win the hearts of the populace as a candidate should.
==The Beginnings of Trouble==
What should have been a peaceful event quickly spiraled out of control. A sentient dog entered the election and began stealing #42653344's signature catchphrase "I have really good ideas." Though it was modified into "I've have good ideas," the similarities were not lost on #42653344, and the two began a lukewarm rivalry.
Fortunately the two parties were able to resolve their differences and come to the conclusion that their ideas were quite similar. Rather than split up the voting pool, Dog decided to back #42653344's directly and run for the position of Vice President. With their new partnership, the two had only one common enemy: the third and final applicant.
==A Perilous Election==
Unfortunately for all sentient life involved, a sizeable faction of people voted in favor of Cotton Eye Joe. This candidate was neither running for election nor aware of one, but his supporters were adamant about him taking the reigns. Had he won the election, the resulting signals would almost certainly cause him to manifest and obliterate all present lifeforms. For the other two candidates, this was very counter-intuitive to everything they stood for.
Cotton Eye Joe's political party grew larger than thought possible (greater than 0) and quickly generated a blitzkreig of propaganda. Their small but prolific community spread the word far and wide until it could no longer be ignored. The desperate, the nihilistic, the sadistic, and the easily swayed were their prey, and they in turn, were Cotton Eye Joe's prey.
In retaliation, #42653344 redoubled his campaign efforts and more attempts to connect to the public. He held speeches and created image macros convincing the public to be smart about their vote. His sizable family worked with the public to generate good PR, and gradually this system paid off.
==The Final Count==
The President won against Cotton Eye Joe by 2 decisive votes, which is why I'm still here writing in this damn wiki.
== Continuation of The Story ==
In late 2022, #42653344's term came to an end and a new election was held. Word of the position spread heavily, and soon many many more rivals approached to take the throne. This was the largest and most complex election season by far. Unlike N-Spider's run, the rivals did not involve poorly fleshed out and barely solidified conceptual beings. Unlike #42653344's previous run, this was no ad-hoc event with barely 3 participants. A whopping 11 characters campaigned for the title, including the antlion worker himself, Dog (a repeat runner), Jimmy, Grungus, Unnamed, Skseksks, THE TUBE, EYEA, Shileguah, The Blackest Bird, and Rorschach. Fortunately Cotton Eye Joe was not up for re-election due to obvious reasons. Unfortunately many of the other candidates were still more than capable of changing the world in vast and undesirable ways. The voting process for these candidates involved numerous polls on and off PT, ultimately culminating in both the 2022 survey, the PT mass-vote event, and the 57 page single spaced chronicle of the election itself, ousting Pigeonhole Postulate for the largest PT story ever written.
The 2022 survey and its results can be viewed here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxXNdNc0beaxR0UemFWNUbkeUVH0hYrEHXpX3JYH07eMSPBA/viewform?usp=sf_link.
The 2023 election and its results can be viewed here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j_9I8TFLggVSP1H5vIWmE59QWiQS7fHFBJHKbwg4qB4/edit?usp=sharing.
The election culminated in Shileguah as president, while #42653344 assumed the role of Vice President.
==Trivia==
* The President is an ascendant antlion worker from the Half Life franchise. He can still leap and spit acid but prefers not to since he is polite. 
* The President's 2020 campaign revolved around providing for earth, with no personal involvement in The Honor Board, NAPD, or other cosmic faction. 
*The President's concern in 2023 expanded to include the Kombectures, NAPD, and several pocket dimensions.
* The President does not qualify as a Godform but has several friends in high places who may be. 
* Anyone on the server can view the fateful event with this link: https://discord.com/channels/420291557900550175/420319656117534726/717759729895473163 
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