2048 United States Presidential Election (Greene, Beshear, Bowman)

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The 2048 United States presidential election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2048. It was the 64th quadrennial presidential election. Voters selected presidential electors who voted on December 14, 2048,[2] to select a new president and vice president. The election occured simultaneously alongside elections for the House of Representatives, Senate, and various state and local-level elections
The Democratic ticket of former Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Texas Governor Beto O'Rourke defeated the Republican ticket of Georgia Senator Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Socialist ticket of New York Mayor Jaamal Bowman. Beshear received 288 electoral votes and 51.4% of the popular vote, while Greene received 107 electoral votes and 33.3% of the popular vote and Bowman received 36 electoral votes and 15.3% of the popular vote. 
In terms of the electoral college, it was the largest victory for a Democrat since 1964. In the popular vote, it was the largest victory since 2036. The Republicans had their worst performance since 1964. 
==Background==
The Sino-American War ended in February 2047 with the inside collapse of the Communist Party of China. As it appeared that the new government wanted to end the war and concede the independence of Taiwan, NATO forces withdrew. Both America and Europe were economically devastated as a result of the war and decade-long Depression. Unemployment reached 40% and inflation reached 25% as a result of the government printing money during the war. Many people did not believe this mass effort was necessary to defend Taiwan and some other Asian countries from China's influence, and an isolationist spirit set in the United States. In January 2048, Lauren Boebert was polling as low as 10% nationwide. 
==Republican Nomination==
Despite the collapse of the Communist Party of China, the Boebert Administration was historically unpopular and many Republicans sought to distance themselves from the current President. An immediate frontrunner was Georgia Senator Marjorie Taylor Greene, a prominent right-wing Republican who ran for the nomination before in 2032, 2036, and 2040 and was the Republican nominee for Vice President in 2036. Other candidates included Vice President Glenn Youngkin, former Kansas Governor Jake LaTurner, Secretary of State Kristi Noem, and Texas Senator Dan Crenshaw.
Greene presented herself as an outsider to the Boebert Administration and led the field for the entirety of the fall, winter, and spring, and this time her lead did not subside. After Super Tuesday, Greene secured the nomination with LaTurner finishing in a distant second. She chose Noem as her running mate. 
==Democratic Nomination==
The Democratic-Socialist fusion ticket was devastated by its 2044 election loss. By this point, the Democratic Party largely consisted of centrists, libertarians, and soft liberals while the Democratic Socialist party held a strong progressive, young, diverse base. In 2045, the two parties split irreconcilably although pledging to continue doing strategic voting in important battleground states. 
Following their poor performance in 2040, many people believed the Democratic Party might collapse in 2048. Candidates for the nomination included Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, former Secretary of State Pete Buttigieg, and former Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. Following a close competition with Ossoff (who won the Iowa Caucuses) and good performance in the debates, dark horse candidate Andy Beshear secured the necessary number of delegates following Super Tuesday and became the Democratic nominee. He nominated Texas Governor Beto O'Rourke as his running mate.
==Socialist Nomination==
After Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes refused the socialist nomination following her loss in 2040 and 2044, the two leading candidates became Massachusetts Senator Ayanna Presley and New York Mayor Jaamal Bowman. Other candidates included California Representative Josh LeBrown and Colorado Senator Joe Neguse. Presley was the initial favorite for the nomination and for the Presidency due to the massive unpopularity of the Democratic and Republican parties. However, following good debate performances and a strong performance on Super Tuesday, Bowman secured the nomination against Presley and he nominated the Massachusetts Senator as his running mate to unite the Socialist Party.
==Campaign==
The campaign began in July and was extremely exciting as three-party campaigns are unusual in America. Initially, the polls predicted Bowman at 39%, Greene at 37%, and Beshear at 24%. Bowman presented Greene as a right-wing extremist who'd be even worse than the current Republican President and he argued that Beshear had no policy opinions and no chance of winning. Greene chose to distance herself from Boebert and argued that Bowman was a left-wing extremist who would "indoctrinate children with socialist ideas." 
The divisive and chaotic nature of the campaign presented an opportunity for Democrat Andy Beshear, who showed himself as the level-headed moderate among the candidates. With the progressives no longer part of the Democratic Party, Beshear was able to pick up many former Republicans who felt alienated by Greene. In September, following multiple campaign blunders by Bowman, the polls suddenly predicted a more even race with Greene at 36%, Bowman at 33%, and Beshear at 28%. Beshear had great performances in the debates, and by November, the polls suddenly predicted a Beshear victory, although some right-wing polls suggested a Greene victory until Election Day.
==Results==
Andy Beshear won the election with 402 electoral votes and 48.7% of the popular vote. Marjorie Taylor Greene came in second place with 107 electoral votes and 33.3% of the popular vote. Jaamal Bowman came in third place with 37 electoral votes and 18.0% of the popular vote. In terms of the electoral college, it was the largest victory for Democrats in eighty-four years. 
Beshear was able to win twelve states that the Democratic-Socialist fusion ticket had not won in 2044. He won the states of Mississippi and South Carolina which hadn't voted Democratic since 1976. Kentucky hadn't voted Democratic since 1996. Puerto-Rico voted for the Socialists in its third election as a state.
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