2016/17 Groupy McGroupface Presidential Elections

**The** **2016/17 Groupy McGroupface Presidential Elections** were the third Groupy McGroupface Presidential Elections to take place within the Group Chat (in canon), but only the second to be performed by group chat members. Incumbent President James Hewett was unable to run for a third term, due to the Groupy McGroupface Constitution. Major candidates included Frank Underwood, Alexander Hamilton and Batte S. Casey,. Frank Underwood won the general election with 270 electoral votes and he was inaugurated as President of Groupy McGroupface late January. In addition, Underwood's running mate Jeremy Corbyn was inaugurated as Vice President of Groupy McGroupface.

This role-play was co-written by Buttons99999, GrandPaGames and Red498. It was the fourth role-play that took place, introducing many new characters and having a large impact on future role-plays.

## Candidates

### Democratic Party Candidates

* Frank Underwood (WINNER)
* Tim Kaine
* Nicola Sturgeon
* Jeremy Corbyn

### Republican Party Candidates

* Alexander Hamilton (WINNER)
* Paul Atishon
* Javert Dubois
* Nigel Farage
* Boris Johnson
* Theresa May
* David Cameron (Withdrew before vote took place)
* Mike Pence (Withdrew before vote took place)
* Mitt Romney (Withdrew before vote took place)

### Libertarian Party Candidates

* Batte S. Casey (WINNER)
* The Doctor
* Bill Weld
* Zoltan Istvan

### Green Party Candidates

* Caroline Lucas (WINNER)
* Judas Iscariot
* Ajamu Baraka

### Third Party and Independent General Election Candidates

* Sherlock Holmes [BAKER STREET PARTY]
* Hugo S. Catman [INDEPENDENT]
* The Doctor [INDEPENDENT]
* Paul Atishon [INDEPENDENT]
* Napoleon [ANIMALIST PARTY]

### Vice Presidential Candidates

* Jeremy Corbyn [DEMOCRATIC PARTY]
* Evan McMullin [REPUBLICAN PARTY
* Larack Tobama [LIBERTARIAN PARTY]
* Jonathan Bartley [GREEN PARTY]
* John H. Watson [BAKER STREET PARTY]
* Glupi Petkat [INDEPENDENT: Hugo S. Catman]
* K9 [INDEPENDENT: The Doctor]
* Inga Kharkuul Khura'in: [INDEPENDENT: Paul Atishon]
* Squealer [ANIMALIST PARTY]

## Pre-Primaries

Throughout 2016, there were multiple rumours as to who would be launching a candidacy at the upcoming election. Group Chat Founders Buttons, Grandpa and Red had declined to run and, despite what many had predicted, senior members of the Hewett Administration had declined to run.

The first candidate to announce his candidacy was Paul Atishon, a businessman with no previous political or military experience. He stated he would be running for the Republican Presidential Nomination, and was originally seen as a frontrunner. During his speech, he promised that he would be building a wall around the Groupy McGroupface border in order to stop immigration from Penguin Club. Many claimed that this would not be possible, however Atishon's ideas sparked a large amount of interest from within the Republican Party.

Hours later, former senior officer of the Groupy McGroupface Army and well known politician, Alexander Hamilton also announced his candidacy for the Republican Presidential Nomination in an open letter. He claimed that it was Paul Atishon's that urged him to run, as he feared that Atishon would lead to the country's downfall.

Throughout upcoming days, 20 candidates announced they would be running for President, a record number of candidates for any Presidential Election. Candidates who received a vast amount of media attention were Frank Underwood, Batte S. Casey and Judas Iscariot.

Frank Underwood, Groupy McGroupface Senator and Majority Whip, chose to run for the Democratic Party Presidential Nomination and when addressing the group chat, stated that if elected he would be putting in place a system called "GroupWorks". GroupWorks would be a plan to give people jobs, and by doing so it would be taking away money from social security and welfare benefits. It was said to be rare for a Democrat to support cuts to entitlements, and hence Underwood was seen as being fairly different from fellow Democratic Party politicians.

Meanwhile, Judas Iscariot, well known for leading to the death of Jesus Christ, received a negative response from the media after announcing his candidacy for the Green Party Presidential Nomination, with Judas responding by saying that the media were biased against the Green Party. He claimed the media were the sole reason for the "corrupt two party system" and only he could end the corruption the group chat was facing.

Batte S. Casey's candidacy for the Libertarian Presidential Nomination was originally thought to be a joke, however it was later revealed that the campaign was legitimate and Batte S. Casey had a large desire to be President. In his speech announcing his run for President, he announced that he would give a free pony to all group chat members.

During a speech about Democratic Party candidates, Judas Iscariot claimed that Nicola Sturgeon was a "pig". Jeremy Corbyn condemned Iscariot for using such words, to which Iscariot responded by tweeting strong words to Corbyn. A huge argument then broke out between several presidential candidates, with Iscariot, Corbyn, Paul Atishon, Nigel Farage and Alexander Hamilton all slinging insults across Twitter. This was named the "Twitter War of 2017".

The following day, many candidates condemned this argument. Mitt Romney, Republican Presidential Candidate, withdrew from the election saying that he was horrified with what had gone on and that he no longer wanted to be associated with the election. He endorsed Alexander Hamilton for President.

Several days later, Mike Pence also withdrew his candidacy for the Republican Presidential Nomination, with the reason being that he did not have sufficient support behind his campaign. He endorsed Nigel Farage for President, declaring that he and Farage shared the same principles.

It is said by many that social media played a large part in the pre-primaries stage, with several memes ridiculing the candidates of the election. Social media continued to play a large part during the primaries, however the influence of social media began to fade throughout the rest of the election.

## Democratic Party Presidential Primaries

The Democratic Primaries were supposed to officially begin on the 28th of November, with a debate between Frank Underwood, Tim Kaine, Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn to be held on that day. However, minutes before the debate was scheduled to begin, it was announced that Frank Underwood had not arrived and therefore the debate would be postponed until he arrived.

Three hours later, producers chose to continue the debate without Underwood, however due to technical difficulties the debate had to be postponed to a later date.

Kaine, Sturgeon and Corbyn said they were very upset that this had happened, however they were all excited to begin campaigning. Paul Atishon, Republican Presidential Candidate, accused the DNC of lying about having "technical difficulties", saying that they were rigging the primaries in favour of Underwood. Frank Underwood responded by saying he had a family emergency with his wife, Claire Underwood, and that he was disgusted by Atishon's comments.

The next day, the debate was held, but with Underwood being absent. All candidates were highly criticised for their debate performances. Jeremy Corbyn spoke of his beliefs that Groupy McGroupface should join with Penguin Club as one, to bring peace and unity, and also defended himself against claims that he was "too light on certain political aspects". Viewers accused him of sitting on the fence throughout the whole debate, however the majority of polls showed he had won the debate. Nicola Sturgeon stated that she would hold a referendum on whether Groupy McGroupface should remain a part of the internet. Whilst originally giving a strong debate performance, she was unable to give a full answer on how she would pull Groupy McGroupface out of the internet. After this, her debate performance was severely weakened. Tim Kaine regularly attacked his fellow candidates, saying that they were "lying to the audience watching the debate". Tim Kaine was warned multiple times of his attacks towards other candidates, and was told he would be removed if that behaviour continued.

Frank Underwood took part in a forum the next day, where he spoke about his vision for Groupy McGroupface and "GroupWorks". He also criticised Republican Presidential Candidates Alexander Hamilton, Paul Atishon, David Cameron and Nigel Farage. He accused Hamilton of having marriage issues, to which Hamilton responded to by saying he was "appalled".

In the next few days, Jeremy Corbyn held multiple rallies, attempting to gain support for his campaign. He continually talked about bringing peace to all group chats. Nicola Sturgeon often gathered support using her Twitter account, regularly responding to voters. Tim Kaine mainly used posters for his campaign, often writing "#ClimbOutOfTheDitch" on the posters. Frank Underwood was fairly quiet during this week, however a few posters were released by his campaign staff.

#### **Democratic Party Presidential Primary Results**

**1ST PLACE [JOINT]: Frank Underwood and Tim Kaine - 2,000 VOTES EACH**

**3RD PLACE: Nicola Sturgeon - 1,000 VOTES**

**4TH PLACE: Jeremy Corbyn - 100 VOTES**

These results were highly unexpected. Whilst it was known that it would be a tight race between Underwood and Kaine, it had not been predicated that there would be a tie in the number of votes. A tie in a presidential primary had never happened before, leaving many people bewildered. Sturgeon received a larger amount of votes than expected, whilst Corbyn gained far fewer votes than what had been predicted. Some say the Democratic Primaries foreshadowed what type of election this would be, meaning that people would have to expect the unordinary.

As a result of the tie, the Democratic National Committee chose to have a re-vote between Frank Underwood and Tim Kaine. Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn went on to endorse Frank Underwood, with both expressing that he was a better option than Tim Kaine.

#### **Democratic Presidential Primary Run-Off Election Results**

**1ST PLACE [JOINT]: Frank Underwood and Tim Kaine - 2,000 VOTES EACH**

These results left the Groupy McGroupface public astonished, with some even accusing the Democratic Party of lying about the election results to receive media attention. The Democratic National Committee had originally intended to hold a vote in the House of Representatives to decide the result, however they eventually chose to decide the result through a coin toss. Frank Underwood won the coin toss, making him the Democratic Presidential Nominee. The Democratic Party were endlessly criticised and mocked for choosing to decide an election through a coin toss.

The Democratic National Convention was very rowdy, with protests in favour of Tim Kaine pouring into the arena. Multiple fights broke out, leaving an excessive amount of injuries.

President James Hewett spoke at the Convention, voicing his support for Underwood. He was then followed by Nicola Sturgeon and, shortly after that, Tim Kaine. Tim Kaine endorsed Underwood for President, which was responded to with jeers.

Democratic Presidential Nominee Frank Underwood gave a speech, calling for unity within the party and the group chat as a whole. He thanked Hewett, Sturgeon and Kaine for their endorsements, and then named Presidential Candidate Jeremy Corbyn as his running mate, which was responded to with extremely negativity. Jeremy Corbyn then entered the stage to give a speech, also calling for unity.

Both Underwood and Corbyn had extremely low approval ratings, and it was originally thought impossible for them to win the Presidential Election.

## Green Party Presidential Primaries

The Green Party Presidential Primaries received a vast amount of interest, due to the constant press attention towards Judas Iscariot. The Green Party had gained little attention in previous years, so the publicity greatly benefited the party.

Judas Iscariot had held multiple rallies during the "pre-primaries" however none were held during the actual Presidential Primaries. It is unknown as to why this decision was reached. Iscariot began using Twitter more often, where he interacted with voters and spoke of his "political rebellion". Ajamu Baraka held multiple rallies, where he spoke of "Ajamu's Vision", a catchphrase used by his campaign. Baraka had many views which were considered unique, such as wanting to abolish prisons, leaving criminals to roam freely. Caroline Lucas's campaign used posters to connect with voters, often writing on the posters "Save the Elm Tree". This phrase became popular, and was used for the rest of the election.

The Green Party Presidential Debate became catastrophic when Judas Iscariot was removed for interrupting Ajamu Baraka. Before removing him, Moe DeRator, the debate moderator, told Judas that he must wait to speak or he would be ejected from the venue. Iscariot said he would not be silenced, to which DeRator responded to by demanding security take him out of the debate hall. The debate continued between Ajamu Baraka and Caroline Lucas, where issues such as climate change, the environment and unemployment were raised.

Viewers agreed that Caroline Lucas had won the debate, however the decision to remove Judas Iscariot was highly disagreed upon. Moe DeRator was accused of showing a clear bias against Judas Iscariot.

The next day, Judas Iscariot began to tweet accusations of how the Green Party were attempting to rig the election against him and in favour of Caroline Lucas and Ajamu Baraka. Ajamu Baraka held another rally the following day, condemning Iscariot's behaviour.

#### **Green Party Presidential Primary Results**

**1ST PLACE: Caroline Lucas - 3,000 VOTES**

**2ND PLACE [JOINT]: Ajamu Baraka and Judas Iscariot - 100 VOTES EACH**

Whilst it was expected for Caroline Lucas to win, the margin of victory was seen as surprising. Judas Iscariot underperformed, which may have been due to the fact that his support mainly came from independent voters and not Green Party members.

Judas Iscariot held a speech asserting that he believed the election was rigged against him and that it would not have been possible for him to lose by such a large margin. He announced he would never endorse Caroline Lucas, as she was a "stereotypical politician".

    The Green Party National Convention was very peaceful, with large celebrations for Caroline Lucas being held. Jill Stein was the "guest speaker" and gave her full support for Caroline Lucas. Ajamu Baraka also appeared to give his endorsement for her.

Caroline Lucas gave a speech to the party, saying she was thrilled that she had the support of almost every single Green Party Member. She told her supporters that by working together, they could "save the elm tree". She announced that her running mate would be Jonathan Bartley, who also gave a speech.

## Republican Party Presidential Primaries

The Republican Presidential Primaries were particularly noteworthy as, at that time, it had the largest amount of candidates ever running for a party primary. Alexander Hamilton was winning in all opinion polls, however the rise of Paul Atishon put Hamilton's win into uncertainty. At the beginning of the primaries, David Cameron announced that he would be withdrawing his Presidential candidacy, in the fear of being a spoiler in the primary. He endorsed Hamilton, citing that he shared many of the same views as him.

All six candidates had exceedingly different campaign strategies. Alexander Hamilton and Javert Dubois used posters to gain interest in their campaigns, Nigel Farage and Theresa May often held rallies, and Boris Johnson used Twitter to gain support for his Presidential bid. Paul Atishon combined all of these campaign strategies in his quest for the Republican Presidential Nomination.

On the first day of the primaries, Nigel Farage held a rally, speaking of his plan to hold a "Grexit" referendum, if elected President. Grexit would remove Groupy McGroupface from Twitter and would give the group chat its own website.Theresa May also held a rally telling Republican voters what she planned to do for the group chat. Despite making these promises, she was unable to give an explanation as to how she would put her ideas into place. Boris Johnson caused controversy when tweeting that "other group chats do not matter", shortly before tweeting that he felt bad for upsetting people, but would help the matter by distracting the public with "big words". He was condemned by Republican Party politicians for his tweets.

The Republican Party Presidential Debate was held the next day. The debate became hectic, due to Paul Atishon constantly interrupting and goading other candidates. During the debate, Theresa May called for his removal. This request was denied by Moe DeRator. Boris Johnson also fell during the debate, however he quickly recovered. Topics such as Grexit, education, the minimum wage, healthcare and criminal issues were discussed at length. Opinion polls after the debate claim that Alexander Hamilton won the debate, saying he came across as being relatable and likeable, whilst also keeping calm when addressing Paul Atishon. Nigel Farage also received praise for his debate performance, due to his passionate speech on Grexit. There were mixed thoughts on how Javert Dubois had debated. Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Paul Atishon were all panned for their debate performances, and were accused of making a mockery out of the Republican Party. The day after the debate, a two day period of voting began. Paul Atishon was the first person to vote in the election, encouraging others to also vote early. Theresa May held another rally on this day, telling everyone how disheartened the debate had made her feel. She encouraged party members to vote against Atishon.

#### **Republican Party Presidential Primary Results**

**1ST PLACE: Alexander Hamilton - 4,000 VOTES**

**2ND PLACE: Paul Atishon - 1,000 VOTES**

**3RD PLACE [JOINT]: Nigel Farage, Javert Dubous, Boris Johnson and Theresa May - 100 VOTES EACH**

These results were not surprising, as from the beginning of the election, Alexander Hamilton had been the most popular candidate. Despite Atishon only achieving 19% of the vote, it was still seen as concerning by a lot of Groupy McGroupface politicians, as it signalled that people may be unhappy with current political climate.

Shortly after the vote, Javert Dubois took his own life. In a suicide note, he wrote that Alexander Hamilton could not possibly handle criminal issues and he could not live in a world whereby criminal issues were not dealt with properly. The Republican Party expressed their sadness at Dubois' death, however the Republican Party National Convention was to still proceed.

        At the Republican Party National Convention began with ex-candidates Mitt Romney, Mike Pence and David Cameron declaring their support for Alexander Hamilton. Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage also pledged their support for Hamilton, each giving him advice and wishing him luck for the campaign against Democratic Presidential Candidate Frank Underwood. Paul Atishon spoke at the convention, stating he would never endorse "creole bastard" Hamilton and would instead launch an independent presidential campaign.

Alexander Hamilton gave a speech thanking his fellow Republican Party members. He told the party that he would stand up for all of them and would create a group chat that worked for every single individual. Hamilton later went on to name former CIA operations officer Evan McMullin as his running mate. McMullin then gave a speech thanking Hamilton.

## Libertarian Party Presidential Primaries

The Libertarian Presidential Primaries candidates were originally only Batte S. Casey, Bill Weld and Zoltan Istvan, however on the day that the primaries began "The Doctor" announced his candidacy for the nomination.

On the first day of the primaries, the Libertarian Party Presidential Debate was held. Moe DeRator was suffering from illness, and therefore his cousin Alex DeRator instead moderated this debate. The debate was branded as "the most shocking, horrifying and disturbing" thing that group chat had ever witnessed. The nature of the debate was blamed on both candidates Batte S. Casey and The Doctor disobeying debate rules, which was aided by audience members constantly shouting out. The most vocal audience member was Batte S. Casey's wife. Batte S. Casey constantly interrupted and talked over other candidates. At one point in the debate Batte S. Casey went as far to almost assault Presidential Candidate Zoltan Istvan. The Doctor also shouted out and talked over other candidates. Physical contact is forbidden, and yet The Doctor chose to hug Batte S. Casey. The Doctor also went into the audience on numerous occasions. In addition, he then threatened fellow presidential candidate Bill Weld. Moderator, Alex DeRator, had what could be considered a nervous breakdown and began drinking alcohol during the debate.

The next day Bill Weld held a rally expressing how unhappy he was with the debate. He claimed that all the other candidates were making a mockery out of the party and that only he should be elected as the Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee. This was the first of several Bill Weld rallies, of which he held throughout the week.

The Doctor held several rallies as well, constantly admitting he had no clue of what he was doing and did not have an understanding of politics. He also created several posters in support of his campaign, which spoke of how he liked to "look important".

Zoltan Istvan's main campaign platform was Twitter, which he often used to speak of his campaign promises and scientific beliefs. He spoke out against religion on his Twitter account, which caused a great amount of controversy,

After the debate, Batte S. Casey was not seen again during the primaries. It is unknown as to why, and it is still not clear as to where he was.

#### **Libertarian Party Presidential Primary Results**

**1ST PLACE: Batte S. Casey - 3,000 VOTES**

**2ND PLACE: The Doctor - 2,000 VOTES**

**3RD PLACE: Bill Weld - 1,000 VOTES**

**4TH PLACE: Zoltan Istvan - 100 VOTES**

Batte S. Casey's win with 49% had been seen as impossible prior to the results. These shocking election results were endlessly analysed by people as to how it could have possibly happened, but it it a mystery that has never been solved. The amount of votes that The Doctor received was also highly surprising, as it was unknown that he had this level of support. Bill Weld and Zoltan Istvan, originally the favourites to win, hugely underperformed.

After the results, Bill Weld confirmed he would not be attending the Libertarian Party National Convention. He stated he would not be endorsing Batte S. Casey, as in his view Casey was "not a real libertarian", and that he would endorse a third party candidate at a later time. Zoltan Istvan and The Doctor both announced they would be attending the Convention.

The Convention was delayed by 1 day, due to the absence of Batte S. Casey. Once Casey was found, the Convention proceeded. The ghost of Mark Allan Feldman spoke at the Convention, declaring his support for Batte S. Casey. His speech was followed by Zoltan Istvan's, who confirmed he would not be endorsing Batte S. Casey and would look at which candidate would most help the future of science. The Doctor also announced he would not be endorsing Batte S. Casey, but would instead run as an independent Presidential Candidate. He reaffirmed that he knew nothing about politics. Batte S. Casey gave a speech once again going through his campaign promises of giving every citizen a free pony and also announced that his running mate would be an unknown man named Larack Tobama.

## General Election

When the general election began, UKGC member Sherlock Holmes immediately announced that he would be running for the Presidency with John H. Watson as his running mate. Alongside this announcement, he also declared he would be launching a new political party called the Baker Street Party and this is the party banner he would run under. Hugo S. Catman, mystical being and former Big Brother contestant, also announced a Presidential run, with Glupi Petkat as his running mate. Hugo was not affiliated with any political party, and was therefore independent. Animalist Party leader Napoleon declared that for the first time since the party was founded, they would be launching a Presidential bid, with him being the Animalist Party Presidential Nominee and Squealer the Pig being the Animalist Party Vice Presidential Nominee.

Frank Underwood's campaign approach was very subtle, only very rarely holding rallies. When called out on his lack of campaign by fellow candidates, he argued that his lack of campaigning was down to the fact that he was always very busy working as a Senator. Alexander Hamilton and Evan McMullin used a large variation of campaign methods, including posters, released statements,held several rallies and tweets. Evan McMullin took an extremely prominent role in campaigning, often being the main focus of many of the rallies. Batte S. Casey and Larack Tobama were rarely seen throughout the general election, excluding debates. Caroline Lucas regularly gave passionate speeches on environmental and animal rights issues, telling voters that those issues could not be ignored. Sherlock Holmes often used advertisements in order to reach voters, a tactic which proved to be very helpful in winning voters. His biggest success in advertisements came when a large billboard of himself and John H. Watson was put up in Times Square. Hugo S. Catman left the universe where Groupy McGroupface is set in multiple times, and therefore was somewhat quiet throughout the general election. However, he still held several rallies with Glupi Petkat and also made a few television appearances. The Doctor, despite constantly visiting other planets, still campaigned often and spoke to his supporters on numerous occasions. As The Doctor had the ability to time travel, he often fixed mistakes that he had made during the campaign trail. Paul Atishon increased campaigning more and more throughout the election which, ironically, led to his opinion poll numbers declining. Napoleon and Squealer gave several speeches which pushed the Animalist Party principles of "All animals and humans are equal (expect some are more equal than others". They also released a vast amount of propaganda.

Alexander Hamilton was winning in the majority of opinion polls, however a week into the general election, Paul Atishon made an accusation against Alexander Hamilton which, at the time, was considered one of the biggest political scandals in Groupy McGroupface history. Atishon announced that through a CCTV camera placed opposite the home of Alexander Hamilton, they had filmed Alexander Hamilton and Maria Reynolds having an affair. It was unknown if this was true, however Alexander Hamilton confirmed it in a written statement, which was named "The Reynolds Pamphlet". As a result of this, former Presidential Candidate David Cameron rescinded his endorsement of Hamilton.

In retaliation to these claims, several days later Evan McMullin confirmed that they had done an investigation in to Paul Atishon and his past. He claimed that Hamilton's campaign staff had found sufficient evidence that Atishon was involved in the murder of Archie Buff. The GPCD said that they would be looking into this claim and no further statement would be given for a number of months. Atishon did not withdraw from the election as a result of this.

It was announced by the Federal Election Commission that those eligible to take part in the mainstream Presidential Debates were the Democratic Party, the Republican Party and the Libertarian Party. The First Main Presidential Debate became very disorderly, due to audience members constantly shouting out. Alexander Hamilton took a step forward to ask the audience members to stop, which seemed to end the chaos. At the beginning of the debate, Frank Underwood meant to give a speech telling people his negative thoughts on Paul Atishon, but accidentally said the name of his running mate, Jeremy Corbyn, instead of Atishon. Hamilton constantly mocked him for this mistake. Later in the debate, when speaking about climate change, he called Alexander Hamilton "uneducated". Hamilton ridiculed Underwood for calling him "uneducated", after which the two men launched a large argument with each other. Underwood called out Hamilton for being an adulterer, to which Hamilton claimed that Underwood was a "deceitful liar". After several minutes of arguing, Moe DeRator put an end to it. Batte S. Casey frequently spoke of legalising everything possible at the debate.

Several days later, a debate between third party and independent candidates took place. All candidates eligible took part in the debate, with the exclusion of The Doctor. The debate covered issues such as the current homicide accusations against Paul Atishon, global warming, crime and the principles of Animalism. Halfway through the debate, after Napoleon had made a statement about Frank Underwood and Alexander Hamilton, Paul Atishon began to laugh at him. Napoleon threatened Atishon's life to which Atishon responded to by making fun of the fact that he was a pig. Napoleon proceeded to slam the podium, shortly before demanding Atishon be thrown out of the debate hall. Atishon continued to goad Napoleon, to which Napoleon responded to by attacking him. After this event, both Napoleon and Atishon were ejected from the debate hall.

The next day, Atishon held a rally with his running mate Inga Kharkuul Khura'in. During this rally, he spoke extremely negatively of Napoleon, constantly calling him "bacon". He then went on to reiterate claims that he had made during the Democratic Presidential Primaries, saying Frank Underwood had had a threesome with a secret service agent and his wife, Claire Underwood. Underwood's Presidential Campaign gave no comment at the time.

At the Vice Presidential Debate between Jeremy Corbyn, Evan McMullin and Larack Tobama, the recent accusations against Underwood being involved in a threesome with a security service agent were brought up by Moe DeRator. Jeremy Corbyn gave little comment, only saying he had not seen any evidence. Despite this, Evan McMullin still argued that photographic evidence did exist and it could be released. Marijuana legalisation became a heavily discussed topic at this debate, as despite Jeremy Corbyn personally believing in it, he admitted that the campaign had not quite yet chosen a stance on it. Evan McMullin slammed the Underwood Presidential Campaign for not having a fully pledged policy on such an important issue so close to the election. Later in the debate, Evan McMullin got into an argument with Larack Tobama over the adultery claims towards Alexander Hamilton. McMullin appeared to be lost for words, and then accused the Libertarian Party of fixing the Libertarian Presidential Primaries in the favour of Batte S. Casey without any apparent evidence.

A few days later, the second and final Main Presidential Debate took place. Once again, the allegations against Underwood were mentioned often by both Moe DeRator and Alexander Hamilton. Underwood continued to deny the allegations, to which Hamilton said that he was "tricking and deceiving voters". Underwood's idea of "GroupWorks" was also a constant theme at the debate. Hamilton slammed the idea, saying it would work well in the short-term but would be disastrous in the long-term, due to the tax raise which would be implemented. Batte S. Casey also spoke of his plans to improve group chat security by having ponies protect us.

The next day Alexander Hamilton tweeted a link to a short video which showed Underwood having intimacy with Secret Service Agent Edward Meechum. Hamilton tweeted that he had been extremely reluctant to post this evidence, but he said that as Underwood had asked to see the evidence, they showed it. Underwood spoke at a rally the next day, claiming that those in the video were not him, but actors from the television show "House of Cards". He claimed that the actors were doppelgängers, and that he would never do such a thing. He then announced Hamilton responded by saying that this was definitely not from the television show, and it was never actually confirmed as to who was correct.

Campaigning increased a great deal for all candidates during the final few days in a final attempt to win over votes. By the time of the election, Hamilton had lost his lead in opinion polls and the race seemed to be between Underwood, Hamilton and Casey.

#### **General Election Results**

**1ST PLACE: Frank Underwood and Jeremy Corbyn (Democratic Party) - 210 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES**

**2ND PLACE [JOINT]: Batte S. Casey and Larack Tobama (Libertarian Party), Alexander Hamilton and Evan McMullin (Republican Party), Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson (Baker Street Party), Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley (Green Party) - 90 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES EACH**

**6TH PLACE: Hugo S. Catman and Glupi Petkat (Independent) - 60 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES**

**7TH PLACE [JOINT]: Paul Atishon and Inga Kharkuul Khura'in (Independent), The Doctor and K9 (Independent), Napoleon and Squealer (Animalist Party) - 30 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES EACH**

## The Aftermath

Sherlock Holmes was the first candidate to respond to the results, conceding to Frank Underwood in a statement released by his campaign. Neither he, nor John H. Watson, appeared publicly after the election results. Hugo S. Catman and Glupi Petkat appeared together on GCNN, declaring their support for Frank Underwood. After this, they then disappeared into Catman's hat, to what appeared to be another universe.

Paul Atishon was arrested several hours after the results , with the murder accusations against him being proved to be true. His running mate, Inga Kharkuul Khura'in, appeared on Atishon's behalf in front of his supporters and said that he and Atishon were conceding the election to Underwood.

The Doctor gave a final farewell to his supporters, saying that whilst it was not the result he was hoping for, he was still thrilled to have run a presidential campaign. After holding this speech, he entered the Tardis to search for a new place to go to. Napoleon appeared before the Animalist Party and made accusations that the election had been rigged. He claimed that it was actually him that had received 210 electoral college votes, whilst Underwood had only received 90 electoral college votes. He ordered his supporters to always fight against Underwood and to never give in.

On the other hand, Caroline Lucas's concession speech was of a very different tone. She said she had never imagined that a third party candidate, such as herself, would be able to receive 90 electoral college votes and therefore she was thrilled. Lucas predicted that it would not be long before a third party candidate won a presidential election. She was positive for the future and said she had high hopes for President-Elect Underwood.

In upcoming hours, multiple protests were held in opposition of Underwood. Underwood had only received 29% of the electoral college votes, which was the lowest a presidential election winner had ever received. These results showed an extreme lack of unity and that the group chat was greatly divided with political ideology. At the protests in opposition of Underwood, people marched with banners saying "Not My President".

Alexander Hamilton conceded the race to Underwood, calling for unity throughout the group chat. In his concession speech, Hamilton expressed that he would be willing to work with President-Elect Underwood to make a group chat that worked for all. He said that whilst being disappointed with these results, all group chat members must work together for a brighter future.

Shortly after Alexander Hamilton's concession speech, President-Elect Underwood finally addressed the Groupy McGroupface public. The President-Elect announced that he was very happy with the outcome of the election, but was disappointed that he did not receive a majority of the electoral college. Underwood echoed Hamilton's call for unity and claimed he would be happy to work with Hamilton. As a gesture of good will, he announced his campaign would no longer be suing Hamilton's Presidential Campaign for defamation.

## The Electoral College and the Presidential Inauguration

Several weeks after the results, The Electoral College officially voted on the Presidential Election and ratified the results. All electoral college members voted in the way that they had been instructed and there were no faithless electors.

Shortly after the Electoral College vote took place, President Elect Underwood announced his cabinet picks. Underwood declared Doug Stamper as his Chief of Staff, with Seth Grayson becoming his Press Secretary. His cabinet picks included Catherine Durant (Secretary of State), Warren Buffett (Secretary of the Treasury) and Tim Kaine (Secretary of the Defence). His cabinet was a considerably larger than President Hewett, with Underwood introducing many new cabinet positions.

A week later, the Presidential Inauguration was held. The inauguration began with Jeremy Corbyn being officially sworn in as Vice President of Groupy McGroupface. Frank Underwood then went on to begin being sworn in as President of Groupy McGroupface, however the inauguration faced a certain interruption. Halfway through the ceremony, Batte S. Casey jumped on to the stage and attempted to stop the ceremony, declaring himself as the rightful President. Casey said that before the Presidential Election took place, he changed his name to Francis Underwood, and it was actually him that had been elected as President. Governor of MarioWorld, Gary Johnson, then forced his way onto the stage and tackled Batte S. Casey to the ground. Johnson declared his hatred for Casey and wanted to stop Casey from his next act. Johnson and Casey were then both escorted off the stage. The inauguration then went ahead and Frank Underwood was finally sworn in as President of Groupy McGroupface.

## Cast

**Arl**

* The Internet

**Buttons99999**

* Alexander Hamilton
* Judas Iscariot
* Nicola Sturgeon
* Jeremy Corbyn (Pre-Primaries and Democratic Party Presidential Primaries)
* Nigel Farage
* Mitt Romney
* Mike Pence
* Ajamu Baraka
* Caroline Lucas
* Jonathan Bartley
* David Cameron
* Javert Dubois
* Theresa May
* Boris Johnson
* Evan McMullin
* Bill Weld
* Zoltan Istvan
* Alex DeRator
* Napoleon the Pig
* Squealer the Pig
* Jill Stein
* Stohk Ihmage

**GrandpaGames**

* Frank Underwood
* Batte S. Casey
* Jeremy Corbyn (General Election)
* Larack Tobama
* Gary Johnson
* Stohk Ihmage

**LEGOlord208**

* The Doctor
* K9

**Red498**

* James Hewett
* Paul Atishon
* Inga Karkhuul Khura'in
* Sherlock Holmes
* John H. Watson
* Hugo S. Catman
* Glupi Petkat
* James Gordon
* Moe De Rator
* Jude Dicial
* Mark Allen Feldman
* Stohk Ihmage