2036 Election

## Overview

The 2036 Election was an election between the candidates Commander Republican and Charlie Kelly, and was very controversial at its end. Commander Republican ran as a hardline conservative, while Kelly ran as a relative centrist, mainly campaigning as an alternative to Commander. Controversially, the election ended in Kelly winning by a single vote.

## Significant Candidates

### Commander Republican

Commander Republican ran as a hardline conservative, being a defining member of the GOP during this time period. His campaign has roots in the assumption of power by Charlie Kelly after the Secession Crisis, being a harsh critic of his presidency. His policies included being against abortion, cutting the income tax and national budget, implementation of a "spending cap." He was also against the federal mandate of the minimum wage, stating that it shouldn't be mandated, but "encouraged." This information comes from his Townhall, which you can view here. He dominated in the polls, but as opposing candidates dropped out, Kelly gained an edge.

### Charles Kelly

Kelly's first presidency began after the secession crisis, and was quickly praised as the best president so far. He originally identified as a Republican, but later switched to independent. He ran on "streamline(ing) our legal immigration system", while maintaining stable border control, being pro-choice, being "very much" ... "against the Hughes Amendment", and promised to, "support democratic, republican, libertarian, independent, and populist bills as long as they are pragmatic and have the American people in mind," among other things. This information comes from his Townhall, which you can view here. Early in the race, his campaign was very unsuccessful, but as candidates dropped out he became the popular choice.

### Byronic1836

Byronic was the election's Socialist Candidate, the Socialist party being one of the larger ones. He campaigned around helping the mentally unhealthy, promoting safe gun use, and decriminalizing drug use, among other things. This information comes from his Townhall, which you can view here. His campaign was relatively uneventful, and he dropped out after roughly six months of being a candidate.

### TheOriginalElmo

Elmo ran in the election as an independent and was one of the other popular choices besides Kelly and Commander. He announced his candidacy from a bench, and campaigned on being hard on China/Russia, Improving nuclear energy, liberating the Tibet, strongly opposing any attempts at secession, and improving public education, among other things. This information comes from his campaign announcement, which you can view here. He dropped out of the election after roughly three months, due to being a strong runner in the polls and not wanting to split the vote.

## Campaign

Early in the election the first polls, made by Commander himself, largely showed a very substantial Commander lead. This was also reflected in statistics during the early moments in the campaign. Third party polling, however, showed a largely different story with Kelly largely winning out, foreshadowing the future election. It is likely that Commander's intense lead fell apart with two key events, the first being the loss of the Libertarian endorsement, a very controversial decision, as well as the Presidential Debates, the public largely agreeing that Kelly won them. The final two relevant polls before the election reflect this, Kelly winning in both the first, and the second.

## Election

The election began in November 2036, and early on Kelly dominated. He received a substantial amount more votes than any other candidate on the ballots, proving Commanders domination in the polls obsolete. When it became clear to Commander that he would lose, he shared the election to numerous subreddits, causing his vote to rise significantly. The polls were closed an hour early, Kelly only winning by a single vote. Both moves, election sharing and closing the polls, were widely debated, and controversial, with good points made on both sides.

## Conclusion

The election ended with Kelly winning by just a single vote, as mentioned earlier. Commander Republican, after hearing of his loss, died in a automobile accident.