2020 Presidential Election Season 33

The **Season 33 Presidential Election** took place on October 9th, 2020. Incumbent President Roman Thaddeus was eligible to run for a second term and did so.

## Republican Party

**Declared**

* Roman Thaddeus, Incumbent President

**Declined**

* Ethan Davis, Representative from District 7, Former Associate Justice

## Democratic Party

**Declared**

* Monique Henderson, Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Representative from District Six, Fmr. White House Chief of Staff, Former Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Education

#### **Dropped out**

* Jacques Sampson, Incumbent Governor of Fremont

**Declined**

* Wyatt DiChristopher, Governor of Caesarea, Fmr. Representative from District Eight, Fmr. House Majority Leader, Fmr. White House Chief of Staff
* Mark Kennedy Gallagher, Senate Majority Leader, Senior Senator from Heartland, Lt. Gov. of Heartland, former representative and Secretary of State

## Libertarian Party

**Declared**

* Harvey Long, State Senator of Caesarea (announced on September 11th)

## Liberation Party

**Dropped Out**

* Gaming Is Life

## Early Campaign

On September 11th, State Sen. Harvey Long announced he was running for president in the upcoming season. He has long advocated Making MEC Fun Again and his campaign marks his third and final campaign for president. The beginning of his campaign he announced Jacques Sampson would become his vice-presidential campaign, stating he wanted to introduce a new person to the ticket, and on September 12th, Jacques announced that he was no longer apart of the ticket while saying he will be endorsing Harvey Long.

On September 14th, 2020, Rep. Mish Fox posted a cryptic announcement telling people to "Join me later for a MAJOR announcement in Nevada." This caused many to become suspicious of a Fox Presidential Run, something not seen in over 15 seasons. Signs point to a formidable campaign from Fox, as a recent poll showed him as the most popular GOP Elected Official.

Also on September 14th, two major candidates announced their run for the Democratic Nomination, while another major candidate ruled out a run. Speaker Henderson and Governor Sampson of Fremont both announced a run for the Democratic Nomination, in what is sure to be a contentious fight. Meanwhile, Senator MKG of Heartland ruled out a Presidential run after much speculation, saying in a post to Mewe "I want to thank those who were even considering to support me in a bid, and those who offered me a VP slot. It's a great honour to even be considered, but I feel that right now I can work better in the senate and earn the solid mandate I've just been trusted with by voters. Our message will soar one day, tonight it rests, awaiting in the wings."

About two and a half weeks from the Presidential Election there was a Heartland Special Senate Election. It was held on September 26th and the two candidates were Ashton Shabazz (D) and Nick Silver (R). The seat was originally held by Mayowa Olabode (D) who resigned and got replaced by Ashton Shabazz (D) who was appointed by Governor Davies (D). The first election was close and a last second vote for Nick Silver caused a runoff. This was unexpected as many thought Ashton Shabazz would win by a landslide. In the runoff, Nick Silver won by 3 votes giving Republicans a solid majority. This could be a huge indicator in the election. Monique Henderson (D) endorsed Ashton while Roman Thaddeus (R) endorsed Nick.

On September 29th, Harvey Long got a major fundraising boost after a 50/50 raffle. The 50/50 raffle has a $10 mil. + Jackpot with over 2,700 tickets sold!