Raymundo Cardona

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**Raymundo Brush Cardona** (Born July 8, 2042 - March 21, 2142) was an American Politician and Governor who served as the 70th President of the United States from 2089 to 2093 as well as the 42nd Governor or Sonora. He was the first President from the Nationalist Party. He is often seen as the last President preceding the century of pain.

## Early Life

Born and raised in Hermosillo, Sonora he graduated from San Diego University 2068.

## Governor of Sonora (2070-2072)

Cardona served as the 42nd Governor of Sonora from 2070 to 2072.

## Presidential Campaign

Cardona declared his run for President in 2088 and became the first President from the Nationalist Party. He ran in a 3 way election between former President Richard Ojeda and incumbent President Wes Moore, who were both seeking additional terms. During his campaign for President, he attacked both Moore and Ojeda for their records; he attacked Moore for his disastrous handling of the then ongoing West African War and Ojeda for his stance on continuing the war. Cardona promised to end the war within his first month as President with a total withdraw that would not negatively affect the day-to-day lives of the American people.

He beat both candidates and was sworn in as President on January 20, 2089.

## Presidency (2089-2093)

### Inauguration

Raymundo Cardona was sworn in as President on January 20, 2089.

### Isolationism

#### Gutting of Foreign Obligations

His term oversaw a more isolationist approach to politics as well as decreased funding of international programs such as NATO, SATO, and the a 10% cut to United Nations funding. In its place, Cardona wanted to establish a domestic plan that worked for everyone.

### Criticism of Ojeda and Moore

One thing Cardona detested about the Ojeda and Moore Administrations was the fact that neither President compromised during their administrations; they pushed to get things exactly their way without representing the people across the aisle. Cardona was determined to break this partisan cycle in his administration, and thus developed a new plan for the social programs created within the Ojeda Administration: Essentially, the programs would still exist, yet they would no longer be free as Ojeda had initially planned. Instead, anyone who wanted the programs would have to pay for them and those who did not want them would not have to surrender any of their money; all profits the government would make from the programs would be used to fund them. While this plan was amended to still fund the programs with regular taxpayer and/or borrowed money for those who wouldn't be able to afford the programs, it was ultimately passed and Cardona put the once divisive issue to a close.

### 2090 Midterms

In the 2090 Midterm Election, split votes between Democrats and Republicans would see Nationalists sweep both houses of Congress and solidify their control over the government. Despite the fact that most Nationalists won with a minority of the vote. Because of this, those who opposed Cardona's isolationist agenda formed a new party to oppose the Nationalist Party, which would be known as the "Globalist Party." In 2091, the first Globalist National Convention would be held, in which the nominee for President would be chosen early and it would be stated that the party, on its more extreme end, had the agenda of completely uniting the world's governments. Because many Americans opposed the Nationalist agenda of isolationism, they joined the Globalist Party despite the fact that they did not agree with its leadership's goals. President Cardona feared what would happen if Globalists won, and thus campaigned fiercely for re-election in 2092.

### Re-Election

Despite Cardona and the Nationalists' efforts, however, they ultimately lost the Presidency to Globalist nominee Quinton Kaminski. That same year would see Globalists obtain a majority in the House of Representatives and would see them put a large dent in the Nationalists' Senate majority. Following his loss in the Presidential Election, Cardona announced his retirement from politics, saying that he wanted to avoid becoming "the Nationalist Party's Ojeda." Despite Cardona's loss, he was remembered fondly following his Presidency, sitting at a 64% approval rating.

## Post Presidency

Cardona would remain critical of the Kaminski Administration and would vocally support the campaign of William Rowell before disavowing him during his term.