2040 Presidential Election

The 64th Presidential election in American history took place on November 4th, 2040. Incumbent President Tulsi Gabbard, was extremely popular for the booming economy during the Boom of 2037 and the strong military. Gabbard's economic policies were bipartisan between Republicans and Democrats which was the main reason that the economy was so strong. Gabbard had also created the Department of Environmental Matters and the Climate Change Summit in Paris. The United States government also buys lots in Brazil to plant rain forests and protect endangered animals, Gabbard also began research for climate change and Global warming. Like passing the Global Warming Act to fight climate change. Plus the military had gotten better under her Presidency and she avoided a war with Iran and the Taliban, and quit US supply of the Afghan Monarchy.

Democratic Convention

Because Gabbard teamed with Republicans to pass Conservatives economic bills, many Socialists, Progressives, and far-left liberals' opposed Gabbard in the Democratic convention. Many of these progressives backed Washington D.C shadow Senator Jesse Jackson III while others continued to back Gabbard. Former Vice President and current California state Senator, Kamala Harris ran against both Gabbard and Jackson for the nomination. Harris only won the states of California and Oregon. After being crushed during the nomination Harris gave her electors and most of her support to Gabbard allowing her to easily defeat Jesse Jackson III. Jackson and the other Progressives decided to make their own political parties, officially leaving the Democratic Party. For Vice President, incumbent VP Pete Buttigieg narrowly defeated longtime Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff.

Progressive Convention

After Jackson and his supporters left the Democratic Party and former there own. The Progressive Party unanimously nominated Jesse Jackson III, though AOC was a serious continent for President. Oregon State Legislator Candace Royson achieved major fame after being nominated for Vice President. The 2040 Progressive Nomination was the first fully non-white ticket in US history. It was also the only time a Presidential nominee from Washington D.C instead of a US state was nominated for President. It would also be the first time in US history that a third party would get more votes then one of the two major political parties in a US presidential election.

Republican Convention

The Republican National Convention had few candidates however, host of "The Talk with the Rock", former actor and WWE wrestler, a conservative activist and former Georgia State Legislator Dwayne Johnson ran for President. Both North Carolina Governor Madison Cawthrorn and Nevada Senator Ben Shapiro ran against the Rock however, they didn't stand a chance. The Rock carried all states except the western states that went to Shapiro and North Carolina which went to Cawthrorn. The Rock was easily nominated for President by the Republican Party. The Rock nominated one of his most passionate backers, longtime Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton for Vice President. Cotton ran unopposed for the position and won, concluding the Republican Convention.

Campaign Issues

The main campaign issues were the Afghan War, the Mexican border, and the economy. The first major event was the Afghanistan Civil War between the Taliban and the Afghan Monarchy. This Civil War had already killed 11 million people, and had Iran supporting the Taliban and several other terrorist groups fighting with the Taliban. While a majority of Afghans were fighting alongside the monarchy in a dangerous uphill battle. Because Iran and seven smaller terrorist groups from other countries fought on the side of the Taliban and the US had supported Afghanistan (though they didn't fight in it). Most Republicans including Dwayne Johnson wanted to enter the Civil War in support of the Afghan Monarchy and destroy the Taliban and the other terrorist groups there. While Gabbard believed it wasn't the US's business and they should stay out of the already bloody Civil War. The Mexican border was another major subject. President Gabbard had torn down the wall but had done her best to prevent illegal immigration and them getting US citizenship making the US government unable to remove them. Gabbard's policies worked 60% of the time but still many illegal immigrants were living in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. Johnson and other Republicans wanted to rebuild the wall and create a Department to remove the illegal immigrants while Gabbard believed her policies were good and nothing should be done. Progressives believed Gabbard's policies were too harsh. The final issue, the economy was in agreement with both Democrats and Republicans but Progressives disagreed and campaigned against Gabbard's economic policies.

Election Results

When the election results finally came in, Tulsi Gabbard won receiving 319 electoral votes and 50.9% of the popular vote. In second place Dwayne Johnson got 158 electoral votes and 19% of the popular vote. In third place James Jackson III won 71 electoral votes and 30.1% of the popular vote. This was the first election in American history that a third party got more votes then one of the two major political parties and the only time in American history that an immigrant won a Vice Presidential debate. Johnson agreed Gabbard won two hours later and on January 6th, 2041 James Jackson came on stage and admitted Gabbard won. This would be the last time a person from a Pacific state would win the White House.