2032 US Elections (Seanathan)

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The 2032 United States presidential election was the 62nd quadrennial presidential election, held nominally in November 2032. The Republican ticket of Florida senator Marco Rubio and former Utah representative Mia Love defeated the Democratic ticket of New Jersey senator Cory Booker and Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar. This election was the first to use the updated electoral votes from the 2030 census. The main changes were a loss in votes in the Northeast and Great Lakes and and increase in votes in the Southwest and West.

Democratic Primaries
The Democratic primaries was primarily between moderate New Jersey governor Cory Booker, former Kentucky governor Andy Beshear, Washington representative Pramila Jayapal, and New York senator Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez. Andy Beshear won the Iowa caucuses, but Cory Booker won overall.

Cory Booker's vice presidential shortlist included Michigan representative Radisha Tlaib and Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar, and he ended up choosing the latter in an attempt to win the Midwest. And he did manage to succeed in that area, but was it enough? '

Republican Primaries
Marco Rubio received little resistance in the republican primaries.

Other Parties
The Libertarian Party won around 1.2% of the Popular Vote. Their presidential ticket consisted of former Michigan Senator Justin Amash and their vice president ticket was Adam Kokesh.

The Green Party won around 0.6% of the Popular Vote. Their presidential ticket consisted of comedian Hari Kondabolu and their vice president ticket was activist and doctor Darlene Elias.

Other parties won 0.7% of the popular vote, including the Constitution party and the party for Socialism and Liberation.

Climate Change
Climate change is still a key issue.

Democrats argue America has fallen behind on its duty to preserve earth, while some Republicans neglect the idea of global warming in the first place.

Most Republicans have accepted climate change as more than a left-wing hoax, but that doesn't mean they support mass legislation that may harm the economy or fossil fuel industry.

Marco Rubio himself is a denier, and it is taking a toll on earth as a whole when the largest economy is making little effort to save the environment.

Militarization of Space
Humans have landed on Mars, and missions are underway to the far planets of the solar system.

A second space race may ensue, between the USA and China. Russia, the EU and India could also be major players.

But does military have a place in the tranquility of space, and should our bases on planets yonder be armed?

The space force has never seen this much non-satirical coverage before, because now more than ever, the state of America could depend on them.

Automation and Privacy
Security cameras, government databases, and libertarians believe that their privacy is at risk than ever before.

Robots are becoming good enough to replace and outperform most humans in manufacturing jobs, and said humans don't want their jobs gone.

Automation is beginning to gain support among democrats, and while Booker has a moderate stance on the issue, it may cause workers in the rust belt and elsewhere to lean Republican in the near future.

Immigration and Refugee Crisis
Climate Change has caused an increase in refugees from South and Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Republicans fear a future in which white Americans are just a minority.

Foreign Policy
Tensions are rising between India and China.

Republicans believe America should keep its own interests as a priority.

Democrats believe America should keep its allies interests in mind and consider developing nations.

With Globalism versus Nationalism splitting the nation in two, the USA will have to make a choice.

Debates
Both presidential candidates performed well in the debates.

Amy Klobuchar came off as hot-tempered during the vice presidential debates against Mia Love.

Election Night
Cory Booker picked up support from black voters in Georgia, winning the state. He also took Wisconsin and Michigan.

Meanwhile Marco Rubio won major support from Hispanic and Latino voters. This gave him victories in the states of Arizona, Florida, and Nevada. He even managed to flip the solid blue state of New Mexico by margins of less than one percent.

He also managed to narrowly defeat Booker in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. By now Ohio had become a solid republican state.

The results came in at 1:00 A.M. the next day, with 280 electoral votes for Rubio and 258 for Booker.

Marco Rubio was reelected, being the first president since Barack Obama to be elected to serve two terms.