2048 United States Presidential Election (Solidarity)

The 2048 United States presidential election was the 66th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 1, 2048. The Republican ticket of incumbent President Travis L. Andrysiak and real estate mogul Barron W. Trump defeated the American Solidarity ticket of incumbent Vice President Alexander J. R. Kelly and former Georgia Governor Jon Ossoff, as well as the independent ticket of Actress Sadie L. Earegood and Commentator Ben Shapiro. This being the first major 3rd party ticket since Yang/Sinema in the 2040 Presidential Election.

Andrysiak's ascent to the Presidency after the assassination of President Dwayne Carter in 2046 was incredibly quick, however a major contention was that Speak of the House, Alexander J.R. Kelly, a member of The American Solidarity Party, was now the Vice President. This lead to disagreements throughout the Executive Branch of Government on how to run the nation, due to the split party ticket. When Andrysiak launched his 2048 Presidential Campaign, he assured the public that Kelly would not be joining him on the ticket should he win the nomination. Meanwhile Kelly himself launched his campaign less than a week afterwards. Andrysiak faced serious opposition by Actress and Political Activist, Sadie L. Earegood, who had ran for the Presidency during the previous election cycle, however she had run out of money and been forced to concede. Earegood knew she wouldn't be able to primary the popular incumbent, so she instead ran as an Independent, a move which was heavily criticized by the Republican Party, as it would likely siphon votes away from Andrysiak.

Andrysiak made a point during to the General Debates to emphasize to the voters that the reason for not being able to get much done was due to a split ticket, and that his first elected term would be far more eventful. Earegood however made a case to voters that this was because of incompetence of action and not because of inability, however which side was correct was a hot point of debate. Both Andrysiak and Kelly highly exploited Earegood's pro-war stance, which she emphasized that it was "For the freedom of the people." Andrysiak specifically stated during the Primaries that his position on intervention was supporting America's allies, and only attacking if provoked, which contrasted heavily with Earegood's pro-war stance and Kelly's "Under no circumstances" Agenda.

The Republican Party
Travis Layne Andrysiak became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party on April 20th when he secured enough delegates to ensure his nomination at the national convention. He was formally nominated at the convention on July 17th.

Andrysiak received 26,155,848 total votes in the primary. Andrysiak won each and every primary, with Andrysiak receiving the highest number of votes and Tomas F. Deason receiving the second highest.

American Solidarity Party
Alexander Jonathan Richard Kelly became the presumptive nominee of the American Solidarity Party on May 17th, 2020, when he secured enough delegates to ensure her nomination at the national convention. He was formally nominated at the convention on July 14th.

Kelly received 20,521,621 total votes in the primary. Kelly, PLACEHOLD, PLACEHOLD and PLACEHOLD all won at least one primary, with Kelly receiving the highest number of votes and PLACEHOLD receiving the second highest.

Issues unique to the election
Government Infiltration

During the early stages of World War 3, many members of opposing factions accused President Yang of having connections and sympathies for the Belt and Road Pact, the side of the war which directly opposed America's key allies, however many supporters of Yang called out said people, claiming they are racially profiling the President, on account of him being ethnically Chinese. However during the dying days of the Carter Presidency, it was revealed that a steady number of low ranking Government Officials in the states of California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, New Jersey, and Minnesota all had ties to Shenist China, and were labelled as traitors despite America not being directly involved in the conflict. This only added fuel to the blazing fire of conspiracies theories about vast amounts of allegedly corrupted high ranking officials in the American Government, much like was apparent during the 2010s and 20s before the greatest mass arrest event in American history, which took place in 2025.

World War 3

World War 3 had become widely advantages towards the Belt and Road Pact, which had captured a vast portion of Russian Siberia as well as the Balkans. American Allies such as Israel and France continually requested intervention from America, however public opinion held at around 59.38% being opposed to war, this number being on decline as election season arrived. While Earegood supported intervention, both major party candidates opposed it and openly opted to stay neutral during the Andrysiak Presidency. This ultimately led to the downfall of Earegood's popularity approaching Election Day as both sides pressed her on the issue during debates, knocking her down multiple percentage points.

Notable expressions, phrases, and statements
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By Andrysiak/Trump


 * "The Hell does that even mean?": The campaign slogan of Travis Andrysiak, picked arbitrarily over defaming the campaign slogan of Kelly, making a clear joke out of it.
 * "What's your point, exactly?": A common quip used primarily by Andrysiak during debates to confuse and fluster opponants.

By Kelly/Ossoff


 * "What are you going to do? Punch them?": A reference made by Kelly during the Presidential Debates to the time Andrysiak got into a violent altercation with Texas Senator, George Carmichael, when Andrysiak casted the tiebreaking vote on H.R. 16 during his Vice Presidency. Andrysiak responded by making a rude hand gesture at Kelly.



By Earegood/Shapiro

Election night and the next day
The news media frequently placed all three sides near equally with Earegood trailing behind the farthest, however leading in the Midwestern states such as Michigan (her home state), Illinois, Missouri and Ohio. Andrysiak managed to overperform in the South via playing off the memory of his predecessor and soaking up the extra support from the slack left by Kelly, who was more popular in the Midwest and Rockies.