2044 US elections (Seanathan)

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The 2044 United States presidential election was the 64th quadrennial presidential election, held nominally in November 2044. The Democratic ticket of New York senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Georgia governor Jon Ossof defeated the Republican ticket of former New York representative Elise Stefanik and Oregon senator Alex Skarlatos.

Democratic Primaries
The Democratic Primaries were mainly between New York senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Illinois governor Lauren Underwood and Pennyslvania senator Malcolm Kenyatta.

Ocasio-Cortez won the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries, and won the nomination.

Her vice presidential shortlist included Georgia governor Jon Ossof and Illinois governor Lauren Underwood, and she chose Ossof.

Republican Primaries
On the Republican side, there was a battle between former New York representative Elise Stefanik, Californian representative Ben Shapiro, and Illinois representative Ryan Fournier. Stefanik won in the end.

Stefanik's vice presidential shortlist included Minnesota governor Drew Christensen and Oregon senator Alek Skarlatos and she ended up choosing the latter.

Freedom Party
Illinois representative and second-place candidate in the Republican Ryan Fournier claimed Elise Stefanik as a false Republican due to her moderate stances on gender rights and climate change. He decided to run as an independent.

He named his party the Freedom Party. Another name suggested by his allies was the New Trump Party.

He chose nationalist activist James Allsup as his vice president. He would end up splitting the vote and allowing the democrats an easier victory.

Other Parties
The Libertarian Party won around 0.3% of the Popular Vote. Their presidential ticket consisted of retired wrestler John Cena and collumnist Kristine Tate.

The Green Party didn't cast a candidate in the election, instead endorsing democrat candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Other parties won 0.1% of the popular vote.

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 all of them support actions that may harm the economy.

This is the first election in which both of the candidates support a green new deal.

Militarization of Space
America, the EU, and China have both begun to set up bases on the moon and Mars.

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 the like

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. AOC has supported automation, and it caused workers in the rust belt and elsewhere to lean Republican.

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

Islam has overtaken Judaism as the third largest religion in the US, only behind Christianity and Atheism.

It is projected that white Americans will make up less than 50% of the population in two years. The Republican party's worst nightmare is coming true.

Debates
Both presidential candidates performed well in the debates.

Election Night
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez easily won the election

She won in the key swing states of Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, and New Hampshire.

Delaware, Virginia, and Rhode Island all voted for Elise Stefanik, as they were alienated by some of AOC's progressive views. The rest of the rust belt including Minnesota and Pennsylvania also went red.

Ryan Fournier's freedom party stole the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Alabama from Stefanik. Alabama was the narrowest margin of these, while Arkansas was the greatest win for Fournier. If he had won even greater, states like Mississipi might have gone blue due to vote splitting.

The results came in the next morning, in a landslide victory for the democrats. It ended up with 335 electoral votes for AOC and 176 for Stefanik, and 27 for Fournier.