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    Veranius

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    The 2022 United States Congressional Elections were held on November 7th, 2022, to elect all 800 members of the United States Continental Congress from all 51 states for a four year term.

    In the 2018 Congressional Elections, Conservatives under John Kasich were able to claim an impressive 290 seats, ending twelve years of Liberal-Alliance control and ending the series of the so-called Bay Premiers (John Kerry, Joe Biden, and Tim Kaine). Predictions for an outright majority for the Conservatives were stymied by higher than anticipated support for the Moderates, as well as the fracturing of the Liberal caucus with a sudden surge of Progressive support. Thus, Kasich was forced to work with Susan Collins, leader of the Moderates, to produce a working coalition majority. The Kasich premiership was embattled from the start with rising far-right tensions within the Conservatives, and his selection as party leader only came about through the split of support amongst numerous far-right candidates, allowing him to sail through with a plurality. These tensions would come to a head in 2020 when, in reaction to the imposition of nation-wide lockdowns to halt the ongoing 2019 coronavirus pandemic, massive protests against said lockdowns shook the nation to its core. Simultaneous protests against police brutality and racial injustice exacerbated tensions, tensions that Kasich was unable to cool down. The successful invention and rollout of three coronavirus vaccines did little to improve Kasich's popularity amongst the people and amongst members of Congress, and he was forced to work more and more with Moderates and even Liberals to get even simple legislation passed.

    Much like the left of US politics fractured with the massive rise of support of the Progressives in 2014, the right fell apart in 2022 with the formation of the Nationals and Constitution. The Conservatives, once the most solid with inter-party unity, suffered their biggest losses in recent history, with most stemming from defections, and the rest from vote splitting between several conservative candidates, thus allowing for non-conservatives to triumph. However, Liberal hopes were dashed when their seat gain ended up being far less than anticipated, due to ongoing popular dissatisfaction with the Liberal leadership, despite Cory Booker achieving victory as the leader of the Liberals. Still, Booker was able to easily work out a deal with Michelle Wu of the Progressives, Beto O'Rourke of Reform, and Deb Haaland of Alliance, thus establishing a working majority.
     
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    As part of a "Balkanized Political Parliamentary America" project:

    Pennsylvania, or the Keystone State, is one of the 50 states of the United States of America. Long one of the more populous states, Pennsylvania has has a major influence on the United States, with the egalitarian vision of founder William Penn serving as a chief inspiration for the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of 1789. It is often said that the state is a microcosm of American politics as a whole, from the major left-leaning metropoli of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton, and Harrisburg to the right-leaning rural regions of the Appalachians and Alleghenies.

    The General Assembly of Pennsylvania is one of the largest of the nation, with 450 seats in total. With approximately 20,000 people per seat, this has given average Pennsylvanians an unprecedented amount of access to their political system. In contrast to other states, the executive branch is officially composed of a council of 13 members, 12 of whom are chosen from the various regions of the state (the Lehigh Valley was only included later following years of protests and insurrections) and 1 who is chosen by the council to act as the president. These councilmembers are traditionally former party leaders from the General Assembly, as exemplified by President Bob Casey Jr, who was Speaker of the General Assembly before the current incumbent Tom Wolf.

    Pennsylvania politics spans the entire spectrum and is known for its variety. The Workingmen's Party, for instance, was founded in the 1870s as one of the first worker parties in the nation. In recent years the Commonwealth Party has clawed its way back from irrelevance during the Ridge Era of Keystone Party dominance to cement itself as the new natural ruling party of the state, though heavily dependent on major coalitions to ensure its legislative programs are enacted. The current upswing of support for Workingmen's under fresh leader John Fetterman has led to some pundits to hope that he will be the next speaker following Wolf's retirement, possibly as one of the first quasi-socialist state leaders in the nation.
     
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    The Fourth Age 287 elections for the Dúnedain Great Council, governing the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor, are generally looked to as a pivotal point in the "Eärnil Realignment", with the dramatic fall of the ruling Alcarin Coalition and the emergence of the Tirith Coalition in response.

    Snap elections were called in early IV 287 following the death of King Eldamir and the ascension of King Eärnil III. Eldamir, the grandson of Elessar and the son of Eldarion, had had a weak reign, with the major calamity of the Dark Tree Crisis consuming much of his early years on the throne. As what little of Eldamir's interest in governing faded completely, he entrusted control over the Reunited Kingdom to his Stewards and the associated High Council, beholden as they are to the Great Council. For much of Eldamir's later years, this meant Steward Amandil and his ruling Alcarin Coalition, with the ostensible goal of restoring the realms of the Dúnedain to that of Gondor under Atanatar II Alcarin, three thousand years in the past.

    Prior elections held in IV 285 resulted in minimal seat changes in the Great Council, despite growing popular resentment against the Alcarin Coalition. Eldamir and Amandil were seen as increasingly out of touch with the will of the people, a sentiment expressed often by Eldamir's militaristic heir, Prince Eärnil. Depredations by the Haradrim of Chelkar and Orcish tribes in Gundabad exacerbated tensions along the periphery, and Amandil's ineffectual responses won him many foes in the Great Council. Still, none dared move against him until Eldamir passed, leaving the Dúnedain in a potentially perilous position.

    Eldamir's sudden death (some whisper in mysterious circumstances) allowed for Prince Eärnil to enact effectively a palace coup, ensuring his own smooth succession and sidelining many who had held Eldamir's favor; for instance, the sudden loss of royal support for the Party of All Gondor nearly crippled the party in a stroke. Advised by Steward Amandil to wait for the next scheduled elections in IV 292, Eärnil instead called for snap elections, the first in the Reunited Kingdom's history. His heavy support of his military friends Calimehtar of the Thorongil Front and Arvaethor of the Frontier Alliance allowed for a vast surge in support that their respective parties saw, changing the dynamics of the Great Council in a single stroke.

    When the results came in, Amandil's Alcarin Coalition was the first to approach Eärnil with a potential government. Yet Eärnil's dislike for Amandil provoked a possible constitutional crisis when he refused to allow the Alcarin Coalition to govern. In response, Calimehtar successfully pried away Envinyatar from Amandil's coalition, allowing for him to form his own grand coalition. Still, thanks to the continued loyalty of Erchirion to Amandil, as well as Calimehtar's refusal to align with Tharbad Independence, meant that he was two seats short of a majority. Eärnil, eager to have a functioning government running in order to prepare for an intervention against Nurn, gave Calimehtar his blessing to form a minority government instead.

    After Eärnil successfully cowed the lords of Nurn back into vassalage, he called another snap election in IV 291, which reinforced Calimehtar's coalition into a majority. However, Eärnil's continued disdain for the Great Council's traditions provoked a revolt from within, and in IV 294, Eärnil's younger brother Eldacar crowned himself as Eldacar II from within the halls of Dol Amroth. Thus began the Second Kin-Strife.

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    Composition of the High Council, IV 287:

    Steward Calimehtar (Thorongil Front) - head of government
    Grand Emissary Arciryas (Envinyatar Party) - foreign affairs
    Warden of the Keys Ondoher (Epholar!) - finance
    Warden of Houses of Healing Valandur (Envinyatar Party) - public health
    Warden of the Ways Beren (Palantir Party) - transport
    Warden of the Ravens Narmacil (Echor United) - war
    Warden of the Gulls Ciryon (Thorongil Front) - navy
    Warden of the White Tower Númendil (Thorongil Front) - security
     
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    The lore for this one is definitely still in the works, but some changes to Louis XIV's later foreign policy (ie more belligerence) forces the Huguenots to flee to the New World, ensuring that New Jersey goes French. The colonies free themselves from the British but are unable to resolve their lingering disputes and cannot agree on a true constitution, and so the United Colonies collapse. Out of the rubble comes the Atlantic Confederation, which unites the Mid-Atlantic colonies in a very weak collective system, enough to prevent the Virginians and New Englanders from intervening. Generally a far more multi-cultural North America, with a better native policy too. My main thoughts for this project originally centered on a French Diadochi system post-French Revolution, but this is a nice change of pace.
     
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    • Veranius said:
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    As part of a "Balkanized Political Parliamentary America" project:

    Pennsylvania, or the Keystone State, is one of the 50 states of the United States of America. Long one of the more populous states, Pennsylvania has has a major influence on the United States, with the egalitarian vision of founder William Penn serving as a chief inspiration for the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of 1789. It is often said that the state is a microcosm of American politics as a whole, from the major left-leaning metropoli of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton, and Harrisburg to the right-leaning rural regions of the Appalachians and Alleghenies.

    The General Assembly of Pennsylvania is one of the largest of the nation, with 450 seats in total. With approximately 20,000 people per seat, this has given average Pennsylvanians an unprecedented amount of access to their political system. In contrast to other states, the executive branch is officially composed of a council of 13 members, 12 of whom are chosen from the various regions of the state (the Lehigh Valley was only included later following years of protests and insurrections) and 1 who is chosen by the council to act as the president. These councilmembers are traditionally former party leaders from the General Assembly, as exemplified by President Bob Casey Jr, who was Speaker of the General Assembly before the current incumbent Tom Wolf.

    Pennsylvania politics spans the entire spectrum and is known for its variety. The Workingmen's Party, for instance, was founded in the 1870s as one of the first worker parties in the nation. In recent years the Commonwealth Party has clawed its way back from irrelevance during the Ridge Era of Keystone Party dominance to cement itself as the new natural ruling party of the state, though heavily dependent on major coalitions to ensure its legislative programs are enacted. The current upswing of support for Workingmen's under fresh leader John Fetterman has led to some pundits to hope that he will be the next speaker following Wolf's retirement, possibly as one of the first quasi-socialist state leaders in the nation.
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    Since I keep messing with this idea, here's the version as of today:

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    • I do like how localised all of these have been so far, and the main left-wing party of Maryland also being the party of the crab industry is maybe the best in this theme.
     
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    Abbreviations:
    NS = non-societal
    INU = Society for the Improvement of the National Union
    PS76 = Society for the Preservation of the Spirit of 1776

    Livingston, DC is approximately Morrisville, Bucks County, PA, across the Delaware from Trenton.

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    • Walpurgisnacht said:
    Going to take a wild guess that the name of the guy who leads Experience! starts with an "A" and ends with an "ndrew Yang".
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    I've marked Yang down for the Municipal Ownership League - he was supposed to lead Common Sense-New Pathway, but I needed people for MOL. I'm not actually sure who would lead Experience! now that I think about it.
     
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