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MPs for Blackwater Falls

Cecil Underwood (1973-1981): Elected in 1973 as part of the Wallace/Rebirth landslide, Underwood was part of the Victory opposition in West Virginia (with his family supporting Taylor's Traditionalists). Underwood was appointed to the Wallace cabinet as Minister for Internal Improvements and became a well-respected member of the administration. With the 1977 defeat of Wallace and the only Rebirth government, Underwood's majority got smaller and smaller. By 1981, when the American Party secured a large majority over Mueller's Rebirth, he was defeated.

Ken Hechler (1981-1987): Jailed during the era of Owsley, Hechler was determined to enter state politics. But after his career floundered, he ran for the American Party as a star candidate in their target seat of Blackwater Falls and won. Quickly, he proved controversial after failing to secure a cabinet post and defying the American whip. He became part of the Refounded Agrarian League but still was believed to be out of place. Upon him being deselected in 1987, he became an independent, but only secured 8.5% of the vote.

A. James Manchin (1987-2003): Likely the most important MP for Blackwater Falls, Manchin was a fiery speaker for the Agrarians and the Zimmerman government. Manchin has been remembered as the man that made Wayne Cryts leader of the Agrarians and for having a tight grip over Agrarian MPs as Chief Whip. Unlike most Agrarians, he joined National rather than the "moist retro punk" David Byrne and his UMF. His powerful oratory was less useful with the witty P.J. O'Rourke leading the Nationals, but he stayed an elder statesman and an advisor to the eventual Prime Minister.

Cecil Underwood (2003-2006): The death of Manchin left a big hole in Blackwater Falls, and O'Rourke hoped to target the seat. As he had lost the 2002 election to Byrne, the party would not be pleased with a defeat. Cecil Underwood was brought out of retirement to run, who faced the UMF's Robin Davis and the independent environmentalist (with the support of the CPUSA) Ken Hechler. Underwood's fame and speculation of corruption around Davis secured him a win in the by-election. He would remain a relatively quiet backbencher until his 2006 death of a stroke.

Charlotte Pritt (2006-Present): Underwood's death came right before the 2006 general election, leaving the last by-election of the 9th People's Congress seen as a bellwether. With the more left-wing Pritt taking support from former Hechler supporters and turnout remaining low, the UMF was able to take the seat over National's Mary Lou Retton. Pritt was a critic of liberal David Brooks' leadership but is a close ally of Zeyphr Teachout's more radical agenda.

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how did you calculate this
i got really bored one night and found the decade that each song in my playlist was from

1950s: 11
1960s: 71
1970s: 121
1980s: 107
1990s: 92
2000s: 84
2010s: 106

the total songs i had when i did the count 592 and i then got the percents

i got the musicians/bands by what just felt right for me, what represented the sound/culture of the decade, and the actual number of songs they had

of course there are some issues with overlap
 
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Jimmy Eat World Discography:
Jimmy Eat World (1994) [1]
Static Prevails (1996) [2]
A Table For Glasses (1998) [3]
Golfland (2000) [4]
Homesick For War (2003) [5]
Maintenance (2006) [6]
A Chance to Shake That Hand (2008) [7]
No Replacement (2012) [8]
crusade (2017) [9]

[1] Largely the same as OTL's album.

[2] Despite Loren Israel believing that the band would be a good choice to add to the Capitol label, they were narrowly passed off (Capitol soon learned their error and signed them on). From the experience of rejection, Static Prevails was reworked to have a faster sound than initially planned. This was the first album where Jim Adkins sang vocals along with Tom Linton, and it had the band begin to experiment with new studio tricks and instruments. Despite the song Seventeen being popular, the album was not a major hit (although leaps and bounds ahead of 1994's Jimmy Eat World). However, it is viewed as the real start of Jimmy Eat World.

[3] Described by Jim Adkins as a "side project of quiet songs", A Table For Glasses is the only JEW album where Adkins sings a majority of the songs. It also reflects a brief move away from the punk sounds of the other items in the band's discography. Fans of Adkins' solo career deeply admire the album (largely put together from Adkins' experiences at an art supply store) but is not very popular with the punk crowd.

[4] Named after a park in Mesa, Arizona, Golfland was the first big hit for Jimmy Eat World. Known for the 20-minute long mellow guitar solo-filled Future I-11 and the punk rock song Bleed American, it largely contains more mainstream rock than other albums with more influence from Jim Adkins.

[5] Considered to be the magnum opus of the band, its release coincided with the assassination of President Scranton and swearing in of President Rumsfeld and greater tensions with the Soviet Union. It is considered the definitive post-Rizzobeat album and one of the all-time greats of punk. While Homesick For War has many good songs on it, they all really need to be put together to be really appreciated.

[6] The shortest JEW album other than A Table For Glasses, 2006's Maintenance was unable to be a worthy followup to Homesick For War, with it being criticized for being too broad in genres (with elements of punk, emo, folk punk, and grunge).

[7] A Chance to Shake That Hand combined the less developed punk of Static Prevails with the rock of Golfland and allowed for a stable recovery from Maintenance. It often features on lists of "Underrated 2000s Albums" and was relatively popular (albeit nowhere near as much as Golfland or HFW).

[8] No Replacement was considered a contemporarily mediocre album but has received later acclaim. This is largely based on it being the last album featuring Jim Adkins and being accompanied by the epic Homesick For War 10th Anniversary Tour. With the prosperity of the Scaramucci administration meant that punk bands were less popular, No Replacement was a throwback to grunge (without having the same mistakes as Maintenance). The lasting legacy of the band would be Jim Adkins leaving to focus on his solo career in an understood and accepted split that allowed him to focus more on his folk punk albums.

[9] The first album without Jim Adkins, crusade contains new influences of electronic music, forming the new and growing "cyberpunk" genre of music. The instrumental piece New has been featured frequently in movies, TV, and in commercials for its dramatic flair. It seems that with Adkins splitting off, fans of Jimmy Eat World have two bands that they can both appreciate.
 
Ross running with Lowell Weicker, Hunter Thompson and Gordon J. Humphrey?

How does that make sense?
TTL’s Reform Party is, as IOTL, a big tent of various people who don’t fit in either party surrounded by Perot.

In 1992, Perot is really just looking for someone with significant name recognition and experience. Perot also wanted to attract more moderate Republicans with his choice.

In 1996, he’s trying to go for a more unconventional figure against a different set of rivals. Perot’s trying to be an anti-war candidate after Korea and appeal to the noninterventionist flank.

In 2000, Perot’s party is deeply divided and he rallies his campaign on the economy, which means that Humphrey is picked for his knowledge.
 
Feels like you'd have Perot or Southern Candidate do well the South if the Republicans are running a black man for President in the 1990s.
 
Feels like you'd have Perot or Southern Candidate do well the South if the Republicans are running a black man for President in the 1990s.
Keep in mind that it’s Alan Keyes in the White House, so we see a very conservative judiciary, the FMA passing, and a bunch of talk about “moral values” coming from the White House.
 
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