Campaign Trail Results: Game #1252942

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This Game:

  • Year: 1976
  • Player Candidate: Gerald Ford
  • Running Mate: John Connally
  • Difficulty Level: Impossible
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Jimmy Carter53851,364,96863.60
---- Gerald Ford027,241,46333.73
---- Other Candidates01,141,1051.41
---- Eugene McCarthy01,013,8801.26

Visits:

  • Washington DC:5
  • Tennessee:4
  • Florida:1
  • Georgia:1
  • Missouri:1

Answers:

  • Do you think that the Panama Canal should be turned back over to Panama?
    I support this as a positive step, and I'm eager to see how current negotiations play out.
  • What will your overall campaign strategy be this year?
    Who is this Jimmy Carter person anyway? He's untested and takes both sides of every important issue. We need to make sure people understand that.
  • A lot of voters are concerned about honesty and integrity in our government. What can you say about yourself in this aspect, particularly in light of your pardon of Richard Nixon?
    What about the honesty and integrity of Jimmy Carter? Whether it's abortion, gun control, busing, or labor, he's taken both sides of too many issues to count.
  • Your Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Butz, will be quoted in next week's Rolling Stone as making some very crude and racist jokes. Some have suggested you fire him before the article is released. What are your thoughts?
    A couple of bad jokes shouldn't ruin someone's career. Let's keep him on board.
  • There is talk of a Presidential Debate for the first time since 1960. Is this something that you're interested in doing?
    Not really. I'm the President and Carter is an upstart from Georgia. Let's keep it that way.
  • Betty Ford is out there making some pretty bold statements about sexuality, marijuana, and other topics. Conservatives want to know if you can have a quiet chat with her to tone it down a bit.
    What do you want me to say? She's my wife. Can't people find something better to worry about?
  • You have vetoed a significant number of bills in your two years as President. What was your reasoning?
    Congress is simply too liberal to be a useful partner in government right now. I hope that the American people will elect Republican congressman to be my partners over the next four years.
  • Some of your operatives want to attack Carter for the way he has equivocated on abortion, gun control, busing, labor issues, and so on. Will you approve a series of ads labeling him as a "flip-flopper"?
    The American people deserve to hear the truth. I support this strategy.
  • Your campaign has just received a big break in the form of a controversial interview that Carter did with Playboy, where he confessed to "committing adultery in his heart" and used some coarse language. Any thoughts?
    I will hold a press conference and remind people that we really don't know anything about this guy. What other hidden, perverse notions does he have?
  • You have selected John Connally as your running mate. Can you speak a little more about that?
    Connally was a loyal Democrat for many years, but anyone can see how their party has lurched away from the mainstream. I think he can remind Americans that Republicans are the sensible, governing party in this country.
  • What is your position on the federal government making loans to states or cities in need of financial help? An obvious recent example is the $2.3 billion bailout of New York city.
    Big cities have a higher social burden than most jurisdictions. It's only right that they should receive extra financial help to compensate.
  • What is your position on a pardon of Vietnam War draft evaders?
    It is time for America to move past this issue. I will issue an immediate pardon if I am elected President.
  • Do you support the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which states "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."?
    I oppose this Amendment, as many labor unions do, because it would jeopardize protections for female workers in areas such as working hours or tasks.
  • What is your opinion on the court-ordered busing of students within school districts, in a way designed to achieve racial balance in our schools?
    I am opposed to these plans and believe that the courts have erred greatly.
  • Do you believe that the United States can afford a reduction in defense spending?
    Vietnam is over, and détente with the Soviet Union has reduced the need for massive defense expenditures. I believe that any attempt to reduce our deficit should include defense cuts.
  • What is your opinion on abortion, and specifically the recent Roe v. Wade decision?
    I am a pro-choice candidate, and I support the Roe v. Wave decision.
  • Do you think that the tax cuts in early 1975 were the right economic policy for this country?
    I believe that any recovery that has occurred was incidental to those tax cuts. The cause was a combination of natural economic strength and increased spending.
  • What is your position on right-to-work laws? Would you support a national bill to repeal Taft-Hartley and do away with right-to-work?
    I am a strong supporter of labor unions and I would support this type of measure.
  • Should there be a ban on nuclear weapons testing?
    I believe we should implement an immediate moratorium on the testing of nuclear devices.
  • The United States started selling large amounts of grain to the Soviet Union, in 1973. What is your opinion on this policy?
    This policy is a win-win for us. It helps our own farmers prosper, and it is a public relations victory for the world to see the Soviet Union depending on American enterprise.
  • In 1972, George McGovern proposed replacing the income tax exemption with a $1,000 guaranteed minimum income, for every American citizen. Are you interested in this type of proposal?
    This is an idea that I support, and I will try my best to see it implemented.
  • Could we have done more to save South Vietnam in 1975, such as air strikes or a limited engagement?
    I think the fact that this regime collapsed so fast once American troops were gone shows how unsound it really was. We should have never fought the Vietnam War in the first place.
  • Do you support the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act?
    Absolutely I do. We should not tolerate high unemployment in this country, and this Act provides the tools to prevent it.
  • Would you support a law for universal health care in this country?
    I would absolutely support a law like this as President. It is past time that our nation had health coverage for all.
  • Where will you focus your efforts on the last day before the election?
    The East Coast -- from Maryland and Pennsylvania to New York and Connecticut.
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