Campaign Trail Results: Game #299128

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This Game:

  • Year: 1976
  • Player Candidate: Gerald Ford
  • Running Mate: Bob Dole
  • Difficulty Level: Normal
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
  • Game Played:
  • LucaLeoni
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Jimmy Carter29240,498,74649.60
---- Gerald Ford24639,425,41348.28
---- Other Candidates0920,8311.13
---- Eugene McCarthy0812,0580.99

Visits:

  • New York:4
  • Ohio:2
  • Pennsylvania:2
  • Texas:2
  • California:1
  • Florida:1

Answers:

  • What will your overall campaign strategy be this year?
    I'm an approachable, open guy with an open Administration. Let's emphasize my mainstream values and positions, and avoid extremist rhetoric or attacks on Jimmy Carter.
  • 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?
    I've taken our country and led it past the nightmares of Watergate and Vietnam. Anyone can see that I've led an open, honest Administration.
  • 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?
    I agree. We can't have this kind of thing on the Ford Administration. He should leave immediately.
  • There is talk of a Presidential Debate for the first time since 1960. Is this something that you're interested in doing?
    I think this is a good idea, and we need something to shake this campaign up.
  • You have vetoed a significant number of bills in your two years as President. What was your reasoning?
    The Democrats, with their huge majorities, have passed bill after bill outside of the American mainstream. I've been left with little choice.
  • 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"?
    Maybe some limited spots, asking if we really know who Jimmy Carter is. Or attacking him on one of these issues. But let's not go overboard.
  • 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?
    This is great. We need any good news we can get at this point.
  • You have selected Bob Dole as your running mate. Can you speak a little more about that?
    Bob Dole is a staunch conservative who really sets the tone for the direction I want to take.
  • 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.
    We have to consider each case individually. New York was a one time thing, and they also had to make significant reforms before this loan was approved.
  • 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 support the passage of this Amendment, and think it is a good thing for America.
  • 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?
    This is a necessary step to enforce the Brown decision and uphold the ideals of America.
  • Do you believe that the United States can afford a reduction in defense spending?
    As President I will remain vigilant against the Soviet threat. Under no circumstances would I decrease our defense budget.
  • What is your opinion on abortion, and specifically the recent Roe v. Wade decision?
    I will uphold the law as President, but I think it should be left to each state to decide. I would support an Amendment on this issue.
  • Do you think that the tax cuts in early 1975 were the right economic policy for this country?
    This was a good policy. Our economy has rebounded considerably since early 1975, and millions of new jobs have been created.
  • How can we best prevent another episode like the 1973 oil crisis, which paralyzed the country?
    The crisis resulted from a regional war against Israel. We need to work towards lasting peace agreements to prevent this in the future.
  • Do you have a position on the gun control issue?
    I'm an opponent of gun control overall, but some common-sense measures like the 1968 Act are appropriate.
  • 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?
    This isn't an issue that I have strong feelings about, one way or the other. I think it is the kind of thing that each state can figure out for themselves.
  • Should there be a ban on nuclear weapons testing?
    I don't believe so. Our nation's security depends on being adequately prepared to face Soviet aggression.
  • The United States started selling large amounts of grain to the Soviet Union, in 1973. What is your opinion on this policy?
    I don't really care too much one way or the other. As long as we have sufficient supplies in the U.S., we should ship grain to whoever will pay for it.
  • 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 kind of idea is way off the mark. We need to focus on reducing the size of government and lowering taxes.
  • Do you support the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act?
    This Act has no basis in economic reality. If we could wave a magic wand and ensure 3% unemployment and 0% inflation with a balanced budget and no trade deficit, do you think we wouldn't have done it already?
  • Would you support a law for universal health care in this country?
    I think it is a noble goal, but it would add too much of a financial burden to the federal budget, which is already running a deficit.
  • What are your feelings in the Gregg v. Georgia case, recently decided, that allows capital punishment in the U.S.?
    This is a positive step forward for our criminal justice system. Certain crimes, like murder, demand such punishment if true justice is to prevail.
  • 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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