Campaign Trail Results: Game #714674

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This Game:

  • Year: 1976
  • Player Candidate: Jimmy Carter
  • Running Mate: Frank Church
  • Difficulty Level: Impossible
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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View overall results, or a specific state:
CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Gerald Ford51744,185,33053.95
---- Jimmy Carter2135,795,44243.71
---- Eugene McCarthy01,065,9501.30
---- Other Candidates0853,6341.04

Visits:

  • California:5
  • North Carolina:2
  • Tennessee:2
  • Alabama:1
  • Indiana:1
  • Kentucky:1

Answers:

  • What will be your overall campaign strategy this year?
    Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon, vetoed a school lunch program, and selected Bob Dole as his running mate. We need to remind the American people that he is far too much of a conservative insider to be President.
  • A lot of voters are concerned about honesty and integrity in our government. What can you say about yourself in this aspect?
    We have a President in the White House who pardoned the most notorious liar in our nation's history. The previous President, Lyndon Johnson, lied our country into Vietnam. I will be a different kind of President.
  • There is talk of a Presidential Debate for the first time since 1960. Is this something that you're interested in doing?
    Not really. We're starting this campaign with a huge lead. I'd rather not roll the dice on that.
  • You've recently appeared with George Wallace, infamous Governor of Alabama, on the campaign trail. What do you have to say about that?
    I've appeared with George Wallace, just the same as I've appeared with any other Democrat who sought our nomination this year. People don't need to read any special significance into this.
  • In the next issue of Playboy, there's an interview where you used the words "screw" and "shack up" and confessed, "I've committed adultery in my heart..." Many of your religious supporters are furious. What can you say to explain yourself?
    I think the interview speaks for itself. We need to focus on the issues and not on tabloid gossip.
  • In your infamous Playboy interview, you also referred to Lyndon Johnson as "lying, cheating, and distorting the truth." This might make you look honest, but it could destroy your chances of winning Texas if you don't apologize.
    I meant what I said, and it's unfortunate that it has to be a big issue with some folks. But I told the American people, "I will never tell a lie."
  • On the Sunday before election day, your church has canceled its services rather than admit a black minister as a member. Will you terminate your own membership?
    Our church has been open to some black attendees in the past, but this particular man is already the member of another church, and is clearly a Republican operative.
  • You have selected Frank Church as your running mate. Can you speak a little more about that?
    Frank Church is committed to openness in government, and in exposing the kinds of intelligence abuses that all Americans deserve to hear about.
  • Frank Church has made some recent statements on the campaign trail that even more needs to be done to rein in America's military and intelligence agencies. Do you think he is going too far?
    Church is right on the mark. The people still are not in a position where they can trust our leading government institutions, and that includes the military.
  • 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.
    These types of bailouts support big government, big labor machine politics at the expense of everyone else. There's no way I would support this kind of deal.
  • What is your position on a pardon of Vietnam War draft evaders?
    Of course this war was controversial, but I oppose any pardon for people who evaded their military service. This would not send the right message in a future crisis.
  • 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?
    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?
    People disagree on this practice and decision, but the Supreme Court deserves our respect.
  • How can we best prevent another episode like the 1973 oil crisis, which paralyzed the country?
    We need to do anything we can, including reducing our consumption, working for peace deals, producing domestically, and stabilizing our relationships with oil-producing allies.
  • Do you have a position on the gun control issue?
    Gun control is ineffective in reducing crime rates. I think a better option would be to examine our sentencing guidelines, and make sure that we put criminals in jail.
  • 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 go more the other way on this issue. I think that more states should be right-to-work. Unions dangerously distort the economy and the political process.
  • 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?
    This policy helps support an unsustainable Soviet system. I believe that we should never bail out communism from its failures if we're serious about winning the Cold War.
  • 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.
  • 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?
    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?
    Absolutely not. Not only would this ruin the federal budget, but it would also eliminate competition and lead to substandard health care for the vast majority of Americans.
  • 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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