Campaign Trail Results: Game #739419

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  • Year: 1976
  • Player Candidate: Gerald Ford
  • Running Mate: John Connally
  • Difficulty Level: Easy
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Jimmy Carter33540,639,44749.97
---- Gerald Ford20339,002,64047.96
---- Other Candidates0904,1491.11
---- Eugene McCarthy0783,1020.96

Visits:

  • Florida:4
  • Texas:3
  • New York:2
  • California:1
  • Kansas:1
  • South Carolina:1

Answers:

  • You have selected John Connally as your running mate. Can you speak a little more about that?
    John Connally has served his home state of Texas well, and he is the best man for the job.
  • What will your overall campaign strategy be this year?
    We barely defeated Ronald Reagan to win our nomination in the first place. We should take conservative positions and make sure we shore up our support in that area.
  • 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?
    Honesty and integrity is one thing, but voters want to hear about solutions. I've led our economy back from a steep recession while passing a tax cut for the American people.
  • 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?
    Let's wait and see and how the public reacts to this.
  • 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.
  • 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?
    This is an issue that has been blown way out of proportion. In many of these cases, I've proposed my own alternative to a given bill, and Congress has acted on it.
  • 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?
    This is great. We need any good news we can get at this point.
  • 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?
    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?
    I don't support cuts, to be sure, but neither do we need increases. We have made great strides in reducing tension with the Soviet Union.
  • 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?
    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.
  • How can we best prevent another episode like the 1973 oil crisis, which paralyzed the country?
    We need to cultivate relationships like the ones we have with Iran and Saudi Arabia, to ensure that we have support from Middle Eastern oil producers.
  • 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?
    I am a strong supporter of labor unions and I would support this type of measure.
  • 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.
  • Could we have done more to save South Vietnam in 1975, such as air strikes or a limited engagement?
    We did our best in Vietnam, but unfortunately things didn't turn out the way we wanted.
  • 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 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.?
    Even if permitted, I would hope that our states would move to abolish the death penalty.
  • 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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