Campaign Trail Results: Game #887955

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  • Year: 1976
  • Player Candidate: Gerald Ford
  • Running Mate: John Anderson
  • Difficulty Level: Normal
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Jimmy Carter50644,597,81054.57
---- Gerald Ford3235,263,97843.15
---- Other Candidates01,008,6971.23
---- Eugene McCarthy0862,1781.05

Visits:

  • New York:5
  • Pennsylvania:4
  • Ohio:3

Answers:

  • What will your overall campaign strategy be this year?
    I am the President of the United States and we should exploit that fact. Show me presiding over the Bicentennial, meeting with Queen Elizabeth, and generally looking like a President. My record speaks for itself.
  • 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?
    Not really. I'm the President and Carter is an upstart from Georgia. Let's keep it that way.
  • 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 John Anderson as your running mate. Can you speak a little more about that?
    John Anderson always speaks his mind and fights for what he believes in. These are the kind of people we need in my next Administration.
  • Ronald Reagan and some of his allies can't hide their disappointment in your running mate, and some of them are even saying Carter is better than a Ford-Anderson Administration. Do you have any comment?
    John Anderson is a lifelong Republican and he has the right views on all the important issues for our country. We need a guy like him if we hope to win the independent voters away from Jimmy Carter.
  • 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.
    I couldn't really comment until I saw what the specifics of the case would be.
  • 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 don't really have a strong statement to make on this Amendment. This is an issue for Congress and the states to decide.
  • 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?
    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?
    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?
    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 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 don't believe so. Our nation's security depends on being adequately prepared to face Soviet aggression.
  • 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?
    I'm all for some programs to provide jobs, but this Act has too many mandates and goals that are inconsistent with each other. We can't have a balanced budget, full employment, and low inflation at the same time.
  • 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.
  • 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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