Campaign Trail Results: Game #1254410

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  • Year: 1976
  • Player Candidate: Gerald Ford
  • Running Mate: Bob Dole
  • Difficulty Level: Normal
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Jimmy Carter51947,297,59857.69
---- Gerald Ford1932,749,45739.95
---- Other Candidates01,040,7711.27
---- Eugene McCarthy0896,5341.09

Visits:

  • Nebraska:3
  • Colorado:2
  • Kansas:2
  • Texas:2
  • Alaska:1
  • Missouri:1
  • Nevada:1

Answers:

  • 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?
    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?
    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.
    I've tried to explain to her that we have an election coming up, and we don't need all this bad press, but she won't listen.
  • 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"?
    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 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.
    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 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 believe that ways can be found to minimize forced busing while also remaining true to the Nation's ideals and our educational goals.
  • 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'm personally opposed to abortion, but I respect this decision and will not try to overturn it.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Do you think that the Panama Canal should be turned back over to Panama?
    This is an issue I would have to consider more closely over the next couple of years. Let's see how the current negotiations go.
  • 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.
  • Could we have done more to save South Vietnam in 1975, such as air strikes or a limited engagement?
    We were trying to provide more aid to South Vietnam, but Congress would not approve additional expenditures. The results of that policy are clear.
  • 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.
  • 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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