eU.S. Fractures as D.C. Comes Under Attack

Day 622, 07:27 Published in USA USA by Nick Everdale
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At 5:06 A.M. server time, the Portuguese Army launched a full-scale invasion of the American capital, Washington D.C. The early morning assault came after a hard-fought Portuguese victory in West Virginia and decisive American victories in Iowa and Arkansas. With the American seat of government under attack, fracture lines among the country's most influential voices became apparent.

By 8 A.M., the citizen shout bar filled with a slew of campaign shouts and links to stories for and against the four best-known presidential candidates: Harrison Richardson, the incumbent president from the United States Workers Party; Emerick, a former Libertarian candidate; Chris Stanwick, formerly of the UIP and recently of the Umbrella Party; and Joshua Hoss, a dark-horse candidate from the UIP.

"Do PEACE a favor, vote Emerick for President!" one shout reads. "DO NOT SUPPORT CHRIS STANWICK," TimRugbyFlanker declares. In the midst of a strained war against PEACE, presidential campaigning took on a bitter note that surprised even veterans of previous acidic campaigns. One government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "We still think HR will pull it through, but the way politics has gotten, he may not have much influence beyond the USWP."

American politics has grown bitter as PEACE continues to rack up votes, and there are now open questions as to whether any president elected on August 5th will have the crossover ability to speak as a representative of the entire United States. With members of different parties determined to support only their party candidate, the United States runs the risk of fracturing into factionalism and party-line infighting.

Even once unified parties have devolved into bitterness. In the Libertarian Party, Congresswoman Daphne Lilac issued a press release openly calling for Liberarian PP Claire Littleton to resign. The letter follows several days of strained relations between Lilac, who backs Chris Stanwick's campaign, and the Libertarian leadership backing Emerick.

A fracture in the Libertarian party would spell chaos for two-time candidate Emerick, who narrowly lost to Harrison Richardson in July's presidential race. Indeed, factionalism may be a positive case for the USWP, as an increasing field of Anti-Richardson candidates runs the risk of splitting the vote and returning Richardson to power for one more term. Where Richardson will serve if D.C. falls, however, is the question of the hour.