2028 National Economic Reform

The 2028 National Economic Reform was a series of  that saw the downfall of, the reform of costly policies and the construction of the Second Democratic Coalition, that carried the reforms to fruition in the next election cycles. It was former governor Daniel Cotton, who drew on  to get him elected against the  ideological driven  Gregory Miller in the United States presidential election, 2028, to revive the United States economy.

Prelude to Situation
In 2016 the Republican party grew largely on the coattails of libertarian ideology and the economic situation in America became incredibly in favor of a total system. The federal was abolished,  became totally powerless, and corporate interest in the government became increasingly dominant. Service jobs became low paying and the promised decrease of goods never came to fruition, and most companies joined in to keep prices as high as possible but to low enough for those most desperate to buy.

Healthcare coverage dropped nearly 43%, with social security becoming completely disbanded, grew by nearly 32%. Malnutrition became rampant and the median age dropped staggeringly. Wealth became more consolidated, the slowly slipped into the larger. Manufacturing jobs did not return, with fixing its currency and the libertarian ideology of  was set in stone and rejected.

It was in 2024, that the religious awaking for poverty became a booming voice; those most impoverished in were well documented across the country of the horrors created by the economic conditions. When malnutrition became a national issue, members of the libertarian faction of the Republican Party defended the polices saying that the "...the polices are not about helping people, its about that freedom means everyone gets to make unpopular, disgusting, illogical choices." It was in 2020, when the dropped most of its socially liberal policies and returned to a economically focused party; which became incredibly popular with the religious in the South. While gay marriage had become more accepted, Democrats turned away from supporting stances.

Kentucky Governor Daniel Cotton announced his candidacy on May 1st, 2023 and in early 2024 was elected in a landslide primary as the Democratic candidate. Republicans quickly painted him as homosexual, anti-gun, a socialist and a non-patriotic individual. Cotton was the son of a veteran, had three children and was a former member of the and serving member of the.