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Nyland Daily News
Not your grandfather's Liberalism: Anders Kohout wins NL primary
By B. Russell Sprout
Published: 7 Nueva, 1580
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Anders Kohout (right) & Astrad Johannsson (left) quietly await the primary vote tally behind the stage of the NL nation party conference with Monica Friberg (left, out of frame).
New Fenridge - In a 2420 to 1512 to 398 vote, delegates to Nyland Liberalists' party convention in New Fenridge confirmed Anders Kohout as the party's candidate for President of the republic. While the vote itself was more a formality, the numbers mostly pre-determined via individual state caucus and primary votes, Assemblyman Kohout's performance and eventual selection in the primaries came as a surprise to most. Faced with opposition from several elder statesmen (and women), the "young," often brash Kohout - himself a relatively junior member of the Assembly - positioned himself as the outsider, the "non-lawyer," "non-elite" candidate who rose from nothing to get where he is, often personally attacking his opponents for their "silver spoon" mentalities and backgrounds.
Few more so than Astrad Johannsson, however, who often saw himself singled out by Kohout as the "scion, the godfather of the Old Guard" of Liberalism and blamed for NL's fall from prominence, the two often came to heavy blows during the debates, but Kohout's promise and message won the day. A message of a "new, fresh, modern evolution of Liberalism that's a fits the new modern reality of our world."
Kohout, born in Flåleandshem as the son of Nentsian immigrants, he grew up in a working family, continuing and completing his Bachelors in engineering despite taking a job full-time to support his mother after the death of his father. Moving to Gainsborough after graduation, the young Kohout eventually grew tired of "shitty uncontested candidates," running for and earning two terms as mayor of the city before landing a seat in the Federal Assembly following the 1574 elections.
"Your grandfather's Liberalism is dead," declared Kohout after accepting his nomination. "The old guard, the big money has failed with their outdated ideals. Blind reliance on the "invisible hand" in all things is a farce, and their insistence on trickle-down systems does nothing but piss on the poor working Nylander. It's time to stop droning the same failed message over and over like it's 1480. It's time to sweep out the cobwebs, to be smart Liberals again who move with the realities of a modern world and understand that what's good for big business, what's good for Mr. Moneybags' stock portfolio neither fixes our slagging dinosaur of an education system nor advances the livelihood of the working poor in our country. It's about time Liberalism went to work for all the people again."
His running-mate for Vice President has not yet been announced, though analysts are fairly certain that after the attacks of the primary campaign, it's unlikely that Johannsson will be selected for the post.
Not your grandfather's Liberalism: Anders Kohout wins NL primary
By B. Russell Sprout
Published: 7 Nueva, 1580
Anders Kohout (right) & Astrad Johannsson (left) quietly await the primary vote tally behind the stage of the NL nation party conference with Monica Friberg (left, out of frame).
New Fenridge - In a 2420 to 1512 to 398 vote, delegates to Nyland Liberalists' party convention in New Fenridge confirmed Anders Kohout as the party's candidate for President of the republic. While the vote itself was more a formality, the numbers mostly pre-determined via individual state caucus and primary votes, Assemblyman Kohout's performance and eventual selection in the primaries came as a surprise to most. Faced with opposition from several elder statesmen (and women), the "young," often brash Kohout - himself a relatively junior member of the Assembly - positioned himself as the outsider, the "non-lawyer," "non-elite" candidate who rose from nothing to get where he is, often personally attacking his opponents for their "silver spoon" mentalities and backgrounds.
Few more so than Astrad Johannsson, however, who often saw himself singled out by Kohout as the "scion, the godfather of the Old Guard" of Liberalism and blamed for NL's fall from prominence, the two often came to heavy blows during the debates, but Kohout's promise and message won the day. A message of a "new, fresh, modern evolution of Liberalism that's a fits the new modern reality of our world."
Kohout, born in Flåleandshem as the son of Nentsian immigrants, he grew up in a working family, continuing and completing his Bachelors in engineering despite taking a job full-time to support his mother after the death of his father. Moving to Gainsborough after graduation, the young Kohout eventually grew tired of "shitty uncontested candidates," running for and earning two terms as mayor of the city before landing a seat in the Federal Assembly following the 1574 elections.
"Your grandfather's Liberalism is dead," declared Kohout after accepting his nomination. "The old guard, the big money has failed with their outdated ideals. Blind reliance on the "invisible hand" in all things is a farce, and their insistence on trickle-down systems does nothing but piss on the poor working Nylander. It's time to stop droning the same failed message over and over like it's 1480. It's time to sweep out the cobwebs, to be smart Liberals again who move with the realities of a modern world and understand that what's good for big business, what's good for Mr. Moneybags' stock portfolio neither fixes our slagging dinosaur of an education system nor advances the livelihood of the working poor in our country. It's about time Liberalism went to work for all the people again."
His running-mate for Vice President has not yet been announced, though analysts are fairly certain that after the attacks of the primary campaign, it's unlikely that Johannsson will be selected for the post.