Bull Moose Party

Bull Moose Party
Chair	System
Vice Chair	codegreen
Founded	January 30th, 2020
Dissolved	February 6th, 2020
Ideology	Progressivism
Colors

The Bull Moose Party was a short-lived populist progressive political party, made up mostly of disgruntled members of the Popular Party, who had recently left out of their belief that it was "nothing more than a tool for (Popular Party leader) Lohengramm to pursue power."

The party lasted for only a week, holding internal party elections and then running in state elections. Though it attempted to convince members of the Labor Party to join them, it had a poor showing in the state elections on February 3. On February 6th, the party dissolved to join the American Liberal Coalition, which later became the Social Democratic Party.

Leadership and Known Members

Position	Name
Chair	System
Vice Chair	codegreen
Press Secretary	Commander Johnsonson
BMNC Members	Melaniasmelons, Commander Johnsonson, codegreen, ThanosDaddy
Other Known Members	Thundy, April, The Owl, heamloch

Press Releases

A unique feature of the Bull Moose Party was its heavy use of Press Releases, authored by the party's press secretary, Commander Johnsonson. Almost one press release was issued every day of the party's existence.

List of Known Press Releases

Name and date	Purpose
01/23/20, "Joint Resignation From The Popular Party"	Johnsonson and several known future Bull Moose members outline their frustrations with the direction of the Popular Party and the overhwelming influence of leader Lohengramm.
01/30/20 "Press Release: The Bull Moose Party" (Founding Press Release)	Announcement of the BMP's formation on a platform of populist and progressive egalitarianism. Denouncing the "demagogues have hijacked our political process to feed their egos and secure themselves as tyrants," the Party says it will "come together to fight tooth and nail to break the monopolies of power that prevent the average American from reaching success." Stating their "belief that Americans want to succeed," they say it is their "mission as a party to provide every opportunity for all Americans to achieve success, regardless of their wealth, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or religious background."
01/30/20 "Press Release from the Bull Moose Party" (Labor Party Letter)	The BMP tries to convince members of the Labor Party that their Party "has collapsed without direction," and asks them to join the BMP as the only hope for "stopping the Federalists from dominating our entire government."
01/31/20 "Press Release from the Bull Moose Party" (Pre-State Elections)	The BMP pushes for the American people to vote for them in the upcoming elections, decrying "negligent officials" and the failure of the long-dominant political parties. This is the first Press Release using the BMP's logo.
02/01/20 "Press Release from the Bull Moose Party" (Hagen Debate Letter)	The BMP denounces the Federalist Party as having dictatorial ambitions, referring to Hagen as a "Federalist Stooge" after his involvement with a scandal during the Jefferson Gubernatorial debate.
02/02/20 "Press Release from the Bull Moose Party" (Pre-Internal Elections)	The BMP announces that they are holding internal elections for Chair, Vice Chair, and 3 seats on the Bull Moose National Convention.
02/03/20 "Press Release from the Bull Moose Party" (Post-State Elections)	The BMP comments on its losses in the February State Elections. While it does not contest that "the Federalists have won these elections fairly," they express concern that "the American Republic has now devolved into a one-party state, with no room for dissenting voices." They furthermore state that the progressive movement "will not dissolve until freedom is truly restored" to the country.
02/04/20 "Press Release from the Bull Moose Party" (Post-Internal Elections)	The BMP announces the results of their internal elections for party leadership. It will be the only internal election held by the Party.
02/06/20 "Final Press Release from the Bull Moose Party" (Dissolution Letter)	The BMP announces that for strategic reasons the BMNC has decided to dissolve the Party and to join the American Liberal Coaliton, which had been created 3 days prior.