James "Jim" Bragg was the 43rd vice president of the United States, serving with his president Ellen Wilson during her first term. He was the former governor of Idaho.
He was a founding member of the group "Conservatives for Jesus Christ".[1]
History[]
Bragg was initially selected as Ellen's vice-presidential candidate, despite Ellen wanting to select Arizona politician John McCain.[1] Bragg is shown to be a highly devout Christian conservative, particularly by claiming opposition to stem-cell research in part due to his anti-abortion viewpoints during a debate with Ellen.[1]
Bragg eventually suggested that Ellen resigns to avoid impeachment by Congress after the latter came out as a lesbian to the public in fall 1995.[2]
Subsequently, Bragg openly challenged Wilson during the 1996 GOP primaries, running an overtly negative campaign against her with the backing of the party's socially conservative wing. However, Ellen Wilson would win the Republican nomination for president once more, in part due to the timely backing of her secretary of state (and later Vice President) George H. W. Bush, which would give her the cover needed from Republican moderates to win the 1996 election against California Democrat Jerry Brown.[3]
In 2003, during his bid for re-election, it was believed that President Al Gore would face off against Bragg in the upcoming 2004 elections.[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 For All Mankind TV series, season 3, episode 2, "Game Changer"
- ↑ For All Mankind TV series, season 3, episode 10, "Stranger in a Strange Land"
- ↑ Bonus Video: Leap Into a New Millenium: 1996-2001 - Wilson wins re-election (1996)
- ↑ For All Mankind TV series, season 4, episode 5, "Goldilocks"