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Tom Hamilton is the 47th and current President of the United States. Prior to this, he served as the 73rd Governor of Virginia. His presidency has has been marked by economic policy.

On March 14, 1993, Tom Hamilton was born in St. Louis Missouri. His brother, Jacob Hamilton, was born four years later. He attended the small, Christian school of Living Word from kindergarten until third grade, and then his family moved to Virginia. He attended the Christian school, "Hampton Christian Schools" and then switched to Summit Christian academy in eighth grade. In sixth grade, he did volunteer work for the re-election of President George W. Bush and in 2008, he campaigned for the election of John McCain. He joined debate class early, placing first in the Novice Debate Tournament. The subject was illegal immigration. He continued to debate throughout that year, placing third in a debate over corporations, first in a debate over the age of the Earth, and fourth in a debate over military policy. The next year, he placed second in a debate over the Fairness Doctrine. In tenth grade, he began to debate policy and placed first three times and second twice in a debate over government sponsored alternative energy programs. He continued to debate throughout high school. He graduated third in his class.

After his graduation, he had a gap year in Kenya, where he did work with a missions family. Afterwards, he applied and was accepted to Wheaton College, where he graduated at the top of his class with a degree in economics.

Hamilton ran for the Virginia Senate the year after he graduated and narrowly won by a margin of forty votes. He was re-elected two years later with 76% of the vote. He chose not to seek a third term to focus on his gubernatorial campaign.

In 2021, Hamilton chose to run for the governor of Virginia. Using a new law making the governor and Lt. Governor a joint ticket, he chose his high school friend and fellow Virginia Senator Matt Mouring as his running mate. His campaign gained early momentum, and he was nominated among a field of eight candidates with 51% of the vote. The runner up had 16% of the vote. He was preceded by popular republican governor Bill Bolling, which gave him a boost. At one point, he trailed by seven points, but through a shrewd campaign, he defeated his opponent, Michael Brez, with 54% of the vote.

As governor, he signed a 20% tax cut in the business tax rate and a 15% across the board tax cut in all other tax rates. He signed statewide school voucher legislation and promoted a program which returned most control of the schools to local school boards, though this was defeated in the Democrat controlled House of Delegates. A controversy erupted when the Virginia Legislature passed a law that would require Intelligent Design to be given equal time with evolution. Because Hamilton was a conservative Republican, he was expected to sign it, but he vetoed it on the basis that evolution was universally accepted. He then gave a widely lauded and nationally televised speech on evolution and conservatism. This led to the inclusion of evolution-only policies in the Republican Party platform.

In a controversial decision, Hamilton drastically cut welfare spending by 50%. Democratic critics suggested that this would lead to a tremendous increase in poverty levels, but they actually declined.

During his governorship, the Virginia GDP grew at the fastest rate in the country, and the unemployment was the lowest in the country, standing at .5%. This was widely attributed to Hamilton's policy on taxes. State tax revenues tripled and the budget situation improved from a small budget deficit (which had been cut by Governor Bolling) to a large budget surplus. Hamilton left office with a record high 86% approval rating. Due to a Virginia law, he could not run for a two consecutive terms, and Lt. Governor Mouring was the republican nominee for governor. He was elected with 63% of the vote.

Governor Hamilton announced on December 26, 2026 that he had formed a presidential exploratory committee. He faced Massachusetts governor, self proclaimed "Rockefeller Republican", Jim Bowing. Bowing was the frontrunner, in some early polls taking as much as 77% of the vote to Hamilton's 8%. This was largely due to Governor Bowing's high name recognition, though he was very unpopular in his home state of Massachusetts. The two debated several times. On May 27, 2007, Hamilton famously declared:

"This is not only a debate over the nomination of the Republican Party. It is a debate over the future of the Republican Party. If Governor Bowing is nominated, then this is no longer the party of Ronald Reagan. It is the party of Jimmy Carter."

This line proved to be the signature line of the primary campaign. In the post debate polls, the race had tightened from a 60 to 70 point Bowing lead to a two to four point Bowing lead. The Gallup poll showed Bowing leading Hamilton 44-40, while in the pre-debate poll, it showed Bowing leading Hamilton 80-10. The two debated three more times, with Hamilton giving similar performances. On a poll taken the day before the Iowa caucuses, it showed Governor Hamilton leading Governor Bowing 50-30.

Hamilton swept Iowa and New Hampshire by 30 and 34 points, respectively, gaining him key momentum. He went on to win every primary except New York, which Bowing took by half a point. Bowing refused to endorse Governor Hamilton.

Hamilton now faced unpopular incumbent president Chelsea Clinton. President Clinton had created the largest budget deficit in U.S. history, and for the first time since the Obama Administration, inflation and unemployment were in double digits. Hamilton initially led by seven points, 47-40, and after the Republican National Convention, he led by 22 points, 58-36. He ran on a theme of economic growth, citing his term as governor of Virginia that he could deliver. He chose widely known supply side economics advocate, Alabama senator John Wick as his running mate.

After the Democratic National Convention two weeks later, Hamilton's lead narrowed to 12 points, 54-42. After the first presidential debate, Hamilton had an unexpectedly poor showing, and his lead again narrowed to only two points, 44-42. By the next debate, Clinton had taken a two point lead 48-46. In the second debate, Governor Hamilton had perhaps his best showing yet. He moved back into the lead, leading by 15 points, 55-40. Hamilton performed similarly on the final debate, moving into a 20 point lead, 54-34.

One week before the election, it was uncovered that President Clinton had had an affair with her Secretary of State, Bob Unter. Hamilton took a 42 point lead, leading 64-22. On election day, Hamilton had an historic 50 state sweep, carrying all states by 7 points or more. In the District of Columbia, Clinton won by a margin of 56-44. Hamilton won the popular vote 77-23. It was the largest landslide in U.S. history. Alongside this, the republicans created a filibuster proof majority in both the House and the Senate, gaining 112 seats in the house and 17 in the Senate. They also took five state governorships and six state legislatures.

President Hamilton was inaugurated on January 20, 2028. He said in his inauguration speech:

"My fellow Americans, we take on significant challenges, but they are not insurmountable. We have many enemies, but they are not unstoppable. This is the United States of America, and this is the greatest country in the world"

President Hamilton and the republicans in congress worked together to implement significant changes to economic policy. Hamilton, in the "Tax Relief and Economic Stimulation Act of 2028" cut the corporate tax from 45% to 15%, and he delivered a 15% income tax cut. He slashed welfare funding by 60%. In 2029, he ended the internet tax and the property tax. Later that year, he eliminated the inheritance and gift taxes. By 2030, tax revenues had doubled and the budget deficit had been reduced by 80%. His approval rating was 76%, one of the highest approval ratings for a peacetime president.

The president took on the next significant issue in domestic policy. Education. His objective was to dramatically privatize education. He pushed and succeeded in passing school voucher legislation. He levied a ban on intelligent design being taught.