New Leadership (Civil War)

When Martin Halliday and Frances Brewer defeat incumbentPresident Rebecca Sweeny and Vice President Guy Pearle, theAmerican media—believing that the new administration can dono wrong—casts off traditional journalism and prepares to enterNirvana.Marty and Frances attempt to turn the page by undoingeverything their predecessors accomplished. But PresidentHalliday needlessly antagonizes Chinese President SunNianzhen during his speech to a joint session of Congress,and the Chinese president retaliates with a crippling attack.Although Marty passes this first test with flying colors, he isn’tso lucky when the Chinese launch an EMP attack that takes outthe West Coast power grid.In desperation, Marty reaches out to his old friend MalcolmRutherford. If he can’t fix the facts, maybe he can shape the narrative.Unfortunately for Marty, his weakness opens the door forFrances Brewer’s ambitions, and at the end of his first year inoffice, the new president finds himself isolated and threatened.