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Frank Underwood for PresidentHouse of Cards campaign archive

Underwood 2016. America needs a plan that works.

Frank Underwood is running to finish what Washington only started: a country where a job is a promise, security is earned, and government answers to the people.

“Give me your trust, and I’ll give you results.”

Frank Underwood at a fictional 2016 presidential campaign rally in this House of Cards fan project

Washington, D.C. 09.08.16

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Leadership · Strength · Results

50states. No one left behind.
10mnew jobs in our sights.
01clear promise to America.

Targets presented as part of this fictional campaign platform.

01 / The vision

A government that
gets to work.

The America Works promise is simple: if you’re ready to build, teach, heal, protect, or create, your country should be ready to back you.

02

Strong communities

Build from the block up.

Put resources closer to the people who know their communities best.

03

National resolve

Security without hesitation.

Clear priorities, steady alliances, and strength that never needs to announce itself twice.

Washington has had enough time to explain why it can’t. We’re here to show America how it will.

Frank Underwood · Fictional campaign address

02 / The record

Tested by the room.
Ready for the moment.

Leadership is measured by what moves after the meeting ends. Underwood has spent a career turning gridlock into motion.

  1. 1990

    Sent to Congress

    A South Carolina mandate, carried to Washington.

  2. 2005

    Elected Majority Whip

    The votes counted. The coalition held. The work moved.

  3. 2014

    Sworn in as President

    A nation in uncertainty met a leader with a plan.

  4. 2016

    The work continues

    A new campaign for an America ready to finish the job.

03 / The fan guide

Go beyond
the campaign.

Explore the fictional candidate, the signature jobs program, and the 2016 campaign story that inspired this interactive House of Cards fan experience.

Policy explainer

What is America Works?

Learn how the fictional employment program shapes Underwood’s presidency and the series’ political conflict.

Read the America Works guide

Campaign archive

Inside Underwood 2016

See how the campaign fits into the House of Cards timeline and why it remains memorable to fans.

Enter the campaign archive

Independent, non-commercial, and built with clear fictional labeling. Read about the project and its editorial standards

04 / Campaign trail

Meet us
on the road.

The America Works tour is crossing the country, one conversation at a time.

Gaffney, SC

Homecoming Rally

Peachoid Field · 6:30 PM

Join
Columbus, OH

America Works Town Hall

Union Hall · 5:00 PM

Join
Manchester, NH

The Final Mile

Victory Park · 7:00 PM

Join

All events, dates, and locations are part of this fictional campaign experience.

05 / Your move

Power moves when
people do.

No form. No inbox. No empty promise. Just the question every campaign eventually has to ask.

The final word

Are you ready
to make it work?

A fictional campaign. A real piece of interactive storytelling.