The American Promise
Full employment is not a slogan. It’s the mission.
Redirect the machinery of Washington toward the dignity of work—local hiring, modern training, and an open door for every American ready to step through it.
Read the final wordFrank Underwood for PresidentHouse of Cards campaign archive
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.”
Washington, D.C. 09.08.16
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Leadership · Strength · Results
Targets presented as part of this fictional campaign platform.
01 / The vision
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.
The American Promise
Redirect the machinery of Washington toward the dignity of work—local hiring, modern training, and an open door for every American ready to step through it.
Read the final wordStrong communities
Put resources closer to the people who know their communities best.
National resolve
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
Leadership is measured by what moves after the meeting ends. Underwood has spent a career turning gridlock into motion.
A South Carolina mandate, carried to Washington.
The votes counted. The coalition held. The work moved.
A nation in uncertainty met a leader with a plan.
A new campaign for an America ready to finish the job.
03 / The fan guide
Explore the fictional candidate, the signature jobs program, and the 2016 campaign story that inspired this interactive House of Cards fan experience.
Character guide
Follow his fictional path from South Carolina congressman to Majority Whip and the presidency.
Explore Frank Underwood’s storyPolicy explainer
Learn how the fictional employment program shapes Underwood’s presidency and the series’ political conflict.
Read the America Works guideCampaign archive
See how the campaign fits into the House of Cards timeline and why it remains memorable to fans.
Enter the campaign archiveIndependent, non-commercial, and built with clear fictional labeling. Read about the project and its editorial standards
04 / Campaign trail
The America Works tour is crossing the country, one conversation at a time.
Peachoid Field · 6:30 PM
JoinUnion Hall · 5:00 PM
JoinVictory Park · 7:00 PM
JoinAll events, dates, and locations are part of this fictional campaign experience.
05 / Your move
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.