Pal Harvey Bacon

(Dr.) Pal Harvey Bacon (born July 7, 1920) is an American politician, stock trader, and chronic gambler with a PhD in business from the University of Florida. Pal Bacon is a member of the Business Interests United Party, one of three major parties in the United States. He was raised in Florida, Dixie and born in Tennessee, Dixie.

Pal Bacon is involved politically with the Business Interests United Party in Dixie as a candidate for Dixie's 5th district in Congress during the 1948 general election. His platform included many ideals that appealed to southerners, including being "pro-plantation" and supporting the "separate but equal" doctrine.

Pal Bacon currently represents Dixie's 5th district.

Gambling and finances
Pal Bacon has been described as a "chronic gambler" by many. Records of his finances reflect fluctuations between hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit and tens of thousands of dollars in debt within a matter of days or even hours. Despite this, Pal Bacon is most well known for his history in finances.

In 1948, Pal Bacon was the number one visitor of casinos in the United States by a massive margin. It is suspected that he spends most of his days at slot machines, playing black jack, and at the roulette wheel.

1948 Presidential Election bet
Pal Bacon bet his entire net worth of around $22k to $23k that the winner of the Presidential election would receive just one more electoral vote than their opponent.

Pal Harvey Bacon lost the bet, with the presidential-elect winning by a long-shot. In an attempt to counter his loss he spent all of his money on slots, causing him to go $-23,000 in debt. Proceeding this, Pal Bacon miraculously was somehow able to gamble back to $50,000 USD in one night, before gambling it all away again

Career in politics
Pal Harvey Bacon is politically involved with the Business Interests United Party, where he was nominated to be the candidate in Dixie's 5th district for the 1948 Congressional election. This district contains Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

Inauguration
During inauguration Pal Bacon had recited the following words, as he placed his hand on the slot machine he brought to congress.

"I, Pal Bacon, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me Gambling Money and God."

1948 Congressional campaign
Pal Harvey Bacon campaigned on many promises that appealed to white southerners including free markets, limited government spending, plantations, southern heritage, the separate but equal doctrine, and segregation of white people and blacks.

Gambler's rights campaign
Pal Bacon has repeatedly floated the idea of creating a party dedicated to gambler's rights. He has also entertained the possibility of creating a caucus in the BIUP or the ALP

Electoral history
Pal Harvey Bacon was the BIU nominee in Dixie's 5th district in the 1948 general election against Southern Democrat Henry Peters. Both campaign relatively close on social issues.

Work at Quahog 5
Pal Harvey Bacon is a pollster and news anchor at Quahog 5, known for his election polls and ratings.

Stock investments
After Pal Bacon ended up winning around 75k from the casino, he was forced to pay his election gambling debt of 20k. Pal Bacon used this money to invest around 50k into various companies including PBS, Amerimart, and Generic Electral.

Business
It is currently unknown if Pal Bacon runs any businesses, however he has stated he has in the past.