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[Platypus]

great idea

Governor Hugh Bartlett of Iowa, aged 61

L: 4
C: 3
I: 3
S: 4
E: 5
D: 3
IK: 3

My VP's attribute is Charisma, and her name is Paula O'Brien, I'd like them to be from Maryland, I think that is heavy enough Democrat, but Hawaii would be OK. Ideally they'd be from Florida, but I think that is a bit unfair.

My positions (I am uninformed on some of the issues, like affirmative actioan and education, as the australian system is very different, but i've basically domne what i thought was right):

Abortion: Centrist
Affirmative Action: CL
Balanced Budget: In Australia I am center left-increase spending, but more efficiently. But as I am opposed to military spending increases, I'll say centrist.
Business Tax: CL
CFR: Faaaaaar left
Ecology: Centrist
Education: Centrist
Free Trade: Centrist
Gun Control: CL
Same-Sex Marriage: CL
Immigration: Left
Military Funding: CL
Military Intervention: CL. You would have to be insane to argue against me on that issue, I will tear your head off
Personal Tax: CL (Hey, I'm a leftwinger)
PHC: Left. It works here, I could get it to work there if  was president
Renewable energy: CL
Social Security: I'm not sure of the current situation in the US, so Centrist.
Terrorism: Centrist

Just clarifying, I would like my VP to be from Florida, be OK with her being from MD, and put up with her being from Hawaii

[Platypus]

ooh, run me against you

[Platypus]

Governor Hugh Bartlett, 61, of Iowa is changing a few things a tad.

Attributes:

Leadership: 4
Integrity: 4
Experience: 5
Issue Familiarity: 3
Charisma: 2
Stamina: 4
Debating: 3


VP:

State Senator Jack Regester of Georgia, +1 Charisma

Positions:

Abortion: C
Affirmative Action: C
Balanced Budget: C
Business Tax: CL
Campaign Finance Reform: C
Ecology: CL
Education: CL
Free Trade: C
Gun Control: CL
Same-Sex Marriage: CL
Immigration: CL
Military Funding: CL
Military Intervention: CL
Personal Tax: CL
Public Health Care: L
Renewable Energy: CL
Social Security: C
Terrorism: C

[Platypus]

I played as an independent, didn't move out of the state of  Kansas and switched every position I had the day of the election. Whilst these aren't the official result, here is the final score of that game:



Bush: 323
Finn: 215
Me: 0

he won California by 3%

You won Florida by the same margin, and spent the last day in FL (he was in CA)

With Ca, you would have won 270-268

[Platypus]

oops, obviously CA is meant to be blue

[Platypus]

Fritz, I'll make it and run it against Bush

[Platypus]

and you forgot terrorism, mate

[Platypus]

As Fritz, with Terrorism as CL (fits the pattern )

(without regionalism or dynamism)



Fritz: 287 (65,649,256 votes (52%))
Bush: 251 (59,337,708 votes (47%))

Close states (within 5%):

California-Fritz by 3.5%
Oklahoma-Fritz by 3.3%

Virginia-Bush by 0.7%
Florida-Bush by 1.7%
Mississippi-Bush by 1.9%
North Carolina-Bush by 4.5%
Tennessee-Bush by 4.9%
Arkansas-Bush by 4.9%

it was a good game

[Platypus]

As Josh vs. Kerry/Edwards:



Craddock: 272 (63,353,325 votes (50%))
Kerry: 266 (61,982,424 votes (49%))

Close states (within 5%):

Connecticut-Kerry by 4.5%
Iowa-Kerry by 3.3%
Florida-Kerry by 0.5%

New Mexico-Craddock by 1.9%
Texas-Craddock by 4.3%

[Platypus]

you won by about 8%, i think.

You were wuinning in FL and CA until the last poll, he was winning in TX until election day

I basically sat you in TX for the last three days, and Jeb in NM. payed off, without both of them you'd've lost...

[Platypus]

what was your result?

(I was the second best Democrat, but Gus did better then me of course )

[Platypus]

yeah, but that wasn't the 'real' one, sr

[Platypus]

done deal.

My stances are on the first page. Whereabouts are yours?

We both run as ourselves, whoever does better wins-and no cheating

[Platypus]

i'm just starting a game as me vs. Statesrights.

May the best timewaster win

*shakeshands*

[Platypus]

BTW, i'm playing with Regionalism on and Dynamism off, FoW, Economy and Spies on.

[Platypus]

i'm willing to give fortnightly updates.

On the first day:

Wallnofer: 185 (41%)
Bartlett: 293 (47%)
Tossups: 60 (NV, AR, TN, NC, OH, WV and VA)

10% undecided nationwide tho

5 weeks, 1 day left:

Wallnofer: 221 (41%)
Bartlett: 263 (48%)
Tossups: 54 (OR, OH and FL)

9% undecided nationally

3 weeks, 1 day left:

Wallnofer: 208 (45%)
Bartlett: 292 (48%)
Tossups: 38 (AZ, VA, WV and WI)

3% undecided nationally

1 week, 1 day left:

Wallnofer: 218 (47%)
Bartlett: 273 (46%)
Tossups: 47 (WI, MN and FL)

3% undecided nationally

[Platypus]

Regionalism can be a double-edged sword...it won me the southwest and helped signifcantly in the south, but lost me the inner midwest-including Illinois!



Wallnofer: 215 (59,462,194 (47%))
Bartlett: 323 (65,078,176 (52%))

Close states (within 5%)

Virginia-Bartlett by 4.9%
South Carolina-Bartlett by 4.8%
Florida-bartlett by 4.5%
Nevada-Bartlett by 2.3%
Tennessee-Bartlett by 1.3%
New Mexico-Bartlett by 0.9%
Minnesota-Bartlett by 0.3%

Illinois-Wallnofer by 0.9%
ohio-Wallnofer by 1.3%
Mississippi-Wallnofer by 1.7%
Indiana-Wallnofer by 2.3%
Arkansas-Wallnofer by 3.1%
Oklahoma-Wallnofer by 3.5%
Wisconsin-Wallnofer by 4.9%

It was a very close election, but momentum went my way on the last day

Let's see how you did, SR