The National Atlasian: Keeping You Informed

[WMS]

I, for one, am shocked by the lack of press coverage for the Constitutional Convention!

You guys are actually doing something?

I'm shocked.

Yes, we have passed groundbreaking reforms on regions and Senate districts.

Actually, I checked the CC before I came to the Forum and I was a little confused: did NM get moved out of the Midwest or not? It was a tad unclear if that has been specified...

We decided to scrap region maps from the Constitution. The regions (with Senate approval) decide their borders now.

Well, now, that is interesting. Will the Pacific make its long-awaited eastward expansion?

WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO NEW MEXICO, WMS, WE'RE GOING TO COLORADO AND WYOMING AND NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. WE'RE GOING TO MINNESOTA AND IOWA AND TEXAS  AND OKLAHOMA AND MICHIGAN AND INDIANA, WE'RE GOING TO VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA AND NEW JERSEY AND OHIO AND GEORGIA AND KENTUCKY AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT THEN WE'RE GOING TO NYMAN DC TO TAKE BACK THE FORUM! YEARRGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

Having entirely too much fun with Regional Politics, I see...

[King]

I, for one, am shocked by the lack of press coverage for the Constitutional Convention!

You guys are actually doing something?

I'm shocked.

Yes, we have passed groundbreaking reforms on regions and Senate districts.

Actually, I checked the CC before I came to the Forum and I was a little confused: did NM get moved out of the Midwest or not? It was a tad unclear if that has been specified...

We decided to scrap region maps from the Constitution. The regions (with Senate approval) decide their borders now.

Well, now, that is interesting. Will the Pacific make its long-awaited eastward expansion?

WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO NEW MEXICO, WMS, WE'RE GOING TO COLORADO AND WYOMING AND NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. WE'RE GOING TO MINNESOTA AND IOWA AND TEXAS  AND OKLAHOMA AND MICHIGAN AND INDIANA, WE'RE GOING TO VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA AND NEW JERSEY AND OHIO AND GEORGIA AND KENTUCKY AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT THEN WE'RE GOING TO NYMAN DC TO TAKE BACK THE FORUM! YEARRGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

Having entirely too much fun with Regional Politics, I see...

The map of the described Pacific:

[WMS]

I, for one, am shocked by the lack of press coverage for the Constitutional Convention!

You guys are actually doing something?

I'm shocked.

Yes, we have passed groundbreaking reforms on regions and Senate districts.

Actually, I checked the CC before I came to the Forum and I was a little confused: did NM get moved out of the Midwest or not? It was a tad unclear if that has been specified...

We decided to scrap region maps from the Constitution. The regions (with Senate approval) decide their borders now.

Well, now, that is interesting. Will the Pacific make its long-awaited eastward expansion?

WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO NEW MEXICO, WMS, WE'RE GOING TO COLORADO AND WYOMING AND NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. WE'RE GOING TO MINNESOTA AND IOWA AND TEXAS  AND OKLAHOMA AND MICHIGAN AND INDIANA, WE'RE GOING TO VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA AND NEW JERSEY AND OHIO AND GEORGIA AND KENTUCKY AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT THEN WE'RE GOING TO NYMAN DC TO TAKE BACK THE FORUM! YEARRGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

Having entirely too much fun with Regional Politics, I see...

The map of the described Pacific:

Fond of aerial and water assaults, are we?

[King]

I, for one, am shocked by the lack of press coverage for the Constitutional Convention!

You guys are actually doing something?

I'm shocked.

Yes, we have passed groundbreaking reforms on regions and Senate districts.

Actually, I checked the CC before I came to the Forum and I was a little confused: did NM get moved out of the Midwest or not? It was a tad unclear if that has been specified...

We decided to scrap region maps from the Constitution. The regions (with Senate approval) decide their borders now.

Well, now, that is interesting. Will the Pacific make its long-awaited eastward expansion?

WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO NEW MEXICO, WMS, WE'RE GOING TO COLORADO AND WYOMING AND NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. WE'RE GOING TO MINNESOTA AND IOWA AND TEXAS  AND OKLAHOMA AND MICHIGAN AND INDIANA, WE'RE GOING TO VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA AND NEW JERSEY AND OHIO AND GEORGIA AND KENTUCKY AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT THEN WE'RE GOING TO NYMAN DC TO TAKE BACK THE FORUM! YEARRGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!

Having entirely too much fun with Regional Politics, I see...

The map of the described Pacific:

Fond of aerial and water assaults, are we?

No, but we have control of 3 of the other 4 regions Governors' states. POLITICAL HOSTAGES!

[WMS]

[snip]

No, but we have control of 3 of the other 4 regions Governors' states. POLITICAL HOSTAGES!

*Thread hijacking in progress. Please remain calm and stay in your assigned posting positions.*

And what will you DO with those 3 states, eh?

[King]

[snip]

And what will you DO with those 3 states, eh?

Make them big parking lots! The people of the Pacific will never have to search for parking again!

[WMS]

[snip]

And what will you DO with those 3 states, eh?

Make them big parking lots! The people of the Pacific will never have to search for parking again!

Ambitious, aren't we?

[minionofmidas]

What you're missing is that this is a two-colour map of the Pacific. All areas in red and grey are parts of the Pacific.

[KEmperor]

[snip]

And what will you DO with those 3 states, eh?

Make them big parking lots! The people of the Pacific will never have to search for parking again!

Well that's just stupid.  Because then you'll have to walk all the way from where you parked your car.

[Colin]

Official Endorsements From The National Atlasian

Presidential

1. KEmperor (I-NY)/Alcon (D-SD)
2. Lewis Trondheim (UL-HI)/True Democrat (D-PA)
3. Al (FL-WV)/Siege40 (UL-ME)

District 1

1. ColinW (R-PA)
2. Lawrence Watson (D-PA)

District 2

1. MAS117 (UP-NJ)
2. Bono (R-NH)
3. Akno21 (D-MA)

District 3

1. NOTA

District 4

1. SamSpade (UP-LA)
2. StatesRights (SR-FL)
3. George W. Bush (FP-TX)

District 5

1. Hughento (I-OR)
2. King (UP-CA)

Southeast Gubernatorial

Ernest
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The National Atlasians famous pre-election analysis and explanation of endorsements will begin to appear tomarrow. We will run through all the major elections and give the latest poll numbers and information on each race along with an article stating the reasons for our endorsements. We thank all those who read the National Atlasian and we wish the best of luck to all candidates in the upcoming election.

[MAS117]

Thank you the National Atlasian.

[Sam Spade]

Thank you to the National Atlasian for your endorsement.

[Platypus]

Thank you very much for your endorsement. I'm very pleased to receive it!

[Colin]

National Atlasian Election Overview
A Race By Race Look at the February 2005 Elections[/i]

This years first elections seem to be giving us many surprises and many upsets in the making. What we may see is the Democrats being reduced to only two seats in the Senate, a loss for the venerable Senator StatesRights, and an overall close Presidential race.

First is the Presidential Race. The candidates, Mr. Emperor, Mr. Trondheim, and Mr. Realpolitik all have a chance of winning in this current race. While Mr. Emperor has been the favourite of many analysts since he came into the race Mr. Al Realpolitik, running on a Populist/Christian Socialist platform, has really become a major force in the elections. It may all come down to the votes of leftists. If there are enough leftist voters who do not Preference either Mr. Trondheim or Mr. Realpolitik, Mr. Emperor will probably win by a good margin but if the Democrats and the UL actually have success in getting a good majority of their more inactive voters to the polls and they make sure that all Al or Lewis voters preference the other left-wing candidate we could easily see a close race in which Mr. Emperor may lose.

It seems now though that even if Mr. Realpolitik or Mr. Trondheim get elected they could be facing a hostile coalition of the Centre and the Right in the Senate. Mr. Emperor has currently come under fire due to his recent decision in the Bono v. Atlasia case. This has caused several of his supporters to look for other candidates to vote for, although in the end they will probably end up voting for Mr. Emperor. Also tempers have flared over the PMing and contacting of inactive voters by the Democrats. This may lead to less inactive Democrats participating in this election which could cause Mr. Trondheim or Mr. Realpolitik the election. This race will come down to voter turnout and referencing on election day.

In District One Mr. Wixted seems to be leading Mr. Watson by a wide margin in the recent polls and several Democrats, Moderates, and Leftists, have announced their support for Mr. Wixted either privately or publicly. While it may seem that Mr. Wixted is a shoe in for the Senate District One is still clearly divided and if inactive Democrats come back to vote for Mr. Watson it could turn into a close race or a loss for Mr. Wixted. Again this race will be decided on voter turnout.

The District Two race has been one of the most unpredictable Districts in Atlasia during this election season. District Two, which is mostly made up of inactive and old growth voters, has seen the candidates change from a two-way Bono, Akno race, to a three-way Bono, Akno, Redefeatbush race, to a three-way Bono, MAS, Akno race, and now to a two-way race with Bono vs. MAS. Akno was the supposed winner ever since he announced his candidacy in January. He dropped out earlier this week due to tapes surfacing of Mr. Akno’s involvement in the Phillygate scandal. This has also caused Mr. Akno to resign as Chairman of the AFDNC. It now seems as though MAS is the front runner in this race but some inactives may vote Bono because he is more familiar and because of their lack of knowledge on the issues.
District Three will be a landslide for Mr. Nyman. The AFDNC’s standard bearer seems no weaker now than when he ran against MasterJedi in October. His only opposition, Mr. Naso of Ohio, is basically nothing more than a sacrificial lamb candidate put out my the AFRNC. While Mr. Naso may believe that he will win in a “landslide” all other evidence has pointed to Mr. Nyman getting over 60% of the vote in this heavily liberal District. His percentage may be even higher because of Mr. Naso’s violent mood swings, unstable attitude, lack of knowledge on the issues, and his continually horrific ads. This looks to be one of the few safe seats in Atlasia.

In District Four a three-way race was emerged with Mr. StatesRights, Mr. Spade, and Mr. Bush, all running against each other for this valuable seat. In the last election Mr. StatesRights faced no opposition and got around 80% of the vote. This time Atlasia’s long serving member of government is facing a hard challenge from both Mr. Spade and Mr. Bush. While Mr. StatesRight’s has gone right away to his hard-hitting campaign style, Mr. Spade has run a campaign of whistle-stop tours and presenting himself as the most knowledgeable candidate. Mr. Bush on the other hand has been appealing to the oft-forgotten leftists and moderates of the district. While he has received the endorsements of several centrist, leftist, and left-leaning organizations, Mr. Bush has shown only three things, that he has very little knowledge of the issues, that he often makes statements contradicting those he had previously made and that his spelling is atrocious. While some may be swayed by the Moderation of Mr. Bush, Mr. Spade and Mr. StatesRights both have large bases which they will bring to bear on Election Day. This is another close race that will be decided by voter turnout and preferential voting.

Last but not least is District Five. This has proven to be the closest race between two candidates. Mr. Bartlett and Mr. King both have strong followings and both are considered to be great candidates. Mr. King has been shown to have garnered more votes in polls but still the undecideds could make this race go either way. From the last election though it would seem that Mr. King would have the advantage. When his and Mr. Nichols first preferences are added together from the last election they won by three votes, a clear majority in favour of the centre-right candidate, but Mr. Bartlett has clearly shown that he can get rightist and centrist on to his side. Both have had strong showings in the debate and both have a strong base of potential voters. This will probably be the closest or second closest race of this election cementing the idea that D5 has become, much like D1, a swing District but D5 has also produced some of the best politicians in Atlasia. The D5 race will be decided by voter turnout like many other races in Atlasia.

[Colin]

Early Election Returns
Trondheim Winning By A Hair Over KEmperor In Early Results[/i]

Presidential/Vice Presidential Election

1st Round

KEmperor/Alcon- 13- 33%
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat- 12- 31%
Al/Siege40- 12- 31%
Supersoulty/WMS- 2- 5%
KEmperor/Lewis- 1- 3%

2nd Round

KEmperor/Alcon- 14- 36%
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat- 12- 31%
Al/Siege40- 12- 28%
Supersoulty/WMS- 2- 5%

3rd Round

KEmperor/Alcon- 14- 36%
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat- 13- 33%
Al/Siege40- 13- 31%

4th Round

KEmperor/Alcon- 19- 48%
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat- 20- 50%
No Preference- 1- 2%

District One Senate Race

1st Round

ColinW- 4- 67%
Josh- 1- 17%
Bullmoose88- 1- 17%

2nd Round

ColinW- 5- 83%
Josh- 1- 17%

District Two Senate Race

MAS117- 7- 88%
Bono- 1- 12%

District 3 Senate Race

Nym90- 3- 50%
Naso- 3- 50%

District 4 Senate Race

SamSpade- 5- 56%
StatesRights- 4- 44%

District 5 Senate Race

Hughento- 6- 60%
King- 4- 40%

as of 1:24 PM EST, February 18th, 2005.

[Colin]

NEW ELECTION RESULTS
New Results Show KEmperor and Lewis Close In the Race For the Presidency[/i]

Presidential/Vice Presidential Election

1st Round

KEmperor/Alcon- 15
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat- 14
Al/Siege40- 12
Supersoulty/WMS- 2
KEmperor/Lewis- 1
KEmperor/ColinW- 1
PD/Migrendel- 1

2nd Round

KEmperor/Alcon- 17
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat- 14
Al/Siege40- 13
Supersoulty/WMS- 2

3rd Round

KEmperor/Alcon- 17
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat- 15
Al/Siege40- 14

4th Round

KEmperor/Alcon- 23
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat- 22
No Preference- 1

District One Senate Race

1st Round

ColinW- 4
Josh- 1
Bullmoose88- 1

2nd Round

ColinW- 5
Josh- 1

District Two Senate Race

MAS117- 7
Bono- 1

District 3 Senate Race

Nym90- 4
Naso- 5

District 4 Senate Race

1st Round

SamSpade- 5
StatesRights- 3
Sam Rights- 1
Harry- 1

2nd Round

SamSpade- 6
StatesRights- 5

District 5 Senate Race

Hughento- 7
King- 6

[Sam Spade]

Don't mean to correct you Colin, but I am leading States 6-4 right now (FDR's write-in vote for Harry flows to me as 2nd pref., though it's a little odd looking).

Also, Hughento is still leading King 7-6.

[Sam Spade]

ELECTION RESULTS

KEmperor/Alcon pulls into slight lead, Naso shows vigor and decisiveness in District 3 early results.

from National Atlasia's Election Correspondent,
SamSpade[/i]

As of 3:10 PM EST this afternoon.  Expect another report by 5:00 PM EST

PRESIDENTIAL (through MHS2002)
1st round:
Al/Siege40: 12 (4 to Kemp, 7 to Lewis, 1 to no one)
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 15 (14 to Al, 1 to Kemp)
KEmperor/Alcon: 20 (5 to Lewis, 5 to Al, 10 to no one)
Write-ins: (Supersoulty/WMS) 2 (1 flows to Al/Siege40, then Kemp/Alcon, 1 flows to Lewis/TrueDem, then Kemp/Alcon)
(KEmperor/ColinW) 1 (flows to Kemp/Alcon, then Lewis/TrueDem)
(KEmperor/Lewis Trondheim) 1 (flows to Kemp/Alcon, then Lewis/TrueDem)
(PD/Migrendel) 1 (flows to Al/Siege40, then Kemp/Alcon)

2nd round:
Al/Siege40: 13 (5 to Kemp, 7 to Lewis, 1 to no one)
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 15 (14 to Al, 1 to Kemp)
KEmperor/Alcon: 22 (7 to Lewis, 5 to Al, 10 to no one)
Write-ins: (Supersoulty/WMS) 2 (1 flows to Al/Siege40, then Kemp/Alcon, 1 flows to Lewis/TrueDem, then Kemp/Alcon)

3rd round:
Al/Siege40: 14 (6 to Kemp, 7 to Lewis, 1 to no one)
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 16 (14 to Al, 2 to Kemp)
KEmperor/Alcon: 22 (7 to Lewis, 5 to Al, 10 to no one)
Al/Siege40 is eliminated, 1 vote eliminated

4th round:
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 23
KEmperor/Alcon: 28

KEmperor/Alcon wins.

SENATE RACES:
D1 Senate
ColinW 7
Josh 1
Write-in: (Bullmoose88) 1 (flows to ColinW)
Others 0
Total votes: 9

D2 Senate
MAS117 8
Bono 1
Others 0
Total votes: 9

D3 Senate
Nym90 4
Mike Naso 5
Write-ins: (Ben) 1 (flows to Mike Naso)
Others 0
Total votes: 10

D4 Senate
Statesrights 5
SamSpade 5
Write-ins: (Harry) 1 (flows to SamSpade)
Others 0
Total votes: 11

D5 Senate
Hughento 8
King 6
Others 0
Total votes: 14

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Almost half my voters are 2nd preferanceing Kemp? Interesting...

[minionofmidas]

Almost half my voters are 2nd preferanceing Kemp? Interesting...

Almost half your voters are Conservatives...

[Sam Spade]

As for right now, I am counting all votes. 

I know there will be some challenges of some sort, but I'm not including it here.  Y'all can include it on your own.

[Sam Spade]

ELECTION RESULTS

Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat pull into lead, Naso takes large 5-vote lead over Nym90 in D3 Senate race.

from National Atlasia's Election Correspondent,
SamSpade[/i]

As of 5:10 PM EST this afternoon.  Expect another report by 8:00 PM EST or so.

PRESIDENTIAL (through Kucinich for Prez)
1st round:
Al/Siege40: 15 (4 to Kemp, 10 to Lewis, 1 to no one)
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 20 (16 to Al, 1 to Kemp, 3 to no one)
KEmperor/Alcon: 21 (5 to Lewis, 5 to Al, 11 to no one)
Write-ins: (Supersoulty/WMS) 2 (1 flows to Al/Siege40, then Kemp/Alcon, 1 flows to Lewis/TrueDem, then Kemp/Alcon)
(KEmperor/ColinW) 1 (flows to Kemp/Alcon, then Lewis/TrueDem)
(KEmperor/Lewis Trondheim) 1 (flows to Kemp/Alcon, then Lewis/TrueDem)
(PBrunsel/Liberty) 1 (flows to Al/Siege40, then Kemp/Alcon)
Total votes: 61

2nd round:
Al/Siege40: 16 (5 to Kemp, 10 to Lewis, 1 to no one)
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 20 (16 to Al, 1 to Kemp, 3 to no one)
KEmperor/Alcon: 23 (7 to Lewis, 5 to Al, 11 to no one)
Write-ins: (Supersoulty/WMS) 2 (1 flows to Al/Siege40, then Kemp/Alcon, 1 flows to Lewis/TrueDem, then Kemp/Alcon)

3rd round:
Al/Siege40: 17 (6 to Kemp, 10 to Lewis, 1 to no one)
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 21 (16 to Al, 2 to Kemp, 3 to no one)
KEmperor/Alcon: 23 (7 to Lewis, 5 to Al, 11 to no one)
Al/Siege40 is eliminated, 1 vote eliminated[/i]

4th round:
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 31
KEmperor/Alcon: 29


SENATE RACES:
D1 Senate
ColinW 7
Josh 3
Write-in: (Bullmoose88) 1 (flows to ColinW)
Others 0
Total votes: 11

Final Round:
ColinW 8
Josh 3

D2 Senate
MAS117 8
Bono (i) 2
Others 0
Total votes: 10

D3 Senate
Nym90 (i) 5
Mike Naso 9
Write-ins: (Ben) 1 (flows to Mike Naso)
Others 0
Total votes: 15

Final Round:
Nym90 (i) 5
Chief of Staff Mike Naso 10

D4 Senate
StatesRights (i) 5
SamSpade 6
Write-ins: (Harry) 1 (flows to SamSpade)
Others 0
Total votes: 12

Final Round:
StatesRights (i) 5
SamSpade 7

D5 Senate
Hughento 8
King 6
Others 0
Total votes: 14

Italics denotes winner of said race.
(i) – Incumbent

[Sam Spade]

ELECTION RESULTS

Kemperor/Alcon with slight lead, Naso floundering in D3 Senate race.

from National Atlasian's Election Correspondent,
SamSpade[/i]

As of 12:00 PM EST, expect more numbers this evening...

PRESIDENTIAL (through Rutzay)
1st round:
Al/Siege40: 9 (3 to Kemp, 5 to Lewis, 1 to no one)
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 13 (12 to Al, 1 to Kemp)
KEmperor/Alcon: 15 (4 to Al, 2 to Lewis, 9 to no one)
John/Boss Tweed: 1 (1 to no one)
Write-ins: (KEmperor/ColinW) 1 (flows to Kemp/Alcon, then Lewis/TrueDem)
(KEmperor/Lewis Trondheim) 1 (flows to Kemp/Alcon, then Lewis/TrueDem)
("PD/Migrendel", PBrunsel/Liberty) 1 (flows to Al/Siege40, then Kemp/Alcon)
(TN2024) 1 (flows to no one)
Total votes: 42
John/Boss Tweed eliminated, 2 votes eliminated[/i]

2nd round:
Al/Siege40: 10 (4 to Kemp, 5 to Lewis, 1 to no one)
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 13 (12 to Al, 1 to Kemp)
KEmperor/Alcon: 17 (4 to Al, 4 to Lewis, 9 to no one)
Al/Siege40 is eliminated, 1 vote eliminated[/i]

3rd round:
Lewis Trondheim/True Democrat: 18
KEmperor/Alcon: 21[/i]


SENATE RACES:
D1 Senate
ColinW 4
Josh 2
Others 0
Total votes: 6

D2 Senate
MAS117 6
Bono (i) 0
Others 0
None 1
Total votes: 7

D3 Senate
Nym90 (i) 3
Chief of Staff Mike Naso 2
Total votes: 5

D4 Senate
StatesRights (i) 2
SamSpade 3
Write-ins: (Harry) 1 (flows to SamSpade)
(Sam Rights) 1 (flows to StatesRights)
Others 0
None 1
Total votes: 8

Final Round:
StatesRights (i) 3
SamSpade 4

D5 Senate
Hughento 9
King 5
Others 0
None 2
Total votes: 16

Italics denotes winner of said race.
(i) – Incumbent

[minionofmidas]

There are two uncast votes in D5.
And one of States' votes is actually a vote for "Sam Rights" with StatesRights as second preference.
But we're agreed on the Presidential.

[Sam Spade]

There are two uncast votes in D5.
And one of States' votes is actually a vote for "Sam Rights" with StatesRights as second preference.
But we're agreed on the Presidential.

The SC might disagree with me, but I think whenever a vote is placed for a registered voter that doesn't exist it automatically goes to the next candidate listed.  Now, whether that counts as a 1st pref. or not, I don't know.

I will correct both that and the other mistake.