2008 Election TL ( Sign Up/Discussion Thread)

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You know the candidates and scenerio.
Polling every two days will be worth a week. PM me for endorsements, and state polling. Be Kind to each other. Go.

Democrats
Bill Richardson-Barnes
Mark Warner-tb75
Tom Daschle-sirnick

Republicans
Mitt Romney-Tmthforu94
Mike Huckabee-True Conservative
Tom Tancredo-feeblepizza

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Since I oddly haven't taken him yet, I'll be Mitt Romney.

Okay

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Kathleen Sebelius

Okay.

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It would be good if you could both invite as many pole as u can.

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Can i be Donald Trump as an Independent?

no

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Can i be Donald Trump as an Independent?

no

Why not?

No Independents

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Kathleen Sebelius

Sebelius wasn't a candidate in 2008.

I know. She was, however, talked about as a possible candidate, and was a serious contender for the VP nomination. So, I think it's all right.

No, I don't think Sebelius was ever seen as a candidate, even potentially. She was seen as a potential running mate, but that's like letting someone play as Sarah Palin just because she ended up McCain's running mate.

Well, Sebelius was much more well known than Plain pre-2008, but, besides, how about let electoraljew decide?

Warner(was a heavy potential candidate) and Huckabee and Tancredo are good.

Sebelius was a somewhat potential candidate in 2008. You could use her, but I would suggest you pick another person for the sake of pissing alot of people off. You can still use her if there's no one else that you'll play as. It's your deciscion.

I'll wait to open the gameplay thread till tomorrow, because generally most people stop joining once the game has started.

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Alright, I'll take Bill Richardson.

Okay.

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I shall be Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle

There's no way he'd run

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Fine

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I'm going to open the Gameplay thread now. You can still join, please do.

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I have a question - are we doing a virtual Administration as well?

I don't know, never seen anyone get that far.

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The game's pretty much over, no?

I mean, only 2 people left, and only 1 of them is actually "playing". By this rate, he'll win with 90% of the vote in November.

Pretty much, another somebody wants to sign up third party before August.

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The game's pretty much over, no?

I mean, only 2 people left, and only 1 of them is actually "playing". By this rate, he'll win with 90% of the vote in November.

Pretty much, another somebody wants to sign up third party before August.

Why not just give True Conservative the Democratic slot, since tb75 isn't active? That way this can be the first timeline to actually make it to the election.

a third party would be better because Warner is already the nominee.

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The game's pretty much over, no?

I mean, only 2 people left, and only 1 of them is actually "playing". By this rate, he'll win with 90% of the vote in November.

Pretty much, another somebody wants to sign up third party before August.

Why not just give True Conservative the Democratic slot, since tb75 isn't active? That way this can be the first timeline to actually make it to the election.

a third party would be better because Warner is already the nominee.

I'd gladly rejoin as Mike Huckabee and run third-party BUT seeing as tmthforu94 wanted to beat me above all (I was playing as Mike, after all ), and it was pretty nasty, I'm not sure I wish to redo all of that.

Believe me, I've experienced his ruthlessness myself. Besides, right now Huckabee is the only third party that could start out around 20%.

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The game's pretty much over, no?

I mean, only 2 people left, and only 1 of them is actually "playing". By this rate, he'll win with 90% of the vote in November.

Pretty much, another somebody wants to sign up third party before August.

Why not just give True Conservative the Democratic slot, since tb75 isn't active? That way this can be the first timeline to actually make it to the election.

a third party would be better because Warner is already the nominee.

I'd gladly rejoin as Mike Huckabee and run third-party BUT seeing as tmthforu94 wanted to beat me above all (I was playing as Mike, after all ), and it was pretty nasty, I'm not sure I wish to redo all of that.

Believe me, I've experienced his ruthlessness myself. Besides, right now Huckabee is the only third party that could start out around 20%.

You should have been able to understand that Mitt Romney is so great he'd automatically defeat Huckabee in any contest. I was only putting you in line.
(In case there is an overreaction by True Conservative where he accuses me of a horrible hack, this was sarcastic)

lol