Vote Windjammer for Mideast Senate! (Victoire!)

[ZuWo]

Yes, with a few notable exceptions this has been a particularly awful election cycle when it comes to candidate activity. Unfortunately, that's only logical - elections are decided by zombies, not by those who actually pay attention. That's why it's a lot more effective to send out dozens of specifically tailored PMs. You still need the vote of this libertarian-leaning zombie? No problem, tell him you voted for a few drug liberalization bills and don't say you're a hawk. The economically left-wing independent may be a swing voter too? Emphasize your pro-union views and exaggerate a little. Probably no one's going to do a fact-check because it's a PM!

Almost everyone does that but some simply have more time and skills. At any rate, it's bad for the game when private campaigns almost completely replace public campaigns.

[ZuWo]

Just to make it clear, my previous post is not solely directed at Windjammer. While it's true that the candidates in the Mideast haven't been very visible in public, the same can be said about several other races. The IDS Senate race strikes me as another prominent example, though to be fair at least Yankee has tried quite a few things during the last days. Also, the NE Senate race didn't turn out to be exciting but it's good to see the candidate with the best activity record is on track to win. Finally, I haven't been thrilled by the effort the incoming vice president has put into his campaign, either.