1992 Election game-Game Play Thread

[Pragmatic Conservative]

It is the late summer of 1991 and  the winds of change appear to be ready to  sweep across America, after nearly  12 years of Republican Control of the White House , polls are suggesting Americans are looking at a new direction of the country.
After 3 straight Republican landslides, the Democrats are looking to nominate a candidate that can replicate the successes that the party experienced in the 1960s;the Democratic primary looks as open as ever.
 Meanwhile in the GOP, facing decreasing poll numbers, President Bush will face a serious challenge from the Libertarian  wing of the Party.

This election is also one of the first true three way races with Ross Perot running as an independent.

National Polls August 1st 1991

Republicans
 George H. W. Bush 70%
 Ron Paul 30%

Democrats
Jerry Brown 25%
Jesse Jackson 20%
Ann Richards. 20%
Al Gore 17%
George J. Mitchell  10%
Sam Nunn 5%
Chuck Robb 3%

National
Democrat 40%
Ross Perot 30%
Republican 30%

This turn will last from August 1st-8th 1991 You will have 72 hours to post your schedules, I will have Regional polling next turn.  I wll also have a list of endorsements, please PM me for endorsement requests.  

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Gore Campaign Schedule August 1st-8th,1991
May 1- Campaign in Des Moines, Iowa
May 1- Campaign in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
May 2- Campaign in Ames, Iowa
May 3- Fly to Los Angeles, CA to fundraise
May 4- Fly to Charleston, SC to campaign
May 4- Fundraising in Charleston, SC
May 5- Campaign in Charleston, SC
May 6- Break- Gore relaxes
May 7- Debate prep in Dallas, TX
May 7- Fundraising in Dallas, TX
May 8- Campaigning in Manchester, NH

[NeverAgain]

Will be posting tomorrow, sorry for the delay!

[DKrol]

Chuck Robb Campaign Schedule August 1st-8th, 1991

May 1- Campaign in Ames, Iowa
May 1- Campaign in Sioux City, Iowa
May 2- Campaign in Des Moines, Iowa
May 3- Campaign in Council Bluffs, Iowa
May 4- Campaign in Davenport, Iowa
May 4- Campaign in Waterloo, Iowa
May 5- Campaign in Mason City, Iowa
May 5 - Campaign in Burlington, Iowa
May 6- Debate Prep in Mason City, Iowa
May 7- Campaign in Cedar Falls, Iowa
May 7- Campaign in Fort Dodge, Iowa
May 8- Campaign in West Des Moines, Iowa

Campaigning includes local press interviews, meet-and-greets, small town hall-style meetings, and other local meetings with voters.

[MadmanMotley]

OOC: Will the primaries be the same as OTTL?

[Kingpoleon]

OOC: Will the turns not be speeded up for the first few months until January?

August 1:
- Organize campaign team
- Lunch with(Campaign Manager, Press Secretary, Chief Spokesman, Field Director, Co-Chief Strategist, Co-Chief Strategist, Co-Chief Strategist, Finance Manager, Chairman, Communications Director)
- Rest
- Rest
- Announcement in Atlanta, Georgia(6:30 p.m.)
- Fly to Des Moines, IA

August 2-6:
- Town Hall(alternate between Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport with ratios based on population)
- Town Hall
- Town Hall
- Barnstorm
- Town Hall
- Fundraiser

[Enduro]

Ron Paul campaign schedule
August 1
Organize campaign team
August 2
Organize Iowa campaign team
Rally in De Moines
August 3
Rally in De Moines
August 4
Rally in Cedar Rapids
Campaign ad in Iowa and New Hampshire
"If you're tired of Washington and it's uncontrolled spending, than vote for Ron Paul."
August 5
Break
August 6
Rally in Cedar Rapids
August 7
Organize New Hampshire campaign team
August 8
Phone calls in NH.

[Horsemask]

(OOC: will be posting Sen. Mitchell's schedule later tonight)

[Pragmatic Conservative]

OOC: Will the turns not be speeded up for the first few months until January?

August 1:
- Organize campaign team
- Lunch with(Campaign Manager, Press Secretary, Chief Spokesman, Field Director, Co-Chief Strategist, Co-Chief Strategist, Co-Chief Strategist, Finance Manager, Chairman, Communications Director)
- Rest
- Rest
- Announcement in Atlanta, Georgia(6:30 p.m.)
- Fly to Des Moines, IA

TBD

Yes future turns will cover multiple weeks until we reach January in the game.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

OOC: Will the primaries be the same as OTTL?

Primaries will operate similar to other games

[MadmanMotley]

I'll have my schedule up tomorrow.

[VPH]

Jesse Jackson will not be entering the race at this time. He is mulling an independent bid depending on how the primaries go, or may enter later on if he sees the leading Democrats taking the party in an unjust direction.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Gore Speech On Jackson Not Entering:

"Jesse Jackson is a good man, he's fought for progressive values and equality. It's almost sad that he isn't entering the race but I wish him luck in his future. This sounds cheesy because It's less competition but there's something I learned from the last time I ran, in '88. Candidates sort of become friends personally but not really friends in the race because you're competing for the same job. In congress, people of different parties play basketball with eachother, so many other signs of co-operation. I will be able to unify the nation like they have because in the end, we're all human. We all laugh, we all get sad sometimes. There are no liberals or conservatives, there is just but a world in which we all live."

-Gore statement on Jackson not entering.

[MadmanMotley]

Jerry Brown Campaign Schedule:

August 1st, 1991:
Rally in Nashua, New Hampshire
Barnstorm in Nashua,  New Hampshire
Town Hall in Nashua,  New Hampshire

August 2nd, 1991:
Barnstorm in Manchester, New Hampshire
Town Hall in Manchester, New Hampshire
Set up New Hampshire HQ and Volunteers

August 3rd, 1991:
Hold Town Hall in Concord, New Hampshire
Barnstorm Concord, New Hampshire
Meet and Greet in Concord, New Hampshire

August 4th, 1991:
Fly to Des Moines, Iowa
Hold Town Hall in Des Moines, Iowa
Meet and Greet after Town Hall
Set Up Iowa HQ and Volunteers

August 5th, 1991:
Rally and Speech at the University of Iowa
Barnstorming small towns throughout Iowa

August 6th, 1991:
Fly to Portland, ME
Barnstorm in Portland, ME
Hold Town Hall in Portland, ME
Set up Maine HQ and Volunteers

August 7th, 1991:
Meet with students at Bowdoin College
Barnstorm Brunswick, ME
Town Hall in Brunswick, ME

August 8th, 1991:
Barnstorm Augusta, ME
Hold Town Hall in Augusta, ME
Barnstorm outlying areas of Augusta, ME

[Horsemask]

Sen. Mitchell's Campaign Schedule

August 1st, 1991
Opening Maine HQ, organize Campaign team in Portland, ME
Rally in Portland, ME
Fundraiser at a private residence, Cape Elizabeth, ME

August 2nd, 1991

Barnstorm/meet and greets in Portsmouth, NH
Speech on the State of Washington D.C. in Portsmouth
Meetings with potential donors

August 3rd, 1991

Fundraiser at private residence, Manchester, NH
Meet and Greet with students, the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Fly to Washington, D.C.

August 4th, 1991

Legislative Business
Meet with members of the Democratic Caucus
Fly to Des Moines, IA

August 5th, 1991

Speech in front of Iowa Democratic Party leaders
Opening of Iowa HQ, Des Moines
Town Hall in Ames, IA

August 6th, 1991

Town Hall at Iowa State University
Meet and greet with Students
Tape television interviews

August 7th, 1991

Fly to Manchester, NH
Barnstorming in downtown Manchester
Fly to Boston, MA
Speech/meet and Greet outside of the JFK Library

August 8th, 1991

Meet with MA Democratic Party leaders
Fly to Washington, D.C.
Legislative/Majority leader business.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

I will leave this round open until tomorrow, for those that have not posted. Will post endorsements tomorrow

[Pragmatic Conservative]

Endorsement Standings August 8th 1991

Al Gore- Bill Clinton,Paul Tsongas, Jay Rockefeller, Mario Cuomo, Ralph Nader

George J. Mitchell-Edward- M. Kennedy, John Kerry,Tom Harkin ,Joe Lieberman ,Chris Dodd,Wendell Ford,Tom Andrews,Dick Swett

Sam Nunn Campaign Team and Endorsments
Campaign Manager: James Carville
Campaign Chairman: Jim Dean
Communications Director: Peter Goldmark, Jr.
Finances Manager: Steven Grossman
General Media Director: Raymond Strother
Endorsement:  Larry Jordan,  Elaine Baxter, Russell Dewey


Chuck Robb-Douglas Wilder,Harry F. Byrd, Jr., Jo Ann Zimmerman

Ron Paul-Ayn Rand,Andre Marrou

Ross Perot-Donald Trump, Jim Jeffords,  Lowell Weicker, Wally Hickel, James B. Longley

[NeverAgain]

Reserved for Richards Campaign Schedule and Announcement - Will be posting soon!

[Enduro]

Are we going to do the next turn?

[Pragmatic Conservative]

I gave Ross Perot, until tomorrow to post. Round 1 closes tomorrow when I post a Recap and Polling. You may start posting your Round 2 Scheduled if you want, This Round will last from August 9th to 23rd, and last until Monday. If you have not posted in Round 1, you may post until Round 1 closes tomorrow.

For Round 2 along with posting your schedule  Please answer the debate questions below that are applicable for your candidate.. (these will
   1(for all) In 1988, Bush promised not to raise taxes, however he would later break these promises in the Economic Slowdown, How will you handle Tax Policy, ie lower,raise keep taxes them the same, and what particular taxes will you touch?

2. (For GOP) Americans appear to want change indicated in polls,How will you overcome this desire for change and convince Americans to Elect the GOP for four more years in the White House?

3.(For Democrats) The last three Democratic Nominees have lost in Landslides, how will you convince Americans you are ready to lead the country again.

4. (for Ross Perot) How will you differentiate yourself from both the GOP and Democrats?


Sorry for the Delay.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

(OOC: is ok for delay I understand)

Tax Question: Well thanks for inviting me to this debate to discuss real policy issues, I also thank the candidates for attending. Now taxes, listen, this guy did anything to get elected and get his conservative base out there. He even lied to his base, what shows that he can't lie to us? Now I would lower taxes, that way the poor and lower middle class families could be able to have a stable life and future.

Strategy Question: Now it's really simple. Jimmy Carter was an honest man but sadly, the country was doing bad and Reagan convinced voters that he cared about them. Mondale again, he just didn't resonate with voters, neither did Dukakis. I can resonate with the common American worker. I worked really hard as a child, worked harder and got into Harvard. Then, I joined the U.S army in Vietnam. I had to serve in a war I didn't particularly think was right. But I served for my country. We need that in the White House. We need to unify, we are one nation. We need a dreamer, a common man, and I hope I am that man.

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The Perot Campaign - August 1 to August 8, 1991

August 1, 1991 - Texas

- Perot meets with voters in Houston, Texas. He emphasizes his successful record as a businessman, Texas heritage, and plans for the nation if elected in 1992.
- Perot holds a rally in Houston, Texas, highlighting how his policies will help our nation's people and work towards creating a better America.
- Perot eats lunch with prominent local politicians and donors in Houston and convinces them to support his presidential campaign.
- Perot spends the afternoon strolling throughout Houston, meeting with pedestrians and convincing them to vote Perot in 1992. He also makes a few stump speeches when requested.
- Perot makes a widely-attended speech outside the Houston City Hall where he emphasizes his record, policies, and Texas roots.

August 2, 1991 - Texas

- Perot spends the morning designing and filming campaign ads for his political cause, with most ads revolving around how Perot is both a viable presidential candidate and one who has myriad differences with the major two parties.
- Perot travels to Austin, Texas, where he eats lunch with voters in a popular restaurant and convinces them to join his cause.
- Perot spends the afternoon holding a variety of rallies around Austin, in which he emphasizes his plans as president and how his social policy, economic policy, and fiscal policy will all greatly benefit the general American population.
- Perot makes another keynote speech in the evening, talking about his record as a businessman and plans for a Perot Administration.

August 3, 1991 - Texas

- Perot travels to Dallas, Texas, where he spends the morning talking with voters and highlighting his plans to make America great again if elected in 1992.
- Perot spends his lunch meeting with residents of Dallas.
- Perot spends the afternoon in Dallas, talking with voters and further advancing progress with his campaign's advertisements.
- Perot holds a variety of rallies around the city during the evening, talking mainly about his views on trade deals and civil rights issues.

August 4, 1991 - California

- Perot travels to Los Angeles, California, where he spends the morning holding rallies and speeches around the city.
- Perot spends lunch and most of the afternoon canvassing around the city, meeting with voters and hiring campaign surrogates to help him in his presidential campaign.
- Perot spends the evening holding more rallies in Los Angeles, emphasizing his record as a successful businessman and talking about his plans to restore hope and success for all in America.

August 5, 1991 - California

- Perot travels to San Francisco, California, where he spends the morning handling personal finances and working on hiring campaign staff for the state. He also continues to make advertisements in order to convince American voters to support Perot in 1992.
- Perot spends lunch talking with a variety of local politicians and activists, emphasizing why they should support Perot in 199 and talking about his stances on abortion, taxation rates, government spending, and integrity.
- Perot makes a widely-attended speech in the evening in the center of San Francisco, where he attacks the Bush, Brown, and Richards campaigns for supporting policies that are antithetical to American progress and reform.

August 6, 1991 - California

- Perot travels to San Diego, where he spends the day meeting with voters and talking about his plans for America.
- Perot addresses the city in a televised speech in the evening, talking about his policy positions and how he will work with Congress and other government officials to support progressive and multipartisan initiatives if elected next year.

August 7, 1991 - New York

- Perot travels to New York City, where he attends a variety of popular rallies throughout the city and talks to thousands among thousands of voters from around the region in order to convince them to "Go With Perot and Ensure a Bush Overthrow."
- Perot spends lunch at a popular restaurant in NYC, meeting with voters and talking about how his record shows his propensity to be successful and help others.
- Perot spends the evening walking around the streets of New York, meeting with owners of small businesses and those on the streets and emphasizing how his policies as president will help both of them.

August 8, 1991 - New York

- Perot spends another day in New York City, talking to voters in the morning and highlighting both his record as a businessman and positions on social, economic, and foreign policy issues.
- Perot spends the afternoon holding a variety of stump speeches and rallies around the city, canvassing in order to convince voters to support his presidential campaign in '92.
- Perot is the star of a widely-attended speech in front of Times Square in New York City, addressing Americans in a televised address regarding his positions and goals in the campaign.

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[NeverAgain]

Ann Richards Campaign Schedule and Announcement -

Thank you. Thank you very much. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Buenas noches, mis amigos!  Tonight, I want to announce to this nation that in a little more than one year, the Reagan-Meese-Deaver-Nofziger-Poindexter-North-Weinberger-Watt-Gorsuch-Lavell-Stockman-Haig-Bork-Noriega-George Bush years will be over, and will usher in the administration of a REAL Texan and A REAL woman.  Yes, I am running for President of the United States and I'm asking you to join me!

I'm running for President because there are Real People With Real Problems out there.  Growing up, I came to understand the small truths and the hardships that bind neighbors together. Those were real people with real problems. And they had real dreams about getting out of the Depression.  Folks talked about war and Washington and what this country needed - they talked straight talk, and it came from people who were living their lives as best they could. And that's what we're gonna do tonight.  We're gonna talk about real people with real problems.

Hardworking, salt of the earth folks have been forgotten here in America.  This Republican Administration treats us as if we were pieces of a puzzle that can't fit together. They've tried to put us into compartments and separate us from each other. Their political theory is ''divide and conquer.''  They've suggested time and time again that what is of interest to one group of Americans is not of interest to anyone else. We've been isolated, we've lumped into that sad phraseology called ''special interests.''  

They've told farmers that they were selfish, that they would drive up food prices if they asked the Government to intervene on behalf of the family farm, and we watched farms go on the auction block while we bought food from foreign countries. Well, that's wrong.

They've told working mothers it's all their fault that families are falling apart because they had to go to work to keep their kids in jeans, tennis shoes and college. And they're wrong.

They've told American labor they were trying to ruin free enterprise by asking for 60 days' notice of plant closings, and that's wrong.

And they told the auto industry, and the steel industry, and the timber industry, and the oil industry, companies being threatened by foreign products flooding this country, that you're protectionist if you think the Government should enforce our trade laws. And that is wrong.

When they belittle us for demanding clean air and clean water, for trying to save the oceans and the ozone layer, that's wrong.

No wonder we feel isolated, and confused. We want answers, and their answer is that something is wrong with you.  Well, nothing's wrong with you - nothing wrong with you that you can't fix in November.

We Democrats believe that America is still the country of fair play, that we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else, and it doesn't matter whether we are black or Hispanic, or disabled or women.

We believe that America is a country where small-business owners must succeed because they are the bedrock, backbone, of our economy.

We believe that our kids deserve good day care and public schools. We believe our kids deserve public schools where students can learn and teachers can teach.

And we want to believe that our parents will have a good retirement - and that we will too.

We Democrats believe that Social Security is a pact that cannot be broken. We want to believe that we can live out our lives without the terrible fear that an illness is going to bankrupt us and our children.

We Democrats believe that America can overcome any problem, including the dreaded disease called AIDS. We believe that America is still a country where there is more to life than just a constant struggle for money. And we believe that America must have leaders who show us that our struggles amount to something and contribute to something larger, leaders who want us to be all that we can be.

I believe I am that kind of a leader, and I am asking for your help tonight.

This Administration has told us that employment rates are great and that they're for equal opportunity, but we know it takes two paychecks to make ends meet today, when it used to take one, and the opportunity they're so proud of is low-wage, dead-end jobs.

We know that there is no major city in America where you cannot see homeless men sitting in parking lots holding signs that say, ''I will work for food.''

Now my friends, we really are at a crucial point in American history. Under this Administration we have devoted our resources into making this country a military colossus, but we've let our economic lines of defense fall into disrepair.

The debt of this nation is greater than it has ever been in our history. We fought a world war on less debt that the Republicans have built up in the last eight years. It's kind of like that brother-in-law who drives a flashy new car but he's always borrowing money from you to make the payments.

We Democrats are committed to a strong America.  But we don't say things are hard for us because we were different, or isolated, or special interests. We come together under us a sense of national purpose.

We have given America Social Security, electricity across America, guaranteed that when we put our money in the bank that the money was going to be there and it was going to be insured.  We have protected the environment for ourselves and future generations.  And we have worked every day for the average Americans, 'cause they are the backbone of this great Nation we call home.

When it comes right down to it, this election is a contest between those who are satisfied with what they have and those who know we can do better. That's what this election is really all about.  It's about the American dream - those who want to keep it for the few, and those who know it must be nurtured and passed along.

I ask you to join me in this campaign as we fight for the American dream for all of our family and friends across this great Nation so that we can all do better.  Please join me.  Thank you.

Richards Campaign Schedule:  August 1, 1991 - August 8, 1991 -

Moday, Aug 1:  TEXAS
Austin - Governor's Mansion: Presidential Announcement
              - Texas State University: TX Democratic Party Luncheon
Dallas -  Rally on "The Deficit: A Shared Problem"

Sunday, Aug 2:  IOWA
Des Moines - Rally on "A Domestic G.I. Bill"
Davenport - Barnstorming
Waterloo - Town Hall

Waterloo, IA

Monday, Aug 3:  IOWA
Sioux City - Sioux City Art Center: Speech on "Art and the Humanities in Work and Progress"
Spencer - Arnold Motor Supply: Rally on "Jobs, Unions, and Workers' Rights"
Ames - Barnstorming

Tuesday,  Aug 4:  IOWA
Iowa City - Set-up Iowa HQ
                - Hamburg Inn No 2 Diner for "Pieshake"
Cedar Rapids - Veterans Memorial Building: Rally on "Ending the War in SE Asia"
Dubuque - Town Hall

Cedar Rapids, IA

Wednesday, Aug 5:  NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester - Veterans' Memorial Coliseum: Rally on "Restoring and Advancing Civil Rights"
Keene - Rally on "Workers' Rights and their Safety"
Dover - Town Hall

Thursday, Aug 6: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hanover - University of Dartmouth Law School: Lecture on "Rule of Law"
Salem - Barnstorming
Laconia - Town Hall on "Education, Learning For Our Next Generation"

Hanover, NH

Friday, Aug 7:  NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord - Set-up New Hampshire HQ
             - Rally on "Supporting A Woman's Right to Choose"
Portsmouth - Town Hall

Saturday, Aug 8: NEW HAMPSHIRE, TEXAS
Manchester - City Hall: Rally on "Jobs, Income, and Dignity"
Governor's Mansion - Gubernatorial Duties

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[Enduro]

Ron Paul's replies to debate question

Tax question: I have never voted to raise taxes, and I will never do so. I have also never voted for an unbalanced budget. The answer is electing someone to limit the government by taking away it's tax money and not allowing it to spend unconstitutionally.

Strategy question: I will embrace the change America wants, I want it too! Except it can't come from the other side. We already have a democrat in republican clothing. The answer for real change is someone who is an actual conservative like me.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

News

Jesse Jackson to sit out of Presidential Race for now, remains open for Independent run plus possible Democratic Convention Run.    

National Polls August 9th 1991

Republicans
 George H. W. Bush 65%
 Ron Paul 35%

Democrats
Ann Richards 27%/Jerry Brown 27%
Al Gore 20%
George J. Mitchell  10%
Sam Nunn 8%
Chuck Robb 5%

National
Democrat 37%
Ross Perot 33%
Republican 30%

Match Ups
Democrat 55%
GOP 45%

Democrat 50%
Ross Perot 50%

Ross Perot 53%
GOP 47%

Jerry Brown 40%
Ross Perot 32%
George H. W. Bush 28%

Ann Richards 41%
Ross Perot 35%
George H.W, Bush 25%

Al Gore 38%
Ross Perot 33%
George H.W, Bush 29%

Ross Perot 37%
George H.W, Bush 33%
George J. Mitchell 30%%

Regional Polling

Democrats
 Iowa
Ann Richards 35%
Al Gore 30%
Jerry Brown 15%
George J. Mitchell  10%
Sam Nunn 6%
Chuck Robb 4%

NH
Jerry Brown 33%
Al Gore 27%
Ann Richards 20%
George J. Mitchell  15%
Sam Nunn 3%
Chuck Robb 2%

GOP
Iowa
George H.W, Bush 66%
Ron Paul 34%

NH
George H.W, Bush 60%
Ron Paul 40%

Turn 1 is now closed This turn will last from August 9th-21st 1991 You will have 72 hours to post your schedules, I will have Regional polling next turn.  I will also have a list of endorsements, please PM me for endorsement requests.  
 Can you please if you have not already answer the following debate questions.
 1(for all) In 1988, Bush promised not to raise taxes, however he would later break these promises in the Economic Slowdown, How will you handle Tax Policy, ie lower,raise keep taxes them the same, and what particular taxes will you touch?

2. (For GOP) Americans appear to want change indicated in polls,How will you overcome this desire for change and convince Americans to Elect the GOP for four more years in the White House?

3.(For Democrats) The last three Democratic Nominees have lost in Landslides, how will you convince Americans you are ready to lead the country again.

4. (for Ross Perot) How will you differentiate yourself from both the GOP and Democrats?

these will impact your polling.