Takeover of the Nerds II: Revamped, Redone, and Really Great!

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Also, I'm wondering what, in general, the candidates' coalitions are (not just ideology--but, if you can, ethnicities and income/education levels).

Surprised Griffin hasn't dominated, as he's practically built most state Democratic parties below the Mason-Dixon line by this point in time, no? Super delegates'll probably be in the bag for him, if anything.

ChairmanSanchez: urban establishments, Cubans, Hispanics - Rubio-type
SunriseAroundTheWorld: suburban moderates and Jews - Kasich-type
ExtremeRepublican: religious right/Cruz-type white southern voters

Adam Griffin: African-Americans, Asian-Americans, liberals and non-southern moderates
SouthernGothic: white conservadems
Antonio V: Westerners and liberals, Hispanics

Strange. Knowing Sanchez, I would have assumed a Cruz/Trump-type coalition.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Also, I'm wondering what, in general, the candidates' coalitions are (not just ideology--but, if you can, ethnicities and income/education levels).

Surprised Griffin hasn't dominated, as he's practically built most state Democratic parties below the Mason-Dixon line by this point in time, no? Super delegates'll probably be in the bag for him, if anything.

ChairmanSanchez: urban establishments, Cubans, Hispanics - Rubio-type
SunriseAroundTheWorld: suburban moderates and Jews - Kasich-type
ExtremeRepublican: religious right/Cruz-type white southern voters

Adam Griffin: African-Americans, Asian-Americans, liberals and non-southern moderates
SouthernGothic: white conservadems
Antonio V: Westerners and liberals, Hispanics

Strange. Knowing Sanchez, I would have assumed a Cruz/Trump-type coalition.

Yeah I'm really surprised. The Rubio Republicans would flock to Sunrise while I ran on this more libertarianish version of Trumpism.

[LLR]

Also, I'm wondering what, in general, the candidates' coalitions are (not just ideology--but, if you can, ethnicities and income/education levels).

Surprised Griffin hasn't dominated, as he's practically built most state Democratic parties below the Mason-Dixon line by this point in time, no? Super delegates'll probably be in the bag for him, if anything.

ChairmanSanchez: urban establishments, Cubans, Hispanics - Rubio-type
SunriseAroundTheWorld: suburban moderates and Jews - Kasich-type
ExtremeRepublican: religious right/Cruz-type white southern voters

Adam Griffin: African-Americans, Asian-Americans, liberals and non-southern moderates
SouthernGothic: white conservadems
Antonio V: Westerners and liberals, Hispanics

Strange. Knowing Sanchez, I would have assumed a Cruz/Trump-type coalition.

Yeah I'm really surprised. The Rubio Republicans would flock to Sunrise while I ran on this more libertarianish version of Trumpism.

"Rubio-like" was the wrong term. You have the mainstream secular "establishment" republicans, and because of your national strength you often do better than Sunrise in his best areas. You also did win over a substantive amount of Santander's Trump-esque supporters

[SATW]

Also, I'm wondering what, in general, the candidates' coalitions are (not just ideology--but, if you can, ethnicities and income/education levels).

Surprised Griffin hasn't dominated, as he's practically built most state Democratic parties below the Mason-Dixon line by this point in time, no? Super delegates'll probably be in the bag for him, if anything.

ChairmanSanchez: urban establishments, Cubans, Hispanics - Rubio-type
SunriseAroundTheWorld: suburban moderates and Jews - Kasich-type
ExtremeRepublican: religious right/Cruz-type white southern voters

Adam Griffin: African-Americans, Asian-Americans, liberals and non-southern moderates
SouthernGothic: white conservadems
Antonio V: Westerners and liberals, Hispanics

Strange. Knowing Sanchez, I would have assumed a Cruz/Trump-type coalition.

Yeah I'm really surprised. The Rubio Republicans would flock to Sunrise while I ran on this more libertarianish version of Trumpism.

"Rubio-like" was the wrong term. You have the mainstream secular "establishment" republicans, and because of your national strength you often do better than Sunrise in his best areas. You also did win over a substantive amount of Santander's Trump-esque supporters

Yea, I think that's a better term for him. There are a lot Rubio supporters who just supported Rubio because he became the est. choice and Sanchez would likely win those but the die-hard Rubio people, mainly neocons, would flock to me, along w/ Kasich's pple.

[LLR]

Early March Primaries

Republicans

No drop-outs

Sanchez solidifies his frontrunner status, limiting Republican to Southern states and Idaho, as Steinberg wins only Hawai'i


Democrats

All three candidates won where they had to win, meaning Griffin and Gothic remain in a two-way battle.


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[Kingpoleon]

#NeverSanchez and #NeverGriff leaves only one choice: Kingpoleon!

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Griffin should've had this wrapped up by now. The party doesn't have a place for a blue dawg nominee. I blame this on the #AdamsHealth rumors.

[LLR]

Election Night: March 15

Blitzer: Alright folks, it's the bottom of the hour, and we have some significant returns in western Florida.

Republicans (7% reporting)
Eric Sanchez 42%
Extreme Republican 38%
Sunrise Steinberg 16%


Blitzer: Keep in mind, this is Sanchez's worst region of Florida.

Democrats (10% reporting)
Sean Gothic 44%
Adam Griffin 43%
Antonio Velero 12%

Cooper: It's important for Gothic to be winning here.


8 PM

Blitzer: And a key race alert, we can call Florida for Eric Sanchez, and   on the Democratic side, we can call North Carolina for Adam Griffin. Florida Democrats and North Carolina Republicans are too close to call, Ohio on both sides is too early.


8:45 PM

Republicans

Florida (55% reporting)
Eric Sanchez 47% (√)
Extreme Republican 29%
Sunrise Steinberg 22%

Ohio (15% reporting)
Eric Sanchez 39%
Sunrise Steinberg 33%
Extreme Republican 26%

North Carolina (9% reporting)
Eric Sanchez 42% (√)
Extreme Republican 30%



Blitzer: And we can now call North Carolina for Eric Sanchez.

Democrats

Florida (50% reporting)
Adam Griffin 42%
Sean Gothic 40%
Antonio Velero 15%

Ohio (16% reporting)
Adam Griffin 45% (√)
Sean Gothic 27%
Antonio Velero 25%

North Carolina (8% reporting)
Adam Griffin 46% (√)
Sean Gothic 38%
Antonio Velero 13%


We can call Ohio for Adam Griffin


Final results because I'm too lazy to keep doing this sh**t:

Republicans

No drop-outs, because Steinberg and Republican are stubborn.

Democrats

Drop-outs:
-Velero

It is officially a two-way battle, and Griffin is winning 60-70% of Velero supporters according to some polls. It will take a major change for either Griffin or Sanchez to lose their races.

[LLR]

March 22-April 19

Republicans

-Sanchez clinches when Republican and Steinberg drop out after the Wisconsin primary.

Nominee: Eric Sanchez


Democrats

The two-way fight between Gothic and Griffin continues, as they both head out west:

A sweep for Griffin leaves gothic undeterred, but has voters quickly switching to Griffin's camp. Then, in New York, Griffin receives 65% of the vote, leading Gothic to drop out.

Nominee: Adam Griffin


Next up: the General Election Campaign...

[White Trash]

I am withholding my endorsement for the time being. We will take this to the convention.

[LLR]

I am withholding my endorsement for the time being. We will take this to the convention.

Even though you dropped out?

[Kingpoleon]

I am withholding my endorsement for the time being. We will take this to the convention.

If I could, I'd probably drop out and endorse you if you got the nomination. Same goes for Steinberg.

I don't think we get to pick what we do, though.

[LLR]

I am withholding my endorsement for the time being. We will take this to the convention.

If I could, I'd probably drop out and endorse you if you got the nomination. Same goes for Steinberg.

I don't think we get to pick what we do, though.

Also, neither of them got the nomination

[White Trash]

I am withholding my endorsement for the time being. We will take this to the convention.

Even though you dropped out?

Dropped out in body, but not in spirit. #TakeItToTheConvention. #GuiltyGriffin. #LockHimUp.

[LLR]

VP Selection

The Sanchez campaign didn't bother with a shortlist, announcing Cath Con as his VP two weeks before the convention. Sanchez/Con's slogan "Make America America Again", or as Stephen Colbert calls it "America America America AMERICA America", is a big hit with some voters.


Adam Griffin's long shortlist was, by all accounts:

Gov. Irwin Spear: The liberal Pennsylvanian was a former candidate, and could really help deliver the key state of Pennsylvania. However, Spear is seen as too establishment by some, a moniker already applied to Griffin himself.

Gov. Emily Pebs: Pebs, the other former candidate on the list, could bring gender diversity and add NC to the ticket. However, she is seen as "too liberal" by many.

Sen. Lisa Rockowitz: The New Yorker may not be able to deliver any swing states, but she is touted by many as a good attack dog, and is neither too establishment nor too liberal.

Gov. Jon O'Connell: The Illinoisan is an eccentric, but has shown himself to be a free thinker and a strong attack dog. When asked for comment, he replied "272-266, VA as Tipping Point nOT PA"

Sen. Joe Republic: Republic is from a swing state, a moderate, and a longtime Senator. However, he's been known to use strong language at times, and has a lot of scandals in his past.

Rep. Virginia Carlson: Carlson is from Florida and would bring gender diversity, but her name recognition is fairly low. Also, Florida is Sanchez's home state.

As it turned into a shorter shortlist, only Republic, Spear, and O'Connell remained. Following long interviews, O'Connell was chosen.

Adam Griffin/Jon O'Connell 238 EVs, 39.4%
Eric Sanchez/Cath Con 235 EVs, 39.7%
Ken Poleon/Devon Centrist 0 EVs, 6.5%
Daniel Leinad/Jesse Goldwater 0 EVs, 9%
Tossup 65 EVs



Thanks for reading!

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Disappointed by Gov. Pebs not being picked, but not surprised.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Very good choice, Sanchez. We have many differences; tell me what I need to lie about in order to give the ticket the necessary cohesion needed to beat Boss Griffin.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

#CantRifftheGriff

[LLR]

The Debates

The first debate was a hard-fought battle between Griffin and Sanchez involving heated competition, although when the two candidates got in a heated argument over the 1934 Missouri Senate Election, many viewers were reported to be "bored."

NYTimes: "Sanchez Wins Fierce Debate"
CNN: "Griffin Eviscerates Sanchez In First Presidential Debate"
Breitbart: "Half-Black Muslim Adam Griffin Aborts Baby on Stage, Prays to Satan"
the Economist: "Why Roscoe Patterson and the 1934 Senate Race is Very Important"

The VP debate was a low point for the Sanchez campaign, as O'Connell delivered such great lines as "freiwal" "CO, Nv, Pa" and "Toomey will come back" as Con was left sputtering, no mach for Jon's superior intellect.

NYTimes: "Con Handles Debate with Ease"
CNN: "O'Connell Dominates VP Debate"

The second and third debates enabled Sanchez to come back - he was more prepared, and everyone said he did an excellent job.

However, the other major storyline was that Ken Poleon and Daniel Leinad had been left out of the debates. Following demonstrations and their own town hall after the 2nd debate, both began to rise in the polls, and many people from all parties were angered at their exclusion.

Marist Poll - After 3rd Debate
Eric Sanchez 36%
Adam Griffin 33%
Daniel Leinad 13%
Ken Poleon 8%

[Kingpoleon]

Excuse me, where's my time?

[Enduro]

Trying to get to 1500 so I can be in this. Really good timeline by the way.

[LLR]

Trying to get to 1500 so I can be in this. Really good timeline by the way.

If you'll note, that was just a random number and I've sinne broken the rule by making Devout Centrist VP. I'll put ya in if ya want.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

If I'm old enough to run for President, I'd probably have a doctorate. I doubt I'd let some robot portray me as a bumbling fool. He'd be scrap metal by the time I'm done with him.

[LLR]

If I'm old enough to run for President, I'd probably have a doctorate. I doubt I'd let some robot portray me as a bumbling fool. He'd be scrap metal by the time I'm done with him.

You dare question the power of the 272 BLUE FREIWAL!?

[Enduro]

Trying to get to 1500 so I can be in this. Really good timeline by the way.

If you'll note, that was just a random number and I've sinne broken the rule by making Devout Centrist VP. I'll put ya in if ya want.

Yes, that'll be awesome. Thank you.