2016 progressive election

[Platypus]

After four close election loses in a row, the Democrats are DESPERATE for a win, and nominate Wisconsin senator Russ Feingold and Cruz Bustamante, the long-term governor of California. The Republicans recognise this is a good ticket, and whilst they don't put up a 'sacrificial lamb', it is expected that their ticket of Sam Brownback and Mel Martinez will lose.

The states have been randomly allocated and will be using the current EVs.

Days 1+2: Feingold and Bustamente travel the west coast. Brownback and Martinez spend the weekend in the upper Midwest.

Day 3: The first state to head to the polls is Idaho, and it easily votes for Brownback.

Brownback leads 4-0

Day 4: Hawai'i heads to the polls and easily votes for Feingold, tying the election ()

Tied, 4-4

Day 5: Maine votes overwhelmingly for Feingold.

Feingold leads, 8-4.

Day 6: North Carolina narrowly votes for Brownback, 52-48.

Brownback leads, 19-8.

Day 7: New Hampshire heads to the polls, and supports Feingold 53-47.

Brownback leads, 19-12.

Map after 5 states:



I know I said i'd do it tomorrow, but i have nothing better to do, so i'll do it now.

[Platypus]

Day 8+9. The first debate is held in Cleveland, and Brownback loses it miserably when he says he would be prepared to invade France "if the government was pugnatious enough". Brownback spend the hole weekend in Ohio; Feingold spends saturrday there and Sunday in Michigan.

Day 10: Montana heads to the polls, and votes for Brownback, 52-48.

Brownback leads 22-12

Day 11: Considered by analysts to be a direct result of his comments in the debate, Brownback loses Ohio 54-46.

Feingold leads 32-22.

Day 12: Feingold easily wins Washington state.

Feingold leads 43-22.

Day 13: Georgia votes, and whilst it has been trending Democrat over the last few elections, everyone is surprised when the result is deemed close enough for a recount, although Brownback was leading with 68% of precints reporting before the results were withheld.

Feingold leads 43-22.

Day 14: Indiana votes for Brownback, 53-47. Georgia announces that after all votes have been counted, the margin will be determined by absentee ballots from soldiers in Haiti, to be delivered tomorrow. There are only 457 Georgian soldiers in Haiti…

Feingold leads, 43-33.

Map after 9/10 states:

[Platypus]

Days 15+16: Saturday morning shows that the soldiers, conscripts for Santorum's heavily unpopular war in Haiti, have split heavily in favour of Feingold, who wants to withdraw. As a result, Feingold wins Georgia by 130 votes, in what is looking to be a landslide. Feingold spends Saturday in Georgia, and Brownback spends it as far away as he can get, in Alaska. They both spend the Sunday in Colorado.

Day 17: Tennessee announces for Brownback, 51-49.

Feingold leads, 58-44.

Day 18: New York votes overwhelmingly for New York.

Feingold leads, 89-44.

Day 19: Colorado votes for Feingold, in a vague upset, 52-48.

Feingold leads, 98-44.

Day 20: Alaska heads to the polls, and Brownback wins.

Feingold leads, 98-47.

Day 21: Oklahoma votes for Brownback, 58-42, vaguely resurrecting his candidacy.

Feingold leads, 98-54.

Map after 15 states:

[minionofmidas]

Mel Martinez was born in Cuba.

[Platypus]

Days 22+23: Feingold travels through Illinois, Iowa and Missouri over the weekend, as Brownback spends the entire weekend in Arizona.

Day 24: South Dakota votes, and Brownback wins 55-45.

Feingold leads, 98-57.

Day 25: Illinois votes, overwhelmingly for Feingold, 70-30.

Feingold leads, 119-57.

Day 26: Iowa heads to the polls, and Feingold wins 52-48.

Feingold leads, 126-57.

Day 27: Alabama votes with a disappointing margin for Brownback, 53-47.

Feingold leads, 126-66.

Day 28: Arizona heads to the polls. After both being parked in the state for a week, Brownback/Martinez need to win this state. Martinez's fluent Spanish helps them scramble over the line by 6,000 votes.

Feingold leads, 126-76.

Map after 20 states:

Lewis-they passed the Arnold amendment

[minionofmidas]

And have put it to ironic use, I see...

[Platypus]

Days 29+30: The second debate is held in St. Louis, and Brownback narrowly wins it, but still lags way behind in the national polls, 54-46. He spends the whole weekend in Missouri; Feingold spends Saturday in Arkansas and Sunday in Missouri.

Day 31: Utah votes for Brownback.

Feingold leads, 126-81.

Day 32: Missouri votes, and despite Brownback's best efforts, heads to Feingold 52-48. Newspapers are already starting to declare an end to the Republican dominance of the white house, but newspapers have been known to prematurely call elections in the past…

Feingold leads, 137-81.

Day 33: California heads to the polls and votes for Bustamante…I mean Feingold, 66-34.

Feingold leads 192-81.

Day 34: Arkansas votes, and the results are close, but Feingold wins by 15000 votes.

Feingold leads, 198-81.

Day 35: Feingold easily wins Massachusetts.

Feingold leads, 210-81.

Map after 25 states:

[minionofmidas]

Here's an idea. To make us all relive the suspense, post only one state result per day from now on, and none on saturdays and sundays.

[Platypus]

well, i might do that with 2020.

[Platypus]

Days 36+37: Brownback spends his time in Pennsylvania, as Feingold spends Saturday in Maryland and Sunday in Nevada.

Day 38: Nevada goes to the polls and votes for Feingold, 53-47.

Feingold leads, 215-81.

Day 39: Minnesotans head to the polls, still with the memor of 2008 in their minds, and elect Feingold 58-42.

Feingold leads, 225-81.

Day 40: Pennsylvania votes, and in favour of Feingold by a margin of 56-44, despite President Santorum's extensive campaigning in favour of Brownback, who is now looking very grey and tired.

Feingold leads, 246-81.

Day 41: Virginia heads to the polls, and Feingold wins 51-49. Brownback is considered dead in the water.

Feingold leads, 259-81.

Day 42: North Dakota votes, and Brownback wins it by 3500 votes.

Feingold leads, 259-84.

Map after 30 states:

[Platypus]

Days 43+44: Brownback scrambles around the west, vsiting Oregon, Nem Mexico and Kansas. Feingold spends Saturday in Maryland and Sunday in Michigan.

Day 45: Kansas heads to the polls and votes for Brownback, 55-45

Feingold leads, 259-90.

Day 46: Maryland heads to the polls and easily selects Feingold.

Feingold leads, 269-90.

Day 47: Wisconsin heads to the polls, and tips their favourite son into the Presidency. He wins the state 64-46.

Feingold leads, 279-90.

Day 48: Oregon votes for Feingold in a surprisingly close result, 52-48.

Feingold leads, 286-90.

Day 49: Michigan heads to the polls and votes for Feingold, 56-44.

Feingold leads, 303-90.

Map after 35 states:

[Platypus]

Days 50+51: Brownback says that he will keep fighting despite losing, to 'show the American people that Republicans never say die' and to let Feingold know that there are dissidents within America. Brownback and Martinez spend hours and hours in Florida, as Feingold visits West Virginia and DC.

Day 52: DC votes for Feingold, 94-6.

Feingold leads, 306-90.

Day 53: Florida is close, and seems to have been ignoring the national results since day one, consistently staying within 2%. On the day, Feingold wins it 51-49.

Feingold leads, 333-90.

Day 54: Kentucky heads to the polls, and by 4000 votes, votes for Brownback.

Feingold leads, 333-98.

Day 54: Texas is also a swing state in the polls, and before the first state was announced nobody would have considered realistically that Feingold would win. But, over the past couple of months, he's gone from strength to strength, and the Texans support the next President, 51-49.

Feingold leads, 367-98.

Day 55: West Virginia heads to the polls and supports Feingold 55-45.

Feingold leads, 372-98.

Map after 40 states:

[Platypus]

The interest now is tio see if Brownback will break 100

[Platypus]

I have to point out, before people start yelling-because it is a day-to-day thing, rather then all on the same thing, it is perfectly possible for Arizona to go for the Republicans when Texas is Democratic, if the factors align in that way.

[minionofmidas]

For example, if the election's already decided and only the most dutyful partisans head to the poll, odds-on Feingold takes Kentucky.

[Platypus]

well, he almost did

[minionofmidas]

Are House and State elections held on the same day as presidentials in this scenario?

[Platypus]

Lewis-Interesting question. I'm leaning towards no, but I don't have an answer for you, sorry.

Days 56+57. Feingold rests in Wisconsin, as Brownback campaigns in Nebraska.

Day 58: New Mexico votes for Feingold, 54-46.

Feingold leads, 377-98.

Day 59: Connecticut votes overwhelmingly for Feingold.

Feingold leads, 384-98.

Day 60: New Jersey is another landslide, for Feingold.

Feingold leads, 399-98.

Day 61: Nebraska votes, and Brownback wins by 311 votes. There is a recount which delivers the same result. Brownback is overheard saying "Ohio hurt, Georgia killed me" to Martinez whilst campaigning in the state.

Feingold leads, 399-103.

Day 62: Louisiana votes Feingold 54-46.

Feingold leads, 408-103.

Map after 45 states:

[Platypus]

Days 63+65: Feingold heads down to Mississippi and promises that he will help the people of Mississippi off 'the bottom of america'. Brownback says the same, but nobody listens.

Day 66: Mississippi votes for Feingold, 52-48.

Feingold leads, 414-103

Day 67: Rhode Island heads to the polls, and votes for Feingold in a near whitewash; 81-19.

Feingold leads, 418-103.

Day 68: Delaware head the the polls and Feingold wins74-26.

Feingold leads, 421-103.

Day 69: Wyoming heads to the polls, and sympathy-votes for Brownback, 52-48. Turnout is under 20%.

Feingold leads, 421-106.

Day 70: Vermont easily supports soon-to-be President Feingold.

Feingold leads, 424-106.

Map after 50 states:

[Platypus]

Days 71+72: Brownback rtires to Nebraska; Feingold starts announcing his cabinet. On snday night, someone remembers to tell the people of south Carolina there is an election the next day.

Day 73: With a turnout of 30%, primarily all members of the Democratic party, Feingold easily wins the state of South Carolina.

Feingold wins, 432-106.

Final Map:



Ouch.

[Democratic Hawk]

Days 71+72: Brownback rtires to Nebraska; Feingold starts announcing his cabinet. On snday night, someone remembers to tell the people of south Carolina there is an election the next day.

Day 73: With a turnout of 30%, primarily all members of the Democratic party, Feingold easily wins the state of South Carolina.

Feingold wins, 432-106.

Final Map:



As much as I'd love to see a result like this for the Democratic candidate, why would Alabama be any different from the rest of the Deep South?

Dave



Ouch.

[minionofmidas]

Read the whole thread, and it becomes clear immediately.

[Democratic Hawk]

Read the whole thread, and it becomes clear immediately.

Correct me if I'm wrong but the way I see it is as  Feingold sweeps ahead and siezes the momemtum, support for Brownbank plummets as Republicans don't see any point in turning out to vote because Feingold cannot be beaten

Dave

[minionofmidas]

Read the whole thread, and it becomes clear immediately.

Correct me if I'm wrong but the way I see it is as  Feingold sweeps ahead and siezes the momemtum, support for Brownbank plummets as Republicans don't see any point in turning out to vote because Feingold cannot be beaten

Dave

Yes. Many of these states voted after Feingold had crossed the 270 mark.

[MasterJedi]

Screw Feingold! He's a terrible Senator and I hope I can get him out of office in 2008.

I'm ready to see him come crashing down in 2020. Hugh, have Tommy Thompson run against him!!!!!