2020 Progressive election

[Platypus]

Day 57: Connecticut votes, and delivers it's 7 EVs to Feingold.

Feingold leads, 227-165-13.

Day 58: Maryland votes, and gives 10 EVs to Feingold/Bustamonte, 55-44-1.

Feingold leads, 237-165-13.

Day 59: Texas, with 35 EVs, votes. Because the right is split, some pundits predict a Feingold win, but Nussle carries Texas 37-36-27.

Feingold leads, 237-200-13.

Day 60: As the excitement builds, Feingold is expected to win but nobody is sure just yet. With 6 key swing states still to vote, anything could happen. North Carolina heads to the polls, but no results are certified. When they blackout comes down, at 74% of precincts reporting, Nussle has a lead of 45-44-11.

Days 61+62: On Saturday, Feingold and Nussle spend the day in Ohio, and on Saturday night there is a debate between all the VP choices, held in Madison, WI Bustamonte performs well, as does Coburn, but Jenna Bush steals the show. Lott spends the whole weekend in Louisiana, and Sunday is spent by Feingold and Nussle in New Mexico. On Sunday afternoon, North Carolina release their results, and Nussle wins the state by 15000 votes over Feingold, gaining 15 EVs.

Day 63: Massachusetts easily supports Feingold, giving him a bit of momentum and 11 EVs.

Feingold leads, 248-215-13.

Map after 45  states:

[Platypus]

Day 64: Ohio votes. Despite polls showing a neck-and-neck race, Ohio votes for Nussle 50-48-2, giving him 18 EVs. Some analysts say that this is because the people of America WANT a close finish…

Feingold leads, 248-233-13.

Day 65: West Virginia heads to the polls. Lott does reasonably well, but this doesn't stop a narrow Nussle victory, 48-47-5, giving him 4 EVs.

Feingold leads, 248-237-13.

Day 66: New Mexico gives it's 5 EVs to Nussle, 50-49-1. Northern Republicans start to destest Lott, who may yet cost their candidate victory.

Feingold leads, 248-238-13.

Day 67: Washington easily votes for Feingold, giving him 12 EVs.

Feingold leads, 260-238-13.

Days 68+69: Everyone is on their toes as three states are left to vote-Iowa with 5 EVs; Wisconsin with 9 and Louisiana with 9. Nussle needs to win all three (which would give him 271 EVs); Feingold needs to win 2 (to give him either 276 or 272). Feingold spends Saturday in Wisconsin and Sunday in Iowa. Lott spends the whole weekend in Louisiana, except Sunday night when he is in Iowa. Nussle spends Saturday in Louisiana and Sunday in Wisconsin. The debate on Sunday night in Davenport, Iowa, is wtched by over 200 million Americans, and is considered a three-way tie.

Day 70: Louisiana votes. Whilst Lott does reasonably well, getting 13%, Nussle scrapes by over Feingold 44% to 43%, giving him 9 EVs.

Feingold leads, 260-247-13.

Map after 50 states:

[Platypus]

I honestly did randomly allocate the states. It's kinda cool it's come down to the home states.

note: the blank EV in NE doesn't exist

[Gabu]

I see that we're going to get a situation with no electoral majority.

[Platypus]

maybe, maybe not.

[Platypus]

Day 71: Wisconsin heads to the polls, and selects homeboy Feingold, 52-47-1.

Feingold leads, 269-247-13.

Map after 51 states:

[Platypus]

Day 72: Iowans are faced with a tough choice. They can vote for Nussle, an Iowan, and force the election to the house, or they can vote for Feingold and give him a clear mandate. As Pennsylvania experienced in 2012, and Colorado in 2008, Iowa has been swarmed by people from all over the country. The state is split; and turnout is high. Nussle spends the day in and around his old congressional district, whilst tonnes of campaigners for the GOP get out the vote in the west. The centre of the state sees the same with Feingold and the Democrats. As the sun goes down on Iowa, the nation waits, and waits another day, until the election is announced at 4:48pm the day after Iowa votes. Feingold wins the state by 941 votes.














Feingold wins, 274-247-13.

Final Map:



President Feingold is re-elected.

[minionofmidas]

Stupid Trent Lott! Now I know why you made the Republican ticket so good fromt he beginning.

How old will Lott be by 2020?

[Platypus]

No clue. BTW, I've come up with a solution to your senate/house elections question.

House elections are now eery four years, as midterms. Senate elections are held, if they fall in a Presidential year, on the same day as the state votes.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

When the House chooses a President, the big states get screwed: each state gets 1 vote. And then the Senate votes in the normal way. It's the new Congress, the vote would be in January.

[Platypus]

there is no 'new' congress, congressional elections are now every four years at the midterms.

BTW, Feingold won with 274 EVs.

[MasterJedi]

I figured you were going to have Feingold win (damn him *shakes fist* ) but you have me too much hope. Damn you *shakes fist*

[George W. Hobbes]

2024, Hugh?

President Jenna!

[Platypus]

Jenna's political skills will remain in the senate, now.

[ilikeverin]

How is Indiana bigger than Minnesota and Wisconsin?

[Beet]

How is Indiana bigger than Minnesota and Wisconsin?

Indiana is growing faster than those 2 states.

[Platypus]

I knew that MN and WI were growing more slowly then the national average, and had no idea about Indiana, so I took some off MN and WI and kept IN the same

BTW, Indiana is already bigger then them both