The Mideast Record-Courier: LIVE Coverage of the February '17 Election

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

And now for an update on the state of the Labor Party leadership election.

FOR CHAIR - LABOR PARTY
Blair   11, 73.3%
LLR   4, 26.7%

FOR DEPUTY CHAIR - LABOR PARTY
Truman   11, 73.3%
Wells   4, 26.7%

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

FOR CHAIR - LABOR PARTY
Blair   13, 76.5%
LLR   4, 23.5%

FOR DEPUTY CHAIR - LABOR PARTY
Truman   13, 76.5%
Wells   4, 23.5%

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

RACE FOR THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 2017 - CLASS I

SEATS     FED (1)        LAB (2)        IND (0)
GAINS     FED (0)        LAB (0)        IND (0)

As the clocks tick away the final hours before the polls close, the opportunity for an upset in either of the ongoing senatorial elections has faded dramatically. As of this hour, we can report that Senator Siren in Fremont and Senator PiT in the South maintain heavy leads over their respective opponents, though the Federalist margin in the latter region has been reduced significantly in the last twelve hours.

FREMONT SENATE (29% Turnout)
Siren [IND] 11, 64.7%
Dereich [FED] 4, 23.5%
1184AZ [LAB] 1, 5.9%
Enduro [FED] 1, 5.9%

SOUTHERN SENATE (55% Turnout)
PiT [FED] 19, 54.3%
Peebs [LAB] 16, 45.7%

Disappointingly low turnout in Fremont, where just weeks ago a hotly-contested by election for this seat was decided by a margin of two votes. Senator Siren currently leads by a margin of a little over 40%; barring a massive Federalist wave for Mr. Dereich in the next four hours, we do not foresee a change in parties for this seat in the present election.

In the South, incumbent Senator PiT remains in the lead with 55% of the vote in, though the margin has narrowed considerable. As of moments ago, Representative Peebs - the Labor challenger - has managed to reduce the margin separating the two parties to a paltry three votes, with a net minimum of four needed to flip the seat. Four months ago Labor came very close to flipping this seat; they have not polled a comparable performance in the region since then, despite a concerted effort by Speaker of the House NeverAgain in the November 2016 gubernatorial election. At this hour, we cannot project the outcome of this race, though the odds seem to be in favor of a Federalist victory if the current figures hold.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

FOR CHAIR - LABOR PARTY
Blair   14, 70.0%
LLR   6, 30.0%

FOR DEPUTY CHAIR - LABOR PARTY
Truman   13, 65.0%
Wells   7, 35.0%

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

With fewer than two hours remaining before the closing of the polls, the last several ballots are trickling in across the nation in the ongoing senatorial elections in Fremont and the South. We now bring you the latest bulletin on these races, updated as of the most recent vote.

FREMONT SENATE (29% Turnout)
Siren [IND] 11, 64.7%
Dereich [FED] 4, 23.5%
1184AZ [LAB] 1, 5.9%
Enduro [FED] 1, 5.9%

SOUTHERN SENATE (58% Turnout)
PiT [FED] 21, 56.8%
Peebs [LAB] 16, 43.2%

No change in the Fremont election, where Senator Siren continues to lead by a healthy margin. In the South, however, incumbent Senator PiT of the Federalists has expanded his margin substantially since our last bulletin. Current counts show the senator ahead by precisely five votes, with turnout approaching 60%. With this development, we are now prepared to issue the following projections:

Sen. PiT ☑ (Federalist) Southern Senator

Sen. SIREN ☑ (Independent) Fremont Senator

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

RACE FOR THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 2017 - CLASS I

SEATS     FED (2)        LAB (2)        IND (1)
GAINS     FED (0)        LAB (0)        IND (0)
RESULTS BY REGION

FR	FED (24%)	LAB (06%)	IND (65%)
NH	FED (00%)	LAB (00%)	IND (00%)
SH	FED (57%)	LAB (43%)	IND (00%)

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

RIPeebs

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I was little worried for a few minutes there


February brings back some bad memories.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Final totals for S-SEN are PiT 21, Peebs 15 (with 2 invalid votes), ftr.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

FEBRUARY 2017
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Maxwell (8%)     DFW (53%)     Never Again (37%)     Winfield (3%)

Good afternoon, and on behalf of all of us here in Bismarck, welcome to Part II of the Mideast Record-Courier's continuing coverage of the February '17 election. We are now fourteen hours into election weekend, and already we see the candidates grappling furiously for that prize of prizes, the presidency of the Republic of Atlasia. The House of Representatives is also on the ballot, as are several regional offices in the North and Fremont. Without further ado, here are the results as of this hour.

FOR PRESIDENT (21% Turnout)
DFW [FED] 20, 52.6%
Never Again [LAB] 14, 36.8%
Maxwell [COM] 3, 7.9%
Winfield [IND] 1, 2.6%

With little over a fifth of the vote in, Governor DFW Libertylover of the Federalists has already amassed a commanding lead over the rest of the field, with 20 of the 38 votes cast in his name. Currently, the governor has enough votes to avoid a second round of balloting; but even if Speaker Never Again were to bring him below 50%, the Federalists would win on the second ballot after Maxwell and Winfield's voters are reapportioned. There is, of course, ample time for the race to change, but this is certainly good news for the Federalists, who are seeking to retain control of the White House after a hotly contested election in October.

FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (21% Turnout)
FED   23, 52.6% [5 seats]
LAB   15, 36.8% [4 seats]
UA     00, 00.0% [0 seats]

Further down the ballot, the fortunes of the Federalist Party are equally sunny. Projections as of the most recent ballot show the Federalists electing their entire slate, winning five of the nine seats in the chamber. This would give the party their first majority in the lower house since August 2016; it's important to note, however, that this projection does not take into account the rather sizable surplus for Representative Peebs, who currently leads the field with 12 of the 38 votes cast, some of which are bound to transfer to more vulnerable Labor candidates on the second round.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Now for a bulletin on the state of the Fremont parliamentary election.

FOR PRIME MINISTER (17% Turnout)
H.S. Truman [LDP] 8, 100%

FOR HOUSE OF COMMONS (17% Turnout)
Ecosocialist   3, 30% [1 seat]
Liberal Democracy   3, 30% [1 seat]
Free Soil   2, 20% [1 seat]
Independents   2, 20% [1 seat]

As of this hour, incumbent Harry S Truman so far unopposed for the office of Prime Minister, while down ballot is appears the House of Commons will be evenly split between the left and the right. Current tabulations show the leftist Ecosocialist Party and the center-left Liberal Democracy Party each winning one seat, with the remainder split between the center-right Free Soil Party and conservative independents.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

FEBRUARY 2017
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Maxwell (10%)     DFW (46%)     Never Again (38%)     Winfield (6%)

With five hours to go before midnight, the race for the presidency has narrowed, though Federalist candidates continue to lead in all races. At the presidential level, Governor DFW has lost his majority on the first ballot but leads by a considerable margin in the final round after transfer ballots from Maxwell and Winfield are reapportioned. On the regional map, the Federalists remain far ahead in Fremont and lead by a slightly slimmer margin, 60%-40%, in the South; to the North, NeverAgain leads with 59% of the vote, unsurprising in this deepest of red regions.

FOR PRESIDENT (29% Turnout)
DFW [FED] 23, 46%
Never Again [LAB] 19, 38%
Maxwell [COM] 5, 10%
Winfield [IND] 3, 6%

FOR PRESIDENT (Final Round)
DFW [FED] 29, 58%
Never Again [LAB] 21, 42%

In the House of Representatives, the Federalists continue to lead with a projected five seats to four for the Laborites as of the most recent ballot, though Representative Peebs continues to lead the field with 12 first preferences.

FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (21% Turnout)
FED   30, 61.2% [5 seats]
LAB   18, 36.7% [4 seats]
UA     01, 02.0% [0 seats]

[Terry the Fat Shark]

can I ask who you have invalid in everything? I have Ebsy (not enough posts), Monolith (not enough posts), tomhguy (registered too late)

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

can I ask who you have invalid in everything? I have Ebsy (not enough posts), Monolith (not enough posts), tomhguy (registered too late)

I have all of those and ClintonReagan20XX (edited after 20 minutes) as invalid.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

ah ok, my after preferences count is presently dfw - 32 nev - 20

[rpryor03]

A Very Special Fremont Commons Update
Last Voter: Snowguy716
Dr_Novella: 5
RFayette: 2
rpryor03: 3
Tirnam: 3
tomhguy: 1

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

FEBRUARY 2017
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Maxwell (9%)     DFW (49%)     Never Again (37%)     Winfield (5%)

We have now passed the midway mark in election weekend, and so far the result is a staggering landslide for the Federalists. In the presidential race, with more than two fifths of the vote in, Governor DFW currently leads with by a mammoth margin of eleven votes, or 15% overall. The situation is no better for Labor on the regional map, where DFW currently holds a wide lead in the South and slightly smaller leads in Fremont and the North. If he can maintain them, he would become the first presidential candidate in modern history to carry every region on the final ballot. Here are the exact results as of this hour.

FOR PRESIDENT (41% Turnout)
DFW [FED] 36, 48.6%
Never Again [LAB] 27, 36.5%
Maxwell [COM] 7, 9.5%
Winfield [IND] 4, 5.4%

FOR PRESIDENT (Final Round)
DFW [FED] 42, 57.5%
Never Again [LAB] 31, 42.5%

Meanwhile, in the House, Labor now stands in danger of loosing not one, but two of its seats, depending on how the surplus for Representative Peebs is distributed. Based on the current apportionment of the vote, it appears likely that at least one Labor candidate will be eliminated at the end of the first round, and possibly two after the second, depending on whether the candidate for United Alternative - Mr. Logan Palmer - can survive both counts.

FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (41% Turnout)
FED   40, 61.2% [5-5 seats]
LAB   29, 36.7% [3-4 seats]
UA     03, 02.0% [1-0 seats]

Overall, all signs suggest a very good result for the Federalists as long as there is no major shift in either party's turnout machines.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Well, we're boned.

[rpryor03]

A Very Special Fremont Commons Update
Last Voter: Snowguy716
Dr_Novella: 5
Rfayette: 3
Rpryor03: 3
Tirnam: 3
tomhguy: 2

[Fmr. Representative Encke]

I'm counting 8 Maxwell votes. Which one is being counted as ineligible?

[rpryor03]

A Very Special Fremont Commons Update
Last Voter: Heisenberg
Dr_Novella: 6
Rfayette: 4
Rpryor03: 4
Tirnam: 3
tomhguy: 4

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

FEBRUARY 2017
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

"He is not going to make American Great Again, he is going to make America Orange...(red)"  - Marco Rubio 

[JustinTimeCuber]

JustinTimeCuber independent election research association (JIERA) projection for final runoff round:

[FED] dfwlibertylover 53-59%
[LAB] NeverAgain 41-47%

PROJECTED WINNER

☑ dfwlibertylover

[JustinTimeCuber]

Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed that we couldn't get NeverAgain elected, but I think dfw will do well as President. We can hopefully get a Laborite elected next time though after the federalists mess everything up

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Peebs June '17! (Or Peebs March '17, if we can get enough people out of the way )