Round 1 of the Atlas President Forever Championship

[CheeseWhiz]

Poor ILV

[afleitch]

Leitch/Edwards: 278 EVs - 48% PV - 61,041,403 votes
Johnson/Schwarzenegger: 260 EVs - 50% PV - 62,427,497 votes

Goodlord I won some southern states and I took California but lost the popular vote by a significant margin. What was interesting is that myself and htmldon share much in common. But this is the sort of result you get when you put a moderate Democrat against a moderate Republican

[ilikeverin]

HOORAY!  I WON INDIANA!

[Josh/Devilman88]

HOORAY!  I WON INDIANA!

GOOD JOB

[Gabu]

α bracket, Game 4: nini2287 (Nick 2287) vs. PBrunsel (Paul Brunsel)

The election started out with no clear favorite in sight whatsoever.  New England was all in 2287's column, save for Maine, which was tied, and New Hampshire, which was in Brunsel's column.  The Pacific coast was also with 2287, except for Oregon, which was tied.  Illinois was also with 2287.  Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, West Virginia, Ohio, and Michigan were all tied.  The rest leaned towards PBrunsel.

PBrunsel picked up some initial momentum in the first week.  Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan all gave him leads, along with Tennessee, Florida, Colorado, and New Mexico.  Washington was brought to a tie, although so were Texas and Missouri.  Vermont also gave Brunsel a lead.  2287 countered with an early ad blitz, gaining himself leads in Washington, Oregon, Arkansas, and West Virginia.  Wisconsin, New Mexico, Vermont, and Connecticut became tied, while Arizona started to lean towards Brunsel.

Further shifts happened in the next week, as the entire Pacific coast became tied while 2287 gained leads in Texas, Missouri, and Michigan.  Louisiana, Hawaii, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts became tied.  The first debate did not break this tense standoff, as it was deemed to be a draw.  By the next week, 2287 had leads in Washington, Oregon, West Virginia, and New Mexico, but Arizona, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, and Florida all became tied.  Iowa also became tied, much to Brunsel's disapproval.

2287 won the second debate, giving him some momentum.  The next week, Nevada established a lead for 2287.  The week later, a major scandal struck Brunsel's campaign, putting Brunsel on the defensive.  To add to his woes, Brunsel lost the third debate, worrying many of his campaign team.  With one week left in the campaign, leads came up for 2287 in California, Arizona, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maryland, and New Hampshire.  A mid-sized scandal was found on 2287, but it remained to be seen whether or not Brunsel could turn things around at this late stage of the game.

With one day to go, the major scandal on Brunsel was still in the news, and leads for 2287 opened in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Tennessee.  North Carolina and Florida became tied.  Things were looking grim for the Brunsel campaign.

Election Day came.  Brunsel successfully won Indiana and Kentucky.  Florida went for 2287, however.  Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia all went for Brunsel, but 2287 took New Hampshire and Vermont.  2287 won North Carolina and West Virginia while Brunsel won Ohio.  2287 won the 9 o'clock New England states plus Illinois and Michigan.  Brunsel won Mississippi, but 2287 won Missouri, following it up with New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and DC.  9 o'clock, save for one state, was quite officially 2287 Time.

Arkansas came in for 2287.  Brunsel won Arizona and Colorado, but Kansas came in for 2287, putting him already at 246 electoral votes.  Louisiana, Minnesota, and Nebraska gave Brunsel a break by all voting for him, but New Mexico was won by 2287.  New York then came in for 2287 and bumped him up to 282 electoral votes.



2287/Clinton: 381 EVs - 53% PV - 66,343,279 votes
Brunsel/Innamorato: 157 EVs - 45% PV - 56,940,193 votes

[ilikeverin]

But that will come out to the United States multiplied by President Joe Stalin, unless, of course, the United States is a function of Vladimir Lenin.

The United States as a whole isn't, but

[George W. Hobbes]

Here's too Christian Blue Republicanism!

Good game ILV.

[Gabu]

But that will come out to the United States multiplied by President Joe Stalin, unless, of course, the United States is a function of Vladimir Lenin.

The United States as a whole isn't, but

OMG I HAVE DISCOVERED THE GRAND UNIFYING EQUATION

[Josh/Devilman88]

..............................................................hello anyone out there...

[Gabu]

..............................................................hello anyone out there...

I was watching a movie with my mom.

I'm starting the next match as we speak.

[Speed of Sound]

..............................................................hello anyone out there...

I was watching a movie with my mom.

I'm starting the next match as we speak.

i see. what were you watching?

[Gabu]

β bracket, Game 1: Cosmo Kramer (Cosmo Kramer) vs. Josh22 (Josh Craddock)

The election started out with a wide margin between Kramer and Craddock, with Craddock in the lead.  Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island began in Kramer's column.  California, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Vermont were tied.  The rest began on Craddock's side.

In the first week shift, Michigan flipped to Craddock and Massachusetts became tied, although Missouri and Illinois became tied as well and Delaware leaned towards Kramer.  In the second week, the first scandal of the season broke as Craddock's campaign was hit with a mid-sized scandal.  Craddock was unsuccessful at spinning it down, resulting in Kramer leads emerging in Washington, Tennessee, and West Virginia, along with ties emerging in Colorado, Michigan, Georgia, and Maine.  California flipped back to Kramer, however, as did Missouri and Illinois.

Craddock got revenge in the third week as a mid-sized scandal broke on Kramer.  Kramer, however, managed to spin this scandal down, and it quickly was forgotten.  Craddock, still trying to gain in momentum, began an ad blitz, which got him a sizeable amount of momentum.  Nonetheless, however, the full effects of the Craddock scandal were beginning to be felt, as more leads for Kramer opened, this time in New Mexico, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Vermont, and Connecticut, all of which were previously either tied or in Craddock's column.  California stayed solidly behind Craddock, however, which is bad news for any Democratic candidate.  No Democrat has yet won without taking California.

Kramer took home the belt from the first debate, gaining him more momentum in the race.  By the end of the week, ties were cropping up all over the place: Colorado, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Vermont were all tied, although so were Georgia and Michigan, two states which previously were with Kramer.  Wisconsin flipped to Kramer.

Kramer won the second debate as well, increasing his momentum, although Craddock's second ad blitz also increased his.  With two weeks to go, a strong fight for the South was emerging, with Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, and Georgia all tied.  Kramer established leads in Maine and Michigan, but Craddock was still ahead in California and was still at 307 electoral votes, which was enough to win at this point.

The second-to-last week did not start off very well for Craddock, with his campaign getting hit with a major scandal on the first day.  Craddock again failed to spin it down, and with Kramer winning the third debate, Craddock saw his lead slipping from between his fingers.  With one week to go, leads for Kramer emerged in Missouri, Iowa, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and most importantly, California.  The Golden State's defenses had finally been breached.

The scandal lingered all the way until four days before Election Day.  With a day to go, things were not looking good for Craddock.  Kramer was ahead in Arizona, Colorado, Virginia, Maryland, and Vermont.  The tossup states were Louisiana, Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida.  Even without any tossup states, Kramer was at 273 electoral votes - barely enough to win.  Craddock needed something big to happen on Election Day; otherwise, this race was over.

Election Day came.  Both Indiana and Kentucky were won by Kramer, making Kramer the first Democrat yet to win both of the initial states.  Craddock took Florida, which came as a relief for Craddock.  Kramer took all of Georgia, Virginia, Vermont, and New Hampshire, leaving only South Carolina for Craddock.  North Carolina came in for Kramer, but Craddock took Ohio and West Virginia.

Kramer then won Connecticut and Delaware, although Craddock won Illinois, becoming the first Republican to win that state.  Maryland, Massachusetts, and Michigan all were won by Kramer, however.  Mississippi came in for Craddock, but Missouri and New Jersey were both won by Kramer.  Oklahoma and Rhode Island came in for Craddock, but Pennsylvania was won by Kramer, as was Tennessee.  Texas came in for Craddock, and DC came in for the Democrat.

Surprisingly, Kramer failed to win Arkansas, and Alabama followed suit by voting for Craddock.  Arizona and Colorado both came in for Kramer, as did Kansas, surprisingly.  Louisiana was then won by Craddock, as did Minnesota and Nebraska.  New Mexico was won by Kramer, as were New York and Wisconsin.  The Mormon Triangle plus Montana and Nevada all voted for Craddock, but Iowa voted for Kramer.  California then bumped Kramer to 316 electoral votes and ended the election.



Kramer/Bayh: 334 EVs - 52% PV - 65,008,647 votes
Craddock/Rice: 204 EVs - 47% PV - 58,991,789 votes

[Gabu]

..............................................................hello anyone out there...

I was watching a movie with my mom.

I'm starting the next match as we speak.

i see. what were you watching?

Million Dollar Baby.

Great movie, by the way.

[jokerman]

That map is...........bizarre.

[DanielX]

That map is...........bizarre.

It looks like 1992 on acid...

[Gabu]

That map is...........bizarre.

Yes it is... but at least you won, right?

[Gabu]

γ bracket, Game 1: Jake (Jake Nichols) vs. FezzyFestoon (Brett Festoon)

The election started out Republican all over.  Nichols was ahead in Maryland and Rhode Island.  California, Colorado, Minnesota, Louisiana, Illinois, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire were tied.  The rest had Festoon leading.  After the first-week shift, Oregon, Nevada, Arkansas, Michigan, Virginia, Delaware, and Rhode Island all became tied.  Colorado, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Vermont all leaned towards Festoon.  Nichols got a lead in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

By the second week, the large Republican lead in the electoral college was waning as it usually does, despite nothing big having happened yet.  Nichols opened leads in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia, New York, and Rhode Island.  Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Pennsylvania became tied.  Nevada went back to Festoon.

The campaign up to the third week was remarkably uneventful, with no notable events occurring.  Nonetheless, the states continued to shift, with Nichols leads opening in Oregon, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.  Iowa, Maryland, and Massachusetts all tilted towards Festoon.  The first two notable events then happened on the same day: Festoon won the first debate and a minor scandal was leaked on Nichols, both of which gained Festoon momentum, although the latter was spun down within the first day.

With three weeks to go in the election, bad news hit the Nichols campaign as Festoon gained a lead in California, which has always, in the past, spelled doom for the Democratic candidate if sustained until Election Day.  Nonetheless, the rest of the news was good for Nichols, as leads for him opened in Louisiana and Indiana, and as ties cropped up in Massachusetts, Maine, New Mexico, and Nevada.

Festoon scored a resounding victory in the second debate, giving him more momentum.  The next polling session was too early to display the effect of this event, however, as Nichols continued to gain.  California went back to tied and Tennessee, Massachusetts, and Maine all tilted towards Nichols.  As the last week of the campaign approached, Nichols breathed a sigh of relief as California flipped to his column.  However, he could not rest easy yet, as Arkansas, Tennessee and Maine went back to being tied, along with - the most troubling - New York.

With one day remaining in the campaign, California went back to tied.  With Massachusetts as the only other tied state and with no candidate with enough electoral votes to win, this election seemed like it would be coming down to the crown jewel of the electoral college.

Election Day came.  Indiana was won by Nichols, but Kentucky was won by Festoon, followed by Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, Vermont, and South Carolina.  Virginia went for Nichols.  Festoon swept the 8:30 states, winning all of North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia.  Festoon took Connecticut, but Nichols won Delaware, Illinois, and Maine.  Festoon took Maryland.  In a great relief for the Nichols campaign, Nichols won in Massachusetts.  Unless some other state changed hands, this election would indeed come down to California.

Michigan was won by Nichols, but Mississippi was won by Festoon.  Nichols countered with Missouri, and Festoon hit back with New Jersey.  Oklahoma went for Festoon, but Pennsylvania and Rhode Island went for Nichols, as did Tennessee and Texas.  DC voted for the Democrat.  Arkansas was Nichols', but Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, and Kansas all went for Festoon.  Nichols won Louisiana while Festoon took home Minnesota, Nebraska, and New Mexico.  Nichols took New York, which was a relief to Nichols, given that that state had previously been tied when it normally is a Democratic stronghold.

The Dakotas voted as usual, and Wisconsin followed them.  The Mormon Triangle plus Montana and Nevada went for Festoon, as did Iowa.  As expected, neither candidate at this point could win without California, save for a Republican upset in Oregon.  12 o'clock approached...

...and California went for Nichols by 54.1%.  Hawaii went for Festoon, but no upset in Oregon occurred.  Nichols went to 273 electoral votes for the victory.



Nichols/Ashcroft: 273 EVs - 48% PV - 60,644,570 votes
Festoon/Blank: 265 EVs - 50% PV - 63,046,901 votes

[Gabu]

δ bracket, Game 1: Blerpiez (Peter Blerpiez) vs. TheWildCard (Michael R. Lanay)

The country started out leaning towards Lanay.  Washington, Hawaii, Maryland, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were in Blerpiez's column.  California, Nevada, New Mexico, Minnesota, Illinois, and Delaware were tied.  The rest were in Lanay's column.  After the first-week shift, Washington, Oregon, Arkansas, Tennessee, Connecticut, and Maine were all tied.  Blerpiez gained leads in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.  Lanay gained leads in California, Nevada, and New Mexico.

The electorate continued to shift in the second week, gaining Blerpiez more leads in Washington, Oregon, California, Ohio, West Virginia, Connecticut, and Vermont.  Iowa, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Maine were tied.  The rest fell into Lanay's column.  Going into the third week, California was back in Lanay's column, proving to be a true battleground state.  Arizona, Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York were all tied.

Lanay won the first debate, getting himself some momentum in the campaign.  Nonetheless, regardless, an ad blitz by Blerpiez increased his advance in the polls, tilting California, Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York into his column.  Iowa, New Mexico, Michigan, and Florida were all tied.

The next debate was a draw, and thus had no effect.  Blerpiez continued to rise in the next week, gaining a lead in New Mexico and bringing Texas to a tie.  Michigan and Florida went back to Lanay, but Iowa went towards Blerpiez.  The third debate was also a draw, much to the two candidates' dismay.

With one week to go, Washington, Tennessee, and Arizona became tied.  At this point, Lanay was at 255 electoral votes while Blerpiez was at 251.  This election promised to be quite the close one.  Blerpiez, however, peaked at exactly the right time.  With one day to go in the election, leads for Blerpiez cropped up in Washington, Texas, and Arizona, putting Blerpiez at 306 electoral votes.  Lanay was feeling quite worried by this point, although he marginally had more momentum than Blerpiez.

Election Day came.  Lanay won both Indiana and Kentucky, following them up with Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia.  Blerpiez took New Hampshire and Vermont.  Lanay took North Carolina, but Blerpiez won Ohio and West Virginia.  Blerpiez swept the 9 o'clock New England states plus Illinois.  Lanay took Michigan, Mississippi, and Missouri.  Blerpiez then took New Jersey while Lanay took Oklahoma.  Pennsylvania and Rhode Island went for Blerpiez.  Lanay won Tennessee, but Blerpiez did indeed win Texas.  DC reminded the world of its existence.

Arkansas and Alabama voted for Lanay, but Arizona voted for Blerpiez.  Colorado, Kansas, and Louisiana were all won by Lanay, but Minnesota went for Blerpiez.  Nebraska voted for Lanay, but New Mexico and New York both voted for Blerpiez.  The Dakotas voted as the Dakotas do.  Wisconsin voted for Lanay as well, as did the Mormon Triangle plus Montana and Nevada.  Iowa voted for Blerpiez.  Lanay's last hope is for his home state to come through for him.

But no, California gave Blerpiez 56.5% of the vote and bumped him to 284 electoral votes.



Blerpiez/Moore: 306 EVs - 51% PV - 63,511,169 votes
Lanay/Longwell: 232 EVs - 48% PV - 60,595,759 votes

[Gabu]

α bracket, Game 2: Peter Bell (Peter Bell) vs. Bacon King (Joseph Stalin)

The election started out in Bell's favor, but with an astonishing number of tied states.  Nevada, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and Ohio were all tied.  Alaska, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Arkansas, Louisiana, Indiana, Kentucky, and North Carolina were in Stalin's column.  The rest were in Bell's column.

The first-week shift resulted in Bell leads cropping up in Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and North Dakota.  Oregon, Colorado, and North Carolina became tied.  Tennessee, Nebraska, and Georgia gave Stalin leads.  After the second week, Stalin had gained leads in Kansas, Texas, and South Carolina.  Bell had gained leads in Oregon, and North Carolina.  North Dakota became tied.

After the third week, the electorate was beginning to even itself out a little.  Leads for Stalin emerged in Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida.  Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Massachusetts all became tied.  Bell won the first debate and released a minor scandal on Stalin on the same day, gaining momentum for his campaign.  However, Stalin retaliated by releasing a mid-sized scandal on Bell the next day.

With three weeks to go, Bell had again gained leads in Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and North Carolina, and he also opened a lead in Minnesota.  Arizona, Kansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Virginia, and New Hampshire were all tied.  Stalin gained a lead in Massachusetts.  Bell won the second debate as well, recovering momentum in light of the scandal against him.

With two weeks remaining, Bell gained leads in Arizona and Alabama.  Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Hawaii were tied.  Bell won the third debate as well.  With one week remaining, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia, Connecticut, and Massachusetts were all tied.  Bell was at 297 electoral votes: enough to win, but not enough to feel comfortable quite yet.  With only a day to go, Minnesota, South Dakota, Colorado, Missouri, Indiana, and Alabama were tied, and Bell was now at 309 electoral votes.

Election Day came.  Indiana came in for Bell, but Kentucky voted for Stalin.  Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina followed, but New Hampshire, Vermont, and Virginia were won by Bell.  North Carolina went for Bell, but Ohio and West Virginia voted for Stalin.  Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, and Maine all voted for Bell, but Stalin won Massachusetts.  Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Tennessee were all won by Bell.  Stalin claimed Texas, and DC continued to exist.

Arkansas came in for Stalin, but Alabama and Arizona both went for Bell.  Colorado, Kansas, and Louisiana voted for Stalin, but Minnesota voted for Bell.  Nebraska was won by Stalin and New Mexico was won by Bell, along with New York.  The Dakotas voted as usual, and Wisconsin voted for Bell.  The Mormon Triangle plus Montana voted for Stalin, but Iowa was carried by Bell.  Then Nevada came in for Bell, and the election was over.



Bell/Bennett: 350 EVs - 51% PV - 64,625,278 votes
Stalin/Lenin: 188 EVs - 47% PV - 58,542,820 votes

[Bacon King]

aww... :-(

[Gabu]

β bracket, Game 2: Speed of Sound (Speed of Sound) vs. Mike Naso (Mike Naso)

The election started out slightly tilted towards Naso, although he did not being with over 270 electoral votes.  New England, save for Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, were in SoS's column, as was Illinois.  The Pacific coast, along with with Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, New Hampshire, and Maine, were all tied.  The rest were in Naso's column.

After the first week, Washington and New Hampshire had fallen into Naso's column.  Michigan and Vermont gave SoS slight leads.  Missouri, Texas, and New Jersey became tied.  By the end of the second week, SoS had gained more leads in Oregon, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.  Texas went back to Naso's column and Naso gained Ohio, but Washington returned to being a tie.

In the next week, a major scandal was leaked on SoS, which could have been disasterous; however, SoS succeeded in spinning it down after the first day.  By the end of the week, SoS broke away from Naso in California, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.  Naso gained leads in Washington, Minnesota, and Maine.

Naso won the first debate, garnering himself some momentum in the race.  By the end of the next week, Naso was leading in Oregon.  Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Tennessee were all tied.  Another week passed and Naso gained in Minnesota, breaking away from SoS.  SoS countered by beginning to lead in North Carolina.

Naso won the second debate, although this fact was spun down by SoS within a day.  With a week remaining in the campaign, SoS took the lead in Virginia and Tennessee, while Naso took the lead in Wisconsin.  Naso was marginally ahead at this point, 283 electoral votes to 255.  No states were tied.

In the last week of the campaign, a minor scandal was released on SoS, but it was quickly buried beneath other headlines.  With a day left in the campaign, Kentucky and Connecticut were tied.  Naso, however, was at 275 electoral votes.  SoS would need to strip away at least one of his marginal states, such as Indiana, to win the election.

Election Day came.  Naso won Indiana, but SoS managed to win Kentucky.  Naso won Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and New Hampshire, while SoS won Virginia and Vermont.  SoS took North Carolina and West Virginia, but Naso won Ohio.  SoS then won Connecticut, Delaware, and Illinois, while Naso won Maine.  Maryland, Massachusetts, and Michigan all voted for SoS.  Mississippi and Missouri voted for Naso, while New Jersey voted for SoS.  Oklahoma then voted for Naso, while Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Tennessee voted for SoS.  Naso won Texas, and DC was DC.

Arkansas came in for Naso, as did Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Nebraska.  New Mexico and New York then voted for SoS.  The Dakotas were the Dakotas, and Wisconsin followed suit.  The Mormon Triangle plus Montana, Nevada, and Iowa all voted for SoS.  California voted for SoS.  SoS now needed to win either Washington or both Oregon and Hawaii to win the election.

Hawaii came in for SoS.  Oregon came in for Naso.  The Washington came in for Naso as well, winning Naso the election.



Naso/McCain: 275 EVs - 50% PV - 62,777,762 votes
SoS/Hackett: 263 EVs - 48% PV - 60,918,185 votes

[Speed of Sound]

I will win something eventually! And so close too......

[Peter]

I have now won Oklahoma in both my games. This is very disturbing.

[Gabu]

I have now won Oklahoma in both my games. This is very disturbing.

Oklahoma has always been a little too Dem-friendly in the 2004 scenario, I've found.  It's usually one of the very first conservative states I flip.

[Josh/Devilman88]

wow.. this went dead.