AF Primaries: Illinois Primary (Deadline Monday 11th 6pm EST)

[Joe Republic]

Colin Wixted, 58, is the Senior Senator from the great state of Indiana. During his ten year tenure in the Senate he has made a name for himself as a moderate voice and a true conscience of the Senate. Senator Wixted has always put himself forward as a great advocate of the free market and social freedoms. He has continually pushed for spending cuts and caps on spending while in the Senate and has worked to try and lower the the budget and trade deficits as well as continually supporting personal freedoms from government intrusion. Senator Wixted votes based on his belief in the ideology of liberty and is a true principaled moderate, able to see the debate from both sides yet voting on his convictions. Vote Wixted in the upcoming primaries; A True Small-Government Conservative For a Richer Tomorrow.

Sorry, that's more than five sentences.  Just trying to be fair here.

[Akno21]

Alexander Bernstein, is the current Secretary of State. Bernstein plans to take the diplomatic skills and ability to both work with others and take the lead that he has utilized as Secretary. Bernstein rose up quickly through the ranks of the State Department and had been a deputy for four years prior to his appointment. While viewed as quite liberal on many issues, Bernstein has been able to separate his political views from getting the job done while heading the State Department. Bernstein was educated at Cornell University, but moved back to Kansas before starting in Washington at the State Department.

[© tweed]

David Hanover has dropped out of the race for the presidency due to "personal reasons".

[Joe Republic]

David Hanover has dropped out of the race for the presidency due to "personal reasons".

Aw, ok.  Can I change your mind?

[Colin]

Colin Wixted, 58, is the Senior Senator from the great state of Indiana. During his ten year tenure in the Senate he has made a name for himself as a moderate voice and a true conscience of the Senate. Senator Wixted has always put himself forward as a great advocate of the free market and social freedoms. He has continually pushed for spending cuts and caps on spending while in the Senate and has worked to try and lower the the budget and trade deficits as well as continually supporting personal freedoms from government intrusion. Senator Wixted votes based on his belief in the ideology of liberty and is a true principaled moderate, able to see the debate from both sides yet voting on his convictions. Vote Wixted in the upcoming primaries; A True Small-Government Conservative For a Richer Tomorrow.

Sorry, that's more than five sentences.  Just trying to be fair here.

Alright I got rid of the last sentence. Is it good now?

[TomC]

I give:

Andrew Leitch (Afleitch)-$1,500,000
Salvor Hardin (Speed of Sound)-$1,000,000
Josh Craddock (Josh22)- $500,000

[bullmoose88]

Where is the donation thread?

[Joe Republic]

Alright, sorry for the delay.  I had stuff to do last night and the thread took me a while to create as well.

The endorsement thread is now up and running, and will remain open until Tuesday 12th (72 hours from when it opened).

[YRABNNRM]

Would we be able to "campaign" for donations in this thread?

[12th Doctor]

What about people who already used this tread to support and donate?  Do theirs still count?

[bullmoose88]

I don't believe they count...sadly...they have to repost.

Its a pain..I know

[12th Doctor]

I don't believe they count...sadly...they have to repost.

Its a pain..I know

Sorry to create more work for Joe, but can't he just move all the posts over to that thread?

[Joe Republic]

Would we be able to "campaign" for donations in this thread?

Preferably not.  I'd like it so that the only form of explicit campaigning at this stage is your character reference and issue positions.  However, you may use any tactics you like to canvass people for money (except extortion, harrassment, etc.  Let's be responsible about this, folks.), but it's be best to do it privately.

[Joe Republic]

I don't believe they count...sadly...they have to repost.

Its a pain..I know

Sorry to create more work for Joe, but can't he just move all the posts over to that thread?

I can't literally move them as I don't have mod powers.  But I won't be manually re-posting them there either.  I did make it specifically clear at least three times that endorsements in this thread would not count.  I know it's harsh, but I don't feel like clearing up after people who can't read the rules.

[jerusalemcar5]

How do we decide the VP candidate?  Is it going to be one of us?

[YRABNNRM]

Would it be possible to cut down on the conversation in the Endorsement thread?

[Joe Republic]

How do we decide the VP candidate?  Is it going to be one of us?

That'll be decided once we get well into the general election campaign.  The winning candidates will be allowed to pick their own running mates, but their choices will not necessarily be limited to the runners up in the primaries.

[Joe Republic]

Would it be possible to cut down on the conversation in the Endorsement thread?

I wouldn't mind, but unfortunately I can't really stop it.

[YRABNNRM]

Would it be possible to cut down on the conversation in the Endorsement thread?

I wouldn't mind, but unfortunately I can't really stop it.

Fines

[jokerman]

Sorry, Joe, I don't think I have time for this now.

My campaign funds are to be distributed as follows:

Harry - 60%
Afleitch - 30%
Josh22 - 10%

[Joe Republic]

Sorry, Joe, I don't think I have time for this now.

My campaign funds are to be distributed as follows:

Harry - 60%
Afleitch - 30%
Josh22 - 10%

Damn, okay.

[Democratic Hawk]

I'm really miffed I missed the ship on this, the Democratic field lacks a 'fully-fledged' hawk, though 2 or 3 are 'hawkish'

Dave

[12th Doctor]

So... I'm excited.  What's the next challenge?

[Josh/Devilman88]

Who knows.. but I can't wait.

[Joe Republic]

Hold up, I'm just totaling the rest of the endorsement money.  I haven't even written up the next stage yet.  I would have done it while we were waiting for endorsements, but I've been kinda busy.  Sorry guys.