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« Reply #25 on: September 04, 2006, 01:26:45 AM »
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« Reply #26 on: September 04, 2006, 01:55:45 AM »
Name: Andrew Leitch
Party: Democrat

Where do you stand on the following issues? [Delete as appropriate]

  • Abortion [Support]
  • Affirmative Action [Oppose]
  • Gay Rights [Support]
  • Death Penalty [Oppose]
  • War on Drugs [Support]
  • Gun control [Neutral]
  • School Vouchers [Support]
  • Promote abstinence over sex education [Oppose]
  • Measures to reduce global warming [Neutral]
  • ANWR Drilling [Oppose]
  • Seek UN approval for military action [Oppose]
  • Iraq War was a mistake [Neutral]
  • More Spending on Armed Forces [Neutral]
  • Domestic surveillance (e.g. wiretapping) [Oppose]
  • Support and Expand Free Trade [Support]
  • More Federal Funding For Healthcare [Neutral]
  • Privatize Social Security [Support]
  • Encourage Immigration [Oppose]
  • Raise the Minimum Wage [Neutral]
  • Decrease taxation of the rich [Support]
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« Reply #27 on: September 04, 2006, 08:12:55 AM »
Quote from: bullmoose88 on September 03, 2006, 11:42:33 PM
Joe,

In my case (it seems right now I've got the GOP's liberal wing, whatever thats worth locked up)...I'm wondering, in the general...would it be possible for someone to pull an Anderson?

I'm leaning toward 'no' at this stage.  Maybe if we ever do a follow-up game, but for now I want to keep it simple.
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« Reply #28 on: September 04, 2006, 08:58:17 AM »
« Edited: September 04, 2006, 11:44:04 AM by Al ydw i »
Name: Al Widdershins
Party: Democratic

Where do you stand on the following issues? [Delete as appropriate]

  • Abortion [Neutral] *
  • Affirmative Action [Neutral] **
  • Gay Rights [Neutral] ***
  • Death Penalty [Oppose]
  • War on Drugs [Support] ****
  • Gun control [Neutral]
  • School Vouchers [Oppose]
  • Promote abstinence over sex education [Neutral]
  • Measures to reduce global warming [Neutral]
  • ANWR Drilling [Oppose]
  • Seek UN approval for military action [Oppose]
  • Iraq War was a mistake [Neutral] *****
  • More Spending on Armed Forces [Neutral]
  • Domestic surveillance (e.g. wiretapping) [Oppose]
  • Support and Expand Free Trade [Neutral]
  • More Federal Funding For Healthcare [Support]
  • Privatize Social Security [Oppose]
  • Encourage Immigration [Neutral]
  • Raise the Minimum Wage [Support]
  • Decrease taxation of the rich [Oppose]

    *Favour increased restrictions and time limits, but do not favour a total ban for practical reasons.
    **Oppose race-based AA. Support class-based AA.
    ***Support civil unions
    ****But support dropping it against softer drugs, while cracking down on rich druggies for a change.
    *****My position on this remains very complicated...

    ...but on the whole I'll be avoiding making wedge issues a feature of my campaign. Economic Liberty over absurd culture wars.
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« Reply #29 on: September 04, 2006, 09:56:41 AM »
Al, I think you forgot the 'encourage immigration' part.

Also, I have no choice but to ignore any clarifications of positions for now.  You'll be able to do that once you all hit the campaign trail.
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« Reply #30 on: September 04, 2006, 11:44:35 AM »
Quote from: Joe Republic on September 04, 2006, 09:56:41 AM
Also, I have no choice but to ignore any clarifications of positions for now.  You'll be able to do that once you all hit the campaign trail.

Just getting my spin in first Grin
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« Reply #31 on: September 04, 2006, 03:14:47 PM »
By the way, I'm really pleased with the amount of interest in this.  I'll leave it open for new candidates for a little while longer, and then we'll move on to the first stage.

The candidates so far:

Democrats

Alexander Bernstein (Akno21)
Josh Craddock (Josh22)
Carlos Gonzalez (Jerusalemcar5)
Jackson McDaniels (Preston Caldwell)
David Hanover (Boss Tweed)
Salvor Hardin (Speed of Sound)
Andrew Leitch (Afleitch)
Alcon Nighthawk (Alcon)
Al Widdershins (Al)


Republicans

Richard G. Arage (Bullmoose)
Andrew Berger (...duh)
Ernest Calhoun (Ernest)
Chris Soult (Supersoulty)
Govert Vandervoot (Fezzyfestoon)
James Wallace (Jake)
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« Reply #32 on: September 04, 2006, 05:38:10 PM »
Name: Justin C. Coleman
Party: Republican

Where do you stand on the following issues? [Delete as appropriate]

  • Abortion [Neutral]
  • Affirmative Action [Oppose]
  • Gay Rights [Support]
  • Death Penalty [Oppose]
  • War on Drugs [Neutral]
  • Gun control [Oppose]
  • School Vouchers [Support]
  • Promote abstinence over sex education [Oppose]
  • Measures to reduce global warming [Support]
  • ANWR Drilling [Support]
  • Seek UN Approval for Military Action [Neutral]
  • Iraq War was a mistake [Neutral]
  • More Spending on Armed Forces [Support]
  • Domestic surveillance (e.g. wiretapping) [Oppose]
  • Support and Expand Free Trade [Support]
  • More Federal Funding For Healthcare [Neutral]
  • Privatize Social Security [Neutral]
  • Encourage Immigration [Support]
  • Raise the Minimum Wage [Oppose]
  • Decrease taxation of the rich [Neutral]
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« Reply #33 on: September 04, 2006, 06:02:13 PM »
Name: Chris Scott
Party: Republican

  • Abortion [Oppose]
  • Affirmative Action [Oppose]
  • Gay Rights [Oppose]
  • Death Penalty [Neutral]
  • War on Drugs [Support]
  • Gun control [Oppose]
  • School Vouchers [Support]
  • Promote abstinence over sex education [Neutral]
  • Measures to reduce global warming [Neutral]
  • ANWR Drilling [Support]
  • Seek UN approval for military action [Oppose]
  • Iraq War was a mistake [Oppose]
  • More Spending on Armed Forces [Support]
  • Domestic surveillance (e.g. wiretapping) [Neutral]
  • Support and Expand Free Trade [Support]
  • More Federal Funding For Healthcare [Neutral]
  • Privatize Social Security [Support]
  • Encourage Immigration [Support]
  • Raise the Minimum Wage [Oppose]
  • Decrease taxation of the rich [Oppose]
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« Reply #34 on: September 04, 2006, 06:59:39 PM »

Name: Andrew M.A. Cereal
Party: Republican

  • Abortion [Oppose]
  • Affirmative Action [Oppose]
  • Gay Rights [Neutral]
  • Death Penalty [Neutral]
  • War on Drugs [Oppose]
  • Gun control [Oppose]
  • School Vouchers [Neutral]
  • Promote abstinence over sex education [Neutral]
  • Measures to reduce global warming [Neutral]
  • ANWR Drilling [Support]
  • Seek UN approval for military action [Oppose]
  • Iraq War was a mistake [Support]
  • More Spending on Armed Forces [Support]*
  • Domestic surveillance (e.g. wiretapping) [Oppose]
  • Support and Expand Free Trade [Support]
  • More Federal Funding For Healthcare [Oppose]
  • Privatize Social Security [Support]
  • Encourage Immigration [Neutral]
  • Raise the Minimum Wage [Oppose]
  • Decrease taxation of the rich [Support]
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    *Per percentage GDP it should be larger, yet the actual funding should be decreased
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« Reply #35 on: September 04, 2006, 07:13:38 PM »
Name: John Mabus
Party: Democrat

Where do you stand on the following issues? [Delete as appropriate]

  • Abortion [Neutral]
  • Affirmative Action [Neutral]
  • Gay Rights [Support]
  • Death Penalty [Oppose]
  • War on Drugs [Neutral]
  • Gun control [Support]
  • School Vouchers [Oppose]
  • Promote abstinence over sex education [Oppose]
  • Measures to reduce global warming [Support]
  • ANWR Drilling [Oppose]
  • Seek UN approval for military action [Neutral]
  • Iraq War was a mistake [Support]
  • More Spending on Armed Forces [Neutral]
  • Domestic surveillance (e.g. wiretapping) [Oppose]
  • Support and Expand Free Trade [Neutral]
  • More Federal Funding For Healthcare [Support]
  • Privatize Social Security [Oppose]
  • Encourage Immigration [Neutral]
  • Raise the Minimum Wage [Support]
  • Decrease taxation of the rich [Oppose]

    Mr. Mabus served 2 terms in the US House and one term as governor of Mississippi.  He declined to run for a second term for governor to concentrate on the following year's presidential election (and because his chances of victory looked pretty slim).
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« Reply #36 on: September 04, 2006, 07:15:29 PM »
Name: Josh Fleming
Party: Democratic

Where do you stand on the following issues?

    * Abortion [Oppose]
    * Affirmative Action [Oppose]
    * Gay Rights [Support]
    * Death Penalty [Oppose]
    * War on Drugs [Support]
    * Gun control [Oppose]
    * School Vouchers [Support]
    * Promote abstinence over sex education [Oppose]
    * Measures to reduce global warming [Support]
    * ANWR Drilling [Oppose]
    * Seek UN approval for military action [ Neutral]
    * Iraq War was a mistake [Support]
    * More Spending on Armed Forces [Oppose]
    * Domestic surveillance (e.g. wiretapping) [Neutral]
    * Support and Expand Free Trade [Oppose]
    * More Federal Funding For Healthcare [Support]
    * Privatize Social Security [Oppose]
    * Encourage Immigration [Neutral]
    * Raise the Minimum Wage [Support]
    * Decrease taxation of the rich [Oppose]
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« Reply #37 on: September 04, 2006, 07:15:58 PM »
When will this start again?
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« Reply #38 on: September 04, 2006, 07:38:26 PM »

Tomorrow, at some point.  Stay tuned.
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« Reply #39 on: September 04, 2006, 07:42:22 PM »
Quote from: Governor Harry on September 04, 2006, 07:13:38 PM
Mr. Mabus served 2 terms in the US House and one term as governor of Mississippi.  He declined to run for a second term for governor to concentrate on the following year's presidential election (and because his chances of victory looked pretty slim).

You can't pick your home state just yet, but you might be given the opportunity in the very first round.  All will be revealed at that time.
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« Reply #40 on: September 04, 2006, 08:24:41 PM »
Name: Colin Wixted
Party: Republican

Where do you stand on the following issues? [Delete as appropriate]

  • Abortion [Support]
  • Affirmative Action [Neutral]
  • Gay Rights [Support]
  • Death Penalty [Neutral]
  • War on Drugs [Oppose]
  • Gun control [Oppose]
  • School Vouchers [Support]
  • Promote abstinence over sex education [Oppose]
  • Measures to reduce global warming [Oppose]
  • ANWR Drilling [Support]
  • Seek UN approval for military action [Neutral]
  • Iraq War was a mistake [Neutral]
  • More Spending on Armed Forces [Support]
  • Domestic surveillance (e.g. wiretapping) [Oppose]
  • Support and Expand Free Trade [Support]
  • More Federal Funding For Healthcare [Oppose]
  • Privatize Social Security [Support]
  • Encourage Immigration [Support]
  • Raise the Minimum Wage [Neutral]
  • Decrease taxation of the rich [Support]
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« Reply #41 on: September 04, 2006, 08:25:09 PM »
I hope I'm not too late. C'mon Joe you can let me in. Wink
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« Reply #42 on: September 04, 2006, 08:27:36 PM »
Quote from: Justice Colin Wixted on September 04, 2006, 08:25:09 PM
I hope I'm not too late. C'mon Joe you can let me in. Wink

It's physically impossible to win a Republican primary with that platform.
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« Reply #43 on: September 04, 2006, 08:34:52 PM »
Quote from: Justice Colin Wixted on September 04, 2006, 08:25:09 PM
I hope I'm not too late. C'mon Joe you can let me in. Wink

I certainly can.
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« Reply #44 on: September 05, 2006, 11:24:45 AM »
« Edited: September 05, 2006, 11:35:56 AM by Joe Republic »
That'll just about do it.  No more declarations of candidacy may be filed from now on.

Welcome to the primaries, everybody!  I sincerely wish everybody the best of luck from now right up until general election day. Smiley

The very first round is actually more of a formality, but an incredibly important one nonetheless.  Before now you were all forbidden from choosing your candidate's home state and political office.  Now is your chance to do so.  But of course, there is a catch.

You will be able to choose your own home state OR your political office.  Whichever you choose, the other will be selected for you randomly.

However, this is where it gets complicated.

There are only a limited set of offices, which are: Governor, Senator, Representative, Cabinet Secretary, Military General, Businessman and Reverend.  In this scenario there is no Vice President running for a party nomination.  Each office is granted points for political experience and prestige, which will most definitely help you in the primaries.  The list above has these offices arranged from best to worst, which means that being a Governor or Senator will certainly help you far more than being a businessman or minister.  The better offices will be considered part of the 'top' group, the medium offices are the 'medium' group, and the worst offices are the 'bottom' group.

Your home state will give you a clear advantage in that state's primary, and even your neighboring states' primaries too.  I have also categorized the states into three groups; 'top', 'medium' and 'bottom'.  The 'top' states are those that are highly politically advantageous, e.g. they are large (which means lots of primary delegates, and later, electoral votes), or they are swing states, or they have an early primary.  The 'medium' and 'bottom' states follow the same rationale, and are therefore not quite as useful.

As certain states would be more advantageous for a Democrat than for a Republican (and vice versa), the categories of states are different for the two parties.

I hope all of that makes sense.

So now, all you candidates need to do is make a post here stating whether you want to choose your office OR your state, and which of the following options you want too.

Option 1: Top office and Bottom state
Option 2: Medium office and Medium state
Option 3: Bottom office and Top state

Do not state which office or state you want; just which of those two categories you want to choose from.

I will then send you a PM with the categories you have selected.
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« Reply #45 on: September 05, 2006, 11:29:58 AM »
« Edited: September 07, 2006, 01:51:45 PM by Joe Republic »
Democrats

Completed:

Alexander Bernstein (Akno21)
Josh Craddock (Josh22)
Josh Fleming (Jtfdem)
Carlos Gonzalez (Jerusalemcar5)
David Hanover (Boss Tweed)
Salvor Hardin (Speed of Sound)
Andrew Leitch (Afleitch)
Jackson McDaniels (Preston Caldwell)
John Mabus (Harry)
Alcon Nighthawk (Alcon)
Al Widdershins (Al)


Republicans

Still to complete Task 1:

Chris Soult (Supersoulty)

Completed:

Richard G. Arage (Bullmoose)
Andrew Berger
Ernest Calhoun (Ernest)
Andrew M.A. Cereal (M&C)
Justin C. Coleman (Bacon King)
Chris Scott (MHS2002)
Govert Vandervoot (Fezzyfestoon)
James Wallace (Jake)
Colin Wixted
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« Reply #46 on: September 05, 2006, 11:32:49 AM »
Cabinet Secretary
Option 2: Medium office and Medium state
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« Reply #47 on: September 05, 2006, 11:37:31 AM »
I've just clarified my earlier post now.

Do not state which office or state you want; just which of those two categories you want to choose from.

I'll let you keep 'Cabinet Secretary', Josh, because that's already a medium office.  I'll now send you a PM with the state that I have randomly selected for you.
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« Reply #48 on: September 05, 2006, 12:06:39 PM »
Sorry about that.
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« Reply #49 on: September 05, 2006, 12:08:36 PM »
Option 1
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