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Atlas Fantasy Elections => Atlas Fantasy Elections => Topic started by: qwerty on June 09, 2004, 03:31:33 PM



Title: FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: qwerty on June 09, 2004, 03:31:33 PM
NEAL CAVUTO: This is a FOX News Alert, FOX News has learned that Reaganfan will drop out of the Atlas Forum Presidential race this evening and endorse StevenNick. This has been a FOX News Alert.


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: JohnFKennedy on June 09, 2004, 03:32:19 PM
And then there were 3.


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: Peter on June 09, 2004, 03:33:09 PM
If StevenNick is smart he will replace 9iron with PBrunsel.


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon on June 09, 2004, 03:35:35 PM
Um... has Reaganfan actually done this, or are you just making this up?


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: Fritz on June 09, 2004, 03:37:35 PM
If StevenNick is smart he will replace 9iron with PBrunsel.

He can't.  The filing deadline for President and VP is still 20 days.


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: Fritz on June 09, 2004, 03:52:55 PM
But if Reaganfan drops out as you say, PBrunsel is no longer a VP candidate.  He can't run for VP independently.


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: Schmitz in 1972 on June 09, 2004, 03:57:40 PM
Where did you hear this Richard Nixon? I wnat to hear ReaganFan say it before I believe it's true


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: PBrunsel on June 09, 2004, 04:00:37 PM
Is this true. If it is I feel realy mad. I camapigned hard for this ticket, and Reaganfan just drops out like that.


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: JohnFKennedy on June 09, 2004, 04:01:10 PM
Is this true. If it is I feel realy mad. I camapigned hard for this ticket, and Reaganfan just drops out like that.

It is true, I heard it from the horse's mouth so to speak.....


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: PBrunsel on June 09, 2004, 04:02:30 PM
If it's true, then I am currently an angry guy. More than 30 speeches and 15 Adds later...Reaganfan drops out!


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: Schmitz in 1972 on June 09, 2004, 04:28:25 PM
It's definately true now, ReaganFan made a post just a few minutes ago. It really is sad, they were who I would most likely vote for. Is there any way I can still vote for PBrunsel as VP? Can I vote for a president from one party and VP from another? I hope so because I was most appreciative when he came to my home in Richmond to make a wonderful speech.


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: Josh/Devilman88 on June 09, 2004, 04:30:13 PM
StevenNick/PBrunsel!


Title: Re:FOX NEWS ALERT: Reaganfan to drop out
Post by: Fritz on June 09, 2004, 04:42:30 PM
I had a discussion going on in another thread about the constitutionality of cross-ticket voting, and I guess there are some issues with it.  PBrunsel cannot officially be a VP candidate without a running mate.

You could still write in PBrunsel for VP, but according to some, here is how that would work:


I don't think cross-ticket voting is any different than any other write-in vote.  You have to vote for a ticket, but that ticket can any combination you want.  However it is extremely likley that these write-in tickets will be eliminated from contention very early in the counting process, so you are probably wasting your vote by doing so.  

So if you vote "1.) Nym/PBrunsel", this is a valid vote, but it will be eliminated early unless there are a number of other such first place votes.  It will never be counted as a vote for "Nym/Al".

You could cover you bases by voting :
1.) Nym/PBrunsel
2.) Nym/Al

In which case your write-in vote would quickly be transferred to the Nym/Al ticket.

It is too late for StevenNick to officially change running mates on the ballot.