Wow, between the two, Jas is tied for second, 7-2-2! Perhaps we have a serious Atlasian upset on our hands?
All the polling has showed Polnut ahead.
Polnut's a good guy (and heck I agree with him on most matters of policy) and he can run a campaign - I just don't get why his support is so high.
It seems I'm losing to a guy who was a Governor of a dying region a year ago;
has no experience of or even dealings with the federal government;
who has little or nothing to show as being more liberal than me on either social or economic positions of any relevance to the Presidency;
whose forum affairs stances are either unworkable (the budget) or simply tinkering with my own adopted proposals (citizen's initiative);
and has really only made occasional appearances in Atlasia to run unsuccessful election campaigns in the past year.
It's actually quite depressing.
I think that comment is unfair. I don't believe that I
deserve the Presidency, but I have spent too long in Atlasia and worked too hard to see it gifted to someone who I think isn't worthy of the office. The Presidency was never an office I've greatly aspired to. Were there a candidate I trusted; a candidate who I felt was competent; a candidate who would work hard for Atlasia; a candidate I felt could win then I simply wouldn't be in this race.
If I thought for one moment that Polnut would make a good President, I would not be in this contest. But his record in Atlasia strikes me as so lacklustre and so unproductive that I can't stand idly by. I care too much about Atlasia to simply roll over.
The idea that putting Polnut's record of office in Atlasia front and centre;
or criticising his only sometime interest in this nation;
or suggesting that those legislative plans he has put forward are seriously flawed;
the idea that any of these things is inappropriate for a campaign strikes me as utterly negligent.
This isn't a beauty contest, it's the Presidency of Atlasia - I (rightly or wrongly) take that seriously.
Atlasia should be fully aware of what the choices are, like it or not, Mr. Polnut's record is what it is and Atlasians should take strong note of it when they cast their ballots.
I think your awful VP pick has a lot to do with it, Jas.
Regrettably, agreed. You made the mistake of not consulting the people on the left who got Colin elected.
If true, then it's very unfortunate, but I stand by my choice.
Mr. Moderate is a commited Atlasian. He along with Verily have almost themselves alone kept the Northeast region afloat with discussion and voting on their initiatives in recent months. Mr. Moderate is a good Senator - he proposes legislation and amendments, he participates in debates - he is not a radical, he understands compromise. He is to my right politically, but he is as named, a moderate. And speaking as the Vice President, I don't envy anyone willing to take on this office trying to get something done - it's not easy - this office is far from the nexus of Atlasia's political universe.
I asked Mr. Moderate to consider joining the ticket, for one good reason. I
know, that if something happened to me, he would be more than capable of handling the Presidency responsibly. He cares about Atlasia, he works hard for Atlasia - if the left can't see that Mr. Moderate is more Presidential than Mr. Polnut then frankly, they need to re-examine things.
This ticket offers experience, competence and credibility through and through. These things are very important to me, but if they're not important to the Atlasian left then so be it. The people will get the representatives they deserve.
