Endorse your primary candidates here!

[Joe Republic]

This is the official thread in which you can endorse fellow forum members and help support their quest to win their party's presidential nomination.

If you have no clue what I'm talking about, please see this thread.  Particularly this post.

A quick recap of what you do:

• You have been given 5 endorsement points.  These are yours to give to as many candidates from either party as you like.  The profiles of all candidates are detailed below.
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• Simply post here the name(s) of the candidate(s) you wish to endorse, and how many points you are giving them.  It doesn't matter if you give their username or their candidate's name.

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• This thread will stay open throughout the primary campaign, which means that you do not have to pledge support straight away.

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• Do not pledge more or less than 5 points.  If this happens, your endorsement will not be counted until it has been corrected.

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• If you change your mind after endorsing your candidates and wish to endorse somebody else, feel free to say so.  However, you'll need to make a new post and not edit your previous one, otherwise it likely won't be noticed.

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• Do not post your endorsements in the other (main) thread.  This wouldn't mean that you are disqualified or anything; you simply need to post your endorsements here instead.

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• As a precaution against 'illegal activities', endorsements will only be accepted from forum members with at least 50 posts to their name.  Furthermore, I'll be conducting IP checks on any accounts that I feel to be suspicious.

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If you have any questions, feel free to post them here and I'll try and answer as quickly as possible.


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Notice to all candidates

If there is a mistake in your profile below, or if you want to make any changes, please notify me ASAP and I'll fix it.

Also, you too have 5 endorsement points to use as well, and I'd advise you to use them even if it's only on your own campaign.

[Joe Republic]

 

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[Joe Republic]

 

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[Joe Republic]

A question, how much time do we have to make our endorsements?

You can make your endorsement at any point in the primary campaign, but the Iowa caucus will be in three days.

[Joe Republic]

I'm not exactly sure what my post count is so this may well be invalid

You currently have 58, so you're good. 

[Joe Republic]

This thread ate my post, it should be between Franzl and Bens endorsements. WEB Dubois' appears to be missing as well. You can see them if you post a replay in the Topic Summary and if you view our posts in our profile.

I noticed that too, and I was about to ask if either of you had deleted your posts.  Luckily I'd already recorded both of them in my spreadsheet.

For the record, Quincy gave five points to Timothy Taylor (Purple State), and you gave five points to your campaign.

[Joe Republic]

Joe, how many endorsements can be given?

You can hand out no more or less than five endorsement points to any candidate(s).

[Joe Republic]

Here's the list of people who have already made their endorsements:

AHDuke99
AndrewCT
Andy Jackson
Bacon King
benconstine
Devilman88
Dr. Cynic
East Coast Republican
Franzl
Hamilton
HappyWarrior
johnnyboy
Kalwejt
Marokai Blue
Mechaman
Meeker
NC Yankee
nickjbor
oakvale
officepark
PGSable
PiT
Purple State
RowanBrandon
Sewer Socialist
Shilly
Swedish Cheese
The Mikado
titaniumtux
tmthforu94
Vepres
WEB Dubois
Xahar

[Joe Republic]

The Iowa caucus is beginning imminently, therefore no more endorsements will be included for that particular contest.

Those who haven't yet issued endorsement points may still do so; these will go towards the next stages after Iowa.

Here are the endorsement point totals:



DEMOCRATS

Diane Dalton (NiK)	TOTAL	0
Franklin Finch (Al)	Al      TOTAL	5 5
Gillespie Goldsmith (benconstine)	benconstine      TOTAL	5 5
Linda Lopez (The Mikado)	The Mikado      oakvale      PGSable      Smid      TOTAL	5 2 3 2 12
Martin Montgomery (afleitch)	Franzl      TOTAL	1 1
Oliver Osborne (Shilly)	Mechaman      Dr. Cynic Shilly TOTAL	1 1 5 7
Quentin Quinn (HappyWarrior)	HappyWarrior Marokai Blue AndrewCT Meeker Kalwejt Swedish Cheese      Franzl rebeltarian      TOTAL	5 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 18
Timothy Taylor (Purple State)	Marokai Blue Meeker Purple State Mechaman Dr. Cynic Swedish Cheese              Quincy Franzl PGSable Barnes Montag      TOTAL	2 2 5 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 2 23
Xander Xiao (Xahar)	nickjbor Xahar Kalwejt titaniumtux Montag TOTAL	2 5 3 2 2 14
Zachary Zuckerman (Sewer Socialist)	Sewer Socialist          nickjbor Dr. Cynic titaniumtux PGSable Barnes Montag TOTAL	5 1 3 1 1 2 1 14

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REPUBLICANS

Andrew Atkins (fezzyfestoon)	TOTAL	0
Clay Cooper (Devilman88)	Devilman88 PiT Swedish Cheese AHDuke99 Smid dead0man rebeltarian      TOTAL	3 1 2 1 3 2 2 14
Eric Emerson (Bacon King)	Bacon King johnnyboy TOTAL	5 1 6
Helen Hudson (tmthforu94)	PiT tmthforu94 Franzl RowanBrandon officepark johnnyboy TOTAL	1 5 1 3 4 1 15
Jim Jessop (AHDuke99)	Devilman88 AHDuke99 johnnyboy dead0man TOTAL	2 4 1 1 8
Kevin Kessler (AndrewCT)	AndrewCT Mechaman Barnes TOTAL	3 1 1 5
Pamela Pickering (Vepres)	Mechaman PiT Swedish Cheese Vepres Franzl johnnyboy dead0man TOTAL	1 1 1 5 1 1 2 12
Rick Romano (Hamilton)	PiT johnnyboy East Coast Republican      Hamilton TOTAL	1 1 5 5 12
Steve Spencer (NC Yankee)	PiT oakvale NC Yankee RowanBrandon officepark rebeltarian TOTAL	1 3 5 2 1 2 14
Victor Vasquez (Hashemite)	nickjbor titaniumtux TOTAL	4 4
Wyatt Williams (Andy Jackson)	Mechaman Andy Jackson TOTAL	1 5 6

[Joe Republic]

2 points to Eskimo of Alaska

Sorry, who?

[Joe Republic]

2 points to Eskimo of Alaska

Sorry, who?

tmth's current display name.

Ah, I just noticed it.

[Joe Republic]

Question:
Let's say, we were getting to the last primaries. What would happen if you had 4 campaign points left, then someone who had previously endorsed you with 5 points changed their endorsement and only gave you 1? Even if you had a lead, would you be eliminated? Or what?

Basically, if you finish a stage and after new endorsement activity has been taken into account you have 0 credits, you're out; no matter how many delegates you have.  I know it's implausible, but then that scenario happening in this game is pretty unlikely.  

[Joe Republic]

Joe, I'm not trying to tell you have to play your game, but I think it might be a good idea to give bonus to candidates who placed in the top four in a primary. For example:

Let take the Iowa Results:

Hudson came in first so she would get a 100% bonus toward NH
Cooper can in second so he would get a 75% bonus toward NH
Vasquez came in third so he would get a 50% bonus toward NH
Spencer came in fourth so he would get a 25% bonus toward NH

You know, that's not a bad idea.  I'm going to float this idea in a separate thread to see how the others feel about it.

[Joe Republic]

Hudson and Xiao wins Iowa Caucus

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Awesome analysis. 

[Joe Republic]

The New Hampshire primary is beginning imminently, therefore no more endorsements will be included for that particular contest.

Those who haven't yet issued endorsement points may still do so; these will go towards the next stages after New Hampshire.

Here are the endorsement point totals, showing only the endorsements issued since the last stage:



DEMOCRATS

Diane Dalton (NiK)	TOTAL	0
Franklin Finch (Al)	Ebowed      TOTAL	1 1
Gillespie Goldsmith (benconstine)	TOTAL	0
Linda Lopez (The Mikado)	realisticidealist           TOTAL	1 1
Oliver Osborne (Shilly)	TOTAL	0
Quentin Quinn (HappyWarrior)	realisticidealist      TOTAL	1 1
Timothy Taylor (Purple State)	realisticidealist      Ebowed Antonio V GZ67 dc_united_16 TOTAL	2 2 2 5 5 16
Xander Xiao (Xahar)	RosettaStoned phknrocket1 Grumpy Gramps Ebowed TommyC1776 sbane EarlAW Antonio V Flyers2010 TOTAL	5 5 5 1 5 5 5 1 3 35
Zachary Zuckerman (Sewer Socialist)	Antonio V Flyers2010 TOTAL	2 2 4

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REPUBLICANS

Andrew Atkins (fezzyfestoon)	TOTAL	0
Clay Cooper (Devilman88)	TOTAL	0
Eric Emerson (Bacon King)	Ebowed TOTAL	1 1
Helen Hudson (tmthforu94)	floridarepub Jbrase Ronnie ajc0918 TOTAL	5 5 2 5 17
Jim Jessop (AHDuke99)	Ronnie TOTAL	3 3
Kevin Kessler (AndrewCT)	realisticidealist            TOTAL	1 1
Pamela Pickering (Vepres)	TOTAL	0
Rick Romano (Hamilton)	TOTAL	0
Steve Spencer (NC Yankee)	TOTAL	0
Victor Vasquez (Hashemite)	Hashemite TOTAL	5 5
Wyatt Williams (Andy Jackson)	TOTAL	0

[Joe Republic]

Joe, I think it might be wise to put a limit on how many bouns tokens you can you in a state. It takes the fun out of the game when someone uses 20+ bouns tokens in the game, like tmth and Xahar.

But then they may have fewer to spend later. Besides, everybody will start attacking them

No, they will win the primary by 40 points or more and get alot of new tokens.

Candidates who win a primary can win no more than 5 credits, even if they win the primary by more than 5 percentage points.

[Joe Republic]

thmthforu94 asked me if he could make a quick edit on the basis that he didn't initially realize that there is a limit to the number of credits you can win if you win the primary, so I unlocked the thread for five minutes.  This was a one-time favor.

[Joe Republic]

3 points for Xahar

2 3 point for HappyWarrior

Since they asked. ;-)

Sorry, you only have a maximum of 5 points to donate.  I can't accept your post until it's corrected, I'm afraid.

[Joe Republic]

The Nevada caucus is beginning imminently, therefore no more endorsements will be included for that particular contest.

Those who haven't yet issued endorsement points may still do so; these will go towards the next stages after Nevada.

Here are the endorsement point totals, showing only the endorsements issued since the last stage:



DEMOCRATS

Diane Dalton (NiK)	TOTAL	0
Franklin Finch (Al)	TOTAL	0
Gillespie Goldsmith (benconstine)	TOTAL	0
Linda Lopez (The Mikado)	TOTAL	0
Oliver Osborne (Shilly)	TOTAL	0
Quentin Quinn (HappyWarrior)	Badger TOTAL	3 3
Timothy Taylor (Purple State)	TOTAL	0
Xander Xiao (Xahar)	gregusodenus      opebo Rob Badger TOTAL	5 5 5 2 17
Zachary Zuckerman (Sewer Socialist)	TOTAL	0

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REPUBLICANS

Andrew Atkins (fezzyfestoon)	TOTAL	0
Clay Cooper (Devilman88)	Libertas TOTAL	2 2
Eric Emerson (Bacon King)	TOTAL	0
Helen Hudson (tmthforu94)	Inks.LWC A-Bob TOTAL	5 5 10
Jim Jessop (AHDuke99)	TOTAL	0
Kevin Kessler (AndrewCT)	TOTAL	0
Pamela Pickering (Vepres)	TOTAL	0
Rick Romano (Hamilton)	FallenMorgan Swing Voter          Lahbas Libertas TOTAL	5 5 5 3 18
Steve Spencer (NC Yankee)	TOTAL	0
Victor Vasquez (Hashemite)	TOTAL	0
Wyatt Williams (Andy Jackson)	TOTAL	0

[Joe Republic]

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[Joe Republic]

5 campaign tokens to Tmthforu94.

Actually, Diane Dalton's remaining balance was 6 credits, so you have an extra credit to dish out.

Also, whoever you endorse (assuming it'll only be one person) will receive an additional 4% momentum bonus.

[Joe Republic]

The South Carolina primary is beginning imminently, therefore no more endorsements will be included for that particular contest.

Those who haven't yet issued endorsement points may still do so; these will go towards the next stages after South Carolina.

Here are the endorsement point totals, showing only the endorsements issued since the last stage:



DEMOCRATS

Franklin Finch (Al)	WMS Benwah TOTAL	5 1 6
Gillespie Goldsmith (benconstine)	TOTAL	0
Oliver Osborne (Shilly)	Mechaman TOTAL	-1  (unavailable) -1
Quentin Quinn (HappyWarrior)	nclib TOTAL	2 2
Timothy Taylor (Purple State)	Mechaman Mechaman The Mikado                TOTAL	-1 4 5 8
Xander Xiao (Xahar)	nclib AkSaber Benwah Franken JSojourner TOTAL	3 2 4 5 5 19
Zachary Zuckerman (Sewer Socialist)	TOTAL	0

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REPUBLICANS

Andrew Atkins (fezzyfestoon)	fezzyfestoon TOTAL	5 5
Clay Cooper (Devilman88)	Winfield TOTAL	3 3
Eric Emerson (Bacon King)	TOTAL	0
Helen Hudson (tmthforu94)	NiK Winfield TOTAL	6 2 8
Jim Jessop (AHDuke99)	TOTAL	0
Kevin Kessler (AndrewCT)	Mechaman TOTAL	-1 -1
Pamela Pickering (Vepres)	Mechaman AkSaber TOTAL	-1 3 2
Rick Romano (Hamilton)	Lahbas TOTAL	-5 -5
Steve Spencer (NC Yankee)	TOTAL	0
Ulysses Underwood (Lahbas)	NewDealDemocrat      Lahbas TOTAL	5 5 10
Victor Vasquez (Hashemite)	Nhoj TOTAL	5 5
Wyatt Williams (Andy Jackson)	Mechaman TOTAL	-1 -1

[Joe Republic]

Since Lopez has dropped out of the race, can I transfer my two endorsement points that I gave her?

If so, I'd like to transfer them to Al's crazy "fight-the-anti-christ" character.

Lopez endorsed Taylor, thus giving him all remaining credits she had.  However, since 2 of them were from you, they can be transferred from Taylor to Finch after the current stage.

[Joe Republic]

A suggestion: To involve those whoa aren't the nominees, perhaps there could be some third party candidates (weak, the goal would be to get a certain % of the popular vote) and/or allow former candidates to campaign for others in the general election.

For this particular primary and general campaign, there's only going to be two parties because I want to keep things as simple as possible.  But in the next game or two, I'll try and introduce a third party to spice things up.

Former candidates will be able to campaign for the eventual nominees in this general campaign, or at least provide some kind of beneficial effect, but I still need to work out the dynamics first.

[Joe Republic]

A suggestion: To involve those whoa aren't the nominees, perhaps there could be some third party candidates (weak, the goal would be to get a certain % of the popular vote) and/or allow former candidates to campaign for others in the general election.

For this particular primary and general campaign, there's only going to be two parties because I want to keep things as simple as possible.  But in the next game or two, I'll try and introduce a third party to spice things up.

Former candidates will be able to campaign for the eventual nominees in this general campaign, or at least provide some kind of beneficial effect, but I still need to work out the dynamics first.

Will you run games continuously or break it up a bit?

We'll see how my energy is doing after this one finishes.