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Koenkai (R)- 51.9%
Miles (D)- 47.4%

In the race to replace the retiring Rick Perry in 2014, Koenkai becomes the candidate of the Republican establishment. Despite a tough tea party challenge in the primary, he wins the Republican nomination by a surprisingly wide margin. Miles, on the other hand, ran far to the right of many prominent state Democrats; however, due to a field fractured with more liberal Democrats, he barely clings to the nomination.

In the general, Miles aggressively courts the vote of the social conservatives and those in rural, ancestrally Democratic areas. Koenkai base consists of more educated, suburban voters who; a group that has long been on the ascendancy in Texas politics. Koenkai is successful in both appealing to Independent voters while still keeping Republicans enthusiastic about his candidacy.

On election day, Miles runs far ahead of the President in the rural regions along the LA/AR/OK border, but performs very poorly in the cities, as he has taken the Democratic vote for granted there. Miles still wins some Democratic strongholds, such as Travis a Dallas counties, but Koenkai's margins there are impressive for a Republican. Koenkai also makes noticeable inroads with Hispanic voters, another faction of the electorate that Miles took for granted.

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2016 D Primary



Delegates

Snowstalker- 55%
Miles- 42%

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In 2014, Senator Kay Hagan unexpectedly retires; à la Jim Webb, she cites the frustration of the Senate's gridlock.

Lieutenant Governor Miles runs in the Democratic primary against nclib, who represents the 4th Congressional district. Miles has strong support from Conservative Dems in the southeast eastern region; he also hails from the Charlotte region, which likewise helps in the western region. nclib overperforms in the Triangle, using Orange, Durham and Wake counties as bases, and out in the Triad. On primary day, Miles barely avoids a runoff, beating nclib 46% to 42%.

Congressman Supersonic represents the 5th Congressional district, as he upset Congresswoman Virginia Foxx in the 2012 primary. Despite his outsider status in 2012, when he announced his plans to run for Senate in 2014, the state Republicans largely backed his effort. As such, he won his primary in a landslide.

President Obama's approval rating in NC stands at 43/51. As such, Miles tries to keep his association with the President at arm's length. Still, this gives Supersonic ammunition to attack Miles as an 'Obama liberal.' Likewise, in breaking with the President, Miles further antagonizes progressive Democrats.

In the general, there is still dissatisfaction with Miles in the Triad with liberal Democrats, he noticeably underperforms there as some of nclib's most loyal supporters either stay home or vote third party. Supersonic is very popular in his district and cracks 70% in some counties there. Overall, while the race is one of the closest in the country, Supersonic claims a narrow victory.



Supersonic- 49.3%
Miles- 47.9%

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OldiesFreak- 271
Miles- 267

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Goldwater wins 273-265 with the popular vote near tied. Between Goldwater's home region advantage and me being pro-life, I'm not exactly sure how poorly I'd fare along the west coast.

I almost flipped MS for me, but ironically, that was Barry Goldwater' best state XD

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President Supersonic is fairly popular, he has a 51% approval rating going into the election. Senator Miles (LA) is the Democrat's nominee. Miles runs to the right of Supersonic on several social issues; this helps him stay competitive in the south, but backfires with voters in swingier states, especially out west.

On election day, Supersonic wins reelection 51-48 and winning 284-254 in the electoral college. Compared to the last election, Miles is able to flip his home state of LA and wins MS, mostly because of his popularity along the Gulf Coast. NC and VA, both razor-close last time, trade columns.

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Goldwater(WA)/Brian Sandoval (NV)- 274 EV, 50.0%
Miles(LA)/Mark Warner (VA)- 264 EV, 48.6%