Blue Florida - 2004 Interractive Election Game

[Huey Long is a Republican]

is the turn open now?

[Goldeneye]

First polls

Republicans

National polls
John McCain : 17 %
Dick Cheney : 15 %
Rudy Giuliani : 13 %
Jeb Bush : 11 %
Mike Huckabee : 11 %
Jack Kemp : 11 %
Newt Gingrich : 11 %
Undecided : 11 %


Iowa
Dick Cheney : 18 %
Mike Huckabee : 17 %
Jack Kemp : 14 %
Newt Gingrich : 12 %
John McCain : 11 %
Jeb Bush : 11 %
Rudy Giuliani : 10 %
Undecided : 7 %

New Hampshire
John McCain : 20 %
Rudy Giuliani : 16 %
Jeb Bush : 13 %
Dick Cheney : 13 %
Jack Kemp : 11 %
Mike Huckabee : 9 %
Newt Gingrich : 9 %
Undecided : 9 %

South Carolina
John McCain : 17 %
Dick Cheney : 15 %
Jeb Bush : 14 %
Mike Huckabee : 13 %
Rudy Giuliani : 13 %
Newt Gingrich : 12 %
Jack Kemp : 9 %
Undecided : 8 %

Missouri
Mike Huckabee : 15 %
John McCain : 12 %
Rudy Giuliani : 12 %
Dick Cheney : 11 %
Newt Gingrich : 10 %
Jack Kemp : 9 %
Jeb Bush : 8 %
Undecided : 23 %

Democrats

National polls
Al Gore : 60 %
Phil Bredesen : 15 %
Russ Feingold : 13 %
Undecided : 12 %

Iowa
Al Gore : 52 %
Russ Feingold : 17 %
Phil Bredesen : 15 %
Undecided : 16 %

New Hampshire
Al Gore : 43 %
Russ Feingold : 25 %
Phil Bredesen : 12 %
Undecided : 20 %

South Carolina
Al Gore : 57 %
Phil Bredesen : 21 %
Russ Feingold : 12 %
Undecided : 10 %

Arizona
Al Gore : 55 %
Russ Feingold : 15 %
Phil Bredesen : 14 %
Undecided : 16 %

[Goldeneye]

is the turn open now?

Yes it's opened.

[Bidenworth2020]

can I still joion?

[Huey Long is a Republican]

can I still joion?

I guess you can, just state your candidate and what party you would be running in and wait for the Mod to respond.

[Orwell]

Al Gore announcement
White House Lawn




I will be running for reelection for President of the United States. Over the past 12 years we have had great success and I will continue with this. 

[Bidenworth2020]

I am running as Tommy Thompson.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Phil Bredesen Campaign speech in New York City, New York on August 4th,
 2003 (Attendance: 76,000)

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*Audience Cheers for a few minutes before Bredesen motions for them to be quiet.*

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*cheers suddenly erupt louder than the last time and continue for a solid 30 second before Bredesen motions for them to calm down so he could continue*

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*cheers erupt from the Audience again before Bredesen quickly hushes them.*

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*Cheers erupt yet again*

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*Crowds erupt in a thunderous applauds as Bredesen thanks the crowd and leaves the stage, shaking the hands of a few supporters on the way out. At 6:30 PM, he promises to try out his policies in Tennessee as governor first to see if they work at a state level before they can be implemented at a Government level. 30 Minutes later, his entire speech, titled "A Better America" is posted for downloading on Bredesenfor2004 .com so it can be used for people to understand what he was saying when looking at recordings of the speech in the future.*

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Phil Bredesen Campaign from August 4th to August 14th Summary

August 1st-August 3rd:
Governor duties in Tennessee

August 4th:
"A Better America" Speech delivered in New York City
- Rally in Detroit on Economic Policy
- Rally in Colorado on Education reform

August 5th:
- Phil Bredesen introduces his planned Tax Plan to Tennessee and it's overwhelmingly passed. It's set to officially take place in November of 2003
- Rally in Clarksburg, West Virginia on Fossil Fuel Energy
- Rally in Albany, New York on Foreign Policy
- Rally in Miami, Florida on Healthcare Reform

August 6th-August 10th:
Rallies in Iowa, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, and PA on all of his previous policies

August 11th:
Governor duties in Tennessee

August 12th-August 14th:
Rallies in Nevada, Colorado, New Hampshire, Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee on Education Reform, Tax Reform, Health Care reform, and Immigration Reform

[MycroftCZ]

RUSS

Real Leadership

Campaign Schedule

August 1st
Green Bay, Wisconsin: Campaign Announcement
Janesville, Wisconsin: Campaign Headquarters Launch

August 2nd
Senatorial Duties
Concord, New Hampshire: Rally

August 3rd
Des Moines, Iowa: Rally
Martensdale, Indianola and Winterset, Iowa: Meet with Voters
Ames, Iowa: Town Hall

August 4th
Marshalltown, Iowa: Town Hall
Nevada, Toledo, Iowa: Meet w/ Voters
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Rally

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August 5th
Manchester, New Hampshire: Rally
Hooksett, Gofftown, Hampstead, NH: Meet w/ Voters
Newburyport, NH: Town Hall

August 6th
Haverhill, Lawrence, Metnuen, NH: Meet w/ Voters
Nashua, New Hampshire: Rally

August 7th
Senatorial Duties

August 8th
Senatorial Duties

August 9th
Kingston, New Hampshire: Meet w/ Voters
Seabrook, NH: Town Hall
Charleston, South Carolina: Rally

August 10th
Jackson, Chelsea, Michigan: Meet with Voters
Ann Harbor, MI: Rally
Detroit, Michigan: Policy Speech on Wealth Gap

August 11th
Senatorial Dutes
Concord, New Hampshire: Rally

August 12th
Des Moines, Iowa: Rally
Jackson, Grand Junction, Jefferson: Meet with Voters

August 13th
Senatorial Duties

August 14th
Tucson, Arizona: Rally
Pheonix, Arizona: Rally

[Jaguar4life]

What Kemp did

Kemp spent time in Iowa and South Carolina campaigning on tax reform and reminding pepole of the  architect of one of the biggest tax cuts in history.

He also campaigned on renegotiating NAFTA by saying while it’s a good idea and I support it. President Gore has completely butchered it. And saying as president that he will work to make it fairer to Amercian workers.

[Grassroots]

Mike Huckabee Champaign Schedule

August 1st-14th

August 1st:
Souix City IA: Rally
Iowa City, Ames IA: Meet w/ voters

August 2nd:
Kalamazoo MI: Fundraising event
Dearborn MI: "Ask Mike Anything" Town Hall event
Ann Arbor MI: Meet w/ voters.

August 3rd:
Buffalo NY: Rally
Manchester NH: Ask Mike Anything town hall
Concord NH: Rally

August 4th:
Governor work

August 5th:
Governor work
Hot Springs AR: Rally

August 6th:
Governor work
Joplin MO: Meet w/ voters
Springfield MO: Rally

August 7th:
Branson MO: Meet w/ voters
Nashville TN: Town Hall
Asheville NC: Rally

August 8th:
Greenville SC: Meet w/ Voters and Town Hall
Columbia SC: Rally

August 9th:
Charleston SC: "Fair Tax Now" Event

August 10th:
Governor work

August 11th:
Governor work
Tulsa OK: Meet w/ Voters

August 12th:
Appearance at the Iowa state fair
Des Moines IA, Town Hall

August 13th:
Reno NV: Fundraising event and Rally
Salt Lake City UT: Town Hall and fundraiser

August 14th:
Colorado Springs CO: Rally - Largest rally so far in campaign season (30,000 attendance)
At the rally Huckabee took time to highlight his signature 21st Century Jobs plan.

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At the end of the day, Mike went back to work in Arkansas.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

OOC: Will there be debates Next Turn, the turn after, or never?

[UWS]

John McCain for President 2004 - Country First
Campaign schedule August 1-August 14 2003, Part 1

August 1
-Flight to Manchester, New Hampshire
-Meet with voters in Manchester, New Hampshire
-Economic policy speech in Manchester, New Hampshire
-Straight Talk town hall meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire
-Meet with voters in Weare, New Hampshire
-Fiscal responsibility policy speech in Weare, New Hampshire
-Meet with voters in Nashua, New Hampshire
-Foreign policy speech at Boire Field in Nashua, New Hampshire
-Manufacturing policy speech in Nashua, New Hampshire
-Fundraising event at the Hunt Memorial Library in Nashua, New Hampshire

August 2
-Meet with college voters at Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire
-Meet with voters in Concord, New Hampshire
-Economic policy speech at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce in Concord, New Hampshire

This election is one of the most crucial ones in our nation's history. In these times of high unemployment caused by Al Gore's promotion of big government, higher taxes, higher regulations that made America a harder place to do business, we can't afford to get this election wrong. Because if we get this election wrong, it might be too late for America. We can't let that happen. As Ronald Reagan has said, government is not the solution to the problem. Government is the problem.

That is why I pledge to cut taxes and regulations for all Americans, including the middle class, and for all businesses across this country, including small businesses because most of the jobs come from small businesses. That way, we're going to reinforce their ability to innovate, to grow, to expand and to create goog-paying jobs. I also take the pledge to pursue our quest for open markets through the promotion of free trade, to encourage oil drilling and to allow America to take advantage of all of its sources of energy, to reform our education system and to balance the budget.

This election might be our last chance to get America back in the right direction and that's why I'm asking for your vote for the sake of a stronger economy, for more jobs and a fairer America.

[Crowd cheers and applauds]

-Health care policy speech in Concord, New Hampshire
-Manufacturing policy speech at Sanel Auto Parts headquarters in Concord, New Hampshire
-Meet with voters in Pembroke, New Hampshire

August 3
-Flight to Charleston, South Carolina
-Meet with voters in Charleston, South Carolina
-Flat-tax policy speech in Charleston, South Carolina
-Foreign policy speech in Charleston, South Carolina

My friends, we're living dangerous times in which the terrorist has become stronger than ever before. Even though we took military action against Al Qaeda after 9/11, President Gore has not given all the necessary efforts to find and kill Osama Bin Laden and destroy Al Qaeda. He reduced our defense budget and thus he deprived our army and our allies of the arsenal and troops we need to fight radical Islamic terrorism. He's been proven to be weak on foreign policy and counter-terrorism.

And worse, we've got Saddam Hussein's Iraq who is seeking to get weapons of mass destruction in addition of giving sanctuary to jihadists like Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a terrorist who was involved in the millennium plot, a terrorist attempt to commit bombing attacks against tourist sites in Jordan as well as against the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the USS The Sullivans in the context of millennium celebrations. We've got Iran who is none other than the biggest state-sponsor of terrorism in the world and is seeking to get nuclear weapons and we've got North Korea is also sponsoring terrorist groups while developping nuclear weapons that could eventually wipe Hawaii, Alaska and the Western Coast off the map. These 3 countries are forming the Axis of Evil.

I proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and I am now serving in the U.S. Senate Committee on Intelligence as well as in the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services. Among all the actual Republican presidential candidates, I have the right experience to keep America safe and to defeat radical Islamic terrorism. As President, I will increase our defense budget in order to reinforce and modernize our military, I will strengthen our alliances and I will deploy all the necessary military troops and arsenal to defeat Al Qaeda and to find and capture or kill Bin Laden. If necessary, we will topple Saddam Hussein in order to make sure that they won't get WMDs and that Iraq will not be a safe haven for terrorism. Under my leadership, military action against Iran will not be taken-off the table, but it will be the last option. Thanks to stronger sanctions against Iran, Tehran will finally understand that its uranium should be used to grow Iran's economy and create jobs for Iranians, not to develop nuclear weapons.

Thanks to my experience and leadership, we will finally defeat radical Islamic terrorism, get America and the entire world to victory against this evil and get us to peace through strength. That's why I ask for your vote. Thank you. God bless you and God bless America.

[Crowd cheers and applauds]

-Meet with voters in North Charleston, South Carolina
-Free enterprise policy speech in North Charleston, South Carolina
-Gun rights policy speech in North Charleston, South Carolina
-Meet with voters in St. George, South Carolina
-Straight Talk town hall meeting with voters in St. George, South Carolina
-Meet with voters in Denmark, South Carolina
-Veterans policy speech in Denmark, South Carolina
-Meet with voters in Bamberg, South Carolina
-Tax policy speech in Bamberg, South Carolina

August 4
-Meet with voters in Columbia, South Carolina
-Counter-terrorism policy at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina
-Anti-abortion policy speech in Columbia, South Carolina
-Meet with voters in Forest Acres, South Carolina
-Meet with voters in Lexington, South Carolina
-Economic policy speech in Lexington, South Carolina
-Meet with voters in Greenville, South Carolina
-Foreign policy speech in Greenville, South Carolina

[Jaguar4life]

Kemp campaigns on tax reform in New Hampshire

Now President Gore pledged back in the day that he wouldn’t raise taxes on working Americans.
However that doesn’t seem to be the case. 

As a matter of fact he has raised taxes even more on business and families than when Clinton was president.  When can we say enough is enough? If not now then when?   

We need someone who has been proven to cut taxes and regulations  on Americans not just knows how to.

And that person is the one that is talking to you right now!!!  As President I will give Amercia a flat tax rate and make your taxes simpler and shorter to fill out. If you want that then you should vote for Jack Kemp!

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Shouldn't the next turn be posted by now?

[UWS]

John McCain for President 2004 - Country First
Campaign schedule August 1-August 14 2003, Part 2

August 5
-Flight to Kansas City, Missouri
-Meet with voters in Kansas City, Missouri
-Energy policy speech in Kansas City, Missouri
-Economic policy speech in Kansas City, Missouri
-Meet with voters Springfield, Missouri
-Meet with college voters at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri in an effort to attract young voters
-Manufacturing policy speech at O'Reilly Auto Parts headquarters in Springfield, Missouri
-Anti-abortion policy speech in Springfield, Missouri

August 6-9
-Senate duties in Washington D.C.

August 10
-Flight to Miami, Florida
-Meet with voters in Miami, Florida
-Free trade policy speech in Miami, Florida
-Immigration reform policy speech in Miami, Florida in an effort to attract Hispanic voters
-Meet with voters in Tampa, Florida
-Foreign policy speech in Tampa, Florida
-Rally with voters at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida
-Economic policy speech in Tampa, Florida
-Meet with voters in Orlando, Florida
-Counter-terrorism policy speech in Orlando, Florida

August 11
-Meet with voters in Jacksonville, Florida
-Space policy speech in Jacksonville, Florida
-Gun rights policy speech in Jacksonville, Florida
-Energy policy speech in Jacksonville, Florida
-Meet with voters in Tallahassee, Florida
-National security policy speech in Tallahassee, Florida
-Free market policy speech in Tallahassee, Florida

August 12
-Flight to Los Angeles, California
-Meet with voters in Los Angeles, California
-Fundraising event in Los Angeles, California
-Counter-terrorism policy speech in Los Angeles, California
-Economic policy speech in Los Angeles, California
-Immigration policy speech in Los Angeles, California
-Meet with voters in Anaheim, California
-Energy policy speech in Anaheim, California
-Meet with voters in San Bernardino, California
-Health care policy speech in San Bernardino, California
-Meet with voters in Santa Monica, California
-Foreign policy speech in Santa Monica, California

August 13
-Campaign in Oklahoma

August 14
-Senate duties in Washington D.C.

[Goldeneye]

I am running as Tommy Thompson.

Okay

[Lumine]

Awfully sorry to all, hosting my own games has made it impossible for me to play one in a responsible manner. I leave it up to this game's GM to decide what happens to Gingrich, but sadly I cannot carry on as him.

[Goldeneye]

Round 2 : August 15-August 28 2003

Summary : Some Republican presidential candidates saw a small decline in the polls due to their absence on the campaign trail. While John McCain campaigns mostly on his foreign policy credentials, Mike Huckabee does the same for his social conservatism and Jack Kemp for his fiscal conservatism. While McCain holds his lead in New Hampshire, a state he largely won during the 2000 Republican presidential primaries, Huckabee edged Dick Cheney for first place in Iowa where his appeal among social conservatives and evangelicals is strong.

Republicans

National polls
John McCain : 18 %
Dick Cheney : 14 %
Jack Kemp : 13 %
Rudy Giuliani : 12 %
Mike Huckabee : 12 %
Jeb Bush : 10 %
Newt Gingrich : 11 %
Undecided : 11 %

Iowa
Mike Huckabee : 19 %
Dick Cheney : 17 %
Jack Kemp : 15 %
Newt Gingrich : 11 %
John McCain : 10 %
Jeb Bush : 11 %
Rudy Giuliani : 10 %
Undecided : 7 %

New Hampshire
John McCain : 22 %
Rudy Giuliani : 15 %
Jeb Bush : 12 %
Dick Cheney : 12 %
Jack Kemp : 11 %
Mike Huckabee : 9 %
Newt Gingrich : 8 %
Undecided : 9 %

South Carolina
John McCain : 18 %
Dick Cheney : 14 %
Mike Huckabee : 14 %
Jeb Bush : 13 %
Rudy Giuliani : 13 %
Newt Gingrich : 12 %
Jack Kemp : 9 %
Undecided : 8 %

Missouri
Mike Huckabee : 15 %
John McCain : 13 %
Rudy Giuliani : 12 %
Dick Cheney : 11 %
Newt Gingrich : 10 %
Jack Kemp : 9 %
Jeb Bush : 8 %
Undecided : 22 %

Democrats

National polls
Al Gore : 58 %
Phil Bredesen : 17 %
Russ Feingold : 14 %
Undecided : 11 %

Iowa
Al Gore : 52 %
Russ Feingold : 17 %
Phil Bredesen : 15 %
Undecided : 16 %

New Hampshire
Al Gore : 42 %
Russ Feingold : 26 %
Phil Bredesen : 11 %
Undecided : 19 %

South Carolina
Al Gore : 57 %
Phil Bredesen : 21 %
Russ Feingold : 12 %
Undecided : 10 %

Arizona
Al Gore : 55 %
Russ Feingold : 15 %
Phil Bredesen : 14 %
Undecided : 16 %

Endorsements

John McCain

-John E. Sununu, Senator of New Hampshire

-Lindsey Graham, Senator of South Carolina

Mike Huckabee

-Orrin Hatch, Utah Senator

-John Hoeven, North Dakota Governor

Phil Bredesen

-Nick Lampson, Representative of Texas

-Blanche Lincoln, Senator of Arkansas

Note : The Breaking News for this turn will be coming tonight.

[Jaguar4life]

Kemp campaign ad attacking McCain for voting for Gore tax hike

Voiceover:Im Jack Kemp and I approve this message.


McCain:I’m a tax cutter plain and simple.

Voiceover:Oh really now?

Then why did Senator McCain vote for tax increases twice in 2001 and 2002?

Not just on Amercian people but business and property.

For shame Senator.

Also why has McCain voted with the Democrats with the economy? Cause he is their agent to get President Gore re-elected.

McCain may seem like a conservative but he is just another tax and spend Liberal.



Jack Kemp however has been proven to fight for tax cuts for Amercian people and businesses.
He wrote the big 1981 tax cut and through his years in Congress never vote for a tax raise.

And Kemp as president will never vote for a tax increase.  If you want conservative leadership you can trust them vote for Kemp.

[UWS]

John McCain's response to Jack Kemp's ad

I don't know where Jack Kemp takes his references but his claims are totally false. There's never been a time in my life in which I voted in favor of tax increases on the American peopleand on businesses. I'm proud to be a conservative Republican. I am proud to be a foot soldier of the Reagan Revolution. I have always voted to cut taxes and regulations on the American people just like I always voted to cut wasteful government spending. I would never have supported President Gore's tax and big government policies that made America a harder place to do business and killed jobs.

I voted YES to implement broad-based tax cuts, I voted YES on phasing out the estate tax, I voted YES on eliminating the marriage penalty tax and I supported the Small Business Impact Analyses Amendment of 1995 that was aimed at blocking regulations on small businesses.

I have great respect for Jack, but he's telling calumnious lies about me, claiming that I am an agent to get President Gore re-elected. That is simply not true and he knows that very well. Jack has decided to use the same dirty-trick campaign style used by George W. Bush against me in South Carolina four years ago. But this time it will not work because people know that everything he said is not true. I'm sorry that Jack doesn't have the reputation of a straight talker like myself.

I find it strange that Jack attacks me on taxes because in 1988 Jack opposed a balanced budget constitutional amendment just like he opposed right-to-work laws. In addition, 10 years ago, he criticized Bob Dole and his tax increase of 1982, declaring that it was the biggest tax increase in the history of the world. And yet he accepted to be Dole's running mate in 1996.

So the bottom line, Jack, is that if there's a tax and spend Liberal promoting big government in the Republican field it's you, not me.

I'm the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce. I know what it takes to grow this economy and create jobs, which requires the promotion of small government and free market. So my friends, if you want a real conservative who will bring the government at its lowest size in history, cut taxes for all Americans and for businesses, make America the best place in the world to do business, balance the budget, adopt a balanced budget amendment and reduce government spending I'm asking for your vote.

[Crowd cheers and applauds]

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Phil Bredesen Attack Ad on Al Gore labeled 'The Lockbox'

President Gore

In the 2000 debates with George W. Bush, you spoke of a Lockbox

You promised to put Healthcare, Education, and Taxes in said lockbox. Mr. President, how has that Lockbox worked out for you?

You surely put Fossil Fuels in the lockbox, keeping millions of people out of a job.

So, Mr. President, how's that lockbox with failed education, Economic, and Healthcare policies going for you?



I'm Phil Bredesen and I endorse this message

[MycroftCZ]

Feingold Ad: Values

Run in New England and Iowa

What America do we have now?
 
Not one where people can find a job.

Not one where people feel safe.

We need an America where we are all given a fair shot at life.


Let's build that America together. Without President Gore.

I'm Russ Fiengold and I approve this message.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Phil Bredesen Campaign Schedule

August 15th-17th: Campaign in Michigan:
Rally in Detroit on Economic Policy
Rally in Grand Rapids on Tax reform
Rally in Lansing on Healthcare
Charity fundraiser in Ann Arbor

August 18th-19th: Governor duties:
Bredesen fulfills his job as Governor and even gets his Education Reform, titled 'True EDU' passes in which education in government is removed and instead control is given to the teachers and the students. It also removes Standardized testing and the current grading system with something point based. It's expected to take effect in Early September.

August 20th-August 22nd:
Campaign in South Carolina and Florida on Healthcare reform, Education Reform, Tax reform, and Foreign Policy with a handful of Charity fundraisers sprinkled in.

August 23rd-25th: Campaign in Iowa on Evangelical values as well as Economic reform, education reform, Tax reform, and Agricultural reform.

August 26th-28th:
Campaign in West Virginia on Economic Policy, Taxes, and Fossil Fuel reforms as well as 2 Charity fundraisers.



By August 28th, Governor Bredesen's personal online fundraiser has raised around $37 million and thus allows him to continue on Campaigning for the rest of the month.