The New Campaign Trail

[OSR stands with Israel]

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger(R-CA)/Ohio Governor John Kasich(R-OH) 321 52.4%

Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm(D-MI)/Senator Bob Casey(D-PA) 217 47.6%

Won by George W Bush type margins in the South/Interior West(except like VA) but was able to do better on the coasts than any GOPer since 1988 as not only was Arnold able to win ME/NH/NJ/OR but he was extremely close in CT/DE too.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Peace With Honor is a masterpiece. Rather than a standard campaign mod it's a simulation of the whole of Nixon's first term; depending on your decisions re: Vietnam, China, and ratf[inks]ing, you can face any one of eight Democratic opponents*, with over forty unique endings.

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[morgankingsley]

I won re-election for a second term as President Ronald Reagan in 1984 against Walter Mondale

President Ronald Reagan (R-California)/Vice-President George Herbert Walker Bush (R-Texas) : 498 EVs, 55 % of the vote, 50,979,458 votes, 46 states ✔️
Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota/Geraldine Ferraro (D-New York) : 40 EVs, 44.3 % of the vote, 41,064,957 votes, 4 states + DC

I really like this one because it shows a mondale does better while still being realistic as this is probably the best mondale could realistically do in 1984 without dramatically changing reality

Morgankingsley

- august 21 2023

[beaver2.0]

Bush vs. Clinton vs. Perot 1992

I played as Bush.  I expanded on Bush's OTL performance but Perot managed to come in second place in a number of states, including in Iowa where he lost by 1% or 4,000 votes.


Candidate   Electoral Votes   Popular Votes   Popular Vote %
---- Bill Clinton           331   38,528,767   42.4%
---- George Bush   207   34,928,412   38.4%
---- Ross Perot           0   17,388,984   19.1%
---- Bo Grtiz/Other   0   84,112           0.1%

[UWS]

I played as John McCain in the McCain 2000 scenario, and I won the election

John McCain (R-AZ)/Orrin Hatch (R-UT):275 EVs
Al Gore (D-TN)/Bob Graham (D-FL):263 EVs

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Where do you find these mods?

[OSR stands with Israel]

Where do you find these mods?

https://www.newcampaigntrail.com/campaign-trail/index.html

click Mod Loader

[Sumner 1868]

Played the 2017 UK Parliament mod. I got a hung parliament as Corbyn-Old Labour on Normal Mode.

[ClassicElectionEnthusiast]

Been playing around with the New Campaign Trail; but this will be the first time I've posted results. I decided to try the 1984 mod as Walter Mondale with Gary Hart as my running mate.

I ran a somewhat "safe" campaign (not going with Mondale promising to raise taxes; limiting Jimmy Carter's appearances though winding up in a lose-lose situation regarding Jesse Jackson {to meet or not to meet}) and though Mondale lost (no surprise) by a 341-197 margin he did surprisingly well given Ronald Reagan as an opponent.

[TheHegemonist]

This is the map from a game of the mod 1924b, with Leonard Wood as the incumbent seeking a second term and James A. Reed and Burton K. Wheeler as the challengers. I mostly tried to play it safe, especially on foreign policy and avoided a major war while taking a harder stance on anti-communism and basically side-stepping racial issues. I chose Hoover as my VP. I spent most of my visits in the West trying to hold off Wheeler, and got almost the same result as the mod's canon, with the results of Missouri and Tennessee flipped.



Popular Vote Results:
Wood – 15,093,366 (52.0%)
Reed – 9,996,694 (34.5%)
Wheeler – 3,586,405 (12.4%)
Faris – 340,103 (1.2%)

[TheHegemonist]

This was the outcome of my 1996 Powell game, a mod I really enjoyed and has a lot of replay value. As Powell, I steered a fairly moderate course and trying to avoid more partisan stances, presenting myself like a statesman and not a politician. I picked Fred Thompson as my VP candidate and let him get into the mudslinging. I generally chose to emphasis my military credentials when possible, such as reminding voters that I'm a career Army man when asked about gun control and picking the "Powell's Battle Plan" option for my domestic agenda, an option that emphasizes the more popular aspects of Gingrich's Contract With America while still being a separate plan so that I couldn't be tied with him. I made most of my visits to either the Deep South or the Rust Belt, mostly New Jersey which proved to be the decisive state.




Popular Vote Result:
Powell – 44,830,488 (45.7%)
Clinton – 44,742,239 (45.6%)
Buchanan – 6,954,126 (7.1%)
Nader/Other – 1,543,250 (1.6%)

Five Closest States

Alabama
Clinton – 687,702 (41.85%)
Powell – 685,297 (41.71%)
Buchanan – 262,048 (15.95%)
Nader/Other – 8,115 (0.49%)

New Jersey
Powell – 1,483,844 (46.36%)
Clinton – 1,471,005 (45.95%)
Buchanan – 182,248 (5.69%)
Nader/Other – 63,903 (2.00%)

Oregon
Clinton – 634,138 (45.63%)
Powell – 617,561 (44.43%)
Nader/Other – 74,508 (5.36%)
Buchanan – 63,678 (4.58%)

Mississippi
Clinton – 382,670 (42.70%)
Powell – 369,659 (41.25%)
Buchanan – 139,519 (15.57%)
Nader/Other – 4,268 (0.48%)

Michigan
Powell – 1,782,593 (46.92%)
Clinton – 1,724,311 (45.38%)
Buchanan – 242,669 (6.39%)
Nader/Other – 49,774 (1.31%)

As you can see, the Deep South and West Coast broke slightly for Clinton (Buchanan was much more of a drag on me in the South, as you would expect), while the Midwest (which has more votes at stake) broke slightly for me. I probably could've gotten a larger Electoral College victory with a slightly better performance. My result was (I think) effectively the same as the "canon" result, same EC result and almost the exact same PV.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

The highly anticipated 2016 primary scenario came out not long ago, and it's probably the most advanced mod that currently exists. I gave it my best as Sanders many times, came close on several, and then threw up my hands and looked up a guide to see if it was even winnable...

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Total delegates: 2428-2335 Sanders
Superdelegates: 368-344 Sanders
PV: 50.3%-49.4% Sanders

[ClassicElectionEnthusiast]

Decided to go with playing the 1988 Bush vs. Jackson mod as Jesse Jackson, with Patrick Leahy as his running mate.

Bush won; but Jackson managed to carry all the real-life Dukakis states except West Virginia plus California, Illinois, Michigan and Vermont (Jackson in this scenario ended up winning Hawaii by only a little more than 700 votes; while Bush won Missouri by about 5000 votes).

[ClassicElectionEnthusiast]

Here's what happened when I played the 1996 mod as Bob Dole going with the "original formula" and running with Jack Kemp.



This time around, Dole still lost but picked up 20 more electoral votes than in real life (flipping Arizona, Nevada and Kentucky). Among the other tidbits, in this scenario Clinton carried Tennessee by just 629 votes (while Ross Perot got just over 90,000 there)

[Sumner 1868]

1920 on Normal mode:

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

Like the Netherlands scenario before it, another international scenario goes absolutely crazy in a good way with new features. Germany 2021. You can change advisors in the middle of the campaign, boost up your specific appeal, and see election results in a new way.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

1920 on Normal mode:

The rabbit hole goes much deeper. Multiple possible candidates for both parties.

[ClassicElectionEnthusiast]

2004 Bush vs. Dean scenario where Howard Dean is the only playable option. For his running mate I went with Dick Gephardt.

Ultimately, the results were essentially a McGovern-style plastering (carrying only Massachusetts and D.C.; barely managing to avoid losing Massachusetts at that)

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

yet another international scenario is out. Lithuania 2020. They used the 2016DNC system to allow for 2 rounds of voting, which I expect will be seen in future scenarios too!

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

2016 - Arnold Amendment

This is what the map looked like after both successfully convincing Huckabee to leave the race and winning the debate [veep: Lindsey Graham]:



And this somehow is the map if Arnold wins the debate but doesn't convince Huckabee to drop out:



This is the best win I had playing as Granholm despite the attack ads at the end of the campaign backfiring [veep: Bill Nelson]:

[Sumner 1868]

1924 Harding Lives mod as Robert LaFollette on Normal mode. I managed to get the endorsements of Judge Brandeis, Hiram Johnson and McAdoo.

[ClassicElectionEnthusiast]

Trying the Viva Kennedy 1964 scenario as JFK with Terry Sanford as his running mate against Barry Goldwater.

As expected; JFK won re-election in this scenario but it was not the landslide the real-life 1964 race (with the "win this for Jack's memory" effect), and with Texas (home of deposed VP LBJ) being the last state to check in; with a large number of the states (particularly for Goldwater) being fairly tight.

[BigZuck08]

Playing the original 2020 on "From Sea to Shining Sea Mode" as Trump, and managed to win a second term.

Ex-Vice Pres. Joe Biden (D-DE)/Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA): 79,502,332 (49.9%)
Pres. Donald  Trump (R-NY)/Vice Pres. Mike Pence (R-IN): 76,892,853 (48.3%)

Trump's most favorable state/district: Wyoming
Biden's most favorable state/district: DC
Closest state/district: Nevada

If this were to happen in real life, Democrats would expand there majority in the House and Senate in 2022, as well as hold on to VA Gov in 2021. There would also be tons of complaints about the EC due to Trump winning the election despite not winning the PV. Unfortuantely, TNCT does not simulate congressional district results, so idk whether or not ME or NE split their electoral votes.

Also lol at Wisconsin being closer than Michigan.

[GM Team Member and Deputy PPT WB]

Playing the original 2020 on "From Sea to Shining Sea Mode" as Trump, and managed to win a second term.

Ex-Vice Pres. Joe Biden (D-DE)/Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA): 79,502,332 (49.9%)
Pres. Donald  Trump (R-NY)/Vice Pres. Mike Pence (R-IN): 76,892,853 (48.3%)

Trump's most favorable state/district: Wyoming
Biden's most favorable state/district: DC
Closest state/district: Nevada

If this were to happen in real life, Democrats would expand there majority in the House and Senate in 2022, as well as hold on to VA Gov in 2021. There would also be tons of complaints about the EC due to Trump winning the election despite not winning the PV. Unfortuantely, TNCT does not simulate congressional district results, so idk whether or not ME or NE split their electoral votes.

Also lol at Wisconsin being closer than Michigan.

why is there a pic of trump in the background

[BigZuck08]

Playing the original 2020 on "From Sea to Shining Sea Mode" as Trump, and managed to win a second term.

Ex-Vice Pres. Joe Biden (D-DE)/Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA): 79,502,332 (49.9%)
Pres. Donald  Trump (R-NY)/Vice Pres. Mike Pence (R-IN): 76,892,853 (48.3%)

Trump's most favorable state/district: Wyoming
Biden's most favorable state/district: DC
Closest state/district: Nevada

If this were to happen in real life, Democrats would expand there majority in the House and Senate in 2022, as well as hold on to VA Gov in 2021. There would also be tons of complaints about the EC due to Trump winning the election despite not winning the PV. Unfortuantely, TNCT does not simulate congressional district results, so idk whether or not ME or NE split their electoral votes.

Also lol at Wisconsin being closer than Michigan.

why is there a pic of trump in the background

I put that there on purpose