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[Marokai Backbeat]

Atlasia Divided Over Senate Legislation
by South Park Conservative

   Recent legislation on the floor of the Senate is highly divisive in the minds of Atlasians. Only 52% of Atlasians supported Afleitch's Income Tax Reduction Bill, Purple State's School Standards Reform Bill, and Fritz's Atlasian National Healthcare Bill. Maxque's 2009 Atlasian Relief and Recovery Bill received slightly higher support with 57%, but it is still highly divisive.

Maybe to people who don't have a clue.

Just curious, when you type comments like this, do you honestly believe you aren't being incredibly arrogant?

Nope, I know I'm arrogant. I'm proud of that.

[SPC]

Atlasia Divided Over Senate Legislation
by South Park Conservative

   Recent legislation on the floor of the Senate is highly divisive in the minds of Atlasians. Only 52% of Atlasians supported Afleitch's Income Tax Reduction Bill, Purple State's School Standards Reform Bill, and Fritz's Atlasian National Healthcare Bill. Maxque's 2009 Atlasian Relief and Recovery Bill received slightly higher support with 57%, but it is still highly divisive.

Maybe to people who don't have a clue.

Just curious, when you type comments like this, do you honestly believe you aren't being incredibly arrogant?

Nope, I know I'm arrogant. I'm proud of that.

Do I sense an inverse correlation between how smart people think they are and how smart they actually are?

[Ebowed]

Di I sense an inverse correlation between how smart people think they are and how smart they actually are?

I don't know; do you?  Please let us know!

[SPC]

Opinion: Who Really Benefited from the SDP-JCP Merger?
by South Park Conservative

   In the aftermath of the April 2009 elections, the Social Democratic Party was on its death bed. The SDP had been slowly going downhill since the exposure of its then-leader Xahar as a hacker in December 2008. It's last remaining senator, Lief, just lost re-election, leaving them with no senate representation. The Maxque-Marokai Pacific gubernatorial campaign failed. It's only governor, GMantis, who assumed the governorship upon Ilikeverin's resignation barely won re-election due to an anarchonistic election system.
   Then, in the last two weeks in April, the Social Democratic Party collapsed and there was a mass exodus of SDPers to the Jesus Christ Party, its formal rival for left-wing votes. While on the surface, it would appear that the JCP was the main beneficiary of this event, but the statistics reveal something different.
   In June, ex-SDPer Marokai Blue was elected to an open senate seat with JCP support, despite having been rejected by the JCP for Lt. Governor just a few months earlier. When JCP senator RealisticIdealist retired later that month, the JCP elected ex-SDPer Maxque to his Senate seat, even though the JCP overwhelmingly rejected his candidacy for the same Senate seat four months earlier. Also in the same month, ex-SDP senator Lief was narrowly elected President to succeed te retiring JCP president and founder Bgwah.
   After the April 2009 elections, the Senate makeup was 4 DAers, 4 RPPers, 2 JCPers, and 0 SDPers. Presently, the Senate makeup is 4 DAers, 3 RPPers, and 3 JCPers. While this initially appears to be  net gain for the JCP over these months, when you factor in former SDP members, it shows a different story. The Senate makeup is then 4 DAers, 4 RPPers, 2 JCPers (ex-SDP) and 1 pre-merger JCPer. This is a net loss of 1 seat for the RPP (which can be expained by DWTL's absence), net loss of one seat for the pre-merger JCP, and a net gain of two seats for the former SDP. The presidency also changed hands from the JCP founder to aother ex-SDPer. There we no changes in regional governance during the same period.
   So, in my analysis, it would seem that, paradoxically, the SDP was the greatest beneficiary from its own destruction.

[Alexander Hamilton]

Great read. I noticed as well that the SDP seemed to sort of "take over" the JCP in a way.

[Lief 🗽]

You make it sound like some sinister plot...

[Marokai Backbeat]

Well the SDP was full of alot of active people, and many in the JCP were on their way out. Bgwah was term limited, RI didn't want to run again, etc. It was a combination of the SDP having alot of good people (there goes my ego again) and some JCP members taking time off.

I'm quite happy in the way things turned out, not because we benefited, but because the left-wing overall rose from the ashes.

[bgwah]

Well the SDP was full of alot of active people, and many in the JCP were on their way out. Bgwah was term limited, RI didn't want to run again, etc. It was a combination of the SDP having alot of good people (there goes my ego again) and some JCP members taking time off.

Something like this. The Old JCP didn't have enough candidates to hold as many offices as we currently do.

I think both sides benefited from the merger. I'm happy with how things turned out. We're the first party to win a Presidential election without forming a unity ticket with another party in a long time.

[SPC]

Well the SDP was full of alot of active people, and many in the JCP were on their way out. Bgwah was term limited, RI didn't want to run again, etc. It was a combination of the SDP having alot of good people (there goes my ego again) and some JCP members taking time off.

Something like this. The Old JCP didn't have enough candidates to hold as many offices as we currently do.

I think both sides benefited from the merger. I'm happy with how things turned out. We're the first party to win a Presidential election without forming a unity ticket with another party in a long time.

It may not have been a unity ticket de jure, but it was a de facto SDP-JCP unity ticket.

[Meeker]

Well the SDP was full of alot of active people, and many in the JCP were on their way out. Bgwah was term limited, RI didn't want to run again, etc. It was a combination of the SDP having alot of good people (there goes my ego again) and some JCP members taking time off.

Something like this. The Old JCP didn't have enough candidates to hold as many offices as we currently do.

I think both sides benefited from the merger. I'm happy with how things turned out. We're the first party to win a Presidential election without forming a unity ticket with another party in a long time.

It may not have been a unity ticket de jure, but it was a de facto SDP-JCP unity ticket.

The party structure in Atlasia changes so frequently that such an analysis is silly. Lief was a member of the PLP for a while before being in the SDP (and IIRC was an Independent as well) and Bacon King used to be a member of the NLC. But those parties, just like the SDP, collapsed and changed.

[MaxQue]

If you can't beat them, join them.

[Fritz]

I am not a pre-merger JCPer.  I was in the DA.

[SPC]

NWA July/August Election Tracker
by South Park Conservative
Incumbent* Potential Candidate Declared Candidate Projected Winner Projected Loser
Democratic Alliance Regional Protection Party Jesus Christ Party

NWA's Race Rankings:
PARTY HOLD PARTY TAKEOVER TOSSUP

Special July Senate Election
Fmr. Senator DWTL
Fritz
Sewer Socialist

General August Senate Election (1 DA HOLD, 2 JCP HOLDS, 1 RPP TAKOVER, 1 TOSSUP)
OPEN (Senator Purple State)
Senator Afleitch*
Senator Franzl*
Senator Marokai Blue*
Senator Fritz*
Lt. Governor SPC
RowanBrandon
Sewer Socialist

Pacific Gubernatorial Election (JCP HOLD)
OPEN (Governor Culture King)
Fmr. Vice-President Meeker

Pacific Lt. Gubernatorial Election (TOSSUP)
OPEN (Lt. Governor Alcon)
Alexander Hamilton
Fmr. President Ebowed

Southeast Gubernatorial Election (RPP HOLD)
Governor Daniel Adams*
Fmr. Governor AHDuke

Southeast Lt. Gubernatorial Election (RPP HOLD)
OPEN (Lt. Governor SPC)
Fmr. Senator PiT

Midwest Gubernatorial Election (RPP TAKEOVER)
Governor GMantis*
Lt. Governor Vepres

Midwest Lt. Gubernatorial Election (LNF TAKEOVER)
OPEN (Lt. Governor Vepres)
Lewis Trondheim

[Alexander Hamilton]

How would you rate more racist than Stark candidate Sewer Socialist's chances? He's getting a lot of preferences from JCP members and LNF members.

Al Sharpton can die.

Nigga stole my lawn mower.

[Sewer]

How would you rate more racist than Stark candidate Sewer Socialist's chances? He's getting a lot of preferences from JCP members and LNF members.

Al Sharpton can die.

Nigga stole my lawn mower.

How can i be racist if im a Mexican.

[Alexander Hamilton]

How would you rate more racist than Stark candidate Sewer Socialist's chances? He's getting a lot of preferences from JCP members and LNF members.

Al Sharpton can die.

Nigga stole my lawn mower.

How can i be racist if im a Mexican.

Your being Mexican makes me want to be not Mexican.

[Sewer]

How would you rate more racist than Stark candidate Alexander Hamilton's chances? He's getting a lot of preferences from RPP members.

Your being Mexican makes me want to be not Mexican.

[Alexander Hamilton]

How would you rate more racist than Stark candidate Alexander Hamilton's chances? He's getting a lot of preferences from RPP members.

Your being Mexican makes me want to be not Mexican.

That isn't a racist comment. Anyways... How can i be racist if im a mexican?

[Sewer]

How would you rate more racist than Stark candidate Alexander Hamilton's chances? He's getting a lot of preferences from RPP members.

Your being Mexican makes me want to be not Mexican.

That isn't a racist comment. Anyways... How can i be racist if im a mexican?

Your a self hateing mexican.

[Sewer]

NWA July/August Election Tracker
by South Park Conservative
Incumbent* Potential Candidate Declared Candidate Projected Winner Projected Loser
Democratic Alliance Regional Protection Party Jesus Christ Party Leipist National Front

NWA's Race Rankings:
PARTY HOLD PARTY TAKEOVER TOSSUP

Special July Senate Election
Fmr. Senator DWTL
Fritz
Sewer Socialist

General August Senate Election (1 DA HOLD, 2 JCP HOLDS, 1 RPP TAKOVER, 1 TOSSUP)
OPEN (Senator Purple State)
Senator Afleitch*
Senator Franzl*
Senator Marokai Blue*
Senator Fritz*
Sewer Socialist
Lt. Governor SPC
RowanBrandon


Pacific Gubernatorial Election (JCP HOLD)
OPEN (Governor Culture King)
Fmr. Vice-President Meeker

Pacific Lt. Gubernatorial Election (TOSSUP)
OPEN (Lt. Governor Alcon)
Alexander Hamilton
Fmr. President Ebowed

Southeast Gubernatorial Election (RPP HOLD)
Governor Daniel Adams*
Fmr. Governor AHDuke

Southeast Lt. Gubernatorial Election (RPP HOLD)
OPEN (Lt. Governor SPC)
Fmr. Senator PiT

Midwest Gubernatorial Election (RPP TAKEOVER)
Governor GMantis*
Lt. Governor Vepres

Midwest Lt. Gubernatorial Election (LNF TAKEOVER)
OPEN (Lt. Governor Vepres)
Lewis Trondheim

Pink is the color of the LNF.

[SPC]

Statistics Regarding Zombieism
by South Park Conservative

   The issue of "zombies" in Atlasia has come up again, so I have decided to do statistics regarding the issue. Typically, a list of registered voters in Atlasia would be the place to start. However, since the primary purpose of zombies is to vote in elections, I have decided to start from a list of voters in the July 2009 Special Senate Election. In that election, there were 29 JCP voters, 22 RPP voters, and 9 DA voters. From there, I will take all of those who currently hold office, and take a percentage of them. There were 10 JCP officeholders (34%), 7 RPP officeholders (32%), and 7 DA officeholders (78%). Using this narrow statistic, the two larger parties are about equal in activity, while the DA is far superior to either of its major competitors. Broadening the definition of activity, if one took everyone who had held office in the past 4 months, there were 13 JCP officeholders (45%), 13 RPP officeholders (59%), and 7 DA officeholders (78%). With this definition, the DA is still way ahead of the other two parties, but the RPP-JCP gap significantly widens. If the definition of activity is broadened further to mean anyone who has held office in the past four months plus anyone who has run for office in the same time period or is currently running for office, we get 14 active JCPers (48%), 15 active RPPers (68%), and 8 active DAers (89%). Once again, the DA is more active than its two major competitors, but the RPP-JCP gap has widened to the point where it is the same size as the DA-RPP gap. I would broaden the zombie defintion that the provided by Senator Hashemite for anyone who makes 10 or more posts in Atlasia, but time constraints prevent that.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

How would you rate more racist than Stark candidate Alexander Hamilton's chances? He's getting a lot of preferences from RPP members.

Your being Mexican makes me want to be not Mexican.

That isn't a racist comment. Anyways... How can i be racist if im a mexican?

Your a self hateing mexican.

Wow! A Mexican standoff.

Just because you are a minority, doesn't mean you have the right to put down a whole race of people, African Americans, and still not be a racist. If you put down any race you are a racist pure and simple.

[Vepres]

How would you rate more racist than Stark candidate Alexander Hamilton's chances? He's getting a lot of preferences from RPP members.

Your being Mexican makes me want to be not Mexican.

That isn't a racist comment. Anyways... How can i be racist if im a mexican?

Your a self hateing mexican.

Wow! A Mexican standoff.

Just because you are a minority, doesn't mean you have the right to put down a whole race of people, African Americans, and still not be a racist. If you put down any race you are a racist pure and simple.

Unless you're a comedian, then you can get away with it.

[Sewer]

How would you rate more racist than Stark candidate Alexander Hamilton's chances? He's getting a lot of preferences from RPP members.

Your being Mexican makes me want to be not Mexican.

That isn't a racist comment. Anyways... How can i be racist if im a mexican?

Your a self hateing mexican.

Wow! A Mexican standoff.

Just because you are a minority, doesn't mean you have the right to put down a whole race of people, African Americans, and still not be a racist. If you put down any race you are a racist pure and simple.

I dont put down African Americans.


Your Republican Economics puts down African Americans.

[SPC]

NWA July/August Election Tracker
by South Park Conservative
Incumbent* Potential Candidate Declared Candidate Projected Winner Projected Loser
Democratic Alliance Regional Protection Party Jesus Christ Party

NWA's Race Rankings:
PARTY HOLD PARTY TAKEOVER TOSSUP

Special July Senate Election
Fmr. Senator DWTL
Fritz
Sewer Socialist

General August Senate Election (1 DA HOLD, 2 JCP HOLDS, 1 RPP TAKOVER, 1 TOSSUP)
OPEN (Senator Purple State)
Senator Afleitch*
Senator Franzl*
Senator Marokai Blue*
Senator Fritz*
Lt. Governor SPC
RowanBrandon
Write-in: Fmr. Governor AHDuke

Pacific Gubernatorial Election (JCP HOLD)
OPEN (Governor Culture King)
Fmr. Vice-President Meeker

Pacific Lt. Gubernatorial Election (TOSSUP)
OPEN (Lt. Governor Alcon)
Alexander Hamilton
Fmr. President Ebowed

Southeast Gubernatorial Election (RPP HOLD)
Governor Daniel Adams*

Southeast Lt. Gubernatorial Election (RPP HOLD)
OPEN (Lt. Governor SPC)
Fmr. Senator PiT

Midwest Gubernatorial Election (RPP TAKEOVER)
Governor GMantis*
Lt. Governor Vepres
Mechaman

Midwest Lt. Gubernatorial Election (LNF TAKEOVER)
OPEN (Lt. Governor Vepres)
Lewis Trondheim