Like-a-Fishhook Election Tracking

[Хahar 🤔]

Those are an interesting first two winners.

[Хahar 🤔]

I'm very pleasantly surprised. At this point, I'm probably voting for Al.

[Хahar 🤔]

At the moment, 3 NLC, 2 SDP. Not bad.

[Хahar 🤔]

HappyWarrior seems neither hated nor loved by the Atlasian electorate. He has received no #1 or #2 votes, but similarly has received few strongly negative preferences. A majority of his highest preferences have so far come from DWTL supporters, are are unlikely to have the coattails to help HW get anywhere this time out.

Another question another PR:
If the results hold and Xahar and myself are the first two elected, with HappyWarrior garnering 5 3rd prefs so far (and presumably more given the amount of RPPs left to vote) can that push him over the top?

Unlikely. The coattails aren't strong enough.

[Хahar 🤔]

HappyWarrior seems neither hated nor loved by the Atlasian electorate. He has received no #1 or #2 votes, but similarly has received few strongly negative preferences. A majority of his highest preferences have so far come from DWTL supporters, are are unlikely to have the coattails to help HW get anywhere this time out.

Another question another PR:
If the results hold and Xahar and myself are the first two elected, with HappyWarrior garnering 5 3rd prefs so far (and presumably more given the amount of RPPs left to vote) can that push him over the top?

Unlikely. The coattails aren't strong enough.

     The way PR-STV is set up, you're not going to have anyone be pulled up by coattails unless the margin for them to reach the quota is razor-thin or the person they get coattails from wins first preferences by a vast margin.

True, but they do nevertheless exist.

[Хahar 🤔]

I need to focus on getting more non right-wing preferences.

[Хahar 🤔]

I need to focus on getting more non right-wing preferences.

     What's wrong with the right-wing?

You're not big enough.

[Хahar 🤔]

Oh Xahar, why didn't you ever challenge Ebowed's bill...

I never got around to it, and I'm not even sure it'd be illegal.

I need to focus on getting more non right-wing preferences.

     What's wrong with the right-wing?

You're not big enough.

     You have plenty of SDP supporters in addition to the RPP second preferences.

I hope so.

[Хahar 🤔]

I felt kind of bad writing the ballot, but the law is the law...

You could've vetoed it.

[Хahar 🤔]

Yeah, I really like this system as it's probably the most fair to the most political groups and would like to see it in the US.  Sadly it's VERY confusing.

Well, it's worked fine in Australia.

[Хahar 🤔]

Cookies and Milk - doesn't he usually vote for Sensei, gets thrown out for lack of activity? So this time he's active enough?

No, he's not a Sensei voter. I know him IRL. Since he's been active enough (what with the run for Governor), he'll almost certainly vote for me if he bothers to vote.

[Хahar 🤔]

Cookies and Milk - doesn't he usually vote for Sensei, gets thrown out for lack of activity? So this time he's active enough?

No, he's not a Sensei voter. I know him IRL. Since he's been active enough (what with the run for Governor), he'll almost certainly vote for me if he bothers to vote.

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Meh, you two are easy to confuse.

He first registered back when you two were allies, anyhow. Suppose my mistake stems from there.

Yup, he did vote Sensei last time.

[Хahar 🤔]

Well, it looks like the JCP will finally be out for good.

[Хahar 🤔]

It's quite interesting that the SDP is able to elect 2 Senators, but only barely.

[Хahar 🤔]

I wonder if Al's vote will end up killing me.

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Jake was here three hours ago, but didn't vote.

[Хahar 🤔]

Oh ѕhit.

[Хahar 🤔]

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

     If so, this is a huge comeback for Jas, a big victory for the RPP & SDP, & a big defeat for the JCP & NLC.

Yup. I'll definitely welcome Jas's return to the Senate.

[Хahar 🤔]

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

     If so, this is a huge comeback for Jas, a big victory for the RPP & SDP, & a big defeat for the JCP & NLC.

Yup. I'll definitely welcome Jas's return to the Senate.

     Nice to see though that Mr. Moderate was glad to throw his PPT under the bus.

Well, I don't suppose you remember the Jas/Moderate ticket.

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

my heaaaad is exploooooooding

As it well should be.

[Хahar 🤔]

That really wouldn't at all surprise me. Damn it, it was Al's vote.

[Хahar 🤔]

Near-certain that means Dwdl, Sensei, Al, Xahar and Jas.

     If so, this is a huge comeback for Jas, a big victory for the RPP & SDP, & a big defeat for the JCP & NLC.

Yup. I'll definitely welcome Jas's return to the Senate.

     Nice to see though that Mr. Moderate was glad to throw his PPT under the bus.

Well, I don't suppose you remember the Jas/Moderate ticket.

     That makes a lot of sense in that case. Though I wonder who the new PPT will be now.

Jas, I suppose.

[Хahar 🤔]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

I think it's fair to say that Lewis likes me more than Al does. As for Moderate, he's been beholden to the JCP for some time now.

also, how in the hell did I get elected? Were there butterfly ballots or something?

Nobody hates you.

Except me.

[Хahar 🤔]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

I had pledged to vote for Jas as my first preference, and so I was bound by honor or whatnot to cast that vote.

My second preference may or may not have come into play based on how other last-minute voters went, so it was up to me to figure out which of the "on the bubble" candidates I'd rather see elected: Xahar or Culture King.

Of the bubble candidates, Culture King was the only person who actually asked for my vote.  Besides, I owed him for his last minute Friz to Torie switch. 

Whoa, whoa, hey!

He got Friz elected in the first place, eh? I don't need to advertise my credentials on that front, methinks.

Of the bubble candidates, Culture King was the only person who actually asked for my vote.  Besides, I owed him for his last minute Friz to Torie switch. 

For that he deserves a gold medal.  The Pacific went from inactive do-nothing senators for a long while (Rob, Friz) to probably one of the best the country has ever seen

Come on. I could've been better.

[Хahar 🤔]

I am perplexed as to why Al threw Xahar under the bus, and even more perplexed that Moderate preferenced CultureKing second

I think it's fair to say that Lewis likes me more than Al does. As for Moderate, he's been beholden to the JCP for some time now.

Yes, clearly, my squeaker of a general election victory and teetering 80%+ approval ratings make me completely and totally beholden to Massa Bgwah.

I didn't say it made sense, now did I?

[Хahar 🤔]

It looks like the NLC is getting squeezed.