Vote Windjammer for Mideast Senate! (Victoire!)

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

On February 20, Mideast Voters will choose
the man who will represent them in the Senate
for the next four months.

As a member of the Senate, Senator Windjammer has consistently supported commonsense policies to make life easier for the average Atlasian. From introducing legislation to allow workers time off on Sundays for religious reasons to supporting changes to the Civil Rights Act of 2014, making that law both reasonable and viable, Senator Windjammer has shown his commitment to honest, sustainable policies. Maybe that's why his opponents have raised not one specific complaint about his policies over the course of this campaign, instead focussing on a personal misunderstanding between Windjammer and his colleague that has long since been patched up.

On February 20, vote for the candidate who will put your interests before partisan politics.

Windjammer for Senate

Paid for by private citizen Harry S Truman and not in any way affiliated with Senator Windjammer.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I'd like windjammer to speak on his own behalf on what he'd do with a second term.

From an interview I did with Windjammer:

HST: Assuming you are reelected, what will your first priority be for your second term?
W: Some of the bills I introduced during my first term haven’t been debated yet and I guess they will be debated during the next session.

(Here, the Senator went on the quote from the "Tips and Gratuities Preservation Act" he authored, which would prevent employers from counting tips as part of their employees' salaries.)

W: The Midwest, the Northeast and the South passed a similar bill last year. But unfortunately, no such bill passed the Pacific, and it was rejected in the Mideast.
I believe this is important that employees are protected from this potential situation. Indeed, if someone gives them Tips or gratuities, it means they believe this employee made a wonderful job and they wanted to reward him. If they wanted to to reward the employer, they would have given tips directly. Every employee deserves to keep his tips.

The other piece of legislation I have introduced and that hasn’t been debated yet:

(The Senator quoted a piece of legislation that would allow workers to refuse to work on Sundays for religious reasons.)

W: My biggest senate work if I’m reelected will likely be writing an important bill for workers having disabilities (l’m not sure if this is the good term, so some examples: someone who is blind for example). Atlasia doesn’t have specific legislations for helping these people to find a job. And this is sad because they really need that (for obvious reasons!).
The other big issue will be obviously game reform. I’m working with Senator Cris on giving duties for the VP for example. I believe senate districts are a good idea and need to be debated.  I will consider as well to run for Speaker if I’m reelected.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I'd like windjammer to speak on his own behalf on what he'd do with a second term.

From an interview I did with Windjammer:

HST: Assuming you are reelected, what will your first priority be for your second term?
W: Some of the bills I introduced during my first term haven’t been debated yet and I guess they will be debated during the next session.

(Here, the Senator went on the quote from the "Tips and Gratuities Preservation Act" he authored, which would prevent employers from counting tips as part of their employees' salaries.)

W: The Midwest, the Northeast and the South passed a similar bill last year. But unfortunately, no such bill passed the Pacific, and it was rejected in the Mideast.
I believe this is important that employees are protected from this potential situation. Indeed, if someone gives them Tips or gratuities, it means they believe this employee made a wonderful job and they wanted to reward him. If they wanted to to reward the employer, they would have given tips directly. Every employee deserves to keep his tips.

The other piece of legislation I have introduced and that hasn’t been debated yet:

(The Senator quoted a piece of legislation that would allow workers to refuse to work on Sundays for religious reasons.)

W: My biggest senate work if I’m reelected will likely be writing an important bill for workers having disabilities (l’m not sure if this is the good term, so some examples: someone who is blind for example). Atlasia doesn’t have specific legislations for helping these people to find a job. And this is sad because they really need that (for obvious reasons!).
The other big issue will be obviously game reform. I’m working with Senator Cris on giving duties for the VP for example. I believe senate districts are a good idea and need to be debated.  I will consider as well to run for Speaker if I’m reelected.

A month ago.

Which was also the last time we heard from Spiral, interestingly enough.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

When radicals in the Senate tried to raise the minimum wage to $25 an hour, a move economists say would send inflation through the roof, Senator Windjammer joined his moderate colleagues in voting to table the bill. The moral? Senator Windjammer will fight for reality-based economics. And he's not afraid to break with his own party to do it.

As the Senate debates numerous bills concerning our nation's economy, from the 2015 Budget to a new minimum wage law, we need Senator Windjammer's reasonable voice in the Senate. On February 20, vote for the man who will fight for you and your paycheck.

Windjammer for Senate

Paid for by private citizen Harry S Truman and not in any way affiliated with Senator Windjammer.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

When the Civil Rights Act of 2015 was brought before the Senate, Senator Windjammer was among those concerned that this bill would compromise freedom of expression in Atlasia. Realizing that it was important to craft a bill that protected civil rights for women, gays, and minorities while still respecting the Bill of Rights, Senator Windjammer joined forces with his colleagues and the Lumine Administration to do just that. The result, after nearly two months, is a law that balances every citizen's right to free speech with protections of the most vulnerable among us.

Unlike some in Atlasia, Senator Windjammer did not rush to arm his supporters the moment the Civil Rights Act passed the Senate, nor did he reject the possibility of compromise with other parties. As the Senate considers future legislation on this issue, we need a senator in Nyman who will continue to stand up for Civil Rights, for all citizens.

Windjammer for Senate

Paid for by private citizen Harry S Truman and not in any way affiliated with Senator Windjammer.

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The Mideast Record-Courier has the following projection to make:

Windjammer has been reelected Mideast Senator

At this point, the way the electorate is shifting makes it highly improbable, if not impossible, that Senator Windjammer will be defeated in this election. As the race currently stands, the senator has managed to turn out his base in large numbers while making significant inroads among center and center-right leaning voters. Having reviewed the partisan breakdown of the electorate and consulted our fellow media sources, we have come to the conclusion that he has established a sufficient bulwark to withstand any gains made by his opponent over the next two days. As such, we are projecting that Senator Windjammer will continue to serve as the Mideast Regional Senator in the 66th and 67th Senates.

Current Vote Totals
Windjammer (Lab): 16 (66.7%)
Spiral (DR): 7 (29.2%)
Other: 1 (4.2%)

Current Composition of the Senate

[LAB] [LAB] [LAB] [? ? ?] [? ? ?] [? ? ?] [TPP] [TPP] [TPP] [FED]

MIDEAST

Windjammer (Labor) ✓
63% (17)
Spiral (Democratic-Republican)
33% (9)
SPC (Labor)
4% (1)

PROJECTION - LABOR HOLD
WINDJAMMER RE-ELECTED

With over half the ballots in the Mideast Region cast, it appears that Labor Senator Windjammer has been re-elected to the seat he won by a shock landslide last October. Although later turnout is likely to favor his Democratic-Republican opponent, he has made inroads among the crucial swing voters he needed to maintain his lead, including social conservatives and TPPiers, and his final lead is virtually guaranteed. Going into the night, this race had been predicted to be very close, as while the Senator is a popular, charismatic figure among his supporters, he has been involved in a number of controversies  lately and been under heavy criticism. His opponent, former Senator Spiral, had also been highly touted, but in the end has fallen short. However, it appears likely future races in the Mideast will be highly contested.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

this is not windjammer's thread.

The fact an incumbent Senator won by this much and did no campaigning beyond private messaging is beyond depressing. And I say that about anybody who conducted similar campaigns.

While I would obviously have preferred to see a more active campaign (that's one of the reasons I started this thread), I don't think Windjammer deserves all the blame. Keep in mind that Spiral hasn't been heard from since January, either, apart from his PM attacks on Windjammer's character.
The question we should be asking here is not "how could someone win an election without campaigning?", but "why was there no campaigning in the first place?"

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within a month of the election then?

The fact that more people asked Spiral questions than asked Windjammer questions means that they were less sure of the former's positions, nothing more. This is not surprising, considering Windjammer is the incumbent and thus more people would be familiar with how he would operate as a Senator.

Also, it's not like Windjammer wasn't doing anything in Atlasia during this time--he was doing his job as a member of the Senate.