Great 2020 Free-For-All: Endorsement Thread For Those With Misbehaving PMs

[Cabbage]

GOP poll perhaps?

GOP is the same as Wednesday night; effects of anticipated dropouts will be calculated and released next Wednesday.

[NyIndy]

Are we moving for 2 months per turn now?

[Cabbage]

Are we moving for 2 months per turn now?

Current plan:

Schedules through February 3, 2020 due March 17.
From there, the game will revert to real time until the end of the primaries, and the format of the general election will be decided between now and the end of the primaries (hypothetically c. June 15 IRL, assuming no one wins a surprise blowout).

[KaiserDave]

Are we moving for 2 months per turn now?

Current plan:

Schedules through February 3, 2020 due March 17.
From there, the game will revert to real time until the end of the primaries, and the format of the general election will be decided between now and the end of the primaries (hypothetically c. June 15 IRL, assuming no one wins a surprise blowout).

Do we have to deal real time during the primaries? That could take months, and I don't know if I could make it thaaaat far. Can we do a slightly faster speed?
So will the Caucus be on the 18th?

[Orwell]

Are we moving for 2 months per turn now?

Current plan:

Schedules through February 3, 2020 due March 17.
From there, the game will revert to real time until the end of the primaries, and the format of the general election will be decided between now and the end of the primaries (hypothetically c. June 15 IRL, assuming no one wins a surprise blowout).

Do we have to deal real time during the primaries? That could take months, and I don't know if I could make it thaaaat far. Can we do a slightly faster speed?
So will the Caucus be on the 18th?

[KaiserDave]

Are we moving for 2 months per turn now?

Current plan:

Schedules through February 3, 2020 due March 17.
From there, the game will revert to real time until the end of the primaries, and the format of the general election will be decided between now and the end of the primaries (hypothetically c. June 15 IRL, assuming no one wins a surprise blowout).

Do we have to deal real time during the primaries? That could take months, and I don't know if I could make it thaaaat far. Can we do a slightly faster speed?
So will the Caucus be on the 18th?

And I don't mean to complain, but can we make Iowa's election night be earlier, or right after the schedules are due? I'm just really excited.
And after Iowa, perhaps an RL week till NH? And then we can make multiple primaries a week etc?

[Cabbage]

Are we moving for 2 months per turn now?

Current plan:

Schedules through February 3, 2020 due March 17.
From there, the game will revert to real time until the end of the primaries, and the format of the general election will be decided between now and the end of the primaries (hypothetically c. June 15 IRL, assuming no one wins a surprise blowout).

Do we have to deal real time during the primaries? That could take months, and I don't know if I could make it thaaaat far. Can we do a slightly faster speed?
So will the Caucus be on the 18th?

Might do double speed, not sure at this point; Iowa will be late on the 17th, unless someone decides to wait until the very last minute to get a schedule in.

[KaiserDave]

Are we moving for 2 months per turn now?

Current plan:

Schedules through February 3, 2020 due March 17.
From there, the game will revert to real time until the end of the primaries, and the format of the general election will be decided between now and the end of the primaries (hypothetically c. June 15 IRL, assuming no one wins a surprise blowout).

Do we have to deal real time during the primaries? That could take months, and I don't know if I could make it thaaaat far. Can we do a slightly faster speed?
So will the Caucus be on the 18th?

Might do double speed, not sure at this point; Iowa will be late on the 17th, unless someone decides to wait until the very last minute to get a schedule in.

Will their be an election night or just results stated?

[KaiserDave]

Also if the Hickenlooper analysis doesn't happen, can you do it? No rush.

[Cabbage]

Are we moving for 2 months per turn now?

Current plan:

Schedules through February 3, 2020 due March 17.
From there, the game will revert to real time until the end of the primaries, and the format of the general election will be decided between now and the end of the primaries (hypothetically c. June 15 IRL, assuming no one wins a surprise blowout).

Do we have to deal real time during the primaries? That could take months, and I don't know if I could make it thaaaat far. Can we do a slightly faster speed?
So will the Caucus be on the 18th?

And I don't mean to complain, but can we make Iowa's election night be earlier, or right after the schedules are due? I'm just really excited.
And after Iowa, perhaps an RL week till NH? And then we can make multiple primaries a week etc?

Primary Schedule (IRL, subject to change):

Mar. 17: IA <- (this one could be moved up, so long as everyone has their schedules through the end of January done beforehand)
Mar. 20: NH
Mar. 24: NV
Mar. 27: ND
Mar. 31: SC
Apr. 7: AL, CA, MA, NC, OK, TN, TX, VT, VA, AK, WY
Apr. 11: KS, ME, LA, VI
Apr. 18: HI, MI, ID, MS, MO, OH
Apr. 23: GA, NMI, AZ, FL, IL, GU
Apr. 28: AR, CO, NM, UT, NE, SD
May 1: MN, PR, MT, OR, KY
May 5: RI, CT, NY, DE, MD, PA
May 8: WA, AS
May 12: WI, WV, NJ, IN
May 15: DC

DNC: May 17-18
RNC: May 20-21

Election Day: June 21 (a month per IRL week for August, Sept., a second debate stage (one more Presidential debate, one VP debate), October, and three days for November).

Everyone's thoughts?

[NyIndy]

Are we moving for 2 months per turn now?

Current plan:

Schedules through February 3, 2020 due March 17.
From there, the game will revert to real time until the end of the primaries, and the format of the general election will be decided between now and the end of the primaries (hypothetically c. June 15 IRL, assuming no one wins a surprise blowout).

Do we have to deal real time during the primaries? That could take months, and I don't know if I could make it thaaaat far. Can we do a slightly faster speed?
So will the Caucus be on the 18th?

And I don't mean to complain, but can we make Iowa's election night be earlier, or right after the schedules are due? I'm just really excited.
And after Iowa, perhaps an RL week till NH? And then we can make multiple primaries a week etc?

Primary Schedule (IRL, subject to change):

Mar. 17: IA <- (this one could be moved up, so long as everyone has their schedules through the end of January done beforehand)
Mar. 20: NH
Mar. 24: NV
Mar. 27: ND
Mar. 31: SC
Apr. 7: AL, CA, MA, NC, OK, TN, TX, VT, VA, AK, WY
Apr. 11: KS, ME, LA, VI
Apr. 18: HI, MI, ID, MS, MO, OH
Apr. 23: GA, NMI, AZ, FL, IL, GU
Apr. 28: AR, CO, NM, UT, NE, SD
May 1: MN, PR, MT, OR, KY
May 5: RI, CT, NY, DE, MD, PA
May 8: WA, AS
May 12: WI, WV, NJ, IN
May 15: DC

DNC: May 17-18
RNC: May 20-21

Election Day: June 21 (a month per IRL week for August, Sept., a second debate stage (one more Presidential debate, one VP debate), October, and three days for November).

Everyone's thoughts?

This sounds good to me

[Mycool]

Are we moving for 2 months per turn now?

Current plan:

Schedules through February 3, 2020 due March 17.
From there, the game will revert to real time until the end of the primaries, and the format of the general election will be decided between now and the end of the primaries (hypothetically c. June 15 IRL, assuming no one wins a surprise blowout).

Do we have to deal real time during the primaries? That could take months, and I don't know if I could make it thaaaat far. Can we do a slightly faster speed?
So will the Caucus be on the 18th?

And I don't mean to complain, but can we make Iowa's election night be earlier, or right after the schedules are due? I'm just really excited.
And after Iowa, perhaps an RL week till NH? And then we can make multiple primaries a week etc?

Primary Schedule (IRL, subject to change):

Mar. 17: IA <- (this one could be moved up, so long as everyone has their schedules through the end of January done beforehand)
Mar. 20: NH
Mar. 24: NV
Mar. 27: ND
Mar. 31: SC
Apr. 7: AL, CA, MA, NC, OK, TN, TX, VT, VA, AK, WY
Apr. 11: KS, ME, LA, VI
Apr. 18: HI, MI, ID, MS, MO, OH
Apr. 23: GA, NMI, AZ, FL, IL, GU
Apr. 28: AR, CO, NM, UT, NE, SD
May 1: MN, PR, MT, OR, KY
May 5: RI, CT, NY, DE, MD, PA
May 8: WA, AS
May 12: WI, WV, NJ, IN
May 15: DC

DNC: May 17-18
RNC: May 20-21

Election Day: June 21 (a month per IRL week for August, Sept., a second debate stage (one more Presidential debate, one VP debate), October, and three days for November).

Everyone's thoughts?

Seems like a perfect compromise!

[adamevans]

Justin Amash
Rand Paul, US Senator from Kentucky
Thomas Massie, US Rep. from KY-04
Ron Paul, former US Rep. from TX-14
Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett-Packard from Virginia
Barbara Comstock, former US Rep. from VA-10
Lynn Jenkins, former US Rep. from KS-02
Martha McSally, US Senator from Arizona
Kevin Cramer, US Rep. from ND-AL
Rick Berg, US Senator from North Dakota
Will Hurd, US Rep. from TX-23
Young Kim, US Rep. from CA-39
John Hoeven, US Senator from North Dakota
Brian Sandoval, former Governor of Nevada
Jim Inhofe, US Senator from Oklahoma
Lamar Alexander, US Senator from Tennessee
Thom Tillis, US Senator from North Carolina

Didn't Thom Tillis lose in 2014 in this TL?

[Cabbage]

Justin Amash
Rand Paul, US Senator from Kentucky
Thomas Massie, US Rep. from KY-04
Ron Paul, former US Rep. from TX-14
Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett-Packard from Virginia
Barbara Comstock, former US Rep. from VA-10
Lynn Jenkins, former US Rep. from KS-02
Martha McSally, US Senator from Arizona
Kevin Cramer, US Rep. from ND-AL
Rick Berg, US Senator from North Dakota
Will Hurd, US Rep. from TX-23
Young Kim, US Rep. from CA-39
John Hoeven, US Senator from North Dakota
Brian Sandoval, former Governor of Nevada
Jim Inhofe, US Senator from Oklahoma
Lamar Alexander, US Senator from Tennessee
Thom Tillis, US Senator from North Carolina

Didn't Thom Tillis lose in 2014 in this TL?

Yeah, he did. As I've said before with "Senator" Cramer, I occasionally get my own timeline mixed up (quality, that, I know). I'll change it back and give NyIndy the credits back (as a State House Speaker, I'd say Tillis still counts as 1).

[NyIndy]

Oh, right I forgot about that... Can I get Burr then? I should have three credits if Tillis was only worth 1 right?

[Cabbage]

Oh, right I forgot about that... Can I get Burr then? I should have three credits if Tillis was only worth 1 right?

You do, and you can.

[Mycool]

I’m not late for September-January right? I have my outlines typed up, this week has just been crazy. I will get it up ASAP.

[NyIndy]

I’m not late for September-January right? I have my outlines typed up, this week has just been crazy. I will get it up ASAP.

Apparently as long as the schedule up to Feb 3rd by mid March your good.

[Cabbage]

I’m not late for September-January right? I have my outlines typed up, this week has just been crazy. I will get it up ASAP.

Actually, Iowa starts effectively when everyone just gets their schedules through January in (or March 17, if anyone's still out by that point). The candidates are at the following points on their schedules:

Done through Iowa:
Alex Sink
Justin Amash
Rob Manfred
Lisa Murkowski
Phil Scott

Done through mid-November 2019:
Sherrod Brown

Done through (at least) August 2019:
John Kerry
Stacey Abrams
Rick Santorum

[NyIndy]

I was wondering, are the delegates appointed proportionally or is it winner take all or does it vary by state?

[adamevans]

I’m not late for September-January right? I have my outlines typed up, this week has just been crazy. I will get it up ASAP.

Actually, Iowa starts effectively when everyone just gets their schedules through January in (or March 17, if anyone's still out by that point). The candidates are at the following points on their schedules:

Done through Iowa:
Alex Sink
Justin Amash
Rob Manfred
Lisa Murkowski (as soon as you post)

Done through December 2019:
Phil Scott

Done through (at least) September 2019*:
Sherrod Brown

Done through (at least) August 2019:
John Kerry
Stacey Abrams
Rick Santorum

*: The "campaign highlights" section of Brown's most recent schedule references October 9th, despite the schedule itself only extending to September 30.

Sorry, that was supposed to say September 9th.

Campaign highlights are always supposed to reflect the most recent schedule.

[Cabbage]

I’m not late for September-January right? I have my outlines typed up, this week has just been crazy. I will get it up ASAP.

Actually, Iowa starts effectively when everyone just gets their schedules through January in (or March 17, if anyone's still out by that point). The candidates are at the following points on their schedules:

Done through Iowa:
Alex Sink
Justin Amash
Rob Manfred
Lisa Murkowski (as soon as you post)

Done through December 2019:
Phil Scott

Done through (at least) September 2019*:
Sherrod Brown

Done through (at least) August 2019:
John Kerry
Stacey Abrams
Rick Santorum

*: The "campaign highlights" section of Brown's most recent schedule references October 9th, despite the schedule itself only extending to September 30.

Sorry, that was supposed to say September 9th.

Campaign highlights are always supposed to reflect the most recent schedule.

I figured as much, but I just wanted to be sure.

[Cabbage]

I was wondering, are the delegates appointed proportionally or is it winner take all or does it vary by state?

Delegate allocation system is as follows:
Effectively proportional, with the following caveat: all non-victorious candidates will have their total rounded down to the nearest whole delegate. For example, Alabama has 50 Republican delegates. Say this was the result (not necessarily the case...or even close)

Rick Santorum - 33.12%
Lisa Murkowski - 24.98%
Justin Amash - 21.90%
Phil Scott - 20.00%

In this scenario, 1 delegate is distributed for every two percent a candidate gets. So, the delegates would be distributed as follows:

Rick Santorum - 16
Lisa Murkowski - 12
Justin Amash - 10
Phil Scott - 10

However, the eagle-eyed candidate may notice there are two delegates missing: these are added on to the total for the victorious Rick Santorum, as some level of reward for actually winning, resulting in a final tally of:

Rick Santorum - 18
Lisa Murkowski - 12
Justin Amash - 10
Phil Scott - 10

[NyIndy]

I was wondering, are the delegates appointed proportionally or is it winner take all or does it vary by state?

Delegate allocation system is as follows:
Effectively proportional, with the following caveat: all non-victorious candidates will have their total rounded down to the nearest whole delegate. For example, Alabama has 50 Republican delegates. Say this was the result (not necessarily the case...or even close)

Rick Santorum - 33.12%

Lisa Murkowski - 24.98%
Justin Amash - 21.90%
Phil Scott - 20.00%

In this scenario, 1 delegate is distributed for every two percent a candidate gets. So, the delegates would be distributed as follows:

Rick Santorum - 16
Lisa Murkowski - 12
Justin Amash - 10
Phil Scott - 10

However, the eagle-eyed candidate may notice there are two delegates missing: these are added on to the total for the victorious Rick Santorum, as some level of reward for actually winning, resulting in a final tally of:

Rick Santorum - 18
Lisa Murkowski - 12
Justin Amash - 10
Phil Scott - 10

Oh interesting

[KaiserDave]

So, who's schedules do we need before going on to Iowa?