Post Random Maps Here 2.0.

[West_Midlander]

Result from Win The White House

Biggest battleground states: MN, CA
States Flipped R to D during the campaign season: OR, TX, NC, VA, CA, LA, PA, IN, WV, MN, IL, AK, TN

[bagelman]

2016 without any Goldwater counties

[DeSantis4Prez]

1976: Nixon's Ideals Continue, Spiro pays his taxes

Vice President Spiro Agnew/Senator Richard Schweiker: 270 Electoral Votes
Governor Jimmy Carter/Senator Walter Mondale: 268 Electoral Votes

1980: Wiped Away

President Spiro Agnew/VP Richard Schweiker: 479 EV
Rev. Jesse Jackson/Del. Walter Fauntroy: 59 EV

[GlobeSoc]

Result from Win The White House

Biggest battleground states: MN, CA
States Flipped R to D during the campaign season: OR, TX, NC, VA, CA, LA, PA, IN, WV, MN, IL, AK, TN

Looks like a bizarro version of the BTM map

[bagelman]

United States of I-29 and I-49

United States of I-35

United States without I-35

United States of I-40

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

God bless the People's Republic of North Carolina.

[West_Midlander]

Result from Win The White House

Biggest battleground states: MN, CA
States Flipped R to D during the campaign season: OR, TX, NC, VA, CA, LA, PA, IN, WV, MN, IL, AK, TN

Looks like a bizarro version of the BTM map

BTM?

[West_Midlander]

God bless the People's Republic of North Carolina.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

BTM?

Between Two Majorities, TD's TL that documents the Trump and Pence administrations, as well as the beginning of the Cordray administration.

[bagelman]

2016 without any county that voted for Sanders in the Democratic primaries

[bagelman]

2016 without any county that didn't vote or caucus for Trump in the GOP primaries, whether they voted for someone else or didn't vote at all.

[West_Midlander]

Result from Win The White House

Biggest battleground states: MN, CA
States Flipped R to D during the campaign season: OR, TX, NC, VA, CA, LA, PA, IN, WV, MN, IL, AK, TN

Played this game again. ITTL the incumbent Pres/VP ran again.

The President saw diving approval ratings during the race and burned away a huge lead. California was a major tossup but started trending Republican in the early weeks of the race. Oregon and Arizona went the same way. Nebraska and New York were shored up as Democratic with heavy campaigning in the final weeks. Iowa and Colorado were initially Republican. Illinois was shored up with some rallies there, with the earliest polls showing it as just D+2. Kentucky was flipped Republican and back again. Alabama was very close, but was the prime target for the Republican campaign. The same went for Georgia. Pennsylvania was flipped in the last week of the campaign and the same went for West Virginia.
The initial result was a very close. The Republican won 272-266 without the popular vote (lost by 103,859 votes). A recount in the last called state, Maine, was in order. ME-02 stayed Democratic in the recount but ME-at large and ME-01 flipped Democratic as well, resulting in a 269-269 tie.
 The incumbents went on to be elected by the House and Senate.

[West_Midlander]

Result from Win The White House

Biggest battleground states: MN, CA
States Flipped R to D during the campaign season: OR, TX, NC, VA, CA, LA, PA, IN, WV, MN, IL, AK, TN

Played this game again. ITTL the incumbent Pres/VP ran again.

The President saw diving approval ratings during the race and burned away a huge lead. California was a major tossup but started trending Republican in the early weeks of the race. Oregon and Arizona went the same way. Nebraska and New York were shored up as Democratic with heavy campaigning in the final weeks. Iowa and Colorado were initially Republican. Illinois was shored up with some rallies there, with the earliest polls showing it as just D+2. Kentucky was flipped Republican and back again. Alabama was very close, but was the prime target for the Republican campaign. The same went for Georgia. Pennsylvania was flipped in the last week of the campaign and the same went for West Virginia.
The initial result was a very close. The Republican won 272-266 without the popular vote (lost by 103,859 votes). A recount in the last called state, Maine, was in order. ME-02 stayed Democratic in the recount but ME-at large and ME-01 flipped Democratic as well, resulting in a 269-269 tie.
 The incumbents went on to be elected by the House and Senate.

Change between the two elections.
Electoral
Democratic: -79
Republican: +79

State Changes
Democratic Flip
Republican Flip
Same

[The Govanah Jake]

Feingod ! !

[bagelman]

United States of I-55

Obviously, the EC would not even be allowed to be used once in a situation where one state holds an electoral majority. Such a country might adopt a unicameral congress with a executive elected by popular vote, or may even go down the parliamentary route.

Version with a state of Cook, represented by WI

USA without I-55:

United States of I-70

United States without I-70

[bagelman]

2012 without any county that didn't support Romney in the GOP primaries:

(Kansas's Lane County was thrown into OK)

[DPKdebator]

Republican North / Democratic South:

[SATW]

Like all of you, I'm a map geek. I spent some time last year making a scenario, mainly map-based, of a fictional 2052 election cycle.

The following is a map of the 2052 GOP Primaries.

2052 GOP Primaries:

50% Shade of Blue: Florida U.S. Senator (Wins GOP Nomination)
70% Shade of Green: North Carolina Governor
70% Shade of Red: Former U.S. Attorney General & Former Ohio Governor
30% Shade of Blue: Former RNC Chairman and Former Nevada Governor
40% Shade of Green: Arizona U.S. Senator
30% Shade of Green: Former Minnesota U.S. Congressman
90% Shade of Blue: Governor of Montana
30% Shade of Red: Former U.S. House Majority Leader from Iowa


Brief descriptions of each candidate's ideology:

Florida U.S. Senator: This character was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2040 and re-elected in 2046. He was one of two swing state republican senators to win re-election in 2046's midterms (a Democrat landslide wave). The other is also a presidential candidate in this scenario.

Before he was a Senator, he was a U.S. Congressman from Florida's 26th District.

Is an Establishment Republican that had the backing of the GOP's D.C. Infrastructure and donor base. His ideology main mirrors that of Jeb Bush, but with the youth and charisma of a Marco Rubio/Barack Obama mix.

He has been somewhat more conservative as a U.S. Senator than as a congressman. (89% ACU rating as Senator; 79% ACU rating as a Congressman).

His campaigning style lives off elegant rallies and speeches. He had the most moderate rhetoric of any republican running in 2052. He identifies w/ Neoconservatism.

North Carolina Governor: This character was first elected Governor in 2044 and again in 2048. He was able to win re-election in 2048 by drastically outperforming the GOP Presidential Nominee among independents, 18-29 voters and African-American voters.

Before he was a Governor, this character served in the U.S. House from North Carolina's 9th District. He served as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee from 2041-2045. He had a 91% ACU Rating in the House. He was ranked as one of the most fiscally conservative governors in America. His ideology is most comparable to a Ben Sasse/Marco Rubio/Scott Walker mix.

He was a Washington insider and Establishment Republican while in Congress. However, as Governor he was able to shed the D.C. label and built himself an image of being a Conservative Happy Warrior. D.C. Insiders were upset by his run as they preferred the Florida Senator. However, donors from New York/New Jersey, Texas and the Carolinas flocked to his campaign in drones.

He had a pragmatic conservative rhetoric ("compassionate conservatism"). He identifies w/ Neoconservatism.

Former U.S. Attorney General/Ohio Governor: This character served as U.S. Attorney General (2047-2049) under a GOP President. Before that he served as Governor of Ohio (Elected in 2038 and 2042), Attorney General of Ohio and Franklin County District Attorney.

This character is considered to be a moderate republican who had a very John Kasich-esque personality but with a Rockefeller Republican-style ideology (pro-business, socially moderate etc...). Also, oddly enough, strongly supports Labor Unions. 

He had a unique position of being disliked by both the party establishment and party grassroots and often depended on independents for political survival. Most of his money came from Ohio, Michigan, Chicago and other Midwestern states.

He identifies with foreign policy realism. Has financial ties to the European Union.

Former RNC Chair/Nevada Governor: The insurgent candidate of 2052. The former RNC Chair lost his most recent job after seeing historic GOP losses in 2046 and 2048. Before his failed RNC Chair tenure, he served as RNC Treasurer and Governor of Nevada (2034 and 2038).

This Nevadan is a Libertarian in almost every sense of the term. His tenure as Governor was generally successful, with CATO Institute-backed economic policies. But after leaving office he started to drift towards more Randian policies.

He was a hardliner for non-interventionist on foreign policy and quickly became a rival and foe of the FL and NC candidates. He even called them puppets of the "Neoconservative military industrial complex."

He depended on money from libertarian think tanks, donors and the Koch family.

Arizona U.S. Senator: She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2046, making her the only other swing state republican to win that year. Before the Senate she served in the U.S. House from Arizona's 2nd district.

She is a retired Marine and owned a small business before entering politics. Her Senate ACU Rating was 85% and her House ACU Rating was 90%. She is a moderate conservative, ideologically. A mix of Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Cathy McMorris-Rodgers. Like, the NC Candidate, the GOP establishment wished that she stayed out. Veterans issues dominated her platform.

Her presence in the race would play a big factor, as she would, at different points, steal votes from the FL and NC candidates in close races. Most of her money came from Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver and San Antonio. She identifies as a Neoconservative.

Former Minnesota U.S. Congressman: The Hippie Republican! This Minnesotan was called the "Eugene McCarthy Republican" during the primaries. He served in Congress from Minnesota's 3rd District.

An economic moderate, social liberal and foreign policy dove, this Republican was the odd man out ideologically. He served two stints in Congress. His first one ended when he ran for MN Governor as an Independent. He would later return as a Republican and would serve until 2046, when he lost re-election by 11%.

Before politics he was a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota.

Governor of Montana: A retired U.S. Army Veteran, this candidate was the frontier candidate for President. The Governor mainly campaigned on veterans' issues and agricultural and farming issues.

He was elected Governor in 2044 and 2048. He served in Congress for MT-AL before that and was a ROTC Instructor at Montana State University at Billings. He was, on domestic issues, libertarian-leaning, but a national security buff on foreign and defense policy. DOD Secretary Jim Mattis is comparable to this candidate. He identified with a mix of neoconservatism and realism.

Former Iowa U.S. House Majority Leader: This candidate is from Iowa and served in Congress from Iowa's 3rd District. He is a moderate conservative republican who focused on economic development and budget balancing issues.

He would serve as U.S. House Majority Leader from 2041-2047. In 2046 he ran for Governor of Iowa but lost in a stunning upset due to the Democrat wave.

After winning the Iowa Caucus, this candidate would last another month before dropping out.

[SATW]

Continuing off that previous post:

There were other candidates, but they didn't win anything and were irrelevant.

- Male Former Governor of Virginia (dropped out after he failed to win even 5% in SC)
- Female Governor of Georgia (dropped out after Governor of N. Carolina upset her in SC and MO)

And some other interesting info about the candidates list in the previous post:

- FL Senator: He is Half-Cuban and Half-Irish/Scott. (Catholic)
- NC Governor: American Jew.
- AZ Senator: Mexican-American (and her husband is Mexican-born) (Catholic)
- MN Congressman: Polish-American convert to Buddhism
- IA Maj. Leader: American Jew.
- Fmr USAG/OH Governor: Lutheran
- MT Governor: Lutheran
- RNC Chair/NV Governor: Non-denominational Christian

VA and GA Governors are Methodist and Southern Baptist, respectively.

[West_Midlander]

Continuing off that previous post:

There were other candidates, but they didn't win anything and were irrelevant.

- Male Former Governor of Virginia (dropped out after he failed to win even 5% in SC)
- Female Governor of Georgia (dropped out after Governor of N. Carolina upset her in SC and MO)

And some other interesting info about the candidates list in the previous post:

- FL Senator: He is Half-Cuban and Half-Irish/Scott. (Catholic)
- NC Governor: American Jew.
- AZ Senator: Mexican-American (and her husband is Mexican-born) (Catholic)
- MN Congressman: Polish-American convert to Buddhism
- IA Maj. Leader: American Jew.
- Fmr USAG/OH Governor: Lutheran
- MT Governor: Lutheran
- RNC Chair/NV Governor: Non-denominational Christian

VA and GA Governors are Methodist and Southern Baptist, respectively.

Very interesting read.

[SATW]

Continuing off that previous post:

There were other candidates, but they didn't win anything and were irrelevant.

- Male Former Governor of Virginia (dropped out after he failed to win even 5% in SC)
- Female Governor of Georgia (dropped out after Governor of N. Carolina upset her in SC and MO)

And some other interesting info about the candidates list in the previous post:

- FL Senator: He is Half-Cuban and Half-Irish/Scott. (Catholic)
- NC Governor: American Jew.
- AZ Senator: Mexican-American (and her husband is Mexican-born) (Catholic)
- MN Congressman: Polish-American convert to Buddhism
- IA Maj. Leader: American Jew.
- Fmr USAG/OH Governor: Lutheran
- MT Governor: Lutheran
- RNC Chair/NV Governor: Non-denominational Christian

VA and GA Governors are Methodist and Southern Baptist, respectively.

Very interesting read.

Thanks I'm gonna post the general election results in a bit.

[SATW]

Continuing off my last few posts:

I'll post the 2048, 2052, and 2056 General elections.

2048 Presidential Election:

Governor of Minnesota/U.S. Senator from New Mexico (DEMOCRATIC): 356 EVs
U.S. Senator from Ohio/Governor of New Hampshire (GOP): 182 EVs

So this is the prelude to the 2052 primaries I posted. The GOP held the Presidency from 2041-2049. The President was a Republican from Texas and by 2046 he was very unpopular due a bad economy, a dysfunctional cabinet and some scandals from within the GOP majorities in congress.

Dems take both chambers in 2046, and take the WH in 2048. Their nominee, Gov of Minn, was very much a progressive on the economy. His VP, Sen from NM, was more of an establishment/DLC-style Democrat. Both were fairly young (55 years old and 47 years old, respectively).

The GOP ticket was represented by a 64 year old Senator from Ohio, who previously was Majority Whip before GOP lost the Senate, and a 60 year old Governor of New Hampshire. Neither were inspiring candidates and struggled to make any inroads with voters.

Ohio was the closest state on election night, just barely backing their favorite son (R): 48.52% to 48.48%

President from Texas (R) left office with 29% to 63% approvals.

2052 Presidential Election:

U.S. Senator from Florida/Governor of Pennsylvania (GOP): 299 EVs
President from Minnesota/Vice President from New Mexico (DEM): 239 EVs

President from Minnesota did not see the economy worsen under his tenure but it not recover, either. Some of his progressive programs worked for states like CA or NY, but had no effect in most of the country. This put him on shaky, but not awful, footing for most of his Presidency.

The President's real problem was his tendency to put his foot in his mouth. He had made a series of bad gaffes on international policy and U.S. Foreign policy had become a joke.

In 2050-2051, his foreign policy woes further worsened after he heavily damaged relations with Argentina.      Argentina had elected a new President (right-wing) over an incumbent President (left-wing) due accusations of corruption and violations of international law. The U.S. President was aligned w/ the left-wing president and refused to congratulate the new president and even stated that Argentina's elections "were concerning to the United States."

In response, the President's national security adviser resigned citing the President's inability to manage international affairs from an impartial point of view. The NSA also cited the U.S.'s collapsing relations w/ the UK and Israel as further evidence of incompetence.

The replacement national security adviser, a career diplomat, resigned not even a year later after the U.S. President's weak response to Chinese and Iranian aggression in their respective regions.

The Senator from Florida was easily able to pain the President as incompetent and defeated him by a decent sized margin.

President from Minn left office with 39% to 56% Approvals.

2056 Presidential Election:

President from Florida/Vice President from Pennsylvania (GOP): 341 EVs
Former Vice President from New Mexico/ Governor of New Jersey (DEM): 197 EVs

The country saw a slow, but steady, economic recovery during the President's first term. The country also saw a strong reemergence of American leadership on the international stage.

The President was able to restore alliances damaged in the previous administration and also  authorized the creation of a special taskforce that seeks to root out corruption and misconduct in the U.S. diplomatic corps.

U.S. helped Egypt transition into a liberal democracy during this period, as well.

The President and GOP won in a landslide. President's approvals were 52% to 41% on election day.

[bagelman]

2008 with only counties that voted for McCain in the GOP primaries (or at least tied with McCain) existing.

[NHI]

Trump: 308 (50.1%)

Sanders: 230 (48.6%)

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

Trump: 308 (50.1%)

Sanders: 230 (48.6%)

I think Sanders wins Ohio, Wisconsin, PA, and Iowa and thus the election.