The New Campaign Trail

[Sumner 1868]

Managed to narrowly as Carter on the Former Presidents with Bill Bradley as the running-mate.

[Prez_zf]

Does anyone have a guide to winning as Nixon in PWH vs either Jackson, Chisolm, Wallace, Kennedy, or Lindsay?

[Prez_zf]

How do I get the win screen on PWH that includes Presidents Edwards, Brown, and more?

[Prez_zf]

Anyone see the new W mod?

[TheTide]

Anyone see the new W mod?

Yes. I played through the first three questions yesterday or the day before. At some point I'll play through it in its entirety. Apparently there are around 40 different endings and six different possible Democratic nominees, so it will definitely be very re-playable.

[Neo-Malthusian Misanthrope]

Dread it, run from it...

Played the new W. mod twice and after getting pretty handily beaten by Hillary on my first try, ended up with this semi-cursed map on my second against Punished "Venom" Al Gore in a rematch after invading Iraq. Also the colours switched back to Atlas standard which was fun. Some of the wonkier margins are thanks to a Ted Turner third party candidacy (lol) but at least I got Dubya to actually win a plurality of the popular vote this time around. Hard to tell if the ending screen saying the mission actually was accomplished was an unreliable narrator or not.



Bush/Cheney - 306 EVs - 58,825,954 - 48.0%
Gore/Biden 232 EVs - 58,665,612 - 47.9%

[ClassicElectionEnthusiast]

Tried out the 1920 mod. Originally I was playing as Warren Harding, but decided to have him contest the few primaries (which ended up giving the GOP nomination to Frank Lowden).

In the end, Frank Lowden ended up comfortably defeating Democratic nominee William G. McAdoo (thus no "Battle of Ohio") along with Socialist Eugene Debs; Parley Christensen of the Farmer-Labor Party and American Party candidate James "Pa" Ferguson despite Lowden narrowly losing Illinois and underperforming a number of states Harding carried in real life.

[Schiff for Senate]

Damnit. Just played the 1924 game for the first time as LaFollette. I'm not sure if the game just gives LaFollette more of an advantage or if I played all my cards right, but I had a much, much more admirable performance than LaFollette managed irl. What's annoying is that LaFollette overperformed in the final results, and had I just flipped CA into his column (it hadn't been on my radar but ultimately it was 45.1% for Harding and 44.5% for LaFollette), I would've pushed the EC into a deadlock - i.e. the closest I could get to victory.

Has anyone managed to win any other states aside from the ones I managed to win for LaFollette? (On normal mode, mind you.)

[Liminal Trans Girl]

Damnit. Just played the 1924 game for the first time as LaFollette. I'm not sure if the game just gives LaFollette more of an advantage or if I played all my cards right, but I had a much, much more admirable performance than LaFollette managed irl. What's annoying is that LaFollette overperformed in the final results, and had I just flipped CA into his column (it hadn't been on my radar but ultimately it was 45.1% for Harding and 44.5% for LaFollette), I would've pushed the EC into a deadlock - i.e. the closest I could get to victory.

Has anyone managed to win any other states aside from the ones I managed to win for LaFollette? (On normal mode, mind you.)

You can do much better, and the reason you do so much better is because Hardings the nominee

[Schiff for Senate]

Damnit. Just played the 1924 game for the first time as LaFollette. I'm not sure if the game just gives LaFollette more of an advantage or if I played all my cards right, but I had a much, much more admirable performance than LaFollette managed irl. What's annoying is that LaFollette overperformed in the final results, and had I just flipped CA into his column (it hadn't been on my radar but ultimately it was 45.1% for Harding and 44.5% for LaFollette), I would've pushed the EC into a deadlock - i.e. the closest I could get to victory.

Has anyone managed to win any other states aside from the ones I managed to win for LaFollette? (On normal mode, mind you.)

You can do much better, and the reason you do so much better is because Hardings the nominee

Idk how I was dumb enough to miss that, but it certainly explains it!

[Liminal Trans Girl]

Damnit. Just played the 1924 game for the first time as LaFollette. I'm not sure if the game just gives LaFollette more of an advantage or if I played all my cards right, but I had a much, much more admirable performance than LaFollette managed irl. What's annoying is that LaFollette overperformed in the final results, and had I just flipped CA into his column (it hadn't been on my radar but ultimately it was 45.1% for Harding and 44.5% for LaFollette), I would've pushed the EC into a deadlock - i.e. the closest I could get to victory.

Has anyone managed to win any other states aside from the ones I managed to win for LaFollette? (On normal mode, mind you.)

You can do much better, and the reason you do so much better is because Hardings the nominee

Idk how I was dumb enough to miss that, but it certainly explains it!

What you'll want to do is attack Harding, but not too much

[Schiff for Senate]

Damnit. Just played the 1924 game for the first time as LaFollette. I'm not sure if the game just gives LaFollette more of an advantage or if I played all my cards right, but I had a much, much more admirable performance than LaFollette managed irl. What's annoying is that LaFollette overperformed in the final results, and had I just flipped CA into his column (it hadn't been on my radar but ultimately it was 45.1% for Harding and 44.5% for LaFollette), I would've pushed the EC into a deadlock - i.e. the closest I could get to victory.

Has anyone managed to win any other states aside from the ones I managed to win for LaFollette? (On normal mode, mind you.)

You can do much better, and the reason you do so much better is because Hardings the nominee

Idk how I was dumb enough to miss that, but it certainly explains it!

What you'll want to do is attack Harding, but not too much

Yep, I did that for the most part (though iirc on one incident I hit him a little too hard and it didn't help as much as it could've).

[Sumner 1868]

Played the 2004 Howard Dean mod with Gephardt as a running-mate.

[ClassicElectionEnthusiast]

Played the 1964 Nelson Rockefeller mod; largely played it safe in terms of strategy in order to unite the Republicans (and managed to take the lead in most states following a strong debate performance) and it paid off with Rocky winning over LBJ and a third-party run by Strom Thurmond.

[Compuzled_One]

Damnit. Just played the 1924 game for the first time as LaFollette. I'm not sure if the game just gives LaFollette more of an advantage or if I played all my cards right, but I had a much, much more admirable performance than LaFollette managed irl. What's annoying is that LaFollette overperformed in the final results, and had I just flipped CA into his column (it hadn't been on my radar but ultimately it was 45.1% for Harding and 44.5% for LaFollette), I would've pushed the EC into a deadlock - i.e. the closest I could get to victory.

Has anyone managed to win any other states aside from the ones I managed to win for LaFollette? (On normal mode, mind you.)

I remember getting a deadlock, I recall that much.

[Sumner 1868]

Grant in 1868 with Benjamin Wade as my running-mate.

[TheHegemonist]

 

My result playing as Wofford in the new NCT mod “1996 – The End of History.” For my first choice I tried to have the coup plotters arrested, which backfired and let to a civil war in the USSR. As Wofford, I mostly stayed the course and tried to keep the campaign’s focus on Bush’s unpopularity, not going too hard in either direction. I made a few errors – I chose a hawkish answer on one foreign policy question, and I failed to get in my proposition in the Senate bill near the end. I chose to try and use Lamm to take votes away from Wilson, though it didn’t seem to affect the outcome much. I also failed to stop Nader from entering the race, though that too didn’t hurt me much. I had Max Baucus as my VP, which didn't really affect my chances anywhere, even his home state of Montana.

 

Popular Vote results:
Wofford: 48,260,379 (50.2%)
Wilson: 43,697,954 (45.5%)
Lamm: 2,951,081 (3.1%)
Nader: 1,135,630 (1.2%)

Closest States:

Indiana
Wilson: 1,113,823 (50.55%)
Wofford: 1,070,296 (48.57%)

Ohio
Wofford: 2,383,941 (50.11%)
Wilson: 2,285,432 (48.04%)
Nader: 62,220 (1.31%)

Colorado
Wilson: 697,413 (47.80%)
Wofford: 660,908 (45.29%)
Lamm: 82,290 (5.64%)
Nader: 18,543 (1.27%)

Missouri
Wofford: 1,156,303 (51.13%)
Wilson: 1,068,212 (47.24%)
Nader: 27,793 (1.23%)

Virginia
Wilson: 1,238,018 (51.25%)
Wofford: 1,141,317 (47.25%)

With a few better choices and more efficient campaigning, I probably could’ve picked up a few more states.

[TheHegemonist]

VPS: Evan Bayh and Joe Manchin

This is from the mod “2016 Realignment Redux” set in a world where the Republicans are more liberal and the Democrats more conservative than they are now.

The election came down to the wire, and I just barely managed to hold on to the Electoral College, with Cueller winning several key swing states, including Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Florida, which is where I did most of my campaigning along with Ohio and Missouri, which I managed to win. Cueller also took several Western states where ITTL the GOP is fairly strong, but fortunately they don’t have a great deal of votes, so it wasn’t enough for him to beat me.

I picked mainly moderate-to-liberal positions – mainly in line with the real-life Charlie Baker – avoided controversial and divisive questions on abortion and free trade, pushed for gun control as a way of preventing crime, and advocated for peace in Eastern Europe. To reunite the Republicans, I promised tax cuts. While I didn’t fully embrace President Dean, I didn’t directly attack him either.

Popular Vote Result
Charlie Baker: 64,225,323 (49.6%)
Henry Cueller: 63,481,150 (49.0%)
Rand Paul: 1,403,922 (1.1%)
Roseanne Barr: 423,025 (0.3%)

Closest states:

Nevada
Henry Cueller: 504,497 (48.82%)
Charlie Baker: 503,722 (48.74%)
Rand Paul: 25,253 (2.44%)

New Hampshire
Charlie Baker: 364,453 (49.12%)
Henry Cueller: 363,508 (48.99%)
Rand Paul: 12,877 (1.74%)

Montana
Henry Cueller: 234,471 (48.24%)
Charlie Baker: 233,428 (48.02%)
Rand Paul: 17,896 (3.68%)

Missouri
Charlie Baker: 1,325,180 (49.81%)
Henry Cueller: 1,313,972 (49.39%)

Pennsylvania
Henry Cueller: 2,936,058 (49.72%)
Charlie Baker: 2,905,722 (49.21%)

[TheHegemonist]

Result of my game of the 2004 mod W. The margins here were incredibly tight, only a handful of states went 60% or more for any candidate, and I just barely won the popular vote. Despite that, I came awful close to an Electoral College blowout, losing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota by pretty narrow margins. I think I picked most of the “correct” answers, though I could’ve handled the scandals better. I ended up keeping Dick as my running mate, I felt switched to Frist would’ve caused more problems than it would’ve solved. I took military action in Afghanistan without consulting the UN but ended up backing off from Iraq, I was too worried about the bill failing. I got Wellstone as the Dem candidate, which enabled me to go on the offensive and hit him on social issues.

Popular Vote Results
George W. Bush: 60,601,278 (49.6%)
Paul Wellstone: 59,838,365 (49.0%)

Closest States

Ohio
Paul Wellstone: 2,780,936 (49.98%)
George W. Bush: 2,751,969 (49.46%)

Pennsylvania
Paul Wellstone: 2,819,565 (49.96%)
George W. Bush: 2,786,705 (49.38%)

Minnesota
Paul Wellstone: 1,434,399 (49.43%)
George W. Bush: 1,415,450 (48.77%)

North Dakota
George W. Bush: 158,961 (50.00%)
Paul Wellstone: 155,676 (48.96%)

Iowa
George W. Bush: 740,500 (50.05%)
Paul Wellstone: 721,171 (48.74%)

I have to say, I really enjoy this mod. Great replay value with the various candidates you can go against, and the writing is great.

[Liminal Trans Girl]

Gary Johnson mod was soft released



Donald Trump 42.8%
Hillary Clinton 46.4%
Gary Johnson 8.3%
Darrell Castle/Others 1.3%
Jill Stein 1.1%

[Prez_zf]

Gary Johnson mod was soft released



Donald Trump 42.8%
Hillary Clinton 46.4%
Gary Johnson 8.3%
Darrell Castle/Others 1.3%
Jill Stein 1.1%

Is it on the main loader?

[Liminal Trans Girl]

Gary Johnson mod was soft released



Donald Trump 42.8%
Hillary Clinton 46.4%
Gary Johnson 8.3%
Darrell Castle/Others 1.3%
Jill Stein 1.1%

Is it on the main loader?

you have to input the codes yourself

[Prez_zf]

Gary Johnson mod was soft released



Donald Trump 42.8%
Hillary Clinton 46.4%
Gary Johnson 8.3%
Darrell Castle/Others 1.3%
Jill Stein 1.1%

Is it on the main loader?

you have to input the codes yourself

Can you share them here?

[TheHegemonist]

My first time playing the “Arnold 2016” mod. I picked Brian Sandoval as my VP which I think was an excellent choice, he really seemed to help me out west in Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. My biggest win was getting Mike Huckabee to drop out and endorse me, giving in to his concessions didn’t seem to hurt me too much. For the most part, I pick moderately conservative answers and tried to keep the focus on Hillary and her unpopularity, while consistently comparing myself to Reagan and talking about Arnold’s story as a patriotic immigrant who achieved the American Dream. I tied most of the debates, and probably could’ve been more efficient in my campaign stops. When I began playing, I went with swing states like Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, but as I took a larger and larger lead I started targeting California which was surprisingly close near the end, though I couldn’t quite reach it. While Jill Stein never came up, she may have been a factor in a couple states, especially Oregon.

Popular Vote Results
Arnold Schwarzenegger: 71,617,350 (52.3%)
Hillary Clinton: 63,979,403 (46.7%)
Jill Stein: 1,431,356 (1.0%)

Closest States

Oregon
Arnold Schwarzenegger: 1,018,218 (49.40%)
Hillary Clinton: 992,790 (48.17%)
Jill Stein: 50,096 (2.43%)

Minnesota
Arnold Schwarzenegger: 1,521,162 (50.05%)
Hillary Clinton: 1,479,010 (48.67)
Jill Stein: 38,937 (1.28%)

Maine
Arnold Schwarzenegger: 388,245 (49.92%)
Hillary Clinton: 373,927 (48.08%)
Jill Stein: 15,548 (2.00%)

Michigan
Arnold Schwarzenegger: 2,481,507 (50.53%)
Hillary Clinton: 2,366,552 (48.19%)
Jill Stein: 63,253 (1.29%)

Delaware
Hillary Clinton: 223,981 (50.66%)
Arnold Schwarzenegger: 213,116 (48.20%)
Jill Stein: 5,066 (1.15%)

[MadmanMotley]

Gary Johnson mod was soft released



Donald Trump 42.8%
Hillary Clinton 46.4%
Gary Johnson 8.3%
Darrell Castle/Others 1.3%
Jill Stein 1.1%

Is it on the main loader?

you have to input the codes yourself

Can you share them here?

Not OP but here's a link to the github with codes one and two.
https://github.com/Zigtec27/2016Gary