Atlas Election 2012: ELECTION DAY

[Joe Republic]

I'm going to retire the use of the newspaper format for presenting the wild card event each week.  It was a nice idea, but it's become fairly obvious that I'm running out of energy and creativity for it.

From now on, I'll just state a brief description of what the wild card was, and its effect.

[Joe Republic]

 

CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Texas 1 0 +1 credit Fundraiser Pennsylvania 1 0 +5 credits Fundraiser California 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser Illinois 1 0 +2 credits Fundraiser New York 1 0 +4 credits ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Tennessee 1 0 +5 credits Fundraiser Georgia 1 0 +2 credits Fundraiser Florida 1 0 +5 credits Fundraiser Ohio 1 0 +5 credits Fundraiser Michigan 1 0 +2 credits ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

WILD CARD

Xander Xiao's new autobiography hits the shelves, and becomes an instant bestseller.  Polls indicate a small swing in his favor.

[Joe Republic]

 

JUNE
WEEK 2

ELECTION POLLS

XIAO 41%

HUDSON 52%

OTHERS 2%

UNDECIDED 4%

XIAO 150

TOSSUP 26

HUDSON 362

FUNDRAISING AVAILABILITY

SPIN OPERATIVE LOCATIONS

CREDIT BALANCES

557		525

WILD CARD

Helen Hudson will receive a wild card this week.  Her campaign will be either positively or negatively affected by a random event in the news.  To neutralize the effect of the wildcard, it will cost 3 credits.

Please declare if you want to neutralize the wildcard when submitting your instructions.

[Joe Republic]

Xander Xiao's new autobiography hits the shelves, and becomes an instant bestseller.  Polls indicate a small swing in his favor.

Of 0%...

The 'bump' reduced both Hudson and the undecideds by 1% each, and increased Xiao by less than 1%... the rounding of the numbers didn't show it.

[Joe Republic]

 

CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Texas 1 0 +2 credits Fundraiser Pennsylvania 1 0 +4 credits Fundraiser California 1 0 +2 credits Fundraiser Illinois 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser New Jersey 1 0 +4 credits ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +10 credits hawkeye59 Jas

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Texas 1 0 +5 credits Fundraiser Texas 1 0 +5 credits Fundraiser California 1 0 +4 credits Fundraiser New York 1 0 +4 credits Fundraiser Massachusetts 1 0 +1 credit ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

WILD CARD

A respected veteran US senator from the liberal wing of the Republican Party has decided to snub his party's presumptive nominee, and instead endorse her Democratic rival, Xander Xiao.

Helen Hudson takes a hit in the polls, while Xiao and the 'Other' candidates register a small bump.

[Joe Republic]

 

JUNE
WEEK 3

ELECTION POLLS

XIAO 43%

HUDSON 49%

OTHERS 3%

UNDECIDED 4%

XIAO 183

TOSSUP 34

HUDSON 321

FUNDRAISING AVAILABILITY

SPIN OPERATIVE LOCATIONS

CREDIT BALANCES

582		544

WILD CARD

Xander Xiao will receive a wild card this week.  His campaign will be either positively or negatively affected by a random event in the news.  To neutralize the effect of the wildcard, it will cost 3 credits.

Please declare if you want to neutralize the wildcard when submitting your instructions.

[Joe Republic]

 

CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Virginia 1 0 +2 credits Fundraiser Pennsylvania* 1 0 +1 credit Fundraiser Maryland 1 0 +4 credits Fundraiser Illinois* 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser Massachusetts 1 0 +5 credits ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Michigan 1 0 +5 credits Fundraiser Illinois* 1 0 +2 credits Fundraiser Georgia 1 0 +5 credits Fundraiser Pennsylvania* 1 0 +2 credits Fundraiser New Jersey 1 0 +2 credits ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

* This week, both campaigns held fundraisers in Illinois and Pennsylvania.  As the Hudson campaign submitted campaign instructions first, her campaign received priority for the remaining credits available in those states.

WILD CARD

A controversial attack ad campaign launched by a conservative 527 group against Xander Xiao has caused a dip in his poll numbers, to the benefit of the Hudson campaign, as well as that of the third party candidates.  It has also seen a small rise in the number of undecided voters.

[Joe Republic]

 

JUNE
WEEK 4

ELECTION POLLS

XIAO 41%

HUDSON 50%

OTHERS 4%

UNDECIDED 5%

XIAO 161

TOSSUP 19

HUDSON 358

FUNDRAISING AVAILABILITY

SPIN OPERATIVE LOCATIONS

CREDIT BALANCES

597		560

WILD CARD

Helen Hudson will receive a wild card this week.  Her campaign will be either positively or negatively affected by a random event in the news.  To neutralize the effect of the wildcard, it will cost 3 credits.

Please declare if you want to neutralize the wildcard when submitting your instructions.

[Joe Republic]

 

CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Barnstorming National 5 40 Small swing to Xiao ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Maine 1 0 +2 credits Fundraiser North Dakota 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser South Dakota 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser Montana 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser Arkansas 1 0 +3 credits ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

WILD CARD

Helen Hudson's inadvertently insensitive comments about her opponent's race has damaged her polling numbers, with sympathy for Xander Xiao causing a boost to his.

[Joe Republic]

 

JULY
WEEK 1

ELECTION POLLS

XIAO 44%

HUDSON 48%

OTHERS 4%

UNDECIDED 5%

XIAO 190

TOSSUP 32

HUDSON 316

FUNDRAISING AVAILABILITY

SPIN OPERATIVE LOCATIONS

CREDIT BALANCES

557		574

WILD CARD

Xander Xiao will receive a wild card this week.  His campaign will be either positively or negatively affected by a random event in the news.  To neutralize the effect of the wildcard, it will cost 3 credits.

Please declare if you want to neutralize the wildcard when submitting your instructions.

[Joe Republic]

 

CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Maryland* 1 0 +1 credit Fundraiser Virginia* 1 0 +1 credit Fundraiser Washington 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser Alabama 1 0 +4 credits Fundraiser Tennessee 1 0 +3 credits ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Virginia* 1 0 +1 credit Fundraiser Maryland* 1 0 +5 credits Fundraiser Florida 1 0 +4 credits Fundraiser Colorado 1 0 +4 credits Fundraiser California 1 0 +1 credit ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

* This week, both campaigns held fundraisers in Maryland and Virginia.  As the Hudson campaign submitted campaign instructions first, her campaign received priority for the remaining credits available in those states.

WILD CARD

This week, Xander Xiao delivered a rousing speech that was praised for its eloquence and uplifting message.  His poll numbers have subsequently seen a reasonable boost.

[Joe Republic]

 

RUNNING MATE ANNOUNCEMENTS

In this stage, our two presidential candidates will announce their chosen candidates for the vice presidency.

As a general reminder, both tickets will be granted a free barnstorming activity and free state visits in the running mate's home state, both of which I'll conduct at the end of this stage directly after the announcements.

[Joe Republic]

Xahar, tmth, don't be shy.  We're all waiting... 

[Joe Republic]

Endorsement de Karl Rove es para Xahar

No can do.  Try again without the proxy.

[Joe Republic]

Oops, apparently I kinda forgot to update this.  I'll get right on it...

[Joe Republic]

 

CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Barnstorming National 0 0 Medium swing to Xiao/Quinn (+2% bonus) State Visit Tennessee 0 0 Small swing to Xiao/Quinn ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +5 credits Ringorules

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Barnstorming National 0 0 Medium swing to Hudson/Pickering (+10% bonus) State Visit Colorado 0 0 Small swing to Hudson/Pickering ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +5 credits JC

[Joe Republic]

 

JULY
WEEK 2

ELECTION POLLS

XIAO 45%

HUDSON 47%

OTHERS 4%

UNDECIDED 5%

XIAO 217

TOSSUP 19

HUDSON 302

FUNDRAISING AVAILABILITY

SPIN OPERATIVE LOCATIONS

CREDIT BALANCES

574		594

WILD CARD

Helen Hudson and Pamela Pickering will each receive a wild card this week.  Their campaign will be either positively or negatively affected by a random event in the news.  To neutralize the effect of the wildcards, it will cost 3 credits each.

Please declare if you want to neutralize the wildcard when submitting your instructions.




Just to clarify, all four candidates have 5 campaign time slots per stage, and the two candidates on each ticket have equal access to the campaign credit fund.

You can submit your instructions to me separately, which I would prefer, but I will accept instructions from one or the other members of the ticket on behalf of both of you.

[Joe Republic]

Xahar has submitted his instructions, and this current delay is now my fault while I've been a little busy with work.  I should get this stage done very soon.

[Joe Republic]

 

CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Hawaii 1 0 +4 credits Fundraiser Idaho* 1 0 +0 credits Fundraiser Ohio 1 0 +2 credits Fundraiser South Carolina 1 0 +4 credits Fundraiser Virginia 1 0 +1 credit

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT State Visit Pennsylvania 1 7 Large swing to Xiao/Quinn State Visit Pennsylvania 1 7 Medium swing to Xiao/Quinn State Visit Ohio 1 7 Small swing to Xiao/Quinn State Visit Ohio 1 7 Large swing to Xiao/Quinn State Visit Ohio 1 7 Small swing to Xiao/Quinn

ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Idaho* 1 0 +4 credits Fundraiser New Jersey 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser Vermont 1 0 +1 credit State Visit Pennsylvania 1 7 Small swing to Hudson/Pickering State Visit Florida 1 7 Small swing to Hudson/Pickering

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT State Visit New Mexico 1 2 Medium swing to Hudson/Pickering Fundraiser New York 1 0 +2 credits Spin Operative Pennsylvania 0 5 1 operative hired

ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

* This week, both campaigns held fundraisers in Idaho.  As the Hudson/Pickering campaign submitted campaign instructions first, their campaign received priority for the remaining credits available in those states.

WILD CARD

This week, Helen Hudson received a controversial endorsement from an organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center has identified as a white supremacist group.  Consequently, her poll numbers have taken a hit.

Meanwhile, Pamela Pickering came under fire for discrepancies in her presidential campaign reports.  Now a major part of Helen Hudson's own campaign, correcting the discrepancies has reportedly cost the ticket 20 credits.

[Joe Republic]

 

JULY
WEEK 3

ELECTION POLLS

XIAO QUINN 46%

HUDSON PICKERING 45%

OTHERS ` 4%

UNDECIDED ` 5%

XIAO QUINN 231

TOSSUP ` 78

HUDSON PICKERING 229

FUNDRAISING AVAILABILITY

SPIN OPERATIVE LOCATIONS

CREDIT BALANCES

550		563

WILD CARD

Xander Xiao and Quentin Quinn will each receive a wild card this week.  Their campaign will be either positively or negatively affected by a random event in the news.  To neutralize the effect of the wildcards, it will cost 3 credits each.

Please declare if you want to neutralize the wildcard when submitting your instructions.




Just to clarify, all four candidates have 5 campaign time slots per stage, and the two candidates on each ticket have equal access to the campaign credit fund.

You can submit your instructions to me separately, which I would prefer, but I will accept instructions from one or the other members of the ticket on behalf of both of you.

[Joe Republic]

I'm instituting a new policy to hopefully keep things on track here.  Candidates have 72 hours from when the new stage is posted to submit instructions to me.  If I receive instructions after the 72 hours are up, and haven't been given any kind of notification of an upcoming absence or other inability to submit instructions, that candidate will skip the turn.

Remember, your ticket mate can submit instructions on your behalf if you cannot for whatever reason.

[Joe Republic]

 

CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser Virginia* 1 0 +0 credits Fundraiser Pennsylvania 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser California* 1 0 +1 credit Fundraiser Colorado 1 0 +0 credits Spin Operative Virginia 0 5 1 operative hired

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT State Visit North Carolina 1 6 Large swing to Xiao/Quinn State Visit North Carolina 1 6 Large swing to Xiao/Quinn State Visit Virginia 1 6 Large swing to Xiao/Quinn State Visit Virginia 1 6 Medium swing to Xiao/Quinn State Visit Virginia 1 6 Large swing to Xiao/Quinn

ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT Fundraiser California* 1 0 +1 credit Fundraiser Indiana 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser Alaska 1 0 +3 credits State Visit Pennsylvania 1 7 Small swing to Hudson/Pickering State Visit Pennsylvania 1 7 Large swing to Hudson/Pickering Spin Operative Pennsylvania 0 1 Operative salary paid

ACTIVITY LOCATION TIME COST EFFECT State Visit Colorado 1 4 Large swing to Hudson/Pickering State Visit Ohio 1 7 Large swing to Hudson/Pickering Fundraiser Kansas 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser Nebraska 1 0 +3 credits Fundraiser Virginia* 1 0 +3 credits

ENDORSEMENTS Former candidates:  +0 credits None Citizens:  +0 credits None

* This week, both campaigns held fundraisers in California and Virginia.  As the Hudson/Pickering campaign submitted campaign instructions first, their campaign received priority for the remaining credits available in those states.

WILD CARD

This week, Xander Xiao came under fire for discrepancies in his primary campaign reports.  Correcting the discrepancies has reportedly cost the ticket 30 credits.

Meanwhile, Quentin Quinn's private life came under scrutiny, after it emerged that his younger brother was recently arrested for possession of narcotics and DUI.  Consequently, the ticket has suffered a small hit in the polls.

[Joe Republic]

 

R E P U B L I C A N
N A T I O N A L
C O N V E N T I O N

Welcome to the grand opening of the 2012 Republican Convention in Detroit, Michigan!

In this stage, members of the forum can write speeches on any topic relevant to the occasion.

I'll close the stage after three days, with an official tally of the convention delegate votes.

[Joe Republic]

No map for the moment I take it?

Correct.  That'll come after the RNC.

[Joe Republic]

Also are the speakers just Republicans or can Dems speak 2?

Generally if a Democrat speaks at a Republican convention, it's to endorse the Republican ticket and attack the Democratic ticket.  So the speakers don't have to be Republicans, but keep that in mind.