2004 Election Game (sign up thread)

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May I run as Democratic Senator Carol Moseley Braun?

I've decided instead, may I run as NH Governor Jeanne Shaheen?

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May I propose perhaps a primary debate as well, perhaps with a set list of questions sent out to candidates who then have a set time to turn them in and 'participate' in the debate? Just an idea.

I'll post later tonight, thank you!

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Fmr NH Gov. Jeanne Shaheen is in!
Announces candidacy for the Presidency in Concord, NH

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Are we allowed to use other players characters past (Pre - Dec. 2003 obviously) against them?

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Also, are we allowed to just post an unlimited amount of ads / speeches, are they capped, or what's the system on that? I'm pretty new to these games. Thanks.

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And I mean, Fred Phelps isn't really going to be allowed on stage, right?

We're just gonna imagine he's outside the building with a megaphone?

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And I mean, Fred Phelps isn't really going to be allowed on stage, right?

We're just gonna imagine he's outside the building with a megaphone?

Unless he's polling at like 0%, yeah he's going to be onstage.

I do think for the most part we should either ignore him, or try to knock him out early.

Well yes, IRL he'd be polling at -100% in a Democratic primary, lmbo.

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About Tom Harkin, Democrats, I have gotten 3 requests for him so far. Should I leave him as a non endorser or keep it with the first person who asked for him?

I think there needs to be a better system than 'I called him first!' personally, or each candidate needs to have a certain limit to how many people they can ask for.

Something like,

2 Major National Organizations

2 Major Newspapers (from both IA and NH)

3 Major Political Figures

Excluding certain obvious choices (such as Bill Clinton for Hillary) whom might count as a free endorsement. And players should have to explain /why/ they're a good choice for that endorsement. Not in great detail, just a brief summary...

Just ideas.

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To nerd73. I appreciate you staying in character as Phelps...but even he has more discipline than to start spewing out profanities in front of other candidates at debates.

Keep that in mind next time.

Yeah, I think it should be toned down. There is NO WAY the Democrats would ever allow that on their debate stage, and he'd also be fined by the FCC into oblivion for it.

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And we've got the first sparks of the 2004 Democratic Primaries!  

May the best woman win.

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And we've got the first sparks of the 2004 Democratic Primaries!  

May the best woman win.

Don't kid yourself. It's going to be Hillary.

I don't see any candidate that has a good uncontested base of support.

Let's be real here. Hillary's got more name recognition coming in than any non-Gore candidate, so she should be a top contender at a minimum, barring something going horribly wrong. And if Gore drops out, I'd argue she's the favorite.

Well the fun part about these is that they allow us to change history, and pride comes before a fall. 

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We may want to limit endorsements, must games limit to two per turn

Agreed.

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Do I have to post a campaign schedule / will I be docked for not? Seems sort of pointless to me.

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Well I'll probably do one after Christmas then.  If you all insist.

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I think we should give the Republicans and the other Democrats a chance to catch up, so far it’s just been myself, Gore, Kerry and Clinton really.

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Oh come on you guys, it's Christmas. Lighten up a little.  

Although I do agree there should've been a limit on the endorsements. Maybe (5) per turn if the GM wants to have more than usual, and only two per state.

Also, hopefully the Republicans join us after the holidays.

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Did we clarify whether we're using the 2004 or 2008 primary schedule, since the turns seem setup for the 2008 schedule.

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I apologize. It seems my laziness and my recent lack of interest in politics due to Spyro has caused me to just feel like I don't want to play this game. I deeply apologize but I don't think I'll be able to play this game.

If you're talking about Spyro the game; then right on! Haha. Been playing it myself, a ton of fun.

Well, what we really need right now is some activity on the Republican side; the Democratic primary has been plenty active and interesting.

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I apologize. It seems my laziness and my recent lack of interest in politics due to Spyro has caused me to just feel like I don't want to play this game. I deeply apologize but I don't think I'll be able to play this game.

If you're talking about Spyro the game; then right on! Haha. Been playing it myself, a ton of fun.

Well, what we really need right now is some activity on the Republican side; the Democratic primary has been plenty active and interesting.

Well, if no Republicans participate, how about we play some of the Republicans, at least one or two? I'm perfectly comfortable playing Gore, but I could cook up a campaign schedule for a GOPer too.

I wouldn't mind trying my hand at a Fred Thompson run; in fact I think he would be better positioned in a potential 2004 run than 2008 any way. Just not sure I'd have enough time playing in both the 2004 and 2020 games, and whatever replaces the other game that Lumine was running.

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Well the Republican primary is officially Dick Cheney answering every question with prayer and Steve Garvey talking about his infrastructure plan to a crowd of probably 10 people.

Post maps!

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Jeanne Shaheen / Al Gore - 53.4% (Or the other way, if you prefer Peanut   )
Dick Cheney / Steve Garvey - 46.6%

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Jeanne Shaheen / Al Gore - 53.4% (Or the other way, if you prefer Peanut   )
Dick Cheney / Steve Garvey - 46.6%

Please, Hillary's more likely to be the Democratic nominee at this point than Shaheen is.

Kerry is as well, also I don't see Gore accepting VEEP again.

It's just for fun guys.   

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Yay, welcome Rudy!

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Question, if the Mod and most players agree to it, can changes be made to the timeline for a candidate?

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Question, if the Mod and most players agree to it, can changes be made to the timeline for a candidate?

I'm not the mod, but what is it? If it's something reasonable I wouldn't see why not, but if it's something game changing like Shaheen not running for Senate in 2002 then I'd have to say no.

I'm assuming we won't' let Shaheen run for reelection in 2002 so I can push through a major health care bill that might spice up the game a little, - if not, maybe I'll just transform it into Vermont Care for my 2020 game. Lol.