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« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2007, 01:26:05 PM »

Exclusive Interview with Hashemite
by South Park Conservative

28 July 2007- Today, I held an interview with Mideast Lieutenant Governor Hashemite. Here is a transcript of the interview:


SPC: You became the Lieutenant Governor of the Mideast last month. What goals do you hope to accomplish in that office?

HASHEMITE: What I want to accomplish in the Mideast is the revival of citizen interest in regional and federal politics. It's very hard to do, but I want to do my ultimate best to get to it. I'll accept any way to spark interest in regional and federal politics.

SPC: You narrowly lost a Senate election to DWTL in April. Are you eyeing a rematch?

HASHEMITE: No, I do hope there is a strong candidate against DWTL, but I will not run for any Senate seat until I have the needed experience to do so.

SPC: Do you think that the Mideast needs to make any reforms, or is it just fine as a region?

HASHEMITE: Yes, it needs reform. As I said earlier in the interview, reforms are needed to interest the population. I agree with Vice President Jas proposed reform on popular referenda and consultation and I would like to see it applied in the Mideast even more than it currently is. However, the Mideast has an important number of popular consultations, something I like to see.

SPC: What do you think is the most important issue facing the Mideast?

HASHEMITE: Voter turnout in elections. There are other problems, but that's by far the most important issue.

SPC: If you could have the chance to propose legislation to the Senate, what would it be?

HASHEMITE: My primary concerns are the environment and immigration. The Senate currently fails to do anything on environment protection. I would also support the introduction of more bills relating to immigration reform instead of debating over flag burning laws or recognition of the US. There are more urgent issues than that.

SPC: Thank you for taking the time to attend this interview.
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« Reply #26 on: July 28, 2007, 03:01:43 PM »

when you get the chance, could I get one of those long-awaited interviews myself?

Sure, just PM me when you're ready and I'll interview you.

I want to respond to Hashemite's claim that the senate does not address the environment.  We address the environment but such proposals like adopting Kyoto Procotol were voted down because they are not good plans.  Does he offer any plans himself?

Also, I think it is time I did a follow up interview if you have some new questions for me

I can interview you again if you wish. Just PM me when you're ready.



Please, from now on, all people who wish to be interviewed please PM me before posting it here.
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« Reply #27 on: July 28, 2007, 03:58:59 PM »

Just wondering, would you guys like to have a debate on this matter?
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« Reply #28 on: July 28, 2007, 06:38:57 PM »

The King wishes to see a debate, or a sword duel to the death, whatever the gentlemen prefer.
Virtual sword duels greatly lack in excitement

A debate then, if you two agree, DWTL has evolved much in the way of defending his policy in the last few months whereas I find myself very interested in the NRM. This would be very entertaining to see.

I would agree to moderate this debate, or co-moderate, if the King wishes to moderate as well. I will open the thread upon both sides' consent.
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« Reply #29 on: July 28, 2007, 09:13:33 PM »

The environmental debate can be found here.
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« Reply #30 on: July 28, 2007, 09:33:05 PM »

Will you be sponsoring senate debates as well once redistricting happens?

Yes. The National Weekly Atlasian will also be publishing it's endorsements a couple days before the election based on their voting records.
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« Reply #31 on: July 28, 2007, 09:37:04 PM »

Will you be sponsoring senate debates as well once redistricting happens?

Yes. The National Weekly Atlasian will also be publishing it's endorsements a couple days before the election based on their voting records.
Are you going to weight some votes heavier than others?  I mean there are a lot of bills that were passed unanimously. 

We plan on weighting all bills equally. I might consider weghting certain bills more heavily, as I think that the spending bills are probably more important than the cofirmation hearings.

I would like to commend you for being the only person to vote against the anti-free trade Darfur bill.
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« Reply #32 on: July 31, 2007, 12:35:47 AM »
« Edited: July 31, 2007, 12:21:13 PM by Lt. Gov. South Park Conservative »

Governors Redistrict for Senate Elections
by South Park Conservative

31 July 2007-Yesterday, the governors voted on the new map for the senate districts in the upcoming senate election. The map's inclusion of New York and New Jersey insured that incumbents EarlAW and DWTL will be running against each other in District 1. District 2 has no incumbents, but former Senator Ernest has stated interest in seeking that seat. PBrunsel, BrandonH, and Ebowed will be seeking reelection in Districts 3, 4, and 5, respectively. Lt. Gov. Sensei and Bacon King have shown interest in running against BrandonH.



Environmental Debate Gains Interest
by South Park Conservative

31 July 2007- The National Weekly Atlasian's environmental debate has gained interest among the Atlasian community. The debate, featuring Lt. Gov. Hashemite and Senator DWTL, is discussing a variety of topics, but primarily global warming, the Kyoto Protocol, and it's effect on the economy. This debate is comoderated by yours truly and Lt. Gov. Sensei, and can be found here.
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« Reply #33 on: July 31, 2007, 04:30:41 PM »
« Edited: August 03, 2007, 11:30:35 AM by Lt. Gov. South Park Conservative »

As part of the National Weekly Atlasian's election coverage, we will be tracking the candidates for Senate:

District 1
EarlAW*
Polnut

District 2
DWTL*
AndrewCT
Mr. Moderate
Ernest

District 3
PBrunsel*
Afleitch

District 4
BrandonH*
Bacon King

District 5
Ebowed*
King

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The National Weekly Atlasian would like to sponsor Senatorial debates for Districts 2 and 5. The National Weekly Atlasian would also like to sponsor Senatorial debates for Districts 1 and 3 if EarlAW and PBrunsel have a challenger. We refuse to sponsor a Senatorial debate in District 4 unless a non-RPP member would like to comoderate. Scheduling is subject to change.
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« Reply #34 on: August 02, 2007, 11:12:59 AM »

Republican Primary in District 2?
by South Park Conservative

02 August 2007-After moving to Maryland to escape certain defeat in a Senate election, Senator DWTL has attracted a challenger-from his own party. AndrewCT, a Republican from Connecticut, has declared that he would run against DWTL in the upcoming District 2 Senate election. So far, King Norris I and AFRNC Vice-Chair Inks have called for a nation-wide Republican primary to decide their endorsement. Most Atlasians have been supportive of this. If the AFRNC does decide to hold a primary, chances are it will provide nothing more than an endorsement. Senator DWTL has stated he would run under the Connecticut for Lieberman banner if he loses the primary. Still, the Republicans will face a tough decision if they have a primary. Do they back the incumbent candidate, or do they back the more electable general election candidate? Either way, this should be exciting if it actually happens, as Atlasia hasn't held a primary in several months.
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« Reply #35 on: August 03, 2007, 01:51:15 PM »

Midwest Absence Leads to Conservative Senate
by South Park Conservative

03 August 2007- The defeat of several bills due to Midwest Senator Lewis Trondheim's absence has made us realize how polarizing the current senate is. The retirement of Senate moderates has lead our 20th Senate to have a Coservative bloc (DWTL, PBrunsel, BrandonH, Keystone Phil, and Sam Spade) and a Liberal bloc (Rob, Lewis Trondheim, EarlAW, Ebowed, and Al). However, because Lewis Trondheim is on a leave of absence, the conservatives have a temporary 5-4 majority.
   The reality of this polarization was even used by President Wixted to predict the voting patterns of the Senate on an amendment to ban federal funding of vouchers. Freshman Senator EarlAW has protested that Lewis's absence gives conservatives an unfair advantage, and that a conservative should recuse himself from voting when a liberal is absent.
   One may wonder what effect this polarization may have on this month's senate elections. In District 2, vulnerable senator DWTL has attracted three moderate challengers for his senate seat, including a member from his own party. This senate divisiveness will only add to DWTL's vulnerability.
   In District 3, moderate former President Afleitch has declared his candidacy against Senator PBrunsel. Despite PBrunsel's popularity, he could be vulnerable in this current partisan climate.
   In District 5, the Wixted administration's attorney general, King, has declared his candidacy against Senator Ebowed. Despite District 5's liberalism, the moderate King could have a chance at winning against Ebowed.
   Will moderation prevail in the upcoming senate elections, or will the Senate partisanship continue? Only time will tell.
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« Reply #36 on: August 03, 2007, 02:19:09 PM »

I object to the mischaracterization in this magazine of me as a member of a conservative bloc.

While you are a moderate in theory, your voting record would say otherwise. I never said it was a bad thing, though.
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« Reply #37 on: August 03, 2007, 02:41:11 PM »

I object to the mischaracterization in this magazine of me as a member of a conservative bloc.

While you are a moderate in theory, your voting record would say otherwise. I never said it was a bad thing, though.

I suggest that you look at the actual legislation presented and my actual votes on that legislation. 

The bills I have voted against have been quite far-left in scope and big government in origin at the expense of the Regions.  The bills I have voted for have been moderate in scope and reasonable in construction.  There have been no right-wing bills in the Senate so far this term except DWTL's English-only bill and I am presently opposed to that.

Like I said, I don't consider that the be a bad thing, and I consider it to be good for Atlasia to oppose big government. Also, the other four "conservatives" (BrandonH, PBrunsel, Keystone Phil, and DWTL) all have a voting record similar to yours.
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« Reply #38 on: August 03, 2007, 05:55:56 PM »
« Edited: August 09, 2007, 05:05:47 PM by Lt. Gov. South Park Conservative »

Here is the National Weekly Atlasian's debate schedule^:

Aug 5-7: District 2 Senatorial Debate (ask a question)
Participants:
-DWTL
-Ernest
-Mr. Moderate
-AndrewCT
Aug 11-13: District 5 Senatorial Debate (ask a question)
Participants:
-Ebowed
-King
Aug 17-21: District 3 Senatorial Debate
Participants:
-PBrunsel
-Afleitch

*Candidates have yet to confirm attendance.
^Schedule may be subject to change
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« Reply #39 on: August 03, 2007, 06:19:05 PM »

Thank you for confirming your attendance to there debates. I really feel it is good for Atlasia for the voters to really know the candidates.
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« Reply #40 on: August 08, 2007, 11:01:42 AM »

A poll to see who won the District 2 Debate can be found here
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« Reply #41 on: August 08, 2007, 05:28:39 PM »

Commentary: Who won the District 2 Debate? The Fiscal Conservative.
by South Park Conservative

08 August 2007-Many of you may wonder who we at the National Weekly Atlasian feel won the District 2 Debate. In our minds, the winner of the debate was none other than fiscal conservatism. All four of the candidates stood up for the Atlasian taxpayer when they answered their questions. Mr. Moderate proposed a plan that would allow us to increase revenue without raising taxes. AndrewCT, while vague in his answers, stood up for lower taxes and less spending. Ernest and DWTL also defended fiscal conservatism by defending their support of tax cuts and free trade, respectively. But, of the four candidates, who do we feel defended fiscal conservatism the best? We at the National Weekly Atlasian would have to say that Mr. Moderate was the likely winner of the debate. His lottery plan would allow us to cut taxes while still increasing revenue, his health care plan would give Atlasians a choice regarding health care, and he stated that he would never raise taxes without seeing what we a currently spending money on. If you wish to tell us who won the debate, please take the survey that we provided above.



We at the National Weekly Atlasian would like to hold interviews with candidates in between debates. If you wish to participate in an interview, please PM editor-in-chief South Park Conservative and we will hold it. Thank you.
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« Reply #42 on: August 08, 2007, 09:18:32 PM »


As was said at the top of the question submission thread, the questiosn asked were chosen by the maderator. We ran out of time to answer your question, so I am sorry.
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« Reply #43 on: August 09, 2007, 11:32:04 AM »

Exclusive Interview with DWTL
by South Park Conservative

09 August 2007-Today, I held an interview with Senator DWTL. He is currently the incumbent in a four-way senate race. Here is a transcript of the interview:


SPC: You are up for reelection this month. What do you think about your reelection chances?

DWTL: Well, if you would have asked me about a month ago if I ever thought I would be re-elected, I would say no.  But even with my strong challengers I still believe in the district I am if I mobilize my base I have as good a chance as anyone to win this race.  However, what I am glad about in my race is the fact I would not be disappointed to see either Mr. Moderate or Ernest as my new senator, they both would do a wonderful job.

SPC: How do you think you did in the debate a couple days ago?

DWTL: Well, I have to disagree with the decision made by the paper and say I was the winner of the debate.  The simple fact is the other candidates talked about plans they have and wish to accomplish, I was able to tout the things I have actually accomplished and unpopular votes I have made in the name of fiscal conservatism like voting against the Darfur Divestment Bill.  However, my opponents performed well as well and as the paper stated fiscal conservatism was the real champion.

SPC: What is the most important issue currently facing you in the Senate right now?

DWTL: The most important issue facing the senate right now has to be forum affairs.  Nothing else we do in the senate has as big an impact on the game as forum affairs.  Sure its nice to pass things like legalizing drugs and tax cuts, but the things people really see at work and get them motivated are forum affairs.  That is why those issues have their own spot in the senate agenda and why it is important that we debate them.

SPC: Who do you think will win the Republican primary? You or AndrewCT?

DWTL: Either way if it is only the district or it is all Republicans my sense based on people I have talked to is that I will handily win the primary.  The Republican party is a rather conservative party which gives me an edge as well as the fact I am a more electable candidate given my opponents and my experience.  So far the only disapporval I've had on that front is Gporter telling me I wasn't nice and he probably won't vote for me.

SPC: If you could change one thing about your Senate tenure so far, what would it be?

DWTL: That's the easiest question you have asked all day.  I would not have engaged in some of the personal quarrels that happened earlier in my term.  They seemed to have created this negative stigma around me that is undeserved.  People like to point the finger and see I am ruining the senate, but record speaks to the contrary.  For example, I receive a lot mroe heat than Senator Rob who seems to skate by.  However, Rob is never there to debate, introduce legislation, or contribute anything but an extra vote however Ebowed voted.  I think the only reason for the dislike of me is the fact that I am an in your face person.  I just needed to learn to take it down a notch in the senate.

DWTL: Thanks again for your time and allowing this interview.

SPC: Thank you for coming to the interview.
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« Reply #44 on: August 09, 2007, 02:26:18 PM »

Exclusive Interview with Mr. Moderate
by South Park Conservative

09 August 2007- Today, I held an interview with Senate candidate Mr. Moderate. He is one of the four candidates in the District 2 Senate race. Here is the transcript of the interview:


SPC: Why are you running for Senate?

MOD: If you'd excuse the cliché, because I think I can make a difference?  Because I want to be a champion of the people?  Because it's a great way to keep me from getting bored at work?

Look, there are a lot of good people in the Senate, but a huge chunk of those currently serving have been around since 2004, with the balance having been around since 2005.  Now, experience is certainly a terrific thing to have, but the Senate needs some new blood every now and then—imagine a U.S. Senate divided between 50 Senator Byrds and 50 Senator Thurmonds.

The Senate seems to have put forward quite an effort to get new people interested in Atlasia recently, and that's part of why I stepped up.  We need a bloc of veterans to keep the course steady, but we also need some fresh ideas to shake things up and keep things interesting.


SPC: How do you think you did in the debate a couple nights ago?

MOD: I think I put in a pretty strong performance.  I was a little disappointed that I wasn't able to fit in answers to the last two questions before the debate ended and the thread was locked, but I think I got across a good idea of what my priorities are for the next Senate.

And as for my favorite cheeses, I'm unable to resist a fresh mozzarella (especially on Bruschetta—I'm an Italian boy at heart) or fresh grated parmesean (no Kraft, please).  And there's always a place in my kitchen for a little bit of Brady Street Cheese Sprinkle, which is amazing on top of fresh pasta or homemade pizza.  (A little bit of romano goes a long way.)

SPC: Which of your opponents do you have the most respect for?

MOD: You know, that's a tough question, because I have respect for all my opponents.  First of all, I think AndrewCT has a lot of potential as a rising star inside the Republican Party—he was just unlucky enough to draw an unprecedented number of strong opponents.  And I know Sen. DWTL gets a lot of hell (and in many cases, rightfully so) over the quality of his bills—I mean, just a few days ago, he sponsored an unconstitutional attempt to outlaw labor unions.  But he's also been incredibly responsive to his constituents, more so than most senators.  And he certainly adds a layer of unpredictability that makes the Senate interesting.

But to me, former Sen. Ernest stands out as a thoughtful legislator.  Now, we have our philosophical disagreements—I think the hallmark piece of legislation from the last Senate, the Carbon Tax Bill, is a disasterous, regressive timebomb that will cripple the lowest income bracket (and do little to curb pollution amongst the high income, Hummer driving set).  And I know he disagrees with my plans to put together a national lottery to benefit education and create a federal insurance pool for small business.

Still, while he hasn't shyed away from hiking taxes, he has done a heck of a lot to cut back a lot of unnecessary layers of government, and I respect that.  No matter what the outcome of this election, I hope we can work together to identify more wasteful spending, fix the tax code, and move this behemoth of a government forward towards a balanced budget.

SPC: A major part of your campaign is your health care plan. How would your plan be different than the current health care system?

MOD: Well, I know there are a lot of calls for a nationalized health care system right now, but before the Senate can even consider that, I strongly feel we need to get our fiscal house in order.  So my plan doesn't go anywhere near as far as that.  But it does expand the offer of health coverage to millions of Atlasians and Atlasian businesses at rates lower than they'd be able to get otherwise.

Approach the issue like you're a small business: you want to offer health care coverage to your employees, but a firm with just, say, three employees has virtually no bargaining power with an HMO or PPO.  Or worse yet, as an "independent contractor," someone who's self employed often has no options.

My plan takes the largest insurance program in the nation—that covering federal employees—and opens it up to small businesses through the SBA.  And best of all, the federal government will use its power as the largest insurance program in the nation to negotiate with these companies providing coverage and tell them, "look, we've got the potential to give you hundreds of thousands, even millions of new enrollees—let's see what kind of rate structure we can work out so we save money and you guys can make some."

Massachusetts had great success on a statewide level with negotiating lower rates for its citizens.  I think we can do something similar here in Atlasia.

Now, obviously, I don't expect a massive plunge in rates, but I expect to see some decrease—we won't know how much until we start the negotiation process.  But the great news is that because the government pays so much to insure its employees—we're talking tens of billions here—that even the most microscopic of rate cuts could save us hundreds of millions of dollars every year on the policies that the government is already paying for.

Small businesses win, their employees win, the government wins, and even the health insurance companies win to a point.  And the plan has a circuit breaker provision, which means that the financial risk to the government is essentially nil.

It's not a perfect solution, and it doesn't address all the problems with health care in the country, but it's a good start.

SPC: You got into a fight with Ernest over the Carbon Tax Act in the debate. Would you have a plan for reducing carbon emmisions, and, if so, what would it be?

MOD: Unfortunately, the 20th Senate was asleep at the switch on this one.  Sen. DWTL just rolled over for this thing, and the conservative bloc just stood by.  No one questioned the financial impact or asked how this would affect the average family in the debate thread—people just thought "oh, I'm for the environment, let's do this thing."

You know, like I said before, I respect Ernest, but I think he just got things very wrong in this bill.  It's not as if people living below the poverty line don't want to help the environment—if we could all afford to be driving hybrid cars, they'd be outselling their less-efficient counterparts by now.  But if a 1987 Oldsmobile is all you can afford, then a 1987 Oldsmobile is all you can afford, you know?  Making it more expensive to drive that Oldsmobile may help the environment by making it unaffordable for that family to drive, but without a car, how do they get to work?  How do they take their family to the park to enjoy that environment we're trying to protect?

I'm a huge opponent of regressive taxes, and that's what the carbon tax is.  A family that makes just $20,000 a year could wind up paying more than a family making $150,000 a year, just because the latter can afford a new natural gas water heater and a new Prius.  How is that fair?

I'd have preferred instead to see a very agressive push to raise CAFE standards for Detroit combined, perhaps, an environmental impact tax on new, non-hybrid SUV vehicles—with the proceeds dedicated toward new mass transit projects—to encourage a more environmentally friendly public sector.

A carbon tax makes a lot more sense on the industrial/commercial side, so I think we can work with that.  I would have preferred a carbon trading system, but with some slight modifications, a carbon tax could be the "next-best thing."  We should be taxing excessive CO2 pollution, not every single molecule.

In the meantime, I feel one of the most pressing issues facing the next Senate will be defusing the timebomb, at least as it applies to those already in rough financial shape.  Based on 6 billion tons of CO2 emissions in 2005, the treasury is going to see an influx of about $30 billion in the first year.  In the debate, Ernest seemed to indicate this would best be used to pay down the budget deficit, but that'd simply break the backs of the poor.

I would assume there aren't enough votes in the Senate to repeal the tax entirely, but I'm sure I can work with the Senate to return a large chunk of that $30 billion to the lower- and middle-class taxpayers who the Carbon Tax would absolutely cripple.  And that tax relief needs to be passed ASAP.
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« Reply #45 on: August 09, 2007, 04:34:59 PM »

Post-Debate Poll Results
by South Park Conservative

09 August 2007-Here are the results of the post-debate poll:

1. Who won the District 2 Debate?
Mr Moderate 33% (3)
Ernest 11% (1)
DWTL 11% (1)
AndrewCT 44% (4)

2. Who lost the District 2 Debate?
Mr. Moderate 0% (0)
Ernest 22% (2)
DWTL 33% (3)
AndrewCT 44% (4)

These results would come to a similar conclusion that the editor of this newspaper did. If you were to subtract the totals of winning the debate from those of losing the debate, you get this:

Mr. Moderate: +33
Ernest: -11
DWTL: -22
AndrewCT: 0

Thus, it would seem that this poll would indicate that Mr. Moderate won the debate, as we had said. However, this poll would also indicate that Mr. Moderate was also the outright winner of the debate, with no other candidate having a positive score. Of course, this poll has a margin of error of 11%, but that even still wouldn't factor in Mr. Moderate's sucess. Also noteworthy from the poll is AndrewCT's divisiveness. Only one of the nine respondents surveyed put AndrewCT's debate performance at something other than first or last. This poll would also be bad news for incumbent DWTL. According to this poll, he lost the debate.
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« Reply #46 on: August 09, 2007, 05:00:07 PM »

I think you should rename your paper Atlasian Weekly.  I keep getting it confused with Colin's old outfit, the National Atlasian...

Well, the only reason I names this National Weekly Atlasian is because I feared copyright infringement. Maybe I will rename it after our secret plan to buyout another news station is complete. Wink
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« Reply #47 on: August 16, 2007, 12:45:23 PM »
« Edited: August 16, 2007, 01:57:27 PM by Lt. Gov. South Park Conservative »

Analysis on Senatorial Races
by South Park Conservative

16 August 2007- In our recent poll, we asked respondents who they were supporting in their senatorial races. Here are the results:

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This poll would indicate that the most vulnerable incumbents can be fond in Districts 1 and 2. However, it should be noted that in District 1, the amount of SLA members were underpolled, meaning that Senator EarlAW may not be in as bad shape as this poll portrays him to be.
   In District 2, it is clear that Mr. Moderate is the frontrunner, but this race will most likely have more than one round. While Mr. Moderate is favored to win, there is still a contest over who gets to face off against Mr. Moderate in the final round. Although Ernest, Senator DWTL, and AndrewCT are all tied in this poll, I would guess that AndrewCT will be the one who makes it to the final round, due to the amount of Republicans in District 2.
   District 3 is probably a tossup. This race is likely to be focused on two main issues: AIDS and poverty. Both incumbent PBrunsel and challenger Afleitch find there issues to be very important, bt they have different solutions for them. I give the slighest edge to PBrunsel, due to his popularity.
   Senator BrandonH is favored in District 4. Due to this District's bastion of conservatism, support of school choice, and high Life & Liberty Party membership, I find it hard to see the Jesus Christ Party's BaconKing pulling off an upset.
   District 5 should be the easiest, given that Senator Ebowed's sole opponent, King, dropped out of the race.

Here is my rankings of the Senate races, based on the probability that the incumbent wins reelection:
District 2 20%
District 1 40%
District 3 55%
District 4 65%
District 5 95%
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« Reply #48 on: August 16, 2007, 04:58:15 PM »

   In District 2, it is clear that Mr. Moderate is the frontrunner, but this race will most likely have more than one round. While Mr. Moderate is favored to win, there is still a contest over who gets to face off against Mr. Moderate in the final round. Although Ernest, Senator DWTL, and AndrewCT are all tied in this poll, I would guess that AndrewCT will be the one who makes it to the final round, due to the amount of Republicans in District 2.

I wouldn't have guessed so from the outset, but two consecutive polls kinda have shown that AndrewCT is in a great position by default.  (Even though Ernest, DWTL, and myself have all been outworking him.)

It's also pretty ironic, considering that I initially thought it would come down to Ernest and DWTL. Tongue
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« Reply #49 on: August 17, 2007, 09:16:48 PM »


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