June 2019 presidential debate commentary thread

[tmthforu94]

Glad to see Laborites AND Federalists actually paying attention to the debate this cycle!!! Very strong debate showing by yours truly in February, yet no feedback or commentary telling me how strong my performance was. Very sad!

I did not originally intend on seeking this office, I had been asked to and after careful consideration I jumped in.

>had chosen to run and was campaigning several weeks before announcement

YT's statement is still totally accurate. He initially encouraged me to run, only decided to run after I said I wouldn't. We've already been over this on Discord. Considering both candidates have made vague "fluff" statements (as is typical in any debate), there are probably more productive things to do then nitpick every sentence of YT's response...maybe we could get a GM story??

[tmthforu94]

> From Sestak: We are coming off of two straight inactive presidencies - how can you assure us you will turn things around and keep up your own activity level?

What a complete load of sh**. Issue after issue, the presidency has been elevated during my tenure. We have been incredibly transparent on Discord. We've had regular NSC meetings that has included several state visits, China negotiations, etc. We passed a constitutional amendment closing a presidential overreach loophole. Countless executive orders have been issued on domestic issues, we currently have a PTO bill in queue. This is just to name a few things, the list is far more comprehensive. Anyone questioning my activity can take a look at my White House thread and judge for themselves. Hell, I spent over TWO HOURS earlier today completely updating the statue, with missing bills dating all the way back to 2017. Even when my cabinet members dropped the ball, I picked it back up and am moving our country forward.

Sestak, meanwhile, came back a month ago and almost immediately ascended to Deputy GM, promising to give multiple stories a week. He was confirmed over a month ago and we still have ZERO stories. I even asked him about this earlier today and never got a response. For him to have the audacity to try and call me out on activity considering his own record proves that he is a complete hypocrite right now. Whether it be false attacks on Lumine/myself during the last campaign or right now, he clearly has a personal vendetta against me. He spends more time criticizing folks on the right than doing his own job - this type of behavior is toxic for the game. I call on Sestak to end the negativity and focus on doing his job. This doesn't just go for him - across the board, if people focused on doing their job instead of drama/other stuff, maybe we'd have a more active Congress? We'd be able to pass more bills, our council meetings would be more productive, etc. THAT would elevate the game.

I urge everyone to take ownership in improving this game. We all have a part to play.

[tmthforu94]

I have a question for Griffin: In your campaign rhetoric, the general mood is that the sky is falling in Atlasia, things are terrible, and only you can fix them. However, in reading through your responses and campaign thread, I haven't seen too many specifics on how this game is actually in terrible shape, aside from the large size of regional legislatures, which is largely is an issue the regions will have to correct (though the president's backing will certainly be helpful). Can you go into a bit more detail on what you think is currently broken in the game and how you propose to fix them?

I'd also ask the same question to YT - what do you see as the biggest challenges in the game and how would you fix them?

[tmthforu94]

Thank you for your answer, Griffin!