Presidential Candidates: Why Should We Support You?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

The Popular Party is not planning on running a presidential candidate in the upcoming election.

We would like to invite the candidates to explain here why they would be the best candidates for the presidency, and thus worthy of the support of the Populares.

This is to help our party decide who should be supported and possibly endorsed by the Populares.

[Хahar 🤔]

I have always opposed the machine.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I am in the party, thats why.

You are not a presidential candidate with any party.

[Sewer]

I am in the party, thats why.

You are not a presidential candidate with any party.

Ummm, so?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I have always opposed the machine.

Can you elaborate on this point please?

[live free or die]

I'm interested in this as well. I haven't seen any platforms for candidates anywhere.

[Хahar 🤔]

I have always opposed the machine.

Can you elaborate on this point please?

Ever since I started out in Atlasia, over two years ago, I have stood against the JCP and its domination of first the Pacific and then Atlasia. Go to my Wiki page and you can see multiple instances of my being pushed aside in favor of do-nothing candidates or, on one occasion, nobody at all. My election would be a sign to the machine that its time is up.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Nice, it will help me to chose which candidate I won't vote for...

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Whatever candidate you will endorse, I will not vote for him.

After much deliberation, I think I will endorse the JCP ticket headed by Bacon King.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Whatever candidate you will endorse, I will not vote for him.

After much deliberation, I think I will endorse the JCP ticket headed by Bacon King.

It's fun to see how rapidly you responded, before I could reformulate my post...

[k-onmmunist]

I don't mind as long as it isn't the Statist Party, aka the JCP.

[k-onmmunist]

Nice, it will help me to chose which candidate I won't vote for...

*Ignore listed*

[Antonio the Sixth]

Nice, it will help me to chose which candidate I won't vote for...

*Ignore listed*

I hope it's for true, so that you will stop making dumb comments on every post I make.

[k-onmmunist]

Nice, it will help me to chose which candidate I won't vote for...

*Ignore listed*

I hope it's for true, so that you will stop making dumb comments on every post I make.

The perception of 'dumb comments' is mutual, believe me.

[Bacon King]

I know I speak here with a strong disposition already stacked against me, but I thank you all nonetheless for allowing me time to speak.

I simply ask, please don't look upon me merely as the "JCP Candidate." Yes, I do identify myself with that party. However, my campaign is not partisan in the slightest; my Vice Presidential candidate is of the Democratic Alliance and my prospective cabinet appointees range across the spectrum from SDP to RPP. I ask that you not make this election a referendum on "one-party control" because, simply, that would be a misstatement of the facts. How can the JCP be an Atlasia controlling "machine" when we don't even have a third of nation's Senators? And anyway, I reiterate that I am not running as a member of my party; I am running for President as a member of Atlasia.

If you look at my tenure as Vice President, you will see that I am a man who stands up for this nation whenever and however I am called to do so, whether that be the micromanagement of the Senate or the successful prevention of New Mexico's secession. If elected President I will always behave with such a focus on the tasks at hand. I will promote an active Atlasia by serving as an example to the nation.

Ideologically, to know where I stand, one simply needs to look at my extensive record in the Atlasian Senate. Along with Former Senator PiT I masterminded an overhaul of Atlasian drug laws, decriminalizing a wide variety of substances and effectively ending the war on drugs. I also singlehandedly prevented the passage of a Federal Carbon Cap and Trade bill, injecting moments before it's apparent passage to describe in detail how horribly inefficient and pointless the system would be, garnering enough support to defeat the measure.

You can also see my small-government, no-nonsense approach to governing through the Southeast's initiative process. Over the last year I've introduced successful initiatives prohibiting traffic cameras, instituting new drug laws in step with Federal statute, and eliminating speed limits on rural highways, among many other policies.

Ultimately, I consider myself to be socially minimalist while economically pragmatic. Simply look over at my Political Matrix score if you wish to see that quantified. Your party may not agree with me on every individual issue, but I hope that by demonstrating my history of activity and my record of experience through all layers of Atlasian government, that I have shown myself to be capable, competent, and qualified. As such, I humbly ask for your party's nomination this Presidential election.

Thank you for allowing me to speak, and Dave bless.

[live free or die]

I ask the candidates what they will do to cut spending.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I also singlehandedly prevented the passage of a Federal Carbon Cap and Trade bill, injecting moments before it's apparent passage to describe in detail how horribly inefficient and pointless the system would be, garnering enough support to defeat the measure.

Thank you for the substantive response. Defeating cap and trade is certainly something to your credit. I am curious what the other candidates have to say on this issue?

[President Mitt]

I come here not only as a Populare and Concerned Citizen, I also come here as a Libertarian. I can't vote, but I think other Libertarians need this answer as well. None of the current three candidates have very "Libertarian" records, and I would like to ask the candidates why they deserve, if they deserve, Libertarian support in the upcoming election.

[Bacon King]

I ask the candidates what they will do to cut spending.

Although a literal budget no longer exists in Atlasia, I have stood for responsible spending even since the Senate was responsible for a budget! Simply, I will veto any egregious and excessive increases in spending. I will promote efforts to streamline the government and trim spending, and in particular will make a point to cut pork from the military (which I believe most past reformers have neglected) while still ensuring Atlasia is secure, of course.

I come here not only as a Populare and Concerned Citizen, I also come here as a Libertarian. I can't vote, but I think other Libertarians need this answer as well. None of the current three candidates have very "Libertarian" records, and I would like to ask the candidates why they deserve, if they deserve, Libertarian support in the upcoming election.

I actually used to have a yellow avatar, you know

I think I've ably demonstrated earlier in this thread my small-government approach to a huge number of issues. I may favor a more nuanced economic policy than the Libertarian platform, but I believe I am indeed the candidate closest to Libertarian beliefs

[live free or die]

Question: How does someone with such a libertarian/small-government record have the support of people like Antonio V?

Otherwise, you seem like a great candidate, as far as I can tell.

[k-onmmunist]

I have 10 questions for presidential candidates. Fulfill 7 of these (with proof!) and you have my support.

1. Have you always supported socially libertarian measures?
2. Have you always supported fiscally responsible measures?
3. Do you support free trade?
4. Open borders?
5. Are you opposed to state ownership of industry?
6. Are you a regionalist?
7. Are you against the death penalty?
8. Do you support liberalising the age of consent?
9. Are you a dove?
10. Do you support the rights of the individual over the collective?

[k-onmmunist]

I know I speak here with a strong disposition already stacked against me, but I thank you all nonetheless for allowing me time to speak.

I simply ask, please don't look upon me merely as the "JCP Candidate." Yes, I do identify myself with that party. However, my campaign is not partisan in the slightest; my Vice Presidential candidate is of the Democratic Alliance and my prospective cabinet appointees range across the spectrum from SDP to RPP. I ask that you not make this election a referendum on "one-party control" because, simply, that would be a misstatement of the facts. How can the JCP be an Atlasia controlling "machine" when we don't even have a third of nation's Senators? And anyway, I reiterate that I am not running as a member of my party; I am running for President as a member of Atlasia.

If you look at my tenure as Vice President, you will see that I am a man who stands up for this nation whenever and however I am called to do so, whether that be the micromanagement of the Senate or the successful prevention of New Mexico's secession. If elected President I will always behave with such a focus on the tasks at hand. I will promote an active Atlasia by serving as an example to the nation.

Ideologically, to know where I stand, one simply needs to look at my extensive record in the Atlasian Senate. Along with Former Senator PiT I masterminded an overhaul of Atlasian drug laws, decriminalizing a wide variety of substances and effectively ending the war on drugs. I also singlehandedly prevented the passage of a Federal Carbon Cap and Trade bill, injecting moments before it's apparent passage to describe in detail how horribly inefficient and pointless the system would be, garnering enough support to defeat the measure.

You can also see my small-government, no-nonsense approach to governing through the Southeast's initiative process. Over the last year I've introduced successful initiatives prohibiting traffic cameras, instituting new drug laws in step with Federal statute, and eliminating speed limits on rural highways, among many other policies.

Ultimately, I consider myself to be socially minimalist while economically pragmatic. Simply look over at my Political Matrix score if you wish to see that quantified. Your party may not agree with me on every individual issue, but I hope that by demonstrating my history of activity and my record of experience through all layers of Atlasian government, that I have shown myself to be capable, competent, and qualified. As such, I humbly ask for your party's nomination this Presidential election.

Thank you for allowing me to speak, and Dave bless.

I actually do like what you've done quite alot. You're a true credit to the JCP and a real liberal in the literal sense of the word.

[President Mitt]

Bacon King, some members of your party have recently equated certain new members of Atlasia such as The Last Moderate, Vane, Redcommander, among others as "zombies." Do you stand by these accusations?

[Badger]

Bacon King, some members of your party have recently equated certain new members of Atlasia such as The Last Moderate, Vane, Redcommander, among others as "zombies." Do you stand by these accusations?

I know the question was directed at BK, but FWIW I'm proudly NOT one of those people.

I fully understand the difference between "zombie" and "newbie".

[President Mitt]

Bacon King, some members of your party have recently equated certain new members of Atlasia such as The Last Moderate, Vane, Redcommander, among others as "zombies." Do you stand by these accusations?

I know the question was directed at BK, but FWIW I'm proudly NOT one of those people.

I fully understand the difference between "zombie" and "newbie".

Which is why you are one of my favorite JCP-ers.