2008 Election Game: Campaign Thread

[Incipimus iterum]

Jim Matheson Campaign Website: Budget Plan
Congressman Matheson is committed to fiscal discipline.  He believes that, like American families do each day, the federal government must be responsible - living within its means and balancing its budget.  It is fiscally reckless and morally wrong to pile debt on future generations.  The time is now to act.  Our nation’s current fiscal path is unsustainable and the consequences are grave: slower economic growth, higher interest payments on the debt, less flexibility to address important needs or future emergencies.  The plan to address this challenge must be ambitious, pro-growth and address all areas of the budget.

As a leader in the conservative Blue Dog coalition—a group of Democrats committed to ensuring the financial stability and national security of the U.S., Matheson has supported efforts to promote accountability by government agencies, the implementation of pay-as-you-go budget enforcement rules that prevent deficit spending, a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and the elimination of duplicative or wasteful programs and spending.

From his first year in Congress, Congressman Matheson has led the fight on the House floor for an open, up-or-down vote on the automatic pay raise accorded Members. The secrecy of an automatic salary increase is wrong and prevents a debate on whether Congress deserves a pay raise.  Matheson has also introduced legislation to require a vote in the House of Representatives before any increase to Members’ salaries.

[tmthforu94]

Statement from Mayor Bloomberg's Office in New York City

In the past few months, I have been urged by many individuals, Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike, to consider running for the Presidency in 2008. I love my job as Mayor of New York City, but at the same time, I have become dismayed by how partisanship and silly rhetoric have deteriorated our nation. I am dismayed on President Bush's failed handling of the Iraq war, and I am dismayed by our nation's economic outlook. We need politicians who understand that one side, one ideology, does not have all the answers. We need more moderation and bi-partisanship in Washington D.C. We simply cannot afford four more years of this.

With all that being said, I will be announcing my official decision on whether or not to run for President in the coming days. Please stay tuned!

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

OOC: I am out of town, but will be home this afternoon, so my four week schedule will be up.

Ron Paul statement on the "Newsletters" ad.
I have, from the first debates, to my bus tours in Iowa and New Hampshire, taken responsibility for the awful statements in the newsletters under my name. Senator Hagel has used attacks on other candidates to help lead attention away from his fake facade of being a "maverick", when he in fact voted for the PATRIOT Act, the Iraq War, and No Child Left Behind. Furthermore, he shamelessly flaunts his status as a veteran (which I am too) for political gain. Chickenhawk or not, a hawk is still a hawk, and we do not need more of the same. I look forward to debating the issues with Mr. Hagel, and not distractions.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Statement from Mayor Bloomberg's Office in New York City

In the past few months, I have been urged by many individuals, Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike, to consider running for the Presidency in 2008. I love my job as Mayor of New York City, but at the same time, I have become dismayed by how partisanship and silly rhetoric have deteriorated our nation. I am dismayed on President Bush's failed handling of the Iraq war, and I am dismayed by our nation's economic outlook. We need politicians who understand that one side, one ideology, does not have all the answers. We need more moderation and bi-partisanship in Washington D.C. We simply cannot afford four more years of this.

With all that being said, I will be announcing my official decision on whether or not to run for President in the coming days. Please stay tuned!

WTF?!?!?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Week 1
November 12th, 2007.
Rally in Ames, Iowa.
Town Hall in Ames, Iowa.

November 13th, 2007.
Tour the University of Iowa.
Meet and Greet at the University of Iowa.

November 14th, 2007.
Rally in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Rally in Waterloo, Iowa.
Meet and Greet in Raymond, Iowa.

November 15th, 16th, 17th, 2007.
Resting.

November 18th, 2007.
Rally in Des Moines, Iowa.


Ron Paul in Ames, Iowa, November 12th, 2007.
“Chuck Hagel runs around pretending he is some sort of maverick, and yet, if you look at his voting record, he voted 85% of the time in support of this administrations neoconservative agenda, and that is not what the Republican Party needs. Next week, I will be launching another bus tour and I plan on visiting every nook and cranny in this state to spread the message of liberty and peace.”


Week 2
November 19th, 2007.
10:00 AM: Launch second bus tour in Des Moines, Iowa.
12:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Monroe, Iowa.
2:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Pella, Iowa.
4:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
5:30 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Fremont, Iowa.

November 20th, 2007.
8:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Delta, Iowa.
11:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Sigourny, Iowa.
12:00 PM: Lunch with students at Sigourny Junior-Senior High School.
1:00 PM: Address students at American Government Class at Sigourny Junior-Senior High School.
3:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in West Chester, Iowa.
5:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Washington, Iowa.

November 21st, 2007.
10:00 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Columbus Junction, Iowa.
12:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Muscatine, Iowa.
1:30 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Blue Grass, Iowa.
3:30 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Davenport, Iowa.
5:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in DeWitt, Iowa.

November 22nd, 2007.
10:00 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Clinton, Iowa.
12:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Miles, Iowa.
1:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Preston, Iowa.
3:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Springbrook, Iowa.
4:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Andrew, Iowa.
7:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Peosta, Iowa.

November 23rd, 2007.
12:00 PM: Large rally with Gary Johnson and Pat Buchanan in Dubuque, Iowa.

November 24th, 2007.
Resting.

November 25th, 2007.
10:00 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Harpers Ferry, Iowa.
12:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Lansing, Iowa.
2:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Waukon, Iowa.
4:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Decorah, Iowa.
6:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Cresco, Iowa.


Ron Paul rally in Dubuque, Iowa, November 23rd, 2007.
“What America needs is less government in the economy, less government in our daily lives, and less war. Trust me, I’m a doctor, and I know what prescription America needs-liberty!”

Week 3
November 26th, 2007.
10:00 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Spring View, Iowa.
11:30 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Rochester, Minnesota.
12:45 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Riceville, Iowa.
2:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Osage, Iowa.
4:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Mason City, Iowa.

November 27th, 2007.
10:00 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Clearlake, Iowa.
11:00 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Garner, Iowa.
12:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Britt, Iowa.
2:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Wesley, Iowa.
4:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Algona, Iowa.

November 28th, 2007.
10:00 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
12:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Spencer, Iowa.
1:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Hartly, Iowa.
3:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Sanborn, Iowa.
5:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Sheldon, Iowa.
7:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Alton Iowa.

November 27th, November 29th, 2007.
Resting.


Ron Paul bus tour event in Mason City, Iowa, November 26th, 2007.
“I think I have been..oh gosh, where have I not been too Iowa in these last few days, and everywhere I go, everyone is showing that my message..our message..is spreading, and that is that freedom is popular!”

Week 4
November 30th, 2007.
10:00 AM: Bus tour rally in Orange City, Iowa.
12:00 PM: Bus tour rally in Sioux Center, Iowa.
1:30 PM: Bus tour rally in Rock Valley, Iowa.
2:45 PM: Bus tour rally in Canton, South Dakota.
4:30 PM: Bus tour rally in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
7:00 PM: Bus tour rally in Madison, South Dakota.

December 1st 2007.
10:00 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Moville, Iowa.
12:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Lawton, Iowa.
2:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Sioux City, Iowa.
4:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Salix, Iowa.

December 2nd, 3rd, 2007.
Resting.

December 4th, 2007.
1:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Whiting, Iowa.
2:30 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Onawa, Iowa.
3:30 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Turin, Iowa.
5:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Soldier, Iowa.
7:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Dunlap, Iowa.

December 5th, 2007.
10:00 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Defiance, Iowa.
11:00 AM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Irwin, Iowa.
12:30 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Kimballton, Iowa.
3:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Guthrie Center, Iowa.
5:00 PM: Bus tour rally/meet and greet in Panora, Iowa.

December 6th, 2007.
12:00 PM: Massive rally in Des Moines, Iowa.


Ron Paul rally in Des Moines, Iowa, December 6th, 2007.
“Come this January, Iowa is going to send a message of peace, love, and liberty, and the Republican Party is going to have to listen. The Constitution cannot, and will not be ignored any more. Our little Revolution’s time has come.”

[Knives]

WEEK ONE


November 12, 2007

- Rally in Sparks, NV
- Meet & Greet in Sparks, NV
- Town hall in Reno, NV

November 13, 2007

- Door to Door across eastern Reno, NV
- Meet & Greet along Main St in Reno, NV
- Speech at University of Nevada, NV

'Women's rights are human rights, we are your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters we are learners, workers, citizens and leaders. And despite all this on average women earn 25% less than their male counterparts, this inequality must end. To end this we must no longer allow employers to discriminate against their workers based on their gender. We as a government must work with the employers to create a more stable environment to see more women working and see their pay equal their male counterparts. And as part of my plan I promise that men and women will be able to apply for up to six months maternity leave depending on whether they'll be the primary care taker.'

November 14, 2007

- Fundraiser in Las Vegas, NV
- Speech on Woman's Rights at Las Vegas Convention Center, NV
- Meeting with Casino and Tourism operators to see how to get Las Vegas back on it's feet.

November 15, 2007

- Speech on helping Las Vegas' struggling tourism sector in The College of Southern Nevada, NV
- Meet & Greet at McCarran Int. Airport, NV

November 16, 2007

- Rest

November 17, 2007

- Town hall in Elko, NV
- Meeting with mine operators on how to solve the royalty dispute in Elko, NV
- Meet & Greet at Elko Highschool, NV

November 18, 2007

- Rally in Mesquite, NV

*MORE TO COME!

WEEK 2

November 19, 2007

- Rally in Council Bluffs, IA
- Meet & Greet in Council Bluffs, IA

November 20, 2007

- Meet & Greet in Johnston, IA
- Town hall in Johnston, IA
- Speech at Simpson College in Indianola, IA

'Every child deserves the same education, no matter what background you come from. We the government must continue to invest greater amounts into our education system and we must look at ways we can make higher education affordable for all people, because if we don't we'll continue to see our standards slip and fall much further behind countries like Findland, South Korea and Japan.'

November 21, 2007

- Interview for Vanity Fair, NY
- Interview with David Lettermen, NY



November 22, 2007

- Meeting with NYPD, NY (Endorsement)
- Meet with NYFD, NY (Endorsement)

November 23, 2007

- Rally in Summervile, SC
- Town hall in Summervile, SC
- Massive rally in Charleston with Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, SC

November 24, 2007

- Door to Door in Goose Creek, SC
- Rally in Columbia, SC

November 25, 2007

- Rally in Tampa, FL
- Meet & Greet in Tampa, FL
- Fundraiser in Miami, FL

WEEK 3

November 26, 2007

- Meet & Greet in Ames, IA
- Rally in Ames, IA
- Town hall in Keosauqua, IA

November 27, 2007

- Town hall at University of Iowa, IA
- Speech at University of Iowa, IA

'If you elect me President on the United States of America I will promise to make the pressures of paying for your education much lower, because the more people learning the smarter we will all become!'

WEEK 4

November 28, 2007

- Meet & Greet in Des Moines, IA
- Rally in Des Moines, IA
- Town hall in Mount Pleasant, IA

November 29, 2007

- Speech at Mount Pleasent Correctional Facility, IA
- Rally in Mount Pleasant, IA

'Although I believe anyone breaking the law should be punished, punishment is rarely the best solution, study after study has shown the benefits of rehabilitation and I believe if we begin rehabilitation of more criminals we'll see a more productive group of people leaving prisons.'

November 30, 2007

- Rest

December 1, 2007

- Rest

December 2, 2007

- Meet & Greet in Salem, NH
- Rally in Salem, NH
- Town hall in Salem, NH

December 3, 2007

- Massive Rally at Fenway Park in Boston, MA*

*Speeches from Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Al Gore, Whoopi Goldberg, Ben&Casey Affleck, Maya Angelou, Thomas Menino and music from Elton John.



December 4, 2007

- Rest

December 5, 2007

- Meet & Greet in Keene, NH
- Rally in Keene, NH

December 6, 2007

- Town Hall in Sioux Falls, SD
- Meet and Greet in Huron, SF
- Town Hall in Morbridge, SD
- Rally at Mt. Rushmore

December 7, 2007

- Rally at University of Nevada in Reno, NV
-Townhall at Carson City, NV
-Fundraiser at Carson City, NV

December 8, 2007

- Rally in Hillsboro, NH
- Meet and Greet in Bennington, NH
- Fundraiser in Manchester, NH

December 9, 2007

- Interview with Chris Wallace, NY

Chris - Now Senator Clinton, you're making so wild promises that are just going to blow the budget out and a lot would argue are just not needed! So why are you making them?

Clinton - The notion that investment in education is not needed is utter stupidity, we are no longer the smartest nation in the world and we need to remedy the issue and giving greater chances to all American's will do this. Yes, it will be expensive but with proper management of the budget we can do this by a slight increase on the richest and most wealthy American's and cuts to the enormous military spending in this country.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Howard Dean's Campaign Schedule

November 12th:

-Fundraiser in Davenport, Iowa
-Meet & Greet in Waukon, Iowa
-Rally in Independence, Iowa

November 13th:

-Town Hall in Waterloo, Iowa
-Rally in Marengo, Iowa
-Rally in Keokuk, Iowa

November 14th:

-Meet & Greet in Knoxville, Iowa
-Town Hall in Des Moines, Iowa
-Rally in Minburn, Iowa

November 15th:

-Fundraiser in Las Vegas, Nevada
-Appearance on The Tonight Show

November 16th:

-Town Hall in Deerfield, New Hampshire
-Rally in Madbury, New Hampshire
-Meet & Greet in Hart's Location, New Hampshire

November 17th:

-Rally in Hanover, New Hampshire
-Birthday fundraiser in Concord, New Hampshire
-Guest appearance on SNL

November 18th:

-Appearance on Meet the Press
-Rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
-Town Hall in Columbia, South Carolina
-Rally in Charleston, South Carolina

Week two

November 19th:

-Fundraiser in Atlanta, Georgia
-Debate prep

November 20th:

-Rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan
-Meet & Greet in Muskegon, Michigan

November 21st:

-Rally in Flint, Michigan
-Town Hall in Saginaw, Michigan
-Meet & Greet in Deep River, Michigan

November 22nd:

-Rally in Toledo, Ohio
-Town Hall in Columbus, Ohio
-Rally in Athens, Ohio

Governor Dean's response to a question on health care in Columbus:




"Now, recently we've been attacked with claims that I was some kind of right-winger, that I cut Medicaid in Vermont. The reason this was done wasn't to deny health care to working families. The Dr. Dynasaur program already paid for everything Medicaid did before, and so Medicaid was redundant. My plan as President is a bolder plan than what any other candidate has. As president, I will implement a public option, to allow Americans to purchase health care from the government as they currently can from health insurance companies."

November 23rd:

-Appearance on Morning Joe
-Rally in New Haven, Connecticut
-Town Hall in Brooklyn, Connecticut

November 24th:

-Rally in Brattleboro, Vermont
-Debate Prep at Burlington, Vermont HQ

November 25th:

-Meet & Greet in Dublin, New Hampshire
-Rally in Haverhill, New Hampshire
-Meet & Greet in Lancaster, New Hampshire

Week three:

November 26th:

-Meet & Greet in Colebrook, New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Berlin, New Hampshire



"I promised you when I ran four years ago the same thing I will promise you today. In a Dean administration, we will begin the pullout of Iraq on day one! Unlike Senator Clinton, I've held that position since the war began, and my principles aren't going anywhere."

November 27th:

-Meet & Greet in Tamworth, New Hampshire
-Rally in Ossipee, New Hampshire
-Rally in Laconia, New Hampshire

November 28th:

-Meet & Greet in New London, New Hampshire
-Rally in Concord, New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Nashua, New Hampshire

November 29th:

-Meet & Greet in Hudson, New Hampshire
-Rally in Derry, New Hampshire
-Rally in Brentwood, New Hampshire

November 30th:

-Rally in Salem, New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Rochester, New Hampshire
-Meet & Greet in Middleton, New Hampshire

December 1st:

-Fundraiser in Boston, Massachusetts
-Rally in Springfield, Massachusetts

December 2nd:

-Appearance on Meet the Press
-Fundraiser in Jersey City, New Jersey

Week four:

December 3rd:

-Rest

December 4th:

-Rally in Nevada, Iowa
-Rally in Indianola, Iowa
-Town Hall in Coon Rapids, Iowa

December 5th:

-Meet & Greet in Clarinda, Iowa
-Rally in Glenwood, Iowa
-Rally in Logan, Iowa

December 6th:

-Fundraiser in Des Moines, Iowa
-Debate prep in South Carolina HQ (Columbia, South Carolina)

December 7th:

-Rally in Columbia, South Carolina
-Rally in Lexington, South Carolina
-Meet & Greet in Aiken, South Carolina

December 8th:

-Town Hall in Edgefield, South Carolina
-Rally in Folly Beach, South Carolina
-Fundraiser in Charleston, South Carolina

December 9th:

-Rally in Conway, South Carolina
-Rally in Florence, South Carolina
-Fundraiser in Charlotte, North Carolina

[JerryArkansas]

Blanche Lincolns Schedule for Nov 12-Dec 6

November 12, 2007
-Setting up Campaign Headquarters in Topeka, Kansas
-Rally in Topeka, Kansas
-Townhall at Kansas City, Kansas

November 13, 2007
-Flight to Miami, Florida
-Rally at Miami, Florida
-Townhall at Miami, Florida
-Fundraiser at Miami, Florida

November 14, 2007
-Rally in Daytona Beach, Florida
-Rally in Jacksonville, Florida
-Townhall at Jacksonville, Florida

November 15, 2007
-Speech about Childhood hunger in Malcolm, Ga
-Rally at Atlanta, Ga

November 16, 2007
-Rally at Columbia, Sc
-Apperence on Hardball With Chris Matthews

November 17, 2007
-Flight to Iowa
-Opening Campaign Headquarters in Cedar Rapids,Iowa
-Rally at Waterloo, Iowa
-Townhall at Marion, Iowa

November 18, 2007
-Opening Campaign Headquarters New Orleans, La
-Rally at New Orleans, La
-Fundraiser at Shreveport



November 19, 2007
-Flight to El Paso, Tx
-Rally at El Paso, Tx

November 20, 2007
-Rally at Dallas, Tx
-Townhall at Arlington, Tx

November 21, 2007
-Opening Campaign Headquarters at Fort Worth, Tx
-Fundraiser at Austin, TX
-Speech about the economy at Austin, TX
-Rally at San Antonio

November 22, 2007
-Opening Campaign headquarters in Corpus Christi, Tx
-Fundraiser at Corpus Christi, Tx
-Townhall at Corpus Christi, Tx

November 23, 2007
-Opening Campaign Headquarters in Houston, Tx
-Rally at Houston, Tx
-Fundraiser at Houston, Tx
-Touring public housing in Houston, Tx
-Giving speech about poverty in Houston, Tx

November 24, 2007
-Opening Campaign Headquarters at Oklahoma City, Ok
-Rally at Oklahoma City, Ok
-Fundraiser at Oklahoma City, Ok

November 25, 2007
-Rally at Tulsa, Ok
-Fundraiser at Tulsa, Ok




November 26, 2007
-Flight to Louisville, Ky
-Opening Campaign Headquarters at Louisville, Ky
-Fundraiser at  Louisville, Ky

November 27, 2007
-Rally at Bowling Green, Ky
-Rally at Lexington, Ky

November 28, 2007
-Meeting with Ky gov elect Steve Beshear (Seeking Endorsment)
-Fundraiser at Hopkinsville, Ky
-Rally at Covington,Ky

November 29, 2007
-Fundraiser at  St. Louis, Mo
-Townhall at St. Louis, Mo
-Meet and Greet at St. Louis, Mo

November 30, 2007
-Apperence on the The Daily Show
-Opening Campaign Headquarters at Springfield, Mo
-Townhall Meeting at Fayetteville, Ar

December 1, 2007
-Rest day

December 2, 2007
-Opening Campign Headquarters at Conway, Ar
-Meet and Greet at North Little Rock, Ar
-Townhall Meeting at Texarkana
-Appearance on This Week



December 3, 2007
-Opening Campaign Headquarters at Myrtle Beach, Sc
-Townhall Meeting at Myrtle Beach, Sc
-Meet and Greet at Myrtle Beach, Sc
-Fundraiser at Myrtle Beach, Sc
-Speech hitting on plan to increase tourism in country

December 4, 2007
-Rally at Aiken, Sc
-Fundraiser at Aiken, Sc
-Meet and Greet at Aiken, Sc

December 5, 2007
-Rally at Rock Hill, Sc
-Apperence on Nbc Nightly News
- Fundraiser at Rock Hill, Sc

December 6, 2007
-Meet and Greet Mount Pleasant, Sc
-Townhall Meeting at Mount Pleasant. Sc
-Fundraiser at Mount Pleasant, Sc

December 7, 2007
-Townhall at Hilton Head Island, Sc   

December 8, 2007
-Fundraiser at Anderson, Sc
-Rally at Anderson, Sc
-Townhall meeting at Anderson, Sc

December 9, 2007
-Rally at Charleston, Sc
-Fundraiser at Charleston, Sc
-Townhall at Charleston, Sc

[Donerail]

Week One: Early States

Nov 12
Meet & greet in Spirit Lake, Iowa
Rally in Spencer, Iowa
Meet & greet in Fort Dodge, Iowa
Townhall in Storm Lake, Iowa

Nov 13
Rally in Sioux City, Iowa
Fundraiser in Sioux City, Iowa
Meet & greet in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Fundraiser in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Nov 14
Speech in Derry, NH
Rally in Brentwood, NH
Fundraiser in Dover, NH

Nov 15
Rally w/ Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH) in Concord, NH
Meet & greet in Conway, NH
Rally in Laconia, NH

Nov 16
Fundraiser with Gov. John Lynch (D-NH) in Nashua, NH
Rally with State Legislators Joel Winters (D-NH) and Steve Vaillancourt (R-NH) in Manchester, NH

Nov 17
Meet & greet in Fort Madison, Iowa
Meet & greet in Keokuk, Iowa
Townhall in Burlington, Iowa
Speech in Muscatine, Iowa

Nov 18
Fundraiser in Davenport, Iowa
Meet & greet in Clinton, Iowa
Townhall in Dubuque, Iowa

Week Two: Pacifica & A Return Home

Nov 19
Flight to Fairbanks, Alaska
Rally in Fairbanks, Alaska

Nov 20
Major fundraiser in Juneau, Alaska
Rally in Ketchikan, Alaska

Nov 21
Fundraiser in Anchorage, Alaska
Big rally in Anchorage, Alaska
Flight back from Anchorage

Nov 22
Rally in Eureka, CA
Meet & greet in Arcata, CA
Townhall in Fortuna, CA
Rally in Crescent City, CA

Nov 23
Meet & greet in Ukiah, CA
Rally in Red Bluff, CA
Meet & greet in Susanville, CA
Rally in Clearlake, CA

Nov 24
Rally in Truckee, CA
Meet & greet in Grass Valley, CA
Meet & greet in Phoenix Lake, CA
Townhall in Cedar Ridge, CA

Nov 25
Townhall in Bishop, CA
Rest

Week Three: The Inner West

Nov 26
Townhall in Durango, CO
Rally in Montrose, CO
Speech in Cañon City, CO

Nov 27
Rally in Edwards, CO
Townhall in Silverthorne, CO

Nov 28
Rally in Fort Morgan, CO
Townhall in Sterling, CO

Nov 29
Fundraiser in Vernal, UT
Townhall in Price, UT
Rally in Heber City, UT

Nov 30
Rally in Brigham City, UT
Speech in Cedar City, UT

Dec 1
Rally in Moscow, ID
Meet & greet in Mountain Home, ID
Fundraiser in Twin Falls, ID

Dec 2
Rally in Burley, ID
Speech in Blackfoot, ID
Townhall in Rexburg, ID

Dec 3-5
Rallies in Nevada

Dec 6-7
Barnstorm Iowa

Dec 8-9
New Hampshire rallies.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Senator McCain's Campaign Schedule
November 12, 2007
-Town hall in Cedar Falls, Iowa
-Rally in Tripoli, Iowa
-Town hall in Sumner, Iowa
-Town hall in Fredericksburg, Iowa

November 13, 2007
-Town hall in Charles City, Iowa
-Meet & greet in Rock Grove, Iowa
-Rally in Clear Lake, Iowa

November 14, 2007
-Town hall in Geneva, Iowa
-Rally in Sheffield, Iowa
-Town hall in Clarion, Iowa
-Rally in Dakota City, Iowa
-Town hall in Rutland, Iowa

November 15, 2007
-Fundraiser in Laramie, Wyoming
-Town hall in Torrington, Wyoming
-Town hall/meet & greet in Douglas, Wyoming
-Rally in Lander, Wyoming

November 16, 2007
-Town hall in Winnemucca, Nevada
-Town hall/meet & greet in Imlay, Nevada
-Rally in Mill City, Nevada
-Fundraiser in Sparks, Nevada

November 17, 2007
-Fundraiser in North Las Vegas, Nevada
-Town hall in Fernley, Nevada
-Town hall in Silver City, Nevada
-Rally in Yerington, Nevada

November 18, 2007
-Fundraiser in Daytona Beach, Florida
-Rally in Orange City, Florida
-Town hall in South Daytona, Florida
-Rally in Cape Canaveral, Florida

November 19, 2007
-Town hall in Fellsmere, Florida
-Fundraiser in Vero Beach, Florida
-Rally in Okeechobee, Florida
-Town hall in Avon Park, Florida
-Rally in Arcaida, Florida

November 20, 2007
-Rally in Lexington, South Carolina
-Town hall in Darlington, South Carolina
-Town hall/meet & greet in Clio, South Carolina

November 21, 2007
-Town hall in Pioche, Nevada
-Fundraiser in Boulder City, Nevada
-Rally in Henderson, Nevada

November 22, 2007
-Resting in Phoenix, Arizona

November 23, 2007
-Rally in Pahrump, Nevada
-Town hall in Eureka, Nevada
-Town hall in Palisade, Nevada
-Town hall in Battle Mountain, Nevada

November 24, 2007
-Rally in Plant City, Florida
-Town hall in Bradenton, Florida
-Town hall in Holmes Beach, Florida
-Rally in Palmetto, Florida

November 25, 2007
-Fundraiser in Sarasota, Florida
-Rally in Venice, Florida
-Town hall in Englewood, Florida
-Town hall in Fruitville, Florida

November 26, 2007
-Rally in Conway, South Carolina
-Town hall in Brittons Neck, South Carolina
-Town hall/meet & greet in Marion, South Carolina

November 27, 2007
-Town hall in Andrews, South Carolina
-Town hall in Stuckey, South Carolina
-Rally in Kingstree, South Carolina
-Town hall in Paxville, South Carolina

November 28, 2007
-Town hall in Sandy Run, South Carolina
-Town hall in Sumter, South Carolina
-Town hall/meet & greet in Florence, South Carolina

November 29, 2007
-Town hall in Canterbury, New Hampshire
-Barnstormer in Andover, New Hampshire
-Town hall in East Andover, New Hampshire

November 30, 2007
-Town hall in New London, New Hampshire
-Town hall in Cornish, New Hampshire
-Town hall in Bath, New Hampshire

December 1, 2007
-Town hall in Haverhill, New Hampshire
-Barnstormer in Orange, New Hampshire
-Town hall in Livermore, New Hampshire

December 2, 2007
-Rally in Wixom, Michigan
-Fundraiser in Royal Oak, Michigan
-Town hall in Hazel Park, Michigan
-Rally in Rochester, Michigan

December 3, 2007
-Rally in Sterling Heights, Michigan
-Town hall in Utica, Michigan
-Town hall in Mount Clemens, Michigan
-Rally in St. Clair Shores, Michigan

December 4, 2007
-Town hall in Rock Rapids, Iowa
-Town hall in Boyden, Iowa
-Barnstormer in Hospers, Iowa

[tmthforu94]

Mayor Michael Bloomberg holds a press conference at his office in New York City. He is surrounded by his partner, Dianna Taylor. His daughters, Georgina and Emma, are also on stage.

Good afternoon. It's good to be with you today. I'll get right to the main point of this press conference - After prayer and serious deliberation with my family and close friends, I am officially declaring myself a candidate for President of the United States as an Independent!

When this race began months ago, I wouldn't have predicted that I would be standing here to today as a candidate for President. I saw quality candidates on both sides of the aisle, candidates I thought I could support. However, as time progressed, I realize I simply couldn't, as they all are part of the problem with our political system today. In both primaries, this has been a race to the bottom, with campaigns running risky campaign maneuvers and running abrasive, negative campaigns. Our nation has had years of division and bitter partisanship - we simply cannot afford four more years of this.

I'm running in this race as an independent, both in name and in spirit. I have been a Republican in the past as well as a Democrat, and I don't think either party is serious about bringing all of America together to achieve a greater good. As President, I won't be a rubber stamp for a party or a specific ideology - I will be a rubber stamp for the American people, though, as I will always act in their best interest's. We currently have an administration that is waging a war on the American people by shoving down policies that the people just don't support! As President, I will seek to fix that. On day one of a Bloomberg Administration, we will begin to take our nation's first steps towards the winding down of the war in Iraq. We also must maintain fiscal responsibility in America - As Mayor, I turned a large deficit into a $3 billion dollar surplus.

Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or something else, if you truly desire change and bi-partisanship in Washington, ditch the statue quo, and vote for a better tomorrow: Vote Mayor Bloomberg to become the forty-fourth President of the United States!

Campaign Plans:
For the month of December, the Bloomberg Campaign will focus primarily on building a strong organization, as well as fundraising, though the Mayor plans to primarily self-fundraise. Beginning January 1st, he will begin a 50-state tour through the United States.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

^^^OOC: I swear to Ron Paul, he better not take votes from me in the General. And could we get some head-to-heads in the next update. I think the field is thinned out enough on both sides.
Senator Obama Schedule For November 12- December 9
11/12/2007
-Campaign Rally, Townhall in Franklin, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Chariton, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Le Mars, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Waterloo, Iowa.

11/13/2007
-Meet and Greet in Independence, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Tama, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Marshalltown, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Hubbard, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Humboldt, Iowa.

11/14/2007
-Townhall, Meet and Greet in Algona, Iowa.
-Appearance on Morning Joe
-Meet and Greet in Hampton, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Mason City, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Denison, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Iowa, City.

11/15/2007
-Flight to Michigan
-Rally in Marquette, Michigan
-Rally in Flint, Michigan
-Fundraiser in Lansing, Michigan.
-Rally in Detroit, Michigan with Dick Durbin
-Rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan with Dick Durbin
-Rally in Farmington Hills, Michigan with Dick Durbin

11/16/2007
-Flight to Iowa
-Meet and Greet in Eldora, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Webster City, Iowa.
-Meet and Greet in Jewell Junction, Iowa.
-Apppearance on O'Reilly Factor
-Meet and Greet in Ames, Iowa.
-Flight to Nevada

11/17/2007
-Meet and Greet at Carson City ,Nevada
-Rally at Carson City, Nevada
-Fundraiser in Carson City, Nevada
-Meet and Greet in Reno
-Meet & greet in Pahrump, NV
-Meet & greet in Paradise, NV

11/18/2007
-Return to Iowa
-Meet and Greet in Clinton, Iowa
-Meet and Greet in Cluve, Iowa
-Rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa
-Rally For Change at University of Iowa

11/19/2007
-Rally in Ames, Iowa with Bill Richardson
-Rally in Clinton, Iowa with Tom Daschle
-Meet and Greet in Oelwein, Iowa with Joe Biden
-Meet and Greet in Decorah, Iowa with Joe Biden
-Rally in Cedar Falls, Iowa with Ted Kennedy

11/20/2007
-Rally in Bettendorf, Iowa
-Rally in Indianola, Iowa with Ted Kennedy
-Rally in Fort Dodge, Iowa with Ted Kennedy
-Rally at Iowa State University with Joe Biden
-Town Hall in Marion, Iowa

11/21/2007
-Rally in Marshalltown, Iowa with Bill Richardson
-Town Hall in Johnston, Iowa with Tom Daschle
-Town Hall in Marion, Iowa with Ted Kennedy
-Rally in Newton, Iowa with Dick Durbin
-Rally at University of Iowa with Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, Dick Durbin, Tom Dadchle, and Ted Kennedy
-Flight to Nevada

11/22/2007
-Rally in Las Vegas, Nevada with Bill Richardson
-Town Hall in Silver Springs, Nevada with Bill Richardson
-Rally at College of Southern Nevada
-Rally in Clark, Nevada
-Interview With Stephen Colbert
-Meeting With Fmr. Governor Bob Miller and Secretary of State Ross Miller
-Fundraiser in Las Vegas Nevada

11/23/2007
-Rally in Spring Valley, Nevada
-Rally in Sunrise Manor, Nevada
-Rally in Winchester, Nevada with Bill Richardson
-Flight to California
-Meeting With George Clooney
-Meeting With Morgan Freeman
-Appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher

11/24/2007
-Fundraiser in Los Angeles, California
-Meeting With Senator Diane Feinstein
-Meeting With Senator Barbara Boxer
-Flight to Iowa
-Meet and Greet in Altoona, Iowa
-Rally in Sioux City, Iowa
-Rally in Des Mones, Iowa
-Flight to Illinois
-Alone Time With Michelle


11/25/2007
-No Public Events Planned

11/17/2007
-Rally in Des Moines, Iowa with Tom Daschle
-Rally in Davenport, Iowa with Tom Daschle
-Meet and Greet in Oelwein, Iowa with Tom Daschle
-Meet and Greet in Decorah, Iowa with Tom Daschle
-Flight to Michigan

11/28/2007
-Rally in Detroit, Michigan with Dick Durbin
-Rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan with Dick Durbin
-Rally in Farmington Hills, Michigan with Dick Durbin
-Rally at Michigan State University
-Town Hall in Flint, Michigan with Dick Durbin
-Flight to Illinois

11/29/2007
-No Public Events

11/30/2007
-Flight to California
-Fundraiser
-Fundraiser
-Fundraiser

12/1/2007
-Rally in Des Moines, Iowa
-Rally in Ames, Iowa
-Flight to Nevada
-Interview with Shephard Smith on Fox News
-Rally at University of Nevada
-Rally at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
-Rally in Clark, Nevada

12/2/2007
-Washington D.C.

12/3/2007
-Washington D.c.

12/4/2007
-Rally in Carson City, Nevada
-Rally in Reno, Nevada
-Rally in Fallon, Nevada
-Flight to Michigan
-Rally in Detorit, Michigan

12/5/2007
-Rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan
-Town Hall in Battle Creek, Michigan
-Rally in Flint Michigan
-Fundraiser in Cedar Falls, Michigan
-Flight to Iowa

12/6/2007
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa

12/7/2007
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa

12/8/2007
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa
-Barnstorm Iowa

12/9/2007
-Flight to Illinois
-No Public Events Planned

[Kitteh]

Statement from the Winfrey Campaign:

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OOC: Schedule coming tonight, guise, I promise!

Also OOC:

And could we get some head-to-heads in the next update. I think the field is thinned out enough on both sides.

I second this.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

November 19, 2007
-Town hall in Fellsmere, Florida
-Fundraiser in Vero Beach, Florida
-Rally in Okeechobee, Florida
-Town hall in Avon Park, Florida
-Rally in Arcaida, Florida

When I said I was out of town earlier, I was in Vero. Strange coincidence. I have family there, and its the place where I will likely live. In this scenario, it is 100% McCain country, followed very distantly by Newt.

[Kitteh]

OOC: Oprah Winfrey Campaign Schedule/b]


Statement from the Winfrey Campaign:

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Nov 12-18:
Bus tour of New Hampshire

Nov 19-25:
Bus Tour of South Carolina

Nov 26-31:
National Tour, fundraisers and rallies in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles

Dec 1-9:
Bus Tour of Florida

[Maxwell]

"The War in Iraq is nonsense. We have a constitutional democracy, which means we might not always get what we want, but it usually works out that way. Well if you elect me, I will honor your wishes and the wishes of the Iraqi people and we will be moving all of our resources out of Iraq and making our way towards out of the Middle East. This was the conservative position before, and it is the conservative position now, because I am a true conservative and that's what we need in the White House right now!

I have also introduced a budgetary plan that will stop all the unnecessary and unbelievable spending of the last couple of years. I voted against No Child Left Behind because it was anti-conservative, it did not embrace our position on Education and we need to get rid of it in order to make our Education system. I also support, like I feel on a lot of other issues, that education is something that needs to be handled at the state level.

Our nation is divided, and we need someone who can bring the nation together through compromise and principle. I have shown a willingness to compromise in my tenure as a Senator, but I've always been someone who has certain principles that I am not willing to back down. I am not an isolationist, but I believe in reasonable foreign policy based on the facts, and I am not one who will hike taxes and cut off all the government at the hip, but I also believe that taxes on everybody, especially the poor and the middle class, are too high and too much of a burden, and the government throws money away and wastes it far too often.

Join me America, and together we can beat the debt, the wars, and the division."

[Spamage]

Dec. 10-16 starts now.

General Election Matchups-

+-2% MOE

Clinton 52%
Hagel 47%

Clinton 49%
McCain 48%

Clinton 48%
Paul 46%

Clinton 47%
Gingrich 47%

Obama 44%
Hagel  43%

McCain 47%
Obama 45%

Obama 49%
Paul 47%

Obama 48%
Gingrich 45%

Winfrey 50%
Hagel 47%

Winfrey 49%
McCain 47%

Winfrey 50%
Paul 46%

Winfrey 51%
Gingrich 47%

The other Democrats will be edited in, I didn't want to stall time calculating the numbers

Generic Election Map Dem v GOP

DEM 176
GOP 138
Tossup 224


No primary polling this turn I'm processing the numbers from the previous one and all the early states will be up in the next update.

Rolled News Stories-

Clinton support surges over night in California-

A seemingly strange phenomena occurred this week when California randomly became a tie between Winfrey and Clinton.  This hasn't had any effect nationally except for the fact that the biggest state may be heating up

Paul faces crowd heckler-

Ron Paul, at a rally this week was giving a speech when a heckler began yelling over him about liberating Iran and Tibet. Paul maintain his composure and finished his speech but it was an awkward moment.

McCain headquarters in Iowa suffers a small fire, operations in that state paused on Monday-

John McCain's Iowa Headquarters faced a small fire this week and although the building wasn't extremely damaged it had to cancel all Des Moines activities

[JerryArkansas]

Blanche Lincoln's Schedule for Dec 10-16

Dec 10-15
-Fly to Iowa
-Barnstorm state visiting all counties not previously visited(also numerous tv interviews with local stations)
Dec 16
-Fly to South Carolina
-Barnstorm the state(also on Meet the press)

[Maxwell]

"We don't need a more complicated tax code! Anyone who tells you that is someone who has been a lawyer or is a lawyer who wants more in their bank account! That doesn't help anyone. What we need to do is limit and remove deductions and loopholes to make a fairer tax code for all of us. All these loopholes do is allow the ones who can afford it to make ways to get out of paying their fair share. By doing this we would be able to save billions of dollars even if we cut the top rate from 35 to 33. I don't believe that the government should be incentivizing people for certain minor actions and purchases and decentivizing certain people for others through the tax code."

December 10th-14th, 2012
Bus Tour through Iowa

December 15th, 2012
- Appearance on Morning Joe with Rep. Dean Heller
- Rally in Elco, Nevada
- Rally in Winnemucca, Nevada
- Fundraiser in Reno, Nevada

December 16th, 2012
- Town Hall in Lovell, Wyoming with Alan Simpson
- Rally in Dubois, Wyoming
- Meet and Greet in Rock Springs, Wyoming

[Incipimus iterum]

There is no more sacred trust than keeping America safe and preserving the freedoms enjoyed by all our citizens. I support a strong, well-trained, well-equipped military. The honor, courage and commitment to duty routinely shown by the men and women who wear this country’s uniform is unparalleled and in return, I believe in keeping the promises made to them and protecting the benefits they have earned.
December 10-13, 2012
-Bus Tour through Nevada
-Flight to Florida
December 13-16, 2007
-Bus Tour through Florida
-Appearance on the Today Show

[Maxwell]

Dec. 10-16 starts now.

General Election Matchups-

+-2% MOE

Clinton 52%
Hagel 47%

Clinton 49%
McCain 48%

Clinton 48%
Paul 46%

Clinton 47%
Gingrich 47%

Obama 44%
Hagel  43%

McCain 47%
Obama 45%

Obama 49%
Paul 47%

Obama 48%
Gingrich 45%

Winfrey 50%
Hagel 47%

Winfrey 49%
McCain 47%

Winfrey 50%
Paul 46%

Winfrey 51%
Gingrich 47%

The other Democrats will be edited in, I didn't want to stall time calculating the numbers

Generic Election Map Dem v GOP

DEM 176
GOP 138
Tossup 224


No primary polling this turn I'm processing the numbers from the previous one and all the early states will be up in the next update.

Rolled News Stories-

Clinton support surges over night in California-

A seemingly strange phenomena occurred this week when California randomly became a tie between Winfrey and Clinton.  This hasn't had any effect nationally except for the fact that the biggest state may be heating up

Paul faces crowd heckler-

Ron Paul, at a rally this week was giving a speech when a heckler began yelling over him about liberating Iran and Tibet. Paul maintain his composure and finished his speech but it was an awkward moment.

McCain headquarters in Iowa suffers a small fire, operations in that state paused on Monday-

John McCain's Iowa Headquarters faced a small fire this week and although the building wasn't extremely damaged it had to cancel all Des Moines activities

Has Bloomberg not had enough of an effect on the race to be polled?

[Spamage]

Dec. 10-16 starts now.

General Election Matchups-

+-2% MOE

Clinton 52%
Hagel 47%

Clinton 49%
McCain 48%

Clinton 48%
Paul 46%

Clinton 47%
Gingrich 47%

Obama 44%
Hagel  43%

McCain 47%
Obama 45%

Obama 49%
Paul 47%

Obama 48%
Gingrich 45%

Winfrey 50%
Hagel 47%

Winfrey 49%
McCain 47%

Winfrey 50%
Paul 46%

Winfrey 51%
Gingrich 47%

The other Democrats will be edited in, I didn't want to stall time calculating the numbers

Generic Election Map Dem v GOP

DEM 176
GOP 138
Tossup 224


No primary polling this turn I'm processing the numbers from the previous one and all the early states will be up in the next update.

Rolled News Stories-

Clinton support surges over night in California-

A seemingly strange phenomena occurred this week when California randomly became a tie between Winfrey and Clinton.  This hasn't had any effect nationally except for the fact that the biggest state may be heating up

Paul faces crowd heckler-

Ron Paul, at a rally this week was giving a speech when a heckler began yelling over him about liberating Iran and Tibet. Paul maintain his composure and finished his speech but it was an awkward moment.

McCain headquarters in Iowa suffers a small fire, operations in that state paused on Monday-

John McCain's Iowa Headquarters faced a small fire this week and although the building wasn't extremely damaged it had to cancel all Des Moines activities

Has Bloomberg not had enough of an effect on the race to be polled?

This is pre-Bloomberg

[Kitteh]

OOC: I see everyone is copying my "just say you're doing a bus tour from date x to date y in lieu of posting a real schedule because lazy" idea.

[Maxwell]

OOC: I see everyone is copying my "just say you're doing a bus tour from date x to date y in lieu of posting a real schedule because lazy" idea.

Its about that point in the time line haha

[Lumine]

Newt Gingrich's Schedule: From November 10 to November 16, 2007:

December 10: Rest in Iowa.
December 11: Bus Tour in Ames and Dubuque, Iowa.
December 12: Bus Tour in Ankeny and Urbandale, Iowa.
December 13: Bus Tour in Council Bluffs and Waterloo, Iowa.
December 14: Barnstorm and Press Conference in Des Moines, Iowa.
December 15: Barnstorm, Fundraising in Detroit, Michigan.
December 16: Rally and Speech in Detroit, Michigan.

Press Conference in Des Moines:

Reporter #1: What are your thoughts in Mayor Bloomberg's entrance to the race?

Gingrich: I congratulate him for running, but considering his previous stance as a republican I think the best thing for him was to run in our race. After all, third party challenges might damage our stance in November.

Reporter #2: Any opinion about the recent General Election polls, Speaker Gingrich?

Gingrich: I think that those polls are enough to clear me of the charges of being unelectable, after all, I am polling as well or even better than my fellow republican candidates, and I'm tied with Senator Clinton, the democratic frontrunner.

Excerpts from the Speech in Detroit:

"There has been a lot of talk about the economic proposals this country needs to move forward, and I would like to explain some of the positions that appear in my Second Contract with America."

"We have to make the United States the most desirable location for new business investment through a bold series of tax cuts, including: Eliminating the capital gains tax to make American entrepreneurs more competitive against those in other countries; Dramatically reducing the corporate income tax (among highest in the world) to 12.5%; Allowing for 100% expending of new equipment to spur innovation and American manufacturing; Ending the death tax permanently."

"I propose strengthening the dollar by returning to the Reagan-era monetary policies that stopped runaway inflation and reforming the Federal Reserve to promote transparency.
I also propose to remove obstacles to job creation imposed by destructive and ineffective regulations, programs and bureaucracies."

"Finally it's time to talk about energy. I believe we should implement an American energy policy that removes obstacles to responsible energy development and creates jobs in the United States.

"Balance the budget by growing the economy, controlling spending, implementing money saving reforms, and replacing destructive policies and regulatory agencies with new approaches."