2008 Election Game: Campaign Thread

[Sec. of State Superique]

OOC: What is GOTV and GOTY?

[Incipimus iterum]

OOC: What is GOTV and GOTY?

Get Out The Vote

[tmthforu94]

OOC: What is GOTV and GOTY?

GOTV is Get Out the Vote. Not sure on GOTY...possibly Get Out The Youth?

[Oldiesfreak1854]

McCain Campaign Ad
Set to air in Michigan, Nevada, Florida, and South Carolina, but pulled once John Goodman leaves the race.

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McCain Campaign Speech in Michigan (Excerpt)

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Senator McCain's Campaign Schedule
January 16, 2008 (I already posted the 15th)
-Rally in Searchlight, Nevada
-Town hall in Mesquite, Nevada
-Town hall in Mercury, Nevada

January 17, 2008
-Town hall in Eureka, Nevada
-Meet & greet in Austin, Nevada
-Town hall in Paradise Valley, Nevada
-Barnstormer in Sun Valley, Nevada

January 18, 2008
-Town hall in Lovelock, Nevada
-Town hall in Fallon, Nevada
-Rally in Virginia City, Nevada

January 19, 2008
-GOTV efforts statewide in Nevada
-Election night watch party in Carson City, Nevada

January 20, 2008
-Fundraiser in Miami Beach, Florida
-Fundraiser in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
-Rally in Miramar, Florida
-Rally in Coral Gables, Florida

January 21, 2008
-Fundraiser in Hialeah, Florida
-Fundraiser in Key West, Florida
-Town hall in Naples, Florida
-Rally in Everglades City, Florida
-Town hall in LaBelle, Florida

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Goodman on McCain



"Perhaps Senator McCain should focus on winning his own party's nomination before launching attack ads on independent candidates"

[Kitteh]

Goodman on McCain



"Perhaps Senator McCain should focus on winning his own party's nomination before launching attack ads on independent candidates"

I think this is the first serious thing that Goodman has said in this race.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

In it to win it, pal- you'll be seeing Goodman's A-game

[Donerail]

Mike Gravel Campaign Schedule, Week of Nevada

January 15-18, 2008
-Real grassroots campaigning (house parties, posters, talking with folks on the street and door-to-door, some personal letter-writing/phone-calling, blogging, tweeting, Facebooking, shooting YouTube videos, and interviews on local TV stations). 4 rallies (Dec 15, in Reno; Dec 16, in Incline Village; Dec 17, in Carson City; Dec 18, in Elko), feat. campaign manager Art Olivier, the real Gov. Jerry Brown, Rep. Mike Thompson, and Gov. John Kitzhaber.

January 19, 2008
-GOTV in Elko, Nevada
-GOTV in Fallon, Nevada
-GOTV in Fernley, Nevada
-GOTV in Minden, Nevada
-GOTV in Pahrump, Nevada

January 20, 2008
-Rest & transit

January 21, 2008
-Rally in Pago Pago, American Samoa
-Meet & greet in Ofu, American Samoa
-Meet & greet in Fitiuta, American Samoa
-Townhall in Ta'ū, American Samoa

[Kitteh]

the real Gov. Jerry Brown

Cause I'm Gov Jerry, I'm the real Gov Jerry
All you other Gov Jerrys are just imitating
So won't the real Gov Jerry
Please stand up
Please stand up
Please stand up

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Enough, Clarence. Some people are actually serious about playing this game, and you're ruining it. Don't play unless you are going to be serious about it.

If you're "serious" about a phony web election, you've got to work on your priorities...you have youth and health- go find a nice girl and have a good time, or go have fun with friends your age- getting worked up about me cracking some jokes on an internet forum shows me your immaturity, not the other way around...

I kind of agree with both of you. On one hand, this is a serious game, and I want to enjoy it. On the other hand, having Goodman involved isn't all that bad, but I doubt a real life Goodman campaign would ever get a lot, if any, ballot access or polling above 0.3%. So to have other players (and I am guilty of this) attacking Goodman or airing television attacks on him is not worth it.

[Kitteh]

New Winfrey Ad


[Voiceover] More war, more debt, fewer jobs. George Bush's administration has been terrible for America.

[Picture of Bush morphs into a picture of Blanche Lincoln]

[Voiceover] Blanche Lincoln says she'll bring change. But let's look at her record. She voted for the Iraq War that has costs the lives of over 3000 brave American soldiers. And she was one of the only Democrats that voted for Bush's tax cuts for the rich that have driven us deep into debt to pad the pockets of Bush and his millionaire friends.

[This rubber stamp on a picture of Lincoln]

[Voiceover] Blanche Lincoln has been a rubber stamp for George Bush in Congress, supporting his agenda over and over. We need change, not more of the same failed policies. A vote for Blanche Lincoln is a vote for continuing the disastrous policies of the Bush administration.

The ad will be running in the following Super Tuesday states:

(including very heavy rotation in the pre-Super Tuesday states of South Carolina and Florida)

[Maxwell]

New Chuck Hagel AD



"A true conservative

Chuck Hagel voted for free trade, tax cuts, and peace. He voted against gun control, No Child Left Behind, and public health care. He's a conservative in the truest sense, standing against his own party on big spending initiatives and give aways to liberals.

When it all comes down to it, who else do you have?"

I'm Chuck Hagel and I approve this message.

This ad will be shown in Michigan, Nevada, Louisana, Colorado, California, Missouri, Montana, Alaska, North Dakota, Illinois, Alabama, Tennessee, and Kansas

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

New Winfrey Ad


[Voiceover] More war, more debt, fewer jobs. George Bush's administration has been terrible for America.

[Picture of Bush morphs into a picture of Blanche Lincoln]

[Voiceover] Blanche Lincoln says she'll bring change. But let's look at her record. She voted for the Iraq War that has costs the lives of over 3000 brave American soldiers. And she was one of the only Democrats that voted for Bush's tax cuts for the rich that have driven us deep into debt to pad the pockets of Bush and his millionaire friends.

[This rubber stamp on a picture of Lincoln]

[Voiceover] Blanche Lincoln has been a rubber stamp for George Bush in Congress, supporting his agenda over and over. We need change, not more of the same failed policies. A vote for Blanche Lincoln is a vote for continuing the disastrous policies of the Bush administration.

The ad will be running in the following Super Tuesday states:

(including very heavy rotation in the pre-Super Tuesday states of South Carolina and Florida)

The moment Hillary drops out, you attack Lincoln. Smart.....

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Ron Paul schedule-January 15th, 2008-January 21st, 2008.
January 15th, 2009.
Rally in Las Vegas.

January 16th, 2009.
Various meet and greets in Las Vegas.

January 18th, 2009.
Meeting with Penn Jillette (seeking endorsement).

January 19th, 2009.
Resting.

January 20th, 2009.
Rally in Reno, Nevada.

January 21st, 2009.
Dinner at the Nye County Republican Club.

[Kitteh]

New Winfrey Ad


[Voiceover] More war, more debt, fewer jobs. George Bush's administration has been terrible for America.

[Picture of Bush morphs into a picture of Blanche Lincoln]

[Voiceover] Blanche Lincoln says she'll bring change. But let's look at her record. She voted for the Iraq War that has costs the lives of over 3000 brave American soldiers. And she was one of the only Democrats that voted for Bush's tax cuts for the rich that have driven us deep into debt to pad the pockets of Bush and his millionaire friends.

[This rubber stamp on a picture of Lincoln]

[Voiceover] Blanche Lincoln has been a rubber stamp for George Bush in Congress, supporting his agenda over and over. We need change, not more of the same failed policies. A vote for Blanche Lincoln is a vote for continuing the disastrous policies of the Bush administration.

The ad will be running in the following Super Tuesday states:

(including very heavy rotation in the pre-Super Tuesday states of South Carolina and Florida)

The moment Hillary drops out, you attack Lincoln. Smart.....

OOC: Why is that a bad idea? It's clear that Lincoln is my main competitor in a lot of places, including South Carolina especially. She's got a lot in her past that makes her vulnerable.

IC: We understand voters' frustration with negative ads, and we have certainly been upset at mud that the other candidates have slung at Winfrey over the course of this campaign. But the fact is that Senator Lincoln's record is quite different from what she would like voters to think it is, and it would be a disservice to the voters who deserve to know the truth if we were to let her twisting of the truth go unchecked.

[JerryArkansas]

Statement from Senator Lincoln Herself
Yes, the attacks which have been leveled against me are true.  I did vote for both the Iraq war and for those tax cuts.  I regret both of those votes.  What president Bush said he would do in Iraq did not happen and that angers me.  He lied not only to me but to our country.  Regarding the tax cuts, I never imagined that this would happen.  But you what, both Senator Obama and Ms. Winfrey would have voted for the Iraq war.  I also belive that they both would have also have even voted for the tax cuts, which also helped the middle class, which they do not mention at all.  It is also kind of funny this is coming from a person with no experience in the political world, she says she wants to change it, but it is hard to change something coming from the outside when some, not including me, think she is a joke.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Statement from Senator Lincoln Herself
Yes, the attacks which have been leveled against me are true.  I did vote for both the Iraq war and for those tax cuts.  I regret both of those votes.  What president Bush said he would do in Iraq did not happen and that angers me.  He lied not only to me but to our country.  Regarding the tax cuts, I never imagined that this would happen.  But you what, both Senator Obama and Ms. Winfrey would have voted for the Iraq war.  I also belive that they both would have also have even voted for the tax cuts, which also helped the middle class, which they do not mention at all.

OOC: Aye dawg, I was kinda defending you, and I don't think it was a bad idea, its just the negative attacks are kinda getting outta control.
IC: No, I would not have voted for the Iraq War or the tax cuts for the wealthy. These negative attacks are getting out of hand, on both sides. And for the duration of the primaries, I call for a pact of no attack ads at all.

[JerryArkansas]

I think that this would be good idea, and sorry, i just got into my competive mood and i took a shot at you.

[Kitteh]

Statement from Oprah Winfery

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[Talleyrand]

Is it too late for a candidate to jump in on the GOP or Democratic sides?

[Kitteh]

New (Positive) Winfrey Ad: Healthcare

[Picture of Winfrey as a child]

[Winfrey Voiceover] I was born in Mississippi, a state with one of the highest uninsured rates in the nation.

[Pictures of Winfrey's hometown in Kosciusko]

[Winfrey Voiceover]I've seen far too many people who have gotten sick but couldn't go to the doctor because they couldn't afford it.

[Pictures of poverty in Mississippi]


[Changes to shot of Oprah Winfrey speaking directly to the camera, looking emotional but still composed and determined]

[Winfrey Voiceover] It is a travesty that this should happen in the wealthiest nation on earth. This is America. Nobody should have to die because they cannot afford medical care. As President, I'll create a national, single-payer, Medicare-for-all healthcare plan that will cover every man, woman, and child in America. I'm Oprah Winfrey and I approve this message because it is deeply wrong that anyone in America should not be able to afford medical care.

Ad to run in South Carolina, Florida and all Super Tuesday states, with a special emphasis on the South

[JerryArkansas]

Statment from Senator Lincoln Campaign

If my other competetors will do the same, i will stop negative ads, but only if they stop first.

[Kitteh]

Is it too late for a candidate to jump in on the GOP or Democratic sides?

Yes, but you can still run Green/Constitution/Libertarian/Indie/Whatever.

[JerryArkansas]

Positive Ad from Lincoln campaign.

Family ad

Just igorne Happy Mothers day at beginning of it.

Will be playing in all states that negative ad by oprah used played in

[Spamage]

who else do we still need?