The Campaign Trail: Post Your Maps!

[zoz]

If they add new games I would love to see 1992 for sure

2004 would be great as well.

1912 as well but I dont know if it would be possible to win with anyone but Wilson

It would definitely be a challenge, but a fun one

[KaiserDave]

If they add new games I would love to see 1992 for sure

2004 would be great as well.

1912 as well but I dont know if it would be possible to win with anyone but Wilson

It would definitely be a challenge, but a fun one

Maybe there can be a mechanic like with the other games where you can make one of the candidates drop out and lose sway in many states

But yeah 1912 would be awesome

[NHI]

Much improved on the original!

2016 United States presidential election

Former Secretary of State Hillary Dianne Rodham Clinton (Democratic, New York) / Senator Elizabeth Anne Warren (Democratic, Massachusetts) 279 electoral votes, 49.2% popular votes
Mr. Donald John Trump (Republican, New York) / Governor Michael Richard Pence (Republican, Indiana) 259 electoral votes, 44.9% popular votes
Others (Various) 0 electoral votes, 5.9% popular votes

Yes!

[morgankingsley]

I love how easy it is to win as trump now compared to before where you basically had to purposely ruin hillary to win as him

[Chips]

Okay, I've been playing this game to see if I could get some odd looking maps. I played Obama on Easy in 2012 and....

Romney: 288 electoral votes
Obama: 250 electoral votes

Somehow lost Michigan.

Closest states were Ohio (0.08%), Virginia (0.18%) and Michigan (0.35%)

[KaiserDave]

https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1546178

Finally won as Bryan on normal in a surprisingly large victory. Strong on silver and economic regulation, pragmatic on tariffs for new industries. A big key to my win was never stepping foot in California and focusing on the midwest, and I won California anyway.


"The Great Commoner" will soon be President of the United States! Nobody with your political views has ever sniffed the Presidency, let alone won it, and with that in mind your supporters are rioting frenziedly in the streets. The sweetest speech of all will be your victory speech tomorrow in Lincoln, Nebraska. Prepare to enact your reform agenda and most importantly the free coinage of silver.

[Sumner 1868]

1960 sure is a hard one to win as either candidate on this game.

[Alcibiades]

FYI, the creator of the game has just added an FAQ about his future plans for the Campaign Trail. To summarise, it is good news; he says new scenarios will be coming, in order of priority:

1. 2020 by September/October
2. 1980, 1992 and 2004 (Likely with a possible alternate history twist to make them more competitive, e.g. hostages released early, Perot never drops out)
3. 1800, 1836, 1856, 1876, 1884, 1892 and 1936 (if Huey Long ran)

[Left Wing]

Yes!

[Devout Centrist]

Link here

[Tron1993]

FYI, the creator of the game has just added an FAQ about his future plans for the Campaign Trail. To summarise, it is good news; he says new scenarios will be coming, in order of priority:

1. 2020 by September/October
2. 1980, 1992 and 2004 (Likely with a possible alternate history twist to make them more competitive, e.g. hostages released early, Perot never drops out)
3. 1800, 1836, 1856, 1876, 1884, 1892 and 1936 (if Huey Long ran)

Hall of Fame is coming back that makes me happy!

[Alcibiades]

Link here

Very 2020-ish map.

[morgankingsley]

FYI, the creator of the game has just added an FAQ about his future plans for the Campaign Trail. To summarise, it is good news; he says new scenarios will be coming, in order of priority:

1. 2020 by September/October
2. 1980, 1992 and 2004 (Likely with a possible alternate history twist to make them more competitive, e.g. hostages released early, Perot never drops out)
3. 1800, 1836, 1856, 1876, 1884, 1892 and 1936 (if Huey Long ran)

I'm down with 80 ONLY if Anderson is playable

[CapoteMonster]

Best ever result I've had as Truman.

https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1569149

[CapoteMonster]

Scored in the top percentile as Kennedy in 1960.

https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1571744

[new_patomic]

Trump/Ben Carson on Impossible

269-269

Trump ended up winning both Wisconsin and Florida by razor thin margins. Wisconsin by a similar 23K vote margin, and Florida by just .05 percent, or 4,400 votes, out of 9.93 million cast. Clinton's national lead ended up being 4.9 million votes.

This would have been fun in real life.

[It's Perro Sanxe wot won it]

Back when the new 2016 scenario was released, I managed to win Ohio on Impossible as Hillary Clinton:
https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1484992

Hillary Clinton/Sherrod Brown: 297 electoral votes, 48.2% 66,432,254 votes
Donald Trump/???: 241 electoral votes, 45.8% 63,082,744 votes
Gary Johnson and Others: 0 electoral votes, 5.4% 7,381,937 votes
Jill Stein: 0 electoral votes, 0.7% 954,594 votes

[Chips]

Back when the new 2016 scenario was released, I managed to win Ohio on Impossible as Hillary Clinton:
https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1484992

Hillary Clinton/Sherrod Brown: 297 electoral votes, 48.2% 66,432,254 votes
Donald Trump/???: 241 electoral votes, 45.8% 63,082,744 votes
Gary Johnson and Others: 0 electoral votes, 5.4% 7,381,937 votes
Jill Stein: 0 electoral votes, 0.7% 954,594 votes

Remember, As Ohio goes so goes the nation.

[Senator-elect Spark]

Campaign Trail 2000

https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1575606

Governor George W. Bush (R-TX) / General Colin Powell (R-WA) - 319 EVs, 47.99%
Vice President Albert A. Gore Jr. (D-TN) / Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) - 219 EVs, 47.79%

92.7% better than all others on Normal!

[Chips]

Campaign Trail 2000

https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1575606

Governor George W. Bush (R-TX) / General Colin Powell (R-WA) - 319 EVs, 47.99%
Vice President Albert A. Gore Jr. (D-TN) / Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) - 219 EVs, 47.79%

92.7% better than all others on Normal!

That and still only barely managed a popular vote win. Wow.

[Chips]

Okay, I played 2000 as Bush on Easy. I wanted to go for an extremely weird electoral map. With a very weird combo of answers, I present this map.

366-172.

[Snazzrazz Mazzlejazz]

Okay, I played 2000 as Bush on Easy. I wanted to go for an extremely weird electoral map. With a very weird combo of answers, I present this map.

366-172.

How?

[Chips]

Okay, I played 2000 as Bush on Easy. I wanted to go for an extremely weird electoral map. With a very weird combo of answers, I present this map.

366-172.

How?

I said things that were unpopular about social security in the south but also moderate in the other swing states.

[Breton Racer]

What should have happened in 1988.

Dukakis/Glenn: 313 EVs (50.4%)
VP Bush/Quayle: 225 EVs (48.5%)

I ran heavily toward the center and cast Bush as an aloof elitist with deep Washington ties. I contrasted his upbringing with my modest Greek immigrant roots.

Most striking is not one state was won with more than 60% of the votes by either candidate.

Closest states were:
Texas: 49.9%-49.2%
Louisiana: 49.5%-48.6%
Maine: 50.3%-48.9%
Ohio: 50.2%-48.8%
South Dakota: 50.5%-48.8%
Delaware: 50.5%-48.8%
Kansas: 50.6%-47.7%

My favorite results:
Iowa: 57.3%-41.8%
Oklahoma: 52.9%-46.3%

The competitiveness of Oklahoma shows just how vulnerable Bush was in the plains states, had Dukakis been able to hone a better message he could have pealed off millions of voters in this region.

[Joe Biden 2024]

Vice President Richard Nixon/Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.: 263 EVs, 49.5%
Senator John F. Kennedy/Senator Stuart Symington: 255 EVs, 49.0%
Senator Harry Byrd: 19 EVs, 1.4%

I was JFK. First game I've ever had where no one won.