The Senate Game

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OK, so I am restarting the game here. All things in previous thread still apply.

In this game, various members of atlas will claim seats in the US Senate for their party. Their job is to defend their seat from outside opposition, as well as to keep the senate in their corner. Each participant can claim a seat that is up for election in that turn. I.e: You can only become DE Senator in 2018 or 2020 (unless via a special election). In between elections, the Senate works as it does IRL. If a seat is not filled by the deadline, the seat is replaced by an NPC controlled by me (a slightly-weaker version of the IRL Senator). The game starts with the 2016 Elections.

Example entry:
Name: Sam Tilden (D-NY Class3)
Ideology: Bourbon Democrat
Previous offices held: Governor of NY (1999-2007)
Bio:

Blah Blah Blah Your story Blah Blah

Class 1 US Senators:
George Crossman (L-PA)
Poe L. Mast (D-WV)
David MacKenzie (R-VT)
Jackson Hitchcock (D-TX)

Class 2 Senators
Andrew Williams (R-TN)
Nick Stoner (D-OR)


Class 3 Senators
 Joey Costa (D-WA)
Ted Bessell (D-CA)

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first order of Business- create your victory map. Include a real life opponent and a county map, as well vote tally or percentages

Example-



Poe L. Masta-49.2%

Patrick Morissey- 43.1%

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Andrew Williams - 73.4%

Phil Bredesen - 26.3%

there is no chance in hell you win that by 73-26. More like 59-49

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Name: Jackson Hitchcock (D-TX Class 1)
Ideology: Populist libertarian Democrat
Previous offices held: State Representative 2005-2012 Attorney General 2012-2015 US Senator 2015-Present
Age: 37



Democrat: Jackson Hitchcock 52% 2.43 million votes
Republican: Rick Perry 48% 2.16 million


After the death of Senator Cornyn, the Governor of Texas appointed Attorney General Jackson Hitchcock to the senate seat.

welocme to the game and to the forum!

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Name: Brian Wilson (D-NV Class 3)
Ideology: Pretty much the same as me. Social liberal economic moderate.
Previous Offices Held: Assistant Director of Engineering at NDOT (2006-2011), Mayor of Las Vegas (2011-2017).
Bio: Born March 10th, 1983 in Reno Nevada. Graduated from Caltech in 2004 (a year early) and went to work for NDOT. Successfully created a high speed railway linking Los Angeles to Las Vegas to Reno which lead to him becoming an assistant director in 2006. Became mayor of Las Vegas in 2011 and proceeded to create an information technology boom and convince some new casinos to build in the city rather than in Paradise. Was elected senator in 2016 (I may add more detail at a later date).

Welcome! We are just waiting on Enduro,Ted, OldiesFreak, and Haslam2020. I'll make a map for them if they are not done in 48 hours

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United States Senate Election in California, 2016:

State Treasurer Ted Bessell: 4,969,296 - 56.65%
State Senator Anthony Cannella: 6,935,710 - 40.59%

(Let's just assume that top-two doesn't exist in this world, so I don't have to redo the map.)

that is one odd map

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Mayor Jake Javinisk (D): 65.01%

Activist Wendy Long (R): 34.13%

(Non-Atlas Colors)

I love that map!

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Senator Barnabas Glenn Ellis.

Previous occupation: lives in parents basement

Texas Class 1.

Won in 2012 against Ted Cruz, 52-43. Only one to file in primary because of apathetic TexDem party.
Was down in the all the polls by about 5-6 points, until a certain tape was released of Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell exactly two weeks before the election. Polls quickly showed a double digit reversal, and Ellis scored an upset.

great to have you!

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Senator Barnabas Glenn Ellis.

Previous occupation: lives in parents basement

Texas Class 1.

Won in 2012 against Ted Cruz, 52-43. Only one to file in primary because of apathetic TexDem party.
Was down in the all the polls by about 5-6 points, until a certain tape was released of Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell exactly two weeks before the election. Polls quickly showed a double digit reversal, and Ellis scored an upset.

great to have you!

thanks.

what 'tape' btw?

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United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012

Sen. David F. MacKenzie (R): 156,256 (53.10%)
Fmr. St. Sen. Doug Racine (D):  120,914 (41.09%)
Others: 17,097 (5.81%)

jeez... do I see a Jim Jeffords 2.0?

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Andrew Williams - 73.4%

Phil Bredesen - 26.3%

there is no chance in hell you win that by 73-26. More like 59-49

It's non atlas colors.

still, that margin is at best 60-39. When Haslam won by this margin in 2014, he won every county by double digits.

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United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2012



John Smith (R-NM) - 286,409 - 55.6%
Hector Balderas (D-NM) - 229,097 - 44.4%

Name: John Smith (R-NM Class 1)
Ideology: Center-right economically, Right socially, populist
Previous offices held: Mayor of Albuquerque (1996-2000), Representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district (2000-2012)

Bio: Born in Albuquerque, John Smith has held political office in the state since 1996. After a successful term as Mayor, where he was able to create a new commuter rail line in the city, redeveloped the city's downtown, and improved the unemployment rate from 7% to 4%, he was elected to a Democratic-leaning congressional district covering the city of Albuquerque. He successfully held the district until he was elected to the Senate in 2012. While the Senate race was competitive, Smith's long history in New Mexican politics, household name quality within the state, and ability to work across the political aisle in the House led him to an 11 point victory on Election Night. Due to recent divisions within the Republican Party, he has recently been rumored to be considering switching his affiliation to Independent and caucusing with the Republicans, or creating his own party.

you going down the domenici route?

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ok, your next task is to PM me your requested committee assignments, as well as your voting record by party. Try to get them to me in the next few days.

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ok, your next task is to PM me your requested committee assignments, as well as your voting record by party. Try to get them to me in the next few days.

What do you mean when you say voting record by party?  Like how often they vote with the party?

yes.

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this is the Senate map. Blue is two Dem senators. red is vice versa. purple is split.

control is 51R-49D

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everybody's committees are approved.but this game is only elections, so I am picking opponents for y'all

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Budget committee

Chair- Bagel

Ranking Member- Andrew Williams

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Cook Political Report- Vermont

Cook's Call- Tilt R

If this were any other republican, this race would be Safe D. But David MacKenzie has won tough elections before, including a relatively easy re-election in a race that democrats thought would be competitive. His moderate, independent approach to politics in Washington has made him quite palatable to his home state. This race will likely be decided by how good the democratic candidate is, but right now we are giving the incumbent the upper hand.

Possible Matchups (Polled)-

David MacKenzie-50%
Sue Minter- 40%

David MacKenzie- 48%
T.J  Donovan-46%

Davis MacKenzie- 46%
Beth Pearce- 46%

Peter Welch 48%
David MacKenzie- 45%

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 Approval Polls

George Crossman (I-PA)- 36-37-27

Poe L. Mast (D-WV)- 58-34-8

David MacKenzie (R-VT)- 58-33-9

Bagel (D-TX)-37-36-27

Andrew Williams (R-TN)- 60-24-16

Nick Stoner (D-OR)- 55-31-16

Jackson Hitchcock (D-TX)- 34-34-32
 
Joey Costa (D-WA)-56-32-12

Ted Bessell (D-CA)-59-32-9

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Is there a reason why I don't have an approval rating?

oh no sorry

Brian Wilson-49-31-20

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How about me

oh yeah

63-26-11

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So, who will our opponents be? also, for Approval rating, is the first one approval, second disapproval, and final not sure?

yes. also, you have some time to gain a record as the next election is 2018. To make the game more quick, you can make moves in monthly increments. Also, PM me if you want to campaign for one of your friends up in 2018.

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So, who will our opponents be? also, for Approval rating, is the first one approval, second disapproval, and final not sure?

yes. also, you have some time to gain a record as the next election is 2018. To make the game more quick, you can make moves in monthly increments. Also, PM me if you want to campaign for one of your friends up in 2018.

Ok, so how exactly does this game go. Do we just have posts on what we do and stuff like that in order to raise our support? or is it up to you?

I'll try to give y'all as much wiggle room as you want. However, it is your choice to do a summary or your campaign schedule for the month, though I recommend a mix. Also, speeches are a good thing to post as they give me a better idea of what tone you are striking. Pm me about endorsements and scenarios such as you campaigning for someone. Also, I am making a rule of you must one fundraiser in exchange for one ad. Also, I'll release articles about the senate races, as well as ratings by cook.

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So, who will our opponents be? also, for Approval rating, is the first one approval, second disapproval, and final not sure?

yes. also, you have some time to gain a record as the next election is 2018. To make the game more quick, you can make moves in monthly increments. Also, PM me if you want to campaign for one of your friends up in 2018.

Ok, so how exactly does this game go. Do we just have posts on what we do and stuff like that in order to raise our support? or is it up to you?

I'll try to give y'all as much wiggle room as you want. However, it is your choice to do a summary or your campaign schedule for the month, though I recommend a mix. Also, speeches are a good thing to post as they give me a better idea of what tone you are striking. Pm me about endorsements and scenarios such as you campaigning for someone. Also, I am making a rule of you must one fundraiser in exchange for one ad. Also, I'll release articles about the senate races, as well as ratings by cook.

Alright then. Would it be alright to use random stock images for Andrew Williams?

sure, but they have to be the same person

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Cook Political Report- New Mexico
Cook's Call- Lean R

If this were any other republican, this race would be Lean D. But John Smith has won tough elections before, including a relatively easy election in a race that democrats thought they would be competitive. His prioritizing of issues important to Mew Mexico has made him quite palatable to his home state. This race will likely be decided by how good the democratic candidate is, but right now we are giving the incumbent the upper hand.