Division-A 2020 Election Game (Signup, Rules and OOC Thread)

[terp40hitch]

Division 2020

November 8th, 2016 the world was shocked. Donald Trump had become president of the United States and already an anti-Trump movement was born. The resistance inspired people across the country to protest. Still, Trump was able to pass many successful legislation that made his base excited. Even though Trump was able to pass legislation he still faced threats of primary challenges from the so-called "establishment" like Governor John Kasich and Senator Ben Sasse because of the investigation against him and his twitter.

The Democrats had a long list of probable candidates from afar left progressive like Senator Kamel Harris and Senator Sanders or a blue-dog democrat like former Vice-President Joe Biden or even an outsider like Oprah Winfrey. Even before the mid-term, Rep. John Delaney announced his bid soon followed by Donald Trump's announcement launching the 2020 campaign into motion.

Mid-Term House Results

Democrats: 230 (+37)
Republicans: 201 (-37)

Mid-Term Senate Results

Republicans: 52 (+1)
Democrats: 46 (-1)
Indepdent: 2

State Results:

Arizona
Kyrsten Sinema (D): 53.7%
Martha McSally (R): 46.3%

California
Diana Feinstein (D): 64.5%
Kevin De Leon (D): 35.5%

Connecticut
Chris Murphy (D): 59.2%
Matthew Corey (R): 40.8%

Delaware
Tom Carper (D): 63.4%
Chuck Boyce (R): 36.6%

Florida
Rick Scott (R): 51.5%
Bill Nelson (D): 48.5%

Hawaii
Mazie Hirono (D): 87.1%
Crystal Carpenter (I): 12.9%

Indiana
Joe Donnelly (D): 50.1%
Todd Rokita (R): 49.9%

Maine
Angus King (I): 41.2%
Erick Barkley (R): 33.5%
Zak Ringelstein (D): 25.3%

Maryland
Ben Carden (D): 58.3%
Sam Faddis (R): 32.6%
Neil Simon (I): 9.1%

Massachusetts
Elizabeth Warren (D): 61.3%
Geoff Diehl (R): 27.2%
Shiva Ayyadurai (I): 11.5%

Michigan
Debbie Stabenow (D): 54.2%
John James (R): 45.8%

Minnesota
Tina Smith (D): 53.7%
Karin Housley (R): 46.3%

Minnesota
Amy Klobuchar (D): 59.3%
Jim Newberger (R): 40.7%

Mississippi
Roger Wicker (R): 64.8%
David Baria (D): 35.2%

Missouri
Josh Hawley (R): 51.2%
Claire McCaskill (D):48.8%

Montana
Matthew Rosendale (R): 53.8%
Jon Tester (D): 46.2%

Nebraska
Deb Fischer (R): 57.4%
Jane Raybould (D): 42.6%

Nevada
Jacky Rosen (D): 52.6%
Dean Heller (R): 47.4%

New Jersey
Bob Menendez (D): 57.8%
Bob Hugin (R): 42.2%

New Mexico
Martin Heinrich (D): 59.2%
Mick Rich (R):40.8%

New York
Kirsten Gillibrand (D): 65.7%
Chele Farley (R): 34.3%
North Dakota
Heidi Heitkamp (D): 50.3%
Kevin Cramer (R): 49.7%

Ohio
Sherrod Brown (D): 51.3%
Jim Renacci (R): 48.7%

Pennsylvania
Bob Casey (D): 57.9%
Lou Barletta (R): 42.1%

Rhode Island
Sheldon Whitehouse (D): 65.8%
Robert Flanders (R): 34.2%

Tennessee
Marsha Blackburn (R): 50.4%
Phil Bredesen (D): 49.6%

Texas
Ted Cruz (R): 54.9%
Beto O’Rourke (D): 45.1%

Utah
Mitt Romney (R): 79.3%
Jenny Wilson (D): 20.7%

Vermont
Bernie Sanders (I): 83.7%
Jon Svitavsky (D): 16.3%

Virginia
Tim Kaine (D): 58.2%
Cory Stewart (R): 41.8%

Washington
Maria Cantwell (D): 88.3%
Clay Johnson (I): 11.7%

West Virginia
Joe Manchin (D): 50.4%
Evan Jenkins (R): 49.6%

Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin (D): 57.8%
Kevin Nicholson (R): 42.2%

Wyoming
John Barrasso (R): 61.5%
Gary Trauner (D):32.3%
David Dodson (I): 6.3%

Mid-Term Governor Results

Republican: 28 (-5)
Democrats: 20 (+4)
Indepents: 2 (+1)

Mid-Term State Results

Alabama
Kay Ivey (R): 62.3%
Walt Maddox (D): 37.7%

Alaska
Bill Walker (I): 52.1%
Mike Dunleavy (R): 47.9%

Arizona
Doug Ducey (R): 55.6%
Steve Farley (D): 44.4%

Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson (R): 58.2%
Jan Morgan (D): 37.4%
Mark West (L): 4.4%

California
Gavin Newsom (D): 67.8%
John Cox (R): 32.2%

Colorado
Cary Kennedy (D): 57.9%
Walter Stapleton (R): 42.1%

Connecticut
Prasad Srinivasan (R): 50.3%
Joe Ganim (D): 49.7%

Florida
Gwen Graham (D): 51.3%
Ron DeSantis (R): 48.7%

Georgia
Casey Cagle (R): 53.7%
Stacey Abrams (D): 46.3%

Hawaii
David Ige (D): 71.8%
John Carroll (R): 28.2%

Idaho
Raul Labrador (R): 56.7%
Paulette Jordan (D): 43.3%

Illinios
J.B. Pitzer (D): 52.7%
Bruce Rauner (R): 47.3%

Iowa
Kim Reynolds (R): 55.6%
Fred Hubbell (D): 44.4%

Kansas
Greg Orman (I): 38.6%
Kris Kobach (R): 38.5%
Carl Brewer (D): 22.9%

Maine
Janet Mills (D): 59.2%
Mary Mayhew (R): 36.7%
John Jenkins (I): 4.1%

Maryland
Larry Hogan (R): 54.7%
Ben Jealous (D): 45.3%

Massachuetts
Charlie Baker (R): 57.8%
Bob Massie (D): 42.2%

Michigan
Gretchen Whitmer (D): 50.7%
Bill Schuette (R): 49.3%

Minnesota
Tim Walz (D): 58.9%
Keith Downey (R): 41.1%

Nebraske
Pate Ricket (R): 59.3%
Tyler Davis (D): 35.6%
Bob Krist (I): 16.1%

Nevada
Paul laxalt (R): 52.3%
Steve Sisolak (D): 47.7%

New Hampshire
Chris Sununu (R): 51.4%
Steve Marchand (D): 48.6%

New Mexico
Michele Grisham (D): 53.7%
Steve Pearce (R): 46.3%

New York
Andrew Cuomo (D): 67.5%
John DeFrancesco (R): 32.5%

Ohio
Mike DeWine (R): 56.3%
Richard Cordray (D): 43.7%

Oklahoma
Todd Lamb (R): 60.1%
Connie Johnson: 39.9%

Oregan
Kate Brown (D): 56.2%
Knute Buehler (R): 43.8%

Pennsylvania
Tom Wolf (D): 52.2%
Scott Wagner (R): 47.8%

Rhode Island
Gina Raimonda (D): 49.9%
Allan Fung (R): 49.7%
Joe Trillo (I): 0.4%

South Carolina
Henry McMasters (R): 59.9%
Phil Noble (D): 40.1%

South Dakota
Kristi Noem (R): 62.7%
Billie Sutton (D): 37.3%

Tennesee
Diane Black (R): 61.1%
Karl Dean (D): 38.9%

Texas
Gregg Abbott (R): 59.4%
Lupe Valdez (D): 40.6%

Vermont
Phil Scott (R): 51.6%
Keith Stern (D): 48.4%

Wisconsin
Dana Wachs: 53.9%
Scott Walker: 46.1%

Wyoming
Matt Mead (R): 63.7%
Mary Throne (D): 34.3%
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This game won't start till one of the other games ends but you can start to sign up now

1.- Since the 2012 game is ending I have decided to take a shot at an election game, this Game will cover the 2020 US Presidential Election from October 1st, 2019 to November 3rd, 2020, divided into three main phases:

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2.- The in-game length of turns will vary from days to an entire month depending on the circumstances, but all turns will last 72 hours (no more) in RL. Duly informing of a turn absence will yield no penalty (a polling freeze or very limited loss), but simply not posting will bring consequences.

3.- Contact me for endorsements! No candidate may receive more than 2 per turn, and there are some special endorsements that will be reserved for key events or dates (for example, New Hampshire or Iowa Governors, or relevant newspapers like the Des Moines Register or the New Hampshire Union Leader).

4.- The 2000 race was known to be volatile at points, particularly so with the GOP side. This game will attempt to replicate this by taking note of schedules, events and particularly the debate performances, which may give a surprise boost to a given candidate to rise like Fiorina and others did in 2016 before flaming out. Of course, that boost can be lost in the face of tough attacks from your rivals, so it can be both a blessing and a curse.

5.- There will be debates, several of them to account for the OTL high number of GOP debates and their undeniable impact on the race. The first few turns will all feature limited debates.

6.- Like other games, I will use a number randomizer to determine positive and negative news for the candidates. 1-5 will be negative experiences (1 being terrible news) and 45-50 will be positive experiences (50 being a huge boost). 5-45 will be no news. Real life news will also feature as part of the game for players to exploit (or influence).

7.- Third Party candidates are allowed to join though I will only accept one, their respective gameplay will be focused on the General Election.

[terp40hitch]

Candidate List

Democrats
Rep. John Delaney (D-MD)-NOTTYLER
Derek Jeter (D-NJ)-Jagaur4Life
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA)-ASPN
Senator Sherrod Brown(D-OH)-GoTfan
Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY)-My Cool
Former Vice-President Joe Biden (D-DE)-MyCroftCZ
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)-Vespucci
Former First Lady Michelle Obama (D-IL)-NewYorkExpress
Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton (D-NY)- Ishan
Senator Kristen Sinema (D-AZ)- Eighties
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX)- Jakobisgood

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Republicans
President Donald Trump (R-NY)-New Tennessean Politician
Former Governor John Kasich (R-OH)-Jackson Hitchcock

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Independent

Jon Huntsman/Evan McMullin-Not_Madigan

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Can I have President Trump?

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

I got John Delaney

[terp40hitch]

Primary Schedule

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Endorsment List

Democrats:
John Delaney:
General Clark, Former Sectary of State John Kerry

Michelle Obama:
Former President Barack Obama, Representative Jim Clyburn

Derek Jeter:
Representative Tulsi Gabbard, Jimmy Dore

Chelsea Clinton:
Senator Catherine Cortez Mastro, Peter Welch

Sherrod Brown:
Former Vice-President Al Gore, Senator Tammy Baldwin

Kristen Gillibrand:
Janet Mills, Julian Castro

Republicans:
Donald Trump:
Senator Marco Rubio, Senator Ted Cruz

John Kasich:
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Rex Tillerson

[terp40hitch]

I got John Delaney

Can I have President Trump?

Both Accepted!

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

I got John Delaney

Can I have President Trump?

Both Accepted!

Thanks. Imma win this.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

I got John Delaney

Can I have President Trump?

Both Accepted!

Thanks. Imma win this.

No, it will be so yuuge!

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

I got John Delaney

Can I have President Trump?

Both Accepted!

Thanks. Imma win this.

No, it will be so yuuge!

Lol I hope you do that when making trump give a speech

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

DEMOCRAT JOHN DELANEY ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

“Hello! I am John Delaney! I have been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013. I believe the American People are far greater than the sum of our political parties! It’s time to rise above the broken politics of this nation. We need to renew the spirit that let us do impossible things. The spirit that let us become an independent country. The spirit that Allowed is to stay together after the civil war. The spirit that led us through not one, but two world wars. The spirit that allowed us to go to the moon. I call it: the American spirit. This is why I’m running. This is why, right now, In front of all of you, I announce that I will be seeking the Democratic Nomination for President! We’ve spent years talking about the past, and past policies, that our politicians ignore the truly important thing- The Future. We need a future where we are prosperous. A future where all Americans can be equal and call this nation, under God, their home. Thank you! God bless you, and God bless America!”

[Jaguar4life]

Can I in this game be a fictional version of a real character?

[terp40hitch]

Can I in this game be a fictional version of a real character?

No, only real characters for this one but if you want an outsider you could be Andrew Yang

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

Can I in this game be a fictional version of a real character?

No, only real characters for this one but if you want an outsider you could be Andrew Yang

Or Jeff Boss or Robby Wells. Or Kanye West

[Jaguar4life]

Can I be a  businessman?

[terp40hitch]

Can I be a  businessman?

Depends, who do you want?

[Jaguar4life]

Can I be a  businessman?

Depends, who do you want?

Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter. (Who he is really is) As a Democrat

[terp40hitch]

Can I be a  businessman?

Depends, who do you want?

Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter. (Who he is really is) As a Democrat

Accepted

[Jaguar4life]

Can I be a  businessman?

Depends, who do you want?

Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter. (Who he is really is) As a Democrat

Accepted

Jeter is actually from New Jersey

[terp40hitch]

Can I be a  businessman?

Depends, who do you want?

Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter. (Who he is really is) As a Democrat

Accepted

Jeter is actually from New Jersey

My mistake

[wxtransit]

too many election games

In all seriousness, what happened to the 2000 game?

[terp40hitch]

too many election games

In all seriousness, what happened to the 2000 game?

That is still happening, this will start once the 2000 or 2012 game is over

[wxtransit]

too many election games

In all seriousness, what happened to the 2000 game?

That is still happening, this will start once the 2000 or 2012 game is over

Ah, ok.

[Jaguar4life]

Jeter Presidental announcement on March 8th 2019


Good afternoon Miami! now I am here to share something real special however it doesn’t have to do with anything with the Marlins nor anything to do with baseball. And no it isn’t anything tragic rather it something special. I am officially running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020!!

Yeah that’s right you hear me!!  The last few years have horrible for Amercias imagine. President Trump has broken every single pledge to every decent American person.  This is a President than calls nazis and white supremacists fine people and calls people respectfully protesting police brutality SOBs!!!

This is a President who doesn’t act like a president and more like a communist Dictator!!!   This is a President who puts rich people over hard working middle class people and workers.   This president rather wants to look at fringe right wing news pieces than rather listening to any of his intelligence briefings and personalities.

This is a President who wants to take us back to the 19th century!!! I could go on and on but right there I will stop.

We won a big victory in November by taking back the House with great hard working progressive candidates
And we got out the Democrats who betrayed progressive values and voted with Trump most of the time.

I am proposing and pledging a progressive revolution that will not just take back the senate but the White House next year!!

I am running a campaign that we should of ran in 2016.  I am a proud progressive first and foremost.  I will fight for progressive values like a 15$ minimum wage, Ending all tax breaks to the super rich and make sure they pay their fair share. Universal health coverage for all Amercians, Fight for green energy, Go hard at Wall Street and make sure they stop gaining the system.   We will end the drone program and use that money we spend on that to help the environment and help us in space exploration. We will end all corporate money lobbying so that groups like the NRA,Goldman Sachs,Eill Lily and Pitfzer and Citizen United can’t buy and pay any politician for candidate and so much more.

Thank you for coming out today and please vote for me for a progressive future!!

[OSR STANDS WITH PALESTINE]

Jeter Presidental announcement on March 8th 2019


Good afternoon Miami! now I am here to share something real special however it doesn’t have to do with anything with the Marlins nor anything to do with baseball. And no it isn’t anything tragic rather it something special. I am officially running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020!!

Yeah that’s right you hear me!!  The last few years have horrible for Amercias imagine. President Trump has broken every single pledge to every decent American person.  This is a President than calls nazis and white supremacists fine people and calls people respectfully protesting police brutality SOBs!!!

This is a President who doesn’t act like a president and more like a communist Dictator!!!   This is a President who puts rich people over hard working middle class people and workers.   This president rather wants to look at fringe right wing news pieces than rather listening to any of his intelligence briefings and personalities.

This is a President who wants to take us back to the 19th century!!! I could go on and on but right there I will stop.

We won a big victory in November by taking back the House with great hard working progressive candidates
And we got out the Democrats who betrayed progressive values and voted with Trump most of the time.

I am proposing and pledging a progressive revolution that will not just take back the senate but the White House next year!!

I am running a campaign that we should of ran in 2016.  I am a proud progressive first and foremost.  I will fight for progressive values like a 15$ minimum wage, Ending all tax breaks to the super rich and make sure they pay their fair share. Universal health coverage for all Amercians, Fight for green energy, Go hard at Wall Street and make sure they stop gaining the system.   We will end the drone program and use that money we spend on that to help the environment and help us in space exploration. We will end all corporate money lobbying so that groups like the NRA,Goldman Sachs,Eill Lily and Pitfzer and Citizen United can’t buy and pay any politician for candidate and so much more.

Thank you for coming out today and please vote for me for a progressive future!!

Is he a sports dude too?

[terp40hitch]

Jeter Presidental announcement on March 8th 2019


Good afternoon Miami! now I am here to share something real special however it doesn’t have to do with anything with the Marlins nor anything to do with baseball. And no it isn’t anything tragic rather it something special. I am officially running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020!!

Yeah that’s right you hear me!!  The last few years have horrible for Amercias imagine. President Trump has broken every single pledge to every decent American person.  This is a President than calls nazis and white supremacists fine people and calls people respectfully protesting police brutality SOBs!!!

This is a President who doesn’t act like a president and more like a communist Dictator!!!   This is a President who puts rich people over hard working middle class people and workers.   This president rather wants to look at fringe right wing news pieces than rather listening to any of his intelligence briefings and personalities.

This is a President who wants to take us back to the 19th century!!! I could go on and on but right there I will stop.

We won a big victory in November by taking back the House with great hard working progressive candidates
And we got out the Democrats who betrayed progressive values and voted with Trump most of the time.

I am proposing and pledging a progressive revolution that will not just take back the senate but the White House next year!!

I am running a campaign that we should of ran in 2016.  I am a proud progressive first and foremost.  I will fight for progressive values like a 15$ minimum wage, Ending all tax breaks to the super rich and make sure they pay their fair share. Universal health coverage for all Amercians, Fight for green energy, Go hard at Wall Street and make sure they stop gaining the system.   We will end the drone program and use that money we spend on that to help the environment and help us in space exploration. We will end all corporate money lobbying so that groups like the NRA,Goldman Sachs,Eill Lily and Pitfzer and Citizen United can’t buy and pay any politician for candidate and so much more.

Thank you for coming out today and please vote for me for a progressive future!!

Is he a sports dude too?

He is a former baseball player