Make an election map between you and the last two posters.

[Goldwater]

MB third party run mostly just causes vote splitting on the left, but my views are such a poor fit for the Midwest and Northeast that TChenka is just barely able to get a plurality of the EVs, though it's also just barely not enough to win the election outright.

[𝕭𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆 𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖑𝖆]

Goldwater runs as a Republican (after making a Romney-esque pivot on muh social issues) whereas I and King T'Chenka split the Democratic-leaning vote.
50 state sweep for Goldwater (although Hawaii and Vermont are very close, almost three-way ties) and T'Chenka wins D.C. - no need for a map.

[Mr. Smith]

I run a 3rd party in protest to liberalization of both nominees. The result ends up playing a spoiler, giving Goldwater access to The West and Northeast, T'chenka into Utah and The South. I put lots of Midwest states into play for both sides and flip Maine.

Ultimately the difference is Georgia, with a split in Atlanta cancelling out a ton of gains in rural areas, so Goldwater wins.

[𝕭𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆 𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖑𝖆]

I run a 3rd party in protest to liberalization of both nominees. The result ends up playing a spoiler, giving Goldwater access to The West and Northeast, T'chenka into Utah and The South. I put lots of Midwest states into play for both sides and flip Maine.

Ultimately the difference is Georgia, with a split in Atlanta cancelling out a ton of gains in rural areas, so Goldwater wins.

Am I a joke to you?

[Mr. Smith]

I run a 3rd party in protest to liberalization of both nominees. The result ends up playing a spoiler, giving Goldwater access to The West and Northeast, T'chenka into Utah and The South. I put lots of Midwest states into play for both sides and flip Maine.

Ultimately the difference is Georgia, with a split in Atlanta cancelling out a ton of gains in rural areas, so Goldwater wins.

Am I a joke to you?

You posted while I was making my map.

But eh, it'd likely be a name change anyway.

[S019]

It is a very long three way primary between me, Battista, and L.D. Smith for the Democratic nomination, neither side is able to gain much momentum, until late, when big wins in GA and NY help my campaign, and the wins in NY and NJ secure the nomination, though there is probably some lingering primary tension after the primary.

[DPKdebator]

[😥]

[Ferguson97]

FDB landslide after АndriуValeriovich and I split the liberal/progressive/Democratic/moderate vote virtually down the middle. Only the most left-leaning states are able won by either of us. I win New Jersey by less than 2,000 votes due to my home-advantage. Andriy manages to narrowly win California and Hawaii (I'm imaging them as being a West-coast politician in this scenario).

FDB walks away with the biggest electoral landslide since 1988 and an overwhelming plurality of the popular vote (~46%). I get about 29% and Andriy gets 25%.

[GregTheGreat657]

I win because independents rarely do well and Ferguson97 is too #woke to appeal to the Rust Belt.

[Make America Grumpy Again]

Ferguson 97 (D-NJ)/Michelle Grisham (D-NM): 332 E.V./51.3%
Greg The Great (R-NY)/Josh Hawley (R-MO): 206 E.V./47.2%

Despite being a strong candidate and winning areas thought to have previously be unwinnable, Greg The Great defeats Ferguson 97, who chooses Michelle Grisham to appeal to Hispanic/Latinos. His plan worked and they ended up winning, as The Sun Belt revolted against Greg The Great's genius populist platform of bringing back manufacturing and mining jobs, as well as supporting breaking up big tech/big business and ending the endless overseas war, along with traditional stances on social issues.

Closest state (Ferguson '97): Maine at. lg: .16%
Greg The Great: South Carolina 1.18%

Homestate Stats:
New York, homestate of Grge The Great: 59-36 Ferguson
New Jersey, homestate of Ferguson '97: 60-37 Ferguson
New Mexico, homestate of Michelle Grisham: 51-46 Ferguson
Missouri, homestate of Josh Hawley: 64/34 Greg

Ferguson 97's slogan: Greg's Not Great
Greg The Great's slogan: Build back manufacturing better.

[Chips]

Well, considering both GregTheGreat and Old School Democrat have both shown themselves to be right leaning, I'll have to run as a Democrat in this case.

The GOP primary starts out as an interesting battle. OSD wins Iowa and New Hampshire but GregTheGreat charges forward with wins in Nevada and South Carolina.

GregTheGreat is able to beat out OSD for the nomination if only because he sticks out as probably a bit more Trumpist in comparison to OSD.



Time for the general, To make it fair I will give out a scenario in which I win and one in which Greg wins.

I win:



I win Ohio by under 20,000 votes thanks to home state advantage and being able to sympathize with some WWC issues very well. Greg for his part does well in places I'd probably be weak in such as Nevada.

Greg wins:



My centrism is not enough for an angry Republican base after a pretty unsuccessful Biden presidency. Greg not only beats me in my home state, but also Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Maine and even Virginia by under 10,000 votes. For my part, I'm able to hold on to Michigan by under 20,000 votes as my Rust Belt roots still carry some merit there.

For all future posters, you can have me represent whatever party of your choosing. be for the primaries or the general.

[GregTheGreat657]

Chips would probably win, due to being seen as the most moderate of us, while my being the most conservative helps me place second. OldSchoolDemocrat is able to pull off miracles in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

[Schiff for Senate]

Chips vs GregTheGreat vs Me

[DPKdebator]

Assuming all three of us run in a Republican primary:

[MR DARK BRANDON]

Not that I’m a good candidate or anything but you guys would kinda split the GOP vote (ignore the margins, I just forgot to change them)

[Grassroots]

Primary vs DPK


General election vs. Liam

[GregTheGreat657]

GOP primary against Grassr00ts:


General election vs. Liam:

[DPKdebator]

Me and Greg appeal to similar voting blocs, so Grassr00ts sweeps most states in a Republican primary.

[Make America Grumpy Again]

I'd have to run as a left-wing nationalist in this case, deemphasizing my views on most cultural issues. DPK Debator gets about 3-4% of the P.V. and is enough to flip some states in both directions, while GTG's temporary moratorium on immigration significantly harms him with Latino voters.

[West_Midlander]

DPKdebator is narrowly elected by the House after several rounds of voting and backroom negotiations between the party leaders. I think Christian Man would probably be selected as VP in the Senate and would win some policy concessions from DPKdebator. In theory I could have cut a deal with DPKdebator ITTL (before the electoral college vote), but this is impossible IRL due to faithless elector laws.

[MR DARK BRANDON]

West Midlander wins

[GregTheGreat657]

WestMidlander would not win any electoral votes, due to his ideology being quite similar to mine

[MR DARK BRANDON]

I’d say this is more realistic

[Goldwater]