New official NPC thread (August polls coming, campaigning open)

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

And I have been very lax with upper limits on campaigning this go-around. I've considered several variations on Lumine's limits, but none apply for March. We'll see if April brings changes to that.

Never saw anything further on this, so I assume it's still "very lax".

[OBD]

Hate to be that guy but I’m pretty sure Poirot just violated the campaign limit in MA.

Is there actually a limit?

4 daily per person, imposed by Lumine. Labor has been abiding by this strictly so it would be quite alarming if the GM office decides to disregard it without warning.

Poirot hadn’t broken the limit at the time you posted your initial complaint (though he has by now, of course):

RULES CHANGE FOR FEBRUARY

Brief Summary

A.- CAPS: We will experiment with the first attempt at party and personal caps to see its effects on the arms race, the system will be subject to changes depending on how well it works (or not). Current February caps are setat 80 events per party in total, and a personal limit of 5 per day.

Wait it was 5 the whole time!?!

Balls.

[OBD]

And I have been very lax with upper limits on campaigning this go-around. I've considered several variations on Lumine's limits, but none apply for March. We'll see if April brings changes to that.

Never saw anything further on this, so I assume it's still "very lax".

Regardless, rules are rules. I would appreciate some GM clarification on this next round, because I'd much rather have no campaign limits or campaign limits that are consistently enforced as this current limbo state can result in unfair situations where the misinterpretation or lack of rule enforcement leads to advantages for one party (clarification is probably needed on what counts as an event and how ads/fliers play in).

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

And I have been very lax with upper limits on campaigning this go-around. I've considered several variations on Lumine's limits, but none apply for March. We'll see if April brings changes to that.

Never saw anything further on this, so I assume it's still "very lax".

Regardless, rules are rules. I would appreciate some GM clarification on this next round, because I'd much rather have no campaign limits or campaign limits that are consistently enforced as this current limbo state can result in unfair situations where the misinterpretation or lack of rule enforcement leads to advantages for one party (clarification is probably needed on what counts as an event and how ads/fliers play in).

Yeah, like do my logos constitute 1 event or like a dozen

[Peanut]

Honestly, I wouldn't mind just not having limits. It's not something I particularly care about, especially as campaigning styles differ so drastically between parties it really makes no sense. So really, I defer to you on the matter: do you want campaigning limits?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

The only thing I care about, personally, is the quality of campaigns and not quantity. Detailed policy speeches should count more than one or two paragraphs of vague platitudes. With posters, it obviously gets trickier to grade art objectively, but if the art was taken from somewhere else (like with my and Truman's posters), they shouldn't receive full credit for not being original.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

With posters, it obviously gets trickier to grade art objectively, but if the art was taken from somewhere else (like with my and Truman's posters), they shouldn't receive full credit for not being original.

Hard disagree —originality has nothing to do with effectiveness. It's the message (and the quality of the delivery) that matters.

Otherwise, I'm not really sure how events are graded, but my understanding of Lumine's system was that he just looked at how many events there were in a state without caring too much about quality. If that's not how Peanut does it, maybe the limits aren't necessary.

[Peanut]

April campaigning closed yesterday, of course. All events posted will be taken into consideration and weighed equally regardless of the campaigner's current registration status.

[Peanut]

ARE YOU READY FOR RESULTS? ? ? ?

[OBD]

ARE YOU READY FOR RESULTS? ? ? ?

Yes.

If this doesn't materialize tonight ur fired

[Peanut]

ARE YOU READY FOR RESULTS? ? ? ?

Yes.

If this doesn't materialize tonight ur fired

I DON'T HEAR YOU

[AGA]

Waiting for results be like:

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

only reason I'm checking the AFE board at this point is for these

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Can we at least get an exit poll for Iowa?

[OBD]

In the absence of results, I hereby use my authority as Vice President to declare every election a GLORIOUS LABOR LANDSLIDE!

Questions and comments will NOT be accepted!

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Yes, results tonight or Labor dibs automatic victory across the board.

[Peanut]

RESULTS! TONIGHT!

[Peanut]

April 2021 - Fremont results

North Dakota State Election:

Standard Fremont System

Party/Alliance		Votes (%)		Seats
Labor Party		76%		35 MPs / 18 Senators
Federalist Party		11%		6 MPs / 3 Senators
Democratic Alliance		7%		5 MPs / 2 Senators
Liberal Party		6%		4 MP / 2 Senators
Total				50 MPs / 25 Senators

Gubernatorial result:
Labor Party win, Governor Dorgan reelected

Incoming Legislature:
Labor supermajority

Analysis:

Rural North Dakota turned out heavily and historically for Labor, delivering an impressive victory in the state despite (admittedly scarce) campaigning from other parties. Governor Dorgan's amazing popularity and strong, results-centered Labor campaigning gave them a supermajority to go nicely with South Dakota's right next door.

Idaho State Election:

Standard Fremont System

Party/Alliance		Votes (%)		Seats
Labor Party		56%		28 MPs / 14 Senators
Liberal Party		20%		10 MPs / 6 Senators
Democratic Alliance		12%		6 MPs /  2 Senators
Federalist Party		12%		6 MPs / 3 Senators
Total				50 MPs / 25 Senators

Gubernatorial result:
Labor Party win, Governor Smith reelected

Incoming Legislature:
Labor House and Senate majority

Analysis:

Labor far outpaced other parties with its Idaho campaigning, and not in a particularly close manner. While some gimmicks were interesting, like a focus on potatoes, the laser focus of "Labor built that!" deprived other parties of oxygen and pretty much assured a striking Labor victory.

Iowa State Election:

Standard Fremont System

Party/Alliance		Votes (%)		Seats
Labor Party		49%		41 MPs / 21 Senators
Federalist Party		34%		29 MP / 10 Senators
Democratic Alliance		14%		7 MPs / 5 Senators
Liberal Party		6%		3 MPs / 4 Senators
Total				80 MPs / 40 Senators

Gubernatorial result:
Labor Party win, Governor Finkenauer elected 51-37 in the second round

Incoming Legislature:
Labor House and Senate majority

Analysis:

The sheer number of Labor events in the state was astounding, but it was the quality of these events that really sealed the deal for a fully-red Fremont: every campaigner was excellently prepared to speak on the issues that mattered to them (from technology to the history of the region). While Federalist campaigning was not bad (indeed, they barely backslided from their numbers from last election), the fact is they were simply outmatched this time.

Los Angeles Mayoral Election:

RCV System

Party/Alliance		Votes (%)		Seats
Labor Party		42%
Liberal Party		30%
Federalist Party		17%
Democratic Alliance		11%

Mayoral result:
Labor win, Mayor Johnson reelected 52-48 in the final round

While the Mayor is popular, his reelection proved closer than expected due to an all-around lack of campaigning, but it nevertheless occurred as predicted by most.

With a full Labor sweep of the Fremont states now official, pay attention to this thread for more information on the Southern and Lincoln elections!

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

THANK YOU, IOWA!!! What a great collective effort it's been to turn an entire region red. Labor always had a strong advantage in Fremont, but lazy parties that have no new ideas do not make these historic victories in both "real" elections and NPC ones.



I raise my glass to you, comrades. Particularly the Beauty and Bread Party which scored many Labor victories throughout the Commonwealth.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

GLORIOUS NEWS!

[OBD]

RED FREMONT RED FREMONT RED FREMONT POG

(guam is not included in this for promotional reasons)

[Peanut]

April 2021 - Southern results

West Virginia State Election:

Standard Southern System

Party/Alliance		Votes (%)		Seats
Federalist Party		57%		67 Reps /  19 Senators
Liberal Party		20%		17 Reps / 6 Senators
Labor Party		13%		11 Reps / 4 Senators
Democratic Alliance		10%		5 Reps / 5 Senators
Total				100 Reps / 34 Senators

Gubernatorial result:
Federalist win, Governor Rhodes reelected

Incoming Legislature:
Federalist House supermajority and Senate majority

Analysis:

Well, that was basically graded on a curve. WV residents were left expecting campaigning from their leaders, but the scarce individual responsibility-focused Federalist campaign resonated with voters as they gave Governor Rhodes a historic supermajority in the legislature.

Mississippi State Election:

Standard Southern System

Party/Alliance		Votes (%)		Seats
Federalist Party		50%		72 Reps /  30 Senators
Democratic Alliance		31%		29 Reps / 11 Senators
Liberal Party		15%		16 Reps / 7 Senators
Labor Party		4%		5 Reps / 4 Senators
Total				122 Reps / 52 Senators

Gubernatorial result:
Federalist win, Governor reelected

Incoming Legislature:
Federalist House and Senate majority

Analysis:

While rumors came and went about a supposed drunken rally by none other than the Vice President, threats of nuclear winter were not enough to deter proud Mississippians from turning out and reelecting their Federalist government (even if, interestingly, none of our respondents to the exit poll could actually name the Governor they had just voted for).

Kansas State Election:

Standard Southern System

Party/Alliance		Votes (%)		Seats
Democratic Alliance		59%		72 Reps / 27 Senators
Liberal Party		25%		30 Reps / 6 Senators
Federalist Party		11%		15 Reps / 5 Senators
Labor Party		5%		5 Reps / 2 Senators
Total				125 Reps / 40 Senators

Gubernatorial result:
DA win, Governor Benson reelected

Incoming Legislature:
DA House majority and Senate supermajority

Analysis:

Well, that was a freebie. Strong DA campaigning across the state, and a showstopping closing rally filled with star power, sealed Governor Benson's reelection (even on the face of conspiracy theories, pushed by some extremist Labor circles, that the Governor is just a golden retriever in a trenchcoat). Scarce opposition, save for Liberal campaigning, granted a much-needed shot in the arm to DA prospects by handing them the Senate supermajority in the state.

North Carolina State Election:

Standard Southern System

Party/Alliance		Votes (%)		Seats
Federalist Party		69%		84 Reps / 35 Senators
Liberal Party		10%		13 Reps /  5 Senators
Democratic Alliance		10%		11 Reps / 5 Senators
Labor Party		10%		9 Reps / 5 Senators
Total				120 Reps / 50 Senators

Gubernatorial result:
Federalist win, Governor reelected

Incoming Legislature:
Federalist House and Senate supermajority

Analysis:

The star power Senator North Carolina Yankee was unopposed - quite literally, as only the Liberals so much as made a push for the state, resulting in an impressive climb in the polls from their earlier polling. NCY's appeals were based on compassionate, competent, region-based government, which (despite, similar to above Mississippi, a historically unknown Governor) appealed to residents, and his home-state bonus (the state is literally in his name) had an even bigger effect in the face of the lack of other parties' campaigning.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Glad to see Kansas heard our campaign against the regional expansionists! Kanzas je južni!

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Once again, Missouri border ruffians have made a mockery of democracy in Kansas. FASCIST DOGS in Topeka are stealing the election, hid results that showed the Labor–Fianna Frémont candidates winning, then "found" more votes days later that put the Dishonest Alliance over the top. When only legal votes are counted, Labor wins a historic landslide!

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

North Carolina State Election:

Federalist Party

69%

Nice.