Flip the 6th (interest thread)

[GregTheGreat657]

Name: Dale Scott
Gender: Male
Age and DOB: October 16, 1971
Hometown: Johnston, IA
Residence: Silverton, OR
Political Party: Republican
Occupation: Nike executive
Background: Dale Scott was into an upper-middle-class family in the suburbs of Des Moines, Iowa, where he lived until age 12 when his family moved to Leesburg, Virginia, as his father's job in the defense industry was moved. He lived there until he graduated high school and was accepted into Yale University. He graduated from Yale with his MBA in 1996. He moved to Hillsboro, Oregon after getting a job in the finance department at Nike. In 1999, he got married, and in 2000, he moved to Sherwood to accommodate his young family, after the birth of his son, Brandon. In 2010, he was promoted to being an executive in the finance department.
Political Record: He voted for Gore in 2000, then straight R until 2016, when turned off by Trump's rhetoric, he backed Clinton. In 2020, he voted for Jo Jorgensen. He contributed in the thousands to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in 2012, and Knute Buehler's gubernatorial campaign in 2018.
Visual Description: He stands 6'2", wears glasses, and has mousy brown hair in a generic style. He is fairly thin.
Temperament: He is known for his mild-mannered, hands-off managerial style at Nike.

[GregTheGreat657]

Name: Dale Scott
Gender: Male
Age and DOB: October 16, 1971
Hometown: Johnston, IA
Residence: Sherwood, OR
Political Party: Republican
Occupation: Nike executive
Background: Dale Scott was into an upper-middle-class family in the suburbs of Des Moines, Iowa, where he lived until age 12 when his family moved to Leesburg, Virginia, as his father's job in the defense industry was moved. He lived there until he graduated high school and was accepted into Yale University. He graduated from Yale with his MBA in 1996. He moved to Hillsboro, Oregon after getting a job in the finance department at Nike. In 1999, he got married, and in 2000, he moved to Sherwood to accommodate his young family, after the birth of his son, Brandon. In 2010, he was promoted to being an executive in the finance department.
Political Record: He voted for Gore in 2000, then straight R until 2016, when turned off by Trump's rhetoric, he backed Clinton. In 2020, he voted for Jo Jorgensen. He contributed in the thousands to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in 2012, and Knute Buehler's gubernatorial campaign in 2018.
Visual Description: He stands 6'2", wears glasses, and has mousy brown hair in a generic style. He is fairly thin.
Temperament: He is known for his mild-mannered, hands-off managerial style at Nike.

Approved, but of note that Sherwood is a good deal out of the district. Might be advisable to move your character into the seat.

Is Carlton in OR-06?

[GregTheGreat657]

Ok. My character will move to Silverton

[GregTheGreat657]

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While states like Texas and Illinois had more high-profile battles, the Beaver State played host to one of America's most intense redistricting battles. Democrats were in firm control of Oregon's government, and by extension, held the redistricting pen - however, Oregon Republicans refused to quietly allow themselves to be outvoted at every step. Utilizing Oregon's unusually high quorum rules, they threatened to ground the statehouse to a halt. For months, the parties were in a state of standoff, with neither willing to come to the table on redistricting. It seemed certain that the maps would be sent to the courts.

Then, Tina Kotek caved.



In an eleventh-hour move, Democrats and Republicans came to an agreement to pass a relatively fair map, keeping DeFazio's seat competitive while adding a new swing seat in the Willamette Valley. Covering regions from the Pacific Coast to progressive Corvallis, diversifying Salem to working-class Linn County, this new, open seat was ideal for Oregon's most competitive House election in years. Voting for Obama, then Trump, Buehler, then Biden, will Oregon Republicans be able to capitalize on a favorable national environment and win a second congressional seat in Oregon for the first time since 1988? Or will Oregon Democrats hold the line with their significant organizational advantage and keep the Beaver State's congressional delegation solidly blue?

Welcome to my latest election game, Flip the 6th! Inspired by KaiserDave's fantastic East of the Merrimack, this is a modern take on the concept. Like Kaiser's game, Flip the 6th will feature custom characters. Feel free to design custom characters, whether they be state legislators, small business owners, activists, county officials, or more - however, stay realistic.

I'm also carrying over the rules from Kaiser's game. Here they are, for reference:

Rules

1. No Violating the Rules of this Blog

2. No Powergaming, Metagaming, etc.

3. Be polite please, rudeness ain't needed. Be considerate and kind towards your fellow players and blog posters.

4. Be reasonable and stick to realism.

5. If you commit to playing a big role, please stay active. And lengthy and complete inactivity without any message or reasoning will result in removal.

6. No cheating, I don't know how you would but don't do it

7. Characters, and this is very important, must be well rounded and sensible. I will not accept God-like characters. Within those constraints, get creative!

7. Have fun!

8. If you have any suggestions, please provide!

And here is the info:

1. The game will commence in fall 2021, right after the map passed. The primary elements will be schedules, speeches, debates, interviews, endorsements, and the like. Events earlier than fall 2021 are not required, but can still help one's standing.

2. I will incorporate news. Assume that any events that happen OTL (besides how Oregon redistricting actually went) happen in this TL. Additionally, assume that all OTL politicians exist, except for those that conflict with player characters (e.g. if the player represents Oregon's 10th State Senate seat, the current senator from that seat does not exist for this game's purposes).

3. Detail is good. Go into depth about the locations you visit, and try to tailor your campaigns to them. Results are calculated on the county level so this can and will affect your numbers!

And lastly, the character app. Once again borrowing from Kaiser.

Character App
Name:
Gender:
Age and DOB:
Hometown:
Current Residence:
Political Party:
Occupation:
Background:
Political Record*:
Visual Description**:
Additional Information:


*Tell us more about your character's time in politics, if they're a local lawmaker what have they prioritized, what are some important votes they've taken on controversial issues. If they're a private sector outsider who have they fundraised for or publicly supported, what are some issues where they've been vocal?

**Image not required

Candidates

Democratic:
Charlotte Adams (D-Salem) - Falterin
Christine Jang (D-Salem) - Kuumo
Commissioner Thomas Ryder (D-Corvallis) - GoTfan
Senator Eric Talbot (D-Corvallis) - Orwell
Yuri Testikov (D-Corvallis) - discovolante

Republican:
Doyle Brooks (R-Albany) - RGM2903
Representative Heather Cooper (R-Salem) - CentristRepublican
Ted Miller (R-Salem) - Ishan
Dale Scott (R-Silverton) - GregTheGreat

When do you think the next turn will begin?

[GregTheGreat657]

Waiting on more people to post turns. Anticipating sometime during or after the Thanksgiving break.

Any updates on this?

[GregTheGreat657]

Heather Cooper proposes anti-negative campaigning agreement


An unfortunate result of primary campaigning is that already, the campaign has become unnecessarily negative on the Republican side; in particular, Dale Scott and I have been launching attacks at each other. This is counteractive to our common goal of a Republican winning in the district next November, since many of these same attacks being used now might be used by the Democratic candidate against the eventual Republican candidate (whether that be Doyle Brooks, Dale Scott, or myself). Aside from that, it is also unhelpful to conservatives across the district, who want to see meaningful proposals and actions taken against the Biden agenda. So I propose an anti-negative campaign pledge. All signatories will be pledging to not attack or slander any of the other signatories (so, for instance, if Doyle Brooks and Dale Scott were to sign this, both would be agreeing to mutually stopping their attacks against each other). This will, I think, help change the atmosphere of this primary (which is unnecessarily negative), and help us focus our attacks on our common adversaries, Joe Biden and the Democrats, who are hurting Americans in this district and elsewhere. Having proposed this agreement, I will be the first to proudly sign it, and am promising that hereonforth I will no longer be launching any negative attacks against any Republican candidate for the district who chooses to sign this agreement as well. Anyone who is interested in signing this pledge and ending negative campaigning in this primary should do so within the next week.

Signed

Now that we can no longer attack each other, and Ted Miller cannot win anyway, I think we should launch a series of coordinated negative/attack ads in the next round against Doyle Brooks in order to destroy him. For instance, we could jointly work on an ad against Doyle Brooks and Ted Miller - just attacking them and not explicitly supporting either of us - and then we both could use our round's points to air/run this ad districtwide. What are your thoughts on this?

I'd support doing this

[GregTheGreat657]

Deadline for posts this turn will be November 30.

Is the updated polling coming out today? I expect Ted Miller to stay where his or even lose support, and for Dale Scott to increase greatly in support. Brooks and I will also likely see poll improvements as the number of undecidedes shrinks.

Polling is complete, so I'm working on it. Also bear in mind that I'm a college student so I can't do things at beck and call.

How long do you anticipate the new turn lasting?

[GregTheGreat657]

Deadline for posts this turn will be November 30.

Is the updated polling coming out today? I expect Ted Miller to stay where his or even lose support, and for Dale Scott to increase greatly in support. Brooks and I will also likely see poll improvements as the number of undecidedes shrinks.

Polling is complete, so I'm working on it. Also bear in mind that I'm a college student so I can't do things at beck and call.

How long do you anticipate the new turn lasting?

Let's say the 15th, giving everyone two weeks to post.

Ok

[GregTheGreat657]

I think each of the candidates should take the Political Compass test

I have already taken the test as Dale Scott and received the following result
Auth/Lib: +1.13
Left/Right: + 6.25

[GregTheGreat657]

enter in Salem

December 13: Return to Corvallis for announcement.

"Due to the people of Benton County going out and getting vaccinated, we are today announcing that the Commssion, acting on the appropriate health advice, has voted that outdoor masks are no longer required in the county. They will remain required in indoor public settings, but no longer are required outdoors."

I believe the outdoor mask mandate is a statewide rule in Oregon

[GregTheGreat657]

Is the update coming?

Yeah once the side effects from the booster wear off

How are you doing?

[GregTheGreat657]

Rep. Heather Cooper: "While I agree with Mr Scott that Doyle Brooks is a radical, unwinnable extremist, I take fault with his saying that Yuri Testikov is a better person than Doyle Brooks is. Doyle Brooks has some good ideas (though many others are extreme); the same cannot be said of Yuri Testikov. I condemn his statement that Yuri Testikov is better than Doyle Brooks, and I suggest that he has no place in a Republican primary if he truly believes this. Doyle Brooks might be extremist but he is several steps better than an anarchist, radical, far-left socialist. We should all be able to agree on that here in the GOP, and if you don't, that's cause for concern."

I didn't come out and say that Testikov was a better person than Doyle Brooks, I simply Brooks was more radical, mainly for rhetorical effect, though I reworded that Tweet to avoid coming off in the wrong way

[GregTheGreat657]

I'll be taking a break for a few days. My mother was put on a ventilator with omicron not that long ago.

I hope your mother gets well soon. I apologize for my attacks in game. I'm not as obsessed with mandates and CRT as my character is.

[GregTheGreat657]

I think maybe we should take a break from the game for a little bit before the next round begins.

Agreed. This game is purely for fun, and while I'm sure RGM was playing a character it seems that the game is causing actual stress. Y'all take as much time as you need, and GoTfan, best wishes for both you and your mother.

Any updates on when the game will start back up again?

[GregTheGreat657]

If everyone's on board, I can get a 3rd turn in the cooker. In a bit of a tight spot with school rn so there might be some delays.

I'm ready for a 3rd turn right now, but I understand that you have outside commitments