Largo833

19 hours ago, Euri said:

Escape the South!:

Just thought I’d point out that the North can also secede in this era (and it actually just occurred to me how funny it would be if after having the players switch parties from the first 1856 playtest, the same players who had to deal with losing so many pols in the last game ended up having the same problem caused by a Northern secession).

Endorse @Rezi.

Don’t the rules say it’s a die roll to determine who we endorse?

-Spend 1 on Independents

-Spend 1 on Transportation

For clarification- does our spending here only affect our stats in Iowa?

Attack @WVProgressive on Independents.

The Democratic field is looking really crowded, but I suppose I'll throw my hat in the ring-

 

 

What state do you currently live in (if international, pick where you'd move to): Minnesota

 

Which of the two major political party primaries would you run in? Democrat or Republican? Democrat

 

Please provide the above numbers to the voter blocs below. Be honest:

 

1. LW Populist (think Bernie Sanders, AOC, Socialists, Greens) 5

2. Progressive (Elizabeth Warren. Sort of a bridge between Sanders and Biden) 7

3. Liberals (Mainstream Dem -- Biden, Obama, Pelosi) 5

4. Moderates (Bipartisan enough to disappoint the base of your party but earn respect from opponents at times) 3

5. Conservatives (Establishment GOP -- McConnell, Thune, Rubio, GW Bush) 0

6. Traditionalists (Very minimum government - Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Lee) 0

7. RW Populists (MAGA - Trump, MTG, Gaetz) 0

8. Independent (Don't fit any of the above labels, dislike major parties, fickle voters, etc) 3

9. Youth (ages 18-29) 5

10.Retirees (ages 65-120) 1

11. Asian-Americans 3

12. African-Americans 3

13. Latino/Hispanic-Americans 3

14. Foreign Birth (foreign born voters that live in foreign born communities) 3

15. voters w/ College degrees and college degree jobs. 7

16. voter w/o a college degree w/ jobs not requiring college degrees 1

17. Reformists (wants large-scale change in government, elections,etc) 5

18. Status Quo (want no to minimal change to government, elections,etc) 1

19. Military Expansion (vets, expansionists, internationalists, neocons, etc) 1

20. Humanitarianism (pacifists, humanitarian aid, multiculturalism, etc) 3

21. Environmentalist (Green New Deal, conservation, Alt-energy) 7

22. Evangelical Christians (Christian Right, social conservative Christian) 0

23. LW activists (hard-core politically engaged left-wing policy supporters) 5

24. RW activists (same but for right-wing policy supporters) 0

25. Agriculture (farmers and rural voters) 0

26. Manufacturing (factory workers) 3

27. Energy (oil, gas, mining workers) 0

28. Transportation (workers in railroads, roads, airlines, buses, trucking, delivery, etc.) 3

29. Commerce (small business owners, corporate workers, workers in commerce) 3

30. High Tech (workers in computers, AI, programming/dev, technology workers) 3

31. Finance (workers in accounting, banking, finance, money, stocks, etc) 1

32. Health & Services (medical workers, hospice, education, social workers, etc) 7

5 hours ago, theFreezerFlame said:

What was the tipping point?

By my count it was New York again.  It did have the exact same margin as Connecticut and North Dakota, but even if Payne had won both of those it wouldn't have been enough without New York.

AYE to both.

Keep Benjamin F Butler.

Isn’t RedRW the only Red faction capable of challenging for Speaker since Mod enthusiasm leans Red?

Target @10centjimmy RedRW Henry C Deming.

Kingmaker Salmon P Chase takes on Powhatan Beaty.

Ideology shifts-

Lib→Prog
Ezra B Taylor
Orris S Ferry
John Rock

 

Relocations (overpop to underpop)-

Samuel J Randall from PA to CO
Seth Yocum from PA to CO

4 hours ago, matthewyoung123 said:

I forgot that Wade, Senator from OH retired, so you'll need to replace him in the Senate as well, Gov Ashely @Largo833

@Largo833 Harrison Gray Otis Blake

 

4 hours ago, Euri said:

You can also do House stuff in the South

Totally forgot that we have more options now!  Let's do-

AL- replace @10centjimmy David Mitchell with @Euri Charles Pelham
FL- replace @10centjimmy William Nelson with @Largo833 Josiah T Walls

AL- keep @Euri Francis W Kellogg
AR- replace @10centjimmy RedRW Augustus H Garland with @Largo833 Thomas Boles
IL- keep @Euri Edward D Baker
MA- keep @Euri George D Robinson
MN- keep @Euri Horace B Strait
NE- replace @DJBillyShakes RedLib John Taffe with @Largo833 Samuel Maxwell
SC- replace @Blockmon RedCons Joseph Rainey with @Largo833 Franklin Moses Jr
WI- appoint @Largo833 Ira Sherwin Hazeltine

10 minutes ago, matthewyoung123 said:

With whom, or is this for all three pols that can Debate and Orate?  Is Orate even a word?  Ha.

I believe I actually have four pols available, and yeah- all four will target RedRW to vote AYE for SR-10.

All will attempt to sway RedRW in favor of SR-10.

4 hours ago, matthewyoung123 said:

The 41st Congress of the United States-

Please vote on the following bills; @Willthescout7 @10centjimmy @Arkansas Progressive @matthewyoung123 @Blockmon @Euri @DJBillyShakes @Largo833  According to the Reconstruction Rules, CPU factions of the president’s party are 50% likely to vote for ending reconstruction unless led by a puritan in the next 2 Congressional sessions.

HOUSE-

Domestic- 

• Create the Freedmen’s Bureau AYE

Foreign/Military-

• Tennessee Reconstruction NAY
• Virginia Reconstruction NAY
• Restrict the Federal Government's Use of Federal Troops to Enforce Domestic Policy NAY
• Relocate native tribes in Minnesota to open up more of the state to white settlers NAY
• Provide a land grant for those willing to move West and irrigate desert land AYE
• Institute a Peacetime Military Draft NAY

Economic-

•  Impose Tax on all Non-Citizens Arriving to US Ports NAY

Judicial-

• Establish Strict Majority Loyalty w. Ironclad Oath Reconstruction State Readmission Plan AYE
• Ban the Insane from Immigrating NAY
• Establish Lenient 10% Loyalty Reconstruction State Readmission Plan NAY

SENATE-

Domestic- 

• Increase Salary of Legislative Branch Members, Force Natives on Reservations to Adopt Private Property, AND REPEAL Institute Filibuster AYE

Foreign/Military- 

• South Dakota Statehood AYE
• Expand and Update Harbor and Coastal Defenses AYE
• Create Montana Territory AYE

Economic- 

• Create a National Bankruptcy Law AYE
• Protect Monopolies, Mergers, Cartels from Regulations Amendment NAY
• Set average tariff rate to 20% NAY
• Ban US Employers from Bringing in Immigrants for Contract Work NAY

Judicial- 

• Ban the practice of lynching nationwide and Make Polygamy a Felony AYE
• Give Former Slaves, Free Blacks, and People of Color the Right to Vote Amendment AYE

In addition, the following bills will be up for a vote on the floor again since they were filibustered last term.  They do not need to go to committee again.  Please vote on them;

• Set average tariff rate to 40% NAY
• Restore citizenship of former Confederates NAY
• Mass Trials and Punishments of Confederate Leaders AYE

 

Senate Domestic-
Replace Create President’s Day with Increase Salary of Legislative Branch Members
Package all three bills

Senate Foreign-
No change

Senate Economic-
Replace Set average tariff rate to 8% with Create a National Bankruptcy Law
No packaging

David Wilmot proposes Ban the practice of lynching nationwide

Amos Tuck proposes Establish Strict Majority Loyalty w. Ironclad Oath Reconstruction State Readmission Plan

Woods, AL (1 Gov, Efficient)- Increase State Gov Jobs, Major Irrigation Project
Baxter, AR (1 Gov)- Build Railroad
Fremont, CA (3 Gov)- Build Railroad
Lovejoy, IL (3 Gov, Efficient, Protege)- Build Political Machine (doubled chance of success), Increase State Gov Jobs
Dunn, LA (1 Gov)- Major Irrigation Project
Miller, MN (1 Gov)- Build Railroad (doubled chance of success)
Ashley, OH (4 Gov)- Improve Manufacturing Industry
Powell, SC (1 Gov)- Increase State Gov Jobs
Farwell, WI (2 Gov)- Major Irrigation Project

AYE to both amendments.

Also, totally forgot to appoint a Senator to the WI vacancy- will go with former Gov @Largo833 Coles Bashford.

AYE to all.

5 minutes ago, ebrk85 said:

That makes him a faction leader for the 2nd time and from 2 different parties. Can't recall see that in a playtest yet.

High probability he gets replaced fairly soon as well, so he'd be the first pol made faction leader and then rejected by two different parties!

21 minutes ago, matthewyoung123 said:

Once you've done that, you may select your faction leader.  For the Democrats, unless you specifically say they aren't running for party leader, I'm going to run them for party leader.

 

Benjamin F Butler

No candidates available, we'll support Foster.