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We have enough votes to easily confirm all the nominees. Cabinet Impact Points: @matthewyoung123 600 @DJBillyShakes 575 @pman 525 @Arkansas Progressive 500 @ShortKing 125 @10centjimmy 25 @dkh64 25 350pts to Pres Wood for cabinet experience Experience Gains: Irving- Army Horsey- Trade Taney- Naval Coxe- Foreign Affairs Wolcott Jr- Foreign Affairs Enthusiasm Changes: Mods -1 Red (now lean Red) Cons +2 Red (now lean Red) Secs Horsey and Taney lost obscure There is no cabinet representation from New England but Domestic Stability does not drop.

2.3.1 Presidential Appointments: @pman Pres Stephens can name his 1st cabinet. A couple notes below. CIA Director- Can be removed by president and replaced at Appointment time, but at a 25% chance - mil prep, unless the officer is incompetent, easily overwhelmed, or is older than 70]. Does not count toward the limit of five retained officers.] FBI Director- Can be retained and won't count against the limit Chairman of Joint Chiefs Starry's term is NOT up at this time. We need a new Army Chief of Staff and Naval Ops Chief. If promoting a General name a replacement for them. We need two (three if you promote another) new Admirals. Oh and Lauch Faircloth, who was Stephens Kingmaker when he got elected, must be your Key Advisor for this half term.

@10centjimmy Wesley A Brown Gains +1 Command Lib enthusiasm +2 Blue (now Blue+3) LW Pop enthusiasm -1 Blue (now Neutral) @pman Pres Stan Stephens Gains +1 Command Cons enthusiasm +2 Red 9already maxed) RW Pop enthusiasm -1 Red (now Blue +1) Both have Charisma which cancels out Party Pref changes

@10centjimmy Wesley A Brown- 7+4+4+6+11+6=38 @DJBillyShakes Arnold Olsen- 8+2+6+4=20 Wesley A Brown is elected as Party Leader

@10centjimmy Wesley A Brown- 7+4+4+5=20 @jnewt Bruce King- 11+6=17 @DJBillyShakes Arnold Olsen- 8+5+6+6=25 King is eliminated @jnewt who do you endorse?

@Euri @dkh64 @ShortKing @Blockmon @jnewt @DJBillyShakes @10centjimmy @matthewyoung123 @Arkansas Progressive Need confirmation votes on: State- Washington Irving Treasury- Outerbridge Horsey War- Roger B Taney Russia- Oliver Wolcott Jr

2.2.4 Party Leaders Elected: @10centjimmy Wesley A Brown- 7+6=13 @jnewt Bruce King- 11+2=13 @DJBillyShakes Arnold Olsen- 8+6=14 @ShortKing Mary E Clarke- 4+5=9 ECCPU Robert C Murphy- 6+5=11 Clarke and Murphy are eliminated Murphy endorses Sen Olsen. @ShortKing who do you endorse?

Well yesterday was the worst day at the polls in the 14 years I have been doing it. Guy I had no interaction with calls me an asshole and gives me the finger. Another women as she is walking out says under her breath (but plenty loud to make sure I heard her) that "we really should just shoot all the Dems". Then asshole guy comes back to bring his father to vote. While he's waiting outside for his father he proceeds to just unload on me. I won't repeat what he said but I never have been called so many derogatory words and slurs in any point in my life. I did not engage but the threat he made while driving away prompted a visit from the police to his house. (Let's just say they were familiar with him.) So yea so much fun. Can't wait to do it again in November when it will be ratcheted up that much more.

ECCPU will make it official by going with Robert C Murphy Gains Expansionist They will rebrand themselves as the New Democrats WillScout must drop Gov Meldrim Thompson Jr in favor of Vice President John Connolly Gains Agriculture, +1 Command (now a 5!), Debater, Iron Fist, Puritan They will remain the Conservative Republicans

Totally agree...except the part about Minnesota 🤣🤣

You can laugh but i just copied and pasted that from the rules

Anyone who has ever served as Secretary of State will not accept any other appointment, other than Secretary of State again, as this is considered the pinnacle of the appointment posts and they are not interested in a demotion.

Ok

2.2.3 Faction Leaders Selected: @10centjimmy @jnewt @DJBillyShakes @ShortKing @Arkansas Progressive @dkh64 @Rezi @pman Please name your faction leaders and any name changes @Rezi you are now Conservative and will need a new leader If on Blue team let me know if you are not running for Party Leader I will be at the polls all day tomorrow for primary day so might not get to processing everything until Wednesday.

Gains posted

gains posted

France: Tench Coxe @dkh64 do you accept? Prussia: David Holmes @ShortKing do you accept?

Mosely declines having previously served as Sec of State

Gains posted

Was not expecting MN to be my downfall. Tbf also wasn't expecting it to come down to flipping one state to pull out the win.

2.3.1 Presidential Appointments: @pman you are up You have the option of replacing the Sr Admiral this cycle...These officers can be replaced by the president or kept by the president every 4 years, but removing these officers result in -1 party pref, unless they are of the same party as the president.