MrPotatoTed Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 I noticed Rose Mofford doesn't have "woman". I added her for this playthrough. Flagging @vcczar to add it on the master eventually. (Obviously not top priority). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Yo @pmanyou mispelled your candidate on the primary sheet so he's not actually registering on there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Guys, when did we throw Alaska and Hawaii out of the union? Where are their senators on the big sheet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Just now, Lars said: Guys, when did we throw Alaska and Hawaii out of the union? Where are their senators on the big sheet? Justice for Hiram Fong, basically. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pman Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) Somewhere in a cool, hip Howard Johnson's cafe on the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border, a bunch of nondescript moderate-liberal Democrats chat over eggs and bacon. "Can you believe the group of candidates the Red team is throwing out there" one says. The other says "yeah, what do you want, nuclear war or economic collapse?" A third chimes in "thank God Patton died or they'd be trotting him out in front of America." Then they remember Hubert Humphrey is their faction leader and they go back to their eggs and the table remains silent for far too long before one of them finally says "honestly, I think we might win this." The rest of the table laughs until the waitress comes to the table, the optimistic one asks "hey, can I get one of those cheese danishes and by the way, have you ever heard of Hubert Humphrey?" The waitress says "no, but I do like the two actors running for President". The optimistic one mutters to himself, "Kennedy's a Senator". At least the danish was good. Good morning everyone! Edited April 23, 2022 by pman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 At least he's more well known than Charles Percy, who I didn't even know who we was despite apparently being a Senator IRL for my home state 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pman Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) On the way out of the Howard Johnson's the depressed men from breakfast are suddenly buoyed by a trifecta of friendly faces. Over walks the surprisingly hansom face of Robert Kennedy Jr, Franklin Roosevelt Jr and Adlai Stevenson the Third. These group of un-elected kids are called the legacies. RFK says "lets go fight this fight for the working people of America." The men from before say "you're right, lets do this." Meanwhile in the campaign bus parked across the lot, Tip O'Neill hunks the horn and screams "hurry the hell up." That's right, Tip is driving the damn bus. The others sprint towards the bus, nobody makes Tip O'Neill wait, not even JFK's younger brother. In the bus, the candidate, the one the waitress didn't know (she served him coffee 10 minutes before being asked about him) wakes up in a cold sweet. Is Tip honking at him? He's confused but that's ok, he's Hubert Humphrey. He goes back to sleep in his seat. Edited April 23, 2022 by pman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 The winner of the first Democratic Debate is... Ronald Reagan, the actor! However, he only won by 1 point over Senator Kennedy, so he doesn't get a boost. For being the loser of the debate, Senator Hubert Humphrey gets -1 in the next primary group. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 JFK had a minor scandal (rolled a 4) Gus Hall WOULD have had a scandal, but the left-wing media played it off. (rolled a 4) John Connaly has a minor scandal (rolled a 2) Ronald Reagan WOULD have had a scandal, but he his fire spitting propagandist rhetoric played it off smoothly (rolled a 2) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pman Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Oh Hubert, you can’t even debate. That’s ok, keep fighting the good fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Just now, pman said: Oh Hubert, you can’t even debate. That’s ok, keep fighting the good fight. To make this experience bearable I'm going to mentally replace him with Fire Emblem Hubert from here on out, k thx. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, OrangeP47 said: To make this experience bearable I'm going to mentally replace him with Fire Emblem Hubert from here on out, k thx. Why not replace him with a good character? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Lars said: Why not replace him with a good character? Sadly, individual quotes appear not to be clipped, but you know the one I want to respond with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrman104 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, OrangeP47 said: To make this experience bearable I'm going to mentally replace him with Fire Emblem Hubert from here on out, k thx. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 The 1960 Democratic Primary The Democratic Party could be described aptly in one word: Guideless. There is a fight for the soul of the party, and that fight is on display with titanic candidates from every wing of the party duking it out. Pundits believe that Senator John F. Kennedy has the best chance to win, but there's some who believe that the beloved actor Ronald Reagan might be able to take his public image and charm all the way to the convention. The candidates watched with baited breath as the results came in for New Hampshire... Senator John F. Kennedy would win in a landslide! @MrPotatoTed For winning the first primary group, Moderate Enthusiasm moves one point towards the Blue team. Kennedy also gets +1 towards every state in the next primary group. JFK is now the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. The 1960 Republican Primary The race to succeed Eisenhower is a strange one. Indeed, the sitting Vice President Richard Nixon chose to sit out, leaving the field wide open. Those declaring were not the big names of the party -- rather, the most powerful among them were the legends of the party's past. 86 year old General MacArthur stands as the lone frontrunner, but former nominee Thomas Dewey, former President Herbert Hoover, and several other minor candidates seek the nomination. The candidates watched with baited breath as the results came in for New Hampshire... It would be a tie between General MacArthur and Thomas Dewey! However, after a recount, it would be revealed that Thomas Dewey prevailed by a margin of just under 200 votes, thus taking all of the states delegates and the momentum into the next state! @Vols21 For winning the first primary group, Moderate Enthusiasm moves one point towards the Red Team. Dewey also gets +1 towards every state in the next primary group. For not placing first as the frontrunner, General MacArthur moves RW Populist enthusiasm one point towards the Blue Team, and gets -1 in every state in the next primary group. We will now move forward to Primary Group 2. Action now goes to all players with an active candidate to take action or choose not to. Withdrawing/endorsing is considering part of these actions. Note: The Democratic Debate is now limited only to major candidates. @MrPotatoTed @Vols21 @pman @OrangeP47 @Lars @bradleyg223 @Ich_bin_Tyler @Mark_W @ShortKing @Willthescout7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyg223 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Reagan Focuses his campaign on IL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pman Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 I forget, do kingmakers impact primaries the way they do the convention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, pman said: I forget, do kingmakers impact primaries the way they do the convention? Nope. However, Kingmaker-Protege chains still presumably have an effect of +1, but we don’t have those yet (you can start assigning in the next factional realignment phase) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_W Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Estes Kefauver focuses the campaign on IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Kennedy focuses on Illinois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vols21 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Former Ohio Gov. Bricker will visit some neighboring states to visit with friends and neighbors. (if he's allowed an action to focus on a state, it will be nearby Illinois in Group 2, and NJ for Group 3. If not, he can still visit unofficially( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Charles Percy never felt he had a shot at New Hampshire anyway, he was in it for his home state, Illinois. Percy will focus on Illinois. (If this applies to minors) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pman Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) On the campaign bus leaving New Hampshire: Tip O'Neill- "Where am I taking this thing?" Hubert- "Let's go to Illinois, I want the challenge of beating those other guys face to face. I really think I am finding my sea legs here guys." Franklin Roosevelt Jr- "Honestly, shouldn't we just go to Wisconsin, everyone else is ignoring it." RFK- "Plus, didn't you just talk about how you like cheese and union workers?" Hubert- "But seriously guys, I think I can win Illinois." Tip O'Neill- "We're going to Wisconsin, we'll probably still lose but at least the cameras won't be there to document it." Tip and the Hubert crew will focus on Wisconsin. Edited April 23, 2022 by pman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pman Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 For clarification sake, there’s no delegates at stake in Wisconsin but the winner still gets momentum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A man from Colorado Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) A man walks down a hallway alone, he knows why he is here, he is a news anchor. He is tell the American People the news at Tango News network or TNN. He got this job a two years ago after being fired from his previous job. Now at a young 20 years old he was certainly a younger news anchor than most ones on TV, but he was certainly popular among TNN watchers. He reaches the door, he takes a deep breath, and pushes it open to see the the news crew working. They stop for a moment to see him enter. 'Hello Everyone, I take it that the reports of the primaries have come in?' Everyone nods as he walks to his desk and sits down. 'Great, I have an actual story about politics to tell everyone about other than Ike's war-stories.' Cameraperson: 'We are live in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!' 'Hello People of America, It's your favorite newsman, Matthew Holder with an exciting news from the primary in New Hampshire. In the republican primary Thomas Dewey, republican presidential candidate for 1944 and 1948, won it narrowly over General MacArthur, with just under 200 votes. With that kind of luck he is sure to win the republican nomination and lose for the third time in recent history!' Was that joke funny? Would the people watching find it just hilarious? Or would they just have pained-laughter like the studio crew last time he made a political joke like that. 'In the democratic primary John F. Kennedy, Senator and Catholic from Massachusetts won in a landslide. Winning over 67.34% of the vote, with Ronald Wilson Reagan, famous actor and union president in a distant second with just over 20% of the vote, and an even more distant third gus ha-' He stopped himself from saying that, Gus Hall, THE Gus hall? the guy who organized the Little Steel strike of '37? What the hell was he doing in the Democratic primaries? Seriously what? 'And now for time for me to list all the other various candidates which didn't quite win what they hoped to win.' He spends the next few minutes listing various democratic and republican candidates and what % of the vote they got in the primary. He realizes it is going to be a very long year. Edited May 9, 2022 by A man from Colorado 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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