vcczar Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 For next update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYates Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Later today I can send over the maps for the 1876 Elections in the 1868 playtest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 1868 Update: Part 1: The Panic of 1877 (1873) has hit the US driving many in the nation to look to the Democratic Party with that latter party hoping to pick up seats if not carry the house in the midterms of 1878. Meanwhile the US has gone to war with Germany over the Samoan Islands as the US does not wish to share the islands with Germany. Also the Supreme Court has sat and determined that federal law trumps that of state law in the case of Talon v Mayes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortKing Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 In 1964, President John F Kennedy and Vice President Lewis Douglas run for a second term against Clare Booth Luce, who selects SD Governor George Mickelson as her running mate. Against a backdrop of the ongoing Korean War and an economic recession, Kennedy's personal popularity propels him to a lopsided victory and a second term in the White House. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 We're getting close to the end of the month, so post any interesting updates that I can give to Anthony. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 1868 update: besides above, congress just passed anti lynching law 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) This mostly happened in July in the 1840 playtest. It will take a bit to parse, but it's all tied together. The Whigs took the Presidency and both houses of Congress in 1884 after 8 years out of the White House, and it's been the biggest disaster of the playthrough. The economy did a rapid 180 thanks to bimetallism (technically an outgoing Cobb policy, but blamed on Curtis), and Curtis himself is definitely too old and feeble to handle the office. Congress is no help, only passing TWO bills this term, both of which are procedural (Establishing the Congressional leadership offices, and Making sec state 3rd in line of presidency, which we don't really need, because we ahistorically passed the fill VP vacancy amendment in the 1840s as one of our first acts). The public is really punishing as a result, in the 1886 mid-terms the Dems flip TWELVE governorships and have a majority in the house of over 100 seats... but even with a majority of governorships nationwide for the first time since before the civil war... the Class I Senate map is so unfavorable that the Whigs manage to GAIN in the Senate and maintain a majority there... (this last part is still being processed). Edited August 2 by OrangeP47 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYates Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 In the 1868 playtest we have just had the 1878 midterms. These midterms have just occured after the 1877 Panic causing huge financial problems for the rapidly industrialising United States. It was also happening on the back of a war with the new German Confederation over some islands in the pacific which the US would win. Despite this the public mood sat firmly in the hands of the Democrats for the first time since the civil war. In the midterms the Democrats would net 6 Governorships (their largest net gain so far) bringing the US to 25 Republican Governors to 20 Democratic ones. The Democrats would pull off surprise victories in Nevada and Vermont but would lose out on the key governorships in New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Alabama and Georgia as well as in several states that they did not field candidates. Many of the narrowly missed out on Governorships stayed Republican due to incumbents running for re-election. In the House the GOP lost 81 seats to the Democrats resulting in the Democrats gaining the majority and almost doubling their seat count with the final results being 163-134. Questions do remain to see who will become Speaker. The two front runners are scandal filled George Pendleton who was the Democrats nominee for President in 1876 and should have won a winnable election but was brought down by his many scandals or Fernando Wood who has been the Democrats nominee for Speaker since 1868. In the Senate the Democrats were able to make gains but given the Republican's supermajority it would be impossible for the Democrats to take the majority. The Republicans remained in control with a 20 seat majority (55-35) but this was a reduced majority compared to the previous senate where the Republicans had an over 30 seat majority. The Democrats did receive a significant boost in the Senate following the 1877 Panic as several Republican senators would defect to the Democrats. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperator Taco Cat Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 9 hours ago, EYates said: In the House the GOP lost 81 seats to the Democrats resulting in the Democrats gaining the majority and almost doubling their seat count with the final results being 163-134. Questions do remain to see who will become Speaker. The two front runners are scandal filled George Pendleton who was the Democrats nominee for President in 1876 and should have won a winnable election but was brought down by his many scandals or Fernando Wood who has been the Democrats nominee for Speaker since 1868. I would like to add that Incumbent Speaker James G. Blaine won by 1 point in deep red maine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Just now, Imperator Taco Cat said: I would like to add that Incumbent Speaker James G. Blaine won by 1 point in deep red maine. only by luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYates Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 49 minutes ago, Bushwa777 said: only by luck It was his incumbency that saved him. Without it the Dems would have flipped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortKing Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 The Election of 1808 sees President Thomas Jefferson vy for a precedent-breaking third term in the White House against former Massachusetts Governor and Federalist nominee Caleb Strong. Buoyed by a booming economy and a battered Federalist Party, Jefferson and Burr romp to a landslide victory for another four years in office. While Jefferson breaks with Washington's precedent of serving only two terms, he joins Washington as the only other Presidential candidate to win a unanimous victory in the electoral college. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 In 1868 playtest despite the Democrats winning the house the chance of Fernando Wood to become speaker went up in flames when the party split and two factions voted for the current speaker James G Blaine for another term Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Progressive Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Speaking of Blaine, controversy resulted in a hearing to result in possible expulsion. The committee convicted Blaine on contempt of Congress, Bribery, and Public Indecency. Blaine was removed from the Speakership but allowed to remain in Congress. Edited August 10 by Arkansas Progressive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 On 8/1/2023 at 8:28 PM, OrangeP47 said: This mostly happened in July in the 1840 playtest. It will take a bit to parse, but it's all tied together. The Whigs took the Presidency and both houses of Congress in 1884 after 8 years out of the White House, and it's been the biggest disaster of the playthrough. The economy did a rapid 180 thanks to bimetallism (technically an outgoing Cobb policy, but blamed on Curtis), and Curtis himself is definitely too old and feeble to handle the office. Congress is no help, only passing TWO bills this term, both of which are procedural (Establishing the Congressional leadership offices, and Making sec state 3rd in line of presidency, which we don't really need, because we ahistorically passed the fill VP vacancy amendment in the 1840s as one of our first acts). The public is really punishing as a result, in the 1886 mid-terms the Dems flip TWELVE governorships and have a majority in the house of over 100 seats... but even with a majority of governorships nationwide for the first time since before the civil war... the Class I Senate map is so unfavorable that the Whigs manage to GAIN in the Senate and maintain a majority there... (this last part is still being processed). I mostly focused in the other thread listing Presidents, but to cap off this series of events, Curtis died (he was super old) and Vice President Frederick Douglass took his place. He was effective both politically and policy wise, but got not credit from the public... wonder why... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Progressive Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 In 1880 After three ballots and a rules change Speaker George Pendleton of Ohio wins the convention over New Jersey governor Theodore Fitz Randolph. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrman104 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 President Kennedy facing a combination of Scandal, Illness and a poor 1966 midterm performance resigns the Presidency. He is replaced by Vice President Lewis Douglas of Arizona the former Representative and Senator for Arizona and Ambassador to the United Kingdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Has any president ever finished 2 terms in this whole game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 10 minutes ago, Bushwa777 said: Has any president ever finished 2 terms in this whole game? We've had several, and one even finish three. Human players are just a losing proposition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewt Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Bushwa777 said: Has any president ever finished 2 terms in this whole game? No. Excluding Presidents Barkley and Brooke (who each served less than one term), we’ve had three straight Presidents resign in their second terms. Edited August 30 by jnewt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewyoung123 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 23 hours ago, jnewt said: No. Excluding Presidents Barkley and Brooke (who each served less than one term), we’ve had three straight Presidents resign in their second terms. Yes. James K. Polk did 2 in 1840. Francis Granger had 3 terms. Howell Cobb also had 2 terms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewt Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 (edited) 37 minutes ago, matthewyoung123 said: Yes. James K. Polk did 2 in 1840. Francis Granger had 3 terms. Howell Cobb also had 2 terms. I think he was asking about the entirety of the 1948 test, since he asked it right after mentioning JFK. I’d assume pretty much every other playtest has had a President serve two terms (which is why I assumed that’s what he meant). Edited August 31 by jnewt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrk85 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Idk why any politician would want to be President in the 1948 playtest. You are guaranteed to have a nasty fall and if you survive that a major scandal will take you down. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushwa777 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Same in 1868. We have not had 1 president do a full 1 or 2 terms without falling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrman104 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 (edited) 9 hours ago, ebrk85 said: Idk why any politician would want to be President in the 1948 playtest. You are guaranteed to have a nasty fall and if you survive that a major scandal will take you down. JfK had two major scandals and an Illness. Teflon my ass Edited September 1 by Murrman104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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