Maine 2018 Gubernatorial Election

This is a scenario based on what might occur in the next election in Maine. The turnout numbers for each party are based on the voter count in the last election.

Republican Leaders:

Susan Collins: Senator from Maine

Michael Thibodeau: President of the Maine State Senate

Mary Mayhew: Commissioner of Maine Human and Health Services Department

 

Democratic Leaders:

Mark Eves: Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives

Janet Mills: Attorney General of Maine

Michael Michaud: Former U.S. Representative and 2014 Democratic Candidate

 

Libertarian Leaders:

Jim Bouchard: 2016 Libertarian Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives

Chris Lyons: Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Maine.

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I might update this but we will see!

-General T. Langill

Texas Secession Scenario

After winning the 2016 election by a landslide, conservatives everywhere are upset about the first 8 months of the progressive and liberal Hillary Clinton presidency.  With a democrat-controlled congress, President Clinton has passed legislation that has infuriated the right-wing.  In only a matter of months, she has managed to pass legislation that effectively abolishes the death penalty, contains strict gun control measures (such as completely outlawing the carrying of guns in public and owning a gun larger than a pistol), requires every police officer in the country to wear a body camera, raised the federal minimum wage to $12 per hour and tying it to an inflation index, while also greatly decreasing debt for college students. She has also allowed much more than the previously proposed 10,000 Syrian refugees into the country, cut back on deportations and border control, and restored the right to vote to thousands of convicted felons.  As a result of these drastic measures, conservatives, especially southerners, have declared much of this legislation “unconstitutional”, with Texas Governor Greg Abbott calling Clinton a “dictator”.  Shortly after this, Tea Party members in Texas drew up plans to secede from the United States.  After Texas declared its independence, President Clinton responded by surprisingly allowing Texas to secede (believing that they wouldn’t be able to survive on their own), but threatening to start a second civil war if any other states join in the Secession.  After a few months of Greg Abbott serving as the acting President, Texas lawmakers have determined that they will elect their 1st President in November of 2018.  Most of the Constitution is similar to the original U.S. Constitution, with the only major difference being that they will use a unicameral legislature with just 1 Senator from each territory in an attempt to give more power to the states. There are 3 major parties: the Tea Party, the Republicans, and the Progressives, with Ted Cruz of the Tea Party the favorite to become President.

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After you’ve played the scenario, please vote on this poll http://www.270soft.ipbhost.com/index.php?/topic/13152-texas-secession-scenario-poll/

 

New Jersey Gubernatorial 2017

UPDATE 10-29-17: Fixed minor parties which were still using primaries
I disabled primaries. I tried fixing them using a popular primary vote but kept getting crashes, even when going back to an electoral system.  Sorry, hopefully the bug-handling improves in later versions

New Jersey Governor 2017

 

UPDATE 10-22-17:

  • Added more independent candidates, such as the “Lower Property Taxes” party.
  • Modified the region vote percentages for more realism (combined results from 2013, 2009, and 2005 county results
  • Fixed issues: Removed some that don’t apply and adjusted some federal issues like budget

UPDATE 6-11-17:

  • Updated with primary election winners: Lt. Gov. Gim Guadagno (R) and Phil Murphy (D)
  • Added Libertarian, Green Party and Constitution Party nominees
  • Updated electoral vote (Huntington-Hill with 225 seats using “Wyoming Rule”)
  • Updated region percentages (30% NJ13, 35% POTUS16, 35% Senate14)
  • Added issues: NJEA (Teacher Union) & Bridgegate
  • Just for fun – added Andrew Wilkow from Sirius XM as an independent candidate 🙂

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Peru 2016 Election

After a decade of high growth in the Peruvian economy, a majority of voters claim they don’t feel the country is making any progress. Most of the growth comes from the boom in the mining sector, policies favoring foreign investment, but poverty remains rampant. The next president will face high poverty, insecurity and corruption, at the same time the coverage of basic necessities remains painfully short. Environmental groups and indigenous communities remain opposed to the current mining policies, which has and continues to be the engine of the Peruvian growth. The next president will have to diversify the country’s economy.

Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the Former President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, both from Japanese descent, is now attempting to win the race for the presidency for a second time. In her first attempt in 2011, she felt short with 48,5% of the vote. After the election she begun the campaign for 2016, establishing a political party, with grassroots all over the country and traveling more than any other candidate in history. Her work payed off and after winning the first round of the 2016 presidential election with 40%, doubling the candidate in second place, she is closer to become the first female president of Peru. Althought her candidacy inspires and rallies millions of people who remember her father’s accomplishments, millions of others march against the possibility of the return of, what they claim, was Fujimori’s authoritarian rule. While President Fujimori remains in jail with widely known health problems, a majority of Peruvians according to all polls, favor in a large margin a presidential pardon. With incumbent president Humala favorability in the low 20%, Keiko feels vindicated and that her time has come.

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski former Minister of the Economy and successful business man, will face Keiko in the run off. Kuczynski a right-wing figure in Peru, master mind of the current economic model, that has benefited the high growth of the country widely praised around the world, faces critics at home who say he is for the rich and the large corporations. After not making it to the run off in 2011, became one of the most vocal supporters of Keiko in an attempt to defeat the then radical-left-wing candidate Humala. Surprisingly, the 78 year old, made it to the run off with barely 20% of the vote, well behind Fujimori’s 40%. He is well-perceived and supported by the well-educated and young people. Kuczynski has labeled himself as the candidate of the “ones who want democracy to remain” alluding to the authoritarian past of Keiko’s father, which makes the 2016 Peruvian presidential election one of the most polarized, contested and watched races in history.

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270Soft Forum Users’ Scenario

270Soft Forum Users’ Scenario (2016)

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This election takes place during the high-tide of anti-establishment populism in America. As such, a diverse range of ideologies fight to become the primary platform for their party in the 2016 election. Can the more established front-runners avoid a convention battle defeat? Can the ultimate nominees inspire Americans to follow their vision to build a better America?

Democratic Candidates Include: 

Sen. Ramsey of PA, a centrist physician.

Rep. Perry of TN, a leader of the Religious Left

Rep. Faberge of WA, an activist and progressive

Rep. Sabolesky of AZ, former progressive journalist

Rep. Sunny of SC, Southern liberal promising sunny days ahead.

Mayor Newton of MA, Boston’s progressive mayor

Dr. As Na Cillini of NY, a moderate, anti-establishment figure

Prof. Emerson of TX, Harvard professor promoting progressivism in Texas

Republican Candidates include: 

Gov. Victor of TX, Reagan-conservative born of immigrant parents

Sen. Wilson of TX, centrist Republican battling a very conservative field

Sen. Green of KY, Libertarian-leaning conservative.

Sen. Hale of OH, very conservative senator drifting towards Libertarianism

Sen. Ackermann of AR, Rubio-like conservative from the South

Rep. Bachmann of AL, Tea Party Conservative and brother to Michelle Bachmann

Rev. Taylor of LA, notable fringe Catholic Minister wishing for a pre-1964 America

Mr. Kudelka of SC, wealthy CEO touting himself as the only anti-establishment candidate

[Note: All forum candidates are fictional. All similarities between them and users in the forum are coincidental.]

Here is the link: 2016-270soft-forum-scenariio 1.0

Alabama Gubernatorial 2018

NOTE: President Infinity Version 2.4.3 (Windows) or 2.4.4 (Mac) is required to play. screenshot_67

After four years under Governor Robert Bentley (R), now term-limited, rising stars on both sides push to be the nominee.

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Update: Version 1.1 of the scenario as been released! The following changes have been made:

New Interviewers (due to being at the state level, I included TV stations:

  1. AL Reporter
  2. Left In Alabama
  3. WHNT 19
  4. WBRC- FOX 6
  5. ABC 30/44
  6. Newsmax

New Endorsers:

  1. Alabama Retail Association
  2. Home Builders Association Of Alabama
  3. Alabama Association Of Realtor
  4. Associated Builders and Contractors Of Alabama
  5. Tea Party Patriots Of North Alabama

Features includes:

  • Over 10 candidates.
  • All counties.
  • Accurate polling.
  • And more

2020 – The Libertarian Revolution 3.0

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UPDATE 11/9/16 So I’m not sure what I’ll wind up doing with this campaign.  Last night was, for me, a pleasant surprise.  I’m leaning at the moment with leaving the way it is, after all it is a fantasy scenario, and we have fictional Confederacy campaigns here, for Pete’s sake.  Alternatively, I would re-do the campaign with Trump as the incumbent, remove the Alt-Right party, the GOP becomes the “New Republican Party”, separate from the “Conservative Party” and the Establishment party with Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and their ilk.  Let me think on this for a few days.

 

Hi all!  This is my first published campaign.  I’ve seen all the campaigns for the present and past, but I was playing around with some scenarios and decided what the heck, let’s take a gaze into the crystal ball.  If Hillary Clinton got elected, we would, in my opinion be in for a very rough ride.  It’s times like those that Americans finally take notice and reject Progressivism, much like they did when 1920 brought in conservative president Warren Harding, along with Prohibition (ok so it wasn’t all good).  Please give me your feedback, I’ll be revising and making updates based on suggestions.  It’s my first published campaign ever so please be nice 🙂

Despite Gary Johnson’s loss in 2016, a strong showing in the popular vote has led to a nationwide rise in the Libertarian movement.  Many conservatives and former Republicans are now flocking to the Libertarian cause.

Hillary Clinton has had a disastrous four years and now more than ever Americans have woken up and demanded change.

There is now about a 20% nationwide following for the Libertarian Party.

Addition of the following Libertarain candidates to 2016 runner up Austin Petersen:
Congressman Dr. Rand Paul
Former Governor Mitt Romney
Actor and Comedians Drew Carey & Penn Jilette
News host Alex Jones

However the Bernie movement will not die quietly either.  There are equal calls from the left to bring down the Clinton machine too.  The former Green Party and Socialist movement have combined to form the new Globalist Party.  Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein are among the foremost candidates for this party that advocates sweeping global change, a new world order, and a global borderless society.

Among all this, the GOP is desperately trying to re-invent itself and becoming a true Constitutional Conservative party.  Texas’s own Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott are front-runners, but conservatives like Tom Cotton, Ben Sasse, and even Trey Gowdy are throwing their hats in too, as many moderate or socially-liberal Republicans have fled to the Democrat or Libertarian parties.

The issues of “Social Justice” and “Government Accountability” have been added.

UPDATE 9-18-2016

  • Modified polls & fixed error where Libertarian poll was not taking effect.
  • Added Breitbart News & Glenn Beck as interviewers.
  • New candidates:
    • GOP: Joe Walsh, Bob Corker, Chris Christie, Trey Gowdy
    • Libertarian: Adam Kokesh
  • New issues: Jobs, States Rights, Marijuana

UPDATE 10-20-2016

  • Republican party has spun off the Populist Nationalist (Trump, Christie, Sessions) and the Constitutional Conservative Parties (Cruz, Lee, Pence, Abbot, Sasse, Gowdy).  Moved
  • Democrat Party has spun off Globalist (Sanders, Stein) Party

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Ultimate Add-On! More Candidates, Issues, and Events!

Updated: 9/10/16

Election Poster

Download link: OfficialMoreCandidatesAndIssues 1.7

With the increased disapproval rating between both leading parties, the Green Party, Libertarian Party and several once unpopular third parties grow in popularity among angered voters. Additionally, some once popular candidates are considering throwing their hats in for this election…

UPDATED EVERY DAY!! (Sometimes multiple times a day)

(Probably Not) Coming Soon…
More parties (a few more more planned)
Adding ALL DNC speakers
Adding ALL RNC speakers
Adding ALL Libertarians on Wikipedia ✓
Adding ALL Greens on Wikipedia
Adding YOU guys! ✓
More candidates (a LOT more planned)
Polls (currently uses region data, which has pros and cons)
More random events (soooo many more)
A couple more issues (more planned)
Updated platforms ✓
Updated candidate pictures

Probably Final Update
Note: My scenario is still in the process of being merged with JohnnyK’s. I’m just updating this so I can download my personal scenario on another computer. If you want to use this one, I guess you can, but I reccomend JohnnyK’s.
Adds Evan McMullin
Adds many more random events
Adds more candidates
Balances gameplay
Poll changes. (More similar to RCP polls now)
Electability (Some candidates give poll boosts when winning nomination. Rand Paul increases Libertarian polling, Mcafee decreases, Kasich greatly increases Republican polling, and Sanders increases Democratic polling greatly. Affects all candidates. Clinton, Taylor, Cruz, Christie, and a few others decrease polling)
Adds a lot of other things that I can’t remember.

Libertarian Update! – Changes 7/30/2016
Adds 13 new Libertarian candidates!
Libertarians poll better
NOTE: This may be the last update for my scenario. JohnnyK and I have been talking about merging our two scenarios.

Mega Update! – Changes 7/29/2016
Parties
Adds Progressive Party
Adds America First Party
Candidates
Adds Pat Buchanan to Reform Party
Adds Ted Cruz to America First Party
Adds Gloria La Riva to Progressive Party
Adds Pat Buchanan to America First Party
Adds Jack Hertz (jvikings1) to Republican Party
Assa Jakob Taylor (Reagan04) to the Republican Party
Adds Christian Ackermann (Conservative Elector) to the Republican Party
Adds Caleb Perry (Caleb’s Paradox) to the Democratic Party
Adds Jonathan Hobratsch (Vcczar) to the Progressive Party
Adds Alan Grayson to Progressive Party
Other
Makes Kasich less likely to drop out (increases Ambition and Ideologue)
Changes Kelso to be a bit less popular

Socialist Update! – Changes 7/28/2016
Adds Sanders to Socialist Party
Makes Socialist more Liberal
Makes Socialist candidates more liberal
New abortion issue logo (Thanks Zach!)
A few other small updates 😛

Independents! – Changes 7/27/2016
These changes now have titles.
Adds me, as an Independent, since I actually filed with the FEC in real life.
Adds Lloyd Kelso, as an independent
Fixes polls.
Fixes some grammar
Updates some issues, and platforms

Changes 7/26/2016
Better polling for Libertarians
8 new events. Some random.
Update Donald Trump self-imploding. Lower chance, but now more destructive to Trump campaign, lowering tons of momentum instead of just a little bit.
Updated General and Primary blurbs.
Updated debates. Less “all candidate debates”
Updates “Weed Day” event to show up on weed day.
Fix grammar issue, calling Ted Cruz, “Zodiac CALLER”
Realistic primary polling
Updated candidates platform’s and attributes.
Bad events lowers Obama’s momentum (if Obama’s running)
ADDS VOTER TURNOUT

Changes 7/25/2016
Adds 1 new issue, Obesity Crisis
Makes Rubio a bit less OP
Adds 8 new events. Some are random.
Major realistic polling changes.

This campaign adds 17 new issues, and more! I took the feedback you guys gave me with the Beta, and made this! It adds tons of new Vice Presidents, Candidates, Issues, Events, and MORE!!

Additionally this campaign adds TONS of new parties, ranging from a Trump independent bid, the NeverTrump Party, the Socialist Party, to even the ‘Rent is too Damn High’ party, and the Humane Party.

Aside from that, the campaign also adds 50+ new candidates to every single party, with realistic statistics, and ratings.

New Issues (Tired of running out of policy speeches? So am I!)

  • Fracking
  • Hillary’s Emails
  • Enhanced Interrogation
  • Religious Liberty
  • Death Penalty
  • Cannabis
  • Confederate Flag
  • NASA
  • Israel
  • Supreme Court Nomination
  • #BlackLivesMatter
  • Welfare
  • Minimum Wage
  • Political Reform
  • Nuclear Disarmament
  • War on Drugs
  • Internet
  • Obesity Crisis

New Events (*<– Means Random Event)

  • *Donald Trump’s Campaign Self Implodes (Makes Donald lose some momentum if running as a Republican, low chance.)
  • *Rubio Repeats self (Makes Rubio lose some momentum before Iowa, low chance)
  • Rubio Republicans Unite (Makes Rubio gain momentum if Rubio repeats himself during the campaign, moderate chance.)
  • Libertarian Support (Libertarians are shown as better alternative to Democrats and Republicans. Lowers Democrat and Republican momentum, and raises Libertarians. Also raises all third parties momentum a little bit.)
  • Kanye West Presidential Announcement (Kanye West announces candidacy for 2020.) Lowers Democrat momentum slightly. Lol.
  • *Carson Weak on Terrorism (Ben Carson is weak on terrorism, what made Carson drop in the polls IRL) Carson loses a bit of momentum. Moderate chance.
  • *Mass Shooting (Has a 1% chance of happening any day during the year 2016, and not on scripted days to allow game variation. Increases Trump and Republican momentum slightly. Can happen a max of 20 times. 10% chance to shift War on Terror to the right.)
  • *Terrorist Attack (Same event as Mass Shooting, just different name.)
  • *U.N. Global Warming (U.N. takes steps to global warming. Brings attention to environment. Raises Democrat momentum.) Moderate chance.
  • *ISIS Leader Killed (1% chance of happening on any day. Can happen a max of 6 times a year. Boosts Republican momentum, raises War on Terror momentum.)
  • *Massive Drought (Same as U.N. Global warming. Lower chance, different name.)
  • *Illegal Immigrants Flood (1,000 illegal immigrants pour into country. Raises Trump momentum, and has chance to shift immigration center to the right. 1% chance per day.)
  • *Democrat Bloody Money (Democrats receive corrupt money, Democrats get $1,000,000, but lose a little momentum. 1% chance per day.)
  • *Poodle Attacks Obama (Poodle attacks Obama – declared racist. No effect.)
  • *Random Cow In White House (A cow escapes from a farm and breaks into the White House, before getting killed by Secret Service. Added for humor into an otherwise serious game. +1 momentum for the Humane Party, the lowest polling party in the game.)
  • *Stock Market Crash (Stock market crashes due to bad economy. Raises Republican momentum.)
  • Weed Day (Occurs on April 20th. Has chance to shift Cannabis issue center to the left. Raises Democrat momentum.)
  • Trump Appears on WWE (Raises momentum for Trump, occurs July 9th, 2015)
  • Trump Calls McCain Not A War Hero (Lowers Trump momentum, raises McCain momentum, if running in the race July 18th, 2015)
  • Ted Cruz Eats Bacon Off Machine Gun (August 3rd, 2015. Lowers Cruz’s momentum.)
  • Ted Cruz Zodiac Killer (January 26th, 2016. Slightly lowers Cruz’s momentum.)
  • Jeb Bush Makes Crowd Clap (February 3rd, 2016. Slightly lowers Jeb’s momentum.)
  • Pokemon Go Releases (July 6th, 2016. Raises Pokemon Party momentum. Raises issue momentum for Obesity Crisis.)
  • *Dead Body Found With Pokemon Go (Only happens after Pokemon Go Releases.)
  • Obama’s Half Brother Endorses Trump (Lowers Obama’s momentum. Raises Trump’s momentum.)
  • *Troops Deployed To Fight Terrorism (Raises War on Terror momentum. Only occurs if terrorist attack event occurs.)
  • *Hollywood Liberals Smack Talk Republicans (Lowers Republican momentum. Raises Democrat momentum slightly. 1% chance every day.)
  • *Donald Trump Says Offensive Statement! (Lowers Trump momentum. 1% chance every day.)
  • *Gary Johnson Calls Trump a Pu**y (Raises Gary Johnson momentum. Lowers Trump’s momentum. Occurs March 5th.)
  • *Bernie Sanders Called a Socialist (Bernie Sanders gets called Socialist at speech. Lowers Sanders momentum.)
  • *Bernie Sanders Shown Better Than Crooked Hillary (Raises Sanders momentum. Lowers Hillary momentum.)
  • *Hillary Takes Wall Street Donation (Gives Hillary $1,000,000, lowers Hillary momentum, raises Sanders momentum. Chance to shift “corruption” issue to the right.)
  • *New Hillary Clinton Emails Discovered (Lowers Hillary momentum. Chance to shift, “Hillary’s emails” issue to the right.)

NEW PARTIES, and New candidates DOESN’T INCLUDE VP’s

  • Republican (adds Jim Gilmore, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, Jeff Sessions, Allen West, Condoleezza Rice, Rick Scott, George Pataki, and more!)
  • Democrat (adds Lincoln Chafee, Barack Obama, Al Franken, Michelle Obama, Al Gore, and more!)
  • Libertarian (adds Austin Petersen, John McAfee and Michael Sanchez, my personal friend who was the official mayoral candidate for New York in 2013)
  • Green (adds Bill Kreml)
  • Never Trump (adds Mitt Romney, with Glenn Beck VP)
  • Trumpet (Only has Donald Trump. A Donald Trump independent bid.)
  • Federalist (adds James Mattis, Tom Coburn, and Dick Cheney)
  • Reform (adds Kenneth Cross, and Lynn Kahn)
  • Constitution (adds Darrell Castle, Scott Copeland, J.R. Myers, and Don Grundmann)
  • American Independent (adds Wiley Drake, James Hedges, Tom Hoefling, and Alan Spears)
  • Justice Party (adds Rocky Anderson, and Daniel Geery)
  • Peace and Freedom (adds Monica Moorehead, and Gloria La Riva)
  • Socialist Party USA (adds Gloria La Riva, Emidio Soltysik, Jerry White, and Alyson Kennedy)
  • Communist Party USA (adds Peta Lindsay, and Michael Prysner)
  • Modern Whig Party (adds Mike Lebowitz, and T.J. Ohara)
  • Rent Is Too Damn High (adds Jimmy McMillan)
  • Prohibition (adds Jim Hedges)
  • Humane Party (adds Clifton Roberts)
  • Pokemon Party (adds Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Ditto)
  • Hale Independent (adds me!)
  • Kelso Independent (adds Lloyd Kelso)
  • Progressive Party
  • America First Party

Cancelled Parties

  • New Black Panther Party (decided it was too controversial to add in)
  • American Nazi Party (decided it was wayyy to controversial to add in)
  • Guns and Dope Party (couldn’t find any candidates)
  • Beer Drinker’s Party (couldn’t find any candidates, also it was pretty ridiculous)
  • Pirate’s Party (couldn’t find any candidates)
  • American Delta Party (not a legitimate and modern party, IMO)

I hope all of you like it!

Download link: OfficialMoreCandidatesAndIssues 1.7

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