OTL Election maps resources thread
- Thread starter Thande
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How so? If because the lack basemaps, it tends to be natural that the further you go from the english/latin alphabet, the less western data there is. If because we have the best map, that is also natural. Those who care about quality do the best - QBam regularly produces better results then some professional maps.
If its because I am using anothers map, well I didn't stick my name on it and claim its my work. If he wants to put it on his site, thats fine with me.
If its beacuse I confused who owns the deviantart page, well I'm sorry.
Alex Richards
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AJR is a joint affair between Thande, Utgard and mesself, and in this particular case he did the first Japan one.
Ooops didn't realize. Sorry then. Now should correctly quote source.
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IFwanderer
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Ok, since I'm sharing I'll give credit, @ToixStory linked it in the AH discord channel.
It's here: http://tools.wmflabs.org/parliamentdiagram/westminsterinputform.html they have options for Westminster style, custom arch style and US-like arch with D, R and I options.
Thande
Donor
I like how
1) they refer to hemicycles as 'arches' which is exactly what they would be called if someone tried to sell it to a sceptical British populace without it sounding foreign;
2) 'US-style' is literally just 'the same as the regular hemicycle but there are only two party options'.
A couple town maps of dynamic gubernatorial primaries in MA.
2002 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary:
Shannon O'Brien (32.52%) -- MA State Treasurer with four generations of ties to the state's political establishment. As treasurer, she saved the state $500 million by refinancing state debt, and also forced transparency of a $2 billion cost overrun on MA's infamous Big Dig project. She was also criticized for losing some of the investments she had made during her tenure as treasurer. O'Brien would go on to lose to Mitt Romney in the general election.
Robert Reich (24.80%) -- former US Secretary of Labor in President Clinton's first cabinet. Reich ran a progressive campaign as the first Democratic candidate for a major political office to support the legalization of same-sex marriage. He also advocated for abortion rights and an end to capital punishment. Reich's controversial memoir Locked in the Cabinet included fictionalized dialogue about the events of the Clinton administration, and led to a scorned Clinton endorsing the eventual fifth-place candidate, Steven Grossman.
Tom Birmingham (24.05%) -- President of the MA Senate with impressive fundraising. Credited with the passage of the expansive Education Reform Act of 1993.
Warren Tolman (17.69%) -- former state representative and senator, and the only candidate who opted in to public funding under the now-defunct Clean Elections law, providing funds to candidates who received no more than $100 in individual donations. Advocated for reform of the Big Dig project and a statewide single-payer program.
Steve Grossman (0.80%) -- Clinton-endorsed former DNC and AIPAC chair who withdrew before the primary.
2014 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary:
Martha Coakley (42.4%) -- Attorney General of Massachusetts and unsuccessful nominee for the special 2010 Senate election to replace Ted Kennedy (lost to Scott Brown). During her Senate campaign she was criticized for attending fundraisers in Washington, to which she replied "as opposed to standing outside Fenway Park? In the cold? Shaking hands?" She would go on to lose in the general to Charlie Baker.
Steve Grossman (36.4%) -- MA Treasurer, former DNC chairman, and former MA Democratic Party chairman. Grossman unsurprisingly received the endorsement of the Massachusetts Democratic Party at its convention, but could not win the primary. Also received endorsements from all five MA LGBT state legislators as well as workers unions and social justice organizations.
Donald Berwick (21.1%) -- former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and former President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Previously criticized for his socialist-leaning views on healthcare and praise of the United Kingdom's NHS. Ran a progressive campaign on healthcare reform and with the goal to end child poverty in the state by 2024. Was a "surprise" in the race after climbing in the polls during the summer of 2014.
2002 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary:
Shannon O'Brien (32.52%) -- MA State Treasurer with four generations of ties to the state's political establishment. As treasurer, she saved the state $500 million by refinancing state debt, and also forced transparency of a $2 billion cost overrun on MA's infamous Big Dig project. She was also criticized for losing some of the investments she had made during her tenure as treasurer. O'Brien would go on to lose to Mitt Romney in the general election.
Robert Reich (24.80%) -- former US Secretary of Labor in President Clinton's first cabinet. Reich ran a progressive campaign as the first Democratic candidate for a major political office to support the legalization of same-sex marriage. He also advocated for abortion rights and an end to capital punishment. Reich's controversial memoir Locked in the Cabinet included fictionalized dialogue about the events of the Clinton administration, and led to a scorned Clinton endorsing the eventual fifth-place candidate, Steven Grossman.
Tom Birmingham (24.05%) -- President of the MA Senate with impressive fundraising. Credited with the passage of the expansive Education Reform Act of 1993.
Warren Tolman (17.69%) -- former state representative and senator, and the only candidate who opted in to public funding under the now-defunct Clean Elections law, providing funds to candidates who received no more than $100 in individual donations. Advocated for reform of the Big Dig project and a statewide single-payer program.
Steve Grossman (0.80%) -- Clinton-endorsed former DNC and AIPAC chair who withdrew before the primary.
2014 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary:
Martha Coakley (42.4%) -- Attorney General of Massachusetts and unsuccessful nominee for the special 2010 Senate election to replace Ted Kennedy (lost to Scott Brown). During her Senate campaign she was criticized for attending fundraisers in Washington, to which she replied "as opposed to standing outside Fenway Park? In the cold? Shaking hands?" She would go on to lose in the general to Charlie Baker.
Steve Grossman (36.4%) -- MA Treasurer, former DNC chairman, and former MA Democratic Party chairman. Grossman unsurprisingly received the endorsement of the Massachusetts Democratic Party at its convention, but could not win the primary. Also received endorsements from all five MA LGBT state legislators as well as workers unions and social justice organizations.
Donald Berwick (21.1%) -- former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and former President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Previously criticized for his socialist-leaning views on healthcare and praise of the United Kingdom's NHS. Ran a progressive campaign on healthcare reform and with the goal to end child poverty in the state by 2024. Was a "surprise" in the race after climbing in the polls during the summer of 2014.
I'm thinking of making some historical maps of Colorado elections once I'm there.
Well it is a state where a Democrat ran for the Senate making use of the fact he had the name Jack Daniels, leading to him handing out small samples of the whiskey at his rallies. He still lost by 54-46 it must be said.
Hi folks,
Here I post my first maps on this forum. It's about the local scores of the highest scoring lists of the right candidates in the European elections of 1999 in France.
As it is my very first maps in a very long time, I encourage you to give me your opinion about them, and I'm taking every possible advice. I created this map using Paint, so i'm pretty sure it's not the most suited software for this kind of job
Here I post my first maps on this forum. It's about the local scores of the highest scoring lists of the right candidates in the European elections of 1999 in France.
As it is my very first maps in a very long time, I encourage you to give me your opinion about them, and I'm taking every possible advice. I created this map using Paint, so i'm pretty sure it's not the most suited software for this kind of job
Alex Richards
Donor
Hmm. Not all the images are showing up for me.
It's also perhaps advisable to use a consistent scale for the key for all the maps, but that's admittedly dependent on what you want to do with them.
It's also perhaps advisable to use a consistent scale for the key for all the maps, but that's admittedly dependent on what you want to do with them.