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One of my best Dewey victories. I usually have no trouble winning electorally, but I generally struggle to also win the popular vote. This time, I narrowly eked that out as well. https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1179994

By god, look at that Truman-slide! https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1156013

Very interesting, in the Chinese curse sense, JFK victory, running with Humphrey as the running mate and a staunch pro-civil rights platform. Won with 279 electoral votes, but lost the popular vote to Nixon by a million votes, and Byrd swept the Deep South. Good luck, everyone...

Also ran a Hillary sabotage which also experienced bad luck (a recession and a terrorist attack). Trump-slide City. Red Illinois and Oregon, anyone? https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1089867

Recently pulled off one of my best Ford victories: https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1082560

This is fine. This is just plain ducky. Hunky spunky. No bad will come of this at all. Did I mention that my sabotaging the peace talks was discovered in this scenario? And I still won with...those numbers? Yeah... https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1080744

First time I’ve reached electoral second place as Douglas in a successful 1860 deadlock (picking up both New York AND Illinois, which I’ve never accomplished before). https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1069162

A solid and decisive GW Bush victory at 342-196 and a clear popular vote lead. Powell as the running mate and running as a restrained moderate conservative seems to be key to achieving this. https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1057927

One of my strongest Trump victories I’ve yet achieved: https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1019499

First time I’ve made it into the electoral top 3 as Douglas in a deadlocked 1860. https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1015979

Also pulled off a Bryan-slide. https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1015459

Oooooh, dear. Got a 2016 electoral dead heat as Trump. And yes, Hillary did win the popular vote, but...well... “No candidate secured a majority in the Electoral College. However, the Republicans won a majority in Congress and will elevate you to the Presidency. Time will tell how things go...

My biggest Carter-slide so far. https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1013283

Probably my best Bryan victory yet, winning in a 318-129 sweep. https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/924240 The magic formula appears to be Claude Matthews as VP (for some reason, it doesn’t work when I choose, say, Horace Boies even if I use the same strategy) and a moderate...

-Bob Graham’s probably the best choice for running mate -Sing Clinton’s praises, vow to continue his policies, and just generally tie yourself to his legacy -Run a mainstream liberal campaign. Don’t be too shy on being liberal, but don’t go too far and get crazy ideas like advocating for...

Hillary Clinton, the establishment neoliberal schill: https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/819964

Just ran a 1988 game as Dukakis where the electoral college ended in a dead heat of 269-269, Bush won the popular vote by merely a little less than 1,000 votes...but because Democrats control the House, Dukakis is on his way to become president. Hooooooly moly. “Congratulations! You have won...

Jeff Greenfield actually wrote a short story about this very premise, which dealt with the short-term implications on the presidency and the geopolitics of the time.

This is true, and for this, it's hard to overstate how momentous the Bush Administration's 1993 "Russian Marshall Plan" was for making that capitalization happen. Bush was wise to listen to Richard Nixon's advice and not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to foster trust and cooperation...

Oh God, oh man...oh God, oh man...oh God, oh man... This is shaping up to be very, very not nice.