Election Day Game by John Gastil - Megathread

[Deleted member 87099]

If you haven't heard of this game, I suggest you check it out if you like games like President Elect or President Infinity. Basically, you can run the campaign of any kind of politician from the late 80s to the Present Day. Though it is an old game.

Download Link: https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-way-I-can-download-Election-Day-game-created-by-John-Gastil

 

[Oppo]

 

[Tim Thomason]

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Looking at this map made me want to click the Help button.

 

[Oppo]

Looking at this map made me want to click the Help button.

You're ruining the movie magic!

 

[Oppo]

Is this game safe to download, and does it work on modern computers?

It works for me on Windows 10.

 

[Aaaaasima]

John Edwards was doing fine until John Edwards destroyed John Edwards in a debate, hence leading John Edwards to fall in the polls while John Edwards rose. John Edwards then dropped out due to lack of funding. After losing the Iowa primary, John Edwards did the same

 

[LLR]

Anyone know if I can get this to work on a Mac?

 

[Abraham Washington]

2008 Democratic Primaries

The 2008 Democratic primaries were hectic. First, Obama won an upset victory in Iowa, with Clinton finishing second. However, the real shocker came when John Edwards pulled off an incredible victory and won New Hampshire. Nevertheless, Edwards' momentum soon faded and Obama became the frontrunner. Then, suddenly Hillary Clinton made a comeback and went on to win Florida and Texas, as well as her adopted home state of New York. A narrow 0.1% victory in the California completed the upset and Hillary Clinton became the Democratic frontrunner.

However, her campaign eventually ground to a halt due to poor debate performances and mounting scandal. All of a sudden, John Edwards was catapulted back into the race and won several states like Oregon and New Jersey. As the race headed into the summer, a deadlocked convention was all but certain when the party's super delegates split evenly between the candidates.

A chaotic contested convention eventually led to Obama emerging victorious on the second ballot. Barack Hussein Obama was now the nominee of the Democratic party, a fierce general election lay ahead...

 

[Abraham Washington]

2008 Republican Primaries

The 2008 Republican primaries were anticipated as being a coronation for frontrunner Mike Huckabee. Indeed, he led all the national polls and cruised to easy victories in early voting states such as Iowa and New Hampshire. However, a stunning upset victory by John McCain in California derailed Huckabee's momentum. The race was suddenly back into contention and both McCain and Romney would campaign bitterly to win back the nomination from Huckabee.

Alas, it was not to be. The moderate wing of the party was divided between Romney and McCain and Mike Dale Huckabee became the Republican nominee.

The 2008 election was to be Obama vs Huckabee. The most hotly anticipated election in American history was about to begin...

 

[Abraham Washington]

2008 General Election

In the 2008 election, set against the backdrop of the Great Recession and the Iraq War, would lead to the largest Democratic landslide since Franklin Roosevelt. Barack Obama would win 518 EV defeating Mike Huckabee in an unprecedented landslide, with its coattails leading to a filibuster proof Democratic majority in Congress.

The first African American President took office on January 20th, 2009...

Barack Hussein Obama

44th President of the United States

 

[Abraham Washington]

2012 Republican Primaries

The 2012 Republican Primary began with a closely contested result in the Iowa caucus between Senator Sam Brownback and Governor George Pataki. The rivalry heated up with Pataki winning the New Hampshire primary and setting the stage for a close race.

However, Pataki's momentum soon fizzled out as Sam Brownback scored numerous victories and George Pataki's rivals Romney and Gingrich also winning a few states. However, Brownback would eventually triumph and therefore Samuel Dale Brownback would be the Republican nominee.

A grueling general election campaign against President Obama lay ahead. The question was, would Brownback win back the White House?

 

[Oppo]

Samuel Dale Brownback

 

[Abraham Washington]

2012 General Election

The 2012 election would turn out to be closer than 2008, with many voters disappointed in Obama's performance over the past 4 years. However, with a recovering economy and victories in the debates, Obama was re-elected with 386 EV, a strong mandate but a far cry from his 2008 victory.

With 4 years to go, Obama would work on getting more of his agenda passed. Meanwhile, candidates began preparing for 2016...

 

[Abraham Washington]

2016 Democratic Primaries

The 2016 Democratic primaries became a coronation for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton who became the nominee of the Democratic party in 2016 and the first female nominee of a major party.

The 2016 election lay ahead, it would be fought on the economy, and legacy of President Obama...

 

[Abraham Washington]

2016 Republican Primaries

The Republican Primaries of 2016 also led to a coronation for businessman Steve Forbes, who made a stunning political comeback, defeating Senator Chuck Hagel as well as Mitt Romney, who was in his third presidential run. Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes would be the official nominee of the Republican party.

Clinton vs Forbes. A close race was expected in the race to elect the 45th President of the United States...

 

[Abraham Washington]

2016 General Election

After 8 years of Obama, voters wanted change and gave Steve Forbes a strong mandate. Forbes won in a near landslide, sweeping the heartlands, seizing the Democratic stronghold of Illinois and winning back the old Republican territory of the Northeast after several decades. Steve Forbes would become one of only three Presidents who had not held elected nor political office...

Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes

45th President of the United States

 

[CCA]

I'm sorry to bump this - but I didn't know any other way - does anyone have a copy of the installer and can upload it somewhere?

 

[2ndH00PTIE$ON]

I’ve actually just uploaded the installer for this game onto the internet archive so it can be preserved. Here’s the link: https://archive.org/details/Election_Day_Game Hope you Enjoy!

 

[TheMiddlePolitical]

I am sorry to bump this but does anybody know anyone that has the expertise to be able to revive this? I was in contact with John Gastil via email, and he gave us full privilege to find someone to fix it up.

 

[Deleted member 87099]

I am sorry to bump this but does anybody know anyone that has the expertise to be able to revive this? I was in contact with John Gastil via email, and he gave us full privilege to find someone to fix it up.

That's actually amazing! It's a shame I don't have the skills necessary all on my own.