The 47 Percent (A Political/ Video Game TL)
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Though poor Pelosi. Either way, the Democrats are in a much better position. The GOP will obviously go crazier, as they will blame "moderate" Romney for the loss. That's good news for 2014...
He prepares, Bob Kerrey I considered changing, some polls showed him surging in the last weeks but it seemed AFP and Karl Rove diverted a good chunk of money into attacking him. Also Fischer had a amajor flaw Dems should have attacked on, she had a scandal on eminent domain (cant remember the specifics anymore) that Kerrey should have used in attack ads.
Obama prepares for the debate and decides to take it more seriously and to attack Romney strongly on his comments linking them to his company issues and his tax haves painting Romney as out of touch and keeps him on the defensive. Also Romney slips up in the debate and fumbles a question on his comments about them.
You didnt read the second TL in my siggie have you? its not major but there is a sub plot about Rick Santorum and Ross Perot involving the internet and censoring games
Constantinople
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Curious to see how the fiscal cliff goes. Maybe Obama goes for more progressive legislation, with the momentum of the very successful election behind him, and the GOP in chaos?
Ah I can write about the cliff, I almost forgot that happened thanks
Also covering Gun Control and Environmental Legislation, Minimum Wage, Infrastructure or the lack of some of these passing in the 113 Congress
As a general scheduling post, I will post up a largish update tomorrow as I need to figure out what is viable to pass with such a split congress
December 14nd, 2012
CNN Local News for ConnecticutMentally Ill Man Fatally Shot in Newtown Connecticut After Confrontation
Fiscal Cliff and Legislation of 2013
In the weeks before the 113th Congress, the fiscal cliff debacle had taken center stage, Republicans had called for an extension of all Bush Tax Cuts while Democrats wanted to end them or at least partially end the Bush Tax Cuts and end sequestration. Negotiations went nowhere and by January 1st, America had gone off the proverbial fiscal cliff. However, it was short lived as the new Congress was sworn in days later and quickly passed a bill ending the sequester and avoiding the negative effects of the fiscal cliff while continuing to let the Bush Tax Cuts expire. The bill swiftly went through the Senate and was signed into law by President Obama. During Obama's State of the Union address, he called for a raising of the minimum wage and most notably major investments into infrastructure while these goals were very plausible, his calls for action on climate change could not pass in this Congress...... and of course immigration reform which could go either way.
Over the next several months, several notable bills passed including a major infrastructure bill including funding for several new high speed rail projects in addition to much needed funds to repair bridges and highways. The minimum wage was raised to $10 a hour in the late summer of 2013. After the Supreme Court struck down major parts of the Voting Rights Act, these sections were put back into law with the re-authorization of the Voting Rights Act, thus blocking many voter ID laws in the south. The Violence Against Women Act was also reauthorized earlier in the year.
As the summer dragged on, Immigration Reform was brought up for debate in the House of Representatives, by late August, the House passed the Dream Act including a path to citizenship and went to the senate where it faced the threat of a GOP filibuster, that failed to materialize after many pro business groups lobbied the senate heavily to not filibuster the legislation. In early September, President Obama signed the legislation into law.
Another important bill to pass was several fixes to the Affordable Care Act which was signed into law in April and included better funding for the website and an extension of time for insufficient plans to be phased out and the "Cadillac Plans" provision of the law was eliminated after heavy lobbying by Trade Unions and some business groups.
Next political update: Obamacare roll out
Next video game update: E3 2013
LucasFilm
After speculation and rumors, in September of 2012, George Lucas denied rumors that Disney was currently purchasing them for billions of dollars. In October, Lucas did confirm that Lucasfilm would be producing a sequel trilogy to the original Star Wars trilogy and that he would personally direct the movies which should hopefully release in 2015. Meanwhile LucasArts was in the middle of reforming itself out of its rut and announced a partnership with Nintendo during their September Conference focusing on the Wii U announcing that Star Wars 1313, Star Wars Battlefront: X-Wing as well as Star Warriors a Star Wars Musou collaboration between Tecmo-Koei, LucasArts and Nintendo which recently purchased a large amount of shares in the Japanese publisher.
Constantinople
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Interesting. ALL Bush tax cuts expire? Wow. That's gonna REALLY bring down the deficit. What else? The DREAM Act passes, a $10/hr minimum wage, HSR, and a sort of immigration reform, AND no Sandy Hook massacre....
With a barely Democratic majority and a huge senate majority, these things are DEFINITELY possible. I'd think with such a huge rejection of the GOP in 2012, they'd be more flexible. I am willing to bet that they lose seats in 2014.
Looks like the Obamacare roll out will go even better...
With a barely Democratic majority and a huge senate majority, these things are DEFINITELY possible. I'd think with such a huge rejection of the GOP in 2012, they'd be more flexible. I am willing to bet that they lose seats in 2014.
Looks like the Obamacare roll out will go even better...
Good, that that evil rat not put his claws in SW(with lucas is enough) and they would keep the sequels(hope use EU in better extend, like Thraw or others) and leave JJ for Star Trek.
Wow, Star Warrios? that would be pretty ad to play and nintendo with more interest in K-T, tell me more
Elizabeth Colbert-Busch Defeats Mark Sanford
May 7th, as many polls had suggested, Mark Sanford's comeback bid went down in flames bolstering the Democratic majority to two seats.The Fall of Chris Christie
By the middle of 2013, Christie was locked in a increasingly close re-election fight with Congressman Rush Holt, Christie had been panned in the media for the slow pace of recovery for the state and reports that funds were missing. By the end of August, Christie held a narrow 3 point lead in the polls. In early September, Christie allegedly sanctioned a plan to to create traffic problems in Fort Lee due to the Mayor of the towns refusal to endorse Christie for re-election, at the same time. A week later, the mayor came forward alleging that the Christie administration had tried to extort an endorsement out of him, soon after reports that the Lt Governor was involved in several ethics disputes dragged the ticket down and was defeated by a 52-48 margin in addition to a federal probe into the incidents......Virginia Gubernatorial Election
After a contentious primary, Bill Boiling the sitting Lt Governor announced he would be running as a independent in the fall election, the race became even more interesting when Libertarian Robert Sarvis started polling around 10% due to the nasty ads on all three sides. In the end, the Democrats swept the race and won the Governor, Lt Governor and Attorney General while gaining 10 seats in the state legislature narrowing the Republican majority.46% - Terry McCauliffe (D)
33% - Ken Cuccinelli (R)
13% - Bill Boiling (I)
8% - Robert Sarvis (L)
Obamacare Rollout
Many in the administration were very concerned when healthcare.gov launched, but thanks to more funding and better testing, the sites front end and back end functioned and was a victory for the administration. At the same time, Medicaid expansion in the states it was expanded in proved to be a major success as well, especially in West Virginia, Arkansas and most notably Kentucky. Many Republican Governors came under fire for not expanding medicaid expansion, too many pundits surprise a few Republican Governors tried to expand Medicaid and in some cases were successful such as John Kasich and Rick Scott in Florida. In Pennsylvania, beleaguered governor Tom Corbett attempted and failed to expand Medicaid and was seen by many as a final killing blow to his political career. Obama's approvals rose into the low to mid 50s with the healthcare rollout and with good economic news some attributed to the infrastructure bill and a general feeling that economy was finally recovering after several years in a recession. Unfortunately, the situation over seas was in a much worse shape......
And didnt notice this post I apologize for not replying faster.
Yes, 2014 will be very interesting too, and my next political update will be on the beginning of 2014 and then the foreign crisies
Mafia 3 E3 Reveal
Before E3, one of the games that was rumored to have been cancelled or at least scrapped due to most insiders saying that information on the game dried up, ironically this was due to a lack of funding that was rectified by Nintendo of Europe. One of the major changes in Nintendo's structure allowed Nintendo of Europe and America more sway and funding to save projects for exclusives. In late 2012, Take Two was having financial problems while heavily investing in Grand Theft Auto V, leading to Mafia 3's near cancellation. Instead it was largely funded by Nintendo. Many in the gaming media was shocked to see the game at a Nintendo Press Conference, at the same time, Nintendo was financing Bayonetta 2 as well as Devil's Third......The opening trailer of Mafia 3 opens with the ending scene of Mafia 2 as Joe realizes whats happening he prepares for the Chinese. When they arrive at the cemetery, he pulls out his gun and escapes from the Chinese mob. Then it flashes to ten years later finding Vito and Joe in Lost Heaven.....
I would wish to see alternategaf reaction to this, this would have been legendary, bayo 2 would have been a child plays against this, well pretty interesting, maybe Mafia 1+2 Before the 3, that would make positive impact and lead the fanbase to 3(bundled with 3 would be to expensive).
Nice one, Nintendo new mania to save games, if only giv emore freedom to US and europe...
2014 Midterms March 2014
Daily Kos Elections Ratings 2014 March EditionMontana: Rating Likely Democratic
Recent Developments: Max Baucus's resignation to become the US Ambassador to China was a boon for Democrats as former governor Brian Schweitzer was appointed to fill the vacant seat.
Polling Average Schweitzer +10
Alaska: Lean D
Begich has proven to be a good campaigner and his main opposition Matt Treadwell has been a lackluster fundraiser and the runner up is Joe Miller. At the same time, there are rumblings of a Sarah Palin run which could shake up the race.
Polling Average:
Begich +5
Kentucky:
General Election: Toss Up
Primary Lean McConnell
This race was already competitive between Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes before Congressman Massie launched a uprising primary campaign against McConnell so far McConnell has held a small advantage, but with McConnell's low approval rating and Massie receiving major support from Tea Party groups, this race will likely be close now and in November.
South Dakota:
Rating: Toss Up
Polling Average Tied
Surprisingly, the South Dakota Senate race is shaping up to be one of the closest in the country with incumbent Senator Tim Johnson retiring and former congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin running for the Democratic nomination and former Republican governor Mike Rounds running for the GOP.
Georgia
Rating: Toss Up
Primary Rating: Toss Up (Tilt Broun and Handel runoff)
Polling Primary Average
Broun +2
This race has become a complete free for all when Saxby Chambliss announced his retirement and has turned into a several way race.
On the Democratic side, Michelle Nuun is running and has been posting extremely strong fundraising and is polling very strongly against all of the GOP contenders, especially Broun.....
Arkansas:
Lean D
Polling Average: Pryor +6
Republicans touted congressman Tom Cotton as the perfect canidate to compete against Pryor, yet has fumbled quite badly after a recording surfaced of Cotton attacking Pryor as a "false Christian" and running a very poor ground game. In particular, Obamacare has greatly benefited Pryor as it has been extremely effective in Arkansas dramatically reducing the uninsured rate.
Arkansas Special
Rating Likely D
Polling Average: Bebe +8
Tragically, Senator Boozeman died from a massive heart attack in late January leading to the calling of a special election. Democrats have rallied behind term limited Governor Mike Bebe while Republicans recruited Congressman Rick Crawford. Governor Bebe is extremely popular in the state and in recent polling seems to be the most popular governor in the country.
West Virginia
General Election Rating: Toss Up
Primary Election Rating: Tilt Capito
Jay Rockefeller is the most endangered Democratic incumbent in the country, leading to a three way primary between Congresswoman Shelly Moore Capito, Businessmen John Raese and Congressman David McKinley all running for the nomination. This primary has already been noted for its increasing negativity with John Raese launching an ad blitz against Capito for being "an ally to Democrats" and deriding her as a "Republican in Name Only", meanwhile McKinley has struggled to gain traction but has stabilized around 20% of the vote mainly coming from Capito.
Primary Polling Average
Capito: 40%
Raese: 35%
McKinley: 20%
Undecided: 15%
Louisiana:
Tilt D
Landrieu is a proven campaigner, in all likely hood, the question here is does Landrieu win outright or does it go to a run off. The two major republican candidates are Bill Cassidy and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins whom is actively courting Tea Party and evangelical groups.
Polling Average:
Landrieu: 48%
Perkins: 25%
Cassidy 20%
Mississippi:
General Election: Lean Republican with Cochran, Lean Democrat with McDaniel
Primary Rating: Toss Up
This race has the notorious distinction as being the nastiest race in the country with State Senator Chris McDaniel running against incumbent Senator Thad Cochran. In a rather surprising announcement Attorney General Jim Hood announced he was running for the senate and in polling has been shown leading McDaniel and competitive with Cochran.
North Carolina:
Lean Democratic
Primary Rating: Likely Run Off
Incumbent Kay Hagan has decent approval ratings and a lackluster bench of GOP candidates running against her. GOP Assembly Speaker has failed to gain traction stuck in the high teens and is likely to be forced to a run off.
Polling Average Hagan +6 against Tillis, +10 against Brannon
Kansas:
Likely Republican
Incumbent Senator Pat Roberts is in a primary fight with Tom Wolfe a Tea Party activist and will likely face wealthy Democratic businessman Gregg Orman in the fall.
Less Notable Races at this time
New Hampshire
Likely D
Michigan
Likely D
Iowa
Likely D
Tom Harkin Running for Re-Election
Competitive Governor Ratings as of March 2014:
Michigan: Tilt D
Wisconsin: Lean D(Ron Kind vs Scott Walker)
South Carolina: Toss Up
Georgia; Tilt D
Florida: Lean D
Pennsylvania: Likely D
Illinois: Tilt D
Arkansas: Tilt D
Connecticut: Lean D
Maine: Likely D (No Cutler)
Ohio: Lean D (Strickland vs Kasich)
Kansas: Toss Up
Oklahoma: Lean R
Arizona: Toss Up
New Mexico: Tilt R
Alaska: Tilt R (30 (R), 28 (D), 25 (I))
Texas: Lean R
Some Notable House Races as of March 2014
WV-1 (R-Open)
WV-2 (R-Open)
WV-3 (D - Rahall)
-The whole West Virginia delegation is up for grabs as the two GOP incumbents announced their senate runs.
CA-21 (R-Valdao)
CA-25 (R-McKeon)
CA-31 (R-Miller)
CA-53 (D-Peters)
UT-04 (D-Matheson)
LA-5 (R-Mcallistor) Edwin Edwards (D) vs Mcallistor and lots of R's
MS-4 (R-Palazzo) Opponent Gene Taylor - D
PA-6 (R-Open)
PA-8 (R-Fitzgerald)
NC-7 (D-McIntyre)
GA-12 (D-Barrow)
MN-6 (D-Graves)
MI-1 (D-McDowell)
FL-2 (D-Lawson)
AR-1 (R-Open)
VA-10 (R-Open)
NJ-3 (R-Open)
AR-2 (R-Tim Griffin)
AR-4 (R-Open)
NY-19 (R-Gibson)
MT-AL (R-Open)
WI-6 (R-Open)
Constantinople
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I wish this was how our 2014 looked...
And good to see Christie fall. He fucking deserves it. I hope you update soon!
And good to see Christie fall. He fucking deserves it. I hope you update soon!
Thanks next political one will probably be on some primaries and the next video game one will be next gen console launches and holiday sales.
EDIT: If anyone has any extra races they want me to cover let me know
Wow, what massive update and the level of detail, let me take my hat off, terrific job here, your level of details and alternate candidates was brutal, are you following this race in OTL?, amazing job buddy
Seems West Virginia is a free for all, and Dem can come stronger here as GOP is still somewhat divided and with Tea party they need a good leader in turbulent waters...but nobody so far.
Nice job buddy, wait how decission 2014 unfold
Seems West Virginia is a free for all, and Dem can come stronger here as GOP is still somewhat divided and with Tea party they need a good leader in turbulent waters...but nobody so far.
Nice job buddy, wait how decission 2014 unfold