The Campaign Trail Game Has Returned.
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SonOfSharknado
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I'm hoping that future updates will actually make running a progressive, leftward campaign a good thing, as we've seen in reality.
Just got my best Clinton win on easy with the newer 2016. With a popular vote margin of about 12.3%, Clinton beating Trump 53.4-41.1, with a raw vote margin of 16.7 million votes, 72.7 million to 56 million. And an electoral vote of 421 to 117, with Clinton winning all the Obama 2012 states plus Arizona, Texas, Georgia, and (ever so narrowly) South Carolina. Can't get landslides as big as on the original 2016 one, but that's still a pretty big win
And this was done by running as moderate/right wing/apolitical as possible, doesn't look like running a progressive leftward campaign works as well even on the newer 2016
Also, on a different note, I think it is kind of interesting looking at the "state summary" section for the different major issues - it doesn't necessarily matter a huge deal in terms of gameplay, you can do better in various states with an appeal that isn't directly pandering to those issues, and its not necessarily that the assignments the game gives are necessarily wrong, but I think it is interesting, for example, seeing the 2016 election where a number of different states are either "moderate" or for "open markets" on the issue of trade and then there's Michigan as the one single state sticking out as "protectionist"
And this was done by running as moderate/right wing/apolitical as possible, doesn't look like running a progressive leftward campaign works as well even on the newer 2016
Also, on a different note, I think it is kind of interesting looking at the "state summary" section for the different major issues - it doesn't necessarily matter a huge deal in terms of gameplay, you can do better in various states with an appeal that isn't directly pandering to those issues, and its not necessarily that the assignments the game gives are necessarily wrong, but I think it is interesting, for example, seeing the 2016 election where a number of different states are either "moderate" or for "open markets" on the issue of trade and then there's Michigan as the one single state sticking out as "protectionist"
That's...not really supported by the evidence.
A shame, this site's usually pretty good about researching the elections portrayed.I kinda whant 2008 and 1992 and 2004 and 2020 I hope 2020 comes out soon
Here's an interesting result - after 8 years of Reagan and two Republican landslides, the American people decide it is time for a new direction, and elect... Lenore Fulani
Managed to get a hung electoral college too, in proportional mode, the results screen specifically says it is a tie even though it isn't, and Dukakis gets elected in the House of Representatives after getting just 16.6% of the vote and coming in first place in just zero states
Managed to get a hung electoral college too, in proportional mode, the results screen specifically says it is a tie even though it isn't, and Dukakis gets elected in the House of Representatives after getting just 16.6% of the vote and coming in first place in just zero states
Interesting. What message came up when the final results came through?
I think the structural disadvantages facing the GOP were too strong to make a 2008 scenario that is both competitive and realistic.
For the hung electoral college, it just said I tied the electoral college and won in the house. For the Fulani victory, it just had the same message as happens when Bush wins. It seems to be assumed for each game that only one or the other main candidate can win, or that a tie (or three way split if there's a third party), with the messages being as such. You can get a different message for third party wins if you are able to actually play as the third party itself, but there doesn't seem to be any unique message for when a third party candidate wins (rather than just splits the electoral college) via exploits
American History USA
Click to see the Electoral College map from my game, and then try it yourself!
www.americanhistoryusa.com
I was going to post a couple weird games, both done by doing awfully but then using the exploit to get a massive boost in all the states that you can campaign in on the last question. First, a Dukakis win in 88, and then a Ford win in 76... but then I realized that both games had the "sorry no URL available" thing, I've been having that happen rather more lately
At any rate, I was curious as to precisely which states were included in each area, like when for example in 1976 it says "from Maryland and Pennsylvania up to New York and Connecticut" for the "East Coast" in 1976 (it turns out those four states plus DE and NJ count), or for what counts as states surrounding Texas in 1988 (all physically touching it, except Arkansas). or what the "Midwest" is. There was one interesting thing, which I imagine must be a bug - in 1976, in addition to the more or less expected states, I also won Wyoming, where I was down 30 points before using the final exploit. I'm not sure which answer gives a boost to Wyoming (the game seems to be acting up for me at the moment and also I'm just feeling lazy lol) but it wouldn't really make sense for any set of the states, it is just off on its own almost equidistant between the closest midwestern, southwestern, and west coast states, an island of red surrounded by blue
At any rate, I was curious as to precisely which states were included in each area, like when for example in 1976 it says "from Maryland and Pennsylvania up to New York and Connecticut" for the "East Coast" in 1976 (it turns out those four states plus DE and NJ count), or for what counts as states surrounding Texas in 1988 (all physically touching it, except Arkansas). or what the "Midwest" is. There was one interesting thing, which I imagine must be a bug - in 1976, in addition to the more or less expected states, I also won Wyoming, where I was down 30 points before using the final exploit. I'm not sure which answer gives a boost to Wyoming (the game seems to be acting up for me at the moment and also I'm just feeling lazy lol) but it wouldn't really make sense for any set of the states, it is just off on its own almost equidistant between the closest midwestern, southwestern, and west coast states, an island of red surrounded by blue
You can win as Douglas in 1860 by choosing Horatio Seymour as your vp and then spacebarring the question about him you'll sweep the north and west depending on how long you spacebar for. https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1820322
Also if you use the exploit for 1860 on questions relating to fusion ballots or taking you name off of states' ballots it leads to odd results. Here's one I did where I spacebarred for the ballot questions. https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1820150
Also if you use the exploit for 1860 on questions relating to fusion ballots or taking you name off of states' ballots it leads to odd results. Here's one I did where I spacebarred for the ballot questions. https://www.americanhistoryusa.com/campaign-trail/game/1820150
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