I kinda whant 2008 and 1992 and 2004 and 2020 I hope 2020 comes out soonI’d say 2004 over 92, it’s a lot closer.
I kinda whant 2008 and 1992 and 2004 and 2020 I hope 2020 comes out soonI’d say 2004 over 92, it’s a lot closer.
Interesting. What message came up when the final results came through?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
I think the structural disadvantages facing the GOP were too strong to make a 2008 scenario that is both competitive and realistic.I kinda whant 2008 and 1992 and 2004 and 2020 I hope 2020 comes out soon
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 exploitsInteresting. What message came up when the final results came through?
It’s gone out quite frequently lately.The site seems to be down
I would argue that a Democratic victory in 1972 (even with McGovern as the nominee) is possible *if* McGovern could lock up the nomination with a less divided party. Perhaps if the game starts before the convention it could be added (2016 does have a preprimary flashback question for Clinton, so maybe it's doable). I would also argue that 1996 belongs in the list of years where it's difficult to have a competitive game. Again, there are too many structural advantages favouring Clinton.Elections where it is impossible to reverse the result with the historical nominees without running a lot of events differently:
1804-20 the Federalists were just not competitive once they lost the federal executive and never really tried to be.
1864-76 the Republicans cheated or were willing to cheat until the compromise ending the 1876 election
1920-28 Democrats were not going to win these after taking the USA into World War 2, 1920 and 1924 are candidates for greatest landslides in US presidential electoral history.
1936 not with the historical FDR first term
1964, 1972 other greatest landslide candidates for obvious reasons
Reversing 1956 and 1964 is very difficult, but just doable with more serious health issues for Eisenhower Reagan, or a different outcome to the 1956 foreign policy crisises or 1980s economy. Also 1904, but Roosevelt was actually worried he was going to lose for some reason, though it could be interesting if you could run Hearst as the Democrat.
I disagree. I think mass unemployment and a collapsing financial system had the public clamouring for whatever it took to keep the economy above water. Further, to avoid the financial crisis you would need a POD occurring several years earlier."I think the structural disadvantages facing the GOP were too strong to make a 2008 scenario that is both competitive and realistic."
Actually I think McCain would have had a chance if he had come out against the bailouts and Obama was pro-bailout. You could also through in scenarios where the great financial crisis doesn't happen, in which case the election is competitive. If this is ever expanded, one feature I would like to see added is that you can run the historicaly runner-ups for the nomination instead of the actual nominee, in which case as the Democrat you could try getting Hilary Clinton elected. I think this would have happened if she was the nominee, but she was a weaker candidate than Obama.
Could the assassination of RFK be averted?I definitely agree with your suggestions regarding runner-ups, however.
Imagine this scenario in real life. 2000 would be a walk in the park compared to this.