[b]It's official: politics sucks, apathy rules, election OFF

[Avron]

Reps, you can just call me...Ron Paul.

[muy_thaiguy]

Reps, you can just call me...Ron Paul.

Libertarian turned Republican, whatever rocks your boat.

[petewins1368]

ill play im a yellow dog democrat
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[what,me worry?]

Im in. Republican

[Plantagenet]

INTERESTING --- there are more democrats than republicans.... but the reps have better average scores. More competition to be the Dem candidate... but a Republican President is still a reasonable bet!

Clearly this is not going to attract a hundred participants, so I am scaling down my format. We'll have opening skirmishes to see who gets to be Hillary (I assume someone will be man enough for the role??) etc... then when we are down to 6 candidates each party, a series of primaries to choose up candidates to face each other in the Presidential Election proper.

Bloombergers? Greens? Libertarians? Should there be a separate primary for you? How could I represent your "spoiling" role in the final contest??

Also, I have it in mind that unsuccessful Presidential candidates should run for the House and Senate in team games. Yes?

[Som General]

let me get in this Independant.
but I'm good with dem or gop if you want to balance it out

[newline]

can we get a list of who is in, what party and how many spots are left?

[Plantagenet]

I will aim to post that at the beginning of next week when I will ask participants to sign up under a candidate name. There wd be a max 6 places for contenders under each candidate name.

[Tieryn]

Sign me up, I'll be a democrat? I know I can't really run cause I wasn't born in america, but I plan to change the constitution to allow it so you can have an australian president.

[Plantagenet]

well if a Dem is elected this time, there will be irresistible pressure to let Arnie run in 2012... so maybe you're in

[Som General]

can i go under bloomburg if he's running and also i finished that game so I'm saving a spot

[Plantagenet]

Please see the now amended original post for Tournament Details

[barterer2002]

I'll declair for McClain

[barterer2002]

Also I'm not as sure about the speed round being on election day

[zarvinny]

Sign me up as part of the green party.

[Coleman]

The only person I have any interest in representing is Ron Paul.

[jennifermarie]

i'll sign up for obama!!

[what,me worry?]

Romney

[muy_thaiguy]

Thompson for me

[Frigidus]

I suppose I'll take Edwards

[Plantagenet]

Okay - not enough interest to sustain my initial idea - but enough for a stripped down version.

So far the expressions of interest were:

DEMOCRATS: 12

REPUBLICANS: 9

INDEPENDANT ETC: 3

MORE CAN COME FORWARD AT THIS STAGE!

The structure of the competiton will be as follows for REPS AND DEMS:


STAGE 1: Who gets to be who? Depending on the number of entrants, I will run an appropriate number of games to whittle down to six candidates for each party (2 front runner and 4 also-rans). This stage will run in late October and November. IF you are unsuccessful as a front runner you MAY be allowed to take up any open spots for also-ran positions.

STAGE 2: The Primaries: A series of five games over different maps will whittle the candidates down to one on each side with an eliminator if there's a tie in number of games won. The games will be timed to take place in the primary season.

STAGE 3: The Election: one candidate for each side (and possibly an independent, see below) will contest six games: one each to match the presidential debates worth a point each and a five-pointer speed game showdown on election night which is likely to decide the tournament (and the presidency!)

I will list SIX names for each party who are declared runners or have an exploratory committee and are thought likely to run.

The candidates will be FRONT RUNNERS (2) or ALSO RANS (4)

In order to reflect reality, the FRONT RUNNERS will carry an advantage into the primary stage: they will be deemed to have a win already under their belt. It will therefore be worth competing to be a front runner in stage 1. HOWEVER, if in reality an also-ran candidate is still in the real race after Super Tuesday, the front-runner's advantage will be REVERSED. So if you have real faith that, for example, Gore will declare or Ron Paul will make it all the way, your faith COULD be rewarded!

INDEPENDENTS:

There are few independents. So a series of games will determine ONE representative of the non-mainstaream-party camp. But to put appropriate hurdles in the way of the independent candidate, s/he will have to earn the right to run: s/he will have to WIN a further two games - one against five democrats eliminated from stage 1, and one against five eliminated republicans. Only if s/he wins both of these games will there be a third candidate in Stage 3 (unless, reflecting the reality of Mr. Bloomberg's financial muscle, I receive a very substantial bribe!)

THE CONGRESS

Unsuccessful candidates will be invited to contest the senate and house in triples games to be played on election day.


SO LETS SEE WHETHER DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS OR INDEPENDANTS ARE THE BEST STRATEGISTS!

DEMOCRATS:

DO you want to be:

CLINTON (front runner)
OBAMA (front runner)

or:, also rans:

EDWARDS
KERRY
BIDEN
GORE

REPUBLICANS:

GIULIANI (front runner)
THOMPSON (DALTON) (front runner)

Also rans:

ROMNEY
McCAIN
PAUL
HUCKABEE


Please now re-declare yourself as one of the above candidates or Independent [/b]

Not going to happen without more response than this!

[insomniacdude]

I'm interested, but it depends on the map/gameplay settings. Sign me up as a potential independent, but if the gameplay set-up isn't any good I'm out

[Plantagenet]

See amended OP - without sufficient candidates, there is no election.

I believe that in the absence of a President Elect on 20 January 2009, the senior member of the Senate assumes the office I have never been sure whether that means oldest or longest serving... just grateful Strom Thurmond, who was both, is no longer around!