MakeAmericaSaneAgain. A 2016 political campaign.
- Thread starter KarvokaQueen
- Start date
- Original
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- Canada
I don't think it is; I think Kavorka is just trying to rewrite the update for the Quest.
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
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- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
It isn't being restarted, It meant I was doing some more work on it.
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- Europe
Always a big fan as long as it's somewhat realistic. I'd be interested in pretty much any period from Antiquity to present day though I have to admit that I'm more interested in alternate history about Europe and regions near Europe. I simply don't know enough about Sub-Saharan African or South East Asian history to appreciate alternate history about these places. Are you looking for some ideas or do you have something particular in mind?
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
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- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
Several things. It is extremely early (near 2am in 'straya) so I'll lay out the two ideas I've been working on because they adamantly refuse to leave my head.
2001 - The Jade Revolution.
Set in a post-revolution China, covering the trials and tribulations of running a (newly) democratic state, rubbing up against the autocratic burecrats, China's monstrously mismanaged military, selling off of state industries, that kind of thing. I've put the most thought into this one, to the point where I've plotted out the main parties and am trying to hammer out coherent mechanics for it that make sense. I can't CK2 that. And Campaign quest was (badly) slapped together to simulate an election, not the actual running of a government.
1976 - The Tiger of the South.
Set in a (narrowly) surviving Republic of Vietnam, this one I haven't put as much thought into this one, though I've actually gotten more of the mechanics/plot done. The questers would be a freshly elected senator/MP (Haven't decided if I'd offer both or just one) and they'd be leading their party to both try and ensure the survival of the Republic, against potential military coups, and North Vietnam.
That's what I've got, in a summarised sense.
I'll get back to Campaign Quest now. Or Maybe Quarian Quest.
I should really be sleeping.
- Location
- Vicksburg, MS
Both of those sound pretty good!
- Location
- Europe
Are you sure you can handle running a quest where we control every aspect of a modern state like China? Maybe you could limit the scope on this a bit to maybe a ministry or something at first. Not being the president/prime minister would also give the players something to work towards rather than already being at the top.
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
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- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
True, it would also let them be one of the three 'government' parties.
I might actually launch this quest (post re-tooling) after I update Campaign, Germany and Quarian Quest.
Fixed it. Because I couldn't help but shudder at what the results would be if a group such as us ever had that much power.
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
Okay, I'm going to crash out, see you guys when I wake up.
Currently work order is:
Later, mates!
Currently work order is:
- 'CampaignQuest - 2016' (Work 10-15% done. Polls completed.)
- 'GermanyQuest - 1932' (Work 35-45% done.)
- 'QuarianQuest' (Work 75% done.)
Later, mates!
- Location
- Europe
It's right there in his sig dude...
Chargone
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- New Zealand
The player character in "Profit, and the things you do for it" is a Quarian.
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plotvitalnpc
Once more walking the path of the catgirl.
Semi related, but...
Wow, the US would be an absurd shithole if the procedures laid down by the main body of the constitution weren't amended and hit with judicial review both, long ago.
But the house was given the unilateral power to add regulations for who was allowed to be a Representative and who was legitimately elected to the house, and the Senate got those same powers regarding senatorial appointment. And at any point, a 2/3 coalition could expunge the entire rest of a given branch. Then set regulations that utterly monopolize that half of congress.
Small wonder that they didn't give the electoral college all those powers over itself.
Big sigh of relief that the worst didn't happen before this sort of shit could be patched.
Fixing those loopholes must've been the first thing that made America at all sane to begin with.
Wow, the US would be an absurd shithole if the procedures laid down by the main body of the constitution weren't amended and hit with judicial review both, long ago.
Seems semi-reasonable at that point, but then...
So the states were to decide where, when, and how they were going to choose the senators and representatives...
But the house was given the unilateral power to add regulations for who was allowed to be a Representative and who was legitimately elected to the house, and the Senate got those same powers regarding senatorial appointment. And at any point, a 2/3 coalition could expunge the entire rest of a given branch. Then set regulations that utterly monopolize that half of congress.
Small wonder that they didn't give the electoral college all those powers over itself.
Big sigh of relief that the worst didn't happen before this sort of shit could be patched.
Fixing those loopholes must've been the first thing that made America at all sane to begin with.
Shame constitutional amendment will never be a viable issue for a modern electoral campaign.
Breaking the polarized two party system would be a good way to return some sanity.
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
Hey everyone! Turn is almost done, just figured I'd let you know I've started up another political quest.
Original - The Jade Revolution - China 2001
I mentioned it earlier, so feel free to drop in and vote.
Should only be another hour or so until this turn is done.
Original - The Jade Revolution - China 2001
I mentioned it earlier, so feel free to drop in and vote.
Should only be another hour or so until this turn is done.
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
Mate, I'm Australian. We never burn.
Turn 10. The First Debate, Part One.
KarvokaQueen
Queen of the Coffee Cups
- Location
- City of Coffee, Upside-down land
"Well, you saw what I wrote for the editorial, and from the look in your eyes, you know I wasn't joking around. George is the real deal. A great man, who retired so he didn't become just another career politician. I mean, Christ almighty, look at what Career politicians have done to this country. They've got a 16% approval rating. Nobody likes them! George quit with an approval rating at over 60%!" You start off your pitch, the aged and inscrutable laxalt looking you over, interjecting. You are afraid he's called your bluff about approval ratings, and falling back on the 'Republican and Independent, instead of all voters' line will probably sound like a weak deflection.
"Well, he might've, but he left right before the floor fell out of the economy." Ah. Shit, you get what he's doing. He's trying to trip you up to see if you've done your homework! Clever old guy, though you expected nothing less.
"Yeah, that's true. But he was Governor when the dot com bubble burst, and managed to guide the state's finances through that with ease. If that idiot Cuomo listened to George's advice, maybe the state wouldn't be so screwed up now. George has a great record, Paul. I'm not going to pull the wool over your eyes and say it is flawless, but it is a good, solid record." Paul nods, satisfied with your response. You can tell, you think that you've got his attention. Paul raises a hand to stop you, though.
"That's very interesting, Peter. We should definitely meet up again, have a big ol' fry up. We clearly have much more we need to discuss. However, it is time for my medication, so I'll call your office soon." He waves you off. You are not certain, but you are somewhat certain you've won the tacit support of one of the few remaining great of the GOP.
God damn are you good!
Holiday is two weeks away.
You touch down at JFK Airport feeling like a goddamn rockstar. A million bucks! The drive up to the office is feeling particularly triumphant, and when you enter, you see Harry, looking far cleaner and less erratic than he has the past few weeks. He's shaved and showered, which is a goddamn relief. For you, and the interns. He's got Parker and his staff getting the final step ready, to pounce on the story the second it is released. That's tomorrow, though, and you,as always, have to think further ahead than that.
Not as much as usual, though. The debate is three days away, and you are refreshed and ready. You need to clamp down hard and build up…..well, everything. Helping Pataki refine his performance will, of course, be essential over the next few days.
Heading into your office, Jeanie rushes off to get you some coffee, and you set about your work. You've got a lot to fucking do, and not much time to do it in. Obviously, the priority is for the debate, that takes precedence over everything, in the immediate term.
That means no working on the Foreign Policy thing. That could be a good thing to work on in the immediate aftermath of the debate, especially if you can crush Marco. You can't think much on that, though. That damn Orban guy is spamming you. You need a better spam filter.
All you've got to respond to this week is interviews, and some other papers wanting you to do editorials. You can deal with that post-debate. You don't have the time in the opening half of this week.
Harry also regretfully informs you there won't be polls this week, for a slew of reasons. Part of it is noise, in the build up to the debate there is a lot of partisans agitating, and he doesn't want to spoil the chart he's got in the office, showing how the campaign has been going.
Oh well, that doesn't bother you, at least, he insists, he'll do the polls in the aftermath of the debate, he'll have both the winners, losers, and probably some analysis for you. Nate, as well, insists he'll give you his take on both debates at your card game. In exchange for some booze and the secrets of your glorious moustache. You take it.
Responses sent, you get to work on your plans for this week. Just as things seem to be getting less chaotic, the debate and Harry's….thing, threatens to throw your entire world into utter chaos. Chaos that you can exploit, but still. It's going to be a hectic few days, you can already tell.
You are really glad you booked that holiday, now.
CURRENT DATE: August 3rd, 2015
NEXT DEBATE: August 6th, 2015
NEXT PRIMARY: Iowa, February 1st, 2016
Campaign Funds.
Campaign Warchest: 723k
Last Week Passive Fundraising: 38k
Ongoing Costs: 34k
PBP PAC Warchest: 1.45m
AABA PAC Warchest: 1.65m
CAMPAIGN ACTIONS:
This stuff is your bread and butter. Organised by you, actions conducted by the Campaign machine are things you will have most direct influence over. Pick Two (One locked).
[] Ads of the future! Well, after that twitter feud, you are starting to see the point behind all this! Internet advertising is cheap, and combine that by going whole hog on twitter, you might just get this campaign into the double digits. (Cost: 2k Chance of Success: 65% Result: Minor Momentum boost, chance of twitter war)
[] We'll advertise live! Jeb! Is already purchasing TV spots in Iowa. It doesn't seem to be doing him a world of good, but that's partly because he isn't doing it right. You know you can do better! Of course, it might be a good idea to expand the advertising infrastructure in the HQ before you set about doing that. (Cost: Varies. Min: 60k (Production costs) 80k (Running costs, IA) Chance of Success: Varies by topic (In theme topics receive a bonus) Result: Huge Momentum boost/debuff. Specify state/topic/target candidate)
[] Bigger, shinier ads. Well, now you are packing cash, you can look into seriously pumping out ads. In proper Newspapers, like the Des Moine register, and the Manchester Union-Leader! It'll cost way more, but it'll also do way more. (Cost: Varies. Min: 5k (Production costs) 38k (Running costs, NH.) Chance of Success: 75% Result: Large Momentum/Name recognition boost. Specify state.)
[X] How to Ad for dummies. Your advertising department is kind of crap. Hardly surprising, given your background is Congress campaigns, where newspaper spots are the mainstay, not state-wide contests where TV ads rule. Expanding things so you can properly churn them out, at higher quality, would be a good (if expensive) investment. (Cost: 30k per turn until complete. 12k once complete. Time: 2 turns. Result: Ad attribute raised to 2.)
[] The plan pt2. Righ. So George has fucked with your carefully crafted master plan. No biggie, because you can drag his ass into his hotel room and list the reasons that's goddamn retarded. You hate to waste precious time doing this, but you can't afford to lose on August sixth. (George has changed the plan to focus on taking out Jeb Bush, and deflecting the abortion question instead of using the platform as a tool to shore things up.)
[] Money makes the (political) world go round! You are cashed up, and can now largely support yourself, New York might be tapped for a little bit, but you can always head to California, Texas and even Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Michigan for cash! Getting some more big donations would be a huge boon, but you shouldn't neglect the small folk either. (Cost: Free. Chance of Success: 50% Result: +Unknown amount of K. Possible major fundraiser contacted. Specify State)
[] Hunt for endorsers. With Jeb! On the decline already, and Walker's campaign in bloody, bitter tatters right out of the gate, it would be a good idea to go hunt for more endorsers. It can't hurt! (Cost: 10k Chance of Success: 55% Result: Endorsers found. +Momentum in State. Specify state for search.)
[] Fuck 'em. You can always start to pump out some negative advertising. It would be foolish to rely on your SuperPAC to do it for you, and you should probably at least make sure the campaign staff are on board with making them. (Cost: 12k. Chance of Success: 70% Result: [CANDIDATE] Momentum lowered, potentially into negative. Specify state and Candidate. Price/Chance of success will be adjusted. Choose method of attack. (Experience/Immigration/Religion, etc.)
RESEARCH TEAM
Well, Harry's personal pissing match with Scott Walker looks set to finally be over. And a good thing too! Hopefully this will be the end of that, and you can focus back on the campaign. You know, the thing you fucking pay him for?!
Pick Two. (One locked)
[] Keeping tabs. All considered, this was nearly a fucking catastrophe. Nearly being the operative word here. It wasn't, not quite. Still, now you've got the basic outline of Walker's campaign, and sent him into paranoia mode, it might be a good idea to search out everyone else. (Cost: 5k Chance of Success: 65% Time to Completion: Two Weeks Result: Information on a specific campaign gained. Specify Candidate.) BANNED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
[] The rise of national polling. With your office expanded, Harry can now firmly grow the research department, and argues that if the A-list plan is going to be a success, and if you want good Oppo-research, that expanding into the new office with National Polling is a good idea. (Cost: 100k. Chance of Success: 75% Time to Completion: Three weeks Result: Accurate National polling established. -45k running costs. This takes up two research actions)
[] The Beanslide crashes in. Well, it is coming. Finally. It only took a month! Still, you've got a scant day to lay out your plan for pouncing on this. Harry's already got things largely prepared, but you can have final say on the line of attack twitter is going to flood with. (Cost: 9k Chance of Success: Unknown (High) Result: Pataki rides the WEDCgate tide.)
[X] Expanding surveillance. Harry is apoplectic about last week's fuck up. Splitting his time screaming at his interns, and apologising to you. which makes you feel a little better, but has also made you realise, of course he's fucking up. You need some proper spying infrastructure! To get this kind of shit off the ground, though, would bite into your cash reserves a bit. It'd also take time. (Cost: 18k per turn until completed. 6k once completed. Time: 3 turns. Result: Research stat raised to 3. Harry will have an easier time coordinating spying and subterfuge)
[] Preparing the A-List. Getting Harry to set up an office to co-ordinate the A-List would be a good idea, you'll have to do it eventually! He'll also start researching and putting out feelers for potential recruits into the movement. Starting with Kelly (She hasn't publically endorsed George yet, but you can arrange that soon). (Cost: 45k Set-up, 15k Annually Chance of Success: Automatic Result: A-List office established, A-List Actions fully unlocked.)
PATAKI ACTIONS
Of course, as his chief advisor, you can naturally give Pataki his schedule for the week. He's surprisingly agile, so you reckon he can take on quite the workload! That's good, because he's got a lot of work to do. (Pick 2)
[] Crunch time. It is here, the debate is upon you. You've got three days to get George as ready as possible. That's it. Just three. Might as well do everything you can! (Cost: Free. Chance of Success: 45% Result: George will be as Ready as he can be.
[] Barnstorm in Ohio. George is going straight to Ohio so he doesn't miss the debate for any reason. While there, you might as well see if he can drum up some support, and name recognition amongst the locals! (Cost: 31k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate) Result: Increased name recognition in Ohio, Momentum in Ohio raised)
[] Twitter Ready. Given Libby will probably spend the debate watching it in her room, or maybe in the bar with you and Jeanie, it might be a good idea to get George (and Parker) to train her up on Twitter, so she can live-tweet the entire thing. You'll be drinking, so christ knows you won't be!
[] Prepare a speech. You know what fires up a crowd? A good speech. You aren't super strong in Ohio, but a good speech could help change that! A really good speech could help you out on debate day, or cripple your opponents going on the stage. Rubbing salt in the wound in Walker's case. (Pick topic of speech, It will be delivered in Ohio. Cost: 25k Chance of Success: Varies by state/topic. Result: Momentum greatly increased in Ohio NOTE: SPEECHES CAN BE USED TO ATTACK CANDIDATES)
[] Throw down. This is a presidential race, and the only guys who remain positive lose. Totally positive at least. You need to be ready to try and smash the competition, and hard! (Pick state, and issue of attack. Cost: 8k Chance of Success: Varies by Target Result: Reduced momentum for [CANDIDATE] in [STATE]. Can create negative momentum. Specify state + Attack)
[] Meet the local politicians. It's no secret Kasich has a total lock on the Ohio GOP. Seriously, the man is a goddamn beast when it comes to control, but despite that, maybe George can pry off a few of the state reps? Heck, a Congressman if you are lucky. Not a senator though. Rob Portman is already on Team Kasich. Speaking of…. (Cost: 10-15k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate-Low) Result: Endorsements in Ohio)
[] Meet the man himself. Two weeks ago you'd have been confident meeting with John, but now? Less so. Kasich has played his hand extremely well, he's hitting Trump brutally in New Hampshire, and could overtake you by the end of this week if he dominates the debate. Setting up a Non-Aggression pact before the debate might be good, if he agrees to it. (Cost: 5-15k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate) Result: Non-Aggression pact with Kasich going in to debates.)
LIBBY PATAKI ACTIONS
Jesus Libby is just a magnet for damage! At least she's agreed to go to Cleveland with George, so that he can be there to debate. Christ, if he'd sat out the debate to spend time with LIbby you'd murdered him.
-1 Pataki action this week.
"Well, he might've, but he left right before the floor fell out of the economy." Ah. Shit, you get what he's doing. He's trying to trip you up to see if you've done your homework! Clever old guy, though you expected nothing less.
"Yeah, that's true. But he was Governor when the dot com bubble burst, and managed to guide the state's finances through that with ease. If that idiot Cuomo listened to George's advice, maybe the state wouldn't be so screwed up now. George has a great record, Paul. I'm not going to pull the wool over your eyes and say it is flawless, but it is a good, solid record." Paul nods, satisfied with your response. You can tell, you think that you've got his attention. Paul raises a hand to stop you, though.
"That's very interesting, Peter. We should definitely meet up again, have a big ol' fry up. We clearly have much more we need to discuss. However, it is time for my medication, so I'll call your office soon." He waves you off. You are not certain, but you are somewhat certain you've won the tacit support of one of the few remaining great of the GOP.
God damn are you good!
Holiday is two weeks away.
You touch down at JFK Airport feeling like a goddamn rockstar. A million bucks! The drive up to the office is feeling particularly triumphant, and when you enter, you see Harry, looking far cleaner and less erratic than he has the past few weeks. He's shaved and showered, which is a goddamn relief. For you, and the interns. He's got Parker and his staff getting the final step ready, to pounce on the story the second it is released. That's tomorrow, though, and you,as always, have to think further ahead than that.
Not as much as usual, though. The debate is three days away, and you are refreshed and ready. You need to clamp down hard and build up…..well, everything. Helping Pataki refine his performance will, of course, be essential over the next few days.
Heading into your office, Jeanie rushes off to get you some coffee, and you set about your work. You've got a lot to fucking do, and not much time to do it in. Obviously, the priority is for the debate, that takes precedence over everything, in the immediate term.
That means no working on the Foreign Policy thing. That could be a good thing to work on in the immediate aftermath of the debate, especially if you can crush Marco. You can't think much on that, though. That damn Orban guy is spamming you. You need a better spam filter.
All you've got to respond to this week is interviews, and some other papers wanting you to do editorials. You can deal with that post-debate. You don't have the time in the opening half of this week.
Harry also regretfully informs you there won't be polls this week, for a slew of reasons. Part of it is noise, in the build up to the debate there is a lot of partisans agitating, and he doesn't want to spoil the chart he's got in the office, showing how the campaign has been going.
Oh well, that doesn't bother you, at least, he insists, he'll do the polls in the aftermath of the debate, he'll have both the winners, losers, and probably some analysis for you. Nate, as well, insists he'll give you his take on both debates at your card game. In exchange for some booze and the secrets of your glorious moustache. You take it.
Responses sent, you get to work on your plans for this week. Just as things seem to be getting less chaotic, the debate and Harry's….thing, threatens to throw your entire world into utter chaos. Chaos that you can exploit, but still. It's going to be a hectic few days, you can already tell.
You are really glad you booked that holiday, now.
CURRENT DATE: August 3rd, 2015
NEXT DEBATE: August 6th, 2015
NEXT PRIMARY: Iowa, February 1st, 2016
Campaign Funds.
Campaign Warchest: 723k
Last Week Passive Fundraising: 38k
Ongoing Costs: 34k
PBP PAC Warchest: 1.45m
AABA PAC Warchest: 1.65m
CAMPAIGN ACTIONS:
This stuff is your bread and butter. Organised by you, actions conducted by the Campaign machine are things you will have most direct influence over. Pick Two (One locked).
[] Ads of the future! Well, after that twitter feud, you are starting to see the point behind all this! Internet advertising is cheap, and combine that by going whole hog on twitter, you might just get this campaign into the double digits. (Cost: 2k Chance of Success: 65% Result: Minor Momentum boost, chance of twitter war)
[] We'll advertise live! Jeb! Is already purchasing TV spots in Iowa. It doesn't seem to be doing him a world of good, but that's partly because he isn't doing it right. You know you can do better! Of course, it might be a good idea to expand the advertising infrastructure in the HQ before you set about doing that. (Cost: Varies. Min: 60k (Production costs) 80k (Running costs, IA) Chance of Success: Varies by topic (In theme topics receive a bonus) Result: Huge Momentum boost/debuff. Specify state/topic/target candidate)
[] Bigger, shinier ads. Well, now you are packing cash, you can look into seriously pumping out ads. In proper Newspapers, like the Des Moine register, and the Manchester Union-Leader! It'll cost way more, but it'll also do way more. (Cost: Varies. Min: 5k (Production costs) 38k (Running costs, NH.) Chance of Success: 75% Result: Large Momentum/Name recognition boost. Specify state.)
[X] How to Ad for dummies. Your advertising department is kind of crap. Hardly surprising, given your background is Congress campaigns, where newspaper spots are the mainstay, not state-wide contests where TV ads rule. Expanding things so you can properly churn them out, at higher quality, would be a good (if expensive) investment. (Cost: 30k per turn until complete. 12k once complete. Time: 2 turns. Result: Ad attribute raised to 2.)
[] The plan pt2. Righ. So George has fucked with your carefully crafted master plan. No biggie, because you can drag his ass into his hotel room and list the reasons that's goddamn retarded. You hate to waste precious time doing this, but you can't afford to lose on August sixth. (George has changed the plan to focus on taking out Jeb Bush, and deflecting the abortion question instead of using the platform as a tool to shore things up.)
[] Money makes the (political) world go round! You are cashed up, and can now largely support yourself, New York might be tapped for a little bit, but you can always head to California, Texas and even Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Michigan for cash! Getting some more big donations would be a huge boon, but you shouldn't neglect the small folk either. (Cost: Free. Chance of Success: 50% Result: +Unknown amount of K. Possible major fundraiser contacted. Specify State)
[] Hunt for endorsers. With Jeb! On the decline already, and Walker's campaign in bloody, bitter tatters right out of the gate, it would be a good idea to go hunt for more endorsers. It can't hurt! (Cost: 10k Chance of Success: 55% Result: Endorsers found. +Momentum in State. Specify state for search.)
[] Fuck 'em. You can always start to pump out some negative advertising. It would be foolish to rely on your SuperPAC to do it for you, and you should probably at least make sure the campaign staff are on board with making them. (Cost: 12k. Chance of Success: 70% Result: [CANDIDATE] Momentum lowered, potentially into negative. Specify state and Candidate. Price/Chance of success will be adjusted. Choose method of attack. (Experience/Immigration/Religion, etc.)
RESEARCH TEAM
Well, Harry's personal pissing match with Scott Walker looks set to finally be over. And a good thing too! Hopefully this will be the end of that, and you can focus back on the campaign. You know, the thing you fucking pay him for?!
Pick Two. (One locked)
[] The rise of national polling. With your office expanded, Harry can now firmly grow the research department, and argues that if the A-list plan is going to be a success, and if you want good Oppo-research, that expanding into the new office with National Polling is a good idea. (Cost: 100k. Chance of Success: 75% Time to Completion: Three weeks Result: Accurate National polling established. -45k running costs. This takes up two research actions)
[] The Beanslide crashes in. Well, it is coming. Finally. It only took a month! Still, you've got a scant day to lay out your plan for pouncing on this. Harry's already got things largely prepared, but you can have final say on the line of attack twitter is going to flood with. (Cost: 9k Chance of Success: Unknown (High) Result: Pataki rides the WEDCgate tide.)
[X] Expanding surveillance. Harry is apoplectic about last week's fuck up. Splitting his time screaming at his interns, and apologising to you. which makes you feel a little better, but has also made you realise, of course he's fucking up. You need some proper spying infrastructure! To get this kind of shit off the ground, though, would bite into your cash reserves a bit. It'd also take time. (Cost: 18k per turn until completed. 6k once completed. Time: 3 turns. Result: Research stat raised to 3. Harry will have an easier time coordinating spying and subterfuge)
[] Preparing the A-List. Getting Harry to set up an office to co-ordinate the A-List would be a good idea, you'll have to do it eventually! He'll also start researching and putting out feelers for potential recruits into the movement. Starting with Kelly (She hasn't publically endorsed George yet, but you can arrange that soon). (Cost: 45k Set-up, 15k Annually Chance of Success: Automatic Result: A-List office established, A-List Actions fully unlocked.)
PATAKI ACTIONS
Of course, as his chief advisor, you can naturally give Pataki his schedule for the week. He's surprisingly agile, so you reckon he can take on quite the workload! That's good, because he's got a lot of work to do. (Pick 2)
[] Crunch time. It is here, the debate is upon you. You've got three days to get George as ready as possible. That's it. Just three. Might as well do everything you can! (Cost: Free. Chance of Success: 45% Result: George will be as Ready as he can be.
[] Barnstorm in Ohio. George is going straight to Ohio so he doesn't miss the debate for any reason. While there, you might as well see if he can drum up some support, and name recognition amongst the locals! (Cost: 31k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate) Result: Increased name recognition in Ohio, Momentum in Ohio raised)
[] Twitter Ready. Given Libby will probably spend the debate watching it in her room, or maybe in the bar with you and Jeanie, it might be a good idea to get George (and Parker) to train her up on Twitter, so she can live-tweet the entire thing. You'll be drinking, so christ knows you won't be!
[] Prepare a speech. You know what fires up a crowd? A good speech. You aren't super strong in Ohio, but a good speech could help change that! A really good speech could help you out on debate day, or cripple your opponents going on the stage. Rubbing salt in the wound in Walker's case. (Pick topic of speech, It will be delivered in Ohio. Cost: 25k Chance of Success: Varies by state/topic. Result: Momentum greatly increased in Ohio NOTE: SPEECHES CAN BE USED TO ATTACK CANDIDATES)
[] Throw down. This is a presidential race, and the only guys who remain positive lose. Totally positive at least. You need to be ready to try and smash the competition, and hard! (Pick state, and issue of attack. Cost: 8k Chance of Success: Varies by Target Result: Reduced momentum for [CANDIDATE] in [STATE]. Can create negative momentum. Specify state + Attack)
[] Meet the local politicians. It's no secret Kasich has a total lock on the Ohio GOP. Seriously, the man is a goddamn beast when it comes to control, but despite that, maybe George can pry off a few of the state reps? Heck, a Congressman if you are lucky. Not a senator though. Rob Portman is already on Team Kasich. Speaking of…. (Cost: 10-15k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate-Low) Result: Endorsements in Ohio)
[] Meet the man himself. Two weeks ago you'd have been confident meeting with John, but now? Less so. Kasich has played his hand extremely well, he's hitting Trump brutally in New Hampshire, and could overtake you by the end of this week if he dominates the debate. Setting up a Non-Aggression pact before the debate might be good, if he agrees to it. (Cost: 5-15k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate) Result: Non-Aggression pact with Kasich going in to debates.)
LIBBY PATAKI ACTIONS
Jesus Libby is just a magnet for damage! At least she's agreed to go to Cleveland with George, so that he can be there to debate. Christ, if he'd sat out the debate to spend time with LIbby you'd murdered him.
-1 Pataki action this week.
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[X] The plan pt2. Righ. So George has fucked with your carefully crafted master plan. No biggie, because you can drag his ass into his hotel room and list the reasons that's goddamn retarded. You hate to waste precious time doing this, but you can't afford to lose on August sixth. (George has changed the plan to focus on taking out Jeb Bush, and deflecting the abortion question instead of using the platform as a tool to shore things up.)
[X] Preparing the A-List. Getting Harry to set up an office to co-ordinate the A-List would be a good idea, you'll have to do it eventually! He'll also start researching and putting out feelers for potential recruits into the movement. Starting with Kelly (She hasn't publically endorsed George yet, but you can arrange that soon). (Cost: 45k Set-up, 15k Annually Chance of Success: Automatic Result: A-List office established, A-List Actions fully unlocked.)
[X] Twitter Ready. Given Libby will probably spend the debate watching it in her room, or maybe in the bar with you and Jeanie, it might be a good idea to get George (and Parker) to train her up on Twitter, so she can live-tweet the entire thing. You'll be drinking, so christ knows you won't be!
[X] Meet the man himself. Two weeks ago you'd have been confident meeting with John, but now? Less so. Kasich has played his hand extremely well, he's hitting Trump brutally in New Hampshire, and could overtake you by the end of this week if he dominates the debate. Setting up a Non-Aggression pact before the debate might be good, if he agrees to it. (Cost: 5-15k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate) Result: Non-Aggression pact with Kasich going in to debates.)
[X] Preparing the A-List. Getting Harry to set up an office to co-ordinate the A-List would be a good idea, you'll have to do it eventually! He'll also start researching and putting out feelers for potential recruits into the movement. Starting with Kelly (She hasn't publically endorsed George yet, but you can arrange that soon). (Cost: 45k Set-up, 15k Annually Chance of Success: Automatic Result: A-List office established, A-List Actions fully unlocked.)
[X] Twitter Ready. Given Libby will probably spend the debate watching it in her room, or maybe in the bar with you and Jeanie, it might be a good idea to get George (and Parker) to train her up on Twitter, so she can live-tweet the entire thing. You'll be drinking, so christ knows you won't be!
[X] Meet the man himself. Two weeks ago you'd have been confident meeting with John, but now? Less so. Kasich has played his hand extremely well, he's hitting Trump brutally in New Hampshire, and could overtake you by the end of this week if he dominates the debate. Setting up a Non-Aggression pact before the debate might be good, if he agrees to it. (Cost: 5-15k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate) Result: Non-Aggression pact with Kasich going in to debates.)
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[X] The plan pt2. Righ. So George has fucked with your carefully crafted master plan. No biggie, because you can drag his ass into his hotel room and list the reasons that's goddamn retarded. You hate to waste precious time doing this, but you can't afford to lose on August sixth. (George has changed the plan to focus on taking out Jeb Bush, and deflecting the abortion question instead of using the platform as a tool to shore things up.)
[X] The Beanslide crashes in. Well, it is coming. Finally. It only took a month! Still, you've got a scant day to lay out your plan for pouncing on this. Harry's already got things largely prepared, but you can have final say on the line of attack twitter is going to flood with. (Cost: 9k Chance of Success: Unknown (High) Result: Pataki rides the WEDCgate tide.)
[X] Preparing the A-List. Getting Harry to set up an office to co-ordinate the A-List would be a good idea, you'll have to do it eventually! He'll also start researching and putting out feelers for potential recruits into the movement. Starting with Kelly (She hasn't publically endorsed George yet, but you can arrange that soon). (Cost: 45k Set-up, 15k Annually Chance of Success: Automatic Result: A-List office established, A-List Actions fully unlocked.)
[X] Crunch time. It is here, the debate is upon you. You've got three days to get George as ready as possible. That's it. Just three. Might as well do everything you can! (Cost: Free. Chance of Success: 45% Result: George will be as Ready as he can be.
[X] Meet the man himself. Two weeks ago you'd have been confident meeting with John, but now? Less so. Kasich has played his hand extremely well, he's hitting Trump brutally in New Hampshire, and could overtake you by the end of this week if he dominates the debate. Setting up a Non-Aggression pact before the debate might be good, if he agrees to it. (Cost: 5-15k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate) Result: Non-Aggression pact with Kasich going in to debates.)
[X] The Beanslide crashes in. Well, it is coming. Finally. It only took a month! Still, you've got a scant day to lay out your plan for pouncing on this. Harry's already got things largely prepared, but you can have final say on the line of attack twitter is going to flood with. (Cost: 9k Chance of Success: Unknown (High) Result: Pataki rides the WEDCgate tide.)
[X] Preparing the A-List. Getting Harry to set up an office to co-ordinate the A-List would be a good idea, you'll have to do it eventually! He'll also start researching and putting out feelers for potential recruits into the movement. Starting with Kelly (She hasn't publically endorsed George yet, but you can arrange that soon). (Cost: 45k Set-up, 15k Annually Chance of Success: Automatic Result: A-List office established, A-List Actions fully unlocked.)
[X] Crunch time. It is here, the debate is upon you. You've got three days to get George as ready as possible. That's it. Just three. Might as well do everything you can! (Cost: Free. Chance of Success: 45% Result: George will be as Ready as he can be.
[X] Meet the man himself. Two weeks ago you'd have been confident meeting with John, but now? Less so. Kasich has played his hand extremely well, he's hitting Trump brutally in New Hampshire, and could overtake you by the end of this week if he dominates the debate. Setting up a Non-Aggression pact before the debate might be good, if he agrees to it. (Cost: 5-15k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate) Result: Non-Aggression pact with Kasich going in to debates.)
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no time to make a full plan, so I'll just say which options have my attention.
[] The plan pt2. Righ. So George has fucked with your carefully crafted master plan. No biggie, because you can drag his ass into his hotel room and list the reasons that's goddamn retarded. You hate to waste precious time doing this, but you can't afford to lose on August sixth. (George has changed the plan to focus on taking out Jeb Bush, and deflecting the abortion question instead of using the platform as a tool to shore things up.)
Gotta make sure we're ready for the debate
[] Hunt for endorsers. With Jeb! On the decline already, and Walker's campaign in bloody, bitter tatters right out of the gate, it would be a good idea to go hunt for more endorsers. It can't hurt! (Cost: 10k Chance of Success: 55% Result: Endorsers found. +Momentum in State. Specify state for search.)
Time to snipe away Walker's big-name endorsers while his campaign's falling apart
[] The Beanslide crashes in. Well, it is coming. Finally. It only took a month! Still, you've got a scant day to lay out your plan for pouncing on this. Harry's already got things largely prepared, but you can have final say on the line of attack twitter is going to flood with. (Cost: 9k Chance of Success: Unknown (High) Result: Pataki rides the WEDCgate tide.)
We spent a month setting this, up, we might as well max out our benefits
[] Preparing the A-List. Getting Harry to set up an office to co-ordinate the A-List would be a good idea, you'll have to do it eventually! He'll also start researching and putting out feelers for potential recruits into the movement. Starting with Kelly (She hasn't publically endorsed George yet, but you can arrange that soon). (Cost: 45k Set-up, 15k Annually Chance of Success: Automatic Result: A-List office established, A-List Actions fully unlocked.)
Only other option we have, and it's worth doing anyway.
[] Crunch time. It is here, the debate is upon you. You've got three days to get George as ready as possible. That's it. Just three. Might as well do everything you can! (Cost: Free. Chance of Success: 45% Result: George will be as Ready as he can be.
I don't love the success chance here, but the debate is so crucial I don't think we can afford to not do it. Maybe I can crank out an omake later...
[] Twitter Ready. Given Libby will probably spend the debate watching it in her room, or maybe in the bar with you and Jeanie, it might be a good idea to get George (and Parker) to train her up on Twitter, so she can live-tweet the entire thing. You'll be drinking, so christ knows you won't be!
Tempting, though not entirely sure what we'll get out of it.
[] Meet the man himself. Two weeks ago you'd have been confident meeting with John, but now? Less so. Kasich has played his hand extremely well, he's hitting Trump brutally in New Hampshire, and could overtake you by the end of this week if he dominates the debate. Setting up a Non-Aggression pact before the debate might be good, if he agrees to it. (Cost: 5-15k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate) Result: Non-Aggression pact with Kasich going in to debates.)
Also seriously tempting, since Kasich is probably the one we're most politically in-line with. Long-term he's one of our threats, but that only becomes a concern if we can kill Trump's momentum.
[] The plan pt2. Righ. So George has fucked with your carefully crafted master plan. No biggie, because you can drag his ass into his hotel room and list the reasons that's goddamn retarded. You hate to waste precious time doing this, but you can't afford to lose on August sixth. (George has changed the plan to focus on taking out Jeb Bush, and deflecting the abortion question instead of using the platform as a tool to shore things up.)
Gotta make sure we're ready for the debate
[] Hunt for endorsers. With Jeb! On the decline already, and Walker's campaign in bloody, bitter tatters right out of the gate, it would be a good idea to go hunt for more endorsers. It can't hurt! (Cost: 10k Chance of Success: 55% Result: Endorsers found. +Momentum in State. Specify state for search.)
Time to snipe away Walker's big-name endorsers while his campaign's falling apart
[] The Beanslide crashes in. Well, it is coming. Finally. It only took a month! Still, you've got a scant day to lay out your plan for pouncing on this. Harry's already got things largely prepared, but you can have final say on the line of attack twitter is going to flood with. (Cost: 9k Chance of Success: Unknown (High) Result: Pataki rides the WEDCgate tide.)
We spent a month setting this, up, we might as well max out our benefits
[] Preparing the A-List. Getting Harry to set up an office to co-ordinate the A-List would be a good idea, you'll have to do it eventually! He'll also start researching and putting out feelers for potential recruits into the movement. Starting with Kelly (She hasn't publically endorsed George yet, but you can arrange that soon). (Cost: 45k Set-up, 15k Annually Chance of Success: Automatic Result: A-List office established, A-List Actions fully unlocked.)
Only other option we have, and it's worth doing anyway.
[] Crunch time. It is here, the debate is upon you. You've got three days to get George as ready as possible. That's it. Just three. Might as well do everything you can! (Cost: Free. Chance of Success: 45% Result: George will be as Ready as he can be.
I don't love the success chance here, but the debate is so crucial I don't think we can afford to not do it. Maybe I can crank out an omake later...
[] Twitter Ready. Given Libby will probably spend the debate watching it in her room, or maybe in the bar with you and Jeanie, it might be a good idea to get George (and Parker) to train her up on Twitter, so she can live-tweet the entire thing. You'll be drinking, so christ knows you won't be!
Tempting, though not entirely sure what we'll get out of it.
[] Meet the man himself. Two weeks ago you'd have been confident meeting with John, but now? Less so. Kasich has played his hand extremely well, he's hitting Trump brutally in New Hampshire, and could overtake you by the end of this week if he dominates the debate. Setting up a Non-Aggression pact before the debate might be good, if he agrees to it. (Cost: 5-15k Chance of Success: Unknown (Moderate) Result: Non-Aggression pact with Kasich going in to debates.)
Also seriously tempting, since Kasich is probably the one we're most politically in-line with. Long-term he's one of our threats, but that only becomes a concern if we can kill Trump's momentum.