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[Silurian]

Is there any way for Johnson or Stein to get any electoral votes?

They are not options in the game.

 

[W|M]

I finally managed to win as William J Bryan after many, many tries!

Spoiler :

 

[danjuno]

How 'bout this for a nail-biter? I went mostly in-character for Bryan in 1896 for 13 questions, and the last one was where my final push would be before election night. On a whim I went with putting everything into Illinois because it was big, and it was competitive. The Result:



I won the state by 0.08% of the vote. Pheeeeww!

I had three tries with Humphrey: I failed miserably the first time, and got a plurality in the electoral college the second. The third time, I defeated Nixon:

Spoiler :

So close to taking Nixon's home state

Humphrey '68 is the hardest of any campaign except troll Wallace. I abandoned ship on Vietnam and he still managed to drag it into the House.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

Since everyone is doing William Jennings Bryan, I gave it a few shots.

I challenge anyone to beat me.

No idea how I won New York, as I only gave one speech there and rejected Tammany Hall and Hearst. Was also really close to an upset in New Jersey.

 

[Tahuti]

Humphrey '68 is the hardest of any campaign except troll Wallace. I abandoned ship on Vietnam and he still managed to drag it into the House.

The trick is to appear not too liberal.

 

[Camikaze]

I tried a Humphrey/Connally campaign this time and managed to win 438-54(Nixon)-45(Wallace). I took an anti-war stance, but didn't select the most virulently anti-war options. Generally moderate on most things, trying not to piss anyone off. Included wins in North Carolina (with 34.89% of the vote), Oklahoma (41.75%), South Carolina (34.83%), Tennessee (35.32%), Vermont (48.44%) and Virginia (39.65%)

 

[Daird]

One wonders what they would do with Jackson-Adams 1828. Then again, with a swamp full of mud being thrown around in that election, might not be the best idea.

 

[Tahuti]

Okay, I've played as a left-wing Nixon for the second time, trying to defend the old party system in which the GOP is to the left of the Democrats and this time also resulted in a deadlock. Maybe someone else should try it too?

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

Nixon as:
Law and order
Anti-war
Liberal economically
Very anti-segregation
Pro-Great Society

Not sure how that compares to your attempt, Kaiser, but I managed to squeak out a win thanks to California.

 

[Tahuti]

Maybe it's due to the VP candidate I've picked. First time I played as left-wing Nixon I picked George Romney, then Nelson Rockefeller. I always win the biggest amount of electors as a left-wing Nixon, but never a plurality.

 

[Antilogic]

Finally managed to deadlock the electoral college as Wallace. I think the key is being liberal on economics while still being very hawkish on Vietnam and of course pro-segregationist and law-and-order.

Playing as Wallace, I just managed to get Humphrey down to 43 EV, I got 39 myself so I almost managed to become #2... Humphrey only got Minnesota, Massachussets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, D.C. and Hawaii.
Almost managed to get Arkansas which would have put me ahead of Humphrey.

With Wallace, you have to play it by ear. Towards the end of the campaign, you have to snipe at whoever is in the lead for your "secondary" issues (obviously, segregation and law-and-order are your primary ones).

I love creating landslides by deliberately sabotaging a candidate.

Indeed, it is fun. Although it's sometimes more shocking when you win with a sabotage candidacy (I posted above a little adventure as bizarro-McKinley that barely won the electoral college).

Is there any way for Johnson or Stein to get any electoral votes?

They are not options in the game.

While you cannot play as them, it is still possible for them to bleed off votes from a leader. However, in the several thousand games logged in the stats, none of them show Johnson or Stein winning a single EV, so my answer is no.



(Too long to quote): Bryan is a fun play, and I think the game is a bit forgiving because some options are just really good. Giving the single speech in downtown New York gives you a huge boost for very little cost, and if you pick all-in down the West Coast or all-in on the East you get decent enough results that I don't think either harm you.

The trick is to appear not too liberal.

No... the trick is to hold your party together and not let Chicago/law-and-order kill you. Saying Medicare is the greatest thing ever and endorsing the Great Society is fine and I'd argue a positive. Getting anti-war voters back by fighting against Vietnam is pretty much a winning strategy (I have won several times with Humphrey/Kennedy).

I tried a Humphrey/Connally campaign this time and managed to win 438-54(Nixon)-45(Wallace). I took an anti-war stance, but didn't select the most virulently anti-war options. Generally moderate on most things, trying not to piss anyone off. Included wins in North Carolina (with 34.89% of the vote), Oklahoma (41.75%), South Carolina (34.83%), Tennessee (35.32%), Vermont (48.44%) and Virginia (39.65%)

Connally is probably the better of the two Southern options (Harris is just useless). I think Kennedy and anti-war is generally a stronger play than Muskie and moderation.

One wonders what they would do with Jackson-Adams 1828. Then again, with a swamp full of mud being thrown around in that election, might not be the best idea.

Jackson-Adams 1828 would be incredibly fun, as would Wilson-Taft-Roosevelt 1912 (given the third party candidate had a serious chance at the presidency--this is the one I want to play the most), and maybe 1860 since you had four candidates and the country being torn apart over slavery. 1856 would be the more tame option there, although Frémont, Buchanan, and Fillmore are pretty uninspiring candidates. Let's not forget 1948, though--it has the Truman upset, a second-time running Dewey, and Southern bolters as well. Might be too close to 1968, though, to warrant a new map.

 

[Tahuti]

No... the trick is to hold your party together and not let Chicago/law-and-order kill you. Saying Medicare is the greatest thing ever and endorsing the Great Society is fine and I'd argue a positive. Getting anti-war voters back by fighting against Vietnam is pretty much a winning strategy (I have won several times with Humphrey/Kennedy).

I did carry out a liberal campaign, but I tried to sound moderate as well, which usually is a successful method. I fail everytime I become too outspokenly liberal as Humphrey.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

No... the trick is to hold your party together and not let Chicago/law-and-order kill you. Saying Medicare is the greatest thing ever and endorsing the Great Society is fine and I'd argue a positive. Getting anti-war voters back by fighting against Vietnam is pretty much a winning strategy (I have won several times with Humphrey/Kennedy)

That is what I've done with Humphrey, and it has been successful for me.

 

[danjuno]

In light of SBI's challenge, what are good strategies for WJB? I managed to get every state SBI got except New York, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

In light of SBI's challenge, what are good strategies for WJB? I managed to get every state SBI got except New York, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

I stuck by free silver while basically going for moderation on pretty well everything and avoided talking about tariffs or temperance wherever possible.

 

[W|M]

Here's an interesting election: A Wallace/Thurmond ticket (me) manages to force no candidates to get a majority in electoral votes, and although Nixon got the most electoral votes, Humphrey got a higher popular vote.

Spoiler :

 

[CELTICEMPIRE]

The Key to win as Romney is to be moderate on most issues but relentlessly attack Obamacare. I usually chose Rubio as my running mate to deliver Florida.

 

[Algeroth]

Here's an interesting election: A Wallace/Thurmond ticket (me) manages to force no candidates to get a majority in electoral votes, and although Nixon got the most electoral votes, Humphrey got a higher popular vote.

Spoiler :

I once gained the same states as Wallace as you did (+ Tennesee), but due to some freak accident, Humphrey got a 350 electoral votes.

 

[W|M]

The OTL election saw Wallace gain the same states as me, but Nixon got enough electoral votes to win outright.

 

[danjuno]

Connally is probably the better of the two Southern options (Harris is just useless).

I actually got my best 1968 result with him.

I have a screenshot of the final result, but image shack is acting weird.

Also, with WJB, when asked what you think of McKinley's Campaign, what is the best response to give?