can YOU win an election? take over a President's consciousness and go back in time and win!

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that's a valid point but I want suits to come to my door cos I have things to tell them about the Church of Latter Day Saints

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:26 (four years ago) link

yeah I had the same question when it came out but the guy who made it has posted some blogs/forum posts/etc (under his real name) stating he is not a MAGA and/or alt-right type, and by all indications he seems to just be some dude whose game got a little out of his control both in terms of pageviews and of the news

like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:28 (four years ago) link

I dont see how this gathers any meaningful user data aimless

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:29 (four years ago) link

good. I hope it doesn't.

A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:30 (four years ago) link

of course, paranoia by definition is not a reasonable perspective

A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:31 (four years ago) link

This reminds me of a game I played in like 1990, it was one of those educational floppies but it involved being in a Presidential election against huckster and career opportunist GRIMSBY SNOOD, whose platform was usually just the opposite of what you last said

Similar format, you answered questions which fed into your performance, though dolphins were allowed to vote on the game which was not really explained.

Being a kid's game, and thinking that all ten year olds are stupid, the major problem you had to solve was noise pollution. People were blasting rock and roll music at boom car volume and it was causing the public pain, and the kicker is the answer wasn't multiple choice, you had to free form type it in.

Anyway once you devised it was "headphones" considering we were in the Walkman Renaissance, suddenly you won the election by a billion votes and it was all so disappointing.

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:38 (four years ago) link

Tried a Gore-Kerry ticket, still lost.

but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 00:57 (four years ago) link

that combo seemed to do no better or worse than any other running mate.

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 01:00 (four years ago) link

WOW @ that game, Neanderthal. Strong educational floppy vibes

turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 01:20 (four years ago) link

I won with Hillary in 2016 with Bernie's platform.

justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 01:40 (four years ago) link

ahhh then I got creamed in 88 as Dukakis with John Glenn as my running mate. I had a lot of states in play right up until I wouldn't commit to "no new taxes". from then on i could never recover.

justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 01:52 (four years ago) link

alright i'm back in this bitch

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:07 (four years ago) link

can I beat Lincoln? hmm

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:08 (four years ago) link

Lol, I won only 17 electoral college votes as Dukakis with Jesse Jackson as running mate.

With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:15 (four years ago) link

I won with Dukakis/Bentsen!

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:25 (four years ago) link

358-180

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:26 (four years ago) link

I should really not go into US political strategy, judging by this game.

With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:27 (four years ago) link

I'm pretty terrible at all pre-2000 stuff that isn't Nixon related mostly cos I essentially ignored politics until I was 20 (2000).

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:29 (four years ago) link

now time to take down Woodrow Wilson's ass

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:30 (four years ago) link

I am generally not doing this strategically rn and just doing what sounds best to me personally, which is apparently not a hit with the electoral college.

With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:33 (four years ago) link

that's why I lost so much in the beginning.

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:39 (four years ago) link

beat trump as hillary 332-206. an outcome that could've happened in a less cursed dimension.

ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:42 (four years ago) link

DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN, BITCH.

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:56 (four years ago) link

and while losing the Popular vote, lol

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:57 (four years ago) link

Candidate Electoral Votes Popular Votes Popular Vote %
---- Thomas Dewey 289 22,327,002 45.5%
---- Harry Truman 204 23,654,222 48.2%
---- Strom Thurmond 38 1,300,066 2.6%
---- Henry Wallace/Other 0 1,841,688 3.7%

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:57 (four years ago) link

the first one i tried was nixon v kennedy, 1960, as nixon,(and boringly, with henry cabot lodge jr as running mate). kennedy won in a landslide (333 EVs)

i did some really dumb things, though. they asked me if i wanted to debate JFK on tv, and even though i know the sweaty history, i thought it would look weak if i refused to debate him. so i debated anyway (and got my sweaty ass kicked).

there were a bunch of questions about the civil rights movement, and i felt like an asshole trying to thread the needle without offending the south too much. turns out i got my ass kicked in the south anyway, so i should have introduced reparations and steep penalties for anyone living in a state with a confederate flag on it

But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:58 (four years ago) link

oh dont' worry, once you lose this stupid game three times, it becomes EASY TO SELL OUT

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 02:59 (four years ago) link

alright, 17th time's the charm with Gore

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 03:00 (four years ago) link

godFUCKINGDAMMIT

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 03:06 (four years ago) link

alright, i have triumphed in 1960 with Nixon, this time with Nelson Rockefeller at my side. turns out the correct strategy was just to say fuck the south. oh, and also saying no to that debate with JFK.

But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 03:15 (four years ago) link

FINALLY WON AS GORE

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 03:20 (four years ago) link

going all in on Florida was the trick, as well as finally not fucking any answers up.

oh damn...KARL JUST SAVED US FROM AN ASSASSINATION GUYS

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 03:20 (four years ago) link

Candidate Electoral Votes Popular Votes Popular Vote %
---- Al Gore 313 52,522,586 49.4%
---- George W. Bush 225 50,949,619 47.9%
---- Ralph Nader 0 2,545,205 2.4%
---- Pat Buchanan 0 306,684 0.3%

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 03:21 (four years ago) link

You have done better than approximately 83.4% of the games that have been played with your candidate and difficulty level.

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 03:23 (four years ago) link

^doesn't have the decency to humblebrag

A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 03:50 (four years ago) link

Been banging my head against the wall trying to beat obama in 2012. Just managed a close loss at 272/266, damn that’s a hard tightrope to walk.

turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 05:44 (four years ago) link

is there an option to say KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA KENYA?

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 05:48 (four years ago) link

Evidence suggests I would have a great deal of difficulty winning any American election.

Una Palooka Dronka (hardcore dilettante), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 05:54 (four years ago) link

it's funny, I won a few of these elections and now I don't feel the need to play this anymore.

it's kinda like stopping Mike Tyson's Punchout after beating King Hippo.

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 05:56 (four years ago) link

Played as Hillary in 2016

Won with 314 on normal mode, 308 on hard mode, and 304 on impossible.

I only went to OH, FL, AZ, TX and GA, just lit them up repeatedly

anvil, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 06:59 (four years ago) link

NC not GA!

anvil, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 06:59 (four years ago) link

lost with obama (but won the popular vote!) after legalizing marijuana, then won with obama after changing vp to hilary

symsymsym, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 07:47 (four years ago) link

winning with truman is really fun somehow

symsymsym, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 08:01 (four years ago) link

OK just CRUSHED 2012 Obama by 6m votes & 150EVs by going right down the middle as a squishy-as-fuck moderate, say hello to your first Mormon prez bitches

turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 14:59 (four years ago) link

Last night I almost won as Hilary 2016 on hard by being as racist 'moderate' as possible.

toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 15:00 (four years ago) link

I only went to OH, FL, AZ, TX and GA, just lit them up repeatedly

― anvil, Tuesday, February 11, 2020 1:59 AM (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

screw you, michigan and wisconsin

ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 17:34 (four years ago) link

I, Albert Gore, just got my clock cleaned by W. I had a lot of the map in play until the DUI came up and I went negative.

justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 18:21 (four years ago) link

You let down this once great nation.

sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 18:21 (four years ago) link

screw you, michigan and wisconsin

Didn't visit Wisconsin once (wanted to keep some character traits), might have touched PA once but OH was the toughest cat and I thought if i took that one down the other 3 would get shook and fall in line

anvil, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 19:05 (four years ago) link

lol in my hillary sim i went to michigan and wisconsin first and often

ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 11 February 2020 19:55 (four years ago) link


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