This is a little different spin on the game which uses candidates from the Jacksonian Democracy era vs Whigs and Federalists who were the precursors to Lincoln's Republican party. I would like to play with the issues to make them more to those of the times, but that is not feasible.
Rules are a little different to simulate campaigns of the era:
1) Only newspaper ads are allowed with no media interviews
2) Only level 1 hqs allowed
3) No national endorsements
4) Travel is limited to 2 states in a turn, and only 2 states away
5) Political operatives are allowed with the exception of the consultant
Settings should be at:
World Peace, weak or strong economy (perhaps recession or depression if you want to simulate the 1840 election), and no internal dissention
there is a little leeway but bringing the global level up to tension brings the war in iraq issue into play, maybe the mexican war
The candidates are listed below. They have limited funds and fundraising ability.