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BTW, there is a Rep. Michael Forbes (R-NY)

I think Chloe Sullivan is a character on the TV show "Smallville." Somebody at SD must have a thing for her because her stats are the best of anybody in the game. Bill Mason might be Dole. There is a "real" Bill Mason who is a very well-known outdoorsman and maker of canoes. But he's Canadian.

T Roosevelt took his big stick to LBJ and the electoral college-- Electoral votes: TR 273 LBJ 265 Popular vote: TR 64,989,000 LBJ 80,993,000 I have screenshots of the exit poll and map if anybody is interested--I'm not bright enough to figure out how to post them here I beat him after three tries, but if LBJ is this hard to beat, I can't imagine how hard the ot

Either cut them (Puerto Rico) loose and let them be their own nation, or make them a State Part of the problem, I think, is we can't just "cut them loose." You may be suggesting this tongue firmly in cheek, but in all seriousness, I don't think they couldn't make it without being part of the US. <b

Oops! You're right about winning all the issues. The people of Ohio just don't like you? Better luck next time.

All good ideas. I especially like the idea of primaries. Add AARP endorsement to raise prescription for seniors and social security ratings. Make the Vice President choice more meaningful. Let him/her campaign for/with you. Make them do something! Why not have primaries, pick a VP, hold a convention, campaign, have elections, and do it all again with the same Pres/VP and have an incumbent advantage. The third election would then pit yo

Looks like you took a beating on the outsourcing jobs issue. You were strong on the next issue (Iraq). Don't know what to tell you, the independents went for the Democrat.

It has always seemed soo strange to me, that such simple things like swimming, tennis, and basketball, etc; can bring nations together as one. Grudges temporarily forgotten, solidarity in one's flag, hero's emerging as national heroes; without one shot being fired. I guess I'm glad the Olympics are here, though I've yet been able

But in neither case has either candidate been shown to have contributed to the organizations, though both certainly stand to benefit from either respective side. Do you believe that the candidates are trying to maintain an air of running a "clean" campaign while letting others do their dirty work for th

Unlike the Bush campaign, which was hounded repeatedly by the media and by the likes of Terry McAuliffe, James Carville, and many others, the Kerry campaign has *not* released the records of Kerry's military service. When did Bush release his entire military records? Furthermore, much of the records tha

Swift Boat Veterans have attacked Kerry for his actions, others that have served with him have commended him, and still others are debating the legitimacy of his medals and awards. Hundreds of people have come forward to characterize Kerry's service positively or negatively. Where are all the vets who saw G.W. Bush during the Vietnam War? Can't he come up with a few dozen people who can definitively attest to him being where he was supposed to be? A fe

Ads early on are indeed a poor choice. Use the ads later on to push issues in which you are strong (distract the voters). HQs are a key and so is winning endorsements. Except I found that endorsements don't hold up over the course of 41 weeks. By winning a lot of endorsements early you raise public awareness of that issue and you look strong. But over time the opponent spends a ton of cash with ads attacking you on the very same issues you once domina

I'm sorry to those who keep seeing my replies in these threads, but I am convinced that the computer "cheats." The other possibilty is that as the campaign mode gets increasingly more challenging you start with less money--but perhaps the cpu still gets the same amount as the beginner setting (default $3.8mil I think). Anyway, it's nearly impossible to beat Clinton with a custom player, and even some of the created players will be tough. Your best bet

I too am convinced the AI "cheats." How else to account for all the ads they can place? I have tracked cpu opponent moves and discovered that they seem to be able to perform more tasks than their stamina allows. Custom created players seem to have a distinct disadvantage over the others. My custom candidate hit a brick wall against Ford in the campaign mode. I switched to a candidate included with the game and cruised by him easily.

Palau is what is called a "Freely Associated State" along with Republic of the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia. Other Commonwealth/Territories include American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. Plus there are a few US Territories under the juris

I don't think US/Texas border patrol would be too much of an issue on our part, as most Texans would prefer to stay there, I think. They would be armed to the teeth, so getting in would be a problem. I also found this link Link to be helpful. Probably more information than you bargained for! Gas is probably ridiculously expensive (it's an island and as such, everything cos

Actually, Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth. You can find out more about PR from several websites including Link Basically, we "won" PR in the Spanish/American war. It had similar status as the Philippines, Hawaii, and Alaska, among other places. Some territories were granted statehood (AK and HI), others became independent (Philippines), and then there's PR, Virgin Islands, et. al. Every couple of years

The cpu opponent seems to get money from mystery donors out of nowhere. I have gone so far as to play a game and try to track what the opponent is doing (how he/she is spending their turns), and there have been times they have used more ads/speeches/politcal capital per turn than their endurance allows. Sounds fishy to me. But screw 'em. The key to winning the game is in political capital. If you don't have a lot of money to spend, buy politi

I've been wondering how others are doing with this game. I found the early campaigns to be a breeze and figured everybody was having the same luck as I was. I've made it to the 8th level with Clinton (his opponent is Reagan), and the 7th level with the Republican Teddy Roosevelt (his opponent is LBJ). I have a ton of tips, but don't know where to start. Winning the first couple of campaigns is super easy-- vs. Clark, Carter, Richardson, Rice, Schwartze

Jaynik- Yes, curtailing oil use is key. Keep in mind that hydrogen-powered cars are not necessarily the greatest solution. I agree that they are cleaner vehicles (zero emissions), but remember that the key way to extract hydrogen is by breaking it off of water (H2O)--how do you do that? By using oil- and coal-consuming energy. Electric-hybrid vehicles are a better starting point, as well as alternative energies like solar, wind, and water for large

Michael, Regarding reply #39: I agree that we need to reevaluate our role in the world. The war in Iraq is a boondoggle, and acting as policeman to the world is expensive and creating enemies. However, we simply can't "remove all American troops from Iraq and Afghanistan," as this would not solve anything abroad. We can't just bomb a country and say "that'll learn ya!" As trite as it sounds, we have to leave Iraq "better than we found it." But make