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Bearing in mind that TPM is meant to be a small game, and I don't and wouldn't want it to lose that "small game" feel: Suggestion #1 As a big fan of Gal Civ II: What about "Mega events" in TPM 2012? Turn on or off as the player prefers, but having an event or two shake up the political landscape and voters reactions would make candidates have to deal or downplay their stands on an issue which usually doesn't get much play (the quirkier ones at the bottom). S

If you happen to be in a state where the little camera appears at the beginning of a turn, you will be invited automatically. That has happened to me.

Fidgit, a game site/blog run by the sci-fi channel, mentioned the Political Machine a couple of weeks ago when it came out in their weekly roundup of new releases. Today, though, they actually take on the game: http://fidgit.com/archives/2008/07/political-machine-2008-preside.php

Aha. Now I see!

Okay, I've finally won a quick game on the easiest difficulty. What level do I need to beat the game in order to unlock secret characters?

Re: Thomas Jefferson, Democrat. The set up of the game is a two-party structure. For candidates that predate the modern political system, this leads to situations like Jefferson being a "Democrat" and Washington being a "Republican." Although I agree that Jefferson and Washington's views aren't accurately reflected in modern political parties, they still have to be assigned A party. And putting one founding father in the Republicans and another in the Democrats is good game b

Thanks. I had built a number of consulting offices...so its better to build only a few, or one, in "safe" states?

Still playing my first game, no strategies yet. I do like mixing Campaign HQs with Outreach centers to get both money and political points. California rules for fundraising. If you get the special guy that raises your fundraising, parking him in California or NY seems to be a winning strategy for when you need to blow through to make money. Does anyone know if fundraising in a suboptimal (money wise) state give you any other benefits?

Primaries would make the game a "two-section" affair. Part One would be getting your party's nomination. While in many years its not that exciting a contest (especially for the party in the WH), this year, on both the Democrat and Republican side has shown that it can be interesting. One could have the game "focus" on your party's nomination, with perhaps "news updates" on what the other party is doing (abstracting that primary battle, to save resources) Part Two would

I picked it up in Target this afternoon.