Yeah, I definately believe they should start from the ground up. A Green mayoral candidate for San Francisco (I believe) Matt Gonzalez lost the race at like 48% of the vote, pretty good considering he was outspent 10/1. In California this past year, some Green candidates put the most effort into getting into the Senate/House than they've ever previously done before by beginning to run TV and Radio ads. Also, didn't a Libertarian get like 11% of the vote for Senate/House in one of the sou
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I absolutely believe they should be a must in PM2008 as well!
I have already brought this up in the Suggestions thread, but I would really love to see third parties such as Greens and Libertarians, as well as third-party candidates in a future patch/expansion/sequel to the game. It would really add a whole new dimension of play, not to mention a new challenge. Who hasn't wanted to play the underdog?
This game, although fun, needs something to up the ante, and add a new level of challenge. My suggestion for a Patch/Sequel/Expansion to "The Political Machine" would be the introduction of third party candidates, and new political parties. I get excited imagining the challenge of running as Ralph Nader, or creating my own Green or Libertarian candidates. This would add a whole new dimension to the game, and add so many more of my play hours invest