So, you want to be the President. Or better yet, you want to be a President who goes down in history as having won in a landslide victory, decisively obliterating his or her opponents. How do you do it?
Here are some hints
- Momentum is a key concept in politics, and definitely in President Forever + Primaries. Momentum helps you in gaining percentage points in a riding, but it also helps in raising Foot Soldiers.
Any undecided voters on election day will be influenced to a large degree by the various candidates’ momenta. So if you have a scandal you’re waiting to drop on an opponent, you might just want to wait until a few days before election day to release it. For more information in momentum, see Momentum. If there are no undecideds left, having more than positive momentum will help - you need another candidate with negative momentum.
- Foot Soldiers are key in political campaigns. Not only will they campaign for you, they also help with get-out-the-vote on election day. This can come as a surprise to other candidates who might not be keeping an eye on your foot soldier numbers in a region. Foot Soldiers can also be energized by a candidate barnstorming in their region, and this can significantly boost their Power.
- Some people claim that the press is the new King Maker in politics. Certainly, the press can help or hinder your campaign. It pays to spin, spin, spin. But this should be tempered by the fact that much of the national news coverage is in regions that aren’t contested, so even if your national momentum shoots up, the effects on any given region might not be as impressive. For more information, see Spinning News.
- Endorsers can be crucial, especially during the primaries, but if it comes at too great a cost in PIPs then you might not be able to make the offers with other candidates that are needed to stay in the lead. Make sure you don’t use too many PIPs too quickly, but remember that you will receive more PIPs if you win your party’s nomination.
I’m in July in a 2008 campaign w/ Romney and have won the vast majority of delegates. Thompson won’t drop out b/c of bad relations. I only have the PIP’s I started out with even though I should have the nomination and I’m not able to offer the VP to anyone except Thompson. Is this how it works when you have an opponent who won’t drop out? Do I have to wait till the convention or am I missing something? Thanks!
Tony
Yes, you need to conserve PIPs if you think this sort of situation is going to happen, so that you can persuade any opponent who doesn’t drop out on their own accord to leave the race.
You dont have to offer the VP position to Thompson. After you won the nomination a box will come up with a list of bunch of names to pick your VP.
I would consider this a glitch in the game. It’s one thing for a second place candidate to stay in until the matter is settled, but when I have well over the necessary number of committed delegates, there’s no reason for a losing candidate to keep attacking me until the convention. The campaign is over when a majority of delegates are committed to the winning candidate.
I agree with Tim. This is the biggest “glitch” in the game. Even H. Clinton dropped out of the race weeks before the convention. And she was pretty close to Obama in votes. There should perhaps be some kind of a preasure-mechanism from the party, to get the candidate to withdraw from the race, so that the candidate don’t ruin the chances for the party to win the election.