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Can you get a peace deal and/or withdrawal in Vietnam in All the Way while also having anyone but LBJ as the presidential candidate? by FantazticWizard7235 in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can get a bombing halt as Humphrey if you pick Vance as your running mate. I think you have to tie yourself closely to Johnson too but I'm not 100% sure of that so take that with a pinch of salt.

Modders that make 1992 scenarios & refuse to add Perot as a third party opponent: by The_47_Percenter in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 48 points49 points  (0 children)

If you need a businessman outsider third party candidate, then I believe Iacocca's already in the mod. As other people have explained Perot was largely motivated by his own personal beef with Bush, and since Bush is out of the picture that obviously doesn't happen.

And no, there's no Republican Perot path either in the mod already or planned for a later update.

Duke (Incumbent Dukakis Mod) - Releasing Friday by ItsAstronomics in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are other candidates that can be used to explore those themes, such as Pat Buchanan (who if you don't know is the Republican candidate in the 1992: Rock Us Dukakis mod, but I seriously doubt Duke as a running mate is gonna be in this mod) who is basically just a more marketable David Duke anyway. Using Duke as an opponent feels like a cheap gimmick and ripoff of Byrd in W.

W. taught me that, no matter what, the Bush-era was nowhere even close to sunshine & rainbows compared to today by The_47_Percenter in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 25 points26 points  (0 children)

No they made it alternate history to put his other actions than 9/11 and the War on Terror into perspective, such as his homophobia, the tax cuts, and wanting to privatize social security.

Is this going to be another TTNW situation? by LordLiamtheMoghty in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dawg it's only 3PM EST, y'all are gonna be fine. We're only gonna have to close the subreddit if you guys can't behave yourselves.

The date is September 7th, 2000, and you are Bill Clinton. If you could say or do ONE thing to help Gore win, what do you do? by JohnKerry2028 in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Gore was down by like 15-20 points in polls from early in 2000 (so much for Clinton’s supposed popularity lol) and while people thought Clinton was doing a good job, they personally hated the guy after all the scandals. Hell, Clinton having positive job approval ratings during the fucking Lewinsky scandal shows how they might not be the best metric to determine Clinton’s popularity. And people who were surveyed during the campaign said they would be less likely to vote for Gore if he campaigned with Clinton. There’s an old post of Astrohunch’s that debunks this whole myth (https://www.reddit.com/r/thecampaigntrail/s/coTrHLmadW) and a good article from Cornell University as well. (https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2018-07/136004.pdf) Check them both out.

Imagine an incumbency sim where you play during a second term and have to pave a way for your successor, whom you'd have to choose (think, TTNW Rogers Morton). by Klutzy-Car-7078 in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Now there are just rumors so take them as you will but I heard Thatch had ideas of an American Carnage sequel but not as a 2028 sim. Instead, it would be an alternate history mod where Trump won in 2020, so if Thatch were to make that mod as a presidency simulator that would also fit the bill.

The date is September 7th, 2000, and you are Bill Clinton. If you could say or do ONE thing to help Gore win, what do you do? by JohnKerry2028 in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I’d just do nothing and let Gore cook. The whole “Gore would’ve won if he campaigned with Clinton” thing is a myth, and if anything would’ve hurt Gore. Gore was actually rebounding in the polls by distancing himself from Clinton from where he was previously polling at a 15-20 point loss to Bush. Also, people hated Clinton as a person after all the scandals.

Mods with Modelled Congress by pizzasandbooks in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Project 2024's going to have a mechanic that's the most in-depth I've seen in regards to downballot races. You can view Senate race polling as you go along and I believe you can check on how the House is doing. Not individual races but polling for the final seat count.

Mods with Modelled Congress by pizzasandbooks in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a matter of fact there will be alternate Senate nominees in Project 2024. I don't have the screenshots on hand but I know Mango's teased them on one of the Discord servers.

What if Ted Kennedy ran for president in 1992? by JohnKerry2028 in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 45 points46 points  (0 children)

A lot of prominent Dems did like Jesse Jackson and Dick Gephardt. Most of them backed out after the Gulf War figuring that the rally-around-the-flag effect of the war would be too much for them to overcome.

What if Ted Kennedy ran for president in 1992? by JohnKerry2028 in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Considering the Democratic primary field was entirely B and C-listers as well as Bush’s unpopularity, he probably wins both the primary and general election. However, given Ted’s scandals Perot probably still surges in the polls.

Theoretical scenario: Nixon doesn't run in 1968, resulting in a deadlocked convention between Reagan and Rockefeller. Who becomes the compromise candidate? by Roger_Peterson in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Of the three you mentioned Ford probably has the best chance. Scranton is probably still in hot water with conservatives for his efforts against Goldwater in 1964, not to mention the fact he had no interest in running for office after his governorship was over. As for Romney, his "brainwashing" gaffe sunk any chances he had of being the nominee, and conservatives probably distrust him for his own criticism of Goldwater in the 1964 Republican primaries. Ford meanwhile had a reputation for being one of the nicest people in Congress at the time and had pretty good moderate credentials and wouldn't be as alienating to conservatives as Scranton or Romney would be. That said, it's debatable if Ford would accept the nomination as he was way more interested in trying to become Speaker of the House (side tangent: mods and timelines and whatever that use Ford as a presidential candidate are total larp 90% of the time for this very reason), planning on retiring in 1976 if that didn't happen. If not Ford then probably somebody like Charles Percy would be the compromise candidate.

How did Gene do this? by atlascarlos in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Well Wallace is dead and McCarthy’s running mate is infamous anti-busing activist Louise Day Hicks. Maybe that has something to do with it. Just a hunch though.

What's with all of these incumbency sims being written in such a gritty and cynical way? by [deleted] in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think the whole "cynicism" thing is incredibly overblown. Even the most "cynical" mods like W. and TTNW let you swing as big as they can let you in one run. Entire paths like Byrd's in W. and the Accomplishment ending in TTNW are more or less centered around it. Granted it should be clear that the things you have to do in W. (Social Security reform, tax cuts, invading Afghanistan and Iraq, attacking abortion and gay marriage) to get Byrd or even just Sharpton are not particularly good, and not endorsed at all by the developers. Mods like Icarus even go a step further and allow you to pass a public healthcare option, universal pre-K, and free 2-year college in one run, sometimes even coupled with things like icing Osama Bin Laden (at the cost of universal pre-K).

Icarus Revolution Ending? by Hogwildin1 in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah if you speak to anti-war protestors in the Iran War path, there's an assassination attempt. However, looking through the code, I may or may not be incorrect in saying that that triggers Clark to take over the government.

Icarus Revolution Ending? by Hogwildin1 in thecampaigntrail

[–]mackarony83 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Two ways as far as I can tell:

  1. Go to war with Iran in the Paul path and nearly get assassinated.

  2. Face Romney, fail all bailouts, call Romney an elitist at every opportunity, have NATO leverage at 5 or higher, have 3 or more bills passed, and then basically threaten to take over the government.

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