Land of The Free: American Political Roleplay (OOC V)

[Louisianan]

Can we all please remember that a politician's twitter account scarcely wins votes, and oftentimes serves more to up one's own cred in the echo chamber that is Twitter. Even then, unless you're a celebrity, or have political celebrity status, literally nobody gives a shit.

So Long v Gaspard is being seen by a collective thousand or so people, maybe some local journalist or some CNN affiliate is seeing it but it isn't affecting either one's cred, Goldman jumping in would be another head-scratcher because Gaspard is a local Senate candidate who hasn't won his primary or a single relevant endorsement - I have half a mind to put up a credible Republican to oppose him in the Primary.

My point is that by virtue of the player base being politically savvy (subjectively) nerds, anyone of us who have twitter IRL (i don't) place much more stock in it than reality does.

Im not trying to win votes.... Long isn't even running against me. I am just throwing some shade. Also, I don't care if other senators jump into the argument, if I win in 2020, I might be sitting next to them in Washington, D.C.

[Dentali]

My current list of office holding characters with 29 pages from OOC I being looked over
President Richard Tawney
Ambassador to Germany Laura Dunn
Governor Anne Caldwell (D-WA)
Governor Nathaniel Richardson (R-NC)
Governor Ben Montgomery (D-CA)
Governor Miguel Velez (D-FL)
Governor Tara Misra (R-KY)
Governor Jonah Prendergast (R-WV)
Governor Jack Chambers (R-NE)
Governor James Burgun (R-ND)
Senator James Moore (D-MI)
Senator Charlotte Windsor (D-RI)
Senator Greg Kost (R-FL)
Senator Barry Anderson (R-MO)
Senator Abigail Winthrop (D-MA)
Senator Levi Murphy (D-MN)
Senator Robert Warrick (R-IN)
Senator Richard Slater (R-AR)
Senator Myles Burckhalter (R-ID)
Senator Karel Volek (D-NY)
Senator Tim Westra (D-NJ)
Senator Jillian Dayton (D-VA)
Senator Erica Goldman (D-CT)
Senator Everitt Colbert (R-UT)
Senator William Stuart (R-AZ)
Senator Frank Doyle (D-OR)
Senator Christina Wynne (D-NH)
Senator Michelle Brown (R-WY)
Senator Suraj Shah (D-TX)
Senator Augusta Merriam (R-NH)
Representative Malcom Douglas (D-NJ-9)
Representative Thomas Volker (R-MO-8)
Representative Emily Davenport (D-CA-34)
Representative Timothy Larson (D-PA-3)
Representative Theodore Vohoffsky (R-CA-45)
Representative Juila Piotrowska (D-IL-5)
Representative Linda Teasdale (R-AZ-2)
Representative Kathleen Nez (D-AZ-7)
Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)
Representative Anton Silva (R-SC-4)
Representative John Atang (D-NY-3)
Representative Jamison Marsch (R-PA-11)
Representative Jay Dietrich (R-AK-AL)
Representative Brett Thomas (R-NC-4)
Representative Daniel Park (R-CA-42)
Representative Davit Papazian (D-CA-28)
So far, 8 Republican Representatives, 8 Democratic.
9 Republican Senators, 11 Democratic.
5 Republican Governors, 3 Democratic.
Work in progress.

what you are doing is a thankless job but very helpful.... thank you

[Emazia]

Can we all please remember that a politician's twitter account scarcely wins votes, and oftentimes serves more to up one's own cred in the echo chamber that is Twitter. Even then, unless you're a celebrity, or have political celebrity status, literally nobody gives a shit.

So Long v Gaspard is being seen by a collective thousand or so people, maybe some local journalist or some CNN affiliate is seeing it but it isn't affecting either one's cred, Goldman jumping in would be another head-scratcher because Gaspard is a local Senate candidate who hasn't won his primary or a single relevant endorsement - I have half a mind to put up a credible Republican to oppose him in the Primary.

My point is that by virtue of the player base being politically savvy (subjectively) nerds, anyone of us who have twitter IRL (i don't) place much more stock in it than reality does.

Oh I assumed that Gaspard already won his primary oops

[New Cobastheia]

Can we all please remember that a politician's twitter account scarcely wins votes, and oftentimes serves more to up one's own cred in the echo chamber that is Twitter. Even then, unless you're a celebrity, or have political celebrity status, literally nobody gives a shit.

So Long v Gaspard is being seen by a collective thousand or so people, maybe some local journalist or some CNN affiliate is seeing it but it isn't affecting either one's cred, Goldman jumping in would be another head-scratcher because Gaspard is a local Senate candidate who hasn't won his primary or a single relevant endorsement - I have half a mind to put up a credible Republican to oppose him in the Primary.

My point is that by virtue of the player base being politically savvy (subjectively) nerds, anyone of us who have twitter IRL (i don't) place much more stock in it than reality does.

Oh I assumed that Gaspard already won his primary oops

The fun part is that Louisiana doesn't even do a tradition primary

[Bruke]

Can we all please remember that a politician's twitter account scarcely wins votes, and oftentimes serves more to up one's own cred in the echo chamber that is Twitter. Even then, unless you're a celebrity, or have political celebrity status, literally nobody gives a shit.

So Long v Gaspard is being seen by a collective thousand or so people, maybe some local journalist or some CNN affiliate is seeing it but it isn't affecting either one's cred, Goldman jumping in would be another head-scratcher because Gaspard is a local Senate candidate who hasn't won his primary or a single relevant endorsement - I have half a mind to put up a credible Republican to oppose him in the Primary.

My point is that by virtue of the player base being politically savvy (subjectively) nerds, anyone of us who have twitter IRL (i don't) place much more stock in it than reality does.

Oh I assumed that Gaspard already won his primary oops

Goldman shouldn’t punch down,

[The Orion Islands]

My current list of office holding characters with 29 pages from OOC I being looked over
President Richard Tawney
Ambassador to Germany Laura Dunn
Governor Anne Caldwell (D-WA)
Governor Nathaniel Richardson (R-NC)
Governor Ben Montgomery (D-CA)
Governor Miguel Velez (D-FL)
Governor Tara Misra (R-KY)
Governor Jonah Prendergast (R-WV)
Governor Jack Chambers (R-NE)
Governor James Burgun (R-ND)
Senator James Moore (D-MI)
Senator Charlotte Windsor (D-RI)
Senator Greg Kost (R-FL)
Senator Barry Anderson (R-MO)
Senator Abigail Winthrop (D-MA)
Senator Levi Murphy (D-MN)
Senator Robert Warrick (R-IN)
Senator Richard Slater (R-AR)
Senator Myles Burckhalter (R-ID)
Senator Karel Volek (D-NY)
Senator Tim Westra (D-NJ)
Senator Jillian Dayton (D-VA)
Senator Erica Goldman (D-CT)
Senator Everitt Colbert (R-UT)
Senator William Stuart (R-AZ)
Senator Frank Doyle (D-OR)
Senator Christina Wynne (D-NH)
Senator Michelle Brown (R-WY)
Senator Suraj Shah (D-TX)
Senator Augusta Merriam (R-NH)
Representative Malcom Douglas (D-NJ-9)
Representative Thomas Volker (R-MO-8)
Representative Emily Davenport (D-CA-34)
Representative Timothy Larson (D-PA-3)
Representative Theodore Vohoffsky (R-CA-45)
Representative Juila Piotrowska (D-IL-5)
Representative Linda Teasdale (R-AZ-2)
Representative Kathleen Nez (D-AZ-7)
Representative Caroline Simone (D-NY-12)
Representative Anton Silva (R-SC-4)
Representative John Atang (D-NY-3)
Representative Jamison Marsch (R-PA-11)
Representative Jay Dietrich (R-AK-AL)
Representative Brett Thomas (R-NC-4)
Representative Daniel Park (R-CA-42)
Representative Davit Papazian (D-CA-28)
So far, 8 Republican Representatives, 8 Democratic.
9 Republican Senators, 11 Democratic.
5 Republican Governors, 3 Democratic.
Work in progress.

what you are doing is a thankless job but very helpful.... thank you

You're welcome. What I'm doing is going over the OOC using the search function with 84721, the Do Not Remove part. Though I have found that Xath did not use that on Sullivan's app, so that is leading me to use another search term like Character Information Sheet or Accepted.

[Louisianan]

Can we all please remember that a politician's twitter account scarcely wins votes, and oftentimes serves more to up one's own cred in the echo chamber that is Twitter. Even then, unless you're a celebrity, or have political celebrity status, literally nobody gives a shit.

So Long v Gaspard is being seen by a collective thousand or so people, maybe some local journalist or some CNN affiliate is seeing it but it isn't affecting either one's cred, Goldman jumping in would be another head-scratcher because Gaspard is a local Senate candidate who hasn't won his primary or a single relevant endorsement - I have half a mind to put up a credible Republican to oppose him in the Primary.

My point is that by virtue of the player base being politically savvy (subjectively) nerds, anyone of us who have twitter IRL (i don't) place much more stock in it than reality does.

Oh I assumed that Gaspard already won his primary oops

Im running unopposed by a player character. There probably is some non player at the moment but idk

[Louisianan]

Oh I assumed that Gaspard already won his primary oops

The fun part is that Louisiana doesn't even do a tradition primary

There is no primary race, it is an everybody runs and one person wins type thing so technically I did not win the primary but I am past the primary.

[Federal States of Xathuecia]

Can we all please remember that a politician's twitter account scarcely wins votes, and oftentimes serves more to up one's own cred in the echo chamber that is Twitter. Even then, unless you're a celebrity, or have political celebrity status, literally nobody gives a shit.

So Long v Gaspard is being seen by a collective thousand or so people, maybe some local journalist or some CNN affiliate is seeing it but it isn't affecting either one's cred, Goldman jumping in would be another head-scratcher because Gaspard is a local Senate candidate who hasn't won his primary or a single relevant endorsement - I have half a mind to put up a credible Republican to oppose him in the Primary.

My point is that by virtue of the player base being politically savvy (subjectively) nerds, anyone of us who have twitter IRL (i don't) place much more stock in it than reality does.

Spellman just attacks random Republicans bc they are easy targets to 'pown the GOP!" Plus it gets him tons of RTs and likes and just helps build up his image of a fierce progressive.

[Dentali]

Can we all please remember that a politician's twitter account scarcely wins votes, and oftentimes serves more to up one's own cred in the echo chamber that is Twitter. Even then, unless you're a celebrity, or have political celebrity status, literally nobody gives a shit.

So Long v Gaspard is being seen by a collective thousand or so people, maybe some local journalist or some CNN affiliate is seeing it but it isn't affecting either one's cred, Goldman jumping in would be another head-scratcher because Gaspard is a local Senate candidate who hasn't won his primary or a single relevant endorsement - I have half a mind to put up a credible Republican to oppose him in the Primary.

My point is that by virtue of the player base being politically savvy (subjectively) nerds, anyone of us who have twitter IRL (i don't) place much more stock in it than reality does.

Spellman just attacks random Republicans bc they are easy targets to 'pown the GOP!" Plus it gets him tons of RTs and likes and just helps build up his image of a fierce progressive.

its definitely helpful for fundraising, but actually campaigning would be more helpful

[Kargintina the Third]

Can we all please remember that a politician's twitter account scarcely wins votes, and oftentimes serves more to up one's own cred in the echo chamber that is Twitter. Even then, unless you're a celebrity, or have political celebrity status, literally nobody gives a shit.

So Long v Gaspard is being seen by a collective thousand or so people, maybe some local journalist or some CNN affiliate is seeing it but it isn't affecting either one's cred, Goldman jumping in would be another head-scratcher because Gaspard is a local Senate candidate who hasn't won his primary or a single relevant endorsement - I have half a mind to put up a credible Republican to oppose him in the Primary.

My point is that by virtue of the player base being politically savvy (subjectively) nerds, anyone of us who have twitter IRL (i don't) place much more stock in it than reality does.

Spellman just attacks random Republicans bc they are easy targets to 'pown the GOP!" Plus it gets him tons of RTs and likes and just helps build up his image of a fierce progressive.

Other than Tenson my characters don’t really like to get into twitter fights.

[New Cobastheia]

These server crashes are starting to get annoying

[Meelducan]

These server crashes are starting to get annoying

It's so annoying, evrytime I've been trying to post, it crashes

[The Novakian Empire]

Yeah. I just convinced one of my friends to start playing nationstates again, and the day he reclaims his nation is the day we start having server issues. My fuckin word, man..
Eh, whatever. Hopefully this is the last time the server decides to spontaneously combust, or whatever the hell it's been doing.


Anyways, it's been three pages since I last posted it, so here's my updated application.

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Character Information Sheet

NS Nation Name: The Novakian Empire
Character Name: Caleb Schumann
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 27
Character Height: 5'10
Character Weight: 194 lbs
Character Position/Role/Job: Local Sports Talk Show Host
Appearance:
Character State of Origin: North Carolina
Character State of Residence: North Carolina
Character Party Affiliation: Independent (Formerly Democrat)
Main Strengths: Strongwilled, Persistent, Personable, Crafty.
Main Weaknesses: Headstrong, Reckless, Short-fused.
Biography: Born in Colerain, North Carolina on July 18th 1992, Caleb was born to Canadian immigrants from Calgary, Alberta. Caleb's parents, being rather poor and not having enough money to live in one of the larger cities in the region, were forced to reside in Colerain by economic necessity. Not coming from means, Caleb never expected to make much of himself growing up, believing he would be like his parents; working on the many farms in the area, scraping together enough money to live, nothing more. Still, Caleb worked hard in school, aspiring to achieve.. Something. He began to develop and, by ninth grade, the school's football coach took note of his stature and imposing build and approached him about playing in his local high school football team; Caleb, wishing for something to do, eagerly accepted. He quickly developed skill in and even excelled in the sport, primarily playing in the Fullback position, frequently powering through opposing defenses. This success continued into college, though he was looked over by some of the larger schools and eventually committed to UNC, playing with them for two years before declaring for the 2013 NFL draft. Though viewed as a good physical specimen, he was seen as too much of a wildcard and a prospect by most teams, and was consequentially taken by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round, after running back DeAngelo Williams was injured in a week thirteen defeat the previous year against the Kansas City Chiefs. Though the concerns about Caleb being a loose cannon were largely valid, he performed generally well in the triple-option based offense ran by Carolina, and developed a good rapport with the team, especially the Quarterback Cameron Newton and Defensive End Greg Hardy, and the team were playoff contenders for the next two years.
And then came 2015. That year, everything went right in Charlotte. The Panthers seemed unbeatable, with Cam having fully developed into his own as a Quarterback and leading Carolina on a crusade, winning game after game after game, smashing almost every team in their way (save for two incredibly close games against the Colts and Falcons, which were won by a last-minute field goal and a game-ending pick six by Josh Norman, respectively. Aside from hiccups in the second quarter of the divisional round against the Seahawks, the playoffs were a breeze, landing the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50, specifically altered from it's characteristic roman numbering system for the special occasion, against the Denver Broncos.

(NOT INCLUDING THIS)

Thanks to the great efforts of all of the Carolina Panthers, including Caleb Schumann, a Lombardi Trophy finally went to Charlotte. Unfortunately, the cost, however, was an injury that would ultimately prove to be enough to make Caleb decide to end his career on a high note, rather than continue to play and potentially suffer worse and worse injuries like so many before him. Caleb enjoyed a calm retirement for a few years, but, ever the athlete, was convinced to return to sports, though not the kind he was familiar with; After the domestic abuse scandal involving his long-time girlfriend, Greg Hardy left the NFL in disgrace, and, after some time in retirement, convinced his old friend, Caleb, to venture into the sport of Mixed Martial Arts with him. Caleb had a short stint there, going on a four fight unbeaten streak before deciding to quit, feeling unmotivated as he did not enjoy fighting or hurting anybody, especially in light of his experience recovering from his own injuries.
Still, his experiences in MMA did have a bright spot. As fighters in the sport are supposed to use their rhetorical skills (if, indeed, they possess any) to help promote themselves, Caleb demonstrated his own ability with words, which was taken note of by a number of radio news media outlets in North Carolina, specifically sports talk shows. When Caleb inevitably decided to call it quits in MMA, he quickly found a job working as a football radio talk show host in Elizabeth City, where he has found a decent amount of success and listeners across a decent part of the tidewater. Recently, his topics of conversation have begun to take on a more and more political tone, as the election nears, and as he finds himself totally disillusioned with the republican party after the presidency of Arnold Wolf, a man he originally voted for, and disappointed with the seemingly impotent Democratic Party, which holds virtually no sway in the Tidewater, and has not topped more than around 30% of the vote in a congressional election there in his living memory.

Other Info: Although largely apolitical in his youth, Caleb, during his time on the Carolina Panthers roster, began developing sympathies towards the Democratic party as early as late 2013, observing the stark difference in the way his friend and quarterback, Cameron Jerrell Newton, was treated by sports media, in comparison to a veteran white quarterback such as Jake Delhomme. Furthermore, working in a majority African-American workplace, he often heard of the experiences his teammates had to deal with involving Racial Discrimination, and doing his own research into North Carolina's historical treatment of minority groups, was appalled after digging into the often messy and dark history of the region. Caleb was convinced by his teammates to join them in efforts to support the Democratic Party locally, and soon he was a card-carrying member of the party. However, this being the south, his efforts were never met with much success, and he gradually grew disillusioned with the corruption and lack of concern for the average person that Politicians, of either side, held. In mid-2016, after retiring from the NFL, Caleb decided to quit politics altogether, cancelling his membership in the Democratic Party and focusing more on his personal life, deciding to move away from Charlotte back to more familiar country in the Tidewater, purchasing an empty plot of land along the Chowan River by Holladay Island, and building a ranch there where he could live quietly.
However, with the arrival of election season, Caleb found himself getting caught up in the grassroots, populist movement behind Arnold Wolf, believing him to be an outsider who could shake up the establishment which he had so little faith in and, quite honestly, despised. Caleb had his doubts about him, especially with regards to the accusations of Arnold Wolf being a Racist and/or a Sexist, but was able to suppress them, convincing himself that people were overreacting and overblowing some poorly thought-out jokes. Indeed, living in North Carolina, he was certainly used to remarks of the type that Wolf made so often. Though he did not find himself having a very active role in supporting the campaign due to rehabilitating his injuries from the superbowl, Caleb decided to vote for Wolf in the presidential election, helping support the Republican Party in their massive upset of the Democrats, though if only in an exceedingly marginal manner.
Caleb was initially elated by Wolf's election, having not expected to actually be successful in defeating the establishment forces in control of the Democratic Party (especially when told constantly by the polls that, in fact, he would not.) but, as Wolf's presidency dragged on, Caleb gradually found himself regretting his choice of vote, discovering that many of the accusations tendered towards Wolf during the election season (though, not all) were indeed true. Caleb also found himself growing tired of Wolf's bombastic and insulting manner, having been raised to believe in the value of civility and courtesy towards others. Caleb decided to himself that he would not be swayed by another charlatan like Wolf, or typical lying, establishment candidate the Democratic Party managed to come up with next time, and quit politics for good. As of lately, Caleb has largely honoured that promise, though he finds himself gradually getting dragged more and more into the realm of Politics yet again, especially as he watches the BLM protests throughout the nation, and his former teammates even kneeling in games to protest racial injustice. Empathising with the intentions of the BLM movement if not necessarily their actions, and with his frustration with the Wolf/Tawney administration growing by the day, Caleb has begun speaking on his radio show more and more frequently about political issues, to mixed reactions from his viewership.

I have read and accept the rules of the roleplay: The Novakian Empire

Do Not Remove: 84721

Supremo Numero Uno Beans

[Main Nation Ministry]

I think the crashes stopped for now.

[Main Nation Ministry]

These server crashes are starting to get annoying

It's so annoying, evrytime I've been trying to post, it crashes

You don't think that some random Youtuber decided to play NS by coincidence again and caused a server crash or two?

[New Cobastheia]

These server crashes are starting to get annoying

It's so annoying, evrytime I've been trying to post, it crashes

That sucks real bad, I can deal with like a crash that last for like a minute or so, but that this point it's just ones that last for hours that happen every other hour

Side note and this is probably a question for Puert, but did Lilyana convert to Judaism when she married and does she have kids?

[The Orion Islands]

Meelducan, why do you endorse the most pathetic presidential candidate in history in your signature? She had no platform except "love". Seriously, what does that even mean?

[The Novakian Empire]

Christ, was it Drew again? I love the guy, but he keeps showing up and putting whatever internet community I'm part of at the moment in his youtube videos, and flooding it with his massive fanbase. It's like he exists to slightly convenience me on very rare occasions!

[Main Nation Ministry]

Christ, was it Drew again? I love the guy, but he keeps showing up and putting whatever internet community I'm part of at the moment in his youtube videos, and flooding it with his massive fanbase. It's like he exists to slightly convenience me on very rare occasions!

I'm just speculating, but I know Drew only did like two videos on NS. Could be gremlins hanging from the satellites or someone poured tea on the website servers.

[The Novakian Empire]

Never feed them after Midnight! Is that so hard?

[New Cobastheia]

Meelducan, why do you endorse the most pathetic presidential candidate in history in your signature? She had no platform except "love". Seriously, what does that even mean?

I'm gonna stop you right there before you insult the Orb Queen any further, she won that first debate so hard I swear to god

Christ, was it Drew again? I love the guy, but he keeps showing up and putting whatever internet community I'm part of at the moment in his youtube videos, and flooding it with his massive fanbase. It's like he exists to slightly convenience me on very rare occasions!

I'm just speculating, but I know Drew only did like two videos on NS. Could be gremlins hanging from the satellites or someone poured tea on the website servers.

I think someone who would know mentioned in that Server Problems thread that it's a problem upstream with how the site is hosted or something

[The Orion Islands]

Christ, was it Drew again? I love the guy, but he keeps showing up and putting whatever internet community I'm part of at the moment in his youtube videos, and flooding it with his massive fanbase. It's like he exists to slightly convenience me on very rare occasions!

I'm just speculating, but I know Drew only did like two videos on NS. Could be gremlins hanging from the satellites or someone poured tea on the website servers.

That, or Max Barry needed some quiet time without some of the NationStates morons.

[The Novakian Empire]

Meelducan, why do you endorse the most pathetic presidential candidate in history in your signature? She had no platform except "love". Seriously, what does that even mean?

I'm gonna stop you right there before you insult the Orb Queen any further, she won that first debate so hard I swear to god

[Main Nation Ministry]

Never feed them after Midnight! Is that so hard?

Where the hell is a Gremlins 3?