Washington
The US Political RP
"The purification of politics is an iridescent dream. Government is force. Politics is a battle for supremacy. Parties are the armies."
John James Ingalls
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Through the year, candidates have fought and struggled, pandered and speechified, debated and legislated their way forward, and it all comes down to this. The October leaves fall, and the fateful date of election is within sight.
Senators, Representatives, Governors-all will on November the Eighth see where their future lies-and for the highest office in the land, that of President, the people await their chance to cast the ballots that will change the course of the nation, put a new face behind the Resolute Desk-and bring a new regime to power in Washington.
But even as the election draws near, the wheels of politics still turn in their machinations. Struggles for power, influence, and respectability interlace throughout the nation's capitol-ambition is currency, and politicians are cashing in-their success or failure-is up to you.
Join us, as Senator or Representative, Governor or Mayor, pundit or secretary-all are welcome. Fight for your ideals-or fight for your power in the ever-changing game of Washington.
All that is left is to take your first step on the twisting path, take up the application, and forge yourself a character who will be written of in the books of history...but what they will say, who can tell?
The nation is ready for you. Don't keep her waiting.'
Senators, Representatives, Governors-all will on November the Eighth see where their future lies-and for the highest office in the land, that of President, the people await their chance to cast the ballots that will change the course of the nation, put a new face behind the Resolute Desk-and bring a new regime to power in Washington.
But even as the election draws near, the wheels of politics still turn in their machinations. Struggles for power, influence, and respectability interlace throughout the nation's capitol-ambition is currency, and politicians are cashing in-their success or failure-is up to you.
Join us, as Senator or Representative, Governor or Mayor, pundit or secretary-all are welcome. Fight for your ideals-or fight for your power in the ever-changing game of Washington.
All that is left is to take your first step on the twisting path, take up the application, and forge yourself a character who will be written of in the books of history...but what they will say, who can tell?
The nation is ready for you. Don't keep her waiting.'
Rules
1- OP is Lord and the Co-OP's are the princes. Their word is law. Follow it.
2- No RL characters Or at least no celebrities. That's no Donald Trump. I knew you were aching to play Trump, but that's no-no. On this note, RL politicians post-Reagan do not exist, or have been replaced with generic stand-ins. Records and history are the same, including statistics, save in the places where player-characters have brought about a change.
3- Post when you can-warn us if you can't.. A post per week is a good minimum standard, but we understand that real-life gets in the way.
Especially if you're interacting with someone, let us now if you plan to leave, or take a hiatus. We don't expect perfect posts, but unless you're in a conversation, keep one-liners to a minimum.
4- Respect your fellow players. Play nice. If you don't have friends, you won't have fun.
5- No godmod/flawless/perfect characters Give them some flaws. No one has fun when everyone is perfect.
6-No cheat-edits Typos are one thing, but don't try to change what was done IC because you don't like it. You can appeal if you want to, but don't try to change what already happened.
7- If you are not sure if something is legal, ask OOC first. Always better to check-and there is limited leniency for things that are obviously bad.
8-No assassination attempts. You can probably look for a loophole there-don't. In essence, no use of extreme physical force against another player, or anything like poison. If you and another both agree, contact an OP, and it will be discussed-unilateral action is strictly forbidden.
9-No spite characters. You may hate Democrats, and want to make a Senator who will have scandals on them-don't. Complex characters are fine, but having your character actively sabotage their own party/demographic out-of-character is forbidden.
10-No metagaming. This takes two forms-first, using OOC knowledge that you have but your character could not in the IC, and second, attempting to "engineer" a character specifically to do something in relation to specific aspects of another character or a situation. Hiccups aside, keep OOC and IC separate. Similarly
11-Keep OOC comments out of the IC. We have a whole thread set aside just for that reason. Putting and leaving OOC comments in parenthesis degrades the quality of the RP, wholly OOC posts in the IC are right out. Bring up any issues in the OOC, or TG the OP.
12- Have fun! Misery is illegal.
Applications
Note that Applications are closed for 2016 candidates. You can, however, freely apply as a politician either elected in another year, or planning on running in a future year.
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Do Not Remove: 84721
Republican Final Primary Delegate Count
Mr. Calvin Reed-1,619
Sen. Matteos Egazarian-433
Sen. Eric Gonzalez-295
Sec. Jay Garestaer-65
Sen. Troy Wilson-38
Rep. Henry Hutchinson-15
Gov. Gerald Drumpf-7
Democratic Final First Ballot Results
Gov. Irina Kuznetsov-1737
Sen. Gianna Carrollton-1107
Gov. Robert Danders-951
May. Jeremy Beaumont-573
Gov. Kailen Murray-282
Sen. Anthony Conti-113
Mr. Dick Kirk-44
Initial Final Libertarian Pledged Delegates Count
Ms. Anita Flores: 300 Delegates
Gov. Martin Longwood: 120 Delegates
Rep. Gerald Breckinridge: 107 Delegates
May. Sherman Paulson: 46 Delegates
May. Victoria DeLucca: 6 Delegates
Ms. Cassandra Arumb: 3 Delegates
Other Candidates: 8 Delegates
Uncommitted Delegates: 75
Presidential Election Results
Popular Vote
Electoral Vote
Popular Vote
Calvin Reed (R)-61.55%
Ellen Walton (P)-32.67%
Robert Danders (D)-5.78%
Electoral Vote
Upcoming Events
Reconvention of Congress-November 14
Recent News
-Reed takes Presidency, Republicans seize full control of House and Senate in historic victory-
Character Roster
Gubernatorial and Senate Partisan Maps
National Convention Speakers
U.S. Senate Docket
At Vote: Kinder America Act
1. Yieldful Efforts Encompassing Horses Abundant in the Wild
2. American Penitentiary Reform Act
3. Recognition of the Ottoman Genocides Bill
4. ACTs Act
5. Resolution to Declare Bashar Al-Assad a Dictator
6. Alaskan Drilling Act
7. DC Statehood Act
8. Domestic Business Protection Act
9. POWER
10. RAFALE
11. RIDE
12. CARE Act
13. SOLDIER (Passed House)
14. Veterans Awareness Act
15. WHIP
16. ULYSSES
17. Equality Act
18. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2016
19. Medical Marijuana Legalization Act
U.S. House Docket
1. Bill To Restrict Unnecessary Negative and Detrimental Medically Relevant Collections
2. Vaccinate All Children Act
3. Taylor Force Act (Passed Senate)
4. Defense and Restoration of Independent Domestic Nation Rights Bill
5. SHIELD Act
6. Purification Infrastructure Spending Solution
7. Student Loan Reduction Bill
8. Elimination of Privatized Prisons Bill
President's Desk
1. Budget Act of 2017
Signed into Law
1. Women's Alternative Choices Act
2. Safely Neutering Illegal Persons Act
3. Second Amendment Originality Defense Act
4. Restoring Local Authority to Services Act
5. American's Safety Act
6. Dignifying and Edifying Female Accomplishments in Currency for Extended Duration
Passed Without Signature
1. Sexual Assault Categorization Act
Vetoed
1. Yieldful Efforts Encompassing Horses Abundant in the Wild
2. SOLDIER Act
3. ACTS Act
