Hitsomebody Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 I'm just figuring out how to make a scenario & just getting the time to do so. I thought a good scenario would be to set up a situation where FDR's administration is under heavy scrutiny from the public & the Republican party over the failed invasion of Normandy. History shows that if this had failed it would've had heavy political consequences, making FDR's chances at reelection a lot less certain. I wouldn't tip the scales totally against FDR. The South will remain solidly in his corner as they were in real life. The North & the West will be tipped more towards the undecided category, and the central plains *Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, etc.* will be shifted solidly towards Dewey's favor. I'm working on issues, so far this is what I have: The War Normandy Invasion *as in who to blame...poor luck or poor leadership* Communism *domestic communism, not the soviets* FDR's health Term limits Military Funding The Economy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 So far I've got the basic layout redone. I'm hoping someone will let me use their issue icons since i'm a bit slow when it comes to graphic design. I've looked over the popular vote results from the '44 election and have tipped the scales vastly away from the Roosevelt landslide that it actually was. I've come up with a couple more issues *Soviet Relations, The United Nations, Social Security, Government Spending, Business Regulation* I am having trouble with the electoral trends, if anyone has any place where I could go to look that information up or if anyone feels like lending a hand it'd be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 Final issue list: The War, Normandy Invasion, Communism, Business Regulation, Term Limits, Military Funding, The Economy, Soviet Relations, Government Spending, United Nations, Eastern Europe, Rationing, Personal Tax, Occupation Policy, Reconstruction Policy, The New Deal Legacy, Social Security, Immigration. I am now searching for the stances of Thomas Dewey, Wendell Willkie, FDR, Harry Truman, and Henry Wallace on these issues. If anyone has any good sites to find this stuff post them here. After I complete this I will attempt to start tweaking with the electoral trends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillary'08 Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 sounds great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 I've finished setting up the platforms for FDR, Truman, and Dewey now. Still working on Willkie & Wallace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 Willkie candidate profile finished, still working on Wallace, then onto the electoral trends, then time for testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 All candidate profiles finished, working on regionalism settings & then electorate trends. I could still use some suggestions on how to 1) find the real information from 1944 or 2) best guess it to make it as realistic as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarnstrom54014 Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Go to here: http://uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/ and scroll down to 1944. It has all the state results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_raoul Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 BBC Radio Four has a series called "what if..." and it explores alternative historical scenerios anyway, they did a special hour program on just this idea - D-Day failing pretty interesting. if you want it Hitsomebody I have an mp3 of it give me your email and I'll send it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdog Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Jonny that sound cool bdog1001@yahoo.com if you would Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 hitsomebody2004@yahoo.com I'd like to hear that just to see if they think the results would be anything close to what I'm setting this scenario up to be. I've finished up everything except electoral trends and I'm starting to mess with them. I've got everything through Georgia pretty well set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 Electorate trends finished. Setting up regionalism stances for the states right now then I'll run a couple tests with various candidate combinations and then i'll submit it to 80soft and email it to those who want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 That's the first test. I put myself in as Watson and just let the game run by itself without doing anything just to see the outcome. I got a higher vote percentage for the Socialists than what I'd hoped and Prohibition is a bit high too so I'm going to mess with the elec. trends a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_raoul Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 one sec and I'll send it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_raoul Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 sent its fairly big, 13mb if you don't get it, I'm on WinMX under the same name message me, and I'll bump you top of the Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_raoul Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 didn't go through find me on WinMx (a file sharing thing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 Just finished w/ a busy evening, I'll run a test playing as FDR & Dewey then if all goes well I'll have it released tomorrow. The Socialists are still picking up some pretty high vote percentages in some states but this is somewhat realistic considering they would undoubtedly seize on the turmultuous situation as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 All ready, email me if you want a copy. hitsomebody2004@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillary'08 Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 All ready, email me if you want a copy.hitsomebody2004@yahoo.com <{POST_SNAPBACK}> send one to me please: kdliao@myway.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdog Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 me too bdog1001@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithl4170 Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 keithl4170@comcast.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitsomebody Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 All 3 of you should've gotten the scenario, I sent the first 2 out yesterday and I just sent the 3rd a little while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillary'08 Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 All 3 of you should've gotten the scenario, I sent the first 2 out yesterday and I just sent the 3rd a little while ago. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yeah, it got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Emperorsolo@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkinpark3154 Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 BBC Radio Four has a series called "what if..." and it explores alternative historical sceneriosanyway, they did a special hour program on just this idea - D-Day failing pretty interesting. if you want it Hitsomebody I have an mp3 of it give me your email and I'll send it on <{POST_SNAPBACK}> can u email me that fitzpa56@aol.com and where can i find some of the other ones theyve done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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