Since people enjoyed it so much last time, time for another run of The Campaign Trail. Do you have what it takes to win a presidential election?Previous threads:>>730573510>>730538179I know I said I would do the GOP side but given /v/'s "skill" I think we need to go into just a regular RFK gameThread theme:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3ODpqVUmWc
BOBBYBOBBYBOBBY DARLINGROBBIE LOVE
>>731035802It is indeed not a fair world. What do we do?
>>731035854Also note that Things That Never Were basically started the modern trend of incumbency simulators. This is what started it all. Also campaign update: already fucked. Let's fix it.
>>731035854Route the eight snakes
>>731036001We need to do something about Vietnam.
>>731036101Protect the southBobby needs buddies
>>731036101A few minutes for another guess or I will give /v/ the Johnson Treatment and make a decision myself.
>>731036297Where do we go? Also, would you guys prefer I handle the state visits?
>>731036387Yeah, you handle that part. You should focus on the light blue states. Bobby is afraid of losing them.
>>731036550Alright. More Vietnam.
>>731036661It's not fucking fair! Release it!
>>731036661Obviously the last one if we're gonna go by the roleplaying rulebook they gave us at the start
>>731036791>>731036798America supported the kid. Now let's move on to welfare.
>words words words words words>it has a lot of words so its like more meaningful o algo
>>731037035It's the 60s, not the 2010s Anon.
>>731036905Two minutes until I pick.
>>7310369052 is fucking hilarious. But I'm gonna go with 1 since it's also very funny and a bit less retarded.
>>731037228Do we escalate in Vietnam?
>>731037390No, get out!
>>731037390YeahGet Taylor
>>731037526I HATE ROBERT BYRDI HATE ROBERT BYRDI HATE ROBERT BYRD
>>731037731Two minutes or I pick my choice.
>>731037989How do we force that fairy Hoover out of the closet bros?
>>731038162#2
>>731038315The black community wants answers.
>>731037989What did you pick?
>>731038560I tried working with him.
>>731038360Second option>>731038572based rping
>>731038670The "canon" is that Bobby fucking hates working with Byrd and despairs over it so I like picking it. Anyway, the SWELTERING SUMMER OF 1971
>>731038815KWAB
>>731038815First option, let's at least be right on Vietnam
>>731038879kek what a bobby
>>731038962Could you imagine if this happened?
>>731038962What do we do about FAP
>>731039026Holy based
>>731039081>Trust the plan>A piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla and one other thing>"You're a fucking liar you aren't poor">Trust the planBravo Bobby
>>731039081Two minutes and I pick
>>731039081>>731039460Yeah, it'll do that.
>>731039590>We must come together>WE WILL FIND YOU>That one guy you know who is TOO woke
>>731039674#3 lmaoSorry, I hope you don't mind me ruining the campaign but the options are too funny not to pick
>>731039805Campaign update: FUCK
>>731039889We're doing extremely well. This is just a mirage. Keep it going.
>>731039984Tell us how you really feel, Bobby.
>>731035731i tried playing this and its fucking impossible to win if you dont go with who actually won, what difficulty are you playing on
>>731040154Normal, and I win all the time as the opposite candidate. You just need to be a student of history, these mods are written half by history nerds and half by theater kids
>>731040061#2
>>731040225this is a fucking nightmare every state went red
>>731040316Crime in our cities, what do we do?
>>731040352Choosing states is crucial
>>731040154Some redditor made a table about vanilla win rate on normal. A few guys are hard, especially since the playerbase tries to play the enlightened moderate and get fucked in cases like Ford, but they're all beatable. The last three have "get 5%/deadlock" as a wincon instead.
>>731040392#1
>>731040451>>731040501>decide to visit ohio>entire map turns redis this because i went with jesse jackson
>>731040524What does Bobby mean, "what does that mean?" It's a pretty understandable visual. Is he stupid?
>>731040582Absolutely, you handicapped yourself so fucking hard. Basically impossible.
>>731040605Half way through. What do we do about McNamara?
>>731040582After a quick search:>Jesse Jackson: The worst option and it's not even close. Jackson will seriously cost you, and your path to victory gets far narrower. That being said, there are still ways you can win on normal difficulty by picking Jackson. But unless you're challenging yourself, avoid him at all costs.
>>731040605yeah, what the fuck, are these people retarded
>>731040705Unless someone protests, this is Bob's fuckup. Okay?
>>731040932Uh oh, the Fr*nch are mad. What do?
>>731041096#2FUCK THE FRENCH
>>731041096Fuck them
>>731041254>>731041275We have a chance to snoop on that nancy boy, what now?
>>731041381#2Gotta play dirty every once in a while
>>731041381Never let a good blackmail opportunity go to waste.
Is there a mod where I can play as Carter in the 1980 election? Also was Carter a bad president who had really bad luck?
>>731041508>>731041536>"H-here, free money">Big business pls fix>*bass boosted Soviet national anthem begins playing"
>>731041595There's several Carter 1980 mods, and he did as well as you could have.
>>731041656Unless someone interjects, we're giving people free money.
>>731041891Well, how do we handle the economy? Map is not looking good, bros. People are mad.
>>731042053OP here, I would suggest we trash his place.
>>731042053#3
>>731042223Fucking hippies.
Bro, I haven't been playing along here but you got me in this rabbit hole and now I'm looking for all the different and most popular mods and I am once again reminded that I fucking hate reddit so fucking much god damnIt's literally easy to search for old posts on 4chan than it is on reddit. Fuck that garbage website.
>>731035921>Also note that Things That Never Were basically started the modern trend of incumbency simulatorsWasn't the big incumbency thing Peace with Honor with Nixon? With W. and American Carnage following suit, also kickstarting the satirical lib/leftie vibed trend?
>>731042307Ok fuck it maybe try 2. That way people will be the least angry at us as they can be
>>731042412My mistake, I think it was actually W? TTNW definitely caused the writing style here to become more popular too
>>731042307>No option to support themGay#1
>>731042307>3 choices that are all basically the same
>>731042449Will /v/ take the bait and break the number one rule about a third party run?
>>731042536Kill him and every third party that stands in our way
>>731042626How do we handle leakers?
>>731042710OP here, I suggest #1. Reform. Will do it unless someone interjects.
>>731042710Fuck the intelligence agencies
>>731042934Looks like Ronnie is coming early, lads.
>>731042481Did some wiki-searching and here's the notable ones:>1972: Peace With Honor (Nixon): August 2023 >W. (Dubya): December 2023, >American Carnage (Trump): August 2024>Obamanation (Obama, mostly notable for the blackslash against ironypoisoning): September 2024>Things That Never Were: March 2025>All the Way (LBJ): April 2025>2024: Divided States of America (on the Biden side of things): July 2025>2024 - Our Revolution (Bernie win AU): also July 2025
>>731043070Obamanation is fun, what do you mean about ironypoisoning? Isn't that the one where you can get Biden to literally kiss your shoes?
>>731043024I'm gonna pick 1 if there's no decision soon.
>>731043315Oh yeah. We have a vice president. What should he do?
>>731043617Because it is fizzling out I will pick rallying on the hill and move on.
>>731043750Bro had ONE fucking job and even a damn Massachusetts liberal has better relations with the South
>>731043929FUCK YEAH BOBBY KENNEDY! What is your message?
>>731043203Didn't play it, but I saw people complaining that the mod couldn't decide whether to criticise Obama from the left or the right so it ended up feeling like a vapid shitpost, swings at satirising W. made the mod worse, and it's way too easy to fuck yourself over early game. The opinions eventually settled on it being decent-to-good once people figured out the paths. Our Revolution also faces similar backlash since the mod maker seems to be a lib doomer of the "no matter what happened, Dems were doomed in 2024" so you will get fucked by Manchin unless you stumble upon exactly the right choices.
>>731044006I like Our Revolution because I'm from Missouri and it has BOTH Glup Shittos of Missouri politics in it
>>731043963Hold on, man, don't pick yet. I'm picking, but let me read this stuff. There's a bit to catch up.
>>731043963Picking no. 2 if that works.
>>731044124Okay sorry. I will wait.
>>731044134This is me, the OP. Disregard this
>>731043963Alright, read it nowI want the second option.
>>731043963Wait... We won?
Kek you were just gonna pick my option anyways
>>731044207Inshallah!
>>731044320What the hell, but this is what I wanted Bobby to truly believe.
>>731043963I HATE THE SOUTHI HATE THE SOUTHI HATE THE SOUTHBUT I NEED THE SOUTH
>>731044396#1
>>731044396Civil rights to go with black god
>>731044460Reagan and Bush, Reagan and Bush, these are the words that grant me the kush!
>>731044531#3Project confidence and you might fool people
>>731044679To be frank if you ignore the economy Bobby has been basically a do-nothing president and the public is neutral.
>>731044757#1Deflecting to Reagan just seems like a bad move to me. Try to get all the attention on yourself.
>>731044878Why the fuck are you bothering me with this, Shriver? What do we do?
>>731044969#1 of course
>>731045080One option. Best of luck, Mr. President.
>>731045174Make a wish, Bobby.
>>731045174I don't feel so good...
0% chance we win
>>731045212FUCK WE WERE CLOSE
>>731045308>>731045278>>731045265Fuck you, Eugene McCarthy.
>>731045308Damn
>>731045308>>731045345Alright, you know what? Better than I thought.
>>731045345Don't know what this version of the play is like, but Robert Goulet?
