TPM2016:Characteristics

Characteristics are an abstraction of the candidates' various traits, personality quirks, etc.

Traits

Name	Image	Effect	Democrat voter importance	Republican voter importance	Independent voter importance
Appearance		Appearance increases the effectiveness of INTERVIEW appearances.	8	2	18
Charisma		Charisma increases the effectiveness of SPEECHES and ADS.	15	8	30
Credibility		Credibility increases the effectiveness of your NEGATIVE ADS, and decreases the effects of NEGATIVE ADS your opponent makes.	16	20	50
Experience		Experience makes it easier to win ENDORSEMENTS by decreasing their POLITICAL CAPITAL cost.	6	6	6
Intelligence		Intelligence increases the responses available during an INTERVIEW.	5	5	5
Media Bias		This issue determines how much the press likes your candidate which can sway independent voters.	40	-10	12
Minority Appeal		Minority Appeal increases the amount of AWARENESS generated by Campaign HQs in areas with a large minority demographic.	60	5	35
Religious		Religious Appeal increases the amount of AWARENESS generated by Campaign HQs in areas with a large religious demographic.	4	9	6

Special state-specific effects

Name	Image	State	Democrat voter importance	Republican voter importance	Independent voter importance
Media Bias		California	40	40	50
Media Bias		New York	50	20	50
Religious		Alabama	10	15	12
Religious		Alaska	5	9	6
Religious		Kentucky	8	12	9

Campaign characteristics

• Although presented together with traits, these characteristics directly affect the effectiveness of a candidate's campaign and play an active part in it.

Name	Image	Effect
Stamina		Stamina determines the amount of actions your candidate can make each turn.
Fundraising Ability		Determines how much money your candidate can make while fundraising.
Money		Determines initial funds.