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Bernie Sanders
Senator
Deck Democratic Socialism
Homestate: Vermont
Traits
Stamina: Hyper
Charisma: Engaging
Intelligence: Sharp
Media Bias: Indifferent
Experience: Expert
Funds: Modest

Bernie's long career has had him fighting tirelessly
for the working class. He opposes the growing
wealth gap and shrinking middle class. The
leftward shift of the Democratic party is credited
at least in part to Sanders and his activism.


Introduction

Playstyle
Bernie Sanders has reshaped politics for an entire generation of voters, and has defied expectations before, but can he defy them again?
Strengths Weaknesses
  • Hyper Stamina: Despite his age, Bernie has had no problem keeping up a flexible campaign schedule and being ahead of the game when it means the difference between winning or losing. Correspondingly, he'll be able to outposition his opponents and end his turns on his terms more often than not.
  • Engaging Speaker: Sanders will have no problem getting his voice across and hitting multiple speeches in the campaign trail as a progressive folklore hero, as people will tune in and be swayed every time you hit the campaign trail. Use his stamina reduction and +10% effectiveness during speeches to win critical races.
  • Political Expert: As a politician for 40 years, Bernie Sanders has built a powerful image that has allowed him to network at the extensive grassroots and political level, meaning he'll be able to leverage his experience with to get the cards he wants to win over electorates.
  • Slow Start: Like most progressive, Bernie may struggle to pass his views onto the American public, and may slightly suffer with independents due to his orthodox of liberal stances, which will be further exacerbated by his lack of funds at the start of the game. However he fares better than other progressive challengers when it comes to issue stances.


Stamina Attributes

In a single turn Bernie can do:

  • Up to 13 movements in a single turn.
  • Up to 3 Speeches with 1 stamina point leftover.
  • Up to 3 Advertisements with 1 stamina point leftover.
  • Up to 3 HQ Upgrades with 1 stamina point leftover.

Issue Stances

Issue stances affect how well a candidate will be received across various states. Changes in some issue stances may help in one state but hurt in another. Overall, they average out to give a general consensus of how your candidate is received, having a direct link to your electability across the board.

Immigration Reform
90
Expand Medicare/Medicaid
100
Abortion
80
Mental Health Services Expansion
70
Wealthy Taxes
100
Reducing Wealth Inequality
90
Addressing Climate Change
100
Green New Deal
90
Environmental Protection
80
Universal Basic Income
50
Transgender Rights
70
Gender Affirming Care
60
Socialism
60
Public School Funding
60
Stricter Gun Control
-70
Restoring Net Neutrality
-40
Social Network Censorship
-30

Update History

Trivia

  • Bernie Sanders is currently the oldest living candidate to be added into The Political Machine at time of inclusion.


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