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TPM2020:Candidates

2022-03-28T18:50:16Z

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List of '''''Candidates''''' available in The Political Machine 2020.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%"
! Party
! Name
! Election History
! Home State
! Stamina
! Charisma
! Intelligence
! Media Bias
! Experience
! Minority Appeal
! Starting Money
! Ideology
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Al Gore
| Candidate 2000
| Tennessee
| Active
| Typical
| Sharp
| Liked
| Insider
| Some
| Tycoon
| Establishment Democrat
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrat
| Alexander Hamilton
| Founding Father
| New York
| Hyper
| Magnetic
| Genius
| Indifferent
| Respectable
| Some
| Frugal
| Federalist
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
| U.S. Representative
| New York
| Hyper
| Magnetic
| Dim
| Liked
| Little
| One of Us
| Frugal
| Democratic Socialism
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Amy Klobuchar
| Senator
| Minnesota
| Normal
| Warm
| Average
| Liked
| Insider
| Some
| Frugal
| Establishment Democrat
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Andrew Yang
| Entrepreneur
| New York
| Hyper
| Magnetic
| Genius
| Indifferent
| Little
| Unappealing
| Poor
| Yang Singularity
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Barack Obama
| 44th President
| Illinois
| Active
| Magnetic
| Sharp
| Tingly
| Respectable
| One of Us
| Average
| Hope and Change
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Bernie Sanders
| Primary Candidate 2016
| Vermont
| Normal
| Magnetic
| Average
| Indifferent
| Respectable
| Typical
| Average
| Democratic Socialism
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Bill Clinton
| Former President
| Arkansas
| Normal
| Warm
| Sharp
| Open Support
| Insider
| Some
| Average
| Establishment Democrat
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Catherine Cortez Masto
| Senator
| Nevada
| Normal
| Magnetic
| Sharp
| Open Support
| Respectable
| Some
| Frugal
| Establishment Democrat
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Elizabeth Warren
| Senator
| Massachusetts
| Normal
| Warm
| Smart
| Tingly
| Outsider
| Typical
| Average
| Democratic Socialism
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Hillary Clinton
| Senator
| New York
| Normal
| Cold Fish
| Smart
| Open Support
| Insider
| Some
| Rich
| Progressive
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Joe Biden
| Former Vice President
| Delaware
| Sleepy
| Warm
| Average
| Tingly
| Insider
| A Lot
| Rich
| Biden Liberalism
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| John Adams
| Founding Father
| Massachusetts
| Sleepy
| Cold Fish
| Genius
| Liked
| Insider
| Unappealing
| Average
| Federalist
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Kamala Harris
| Senator
| California
| Normal
| Magnetic
| Sharp
| Liked
| Respectable
| A Lot
| Average
| Establishment Democrat
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Michael Bloomberg
| Entrepreneur
| New York
| Normal
| Cold Fish
| Genius
| Liked
| Outsider
| Little
| Tycoon
| Establishment Democrat
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Pete Buttigieg
| Mayor
| Indiana
| Hyper
| Magnetic
| Sharp
| Liked
| Little
| Little
| Frugal
| Establishment Democrat
|-
| style="color:blue;" | Democrats
| Tutsi Gabbard
| U.S. Representative
| Hawaii
| Hyper
| Magnetic
| Smart
| Disliked
| Little
| Typical
| Poor
| Tulsi's Better World
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Barry Goldwater
| Historical Candidate
| Arizona
| Sleepy
| Typical
| Smart
| Indifferent
| Insider
| Unappealing
| Frugal
| Conservatism
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Dan Crenshaw
| Presidential Candidate
| Texas
| Normal
| Typical
| Smart
| Disliked
| Respectable
| Little
| Average
| Conservatism
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Donald Trump
| Incumbant President
| Florida
| Hyper
| Warm
| Sharp
| Loathed
| Outsider
| Some
| Tycoon
| Trumpian Populism
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| George W. Bush
| 43rd President
| Texas
| Active
| Typical
| Sharp
| Loathed
| Respectable
| Unappealing
| Tycoon
| Compassionate Conservative
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| James Madison
| Founding Father
| Virginia
| Normal
| Typical
| Smart
| Indifferent
| Respectable
| Unapealing
| Average
| Democratic Republican
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Jed Bush
| Primary Candidate
| Florida
| Sleepy
| Cold Fish
| Average
| Indifferent
| Respectable
| Unappealing
| Average
| Compassionate Conservative
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| John McCain
| U.S. Senator
| Arizona
| Normal
| Warm
| Sharp
| Liked
| Respectable
| Unappealing
| Average
| Straight Talk Express
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Mike Pence
| Vice-President
| Indiana
| Active
| Warm
| Average
| Indifferent
| Insider
| Unappealing
| Frugal
| Trumpian Populism
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Mitch McConnell
| Senate Majority Leader
| Kentucky
| Sleepy
| Cold Fish
| Smart
| Loathed
| Insider
| Little
| Frugal
| Establishment Republican
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Mitt Romney
| Presidential Candidate
| Utah
| Normal
| Cold Fish
| Sharp
| Indifferent
| Insider
| Little
| Rich
| Establishment Republican
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Rand Paul
| Primary Candidate 2016
| Kentucky
| Normal
| Typical
| Smart
| Disliked
| Respectable
| Little
| Average
| Libertarian
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Ronald Reagan
| Historical Candidate
| California
| Active
| Magnetic
| Sharp
| Liked
| Insider
| Typical
| Tycoon
| Conservatism
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Sarah Palin
| VP Candidate 2008
| Alaska
| Hyper
| Warm
| Average
| Indifferent
| Outsider
| Unappealing
| Average
| Conservatism
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Ted Cruz
| Presidential Candidate
| Texas
| Normal
| Cold Fish
| Smart
| Disliked
| Insider
| Little
| Rich
| Conservatism
|-
| style="color:red;" | Republicans
| Thomas Jefferson
| Founding Father
| Virginia
| Hyper
| Warm
| Genius
| Indifferent
| Insider
| Unappealing
| Average
| Democratic Republican
|-
| style="color:purple;" | Both
| George Washington
| Founding Father
| Virginia
| Active
| Magnetic
| Sharp
| Liked
| Outsider
| Typical
| Average
| Federalist
|-
| style="color:purple;" | Both
| Massive Comet
| Former Celestial Body
| California
| Hyper
| Typical
| Dim
| Tingly
| Insider
| Typical
| Rich
| Giant Meteorism
|-
| style="color:purple;" | Both
| Valentino Rutabach
| Inmate
| New Mexico
| Active
| Typical
| Smart
| Indifferent
| Little
| Little
| Average
| Lunacy
|}

[[Category:TPM 2020]]

Main Page

2022-03-27T20:39:28Z

MirandaPetro0:

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| about_title = About The Political Machine 2020
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Win the hearts and minds of America’s voters and take the 2020 presidential election by storm in this exciting political strategy game. Candidates include current Democratic front-runners like Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg, as well as Internet favorites such as Andrew Yang and Tulsi Gabbard. Republican candidates include Donald Trump, George W. Bush and Mitt Romney. Players can also design their own candidates to take on the campaign trail and give their opponents a real run for the White House.

The Political Machine 2020 features brand new unique ideology trees for the candidates, which allows them to play very differently from each other. Throughout the game, you’ll visit Town Halls to gain ideology points that you will be able to spend to own certain issues. For instance, Bernie Sanders has ‘Medicare for All’ as an issue he can own, while Donald Trump can use points to purchase the ‘Build the Wall’ issue.

Each issue is modded on a per-state basis with their voter support based on data in order to allow for an accurate simulation of how those issues will play out in different states. It’s important to win 270 votes in the electoral college, so you’ll need to pay attention to what issues voters care about in the swing states. What plays well in Texas or California might hurt you in Ohio or Florida.

The Political Machine 2020 is a complete rewrite of the original version with vastly improved graphics and a more sophisticated simulation that combines polling data, voter enthusiasm, and the most recent US census results to deliver a game that is both fun to play for casual players, and realistic enough for political wonks.

Do you think you have what it takes? Take to the campaign trail and show the nation why you should be the next President of the United States of America!

'''Spread your Ideology''' 
Participate in Town Hall events to earn ideology points and solidify your position on hot issues with your voters.

'''Generate Enthusiasm''' 
Use your power and money to purchase ads to discredit your opponent and influence voters. The greater enthusiasm your base has for an issue, the more effective your ad campaigns will be.

'''Choose your Candidate''' 
Play as one of several candidates, each with their own custom stats like stamina, intelligence, charisma, media bias, and more.

'''Manage your Campaign Budget''' 
Purchase advertisements, travel across the country to campaign, and hire operatives to enhance your PR or cripple your opponent. Be wary - if you overspend and need extra cash, it might come from somewhere that will shake voters’ confidence in you!

'''Create a Candidate''' 
Customize your own front runner and race for the White House.

'''Practice your Politics''' 
A sophisticated underlying simulation model uses census data and real issues to test your political savvy.

'''Be Ready for Anything''' 
Torrid affairs, natural disasters, email scandals, and other “breaking news” events can pop up and change the direction of the campaign for better or worse.

'''Check your Standings''' 
With poll tracking and leaderboards, you can see how well people are playing as their candidates or what issues they are supporting over time.

| sections_title = Launch Trailer
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[[File:Tpm2020-vid.jpg|320px|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlQdcErv49s]]

| articles_title = Important Pages
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* [[System Specifications]]
* [[Updates]]
* [[DLC]]

{{SectionTemplate
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|title=Winning the Election
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* [[Starting Tips]]
* [[Candidates]]
* [[Characteristics]]
* [[Economy]]
* [[Speeches]]
* [[Fundraising]]
* [[Ideologies]]
* [[Political Operatives]]
* [[State Factors]]
* [[Ads]]
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* [[Trailers]]
* [[Screenshots]]
* [[Artwork]]
* [[Community Let's Play Videos]]
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{{SectionTemplate
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|title=Official Pages
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* [https://www.politicalmachine.com/ PoliticalMachine.com]
* [https://www.facebook.com/thepoliticalmachine Political Machine Facebook]
* [https://twitter.com/political_mach Political Machine Twitter]
* [https://forums.politicalmachine.com/ Political Machine Forums]
}}
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TPM2020:Artwork

2022-03-21T14:47:39Z

MirandaPetro0:

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File:TPM2020-wallpaper-Biden.jpg
File:TPM2020-wallpaper-MayorPete.jpg
File:TPM2020-wallpaper-Romney.jpg
File:TPM2020-wallpaper-Sanders.jpg
File:TPM2020-wallpaper-Trump.jpg
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[[Category:TPM 2020]]
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TPM2020:Ideologies

2022-03-03T13:01:39Z

MirandaPetro0:

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'''''Ideologies''''' are the way to differentiate yourself from your opponents. Each candidate has their own ideology that can be customized based on which aspects of it you choose to unlock as you gain ideology points.
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Adopters of this ideology are throwing their weight behind what the majority of Democrats have been campaigning on for years: education, environmental protections, gun control, social justice, and better healthcare for all.
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The idea of a universal income for people is one of the founding cores of this belief, but concerns surrounding developments in AI and technology are also at play. Adopters of this ideology also believe in regulating technology.
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This ideology takes an aggressive stance on climate control and environmental protections. In addition, it promotes universal health care and hits hard on social justice issues like gay marriage and transgender rights.
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|title=Biden Liberalism
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This ideology is similar to many others adopted by Democrats, but some other key points surrounding bringing civility back to politics and getting things done in Washington. Addressing climate change and other social issues are a foundation of this ideology as well.
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From protecting the environment to bringing our troops home, this ideology embodies the optimistic viewpoints of Gabbard and her constituents.
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From trade wars to tariffs, this ideology is all about making America great. Building border walls, cutting government red tape, and making allies pay their fair share in deals is also part of the platform.
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This ideology is founded on the belief that the federal government should empower private institutions and individuals to solve social problems rather than politicians. Common Core, No Child Left Behind, and Traditional Marriage are other values associated with this ideology.
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Kill all the humans, frog voting rights, and boiling the seas might sound extreme, but don't worry - adopters of this ideology also want to lower taxes and return to traditional values!
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A strong military, traditional values, lower taxes and less regulation round out the beliefs of this ideology. The free market, gun rights, and religious freedom are also huge talking points for this platform.
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Socialized capitalism and wealth caps are one of the foundations of this ideology. A stronger federal government and a state run media will help keep the nation afloat.
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If you like mayonnaise and believe that coffee should be the national drink, then this ideology is for you. Don't forget to negotiate a peace treaty between dogs and cats while you're campaigning!
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[[Category:TPM 2020]]

TPM2020:Headquarters

2022-03-03T12:50:39Z

MirandaPetro0:

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To start the game, you are given a Level 1 Election Headquarters in your home state. Your headquarters brings in money, raises your awareness, and increases the number of known issues which will give you more to campaign on.

''PRO TIP: During your first week of campaigning, upgrade your Home Base to a Level 2 Campaign Headquarters. This will give you more money per week and increase your overall awareness.''
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As you go through your campaign, you will have other opportunities to construct different types of headquarters. You must choose carefully, since you are only allowed one HQ building per State. Each building can be leveled up 3 times, with bonuses increasing each time you level. Choosing the right Headquarters is essential for victory! Your options are:
<ul>
<li>'''Campaign Headquarters''': This building brings in weekly donations, raises your awareness, and unlocks more issues for you to campaign about.
<ul>
<li>'''Level 1''': $10,000/week - 1 Awarness Point/week - Top 10 State Issues</li>
<li>'''Level 2''': $25,000/week - 2 Awareness Points/week - Top 15 State Issues</li>
<li>'''Level 3''': $75,000/week - 3 Awareness Points/week - All State Issues</li>
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''PRO TIP: Upgrading to a level 3 Campaign Headquarters will give you a free basic Operative who can be moved around the country to boost your awareness.''
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[[Category:TPM 2020]]

TPM2020:V1.4

2022-03-03T12:35:24Z

MirandaPetro0: Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} {{HeaderTemplate |welcome=V1.4 Update }} {{SectionTemplate |h=h1 |title=New Feature: Issue and State Randomization |content= *You can now access Randomization options under the ADVANCED SETTING tab when setting up your game. *Issue randomization can result in 'Some Randomization' or a 'Very Random' game, where even the most crazy fringe..."

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*You can now access Randomization options under the ADVANCED SETTING tab when setting up your game.
*Issue randomization can result in 'Some Randomization' or a 'Very Random' game, where even the most crazy fringe issues can bubble up in importance.
*State Data can have Wealth, Electoral Votes, Party Affiliations, or 'All The Above" randomized.
*Election Night: Updated the '270 to Win' text to be driven by the actual number of electoral votes.
*Note: This only works in Single Player modes.
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There are now a series of 10 achievements, many of which tied to beating the game on Masochistic difficulty with specific candidates.
*Trump Train
*President Joe
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>YangGang4Ever
*Tea-Party Triumph
*Feel the Burn!
*Obama's 3rd Term
*Romney 2020
*A Vote for Extinction
*A Totally Random Win
*Beating the Coronavirus
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*Investigating Hunter Biden
*Peaceful Transfer of Power
*Saving the Middle Class
*Socialism
*Election Integrity
*Herd Immunity
*Court Packing
*California Wildfire Assistance
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*Fracking
*Filling Supreme Court Vacancy
*Second Stimulus Package
*Building the Wall
*Funding Nasa
*Stopping the Coronavirus
*National Mask Mandate
*Defund the Police
*Prosecuting Rioters
*Higher Importance
*Lower Importance
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*Alaska: D +1, R +8, I -9
*Oklahoma: D - 5, R +3, I +2
*Texas: D + 6, R -1, I-5
*Virginia: D +2, R -2
*Washington: D +2, I -2
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*Ideology Tree given several new issues: Saving the Middle Class, The China Virus, and Dangers of Socialism
*+1 to Minority Appeal
*Notes: One of the big areas where President Trump is outperforming his 2016 numbers is with Latino voters, so boosting his 'Minority Appeal' stat made sense for this update.
*Ideology Tree given several new issues: National Mask Mandate, Second Stimulus Package, and Court Packing
*+1 to Starting Funds
*+1 to Media Appeal
*Notes: After some record-breaking fundraising months, we had to give him a boost in funds. We're also seeing the media go pretty easy on the former VP in situations where they'd be tougher on his opponent, so boosting his Media Appeal made sense as well.
*Donald Trump
*Joe Biden
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*When you have a malformed Ideology Tree in the My Games directory, the game will now pop up a message warning you about the problematic XML (This would break the game in earlier versions).
*John Adam's home state set to Massachusetts
*Fixed Various Misc Typos
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{{SectionTemplate
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|title=Other Resources
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[https://forums.politicalmachine.com/502137/the-political-machine-2020-v14---the-final-stretch v1.4 Forum Post]
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[[Category:TPM 2020]]
[[Category:Updates]]

TPM2020:V1.31

2022-03-03T12:01:18Z

MirandaPetro0: Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{FULLPAGENAME}}}} {{HeaderTemplate |welcome=V1.31 Update }} {{SectionTemplate |h=h1 |title=New Issues |content= *'''National Mask Mandate:''' Should the federal government or regional authorities be in charge of determining the laws of mask wearing during a pandemic? *'''Additional Stimulus Checks:''' Do you support sending citizens a second stimulus chec..."

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*'''National Mask Mandate:''' Should the federal government or regional authorities be in charge of determining the laws of mask wearing during a pandemic?
*'''Additional Stimulus Checks:''' Do you support sending citizens a second stimulus check and risk a ballooning deficit, or does the rebounding stock market mean the economy is doing fine as-is?
*'''Defunding the Police:''' Protesters have called for the dismantling and defunding of Law Enforcement, but opposition points to National Rioting as the exact reason we need that Law Enforcement.
*'''Prosecuting Rioters:''' To protest is American, but what happens when those protests turn ugly?
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*'''#BlackLivesMatter:''' After the death of George Floyd, national protests thrust the #BlackLivesMatter movement back into the spotlight.
*'''Filling Supreme Court Vacancy:''' The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg last weekend has flipped the 2016 script, with Republicans looking to fill the vacancy during an election year, and Democrats looking to prevent it.
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{{SectionTemplate
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[https://forums.politicalmachine.com/501724/the-political-machine-2020-v131---the-big-issues v1.31 Forum Post]
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[[Category:TPM 2020]]
[[Category:Updates]]

TPM2020:Updates

2022-03-02T15:26:17Z

MirandaPetro0:

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'''''The Political Machine 2020''''' is constantly changing and evolving for the better. Each new update adds value to the game through new features, bug fixes, and more. A complete list of all of the updates and links to their patch notes can be found below.

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| [[V1.4]]
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| [[V1.31|V1.31]]
| [[V1.3|V1.3]]
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| [[V1.2|V1.2]]
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| [[V1.1|V1.1]]
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[[Category:TPM 2020]]
[[Category:Updates]]

TPM2020:V1.3

2022-03-02T15:11:44Z

MirandaPetro0:

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The 42nd President of the United States is the first new candidate to grace the election trail: say hello to Bill Clinton. He is joined by Sarah Palin, the 2008 vice presidential nominee from Alaska. They're both ready to fight to earn their seat in the White House!
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You've been asking to be able to upload your custom candidates to Steam, and now you can thanks to the Candidate Workshop. With just a few clicks, you can share your custom creations to the Steam Workshop - we can't wait to see all the presidential contenders that you come up with!
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The electoral map is the ultimate source of information for you when you're playing, showing you which states you have a lock on, which states are battlegrounds, and which states your opponent is taking. Thanks to the new animated Dynamic Map system, you'll be able to get all of that information at just a glance. Now, states will bounce, flash, and visually inform you when a choice you've made results in a change.
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In order to give you more agency, we've changed the randomized campaign events system. Now, when you see a state with a bouncing yellow "?", you can visit there and receive a message from someone wanting to help your campaign. You can use these opportunities to earn more money, ideology points, political operatives, and more!
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In all the flurry of activity on the campaign trail, sometimes it can be easy to miss things like when someone takes out an operative who's been working for you. Now, when a fixer takes out an operative, you'll see a big newspaper headline letting you know.
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{{SectionTemplate
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[https://forums.politicalmachine.com/501055/now-available-the-political-machine-2020---founding-fathers-dlc-and-free-v1 v1.3 Forum Post]
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[[Category:TPM 2020]]
[[Category:Updates]]

TPM2020:V1.2

2022-03-02T12:29:38Z

MirandaPetro0:

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A blast from the Political Past, players can now recreate that epic 2008 campaign between the fresh faced Obama and the war-hardened Senator McCain. Each candidate has their own hand-crafted 3D assets, along with the custom Ideology Trees "Hope and Change" and the "Straight Talk Express".
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When creating your custom candidate, you can now toggle an 'Infinite Mode' where you can spend as many stat points as you want.

Fair warning - any candidate that goes over the allocated points will not be available to play in Multiplayer mode, but it certainly will provide some fun local fantasy match ups.
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In mid to late game, we've always had the problem of notifying players when important changes happen on the map. There may be several battleground states that flip but go unnoticed for several turns.

To combat this, we're feeding Battleground info into the News Ticker, where you'll get color-coordinated ticker items as Battleground states pop-up or are claimed by either candidate.

A subtle but important tool for strategists looking for victory in specific states.
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Besides the big improvements above, there are also some smaller Quality of Life and bugs fixes that made it into the build. Mac users can now Shift and Left Click to travel to a state (actually, even PC users can do this). The ticker is faster, getting more information to the player faster. And Multiplayer games will no longer block custom candidates with custom ideologies - it'll simply force them to play with the default Ideology Trees for their given party.
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Besides the big improvements above, there are also some smaller Quality of Life and bugs fixes that made it into the build. Mac users can now Shift and Left Click to travel to a state (actually, even PC users can do this). The ticker is no longer dirt slow, getting more information to the player faster. And Multiplayer games will no longer block custom candidates with custom ideologies - it'll simply force them to play with the default Ideology Trees for their given party.
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[https://forums.politicalmachine.com/499927/now-available-v12-for-the-political-machine-2020-adds-mccain-and-obama-infi v1.2 Forum Post]
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TPM2020:V1.1

2022-03-02T11:36:54Z

MirandaPetro0:

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Upload and download new Ideology Trees to use with custom candidates!
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*Ronald Reagan
*Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
*Mitch McConnell
*Al Gore
*Barry Goldwater
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Whether you want a long, drawn out reveal or a quick conclusion, you now have full control over the speed of the election night camera.
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The Election Night polls now calculate and show you the score of you and your opponent.
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*New Issue: Public Option for Insurance
*Establishment Democrat Ideology uses Public Option instead of Medicare for All
*Increased Hillary Clinton's Experience from 6 to 7
*Increased Catherine Cortez Masto Intelligence from 5 to 6
*Reduced Donald Trump's Minority Appeal from 6 to 5
*Score now uses Electoral Votes, not Popular Votes
*Thumbs up / down thresholds lowered so you see more granularity & fewer 'neutral' thumbs
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[https://forums.politicalmachine.com/499328/the-political-machine-2020-v11-now-available v1.1 Forum Post]
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2022-03-02T09:55:44Z

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