Election Day is a domestic political RP in which players pick a political party to align with and then can go about
making America great again running this country into the ground building a wall annexing the rest of the world fulfilling their greatest political dreams. You can also run as an independent, although that's quite unlikely to ever work. It takes place in a united Anglosphere (US + UK + CAN + AUS + NZ), using a compromise Westminster/American system, something akin to European systems. Getting elected involves both convincing the public that you're a good important, but actually more importantly, convincing your
party that you are a fit leader. There are a few ways to increase party loyalty:
- Advocate them and increase their popularity
- "Donations" and "lobbying" (read: bribery)
- Propose bills they like
- Being liked by a similar party
And a few ways to decrease it:
- Running counter to their ideology
- Denouncing their policies and bills
- Propose bills they dislike (as an MP)
- Voting against them (as an MP)
Once you have 20 party loyalty, you can become an official of their party, and be taken more seriously, rather than a guy on the street. At 50 loyalty, you will be added to their list of potential MPs. At 100 loyalty, you will be their prime presidential candidate. Note that if any of these positions are contested (not enough seats won, or multiple >100 candidates), the one with the most loyalty is appointed. Every year, players get a stack of cash to use on "totally legitimate" political practices. This increases with party loyalty.
Players may only exert direct influence if they are a member of Parliament or are President. Thus, gameplay consists of generally the following steps:
- Convince your party to appoint you as an MP, or if you get very lucky, their leader.
- Convince the population to elect you and your party.
- Convince the other MPs and parties to follow your lead and adopt policies or enact bills.
- Once you're the party leader, manage stances and policies (within reason).
- If you achieve presidency - partially manage the country as a whole, including foreign policy, like a nation RP.
There is some luck involved here. I will be managing events and such, too.
Some parties (Restoration, Anarchist, Communist, Agrarian, National), if given Presidency or a lot of power in Parliament for a long period of time, can flip the government in a revolution. Here follows a list of parties, which consist of 5 philosophies each with a moderate and extreme version:
Values and Goals: Values tradition above all else; aims to maintain the status quo and social order
Economic Policy: Capitalist
Social Policy: Conservative
Parliamentary Seats: 31
Party Leader: Ronald Krump
Values and Goals: Values tradition above all else; aims to restore the status quo ante and
flip to a monarchyEconomic Policy: Capitalist
Social Policy: Reactionary
Parliamentary Seats: 0
Party Leader: Kingsley Barr
Values and Goals: Values liberty above all else; aims to ensure the populace's freedoms and progress humanity
Economic Policy: Capitalist
Social Policy: Liberal
Parliamentary Seats: 26
Party Leader: Adrian Rogers
(NOTE: The liberals are more akin to European liberals or libertarians than Democrats.)
Values and Goals: Values liberty above all else; aims to ensure and expand the populace's freedoms and
abolish governmentEconomic Policy: Anarcho-Capitalist
Social Policy: Liberal
Parliamentary Seats: 2
Party Leader: Luke Black
Values and Goals: Values equality above all else; aims to protect the population from corporations and minimize poverty
Economic Policy: Welfare
Social Policy: Liberal
Parliamentary Seats: 18
Party Leader: Barnie Xander
Values and Goals: Values equality above all else; aims to protect the proletariat from the bourgeoisie and
create a Marxist utopiaEconomic Policy: Planned
Social Policy: Liberal
Parliamentary Seats: 1
Party Leader: Jenson Howard
Values and Goals: Values eco-friendliness above all else; aims to conserve the environment and progress technology
Economic Policy: Welfare
Social Policy: Liberal
Parliamentary Seats: 18
Party Leader: Brendan Vasquez
Values and Goals: Values eco-friendliness above all else; aims to conserve and restore the environment by
de-industrializing and self-managingEconomic Policy: Anarcho-Primitive
Social Policy: Liberal
Parliamentary Seats: 0
Party Leader: Ryker Branch
Values and Goals: Values the nation above all else; aims to maintain national identity and protect against other nations
Economic Policy: Welfare
Social Policy: Conservative
Parliamentary Seats: 8
Party Leader: Bradley Strickland
Values and Goals: Values the nation above all else; aims to further and expand the nation and
become a dictatorshipEconomic Policy: Planned
Social Policy: Conservative
Parliamentary Seats: 1
Party Leader: Jakob Coleman
(NOTE: The nationals are more or less fascists.)
* Frankie Duncan, MP
* Samuel Carter
* Frederick Warner
The Anglic Government consists of the President and Parliament. Parliament has 100 seats, elected via proportional representation (individual
MPs are abstracted). The President is usually the leader of the most popular party, aside from exceptional circumstances and independent winners. Elections occur every 4 years, where 1 IRL day = 1 year, for both Parliament and President.
Acts, bills or repeals may be proposed by the President or any MP, with a limit of one proposal per year (this rule is subject to change). For one to be enacted, it must have a majority in Parliament plus the President's approval or a two-thirds majority in Parliament, even with a Presidential veto. The President may be impeached by Parliament with a two-thirds vote of no confidence. The exception to this rule is government flips, such as the objectives of the extremist groups. These require a two-thirds majority in Parliament AND Presidential approval, two terms in a row! To propose an act, bill, or repeal, PM me with a summary of the bill's text, and I will message back with the chance for each party to vote for it, on a scale of
Certain,
Probable,
Possible,
Doubtful, and
Never (hover over for more information). Note that I have the final say, so I can veto ridiculous bills.
The Anglosphere is
allied to NATO, Japan, South Korea, and Israel.
They are
at war with Syria to eliminate terrorists and topple the Assad regime. Russia is supporting Syria in said war, while NATO is supporting us.
NPCs: President Ronald Krump (NPC)
- Leader of the Conservative Party
- 100 Loyalty
|  Kingsley Barr (NPC)
- Leader of the Restoration Party
- 100 Loyalty
|  Adrian Rogers, MP (NPC)
- Leader of the Liberal Party
- 100 Loyalty
|  Luke Black, MP (NPC)
- Leader of the Anarchist Party
- 100 Loyalty
|
 Barnie Xander, MP (NPC)
- Leader of the Socialist Party
- 100 Loyalty
|  Jenson Howard, MP (NPC)
- Leader of the Communist Party
- 100 Loyalty
|  Brendan Vasquez, MP (NPC)
- Leader of the Green Party
- 100 Loyalty
|  Ryker Branch (NPC)
- Leader of the Agrarian Party
- 100 Loyalty
|
 Bradley Strickland, MP (NPC)
- Leader of the People's Party
- 100 Loyalty
|  Jakob Coleman, MP (NPC)
- Leader of the National Party
- 100 Loyalty
|  Frankie Duncan, MP (NPC)
- Independent MP
- Centrist, liberal-socialist leaning ideals
| Samuel Carter (NPC)
- Independent
- Centrist, neoconservative ideals
|
Players: (Note: this is updated infrequently. For the current spreadsheet, see
here.)
Frederick Warner (mattsos)
- Independent who believes in a technocracy
- 51 Popularity
- Funds: $29,720 (+$20k yearly)
| George Brooks (Nonnel)
- Parliamentary Candidate of the Liberal Party
- 55 Loyalty
- Funds: $24,850 (+$20k yearly)
| Lucas Kissinger (Mr. Hurricane)
- Member of the Socialist Party
- 5 Loyalty
- Funds: $40,000 (+$20k yearly)
| Richard Durgo (bigcapitalbaka)
- Corporate lobbyist
- Works for Durgo Advocate Firm
- Funds: $60,000 (+$30k yearly)
|
Charles Garrick (CypherX)
- Member of the People's Party
- 5 Loyalty
- Funds: $40,000 (+$20k yearly)
| Scott Y’naaz (Regirock)
- Member of the National Party
- 18 Loyalty
- Funds: $39,360 (+$20k yearly)
| Carmen Bell (Operator¹)
- Official of the Liberal Party
- 19 Loyalty
- Funds: $37,000 (+$20k yearly)
| Fej Steven (fireking)
- Member of the Anarchist Party
- 13 Loyalty
- Funds: $39,800 (+$20k yearly)
|
Mark Howitz (CRITAWAKENS)
- Member of the Communist Party
- 5 Loyalty
- Funds: $40,000 (+$20k yearly)
| Arthur Magnus (SWAT One)
- Member of the Liberal Party
- 5 Loyalty
- Funds: $40,000 (+$20k yearly)
|
Rules
- Don't be a richard.
- Don't RP for other people.
- Don't be a brat about my decisions. Debate is fine.
- Actually RP! Avoid metagaming - although sneaky deals between candidates is fine, if you tell me.
- This means actually writing speeches, not just "say inspirational speech to motivate the people."
- I know that might be a bit of work, but it helps prove your worth as a candidate in-universe.
- Use common sense.
- Still don't be a richard.
So how do I join?
Simple. Just say you are. I need a believable in-universe name, and associated party (or independent - you can change later as well). Alternatively, you don't
have to be a politician, you can be a lobbyist or diplomat or whatever. Just be aware that this RP is designed around players as politicians, so you may have less Fun™.
