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| Vendoland | Jul 8 2014, 09:30 PM Post #1 |
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Good evening, I'm Russell LeBlanc, senior editor here at the Vendoland Gazette, Vendoland's number one news source. Thank you for joining us for Ninety Days to Victory, our ongoing special on the Prime Minister elections here in Vendoland. Over the next ninety days, we'll take you through an in-depth look at each PM candidate and each party as they work towards their goal, one day at a time. We would like to warn the audience that we will not be editing any content, so viewer discretion may be advised. It is our view that any editing would take away from the overall message and may intentionally or unintentionally affect public perception of the parties. We would rather let the candidates speak directly to the viewing public in order to let the voters form their own opinions. Stay tuned to this program to see how this race unfolds. We only promise one thing: we will deliver the truth, whatever that may be. [OOC: For the sake of clarity, any comments made by Mr. LeBlanc will be highlighted in purple. This will help to differentiate between Mr. LeBlanc, the candidates, members of the public, and other journalists.] |
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| Vendoland | Jul 25 2014, 10:28 PM Post #31 |
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74 days until the election Good evening and welcome back to Ninety Days to Victory. With one day left until the first debate, it looks like all of the candidates were busy. Prime Minister Dan Igawa met with Adid Lewana, the Vatikirian general that defected to Vendoland last month. Lewana spoke at length about human rights abuses in his home country, while Igawa proposed legislation to formally censure Vatikiria. While a censure doesn't do much by itself, it is typically the first step in a process that involves embargos, police actions, or anything of the sort. Angela Oviedo made a surprise appearance at the Holly Starr concert in Randgriz. Holly Starr is a pop singer who has been on the Top 40 charts for twelve weeks now with her debut album "Wish Upon a Starr". Kyle Walker was in the town of Jellico today to honor Travis Rockford, the Conservative Party Leader who tragically died in a car accident last November. The town officially renamed its postal facility "the Travis Rockford Post Office" Harold White staged an impromptu rally in Seville, which appears to have been well-received. The event started with White giving a speech in Central Green Park to supporters and passerbys alike. Once the speech concluded, he took time to individually speak with everyone present. That's our show for tonight. Join us tomorrow for our special edition at the first Prime Minister debate. Thank you for tuning in. Good night. |
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| Vendoland | Jul 27 2014, 08:58 PM Post #32 |
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73 days until the election Good evening and welcome to our coverage of the first debate of the Prime Minister Election. I'm Russell LeBlanc. We would like to thank Prime Minister Igawa, Kyle Walker, Angela Oviedo, and Harold White for appearing on tonight's program and thank our audience for attending. For tonight's debate, we will first start with general questions for all of the candidates. Each candidate will get five minutes to answer the question. Later, we will ask each candidate one question and allow them five minutes to respond. After each response, the other candidates will get five minutes each to rebut and comment. Now for our first question. What do you think the nation's first priority should be in the months to come? DI: I believe that job creation should be the number one priority moving forward. Far too many of our fellow citizens are out of work and desperately need help getting back on their feet. Under my proposal, we will re-open the shipyards at Falmouth, which will put over 3,000 skilled workers back on the job. I will also create an education program to encourage more people to take up a trade, such as plumbers, electricians, carpenters, and the like. We have a desperate shortage of skilled tradespeople and we have a large number of unemployed. My proposal will look to address both of those problems. KW: If I am elected, my first act will be to work with Parliament to overhaul the state of our business regulation. Many of these regulations are safeguards against tyrannical businesses, but I believe that many other regulations on the books that not only do not benefit the people, they actively harm businesses. Once my reforms are in place, I am confident that the economy will respond positively. AO: The most important step we must take will be to declare once and for all that education is a right and not a privilege. It must be available to all, not just those who are fortunate enough to have the staggering amount of money needed for higher education in this country. I propose increased state funding of higher education and an Office of Fair Access, who will guarantee the rights of everyone to go to any school they qualify for. And when I say qualify, I mean with the content of their character and of their grades, not by how large their wallets are. HW: In the last day, I saw two things that symbolize what's going on in Vendoland. The first thing was Amir Seneg, a ten year old boy from Redforge. He's starving to death because his mother's small business went under and the father got laid off from his job because the company he works for can't afford to keep him with all of the taxes they pay to the government. The second is the VCN Taylor Whent, a sparkling new multibillion dollar battleship. The government takes all of the money out of your pocket and instead of providing you with services, they'll build another piece of their empire while you starve. I propose a massive overhaul of how this government functions. We need to reduce government spending to the bare bones; remove the barriers to a free market, remove social welfare, and reduce our military spending significantly. That way, Amir's mom and dad can go back to work and keep the money they earn. On that particular note, military spending has become something of a hot button issue this election. What is your stance on the state of military spending and how would you change it if you are elected? KW: I wish I could say that the rest of the world loves us and will never bring us harm. However, that's not the world we live in. We live knowing that a pirate or warlord or terrorist can kill or capture people at a moment's notice. If you or your loved ones were captured, how would you want to respond? I propose that we increase our current budget by $250 million. In doing so, we can employ hundreds if not thousands of Vendolandians in construction, engineering, and research & development of new technologies and innovations. If you wish for peace, you must prepare for war. And we must be prepared. AO: Our nation has one of the largest military budgets in the region. I think it's safe to say that we have enough warships to secure our country against any threat out there. If I am elected, I would appoint a special committee to review exactly where our money goes in the military. We would eliminate needless spending on the military and instead put the money towards the people of this country. DI: We do have a large military budget, but it is by no means the largest in the region. Our military has served us faithfully and I see no reason to change the budget until I am presented with compelling evidence that it needs to be changed. HW: Our government is full of examples of needless spending and our military is by far the best example of that. I have a plan in place to identify a military large enough to defend this country and our territorial waters from threats. After that, I would eliminate everything else. Instead of far flung naval bases and battleships that will never see combat, the people of this country would be better served by keeping their own money. As I'm sure all of you are aware, the Red Star Relief organization has released a report of human rights abuses in Vatikiria. How do you think Vendoland should respond to this report? AO: The Vatikirian government has a history of denying rights to their citizens. What we need to do is to demand that the Vatikirian government let in inspectors of the Human Rights Commission to confirm the accuracy of the report. The people of Vatikiria deserve freedom. HW: It's a real shame that the people of Vatikiria are being oppressed, but is it Vendoland's problem? We need to focus on the rights and standards of living of our own citizens before we should start worrying about other countries. DI: This report is very troubling. The people of Vatikiria are being oppressed and something has to be done. I propose that we work with regional organizations to address the abuses and determine a multilateral solution. I believe that the only acceptable solutions are substantive change in domestic policy or, if the government is unwilling or incapable of change, complete regime change. We are a global community and we must address this issue together as a region. KW: These abuses have been going on for quite a long time and I doubt their government is going to stop if we ask them to. We need to make them understand that we will protect the Vatikirian people, even if that means putting troops on the ground to protect them from their own government. We should endeavor to work with the rest of the region, but we will go it alone if we must. I would prefer to settle this peacefully, but Vatikiria must understand that we will do what we must to ensure fundamental human rights. Thank you. We will now move on to the individual question portion of the debate. Each candidate will be asked a question and will be given five minutes to respond. The other candidates may then rebut for five minutes. Mr. Walker, you've been a vocal proponent for the reinstatement of the monarchy. Do you think it has made Vendoland a better place? KW: I believe it does. The positions are ceremonial but it brings a certain prestige to our allies around the region. And not only does it improve our prestige abroad, it has made the Vendolandian people that much more proud of their homeland. AO: I disagree. King Edgar and his family are lovely people, but no one is better than anyone else by divine right. The law now says that citizens are all equal but the royals are better than you. How is that right? HW: I agree with Ms. Oviedo. We spend all of this money on their palace, cars, clothing, and airplanes. What do we do get out of it? They don't produce anything and they don't issue laws. They're a waste of money and a waste of time. DI: I must disagree. The Royal Family may cost us some money, but they more than make it up by appearing and speaking for worthy causes. Their celebrity is a powerful tool and we're lucky to have it. Ms. Oviedo, the country recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of the passage of the Vendoland Civil Rights Act. Do you believe we're better off now than we were five years ago? AO - Unequivocally. The Civil Rights Act stands as one of the most important pieces of legislation in our nation's history and I'm confident that it will continue to be a large part of our culture for years to come. Until the passage of the Civil Rights Act, people had been discriminated against because of the color of their skin, their sexual orientation, their national origin, or their gender. Now, every Vendolandian citizen has the same opportunity to succeed as everyone else. We are most better off now. HW - I agree that citizens need freedom, but I don't think the Civil Rights Act was the way to do it. In fact, in its fight against discrimination, the Act curtails freedom of choice and freedom of conscience in order to soothe guilty consciences over racism and sexism. DI - I believe that the Civil Rights Act is important, but it is important to remember all of the people that paved the way before and the people that have made it possible to move forward. The fight for civil rights didn't begin with the Civil Rights Act and it certainly hasn't ended because of it. It's one piece of the puzzle, but we cannot think that the puzzle is complete. Not yet anyways. KW - The Civil Rights Act has an admirable goal and the majority of the legislation is necessary for our modern society to move forward and move past prejudices. That said, I think there are parts of the Civil Rights Act that overreach and do not serve the public interest. We must revisit this legislation and determine what parts serve the people and what parts hinder the freedom of the people. Mr. White, you have been an outspoken opponent of government spending and, if elected, you have vowed to substantially reduce government spending. Do you think Vendoland would benefit from your proposed budget? HW - Of course I do. The federal government should only exist to cover the aspects of our lives that we cannot handle on our own, such as national defense and foreign affairs. But that's it. If we can defend our land with five ships, we don't need to spend money on ten. If we can live our lives without welfare, we should. We need to give the power to the people and let freedom reign. I can't think of anything better than that. DI - I believe Mr. White's budget proposal is a mistake. Vendoland has carried on with our government model for almost three hundred years. You can't threaten the way of life for the people of this country by cutting public education and economic assistance. And what will happen to the close ties between us and the rest of the region? Mr. White may say that it's superfluous, but our bonds are worth most than the cost. KW - The proposed plan cannot work as planned. Mr. White's proposal plan would effectively dismantle the Navy. The Navy isn't just a military force; it's a national treasure and a source of national pride. You cannot say Vendoland without thinking of the Navy. It's a part of who we are and we cannot casually throw that away. AO - It would be a disaster if that proposal ever become law. Mr. White talks of freedom, but his plan to remove social welfare and civil rights legislation will doom thousands of people to second-class existence while the rich get richer. The laws he is talking about removing aren't there to remove our freedom; they are there to protect us from tyranny. Prime Minister Igawa, you have been Prime Minister for four years now. Do you think the country is in better shape than it was four years ago? Do you think we will be better off in four years? DI - I would like to think that my wonderful staff and allies have done all of the hard work. That said, together we have moved the country forward. Yes, it hasn't always been perfect, but I believe in my heart that we are better now than we were four years ago. And, if the nation entrusts me with another term, I am confident that my team and I will make this country even better than it is now. HW: I don't have anything against Mr. Igawa in particular, but the current political system has not been good for Vendoland. We need wide spread. Call it a revolution if you want, but we need to make some radical changes if we ever hope to rise above where we are now. AO: I congratulate Mr. Igawa for his hard work and I mean no disrespect, but we can do better. Our nation has been lead by several political parties over the years, but we experience a golden age under the Progressive banner. We are better off now than we were four years ago, but we could be doing so much better if the Progressive Party had the opportunity to move forward with its agenda. KW: I have the utmost respect for Prime Minister Igawa and, despite our ideological differences, I think he's done an excellent job as Prime Minister. What this country needs right now is a candidate in the center; someone who can draw policies and ideas from both sides of the political spectrum. While Prime Minister Igawa has done a good job of keeping centrist, I believe I current have a better chance of remaining true to that ideology moving forward. If I am elected, I am confident that the country will be better off than it would be under the other three candidates here. That concludes our program for this evening. I would like to thank Prime Minister Igawa, Mr. Kyle Walker, Ms. Angela Oviedo, and Mr. Harold White for participating in this debate, the studio audience for attending, and you, the viewers, for tuning in again. Join us tomorrow as we continue our coverage of the Prime Minister election. Thank you again and good night. |
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| Vendoland | Jul 27 2014, 10:27 PM Post #33 |
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72 days until the election Good evening and welcome back to Ninety Days to Victory, our in-depth coverage of the Prime Minister election here in Vendoland. After viewing the debate, we ask both our Vendolandian viewers and our international viewers to answer a poll: who do you think won the debate? We will discuss the results of both polls on tomorrow night's program. Prime Minister Igawa met with members of the Randgriz police union today. The Capital Police have been protesting the lack of wage increases and the increasing workload on individual officers. The Prime Minister hoped to open a dialogue with the union and see how to resolve the issue to everyone's satisfaction. Kyle Walker attended a private fundraiser in Torrington this evening. The event was well attended by a number of influential citizens. Though the event was closed to the public, a source inside the event told us that Duke Giuseppe Chesare, husband of Princess Isabella, was in attendance. Angela Oviedo held a rally for supporters in Appleton earlier today. The crowds were large and enthusiastic, which isn't a surprise; according to the most recent poll, Oviedo still carries Appleton by a margin of over twenty percent over her nearest competitor. Harold White toured the city of Duskvale early this morning. White met with and spoke to several locals, most of whom carried on in polite conversation. However, one local attempted to engage White in a passionate political debate. According to several witnesses, White held his own and did not lose his temper, which surprised a fair amount of people. That's our program for tonight. Join us tomorrow when we discuss the aftermath of the first debate and we analyze our polling data. Thank you for tuning in. Good night. |
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| Vendoland | Jul 28 2014, 09:41 PM Post #34 |
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71 days until the election Good evening and welcome back to Ninety Days to Victory, our special program covering the Prime Minister election. I'm Russell LeBlanc. Two nights ago, the four candidates faced off in the first debate of the campaign. Each candidate demonstrated their poise and strength of their convictions as they answered each question as it was presented. All in all, it was an interesting but non-controversial affair. The Associated Press conducted two polls yesterday; one for Vendolandian respondents and one for foreign respondents. The poll had one question: "Who do you think won the first debate?" The poll had five answers to choose from: the name of each candidate or "Unsure". The response to the international poll was extreme: all respondents replied "Unsure" when asked to name who won the debate. It should be noted that it was a small sample size, but it is interesting to see that all of the responds were the same. The responses to the domestic poll was much more varied: 54% Unsure 16% Igawa 15% Walker 10% Oviedo 5% White Margin of error +/- 2 points Still, the end result was the same: the vast majority of respondents said they were unsure if anyone won. To analyze the results of both polls, we turn now to Eva Holcroft and Charlie Tanninghouse. Thank you both again for taking the time to appear on our program. First, what do you make of the results of the international poll? EH: I think the member nations of this region are watching the campaign very closely right now and I'm not sure that anyone wants to show their support one way or the other this early in the game. Our neighbors have a variety of political ideologies, so I'm sure that each party appeals to someone. Everyone's got a horse in this race, so to speak, so I don't think we'll get a fair analysis until we get closer to election day. CT: I honestly think the results are indicative of something much simpler: none of the candidates really stood out. No one ever made the sound bite; no one delivered the knock-out punch. Until someone manages to really connect with the crowds and stand out amongst the candidates, we'll keep seeing results like this. Thanks once again to Eva and Charlie for appearing on our program yet again. Join us tomorrow night as we follow the candidates on the campaign trail. Who will emerge victorious? The only way to find out is to tune into our program. Thank you and good night. |
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| Vendoland | Jul 29 2014, 10:25 PM Post #35 |
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70 days until the election Good evening. I'm Russell LeBlanc and you're watching Ninety Days to Victory. Two days after appearing at a Conservative Party fundraiser, Duke Giuseppe Chesare has gone on the record to formally endorse Kyle Walker for Prime Minister. This development is surprising for a number of reasons. First and foremost, though the King has been known to endorse candidates, the Royal Family typically does not. Second and perhaps of equal importance, the King has endorsed the incumbent Labor Prime Minister while the Duke has endorsed the Conservative challenger. It is unclear what sort of fallout will result from this announcement. Duke Giuseppe Chesare is husband to Princess Isabella and father to Prince Timothy, who are second and third in line for the throne, respectively. Joining me now is the studio to discuss this development is Helena Laurent, senior political corespondent at the Golden Grove Times and expert on the Royal Family. Helena, thank you for coming. What is the significance of this announcement? This is a fairly big deal. As you already pointed out, the royals generally stay out of the political game and don't get involved in endorsing candidates. Not only has Giuseppe broken that unspoken rule, he's gone against the King and backed another candidate. The public is definitely going to take notice, so don't be surprised if you see Walker's number jump upwards. Will we see any fallout between King Edgar and Duke Giuseppe? Will we see anything? I doubt it. Will there be some behind the scenes conflict between the King and Giuseppe? I feel confident saying 'yes'. I imagine there will be some hurt feelings at best and outright conflict at worst. What does this mean for the Royal Family's involvement in the political process? The King would hope that this is an isolated incident, one that will never happen again. Will another member of the Royal Family throw their two cents in and endorse a particular candidate or party? It's possible; they're only human. I suppose it will depend on how the Palace Press Office handles questions the next few days. We shall see. Helena, thank you for coming out. Thank you all once again for tuning in. Join us tomorrow night as our coverage of the campaign continues. Thank you and goodnight. |
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| Vendoland | Jul 31 2014, 09:44 PM Post #36 |
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69 days until the election Good evening. I'm Russell LeBlanc and you're watching Ninety Days to Victory In a shocking turn of events, Conservative MP Vivienne Tierney announced the formation of a new political party, dubbed the National Party. Shortly after the announcement was made on the floor of Parliament, fifteen (out of seventeen) Libertarian MPs, two Labor MPs, and eleven Conservative MPs renounced their current allegiances and declared themselves National Party MPs. Tierney has declared her candidacy for Prime Minister, though at this relatively late stage in the campaign, it's going to be interesting to see how this announcement affects the race. Joining me once again in the studio will be Charlie Tanninghouse and Eva Holcroft. Thank you both again for making it out. Let's talk about Vivienne Tierney: ![]() Name: Vivienne Tierney Age: 46 Current Position: MP for Torrington; National Party leader Number of years experience: 12 years as MP; 24 hours as Party Leader Education: The Walton School (secondary school diploma)/ Randgriz University (major in History) Party Platform: right on economics, center-right on social issues, right on military spending Eva, what does this announcement mean for Kyle Walker? EH: I think Walker is done for. Now that there's a typical right-winger on the scene, Walker will lose his audience. I don't believe he has enough appeal to centrists to keep his numbers where they've been, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him withdraw from the race by the end of the week. Charlie, what do you think? CT: It's not good for Walker, but he's still in this race. Walker has done as well as he has because he appeals to some of the center and some of the right. I think Tierney's a solid candidate, but I don't think the public is ready for a purely right-wing candidate. Walker is in a perfect place ideologically, so I think he'll be just fine. I would like to thank Charlie and Eva for appearing on the program once again. Join us tomorrow night when we discuss the implications of today's shocking announcement. Thank you for tuning in. Good night. |
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| Vendoland | Jul 31 2014, 10:05 PM Post #37 |
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68 days until the election Good evening and welcome to Ninety Days to Victory, our special coverage program of the Vendolandian Prime Minister Election. I'm Russell LeBlanc. Following yesterday's startling announcement by Vivienne Tierney, the National Party has made their presence known throughout the country. MPs who formerly held allegiance to Labor, Libertarian, or Conservative are now campaigning under the National platform. Shortly after yesterday's announcement, the Associated Press conducted a poll to determine where the public stood on the candidates. Here are the results: Igawa: 27% Walker: 23% Oviedo 21% Tierney: 19% White: 0% Undecided: 10% Margin of error: +/- 2% To discuss the poll and what it means for the candidates moving forward, I am joined once again by Gloria Savoy of the Seville Business Journal and Quentin Marbury of the Mt. Xavier Globe. Quentin, what's the first thing you notice about this poll? QM: The first thing that I notice is that, for the first time this campaign, Dan Igawa now has a lead that is likely out of the margin of error. Tierney's announcement couldn't have come at a better time for the Prime Minister; Walker was really catching up with him for a while now, so I bet the Igawa campaign is breathing a small sigh of relief for the time being. How about you, Gloria? GS: The first thing that I noticed was the fact that Walker is still in second place, which is impressive. He suddenly found himself sharing the right side of the political spectrum with a fairly popular candidate who stole eleven from him. Despite all of that, he's still holding on to second place. I've got to give him some credit; Walker must be very popular to keep up those number despite the mountain of bad news all around him. What do you think about the 10% undecided vote? Where do you think that block will eventually go? GS: My guess is that it is almost entirely made up of voters who can't decide between Tierney or Walker. Once Tierney establishes the National Party platform, expect to see that number drop immediately. It's late in the game and people have to make a choice. QM: I'm sure there are a lot of undecided right-wingers in that block, but I don't think they're the entire 10%. There are still a lot of people who lean left that can't decide between Oviedo and Igawa and people who vote centrist that can't decided between Igawa and Walker. I do agree with Gloria that the number will start shrinking in a hurry; there's a little less than ten weeks left until the election and people need to decide where they stand. That's our program for tonight. As always, we thank Quentin Marbury and Gloria Savoy for their input. Join us tomorrow as we follow the five candidates on their road to Election Day. Who will emerge victorious? The only place to get that answer will be here. Thank you and good night. |
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| Vendoland | Aug 1 2014, 10:34 PM Post #38 |
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67 days until the election Good evening and welcome back to Ninety Days to Victory. I'm Russell LeBlanc. It's rare to see members of two different parties working together and it's rarer still to see it during an election. However, that unlikely event took place today as Prime Minister Igawa and the Labor Party worked with Kyle Walker and the Conservative Party to pass the Denton-Young Act, a campaign finance reform resolution that has been hotly contested since its introduction. After substantial opposition from the National Party and the Libertarian Party, who argued that the bill does too much, and the Progressives, who argued that the bill doesn't do enough, the temporary alliance of the two largest parties managed to put together enough votes on the floor of Parliament to pass the measure. To discuss the surprising turn of events, we are joined once again by Quentin Marbury and Gloria Savoy. Thank you both again. Quentin, what do you think of the alliance between Labor and the Conservatives? Do you think it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing or do you think something may come of it? Anything is possible. One of Labor's defining characteristics is their relationship with the Progressives; the Progressives are a traditional left-wing party, so Labor makes a point of standing out as a center/center-left party. That approach has worked very well for them thus far. Since the Conservatives rebranded themselves as center/center-right, they haven't had a traditional right-wing party to compare their policies with. Now that the National Party has made their presence known, you have the Conservatives and Labor both in the middle. Who's to say they can't find a way to work together to secure the center? Gloria, your thoughts? I don't see this sort of thing happening again. Labor and the Conservatives have been rivals for almost one hundred years. Do you think they'll put that aside now? Besides, Igawa and Walker are both still fighting for first place. Neither one of them wants to help their rival score points with the public and maybe take the lead. What do you think the immediate impact of this bill will be? Will it affect the campaign? The issue of campaign finance reform is important, but the bigger takeaway from the passage of this resolution is that the Conservatives and Labor worked together to pass it. I think the other candidates will need to stand out in a big way to win the public, though I'm at a loss to explain how they might do that. I definitely think it will affect the candidates moving forward. Campaigns need money to win; it's a simple truth. If you limit how much money a campaign can receive, you will hurt their chances of succeeding. End of story. The candidate that will be hurt the worst is Tierney; the other candidates have had several weeks to raise money and get their message out there. The only way she would have caught up is if she raised and spent a whole lot of money. Now, I think her chances of victory look grim. That's our program for tonight. Join us tomorrow night as we continue our coverage of the Prime Minister election. Thank you and good night. |
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| Vendoland | Aug 4 2014, 09:03 PM Post #39 |
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66 days until the election Welcome back to Ninety Days to Victory. I'm Russell LeBlanc. Early this morning, a series of attack ads against Angela Oviedo began airing on tv channels in Randgriz, Appleton, RedForge, and Golden Grove. The ads accuse Oviedo of being out of touch with voters, pointing to her voting record in Parliament as a clear indicator of "her dangerous agenda". The ad itself was put together by Concerned Voters for Vendoland, a political action committee. It is unclear at this time who this group is. Oviedo has not commented on these ads. Kyle Walker was in Hillcrest, meeting with his constituents to discuss Parliament's legislative calendar. As of our last poll, Walker, the current MP of the city and surrounding area, has a 30 percent lead over the other candidates if the voters of Hillcrest had to vote for Prime Minister tomorrow. Vivienne Tierney attended a National Party fundraiser in Seville today. Though the event was closed to the public, a source inside said that the event, held at the historic Green Acres Country Club, was very well attended. Prime Minister Igawa met with the senior Labor leadership to discuss strategy. There are several Labor seats that are hotly contested, so any appearance by the Prime Minister will likely increase the chances of Labor victories. Harold White was in Seville at his campaign headquarters, where he met with his senior staff. No official statements have been released, but a high-level source in the campaign says that White will likely announce his withdrawal within the next day or so. That's the news for tonight. Join us again tomorrow as our coverage continues. Thank you and good night. |
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| Vendoland | Aug 4 2014, 09:55 PM Post #40 |
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65 days until the election Good evening. I'm Russell LeBlanc and you're watching Ninety Days to Victory, our special coverage of the Prime Minister election here in Vendoland. After weeks of speculation, Harold White officially withdrew his candidacy for Prime Minister. Here is his official statement:
To discuss the implications of this announcement, I am joined in the studio by Charlie Tanninghouse and Eva Holcroft. Thank you again for joining us. Eva, what sort of effect will White's announcement have on the other candidates? EH: Normally, this sort of announcement would be a huge boost for the other candidates. However, White was polling less than 1% of national voters. His withdrawal isn't going to make the sort of waves one would expect. However, he hasn't endorsed anyone yet, so it remains to be seen how that will affect things. Charlie? CT: Eva, I'm really glad you brought up the endorsement. Generally, when a candidate withdraws and there are three other candidates left, the withdrawing candidate typically endorses one of his former opponents. If it doesn't happen during the concession speech, it happens within 24 hours. That hasn't happened yet, which begs the question: which party will take Seville? It's not much, but it's a fairly big city with a lot of voters. Given how close this election season has been, a few hundred votes might end up being the difference between victory and defeat. On that note, who do you think has the best chance to carry Seville in the general election? CT: I'm going to have to go with Tierney. Seville has been a Libertarian stronghold in the last several PM elections, but Tierney has the momentum on her side. Her message might not be exactly what the voters of Seville are looking for, but she's charismatic, so they might overlook it. EH: I would say it's a toss up between Oviedo, Igawa, and Walker. Oviedo and the Progressives have never done particularly well in Seville, but I think they're due to come up big. Civil rights are very important to the voters of Seville and I don't think anyone does a better job of protecting those rights than Oviedo. Igawa and Walker are good men, but I think they're simply too centrist for Seville. Seville's voters are either very far-left or very far-right on most of the issues; I don't think their messages will resound with the people. That's our program for tonight. Thank you once again to Charlie and Eva for appearing. Join us again tomorrow as our coverage continues. Good night. |
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