I'm using President Forever 2008 with the United States 2016 (XL2) campaign. I used a random number generator to pick my character and Kirsten Gillibrand was the lucky candidate.
There are eight candidates for both major parties. There seem to be five front runners for the Republicans and four for the Democrats.
Democratic Candidates:
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
Virginia Senator Mark Warner
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey
North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley
Republican Candidates:
South Dakota Senator John Thune
Florida Senator Marco Rubio
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels
Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback
New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte
Democratic Primary
The Democratic primaries have main contenders New York Senator Gillibrand and Virginia Senator Warner. Warner leads in most states but is not a lock for the nomination with Gillibrand nipping at his heels both in the delegate count and national polls. With the Iowa caucuses two weeks away the race is expected to take a tilt towards the winner: Warner has a slight lead of 20%, Gillibrand 17%, Cuomo 11.5 % and Schweitzer 10%. Most polling has 27.8 % of the electorate still undecided.
| Candidate | Nat % | Delgates | Est. Del |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuomo |
11.9
|
0
|
0
|
| Schwietzer |
9.5
|
0
|
31
|
| Warner |
19.1
|
0
|
2753
|
| Gillibrand |
17.6
|
0
|
2103
|
| Beebe |
2.3
|
0
|
0
|
| Casey |
3.0
|
0
|
251
|
| Hagan |
5.7
|
0
|
158
|
| O'Malley |
3.3
|
0
|
120
|
Republican Primary
The Republican race this year is wide open. There are 5 candidates polling above 8% and 3 candidates projected to win more than 100 delegates. No clear leader has emerged outside the home states of the candidates. The first test of the candidates appeal will occur in two weeks with the Iowa caucuses: Thune and Rubio are locked in a 20% tie for first followed by, Christie 13%, Ryan 8.5% and Jindal 7.5%.
| Candidate | Nat % | Delgates | Est. Del |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thune |
18.1
|
0
|
115
|
| Rubio |
19.5
|
0
|
423
|
| Christie |
13.6
|
0
|
77
|
| Jindal |
8.2
|
0
|
15
|
| Daniels |
4.3
|
0
|
54
|
| Ryan |
8.4
|
0
|
101
|
| Brownback |
3.9
|
0
|
49
|
| Ayotte |
3.6
|
0
|
13
|
General Election
The general election starts off tilted towards a generic republican. The democratic candidate that emerges from the primaries will have their work cut out turning this map blue.
| Party | Nat % | Δ % | Est. EV | Δ EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
36.2
|
0
|
203
|
0
|
| Republican |
39.6
|
0
|
299
|
0
|
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