1960: The Making of the President [TURN TWO; PHASE THREE]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM VICE PRESIDENT NIXON
VIA PRESS SECRETARY KLEIN

When Vice President Nixon wins, we will launch a defense program the likes of which have never been seen before. Beyond bolstering our national security, this will also create a monumental amount of jobs for Americans like you.

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JFK plays…

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…for its event text, placing 3 support cubes onto the defense issue

Nixon’s (@Marshal) actions are due 2026-03-10T01:00:00Z

If any mistakes have been made please inform me immediately

Nixon plays…

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… for its campaign points value, placing one support cube on the defense issue and one onto the economy issue.

MOMENTUM PHASE

Nixon loses 1 momentum token

Kennedy loses none.

Nixon wins the 2nd and 3rd Issues, Nixon has pre-selected to receive a momentum token from the 2nd issue victory

Issue Support decays.

Nixon has pre-selected to shift Defense into the 2nd issue slot, and Economy into the first issue slot

Campaign Strategy Phase

Both campaigns only have one card remaining, this moves them to their campaign strategy deck

Nixon deposits 5 cubes into the Political Capital bag, JFK deposits 2

Preparing Turn Two now…

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Turn Two Phase One!

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Nixon once again has the initiative!

Board State

Nixon must declare who acts first by 2026-03-10T01:00:00Z

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guh slept thru alarm, processing now

Nixon opts to go first and plays…

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… for its event text. As Nixon leads in four states in the east compared to Kennedy’s three, Nixon places a support cube in; West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Nixon also gains a momentum marker.

JFK’s (@May) actions are due 2026-03-11T01:00:00Z

If any mistakes have been made please inform me, I will not be a stickler about this deadline given im processing late, I will also provide an extension if needed due to midterms

STOP

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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM VICE PRESIDENT NIXON

People of the East, I work for you!

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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM VICE PRESIDENT NIXON

Cope and seethe.

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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM SENATOR KENNEDY

DAAAAD HELP ME OUT HE’S WINNING IT’S NOT FAIR

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JFK plays…

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…for its event text, preventing Nixon from expending any momentum for the remainder of the turn

The Board State Remains As It Was

Nixon’s (@Marshal) actions are due @ 2026-03-12T01:00:00Z

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oh fuck off all the way with that

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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM VICE PRESIDENT NIXON
Those mother****** ******** ******** ******** ************ Kennedy ******* ***

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mr vice president your incessant swearing is preventing us from using our momentum

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You’re a Nixon aide, kid. This is the next 8 years of your life once we take the white house. Get used to it.

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Nixon plays…

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… for its campaign points, placing one support cube on each issue

JFK’s ( @May) action is due 2026-03-12T02:00:00Z

If any mistakes have been made please inform me as such, I will remain until 9PM CST to process actions as soon as possible to help speed things along

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got my ass beat by ish
me when i ignore the issues

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ok it wasn’t that bad i just didn’t see the winning lines and conceded before election day

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conceding before eday is crazy

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the board made the decision more obvious from the card combo I was stuck under

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