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It’s not often in politics in a game that we actually have 3 qualified candidates. More often than not we have 1 real candidate, then another 1 or 2 that are clearly not serious. We are very fortunate right now to have 3 candidates running for President of the United States that are all active, and qualified members of America.
That begs the question, who is the right choice?
I am sure by this point many of you have already made up your minds, I know have. These elections very often become popularity contests, we vote for the person we know, the person we're friends with, or the person that will give us the most power in game. I think it's important we look past such shallow qualifications and truly consider who gives the country the best chance for success.
There are many different methods one can use to make that decision. You can look at what the candidates promise, they all have goals in mind, some that they've made public, and some that they haven't. You can choose to look at what each candidate has already done for the United States, past success can be a good way to gauge future success, and gives you an idea of the amount of work a person does. For me, this is far more important than promises. Anyone can promise you the world, I want to vote for someone that I have seen work hard for this country.
In my mind, this brings the true candidate pool down to 2 people,
Feefaroni and 
Wreckbeard . This isn't to say that I think 
Pfeiffer would be a poor choice, simply I am saying that to me he hasn't really done much for America to this point, and I'd much rather see him prove himself first. I realize he has already served as Speaker of the House of Congress, a position he was just reelected to, however in that role the only thing he really accomplished was a couple minor changes to the Congressional By-Laws, important yes, but truly showing promise of what he can do? Not to me.
Wreckbeard has held many positions in his time in e-sim, and in America. The amount of work and dedication he has put into bringing America where we are today cannot possibly be overstated. He has worked in most, if not all, cabinet level positions, and is currently the Director of the FBI. However, all of that being said, for me personally I have some concerns about his level of activity, I tend to be on IRC most days for anywhere from 6-12 hours, depending on how occupied work keeps me, and whether or not I'm doing anything on the weekends, and honestly it is rare that I really hear much from Wreck. This doesn't mean he isn't plenty visible behind the scenes, but, ultimately I have to vote based on what I see.
This leaves me with only one person,
Feefaroni . She has been around in America since the days when Russia crushed us, and beat us down to 1 region, and was a key piece in integrating the new citizens into America when she created the Department of Education, and the infoweb that goes with it. This helped to educate new citizens so they understood what was going on, and how to play the game. Many of the citizens that joined the game, and America, at the time that was created came from other games. Their needs for education weren't all that great honestly, however that has recently changed with the latest baby boom started by 
habibsahab under orders from current President 
Khaled Ibrahim . We are still seeing the influx of new citizens who are coming from all over, and whose understanding of the basics is much less. Once again Fionia stepped up to help out where we needed it most, creating the Mentor Program, and seeing to it that these citizens received the help they will surely need from intelligent and experienced Mentors. Her level of activity rivals mine, she is on IRC for most of the day, every day. She is always available to answer questions, to help people, to do the dirty work no one else wants to do.
For all of these reasons I find the decision of who to vote for to ultimately be an easy choice, I choose
Feefaroni . Hard work you can count on.
Signing off,
8675309
Secretary of Defense
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
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Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
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Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
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