President Forever

No, that's not a plan the administration might have to concoct a crisis to appoint George Bush supreme ruler or anything like that, nor is it the nightmare that has been keeping us awake at night; it's a game that simulates the 2004 election. The version I played over the weekend with my friend Bill includes the 1960, 1980, and 1992 elections as well.

Bill and I ran the Kerry-Dean campaign (well, it IS a game), and lost 276-262 in electoral votes (Bush won by about a million in the popular vote; 48-47%). We lost Vermont and New Hampshire; Yes, yes, losing Vermont was inexcusable! As it turned out, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Missouri were key states in our strategy. We had Teresa Heinz, Al Gore, and Bill Bradley stumping for us. Howard Dean got really tired in the last few weeks of the election...

Now is the only time I've ever been jealous of my PC-owning friends; President Forever is not available on the Mac.