Who would you vote for?

Julius Strouthers, the current governor, and the first dwarf born in Seattle all those years ago *sniffle*. Strouthers is rumored to have been a fixer a decode or two back, a self made man. He's coming down hard on Lone Star lately for their inability to catch a serial killer. Former COO of Thomas Lake Mining and Oil. A family man, born and raised in Seattle.

Kenneth Brackhaven, a former presidential candidate, and figure head of the Humanis Policlub. A local and wealthy businessman, also locally born and raised. Kenneth knows how to do business, and finished second in the presidential race and President Dunkelzhan. Owns and runs his own class A corp Brackhaven investments.

Josephine Dzhugashvili is a graduate of the JFK School of Goverment, a Pulitzer-prize winner her book The Corporate Politician, and favors secession from the UCAS. She is reportedly friendly with the NAN nations, and believes something is seriously wrong with the UCAS. She has the support of three AAA corps (Aztechnology, Evo, Horizon), and may be associated with Rowena O'Malley if the rumors are true.

Soooooo...... vote away! (and tell us why)

Voted for Josephine Dzhugashvili.
Just to shake things up. I don't believe that the succession will happen, but it could get more stuff/nuyen out of UCAS to fix a few things in Seattle. Besides, it will be fun to watch all the news people try and pronounce her name.

Besides, being SINless, my vote means nothing.
Hmm... I wonder what rating of fake SIN I would need to be able to vote?

just a tip, this thread has been done before about two or three weeks ago.
That being said, I think I may have changed my vote since that time.

I didn't see anything in the last few pages, although granted I didn't do a search. Suppose I should have known better. The Governor's race has become a big thing in our games very quickly, so I'm seeing what the general opinion is like.

Brackhaven! He's a man who looks after us humans. Humanis Unite!

*No, I'm not that sort of person, but I do like giving the Humanis a voice in all these forums just for flavour. Devil's Advocate

you must of voted twice.
the guv's race has been central in my campaign too.

I only have one account and I did not vote twice. So that means somebody else also voted for Brackhaven... eeek!

I'm wondering why they bothered maknig an incumbent that was pretty much deisgned to step aside. It reminds me of the '57 race. There were a few interesting characters, but it was mostly background people (I mean really, like anyone was going to vote for Booth), Brackhaven the "bad guy", and Dunkelzhan.

Seems like they're doing the same thing here. I would be very suprised if Brackhaven actually won. It would make for a very interesting Seattle.

With all the metahuman runners around, I am sure that someone would get ticked off enought to take him out.

He is a politician, not a military dictator like Saito, hence more accessable, specially for someone who didn't care if they got away after the hit.

That would be awesome.

Just think of the potential for runs:Humanis leader becomes Governor of Seattle. It could be a Night of Rage all over again. Then someone assassinates the governor. UCAS steps in to establish martial law, Josephine puts up a fight, siting that the UCAS is already being too heavy handed in Seattle. Who really assassinated the Governor? The metahumans, to fight for their rights? The UCAS goverment, for an excuse to step in and whip Seattle in to line? The mafia, to get "their candidate in place?

How old is Brakky now anyways?
I believe it's mentioned somewhere in SuperTuesday in the run concerning him. Guess by the pic in RH that he got leonization treatments.

Or it could be his elf blood
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he got his ears trimmed back when he was a baby.

Nope, he was born human. Today's Kenny Brackhaven was adopted when the original was born an ork and daddy brackhaven got rid of him in favor of a human.

Oh, I know about the switch at birth
but who knows if an enemy of daddy did another switch

That run in the GM screen booklet where you have to help out a politico who's being black mailed, we did that, and it was Brackhaven. The Blackmail was him with various metahuman prostitutes in 'dominance' positions. Yeah, we destroyed those. Most of those. The rest are in a safety deposit box just in case. Made for an interesting game, helping out the guy that you knew was scum, because he might be helpful later. Even more fun because my character is in the mafia, so that leaves other options open as well.

Strouthers:

Sometimes its better to deal with the evil you know rather than something new.

Kid Stealth for Governor!

Okay, who voted other?

I went for Strouthers, power to the people!
Besides, who wants to go for Brackhaven? I couldn't be president, so now he wants to be governer? While I'm sure this is a humbling attempt at staying in governement, I see it as a weak comeback.

Can't trust a woman who wants to mold Seattle into NAN... if there's a problem with the UCAS, then I think Seattle should vote for independance, not trade one government for another.

The Great Devlin Krass, Mayor of Seattle!

I understand his campaign slogan is "A hooker in every public washroom."

I second that. Krass for Governor!!!

I voted for Josephine simply because of the the massive number of shadowruns that would be spawned from Seattle attempting to seceed. IMHO that would be more interesting that putting Brackhaven in the big seat, although that would certainly create runs as well.
Voting for the dwarf is basically a vote to keep things the same as I see it.

I voted for Brackhaven. When there's a lot of instability in the world and people are worried about what's going to happen they fall back into conservatism to steady themselves. Not the way I'd vote but the way I think a lot of people would vote in SR Seattle.

Does my vote count?

Sure, go ahead

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but you really should let us know if the vote is rigged.

Only if you vote (and tell us why. the public needs to know)

If your a friend to the shadows vote Dwarf

AH rigged teh elections!!!! oh NOES!!!

Wait, how is this different from any election we've had yet in the SR universe ???

FastJack for Guv.
he's got the best chance of fixing the elections to get in anyway
another great option would be a replay of california election where the results were erased by a hacker gang.

Well, against my better Judgement, I voted for Julius Strouthers, despite the fact that in the Genesis version of Shadowrun, he operated out of the Matchstick, which had a 150 =Y= cover charge every time I walked in and out of the door.

Talk about overhead for Shadowrun Payouts, from a mid-level Johnson! If any of you remember, Mortimer Reed was a much more realistic Mid-Level Johnson.

But, in the end, Julius Strouthers did an excellent job of providing me with a contact that could break me into the Hollywood correction facility, which means he understands, and is able to work the prison system for his constituents.

And if that isn't a valuable skill for a Shadowrunner's political representation, I don't know what is.

Struthers is in the pocket of the Dwarven Mafia (You heard it here first) and that crazy Seccesionist would lead to a nightmare scenario for teh city ... or do you *want* another General Saito?

Brackhaven's the only man for the job with stability, with a natiowide presence, and who knows what it'll take to get us through the storm.

Nah, that's the Lollipop Guild.

Lord Torgo for Governor!

That hasn't stopped Lyndon LaRouche from trying.

Anyway, I would vote for Brackhaven because he's the only candidate whose background isn't completely retarded. And I'm sure as hell not going to vote for someone who shares the same last name as Josef Stalin.

Lyndon LaRouche... being completely unable to even think clearly did not stop him from writing a book. How that one got to be proff...

But I get a bit OT. Kenneth Brackhaven as mayor would offer much shadow work AS A TARGET. So he will provide more job opportunities. YES!

I'll go with the incumbent, Dwarf Power!

I'll even catch that serial killer for him, just cos I can.

Yeah, but by then you're already running for Vigor&Jarl, or Caleb Brightmore.

Hmmm well ill rather vote for Julius Strothers our incumbent possible corrupt dwarf, than vote for Dzhugashivili who's a secessionst or a racehater like Brackhaven.

Vote Peranwhyr (i think thats how you spell it)... why not Dragons control everything else and it would be funny to see shadowrun do the same thing 2 times.

God, I remember what it was like back in the 90's when Quebec had a big push to seccede and what it was like here in Vancouver nearing the transfer of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule. Wouldn't want to be a Seattle resident in Shadowrun during a credible threat of seccession.

For some it's the time to form an underground cell to cause problems to show the citizens that the powers of Seattle cannot handle being independent.

I'd vote Brackhaven, then Dzhugashvili and Strouthers.

Which is exactly the reverse of the orderes I'd prefer them if I were a denizen of the sixth world instead of a GM who wants the most horrible political situation possible in order to set up future runs.

Brackhaven is a few sessions away from winning a controversial election that will be contested in court in my campaign. Or I'll change my mind have the separatist in power. Either way, no chance I let a guy who wants to fix things in powers! More chaos! We need more chaos!

Improve things? Are you kidding? He's a typical Tax&Spend liberal, precisely the reason that the downtrodden are perpetual to begin with!

I'm just voting for him because his policies will continue to seperate the elite from the poor denizens that are fooled into believing he's actually helping them. And that's totally cyberpunk material, right there.