Michigan Journal Takes a Look at TPM 2008

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The Michigan Journal, student newspaper of the University of Michigan, takes a look at The Political Machine 2008.  It's a really great review of the game, and here is a quick excerpt:

"Political junkies will appreciate the realism and challenge of this game. It mimics the difficulties of winning a national election pretty closely. The Web site where you can download this game has political discussion boards for the players to hammer out the ideal of their party together, adding to the realism of running in the national election. The trials and tribulations of your character are all too familiar as we slog on through another national election. The game makes the past year seem like a fun challenge, rather than the wearing mess it can be. It let's you become another cog in our political machine. "

Read the full article at the Michigan Journal.
 

 

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Reply #1 from PolMach Forums Top

I noticed a few interesting things aobut the article.


First of all, when it mentioned the canditates, it only mentioned Al Gore and Barrack Obama.  No Republicans.  I am curious if the article is slightly liberal biased or if it just happened to be two names pulled out of a hat.

The next was a research error.  Lord Kona came for SoaSE?  Don't think so.  I will let is slip because these people are probably not gamers and were only looking at the political aspect of the game.

Finally, the second to last paragraph has been plucked, almost word for word, from the Political Machine website.  Could it be considered plagerism or is it somehow ok to do a copy and paste and put it on another website?

So there are the talking points, what do you think?

 

 

Reply #2 from PolMach Forums Top

It's good that the Michigan Journal always have time to give critisms in issues that may affect the economic issues. And I guess that they've heard about the cap on payday loans.A cap on payday loans, or at least talking about it, has popped up in many states in the U.S. Ohio was among the most recent to pass a cap on payday loans, along with New Hampshire, which more or less are death sentences to the lenders in those states. It seems like the wrong move when the idea is that we need to boost the economy so it can recover. Getting rid of the lenders isn’t the smartest move, because the product is in demand, largely in thanks to the decline in purchasing power of the average citizen. Not to mention the fact that driving out a multi-billion dollar a year industry of your state is never a great idea, which is why it benefits no one to put a cap on payday loans.

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Reply #3 from PolMach Forums Top

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It's good that the Michigan Journal always have time to give critisms in issues that may affect the economic issues. And I guess that they've heard about the cap on payday loans.A cap on payday loans, or at least talking about it, has popped up in many states in the U.S. Ohio was among the most recent to pass a cap on payday loans, along with New Hampshire, which more or less are death sentences to the lenders in those states. It seems like the wrong move when the idea is that we need to boost the economy so it can recover. Getting rid of the lenders isn’t the smartest move, because the product is in demand, largely in thanks to the decline in purchasing power of the average citizen. Not to mention the fact that driving out a multi-billion dollar a year industry of your state is never a great idea, which is why it benefits no one to put a cap on payday loans