The Political Machine 2020 is a government simulation game from Stardock and the fifth game in the Political Machine series, in which the player leads a campaign to elect the President of the United States. The player accomplishes this goal by traveling from state to state and engaging in a variety of activities to either raise money or raise poll numbers. The game was released on March 3, 2020.
Presidential candidates Democrats + Democratic party candidates Candidate Home State Ideology Al Gore Tennessee Establishment Democrat Alexander Hamilton New York Federalist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez New York Democratic Socialism Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Establishment Democrat Andrew Yang New York Yang Singularity Barack Obama Illinois Hope and Change Bernie Sanders Vermont Democratic Socialism Bill Clinton Arkansas Establishment Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada Establishment Democrat Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts Democratic Socialism George Washington Virginia Federalist Hillary Clinton New York Progressivism Joe Biden Delaware Biden Liberalism John Adams Massachusetts Federalist Kamala Harris California Establishment Democrat Massive Comet (Fictional character) California Giant Meteorism Michael Bloomberg New York Establishment Democrat Pete Buttigieg Indiana Establishment Democrat Tulsi Gabbard Hawaii Tulsi's Better World Valentino Rutabach (Fictional character) New Mexico Lunacy
Republicans + Republican party candidates Candidate Home State Ideology Barry Goldwater Arizona Conservatism Dan Crenshaw Texas Conservatism Donald Trump Florida Trumpian Populism George Washington Virginia Federalist George W. Bush Texas Compassionate Conservatism Giant Meteor (Fictional character) California Giant Meteorism James Madison Virginia Democratic Republicanism Jeb Bush Florida Compassionate Conservatism John McCain Arizona Straight Talk Express Mike Pence Indiana Trumpian Populism Mitch McConnell Kentucky Establishment Republican Mitt Romney Utah Establishment Republican Rand Paul Kentucky Libertarianism Ronald Reagan California Conservatism Sarah Palin Alaska Conservatism Ted Cruz Texas Conservatism Thomas Jefferson Virginia Democratic Republicanism Valentino Rutabach (Fictional character) New Mexico Lunacy
It is not possible to run as a third-party or independent candidate.
Reception Giving it a rating of 65, New Game Network described the game as "fairly shallow, and there seems to be a number of steps back from the 2016 version - aside from the improved visuals." VentureBeat says "as a bare-bones remake of an existing game, it's not bad," and "it whets my appetite for a more sophisticated and realistic simulation".
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External links Official website