I just can't win

[ThunderNorse]

Trying my hardest to win as Trump but have lost over 10 times, any strats?

[Thanos]

Pick a less toxic character?

[ThunderNorse]

Originally posted by Thanos:

Pick a less toxic character?

That is not a strategy

[The Mogician]

Honestly, just go for the "big states". It worked for me.

[Kotli]

Main thing are:
1. Focus on important states first. That is those that give a lot of points or in primaries mode the state coming up next (since winning a state gives you a bonus to Enthusiasm for all states AKA turnout).
2. Pay attention to state issues scores for both you and the other candidates (the nice thing it tell you what the scores are) and focus on the ones that you can get a lead on with a single speech/ad.

You need to adjust your play style to the characters stats. For Trump that means focusing more on Speeches over Ads.

Lastly if you still having trouble try dropping the difficulty.

[vthemighty]

Originally posted by Thanos:

Pick a less toxic character?

Anyone is allowed to play as they please, and this includes who you play against too.

Political Machine can be anything people may want!

Originally posted by ThunderNorse:

Trying my hardest to win as Trump but have lost over 10 times, any strats?

Going to what OP was saying. It would help to know what difficulty you are playing. But there are some general wiki guide sources being set-up that cover some of his strengths as a character.
https://wiki.politicalmachine.com/index.php?title=Main_Page/Donald_Trump

Some of the general strengths include his deck (if you play with Cards enabled), and powerful issue scores and stamina to cover the map. Placing down enthusiasm HQs may be one of your best bets alongside with some ads to shore up red and competitive states to prevent them from going towards your opponent.

But once you spend the first part of the game stacking your ground game operations to get them up and running, you can expect to outrun most of your opponents in speeches, issues, and stamina.

If you need any more help or pointers, let us know! Sharing game results is helpful too to let us know how it went down in the process (maps, and perhaps issues!).

Additionally the overlays are helpful. There is even a strategy one to game out your path to victory. They can be seen in the top left with the cool little map icon next to the settings!

[ThunderNorse]

Thanks for the answers

[Anomalous Alien]

Originally posted by ThunderNorse:

Trying my hardest to win as Trump but have lost over 10 times, any strats?

Same. I'm refunding. Why in primaries do the other candidates win states? What is the threshold that allow them to win delegates? None of this is explained.

[vthemighty]

Originally posted by Anomalous Alien:

Originally posted by ThunderNorse:

Trying my hardest to win as Trump but have lost over 10 times, any strats?

Same. I'm refunding. Why in primaries do the other candidates win states? What is the threshold that allow them to win delegates? None of this is explained.

You can click on the state details tab after the primary is over to see who placed what.

This one stumped even me, but it's definitely not as evident as presidential elections right now.

The delegates are a winner-take-all system currently. Although I personally think proportional would be really great!

[[SB]]

I got him to win (on normal difficulty) after about 10 tries, but just barely. It is possible. You have to give up on winning California and New York. Rely heavily on building campaign HQs to boost enthusiasm https://imgur.com/a/o1mhaXm

[Colonel Poochie]

Did you ever consider you actually won those 10 games but maybe the victories were stolen from you?

[[SB]]

Yes, I'm about to go Jan 6th on the Stardock headquarters *Looks for viking helmet*

[Timmie]

AI is being favored too hard. Game sucks.

[Colonel Poochie]

Originally posted by SB:

Yes, I'm about to go Jan 6th on the Stardock headquarters *Looks for viking helmet*

wouldn't a nazi helmet be more appropriate?

[RammaStardock]

Hey guys, since OP has expressed they are satisfied with the chosen answer, we will be locking up this thread as it starts to derail.

[Frogboy]

They key part to winning is less the candidate and knowing which states to focus on.