There is something fundamental that I am not understanding about the game.
In week 30, I was leading handily nationally and was certainly beating Carter by at least 8 points in Texas, Florida, New York, Ohio, and Illinois. Within two weeks, Carter had turned all of those states Democratic, and by the end of the campaign, he had won with me only polling 172 electoral votes.
He did this despite not winning a single issue in any of the states, save prescription drugs for seniors in Ohio. How is this possible? Awareness was 100% for me in all of the states. Exit polls showed me winning by 80-20 margins, or better, on the top three issues (Iraq, War on Terror, and More Jobs) nationally. I've reloaded the game several times, and I cannot figure out how Carter is erasing huge deficits. I'm outspending him. I used 42 political capital to his 14. I was endorsed by the Christians, Foreign Policy Council, and Tax Payers to his NOW and Chamber and Commerce. But he still destroys me in the key states down the stretch.
What is happening?
