The Political Machine 2012

The Political Machine 2012 was a government simulation video game released by Stardock in 2012.

The goal of the game was to run for and become the president of the United States of America.

Candidates

Vice President Joe Biden (Delaware)
President Bill Clinton (Arkansas)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (New York)
Senator Al Franken (Minnesota)
Vice President Al Gore (Tennessee)
President Thomas Jefferson (Virginia) - was a member of the Democratic-Republican party, the predecessor of the Democratic party
President John F. Kennedy (Massachusetts)
Secretary of State John Kerry (Massachusetts)
Representative Dennis Kucinich (Ohio)
President Barack Obama (Illinois)
First Lady Michelle Obama (Illinois)

Representative Michele Bachmann (Minnesota)
Representative Newt Gingrich (Georgia)
Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. (Utah)
President Abraham Lincoln (Illinois)
President Richard Nixon (California)
Governor Sarah Palin (Alaska) - was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008
Representative Ron Paul (Texas) - member of the Libertarian party
Governor Rick Perry (Texas)
President Ronald Reagan (California)
Governor Mitt Romney (Massachusetts) - Republican nominee for president in 2012
President Theodore Roosevelt (New York)
Senator Marco Rubio (Florida)
Senator Rick Santorum (Pennsylvania)
Businessman Donald Trump (New York)
President George Washington (Virginia) (added in 1.02) - had no political party affiliation, although he was sympathetic to the Federalists, the predecessors of the Whigs, the latter of which were the predecessors of the Republicans