- Pronouns
- He/Him
As it turns out, quite shockingly, folks view all of these candidates rather favorably. There are differences though and this analysis will explore those differences as well as what might be behind them. Further editions of this series will determine whether or not this exercise is useful in the larger context of election coverage, given that very few of us actually hold truly unfavorable opinions of each other or, at the very least, are unwilling to voice those views. Let's get into it.
Lloenflys - Net Favorability: +100
Very favorable - 73.3%
Somewhat favorable - 26.7%
Somewhat unfavorable - 0%
Very unfavorable - 0%
Don't know/don't want to answer - 0%
-Lloen has excelled in every position he's been in and is a great person overall.
-Because he is a gud birb
-Only reason I wouldn't give a "very favorable" is if he chooses a "meh" running mate or winds up against an equally strong ticket. I also feel like picking a "very favorable" over other good candidates would mainly be motivated because Lloenflys being a "new and shiny" candidate for President.
-He's a nice individual with a lot of knowledge. Very friendly lad
-He's done a good job in the Senate certainly with mild success in the executive.
-They seem nice from my encounters with them.
-He's a great bird.
-I like him
-Because he is a gud birb
-Only reason I wouldn't give a "very favorable" is if he chooses a "meh" running mate or winds up against an equally strong ticket. I also feel like picking a "very favorable" over other good candidates would mainly be motivated because Lloenflys being a "new and shiny" candidate for President.
-He's a nice individual with a lot of knowledge. Very friendly lad
-He's done a good job in the Senate certainly with mild success in the executive.
-They seem nice from my encounters with them.
-He's a great bird.
-I like him
Sopo - Net Favorability: +100
Very favorable - 70%
Somewhat favorable - 30%
Somewhat unfavorable - 0%
Very unfavorable - 0%
Don't know/don't want to answer - 0%
-Same as Calvin: don't know much but like. Sopo Showpo is great!
-The fact that he is a manatee in a top hat pretending to be a sloth never bothered me
-Sopo puts in solid work, and he's got the motivation and time for any roles in my opinion. A Sopo Presidency now, when he's also gotten wiser and more experienced with NS age, would be exciting to see.
-Nice person, good work ethic, great ideas
-I liked their spamming skill.
-Sopo is always a good sport and few people bring as much joy to Europeia as consistently as he does.
-I like him
-The fact that he is a manatee in a top hat pretending to be a sloth never bothered me
-Sopo puts in solid work, and he's got the motivation and time for any roles in my opinion. A Sopo Presidency now, when he's also gotten wiser and more experienced with NS age, would be exciting to see.
-Nice person, good work ethic, great ideas
-I liked their spamming skill.
-Sopo is always a good sport and few people bring as much joy to Europeia as consistently as he does.
-I like him
Calvin Coolidge - Net Favorability: +60
Very favorable - 43.3%
Somewhat favorable - 36.7%
Somewhat unfavorable - 13.3%
Very unfavorable - 6.7%
Don't know/don't want to answer - 0%
-I don't know Calvin that much but my impression is favourable. Great work in Radio also
-What a nice panda man
-Calvin is solid. Also, the proper combination of Calvin and Sopo is clearly SoCal, I don't know why this was not acknowledged on radio the other day.
-Can't shake the feeling that many times Calvin will have a stellar record in a job but then find a way to shoot himself in the foot. Still have the clear instance in mind of a widely-approved First Minister run that ended with a controversial EO over private voting. Calvin's got a knack for sticking around in Euro politics while consistently pushing or supporting bad ideas
-While he is a nice person, his political stances are a huge turn-off. He could be a good leader, but he will need to avoid disasters like EO 97 for me to vote for him.
-Great Radio Work, I wouldn't necessarily vote for him for President though regardless
-I like their panda.
-Calvin is generally a good guy but he has a habit of taking his more unpopular proposals and pushing them hard (e.g. the EO that was laughed off as an "attempt to restart the discussion" as if creating a new Law were the proper way to do that). He then portrays anyone who opposes his policies as overreacting. And his reaction to the opposition almost always consists of him shifting the goalposts or refusing to concede even obvious points. Socially a great person, but politically annoying and frequently harmful. And that does not even touch on the recent Arnhelm Committee proposal where he simply could not fathom that anyone would doubt the good intentions of a person, who had for most of the existence of Arnhelm advocated for its abolishment, because that person had had an 11th-hour change of heart.
-I don't agree with him on anything, but he's active
-What a nice panda man
-Calvin is solid. Also, the proper combination of Calvin and Sopo is clearly SoCal, I don't know why this was not acknowledged on radio the other day.
-Can't shake the feeling that many times Calvin will have a stellar record in a job but then find a way to shoot himself in the foot. Still have the clear instance in mind of a widely-approved First Minister run that ended with a controversial EO over private voting. Calvin's got a knack for sticking around in Euro politics while consistently pushing or supporting bad ideas
-While he is a nice person, his political stances are a huge turn-off. He could be a good leader, but he will need to avoid disasters like EO 97 for me to vote for him.
-Great Radio Work, I wouldn't necessarily vote for him for President though regardless
-I like their panda.
-Calvin is generally a good guy but he has a habit of taking his more unpopular proposals and pushing them hard (e.g. the EO that was laughed off as an "attempt to restart the discussion" as if creating a new Law were the proper way to do that). He then portrays anyone who opposes his policies as overreacting. And his reaction to the opposition almost always consists of him shifting the goalposts or refusing to concede even obvious points. Socially a great person, but politically annoying and frequently harmful. And that does not even touch on the recent Arnhelm Committee proposal where he simply could not fathom that anyone would doubt the good intentions of a person, who had for most of the existence of Arnhelm advocated for its abolishment, because that person had had an 11th-hour change of heart.
-I don't agree with him on anything, but he's active
Istillian - Net Favorability: +80
Very favorable - 50%
Somewhat favorable - 33.3%
Somewhat unfavorable - 3.3%
Very unfavorable - 0%
Don't know/don't want to answer - 13.3%
-He's been a great First Minister. Much more important, he's an Aussie, how can my impression be not favourable? He's always nice to people
-You always appreciate a man who goes down under
-There isn't a neutral option so I went with "somewhat unfavorable." I liked Istillian as First Minister, but I'm tentatively unsure how they'd be as a President. Would depend on the platform and who they chose as a running mate.
-FM term really shone out at me.
-I don't really know them.
-I don't know them
-You always appreciate a man who goes down under
-There isn't a neutral option so I went with "somewhat unfavorable." I liked Istillian as First Minister, but I'm tentatively unsure how they'd be as a President. Would depend on the platform and who they chose as a running mate.
-FM term really shone out at me.
-I don't really know them.
-I don't know them
Pichtonia - Net Favorability: +96.7
Very favorable - 70%
Somewhat favorable - 26.7%
Somewhat unfavorable - 0%
Very unfavorable - 0%
Don't know/don't want to answer - 3.3%
-Also a great person and an example to everyone. I also heard his singing while browsing the radio showreels. Great!
-Pichtonia sounds like someone faking a german accent
-He's Pichto. Really good personality, great work, etc.
-Good leader, but doesn't take any risks. Too concerned about public perception to lead the charge on any issue that's not already popular.
-I know them, but I have never gotten to know them at all.
-I like him
-Pichtonia sounds like someone faking a german accent
-He's Pichto. Really good personality, great work, etc.
-Good leader, but doesn't take any risks. Too concerned about public perception to lead the charge on any issue that's not already popular.
-I know them, but I have never gotten to know them at all.
-I like him
Prim - Net Favorability: +66.7
Very favorable - 50%
Somewhat favorable - 33.3% 83.3-
Somewhat unfavorable - 13.3%
Very unfavorable - 3.3%
Don't know/don't want to answer - 0%
-Good person and a hard worker in all positions
-Making a communist our first president means we won't have to elect more than one ever
-Again no "neutral" option. Prim for President would be interesting, but it depends on platform and VP choice. Also I'd worry if Prim as President would get a bit of tunnel-vision. He certainly sticks to his guns, but there are times that Prim is late to the table when it comes to compromise.
-Sometimes a little bit harsh in tone, but he's like the kind but firm father lol
-Gets way too hot in debates. Hard worker, though.
-They were the best candidate for mayor.
-I like him
-Making a communist our first president means we won't have to elect more than one ever
-Again no "neutral" option. Prim for President would be interesting, but it depends on platform and VP choice. Also I'd worry if Prim as President would get a bit of tunnel-vision. He certainly sticks to his guns, but there are times that Prim is late to the table when it comes to compromise.
-Sometimes a little bit harsh in tone, but he's like the kind but firm father lol
-Gets way too hot in debates. Hard worker, though.
-They were the best candidate for mayor.
-I like him
Kuramia - Net Favorability: +93.4
Very favorable - 66.7%
Somewhat favorable - 30%
Somewhat unfavorable - 3.3%
Very unfavorable - 0%
Don't know/don't want to answer - 0%
-All our interactions have been pleasant so far and frankly I can't imagine any other outcome. As for politics, much like Lloen, has been successful in every position, especially in FA
-A worshiper of Loki would *never* trick us, right? RIGHT?
-She's Kura. Everyone is satisfied with her.
-I have talked to them before. They seem very nice. Also, Monty Python is my favorite movie.
-I like her
-A worshiper of Loki would *never* trick us, right? RIGHT?
-She's Kura. Everyone is satisfied with her.
-I have talked to them before. They seem very nice. Also, Monty Python is my favorite movie.
-I like her
McEntire - Net Favorability: +80
Very favorable - 40%
Somewhat favorable - 46.7%
Somewhat unfavorable - 0%
Very unfavorable - 6.7%
Don't know/don't want to answer - 6.7%
-After reading his blog on the forums my impression couldn't be anything else
-Never heard of him. He might want to get some executive experience first.
-Comes off as a nice person.
-Term is going well so far and Interior was fine
-Need to see more.
-Don't know them at all. Seem nice.
-I don't know them
-Never heard of him. He might want to get some executive experience first.
-Comes off as a nice person.
-Term is going well so far and Interior was fine
-Need to see more.
-Don't know them at all. Seem nice.
-I don't know them
Malashaan - Net Favorability: +66.7
Very favorable - 46.7%
Somewhat favorable - 33.3%
Somewhat unfavorable - 10%
Very unfavorable - 3.3%
Don't know/don't want to answer - 6.7%
-I've never talked to Mal so purely based on Euro history
-Malashaan? More like PAL-ashan, right? Because he's nice...
-Not very visible as Chief of State
-Haven't interacted with him much.
-Excellent all around.
-You don't really hear much from him
-Wish he was around more, because he's the best person for almost any job when he's active.
-I don't know who this is.
-I like him
-Malashaan? More like PAL-ashan, right? Because he's nice...
-Not very visible as Chief of State
-Haven't interacted with him much.
-Excellent all around.
-You don't really hear much from him
-Wish he was around more, because he's the best person for almost any job when he's active.
-I don't know who this is.
-I like him
Takeaways
Frankly, it felt a bit icky to be speculating on why some respondents may not view some of these candidates as favorably as others without simply restating interesting comments. I'm going to leave it to each of you to draw your own conclusions there but I would encourage you to read the comments. While many of them aren't much help to us, there is some pretty insightful stuff in there.
What we do know is that both Lloen and Sopo are in this race and they are both juggernauts in terms of popularity, as is shown by our two polls so far this cycle. If both of them come into the standing period on their A-game, it appears Europeia is going to have one hell of a presidential election.
