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**Farengeto** · 01-30-2018, 11:53 PM

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February 2018 Cabinet Pre-Election Survey

Foreword
This survey does not attempt to represent the results of the February 2018 Cabinet elections, nor should it be construed as such. This survey serves only to investigate the electability of several popular candidates for each Cabinet position. The names used in the second part of this survey do not represent any formal candidate list: some names included may be ineligible and those not included can and are encouraged to still run. Average ratings have been rounded to two decimal places.

Prime Minister
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Incumbent Prime Minister Roavin holds a large lead in support in our survey, with a large lead in both the first and second rounds of polling. Commenters were less thrilled by Roavin’s candidacy, in particular arguing he has been in the leadership for long enough. Tsunamy held second place behind Roavin, with commenters sharing many of the same concerns as with Roavin.

Escade and Farengeto held a tie for third place. Despite her strong first round support, Escade’s second round was more divisive. Commenters were rather mixed towards Escade as PM. They noted positives such as her experience and passion; however they raised issues over her views on certain topics, and some argued she was better suited for other positions. Commenters were comparatively silent on Farengeto, though they noted his experience in the region.

At 2.45/5 Drall held a distant last place. Drall had the most negative result of this survey, with the majority of commenters giving him a lower score. Commentators had strong issues with Drall, expressing concerns including a lack of trustworthiness and belief that he does not align with TSP values.

Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Unlike other positions Foreign Affairs lacks any clear preference, although incumbent Tim and Roavin held a narrow lead in the survey. Both have been strongly pushing for the January Accords treaty during the polling period, and it is uncertain how this has affected their polling. Despite their lead, their lower scoring compared to leaders in other positions leaves more uncertainty about their support. Commenters similarly showed mixed opinions of them. They expressed concerns over Tim’s foreign policy direction and alleged secrecy by Roavin, though they were not without some support.

Escade and Omega received a similarly mixed response. Escade in particular received a wide range of ratings. While some respondents believe Escade was a good MoFA in the past, others were more skeptical of her records, in particular over her personal discipline. Commenters were similar with Omega, with his lack of foreign policy experience and APC-centric agenda being cited as issues.

Only Belschaft received a low score in the MoFA category. Polling was very divisive, with a split both ways that ultimately leaned negative. Nearly all comments were critical towards his campaign, citing his long record of bad history in TSP and concerns over his policy leanings.

Minister of Regional Affairs
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Compared to other positions, all second round MoRA candidates received relatively high ratings on our survey. Current Minister of Military Affairs Escade was the leader in our survey, with almost entirely positive ratings. While Escade has pursued a number of roles both in the past and present, commenters were almost unanimous in citing Escade’s skill and experience in MoRA-related matters; they argued for her to return to the position which is her strength.

Incumbent Kanglia’s appointment was somewhat of a surprise, being appointed by the Cabinet to finish the term of Delegate-Elect Seraph. Despite being relatively new to the region Kanglia has found strong support, coming in second place. Kanglia found a strong showing even without the incumbency bias common in TSP, coming second in the first round before even being appointed as Minister. Commenters were supportive of their candidacy, citing a high level of activity in the Ministry and arguing that they should be given more time to realize their vision due to their short first term.

Omega and Somyrion saw positive responses, but opinions were more neutral. While both have been active in regional affairs, some felt they have not shown enough leadership within the Ministry.

Justice Kringalia saw similarly strong responses, but was a more peculiar case. Kringalia received positive comments for his long record of experience in the Ministry. However, commenters strongly felt that he should remain in his position on the court.

Minister of Military Affairs
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General Vietnam is the clear leader in MoMA polling, receiving the highest score in overall polling by far. Around 90% of respondents gave Vietnam a rating of 4/5 or higher. Commenters cited Vietnam’s past experience as MoMA and ongoing leadership as Generalas reasons for supporting him.

Though behind by a fair margin, Roavin received a strong second place result, being the only second place candidate to receive a score above 4/5. Also a General and former MoMA, his experience was likewise cited as a positive. However, commenters expressed concerns regarding Roavin’s role as leader of The Grey Wardens, and the conflict of interest it involves.

Incumbent Escade saw a lower showing in third place. Again her experience in SPSF leadership was listed by commenters. Some had issues with her, however, over her focus on more MoRA-oriented tasks.

Somyrion and Tim both had a mixed but mostly neutral rating. Commenters expressed issues with a lack of SPSF experience by Somy and uncertainty over their R/D stance. Responses were far more mixed towards Tim, receiving a barely positive score. Commenters took issue with Tim’s lack of involvement in the SPSF and his outside interests.

R/D alignments and allegiances were a particular issue among commenters, with the leanings and outside interests of candidates being raised several times.

southern bellz · 01-31-2018, 12:05 AM

shout out to all my ride or die fans

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Escade · 01-31-2018, 12:20 AM

Thanks for conducting the survey!

I'm interested in some of the comments and hope that people with constructive criticism would feel open to approaching me about how to make things better!

Escade

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***sandaoguo*** · 01-31-2018, 06:52 AM

He’s running ~~~~

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**Belschaft** · 01-31-2018, 01:31 PM

I can assure all the haters that I remain far too busy IRL to spend time on play politics Tounge

These days I'm just here for the snark.

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Tim · 01-31-2018, 03:19 PM

Interesting survey.

Really curious as to what "outside interests" I have, or why anyone would want me for MoMA. I'm not even SPSF. I honestly feel that MoMA should be required to be an SPSF member, preferably one with at least 30 updates to their name.

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***sandaoguo*** · 02-02-2018, 09:42 AM

Probably TGW, Tim.

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Tim · 02-02-2018, 04:49 PM

(02-02-2018, 09:42 AM)sandaoguo Wrote: Probably TGW, Tim.

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TGW continue to be apolitical, but I guess in the scope of MoMA it makes sense given that they're another military that I'd be splitting time between were I to join SPSF.

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