The Political Machine 2012

The Political Machine 2012 is a government simulation game from Stardock and the third game in The Political Machine series, in which the player leads a campaign to elect the President of the United States.^[1] The player accomplishes this goal by traveling from state to state and engaging in a variety of activities to either raise money or raise poll numbers.^[2][3]

The Political Machine 2012
Developer(s)	Stardock
Publisher(s)	Stardock
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	July 31, 2012
Genre(s)	Government simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Presidential candidates

Democrats

• President Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA) (v1.02 update)
• President John F. Kennedy (D-MA) (v1.02 update)
• President Bill Clinton (D-AR) (v1.02 update)
• President Barack Obama (D-IL)
• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
• Vice President Al Gore (D-TN)
• First Lady Michelle Obama (D-IL)
• Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
• Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)

Republicans

• President George Washington (VA)^[4] (v1.02 update)
• President Abraham Lincoln (R-IL) (v1.02 update)
• President Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY) (v1.02 update)
• President Richard Nixon (R-CA) (v1.02 update)
• President Ronald Reagan (R-CA) (v1.02 update)
• Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)
• Fmr. Speaker Newt Ginrich (R-GA)
• Businessman Donald Trump (R-NY)

It is not possible to run as a third-party or independent candidate.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	54/100[5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
GameSpot	6/10[6]
IGN	6.5/10[7]

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.^[5]