Arilou - Votes noted.
daemonofdecay - The drinkers vote is out in force. Clearly a key campaign issue.
Faeelin - And I thought I was special, turns out your always like that. *sob*
Pwn*Star - It's a valiant rear-guard action but I fear you may need to recruit a few more allies as it's not going too well for your man.
Hawkeye1489 - It was the press conference where the prosecutor said he couldn't be sure if Illinois was the most corrupt state but it was definitely 'well up there' that made me smile.
Lord Strange - Taxes and compensation for psychological trauma caused by tea loss.
TheExecuter - So no taxes but instead fines for gross dereliction of tea duty.
Duritz - Do I detect a change in tune?
But it is a neck and neck race as the opinion poll will reveal
GeneralHannibal - Not at the moment it wont. On total votes so far California is looking very solid Republican. Still perhaps your vote will spark the return of the fightback to the fightback!
Anazagar - If the Republicans win they'll have to credit the drinkers vote.
merrick - Woo! A comment on the writing.
As I see it the bills get paid by Spain and various other sales (RAF biplanes, old destroyers, etc) in the short term and the economic recovery in the medium term. From my, probably over-simplified, view point the arms purchases (both by HMG and various foreign govts.) will tide the economy over till the economy sorts itself out mid-'37 on the back of increased consumer spending, all those arms workers buying stuff from shops that sort of thing.
The recovery was historically starting '34 (ish?) so I'd say, after this series of shots in the arm, it's got to be progressing faster and the economy mostly OK by mid '37. At that point I'll further drop the peace time IC modifier (still on -25% so take it to -10% or so) and see what the world looks like.
Sir Humphrey - Well
Hood did a good job in the anti-cruiser role in the Med and Japan does have a lot of cruisers.... And we have established the British military is going to pursue a few 'sub-optimal' options so it's on the cards.
Duritz - Nothing is too silly for Churchill's Ministry of Air, thinking so far outside the box they don't even know what a box is!
Latest Opinion Poll
Hull-Barkley (Democrats) - 45% (+1%)
Landon-Vandenberg (Republican) - 46% (N/C)
Garner-White (State's Rights) - 9% (-1%)
The race has, if possible, got even tighter, as the two main parties surge out in front. Meanwhile Garner has dropped below the important 10% barrier and appears to be heading for obscurity, should his vote fall low enough it will become a self fulfilling prophecy; voters not wishing to 'waste a vote' on a low polling candidate, causing his poll rating to fall even lower.
There has been a great deal of tit for tat campaigning, the candidates chasing each other around the country and so running level in many key states. While many states are still to tight to call, those that are clear make surprising reading, for instance the Garner-White ticket is losing in both candidates home states with Texas and Ohio tending Republican. For the Democrats the good news is that the key state of New York appears to be tending for them, though one should not discount the organising ability of Garner's Tammany Hall allies in mobilising large blocks of voters come November.