As I mentioned in an earlier post, I picked up the Political Machine 2008 from Stardock, and for the most part it was a very enjoyable game.
After creating my own character and winning the 2008 campaign mode, I decided to try one of the games other options - The Election of 1860, campaigning on the issues faced by the North and South.
Not thinking too much into it, I played as myself versus Barack Obama. I was considered a "Northern Republican" and Obama a "Southern Democrat."
While I understand the history of the country and such, I did find it a bit creepy that Obama was campaigning for slavery (even though his personal in-game characteristics showed otherwise) and even won the support of the slavery organization.
Maybe Stardock owner (and fellow Metro-Detroiter and Neowin member) Brad Wardell AKA Frogboy will have noticed this, although it wasn't mentioned on TPM2008 forums as of this post.
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