I just finished reading Frogboy's Information Society post, here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/321098. It got me thinking about something. I'm a bit of a political nerd; before I got married and my priorities were rearranged (I love you, honey!), I was much more of one. I think that TPM is a game I would like, but I've been reluctant to purchase it because of some of the points made by reviewers.

So my question is this: Would Stardock consider patching TPM to address complaints like the idea that candidates can pander to an absurd degree (switching positions on issues depending upon the state s/he is travelling in) without suffering consequences. While this could be considered a "feature" by the extraordinarily cynical, to me it seems the game would be more fun if the electorate took these kinds of waffles a little more seriously. This and other items like the addition of random campaign problems like assassination attempts or foreign coups would go a long way toward addressing complaints by critics and would improve the game as a whole (I think).

I've seen several patches posted here, but I don't think any of them address these kinds of issues. Any thoughts on this? For the curious, here are some less-than-stellar reviews:

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3168376&p=1

http://computergames.ro/en/games/viewitem/id/1919/name/political-machine-2008/section/review.html