Play as Donald Trump

Businessman from New York. Run a Republican primary built on dominating the news cycle and converting rally energy into delegates. Trump is unlocked from the start, so you can jump straight in.

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How Trump plays

Trump's edge is attention. When you own the news cycle, momentum builds fast and cheap, letting you contest states other candidates would need far more money to reach. The risk is volatility — a bad debate or a mismanaged stretch swings just as hard the other way, and on higher difficulties the opponent will try to bait those swings.

Scenarios where Trump appears

• 2016 — the outsider insurgency that upends the Republican establishment.
• 2024 — running as the field's dominant figure with a target on your back.
• 2028 — the MAGA lane against a new generation including JD Vance and Ron DeSantis.

What you'll manage

A finite budget across the primary calendar, state targeting, debate answers that move voter blocs, and a team of advisors who don't always agree. Contests are decided on plurality — the most votes wins a state, majority or not.

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