Senator from Indiana, former Governor of Indiana. Declined to run and endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton. Al Gore (off), former Vice President of the United States and 2000 Democratic Presidential Nominee. John Kerry (off), Senator from Massachusetts and 2004 Democratic Presidential Nominee. Mark Warner (off), former Governor of Virginia. Tom Vilsack (off), former Governor of Iowa, withdrew February 23, 2007, and endorsed Senator Clinton. Libertarian candidate Bob Barr (off) Wayne Allyn Root (off) Mary Ruwart (off) Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin (off) Candidate Editor The game also comes with a candidate editor. The editor allows you to alter the attributes or characteristics of each candidate as well as parties. The editor was released as part of an update to the game. Many scenarios are created and published to http://campaigns.270soft.com/ where players are able to download and play the scenario. The candidate editor allows flexibility in editing, although for building scenarios, many users download Campaigns Forever, which is an alternate software made by the same publisher. Development The game engine was developed with enough complexity to accurately model voter affiliation, but the flexibility of the game design allows for players to create their own fictional scenarios as well as the ability for players to share their modded scenarios with each other. As well as a number of user created scenarios based on the games default map, the modding community has and continues to produce a number of unique and original scenarios using TheorySpark's Campaigns Forever tool. Reception Reviewers have found the game to be technical and geared towards 'hardcore' political gamers. Generation Gamerz's Fareed Guyot described it as "a political wonk's dream." He found the game addictive, stating "Like SimCity and the Tycoon series, this game is like watching the monkeys at the zoo, it's hard to turn away". The Philadelphia Inquirer's Dennis McCauley found the game fun for himself and a good opportunity for educators, saying that in the final analysis "President Forever will keep political wonks glued to their PC screens" and that it's "a terrific option for teaching the political process in the classroom." The Seattle-Post Intelligencer similarly said that "this ultra in-depth election simulation game is just the thing for the armchair politico who's always dreamed of running a campaign of his or her own." Independent gaming website Game Tunnel's writers found the game detailed but difficult to comprehend, awarding a combined score of 6.5 out of 10.