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Copyright 2012 Andrew Dobson
Read the latest “Soapbox Derpy” at the following [link]

Microsoft announced that Halo 4 will be released on November 6th. Our presidential election between Mitt Romney and Obama is on November 6th. Naturally people began to hypothesize there might possibly be a connection between these two big events. Is it conceivable that republican nominee Mitt Romney might benefit from Halo 4’s release on election day?

The theory goes something like this: The target demographic for Halo 4 is teens and young adults who tend to vote democratic. This presidential election is already turning out to be very divisive and analysts say it’ll be a close one. Thus releasing Halo 4 on election day could conceivably keep a sizable portion of Obama’s key voters away from the polling booths.

Pretty far fetched, right? Well... It turns out that Microsoft happens to be one of Romney’s biggest fundraising contributors. Not only that, but video game releases now are almost on par with blockbuster movie releases and tend to be treated like huge events. On a purely mathematical level, the conspiracy theory does seem to have some merits.

Though to be fair, it’s very unlikely. Microsoft has gone on the record as stating it’s just a coincidence, and hopefully electing the president of the United States will have more precedent than gunning down space marines for some people. Especially if this election cycle is as close as it seems like it will be.

Personally I don't think it's going to have much an impact, but I acknowledge that the possibility is... well... possible. In any case... what’s your theory? Do you think this is creditable? Far fetched? Bunk? Eerily plausible?

Sources:
Gamepolitics.com [link]
Forbes: [link]
The Big Picture: [link]
Geekwire.com: [link]
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~MysteriousUnknown Feb 2, 2013   General Artist
Honestly, I don't think it ill have a super major impact either way. From personal experience of where I live, and, being an avid gamer myself, voting doesn't take that long for those of us who actually desire to do it in the first place. Otherwise, people my age, and younger just don't care about politics. I can't tell you how many times I have met that rare person my age or younger who wants to talk about it, but people we may be hanging out with, as soon as we speak politics immediately begin to ignore us, or will even get nasty about wishing to "change the topic". Its really sad, but its true. :shrug:
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~FlacidPenis Nov 19, 2012  Professional
At least Mittens didn't win, Fox News' plans were foiled.
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~cerbereth132 Nov 6, 2012
lol I didn't think about that there goes Obama's youth vote.
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!theMOCmaker Oct 23, 2012
OOOOOR...


Maybe Halo 4 had planned to be released on the 6th many years in advance.
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~chaos-sandwhich Dec 9, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
possible since games are planned out very precisely
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:iconnogitsune13:
~Nogitsune13 Oct 18, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Sorry I vote days before election day so this has 0 affect on me.
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*Zucca-Xerfantes Oct 17, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
It's no more suspicious than the film Obama supporters churned out, Seal Team Six, set to release just prior to Election Day. >_>
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~trickster801 Oct 6, 2012
eerily plausible e- e... people stay out in the dead of winter night to get a pre-release or to be the first to get the game... scary to think that might be there reason romney wins xD
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Mood: Disbelief ~luvfemuscle Oct 5, 2012
Please . . .

Obama voters will have bootlegged this game a few days early anyway, and Romney voters are too cheap to pay for something as base as a video game . . . so net result is a wash. No benefit to either.
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