<s>
President	B-Application
Elect	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
,	O
political	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
in	O
1981	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Commodore	O
64	O
port	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
President	B-Application
Elect	I-Application
gives	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
various	O
real	O
historical	O
,	O
potential	O
historical	O
,	O
or	O
completely	O
fictional	O
presidential	O
candidates	O
during	O
the	O
Presidential	O
campaigns	O
from	O
1960	O
to	O
1984	O
(	O
most	O
versions	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
1988	O
campaign	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
found	O
in	O
1981	B-Application
that	O
incumbency	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
factor	O
in	O
winning	O
elections	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
President	B-Application
Elect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
President	B-Application
Elect	I-Application
the	O
131st-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
