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Electoral College results guessing game

Started by RecycleMichael, October 23, 2012, 12:32:48 PM

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Conan71

Quote from: heironymouspasparagus on October 23, 2012, 09:21:27 PM

Still at;
315 Obama
255 Romney

I made guesses....two of them!  And I was serious about them.  (OMG!!...do you realize just how hard it is not to commentary?)



You do realize there are NOT 570 electoral votes in play, right?
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Townsend

Quote from: Conan71 on October 24, 2012, 01:56:03 PM
You do realize there are NOT 570 electoral votes in play, right?

Not for conservatives, no.  We had a meeting.

heironymouspasparagus

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Quote from: Conan71 on October 24, 2012, 01:56:03 PM
You do realize there are NOT 570 electoral votes in play, right?

Yeah...538.  I even used the calculator, then typed it out wrong.  Several times.  Not sure where that came from?  Doesn't even go with mild dyslexia...
One of those inexplicable artifacts of getting old.

I'll guess Mitt gets the rest after 315.  That should make it better - or 223, whichever comes first....

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RecycleMichael

Quote from: RecycleMichael on October 23, 2012, 12:32:48 PM
Can we have a thread that is only guesses about the results and absent of commentary? I doubt it.

I want to have each of us make a guess of the final outcome of the Electoral College for the 2012 presidential election. Guesses must be in before midnight on Monday November 5th. Winner gets choice of a six pack of Marshall's beer or a free lunch at choice of downtown restaurant.

My guess:
Obama 294
Romney 244


Enter your guess by midnight tonight and win valuable prizes and the admiration of all the rest of us.
Power is nothing till you use it.

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Gaspar

When attacked by a mob of clowns, always go for the juggler.

heironymouspasparagus

Quote from: Gaspar on November 05, 2012, 01:23:55 PM
Romney 315
Obama 223



Are you guessing the same as me??  How weird is that....?
"So he brandished a gun, never shot anyone or anything right?"  --TeeDub, 17 Feb 2018.

I don't share my thoughts because I think it will change the minds of people who think differently.  I share my thoughts to show the people who already think like me that they are not alone.

RecycleMichael

Quote from: heironymouspasparagus on November 05, 2012, 02:04:30 PM

Are you guessing the same as me??  How weird is that....?

The numbers are the same, just for different candidates.
Power is nothing till you use it.

nathanm

Quote from: heironymouspasparagus on November 05, 2012, 02:04:30 PM
Are you guessing the same as me??  How weird is that....?

Someone spends a bit too much time at unskewedpolls.com.
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration" --Abraham Lincoln

Gaspar

When attacked by a mob of clowns, always go for the juggler.

Hoss

Quote from: nathanm on November 05, 2012, 02:30:36 PM
Someone spends a bit too much time at unskewedpolls.com.

Kinda found it funny about how in 2010 the RWers thought Nate was pretty accurate...given that he was.  When it doesn't look like it's going their way, they jump all over him.

Not surprising however.

nathanm

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Quote from: Hoss on November 05, 2012, 02:36:16 PM
Kinda found it funny about how in 2010 the RWers thought Nate was pretty accurate...given that he was.  When it doesn't look like it's going their way, they jump all over him.

I suspect it has something to do with the persecution complex that runs rampant among certain, largely overlapping, groups in this country. The aftermath of this election will be interesting if Obama wins if those crosstabs hold up and it turns out that women and minorities reelect the President despite a supermajority of white male opposition.
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration" --Abraham Lincoln

heironymouspasparagus

"So he brandished a gun, never shot anyone or anything right?"  --TeeDub, 17 Feb 2018.

I don't share my thoughts because I think it will change the minds of people who think differently.  I share my thoughts to show the people who already think like me that they are not alone.