Place your bets - Elections 2008

[MrBishop]

Not who you'll vote for, but who you think will win, the margin and the percentage of the population that will vote overall.

I'm thinking that 76% of the (*registered voter turnout) - thanks chic) population will vote
Obama victory 54/46

 

[Professur]

I'm thinking too many people are gonna be intrigued by the idea of a black president and vote based on that.

Frankly, I think we're looking at the only situation where Bush getting a third term is the lesser evil, coz I can't help but believe that either contender will improve the situation any.

Odds ... 51/46/4 dems
Percent voting .. under 50%

 

[chcr]

Okay, I'll play.

65% registered voter turnout. (a much higher than usual turnout) (is 76% of the population even registered?)

Obama 52% McCain 43%

As Gonz points out in another thread though, you never really know and I personally am in no way certain it will make a difference who wins.

 

[2minkey]

I'm thinking too many people are gonna be intrigued by the idea of a black president and vote based on that.

i know my vote was guided by such irrational sentiments.

 

[MrBishop]

Perhaps the same percentage of people will vote against Obama because of his colour, and it'll even out.

chik - colour me corrected. *I'll edit the post

 

[catocom]

obama will win, but mickeyC will carry GA, but I voted for 2 libertarians
Barr and ...
Buckley to replace zaxby Chambliss

edit, my personal line poll, was 5-1 for Barr

 

[Professur]

Perhaps the same percentage of people will vote against Obama because of his colour, and it'll even out.

chik - colour me corrected. *I'll edit the post

I`m not talking the racists voting black, I`m talking the apologists.

 

[chcr]

I`m not talking the racists voting black, I`m talking the apologists.

I reckon the openly racist on either side will vote as you'd expect. Important to remember that blacks are less than 15% of the population there though. As for the apologists, I'll bet they don't outnumber the closet racists. I hope that most people would vote their conscience with no regard for skin color but I don't have a lot of confidence that this will be the case.

 

[MrBishop]

I`m not talking the racists voting black, I`m talking the apologists.

Apologists will say they vote for Obama - and that'll colour your polls somewhat, but voting (like war plans) only survive until first contact (in this case, the booth and the anonymity it brings).

 

[Professur]

Apologists will say they vote for Obama - and that'll colour your polls somewhat, but voting (like war plans) only survive until first contact (in this case, the booth and the anonymity it brings).

If you see McCain win, you'll know you were right and I was wrong then.

 

[Cerise]

 

[Cerise]

The American people are about to show again what they are made of, that they recognize truth when they see it...and that they also recognize lies, distortion, and deceit when they see them.

The truth has a way of shining all the brighter in darkness, and it is now shining brightly across the American political landscape and gathering strength.

Meet the People Who Will Defeat Barack Hussein Obama:

 

[paul_valaru]

I can't wait until tomorrow, at least half of you will STFU.

 

[Professur]

I can't wait until tomorrow, at least half of you will STFU.

I'll go 4-to-1 against.

 

[2minkey]

Meet the People Who Will Defeat Barack Hussein Obama:

imagine what we could do for the gene pool by eliminating all thems.

nice use of "hussien" by the way. pretty classy.

 

[chcr]

I can't wait until tomorrow, at least half of you will STFU.

I'll go 4-to-1 against.

Can I get a piece of that?

 

[Cerise]

nice use of "hussien" by the way. pretty classy.

What have you got against the use of his middle name?

 

[chcr]

What are you gonna wish for for your eighth birthday?

 

[paul_valaru]

What have you got against the use of his middle name?

Nothing, though it is so cute when racist wackjobs use it though.

 

[Cerise]

http://seanmalstrom.wordpress.com/

Consider Obama toast, guys. He will join Dukakis, Dole, Gore, and Kerry in the ashbin of history.

The Old School Democrats have allied with Republicans against Obama. If this is in significant numbers, Obama will lose and the margins will be larger than 2004.