Place your bets - Elections 2008

MrBishop

MrBishop

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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
 
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%
 
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.
 
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
 
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:glasses:
 
MrBishop said:
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
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I`m not talking the racists voting black, I`m talking the apologists.
 
Professur said:
I`m not talking the racists voting black, I`m talking the apologists.
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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.
 
Professur said:
I`m not talking the racists voting black, I`m talking the apologists.
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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).
 
MrBishop said:
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).
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If you see McCain win, you'll know you were right and I was wrong then.
 
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