Obama vs. McCain: win $20!
October 28, 2008 at 1:14 pm by Andisheh Nouraee in NewsWith a week to go until the presidential election, it’s time for the sinful among us to bet money.
Leave your guess about the outcome of the popular vote and the Electoral College vote in the comments section.
The person who correctly guesses the winner and gets the closest to the final Electoral College total wins $10. The person who correctly guesses the winner and gets the closest to the final popular vote total wins another $10.
One guess per person, please. The betting window closes at 6PM Eastern time, November 3.
The money’s coming out of my wallet, so everyone is eligible to participate. One guess per person, please.
My guess:
-Obama 355 Electoral College votes, 53% of the popular vote.
-McCain 183 Electoral College votes, 45% of the popular vote.
October 28th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Obama 380/158, 54%/46%
October 28th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Obama 328, 54% – McCain 210, 44%
Also, I really think Obama will win Georgia.
October 28th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Obama 53%, McCain 44% (3% other)
Obama 393 EVs, McCain 145 EVs
October 28th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Obama 51.5%, McCain 47.1%, other 1.4%
Obama 330, McCain 208
Extra credit – Dems finish with 58 senate seats (including Lieberman and Sanders), losing in Georgia and Kentucky but pulling a seat out in Mississippi.
Extra extra credit – Georgia fails to go Obama by less than 1%.
October 29th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Obama/Biden: 326 electoral votes
McCain/Palin: 212 electoral votes
Obama/Biden: 52 percent popular vote
McCain/Palin: 47 percent popular vote
Barr/McKinney/Nader/other: 1 percent popular vote
October 29th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
O – 375 – 53.1
M – 163 – 44.9
ALSO – Dems end with 60 and Jim Martin/Scuzzby Shambles in a runoff. Obama marches through Georgia like Sherman and its a rout. Lieberman gets to spend more quality time with his good friend John.
OH…and Tech beats Georgia
(too much?)
November 1st, 2008 at 1:16 am
Popular vote: McCain 50%, Obama 48%
EV: McCain 279, Obama 259
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:35 am
EV: Obama 353 McCain 185
Pop: Obama 54% McCain 46%
November 4th, 2008 at 10:01 am
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November 5th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Decaturite is looking pretty good for the $10.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Mr. Nouraee’s projection is looking pretty good, too.
Just to be clear, though, I’ve taken myself out of the running.
Although I could use $20.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
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