Topic: CNN's Electoral College Calculator

[Scarecrow]

Right now they have no choice. 

That's not entirely true.  The choice is to pay cash on a flat fee schedule.  If you check it out, it is actually cheaper than paying for insurance for probably 80-90% of us.  It's a system that would work now if more people knew to ask before the go into a hospital or Dr. office. 

the only thing with this is you usually have to prepay which means you have to save.

the problem is there is a small percentage with unexpected illnesses.  I would be a lot cheaper if those were the people that the gov't helps out.

[Bone Crusher]

I have read that Jimmy Carter did lead the opinion polls and all those polls taken by the news in the 1980 election until Election Day when Reagan routed Carter in the polls so I guess we will have to wait until the election is over to see who our next president will be.  I still will be happy with McCain in the White House and the Dems in control of Congress.

[Scarecrow]

Since we lost most of our crazy predictions for the year except for those that have it their signature, I noticed something about your's Bone.

In your last prediction, the only team that isn't averaging at least 25 points a game is CU.  Though half the defenses in the Big 12 have allowed less than 25 points a game, but there is still half the Big 12 games left to play.

For your first prediction, you need NU to beat OU and KU to beat UT.

[Bone Crusher]

Since we lost most of our crazy predictions for the year except for those that have it their signature, I noticed something about your's Bone.

In your last prediction, the only team that isn't averaging at least 25 points a game is CU.  Though half the defenses in the Big 12 have allowed less than 25 points a game, but there is still half the Big 12 games left to play.

For your first prediction, you need NU to beat OU and KU to beat UT.

CU's offense has really disappointed for sure.  Maybe with another offensive explosion against the Corn this year, that'll help. 

Just like we need to wait for the actual votes to come in for our next president, we'll need to see how the season ends as well.

The odds might look impossible for McCain, NU, and KU, but it can be done.  We'll have to wait to find out what happens.

[Bone Crusher]

For number two, the coaches seemed composed this year.  Will supporters of the losing party have any composure?

As for number three, being on the offense seems to have kept the terroists away from our country.  I guess if CU had a better offense, things would have been different this year.  Hope we don't say the same things about our country if Obama becomes president.

For number four, I guess it will come true if McCain wins...then the pitbull with a lipstick can get to work on both parties in the Senate.

[Bone Crusher]

On the election calculator, I had the map left blank and started tallying all states east of the Missippi River.  By doing those states only, I have Obama at between 225-240 votes and McCain between 73-88 votes.  I have Obama taking PA and the 225 votes for him is if NC goes to McCain.  The 240 is if NC goes to Obama.

Now I put the votes in for MN, IA, MO, AR, and LA.  Obama leads 253-103 with McCain taking North Carolina.  Now if North Carolina is taken by Obama, that will put him at two shy of the magic 270.  Nebraska splits their votes like Maine (I gave all four Maine votes to Obama) and that state could nudge Obama over 270 due to those split votes.  Now if Obama does take NC and two NE votes, he wins the election at 270 votes even before the rest of the West's votes are in.

Assuming NE gives McCain all five votes, where Obama could win the election is NM and CO.


Another situation is that I put all three west coast states in blue and HI in blue with AK in red.  Even without counting the states between the west coast states and the Missippi, Obama still wins the election with 317 votes to McCain's 76.

Now if you don't count IL, WI, and MS but the west coast states plus HI and AK in addition to McCain winning NC, Obama still has 271 votes. 

[mpalmer4]

It should be done by 10 PM CST. If Obama gets VA, OH, PA it will be done earlier.

[Bone Crusher]

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/04/president-bush-stays-sight-election-day/

Many pundits had no doubt about Tuesday's outcome. Among them: Karl Rove, once of Bush's closest aides and the architect of his two successful presidential runs. On election eve, Rove distributed his last analysis of the electoral map. It predicted Obama winning easily, with 338 electoral votes. It takes 270 to win.