November 4, 2008
jk's prediction
Sorry gang. I don't see either me or Alex coming through for the forces of light. Not a landslide, but not a Phoenix victory party.
Interesting aside: If we can swing Colorado, it throws it to the House. Roll your own
2008 Posted by John Kranz at November 4, 2008 12:00 AM
Pa comes through. CO can stay blue.
I'm banking on bitter clingers, rednecks and coal miners.
Not always overlapping groups.
Posted by: AlexC at November 3, 2008 8:51 PMjk: I'm with Alex; I have a good feeling about Pennsylvania, and we could take Colorado as well. I'm not taking the rosy view of this (I believe in miracles, but on the other hand, I never draw to an inside straight, either), but I'm also not going to surrender until the votes are counted. The Eeyores are not going to dissuade me from voting.
I have it on good authority that any Republican who shows up at a Hamburger Hamlet in California with an "I Voted!" sticker will get a 10% discount on their meal, so even though my vote here on the Left Coast may not turn the tide, at least I'll eat well. If saving America isn't enough to get someone to vote, dinner might help.
And thank you, jk, for the good anniversary wishes over at my site; I wish you nothing but good in yours as well -
Posted by: Keith at November 3, 2008 9:04 PMBoulder County (CO) GOP headquarters is making calls to 150 pages of names for Republican voters whose mail-in ballots have not been received. No word on how many Democrat mail-in ballots are in that category.
Point is, polls don't equal countable votes. The pessimist says Republicans have been discouraged by media drumbeat for "the Big O." The optomist says more Democrats screwed up mail-in ballots than did Republicans.
Posted by: johngalt at November 3, 2008 9:49 PM271-Obama 267-McCain.
I see PA going Republican this election, but VA's 13 votes (and Omaha's single electoral vote) tip the vote back over to Obama.
~T. Greer, hoping CO stays red...
Posted by: T. Greer at November 3, 2008 11:25 PM | What do you think? [4]