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by BooMan
Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:02:58 PM EST

Got any predictions?

Open Thread | 26 comments (26 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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The penguin on top of you television set is about to explode.

by Chris on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:26:16 PM EST

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Once the nation realizes how dangerous the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, more and more voters will drift away from McCain and head for Obama. Experience in the jails of North Vietnam in no way qualifies a candidate for the oval office. Since our lives may well be in the balance, I think even many Republicans will opt for Obama. Brains and coolness may be the only things that get us through and these are not McCain's strong suits.

Fear can do wonders for your focus.

All members of the frog pond are special.

by Daredevil Don on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:17:19 PM EST

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I predict Bill Clinton's speech, Joe Biden's speech, and the conflict in Georgia will all be excellent news for John McSame.

More at Zandar vs. The Stupid.

by Zandar1 on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:21:18 PM EST

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I believe this will be the next way we finally elect our President!

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by vieravisionary (tdelaine (at) cfl (dot) rr (dot) com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:52:30 PM EST

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No, I'm fresh out today.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:55:09 PM EST

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I predict you will do better tomorrow.

by BooMan on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 05:56:20 PM EST
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Prediction: Mitt Romney as McCain's VP. Give me longer odds and I'll bet on Lieberman. Guiliani is too long odds for me.

by The Voice In The Wilderness on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 06:12:09 PM EST

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I'm predicting a woman VP pick for McCain, in a craven and shameless attempt to tap into disenchanted former Hillarites.

by eagleye on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 06:14:48 PM EST

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And the buzz is KB Hutchinson. but my crystal ball says the odds are against it.

by liberaljournal on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 06:47:41 PM EST
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He can't risk losing the white male vote. It's about all he has left.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 06:58:31 PM EST
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I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

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by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 07:04:56 PM EST
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don't write her off just yet.

my top 3 picks, in descending order are:

kay bailey hutchison: stealth candidate, serious "conservative" creds, and goes after the PUMA's. there're just stupid enough to buy it.

tied with kbh, lindsey graham: see above.

and the outlier...heh...joe LIEberman... an "in yer face demoRAT's"... pick.

that's my guess, based in part, on the RATpub's attempt to make hillary the issue during the DNC with all their pundrity and campaign ads.

my gut level 2¢...

the revolution will not be televised...Peace

by dada on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 07:23:36 PM EST
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McCain selects Dan Quayle as his VP running mate to get the Idaho potatoe vote!

by John Brown (ruptured_duck@notmail.com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 06:21:10 PM EST

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I predict that if we don't all vote on paper ballots, our vote will be stolen. Talk to your election supervisor in your county. Make sure they have ENOUGH ballots.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 06:57:25 PM EST

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I meant to say - our vote will be at risk. I don't know that it will be stolen, and I hope and pray it will not be. But that's all that's standing between us and the White House, I believe.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 06:58:01 PM EST
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Obama has been approached about this and says he's planning for it. Let's hope he blackens the skies over Ohio, Florida and anywhere else necessary with lawyers.

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by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 07:02:41 PM EST
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I predict that Hillary Clinton will move to have Barack Obama nominated by acclimation, which he then will be.

(pssst . . . how did you say to set the clock on these posts back again?)

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by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 07:04:02 PM EST

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I predict that Omir will be disappointed that the spellchecker is of no use on things like "acclimation" where the word is spelled correctly, but is not the intended word.

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 07:16:23 PM EST
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I predict that I should know better, but don't, but ejmw knew what I meant anyway.

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by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 07:41:00 PM EST
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Lots Of Close Wins (none / 1)

Here's my prediction:

State	Obama	McCain
Alabama		9
Alaska		3
Arizona	10
Arkansas	6
California	55
Colorado	9
Connecticut	7
Delaware	3
D.C.	3
Florida	27
Georgia		15
Hawaii	4
Idaho		4
Illinois	21
Indiana	11
Iowa	7
Kansas	6
Kentucky		8
Louisiana		9
Maine	4
Maryland	10
Massachusetts	12
Michigan	17
Minnesota	10
Mississippi	6
Missouri	11
Montana	3
Nebraska		5
Nevada	5
New Hampshire	4
New Jersey	15
New Mexico	5
New York	31
North Carolina	15
North Dakota		3
Ohio	20
Oklahoma		7
Oregon	7
Pennsylvania	21
Rhode Island	4
South Carolina		8
South Dakota		3
Tennessee		11
Texas		34
Utah		5
Vermont	3
Virginia	13
Washington	11
West Virginia		5
Wisconsin	10
Wyoming		3
TOTAL	406	132

The Underground Railroad

by Oscar In Louisville on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 07:27:42 PM EST

Re: Lots Of Close Wins (none / 1)

From your keyboard to the Flying Spaghetti Monster's noodly appendages.

I'm doing a panel on Blogs and the Media at VCon, Oct 4, Vancouver BC

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 07:42:09 PM EST
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Amen.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to you country.

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 07:58:29 PM EST
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Re: Lots Of Close Wins (none / 1)

This is the FSM we're talking about here. That should be:

rAmen.

I'm doing a panel on Blogs and the Media at VCon, Oct 4, Vancouver BC

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 11:33:26 PM EST
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i predict gustav will hit nola next week during the repub convention reminding everyone how incompetent the repubs are and that will do more to get a dem elected than anything else. it might even overcome the vote stealing and last minute terror hit on the us karl rove is being paid to pull off.

Edible panties taste like crap.

by anna in philly (jrsygir1@aol.com) on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 08:08:16 PM EST

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that would be an amazing and serendipitous confluence of events.

edible panties taste like crack

"Don't waste your time on the clowns, watch the real show"

by Second Nature on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 08:18:06 PM EST
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My crystal ball (none / 0)

says that there will be numerous speeches in denver tonight and tomorrow, one of which will be in a large outdoor space.

by dataguy on Wed Aug 27th, 2008 at 08:26:17 PM EST

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