Neo's expert electoral college predictions

[Neo]

After careful analysis of the polls, population trends and previous election results I've come to the following conclusions concerning who will win the presidency.

To start off with I award the electoral votes for the states that are strong for a candidate or leaning in that direction. That gives 223 for Bush and 216 for Kerry, with the election to be decided in the swing states which will vote the following ways, because I say so:

Ohio - 20 votes
18% of voters are undecided, and undecided voters tend to vote for the challenger. But it won't be enough in Ohio as a strong conservative showing will give Bush the edge by 20,000 votes.

New Mexico - 5 votes
Gore narrowly won in 2000, and a surge of Democratic registration will give this state to Kerry.

Nevada - 5 votes
Bush carries. Just accept it.

Iowa - 7 votes
Polls have recently flipped giving Kerry a slight edge. Undecided voters will solidify the lead.

Wisconsin - 10 votes
This state may have gone for Gore but heavy GOP registration will turn this one around for Bush.

Pennsylvania - 21 votes
Recent polls put this toss-up state almost into the "leaning Kerry" column. Plus the denial of Nader's ballot wishes gives this one to Kerry.

New Hampshire - 4 votes
Latest results give Kerry 6% margin. Liberal leaning voters have bled in from surrounding states.

Florida - 27 votes
The most critical state. Hurricane disaster relief may bolster GOP sympathy. In the end though, angry disenfranchised black voters exact revenge for the 2000 election. Kerry wins by 1500 votes.

Final tally: Bush - 254, Kerry - 284. John Kerry wins the presidency. Final total takes into account the likelihood of Colorado splitting its 9 votes.

[Bond]

I hope this is meant to be a joke...

You do have the right idea about Wisconsin though.

[Xantar]

The three critical states are Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. No candidate in recent memory has ever been able to win without also winning at least two of these three. So forget New Hampshire. Never mind Nevada. It seems to me that Florida is leaning towards Bush since his brother is the governor there. So it's going to come down to Ohio and Pennsylvania.

And I vote in Pennsylvania.

[The Germanator]

Originally Posted by Xantar

And I vote in Pennsylvania.

Ditto.

[Stonecutter]

Lucky people whose votes really matter.

IMO, Ohio lost too many jobs to outsourcing to go to Bush, and the whole thing with the Coal (or maybe it's steal) tariffs should give Penn to Bush. The smaller states are still going to make a difference because you can't get swept in them and still expect to win. In addition to Neo's states, Arizona is still up for grabs IMO, as is Minnesota.

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

Lucky people whose votes really matter.

If only there were no electoral college...... *strokes beard*

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Xantar

And I vote in Pennsylvania.

Same here.

[Neo]

In an amazing turn of events Kerry has taken a 4 point lead in Ohio, something I never thought possible. If trends continue Kerry will win both Ohio and Pennsylvania. And for an interesting take on poll numbers go to http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...ead/index.html.

The majority of the American people didn't want Bush, and we don't have to keep him.

Bush is going down.

[Ace195]

You guys still have to remember one thing.. Absentee Ballot for all the people overseas.. I don't think they are taking into consideration the guys that are overseas from those states... I bet atleast 2/3's if not more are for bush.. People in the military like him.... Not all I'm not saying that all of us like him.. I do... But most agree with me.

[dropCGCF]

Newsweek is the most reliable for stats like this.