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How many Electoral Votes will Obama get?

Poll: What is your best guess? (45 member(s) have cast votes)

What is your best guess?

  1. 0 - 239 (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. 240 - 269 (2 votes [4.44%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.44%

  3. 270 - 299 (6 votes [13.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.33%

  4. 300 - 329 (12 votes [26.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 26.67%

  5. 330 - 359 (21 votes [46.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 46.67%

  6. 360 - 538 (4 votes [8.89%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.89%

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#1 User is offline   Gerben42 

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Posted 2008-November-03, 06:24

The 270 - 329 choice should of course be 270 - 299. Sorry!

If you want to make an exact guess, go ahead as well. No more voting after the first polls close.
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Posted 2008-November-03, 08:39

353.
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Posted 2008-November-03, 09:35

fivethirtyeight.com says that the most likely electoral totals for Obama are

311
338
353
364
291

Mark me down for 338
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Posted 2008-November-03, 12:14

357
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Posted 2008-November-03, 14:45

I say 329 but I dont know which option to vote for.

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Posted 2008-November-03, 15:39

I will go with 353 -- YES WE WILL:

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Posted 2008-November-03, 16:47

While I voted 300-329, I hope it is ZERO.
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Posted 2008-November-03, 17:03

neilkaz, on Nov 3 2008, 05:47 PM, said:

While I voted 300-329, I hope it is ZERO.

Unnecessary bitterness is bad for your liver. Enjoy your lower taxes!

353
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Posted 2008-November-03, 17:03

jdonn, on Nov 3 2008, 06:03 PM, said:

Unnecessary bitterness is bad for your liver.

thought it was liquorhol.

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Posted 2008-November-03, 17:13

jdonn, on Nov 3 2008, 06:03 PM, said:

neilkaz, on Nov 3 2008, 05:47 PM, said:

While I voted 300-329, I hope it is ZERO.

Unnecessary bitterness is bad for your liver. Enjoy your lower taxes!

353

Be still my bleeding heart ;) ..You're a really smart young man, but can you honestly believe that we are going to have lower taxes with an Obama presidency ?

That being said...we have tremendous debt in this country and huge problems with a recession that I expect will be long even if God were elected president. Thus I expect no matter whom wins, taxes will have to creep upwards in a couple of years.
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Posted 2008-November-03, 17:14

matmat, on Nov 3 2008, 06:03 PM, said:

jdonn, on Nov 3 2008, 06:03 PM, said:

Unnecessary bitterness is bad for your liver.

thought it was liquorhol.

i'm a pessimist. 271

OK I am an optimist... ;) 268
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Posted 2008-November-03, 17:29

neilkaz, on Nov 3 2008, 06:14 PM, said:

matmat, on Nov 3 2008, 06:03 PM, said:

jdonn, on Nov 3 2008, 06:03 PM, said:

Unnecessary bitterness is bad for your liver.

thought it was liquorhol.

i'm a pessimist. 271

OK I am an optimist... ;) 268

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Posted 2008-November-03, 17:31

luke warm, on Nov 3 2008, 06:29 PM, said:

neilkaz, on Nov 3 2008, 06:14 PM, said:

matmat, on Nov 3 2008, 06:03 PM, said:

jdonn, on Nov 3 2008, 06:03 PM, said:

Unnecessary bitterness is bad for your liver.

thought it was liquorhol.

i'm a pessimist. 271

OK I am an optimist... ;) 268

i don't know who you are but i think i like you

He is just another in a long line of disillussioned Obama haters from Illinois, according to his profile :P
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Posted 2008-November-03, 17:41

jdonn, on Nov 3 2008, 06:31 PM, said:

luke warm, on Nov 3 2008, 06:29 PM, said:

neilkaz, on Nov 3 2008, 06:14 PM, said:

matmat, on Nov 3 2008, 06:03 PM, said:

jdonn, on Nov 3 2008, 06:03 PM, said:

Unnecessary bitterness is bad for your liver.

thought it was liquorhol.

i'm a pessimist. 271

OK I am an optimist... ;) 268

i don't know who you are but i think i like you

He is just another in a long line of disillussioned Obama haters from Illinois, according to his profile :P

there are obamba haters in illinois? go figure... really though, i don't have much time for any haters
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Posted 2008-November-03, 18:29

I'm hoping for 269. I always root for 269, no matter who is running.
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Posted 2008-November-03, 18:47

hrothgar, on Nov 3 2008, 09:35 AM, said:

fivethirtyeight.com says that the most likely electoral totals for Obama are

311
338
353
364
291

Mark me down for 338

I think Obama will win North Carolina. 353.
(I think 338 is Kerry/Gore + Colorado, Nevada, Virginia, Ohio, Florida).
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Posted 2008-November-03, 18:57

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Posted 2008-November-03, 19:47

I have already at the office pool picked my candidate and number, and it will surprise many.
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Posted 2008-November-03, 19:55

Not if we don't find out what it is!
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Posted 2008-November-03, 19:56

I'll tell the world, Wed. I'll even take a picture of the vote I had in the office pool.
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