Pick the swing states!

[tempo]

McCain will get

Ohio (by a nose)
Florida
North Carolina
Indiana (by a mile)

Obama will get

Pennsylvania (by a mile)
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Virginia (by a nose)

Obama will win, but my home state of Missouri will not be a bellwether this year. It will go to McCain by a nose.

[cuneyt81]

Obama:

Pennsylvania (I don't think this truly counts but whatever)
Ohio
Nevada
Florida (yeah, I said it)
Colorado
Virginia
New Mexico
Iowa (not so swinging in this election)

McCain:

Indiana
Missouri


and I'm torn about North Carolina...it could go either way

[Artpunchehorse]

NC is really weird because here in Asheville it's all hippie's and weirdo's for Obama

[ajax]

This thread should have prizes for the winner. :)

Obama:
Ohio (by one vote, my vote)
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Virginia
Colorado
New Mexico

McCain:
Florida
Nevada
Indiana
Missouri

[taylor]

only 6 swing states as far as i'm concerned, but what do i know?

McCain:
North Carolina (swing)
Missouri (swing)
Indiana (swing)
Florida (swing)
North Dakota (swing)

Obama:
Iowa
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
Nevada
Ohio (swing)
Virginia
Colorado
Nevada

[tempo]

Interesting predictions about Ohio and Florida.

Way I see it, if McCain loses Ohio, he loses Florida.

Likewise if Obama loses Florida, he loses Ohio.

[twentyshots]

McCain will get

Florida
Indiana
Colorado
Missouri
Nevada
Arizona
Montana



Obama will get

Ohio
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
New Mexico
Virginia
North Dakota

[Buzzstein]

Does this thread remind anyone else of a Benny Goodman song?

[The_Deacon]

Swingers. I have not seen that movie in a long time.

[Fourthisto]

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And yes, I made that. After two beers! Just imagine how good it would be SOBER!

[the_birds]

These are my picks...

McCain will get

Florida
North Carolina
Indiana
Pennsylvania

Obama will get

Ohio
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Virginia
Missouri

[akip]

McCain will get

Ohio (by a nose)
Florida
North Carolina
Indiana (by a mile)

Obama will get

Pennsylvania (by a mile)
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Virginia (by a nose)

Obama will win, but my home state of Missouri will not be a bellwether this year. It will go to McCain by a nose.

not sure of the margins, but i'll agree with the wins, except i'd probably still put nevada in mccain's column.

[UbiquitousBaby]

McCain will get

Ohio (by a nose)
Florida
North Carolina
Indiana (by a mile)

Obama will get

Pennsylvania (by a mile)
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Virginia (by a nose)



This is exactly what I picked last night. But then I talked to my grandparents back in Ohio. Two months ago when I last talked to them, they were yelling about how Obama "just wants to help all the blacks". Yesterday they were talking about how ridiculous Palin is, how dishonest McCain has become, and telling me jokes that had something to do with kittens turning from Republicans to Democrats when they are old enough to open their eyes. So I think I'm giving Ohio to Obama by a nose.

[taylor]

kittens turning from Republicans to Democrats

what the hell did we do to deserve this?

http://www.siberiancatnw.com/graphics/Kittens.jpg

;)

[markalot]

I think Obama will squeak by in both Ohio and Florida.

Virginia is solid Obama.

I have no clue about the others.

[drougan]

Obama:

PA
VA
CO
FL
NM

McCain:

OH
IN
MO
NV
NC

Ain't no way VA goes Obama without PA. That's just wacked out.

[cuneyt81]

Interesting predictions about Ohio and Florida.

Way I see it, if McCain loses Ohio, he loses Florida.

Likewise if Obama loses Florida, he loses Ohio.

how do you figure? They're not that similar geographically or demographically.

[C. Doves]

I would guess it's because Florida is LOADED with former Ohioans. Florida is the Ohio 'Mecca' for those wanting a better place to live. And then they come back to Ohio about 6 yrs. later. Go figure.

[frizgolf]

I would guess it's because Florida is LOADED with former Ohioans. Florida is the Ohio 'Mecca' for those wanting a better place to live. And then they come back to Ohio about 6 yrs. later. Go figure.

They miss the snow.

[drougan]

They miss the snow.

I would guess there's also the much higher minority population, wacked out property values, hurricanes, bugs, and living in a glorified trailer park full of old people that might turn them off as well.

[tempo]

how do you figure? They're not that similar geographically or demographically.

Mostly because of early voting. Florida has banked a lead among voters registered as Democrats. I figure if McCain can overcome that in Florida, then Obama doesn't stand a chance in Ohio.

But as I often point out, I have a terrible track record with this prediction stuff!

[akip]

well, i'm happy to see i was wrong. that's what's great about keeping low expectations---such a thrill to see them blown away.:)

[tempo]

Indiana is blue. Amazing. NC and Missouri still too close to call.

C'mon Missouri -- bell that wether one more time!

[Predot listener]

Indiana is blue. Amazing.

Didn't think I'd see that for a long time. Even long after the race was decided, I was tracking my state's results hoping that I'd finally get to help choose an electoral voter after 20 years here.

[Lonestar]

Indiana is blue. Amazing. NC and Missouri still too close to call.

C'mon Missouri -- bell that wether one more time!

It has been Red sense 1964.

This landslide victory in the swing states is amazing..

[Fourthisto]

This landslide victory in the swing states is amazing..It is pretty amazing..... unless you saw it coming!

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