2008 Predictions... just for the hell of it.

[ian]

Just for the record, my opinion will probably change many times regarding who will be nominated, etc, but for now this is who I educated guesstifyingly suppose will be nominated from each party

For the Republicans, Frist (TN)/Pawlenty (MN)--(good picks NickshepDEM!)
For the Democrats, Pryor (AR)/Warner (VA)



If I HAD to say who the tossups would go to, I would say all to Frist/Pawlenty.
And NH, ME, PA, NJ, OH, IA, MI, WI, NM, HI, CO, FL, and NV are all lean states.

EV Total:
258: Frist/Pawlenty - 240: Pryor/Warner - 40: tossup
or
298: Frist Pawlenty - 240: Pryor/Warner

[ian]

Yes. I'm not sure it's even close.

Why Democrats underestimate Hillary, I have no idea. They must understand she wants to be President, and they must understand she is a terrific politician.

I'd rather face her than Rendell but she's highly underrated.

I feel the way you do about Hillary, about Bill Frist.  I am not sure why people think that he can't win.  The cat thing?  He'll deny it, and it is so unbelieveable no one will believe it.  I think he's you guys' best candidate.

[ian]

Jeb Bush/Rich Santorum        - 269
Hillary Clinton/Bill Richardson - 269

269-269?  Those are not the numbers on the map...

[ian]

I feel the way you do about Hillary, about Bill Frist.  I am not sure why people think that he can't win.  The cat thing?  He'll deny it, and it is so unbelieveable no one will believe it.  I think he's you guys' best candidate.

"That cat thing", he already admitted to doing it.

Really?!  How does he still have his job?!?!

[ian]

Jeb Bush/Rich Santorum        - 269
Hillary Clinton/Bill Richardson - 269

269-269?  Those are not the numbers on the map...

I  believe they are.  Anyway that is what the calculator says.

Yeah.  I got confuzed yesterday, thinking that Kerry won the majority of the electoral vote, and I could not comprehend why adding Nevada, Iowa, and New Mexico wasn't more than 269.  Stupid, I know, but a dumb mistake...