Post random maps here

[Antonio the Sixth]

Can someone be so kind to tell me who the hell Cthulhu is ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu

LOL Thanks.

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Take a wild guess...

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Here's an honest map of how I'd poll running for President (most optimistic scenario).

This is with a mainstream conservative republican opponent. With a decent moderate, I'd just barely win Vermont and DC .

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JewishConservative quite clearly has an overinflated opinion of himself, as we can see from the presidential maps.  Ha ha, but no, it ain't gonna happen.

^^^^

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The east-based democratic map except for Oregon makes me think it has something to do with Reagan vs Carter 1980.

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Long term swing/trend ?

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Long term swing/trend ?

I'm interested in knowing the answer for this one.

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Interesting to see how Republicans seem to have improved in republican States and Democrats in democratic States : the country is far more polarized now than in the 90's...

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Interesting to see how Republicans seem to have improved in republican States and Democrats in democratic States : the country is far more polarized now than in the 90's...

Although a reasonable amount of that may have been because of Perot's strong showing in 92... if he took Republican voters in Republican states and Democrat voters in Democrat states, and those voters have now returned "home" to their natural party, it may give the impression of polarisation.

You're probably right, didn't think to this.

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Hint:  The colors are non-political, but the overall theme is very much so.

WTF does it mean ?

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Blue are all-male delegations?

Correct.

CJK wouldn't be very pleased by this map.

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Class A and B Senators ?

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Hint: numbers do not refer to electoral votes

No one guessed this, so: Cities with population 100,000 or greater

Only 5 in NY ?

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As much as Nebraska, how funny !

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Something to do with 1980

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This one is hard to guess, but quite interesting.

I'll give hints if someone asks.

[Antonio the Sixth]

This one is hard to guess, but quite interesting.

I'll give hints if someone asks.

So give a hint

Hint #1 : Colors don't represent parties, but have to do with politics. More specifically to a determined political institution (Senators, Reps, Governors or State legislatures...).

No idea ?

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Nobody interested to this one ?

This one is hard to guess, but quite interesting.

I'll give hints if someone asks.

So give a hint

Hint #1 : Colors don't represent parties, but have to do with politics. More specifically to a determined political institution (Senators, Reps, Governors or State legislatures...).

No idea ?

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Nobody interested to this one ?

This one is hard to guess, but quite interesting.

I'll give hints if someone asks.

So give a hint

Hint #1 : Colors don't represent parties, but have to do with politics. More specifically to a determined political institution (Senators, Reps, Governors or State legislatures...).

No idea ?

I'm really stumped.

The fact I put the number of electoral vote on the map does make some sense ; however, they don't reflect exactly the number I wanted to represent...
Still no idea ?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Can we have another hint?

A wild guess though: Like, for example since California is dark blue, a heavy majority of their Governors have been Republican. In Idaho, a slight majority has been Democrat, making it a pink color. Am I even close?

That sounds good, but Georgia has only had three Republican Governors!

Yeah, right after I posted, I remembered that Perdue was the first GOP Governor since the Civil War.

Could it be what was suggested above, but with Senators, not Governors?

Nope. Georgia has only had four Republican Senators.

Unfortunately you didn't get it. It represents neither Governors or Senators, but instead Representatives. Also, colors don't represent political parties.

Hint #3 : The year of this map is 2003.

I'll give a last hint if you still don't get it, but I think you're able to find it now.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Can we have another hint?

A wild guess though: Like, for example since California is dark blue, a heavy majority of their Governors have been Republican. In Idaho, a slight majority has been Democrat, making it a pink color. Am I even close?

That sounds good, but Georgia has only had three Republican Governors!

Yeah, right after I posted, I remembered that Perdue was the first GOP Governor since the Civil War.

Could it be what was suggested above, but with Senators, not Governors?

Nope. Georgia has only had four Republican Senators.

Unfortunately you didn't get it. It represents neither Governors or Senators, but instead Representatives. Also, colors don't represent political parties.

Hint #3 : The year of this map is 2003.

I'll give a last hint if you still don't get it, but I think you're able to find it now.

Authorization of the War in Iraq?

Nope, you still don't get it.

Ok, I guess I'll make it easier.
Blue States can be considered as "lucky", red States as "unlucky". The darker a State is, the more lucky/unlucky it is. Have a look to North Carolina and Utah in particular : at the time, they were particularly famous for being respectively the luckiest and the unluckiest.

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McCain/Romney v. Obama/Biden

Repubs barely hold onto Montana, barely hold onto Indiana barely Missouri, LOSE North Carolina, but pick up New Hampshire, ME-AL, ME-02, and ME-01, which includes Portland?

Yea, that is Romney appealing to moderates

You've got a lot to learn here, my friend. Welcome to the forum.

Atleast explain how he still loses North Carolina and barely holds Indiana?

Gosh, this is so simple

Black turnout in NC. Indiana? BNot much blacks

What about Georgia and Missouri? Or did Romney appeal to more moderates there?

Or how about f***in Minnesota? How the hell does a Republican candidate these days lose Ohio, lose Virginia, lose North Carolina but pick up Minnesota? Please enlighten us.

Yeah, really funny map.

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Still nobody ?

Can we have another hint?

A wild guess though: Like, for example since California is dark blue, a heavy majority of their Governors have been Republican. In Idaho, a slight majority has been Democrat, making it a pink color. Am I even close?

That sounds good, but Georgia has only had three Republican Governors!

Yeah, right after I posted, I remembered that Perdue was the first GOP Governor since the Civil War.

Could it be what was suggested above, but with Senators, not Governors?

Nope. Georgia has only had four Republican Senators.

Unfortunately you didn't get it. It represents neither Governors or Senators, but instead Representatives. Also, colors don't represent political parties.

Hint #3 : The year of this map is 2003.

I'll give a last hint if you still don't get it, but I think you're able to find it now.

Authorization of the War in Iraq?

Nope, you still don't get it.

Ok, I guess I'll make it easier.
Blue States can be considered as "lucky", red States as "unlucky". The darker a State is, the more lucky/unlucky it is. Have a look to North Carolina and Utah in particular : at the time, they were particularly famous for being respectively the luckiest and the unluckiest.

Guys, if you don't find it after this hint you're really losers.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Obama v. Palin

Obama v. Romney

No. Obama would have won in both cases by higher margins.

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That's my scenario having of 2012 not 2008. Obama won those republican states not because his electoral strength, but in part due to the centrist dems winning those elections in those key battleground states,  not having a centrist VP

Any rate there is going to be a realignment in which alot the state he won will have more GOP senators so I think if Obama wins in 2012 it will be lesser to an extent.

Ah, ok. I thought you were speaking of 2008.