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[Antonio the Sixth]

You'll never gonna guess this map :

Just for fun I'll give you the map key :
- 0 to 0.2 (lightest shade)
- 0.2 to 0.4
- 0.4 to 0.5
- 0.5 to 1
- 1 to 3
- 3 to 100 (darkest shade)

2 other similar maps coming soon.

[Antonio the Sixth]

The second map :

Key (the unity is an index based on the national average) :
- 0 to 0.7 (lightest shade)
- 0.7 to 0.9
- 0.9 to 1.1
- 1.1 to 1.5
- 1.5 to 2
- 2 to 102

[Antonio the Sixth]

And the third one :

Key (the unity is an index based on the national average) :
- 0 to 0.9 (lightest shade)
- 0.9 to 1
- 1 to 1.1
- 1.1 to 1.3
- 1.3 to 2
- 2 to 3 (darkest shade)

[Antonio the Sixth]

Here are some hints that could lead you to the right way. What do each map mean ?

- The first map shows how much reward EV-wise campaigning in each State could generate.
- The second map shows how much power a single voter has to change the outcome of the election.
- The third map shows how much value a single's vote has in the Electoral College.

Now try to guess what it concretely means.

[Antonio the Sixth]

You don't want to make a guess on mine ?

[Antonio the Sixth]

You don't want to make a guess on mine ?

Sorry, I have to draw a blank on your 3 maps.

Here, by the way, is a hint for you regarding my maps: in map 2, you'd be sky blue (that is, the same color as Nevada and Rhode Island).

(Hopefully that doesn't make it too obvious...)

By I you mean France ?

[Antonio the Sixth]

What?

You said "in map 2, you'd be sky blue". Since your map refers to geographical areas, I thought you meant that on your map, France would be sky blue.

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All 3 have to do with 2008 election.

[Antonio the Sixth]

This one is very easy (just posting it here for future reference):

Colors reflect the 2004-2008 trends. The lightest shade is for States that are solid for the party toward which they trended. The median shade is for swing States. The darkest shade is for States that are solid for the opposite party.

[Antonio the Sixth]

What?

You said "in map 2, you'd be sky blue". Since your map refers to geographical areas, I thought you meant that on your map, France would be sky blue.

No, I'm talking about you specifically, as an individual. It should be easy now....

Is it the most popular baby names, maps one and two being girls and boys, respectively?

Well, I doubt Antonio is the most popular baby name anywhere in the USA.

Though, it could be the first letter of the most popular baby name...

[Antonio the Sixth]

Well, no, not "Antonio", but its American English equivalent (Anthony) is.

By the way, re: your name, I thought you were Italian or Spanish when you first came on the forum. Isn't it "Antoine" in French?

And, no, it's not letters, we're dealing with actual names, with each color being a different name.

So Anthony is the most popular name in RI and NV ? Interesting. I'm gonna have a look at the link you posted, to get some other surprises...


And I'm actually Italian (ie both my parents are), but I live in France since the age of 4 so it makes more sense for me to have a French avatar.

[Antonio the Sixth]

That's indeed quite funny.
All those Isabellas... And where the hell does "Ava" come from ?
For boys, Aiden ? Noah ? Jayden ? . Ad so much Jacobs and Ethans ? Also, Texas is quite... interesting.

[Antonio the Sixth]

That's indeed quite funny.
All those Isabellas... And where the hell does "Ava" come from ?
For boys, Aiden ? Noah ? Jayden ? . Ad so much Jacobs and Ethans ? Also, Texas is quite... interesting.

I know, I felt there were many silly names too.

I rather suspect that this is a case of everybody wanting to be different, so they come up with a name that they think is original and cool, but it's really not. My cousin's name is Brianna, and my aunt is always surprised at how many other Briannas there are in her age group, but it was the 17th most popular name in 2002 (the year of her birth).

You're certainly right. But I've never understood what's the sake of being "different" and all... Really, traditional names are usually just better than original names.

[Antonio the Sixth]

If you guessed a Palin/Bachmann ticket vs. Obama/Clinton, you'd be right.

Excuse me, what the f**k? Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and, yes, Oklahoma flipping to the Democratic forum while Georgia, Texas, Montana, f**king Dakotas are staying Republican?

This map makes absolutely no sense, and the "explanation" even less so.

[Antonio the Sixth]

States in a dark shades have swung the same way in 2008 and 2004.

[Antonio the Sixth]

States in a dark shades have swung the same way in 2008 and 2004.

You're close, but there's a better explanation.

The more consecutive elections with the same swing direction, the darker. Or to put it otherwise :
swung dem in 2008, rep in 2004 : light red
swung dem in 2008, dem in 2004, rep in 2000 : dark red
dem in 2008, dem in 2004, dem in 2000, rep in 1996 : darker red
etc...

[Antonio the Sixth]

1992 if Perot did not drop out?

For the record, it would look more like this :

Here's an easy very easy one :

Democrat : 33.12%, 202 EVs
Republican : 33.12%, 195 EVs
Independent : 33.12%, 141 EVs

[Antonio the Sixth]

To complete the 1912 and 1992 maps, here is 1968 :

Nixon : 33.22%, 227 EVs
Humphrey : 33.22%, 156 EVs
Wallace : 33.22%, 155 EVs

[Antonio the Sixth]

And finally, 1924 :

Davis : 33.16%, 213 EVs
Coolidge : 33.16%, 210 EVs
LaFollette : 33.16%, 108 EVs

[Antonio the Sixth]

And finally, 1924 :

Davis : 33.16%, 213 EVs
Coolidge : 33.16%, 210 EVs
LaFollette : 33.16%, 108 EVs

interesting map.. really interesting. only kansas and illinois don't have common borders with other repuyblican states, and NH and RI for the democrats.

Yeah, I was really stunned to see Davis making so much inroads in New England (he also almost won NY). Also surprising, he comes ahead of Coolidge in a couple of LaFollette States (AZ, but also UT, NV, NE and MT). Really an original map.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Here's an interesting map :

I will teel you what it is because you will never get it otherwise. This map gives Gore all Nader's votes, then gives Bush a flat 1.62% from Gore in every State. As a result the national popular vote is a 49.49%/49.49% tie.

This map is interesting because if you compare it with the PV tie map with Nader, Gore loses WI, NM and OR.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Obama vs generic GOP 2012

Switch, OH, VA and NV.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I don't exactly know where to put this map, but this seemed like the place.

I played the board game Hail to the Chief , a game in which you run for the president by first winning your party's convention and then succeeding in winning the electoral college, against myself yesterday using a red and a blue pawn. The colors on this map show which states were won by which pawn. For the states that neither pawn won, I simply colored them based on which party the state voted for in the 2008 election using the red/GOP and blue/Dem model. Obviously, red won.

Red: 279
Blue: 259

EPIC FAIL

Don't do this again ever, please.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Tied PV between Bush and Clinton in 1992.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Guess

Wilson 1916/Carter 1976
Wilson 1916/Ford 1976
Hughes 1916/Carter 1976
Hughes 1916/Ford 1976

Here's another.

Wilson 1912/Davis 1924
Wilson 1912/Coolidge 1924
Roosevelt 1912/Coolidge 1924
Taft 1912/Coolidge 1924
Wilson 1912/LaFollette 1924

[Antonio the Sixth]

Guess! (should be fairly easy compared to others) I hope I got it right in any case...

Wilson 1916/Kerry 2004
Wilson 1916/Bush 2004
Hughes 1916/Kerry 2004
Hughes 1916/Bush 2004

Note that 2000 is actually a better match, with IA and NH voting the opposite way they did in 1916.