The Best Representative - THE FINAL. Yes. Sniff.

[minionofmidas]

1. Bradley 5 - Sanders 5 - Allen 5. A three way tie. Congrats. I rolled a die. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) advances to the next round.
2. Kennedy 6 - Bass 5 - Michaud 3 - Olver 1. So does Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
3. James Langevin (D-RI) 9 - Neal 4 - Larsen 2.
4. Simmons 6 - Bishop 6 - McGovern 3. Another die roll. Tim Bishop (D-NY) wins.
5. Barney Frank (D-MA) 6 - Israel 5 - Maloney 3 - DeLauro 1
6. Shays 6 - Meehan 6 - King 3. Die roll won by Chris Shays (R-CT) .
7. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) 7 - Tierney 6 - McCartney 2
8. Boehlert 5 - Rangel 5 - Ackerman 4 - Markey 1. Yet more dice...this is sick...at least my die seems to know what's good for him. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) advances to the last 128.
9. Capuano 6 - Meeks 6 - Serrano 2 - abstention 1. The die has spoken...the winner is Michael Capuano (D-MA)
10. Eliot Engel (D-NY) 7 - Lynch 5 - Crowley 3
11. Walsh 5 - Nadler 5 - Lowey 4 - Delahunt 1. The dice advance James T Walsh (R-NY)
12. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) 9 - Reynolds 4 - Kelly 2
13. Brian Higgins (D-NY) 6 - Sweeney 5 - Towns 4
14. LoBiondo 5 - Slaughter 5 - McNulty 3 - Owens 2. The die seems intend on Slaughter. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
15. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) 6 - Kuhl 5 - Hinchey 4
16. Rob Andrews(D-NJ) 9 - Fossella 4 - Saxton 2 - McHugh 0

I hope I won't have to roll this many dice in the future. Weirdest thing is that every single tie included "my" candidate...I hope noone accuses me of cheating, since they won four out of seven including the three-way-tie.

Second bracket up in a moment.

[minionofmidas]

Bracket 2, Round 1.

1.
Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
Bob Brady (D-PA)
Tim Holden (D-PA)
Steve Chabot (R-OH)

2.
Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
Tim Murphy (R-PA)
Michael Turner (R-OH)

3.
Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Phil English (R-PA)
Todd R Platts (R-PA)

4.
Mike Ferguson (R-NJ)
Melissa Hart (R-PA)
Michael Oxley (R-OH)

5.
Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
John Peterson (R-PA)
Paul Gillmore (R-OH)
Tim Ryan (D-OH)

6.
Steven Rothman (D-NJ)
Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
Ted Strickland (D-OH)

7.
Donald Payne (D-NJ)
Curt Weldon (R-PA)
David Hobson (R-OH)

8.
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
John Boehner (R-OH)
Bob Ney (R-OH)

9.
Rush Holt (D-NJ)
Bill Shuster (R-PA)
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

10.
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Don Sherwood (R-PA)
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

11.
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)
Peter Visclosky (D-IN)
Julia Carson (D-IN)

12.
John P Murtha (D-PA)
Pat Tiberi (R-OH)
Chris Chocola (R-IN)

13.
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Mark Souder (R-IN)

14.
Michael F Doyle (D-PA)
Steven LaTourette (R-OH)
Steve Buyer (R-IN)
John Hostettler (R-IN)

15.
Charlie Dent (R-PA)
Deborah Pryce (R-OH)
Dan Burton (R-IN)

16.
Joe Pitts (R-PA)
Ralph Regula (R-OH)
Mike Pence (R-IN)
Mike Sodrel (R-IN)

[nini2287]

1.  Tim Holden (D-PA)
2.  Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
3.  Todd Platts (R-PA)
4.  Michael Oxley (R-OH)
5.  Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
6.  Ted Strickland (D-OH) (although Gerlach really isn't that bad)
7.  Donald Payne (D-NJ)
8.  Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
9.  Rush Holt (D-NJ)
10. Bob Menedez (D-NJ)
11. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
12. Jack Murtha (D-PA)
13. see my sig line (D-PA)
14. Mike Doyle (D-PA)
15. Charlie Dent (R-PA)
16. Joe Pitts (R-PA)

[Emsworth]

1. Holden
2. Fattah
3. Pallone
4. Ferguson
5, Pascrell
6. Strickland
7. Payne
8. Ney
9. Holt
10. Menendez
11. Kanjorski
12. Murtha
13. Brown
14. Doyle
15. Dent
16. Regula

[Jake]

1.
Tim Holden (D-PA)
2.
Tim Murphy (R-PA)
3.
Todd R Platts (R-PA)
4.
Melissa Hart (R-PA)
5.
John Peterson (R-PA)
6.
Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
7.
Curt Weldon (R-PA)
8.
Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
9.
Bill Shuster (R-PA)
10.
Don Sherwood (R-PA)
11.
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
12.
John P Murtha (D-PA)
13.
Mark Souder (R-IN)
14.
John Hostettler (R-IN)
15.
Charlie Dent (R-PA)
16.
Joe Pitts (R-PA)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

1.
Tim Holden (D-PA)
2.
NOTA
3.
Phil English (R-PA)
4.
NOTA
5.
Tim Ryan (D-OH)
6.
Ted Strickland (D-OH)

7.
Donald Payne (D-NJ)

8.
Bob Ney (R-OH)

9.
Rush Holt (D-NJ)

10.
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

11.
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)

12.
John P Murtha (D-PA)

13.
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

14.
Michael F Doyle (D-PA)

15.
Charlie Dent (R-PA)

16.
Ralph Regula (R-OH)

[Alcon]

Do you all actually know most of these people? Geez...I barely know all that much about my own state's delegation beyond their names and parties.

[Lt. Gov. Immy]

1.
Tim Holden (D-PA)

2.
Chaka Fattah (D-PA)

3.
Frank Pallone (D-NJ)

4.
Michael Oxley (R-OH)

5.
Tim Ryan (D-OH)

6.
Ted Strickland (D-OH)

7.
Donald Payne (D-NJ)

8.
Bob Ney (R-OH)

9.
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

10.
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

11.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)

12.
John P Murtha (D-PA)

13.
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)

14.
Michael F Doyle (D-PA)

15.
Charlie Dent (R-PA)

16.
Ralph Regula (R-OH)

[Jake]

Do you all actually know most of these people? Geez...I barely know all that much about my own state's delegation beyond their names and parties.

The first two rounds were easy, PA delegations and the few Republicans in New England. I'll be voting based on how cool the name is from now on.

[Erc]

Yay!  Lowey got kicked off.

1.
Steve Chabot (R-OH)

2.
Tim Murphy (R-PA)

3.
Phil English (R-PA)

4.
Melissa Hart (R-PA)

5.
Paul Gillmore (R-OH)

6.
Jim Gerlach (R-PA)

7.
Curt Weldon (R-PA)

8.
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)

9.
Rush Holt (D-NJ)

10.
Don Sherwood (R-PA)

11.
Julia Carson (D-IN)

12.
Count Chris von Chocola (R-IN)

13.
No.  I'm not touching this category with a thirteen-foot pole.

14.
Steven LaTourette (R-OH)

15.
Charlie Dent (R-PA)

16.
Mike Pence (R-IN)

[J.G.H.]

1.Steve Chabot (R-OH)

2.Tim Murphy (R-PA)

3.Todd R Platts (R-PA)

4.Michael Oxley (R-OH)

5.John Peterson (R-PA)

6.Jim Gerlach (R-PA)

7.Curt Weldon (R-PA)

8.Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

9.Bill Shuster (R-PA)

10.Don Sherwood (R-PA)

11.Peter Visclosky (D-IN)

12.Chris Chocola (R-IN)

13.Mark Souder (R-IN)

14.John Hostettler (R-IN)

15.Dan Burton (R-IN)

16.Joe Pitts (R-PA)

[nclib]

1. Bob Brady (D-PA)

2. Chaka Fattah (D-PA)

3. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)

4. Mike Ferguson (R-NJ)

5. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)

6. Steven Rothman (D-NJ)

7. Donald Payne (D-NJ)

8. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)

9. Rush Holt (D-NJ)

10. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

11. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)

12. John P Murtha (D-PA)

13. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)

14. Michael F Doyle (D-PA)

15. Deborah Pryce (R-OH)

16. Ralph Regula (R-OH)

[jimrtex]

Bracket 2, Round 1.

1.Steve Chabot (R-OH)
2.Tim Murphy (R-PA)
3.Phil English (R-PA)
4.Michael Oxley (R-OH)
5.John Peterson (R-PA)
6.Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
7.Curt Weldon (R-PA)
8.John Boehner (R-OH)
9.Bill Shuster (R-PA)
10.Don Sherwood (R-PA)
11.Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
12.Chris Chocola (R-IN)
13.Mark Souder (R-IN)
14.Steve Buyer (R-IN)
15.Deborah Pryce (R-OH)
16.Mike Sodrel (R-IN)

[No more McShame]

1.
Christopher Smith (R-NJ)

2.
Chaka Fattah (D-PA)

3.
Todd R Platts (R-PA)

4.
Melissa Hart (R-PA)

5.
Paul Gillmore (R-OH)

6.
Jim Gerlach (R-PA)

7.
Curt Weldon (R-PA)

8.
John Boehner (R-OH) How could you not vote for that one.

9.
Rush Holt (D-NJ).  Gotta love any Dem named Rush

10.
Don Sherwood (R-PA)


11.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)

12.
Chris Chocola (R-IN)

13.
Mark Souder (R-IN)

14.
John Hostettler (R-IN)

15.
Deborah Pryce (R-OH)

16.
Mike Sodrel (R-IN)

[TheWildCard]

Bracket 2, Round 1.

1.Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
2.Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
3.Phil English (R-PA)
4.Melissa Hart (R-PA)
5.John Peterson (R-PA)
6.Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
7.Donald Payne (D-NJ)
8.Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
9.Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
10.Don Sherwood (R-PA)
11.Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)
12.Pat Tiberi (R-OH)
13.Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
14.John Hostettler (R-IN)
15.Charlie Dent (R-PA)
16.Ralph Regula (R-OH)

[minionofmidas]

Bracket 2, Round 1.

1.Bob Brady (D-PA)

2.Chaka Fattah (D-PA)

3.Frank Pallone (D-NJ)

4.Michael Oxley (R-OH)

5.Tim Ryan (D-OH)

6.Ted Strickland (D-OH)

7.Donald Payne (D-NJ)

8.Bob Ney (R-OH)

9.Rush Holt (D-NJ)

10.Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

11.Julia Carson (D-IN)

12.John P Murtha (D-PA)

13.Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

14.Michael F Doyle (D-PA)

15.Deborah Pryce (R-OH)

16.Ralph Regula (R-OH)

Lots of uninformed choices.

BTW - I'll probably not be able to close this after anywhere close to 24 hours...It'll probably remain open until tomorrow morning (that's dead middle of night for you Newworlders.)

[minionofmidas]

I do find the time to close this semi-on time after all.
I'll close it in ten minutes, so you got ten more minutes to vote.

[minionofmidas]

Voting is closed. Results in a sec.

[minionofmidas]

First off, a note to jdb.
Please, list the people you're voting for in the order of the groups. Especially when you abstain on two groups. It's asking a bit to sort your vote out. Ahem. I've counted it anyways.

1.  Tim Holden (D-PA) 6 - Chabot 3 - Smith 2 - Brady 2
2.  Chaka Fattah (D-PA) 7 - Murphy 4 - Garrett 1 - abstain 1 - Turner 0.
3.  Frank Pallone (D-NJ) 5 - English 4 - Platts 4
4.  Michael Oxley (R-OH) 5 - Hart 4 - Ferguson 2 - abstention 2
5.  Tie. Ryan 4 - Peterson 4 - Pascrell 3 - Gillmor 2. Coin toss (no die here) won by Tim Ryan (D-OH)
6.  Strickland 6 - Gerlach 6 - Rothman 1. Coin toss won by Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
7.  Donald Payne (D-NJ) 8 - Weldon 5 - Hobson 0
8.  Frelinghuysen 4 - Ney  4 - Fitzpatrick 3 - Boehner 2. Coin toss won by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-PA)
9.  Rush Holt (D-NJ) 7 - Shuster 3 - Kaptur 3
10. Don Sherwood (R-PA) 6 - Menendez 4 - Kucinich 3
11. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) 6 - Jones 3 - Carson 2 - Visclosky 1 - abstention 1
12. Jack Murtha (D-PA) 8 - Chocola 4 - Tiberi 1
13. Schwartz 4 - Brown 4 - Souder 4 - abstention 1. Very funny. Since I don't have a die, I cossed a coin three times - three one-on-one matchups. Everyone won one. I repeated the exercise, and am now proud to proclaim that the PA-13 saga continues. Welcome to the next round, Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
14. Mike Doyle (D-PA) 7 - Hostettler 4 - Buyer 1 - La Tourette 1
15. Charlie Dent (R-PA) 8 - Pryce 4 - Burton 1
16. Ralph Regula (R-OH) 7 - Pitts 3 - Sodrel 2 - Pence 1.
Congratulations to all the winners. New bracket up in a minute.

[minionofmidas]

1.
Bobby Rush (D-IL)
Lane Evans (D-IL)
Bart Stupak (D-MI)

2.
Jesse Jackson, jr (D-IL)
Ray LaHood (R-IL)
Peter Hoekstra (R-MI)
Paul Ryan (R-WI)

3.
Dan Lipinski (D-IL)
John Shimkus (R-IL)
Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)

4.
Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
Dave Camp (R-MI)
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

5.
Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
Dale Kildee (D-MI)
Ron Kind (D-WI)
Gil Gutknecht (R-MN)

6.
Henry Hyde (R-IL)
Fred Upton (R-MI)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)

7.
Danny Davis (D-IL)
Joe Schwarz (R-MI)
F James Sensenbrenner (R-WI)

8.
Melissa Bean (D-IL)
Mike Rogers (R-MI)
Tom Petri (R-WI)
John Kline (R-MN)

9.
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Joe Knollenberg (R-MI)
David Obey (D-WI)

10.
Mark S Kirk (R-IL)
Candy Miller (R-MI)
Mark Green (R-WI)

11.
Jerry Weller (R-IL)
Thad McCotter (R-MI)
Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Jim Nussle (R-IA)

12.
Jerry Costello (D-IL)
Sander M Levin (D-MI)
Betty McCollum (D-MN)

13.
Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI)
Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN)

14.
Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
John Conyers (D-MI)
Mark Kennedy (R-MN)
Jim Leach (R-IA)

15.
Tim Johnson (R-IL)
John D Dingell (D-MI)
Colin Peterson (D-MN)

16.
Don Manzullo (R-IL)
James Oberstar (D-MN)
Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
Tom Latham (R-IA)

[Emsworth]

1. Rush
2. Jackson
3. Lipinski
4. Baldwin
5. Emmanuel
6. Moore
7. Davis
8. Rogers
9. Obey
10. Green
11. Weller
12. Levin
13. Kilpatrick
14. Hastert (can't eliminate him so soon)
15. Dingell
16. Oberstar

[Jake]

1.
Bart Stupak (D-MI)

2.
Peter Hoekstra (R-MI)

3.
Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)

4.
Dave Camp (R-MI)

5.
Gil Gutknecht (R-MN)

6.
Henry Hyde (R-IL)

7.
F James Sensenbrenner (R-WI)

8.
John Kline (R-MN)

9.
David Obey (D-WI)

10.
Candy Miller (R-MI)

11.
Jim Nussle (R-IA)

12.
abstain

13.
Judy Biggert (R-IL)

14.
Dennis Hastert (R-IL)

15.
Tim Johnson (R-IL)

16.
Don Manzullo (R-IL)

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

1. Bobby Rush (D-IL)
2. Jesse Jackson, jr (D-IL)
3. Dan Lipinski (D-IL)
4.  Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
5. Ron Kind (D-WI)
6. Gwen Moore (D-WI)
7. Danny Davis (D-IL)
8. Melissa Bean (R-IL)
9. David Obey (D-WI)
10.  Mark Green (R-WI)
11. Jim Nussle (R-IA)
12. Sander M Levin (D-MI)
13. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI)
14. John Conyers (D-MI)
15. John D Dingell (D-MI)
16. Leonard Boswell (D-IA)

[nini2287]

1. Bart Stupak (D-MI)
2.Paul Ryan (R-WI)
3.Dan Lipinski (D-IL)
4.Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
5.Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
6.Gwen Moore (D-WI)
7.Joe Schwarz (R-MI)
8.Melissa Bean([bold]D[/bold]-IL)
9.David Obey (D-WI)
10.Mark Green (R-WI)
11.Jim Nussle (R-IA) (to make PBrunsel happy)
12.Sander M Levin (D-MI)
13.Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN)
14.Jim Leach (R-IA)
15.Collin Peterson (D-MN)
16.Leonard Boswell (D-IA)

[jimrtex]

1.Lane Evans (D-IL)
2.Peter Hoekstra (R-MI)
3.John Shimkus (R-IL)
4.Dave Camp (R-MI)
5.Gil Gutknecht (R-MN)
6.Henry Hyde (R-IL)
7.F James Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
8.Tom Petri (R-WI)
9.David Obey (D-WI)
10.Mark Green (R-WI)
11.Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
12.Sander M Levin (D-MI)
13.Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN)
14.Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
15.Tim Johnson (R-IL)
16.Don Manzullo (R-IL)