The BlogElection Predictions!!!!Kristol, Barnes, Last, Matus, Tell, Labash, and the rest go out on a limb for Bush, Kerry, and Congress.3:00 PM, Oct 28, 2004
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 William Kristol Bush wins Senate: 54 (R), 46 (D) House: 232 (R), 202 (D), 1 (I) Dark horse: Tom Daschle loses to John Thune in South Dakota. Stephen Hayes Kerry wins Senate: 52 (R), 47 (D), 1 (I) House: 230 (R), 205 (D) Dark horse: Wisconsin, long regarded as the clean government state, will be so overwhelmed with voter fraud that pundits in 2008 will speak of avoiding the "Wisconsin problem." Bonus prediction: Packers beat Redskins 38-17. Fred Barnes Bush wins Senate: 54 (R), 46 (D) House: 234 (R), 201 (D) Dark horse: Dalton Tanonaka (R) upsets Congressman Neil Abercrombie (D) in Bonus dark horse: Referenda to ban same-sex marriage win in all 11 states. Victorino Matus Kerry wins Senate: 49 (R), 50 (D), 1 (I) House: 226 (R), 206 (D), 3 (I) Dark horse: An upset is brewing in the Colorado Senate race--Pete Coors makes a comeback . . . and (t)wins! Jonathan V. Last Bush wins Senate: 54 (R), 46 (D) House: 234 (R), 200 (D), 1 (I) Dark horse: Alan Keyes fails to garner even 35% of the vote in Illinois, dooming the state Republican party for years. And despite losing the popular vote decisively, Kerry challenges the election based on results in a few key states. Matt Labash Kerry wins Senate: 52 (R), 47 (D), 1 (I) House: 234 (R) - 201 (D) Dark horse: Barack Obama suffers devastating election-day backlash. Alan Keyes loses by a mere 47 points. Terry Eastland Bush wins Senate: 53 (R), 46 (D), 1 (I) House: 230 (R), 205 (D) Dark horse: Kerry takes Florida and Pennsylvania, but the Midwest goes for Bush as values voters decide the election--at least on the initial count. Kerry goes to court in states where the margin of victory in each is less than 537 votes: Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Chaos ensues as lawyers take over, but only Minnesota shifts to Kerry, making the final tally 286-252. David Tell Bush wins Senate: 52 (R), 47 (D), 1 (I) House: 231 (R), 203 (D), 1 (I) Dark horse: Some combination of (A) logistical difficulties produced by absentee, provisional, and mail-in ballots; (B) statutorily required recounts; (C) partisan litigation; and (D) Hawaii's time zone will delay the final Electoral College count for at least a week. A "faithless elector" in West Virginia robs Bush of one vote to which he would otherwise be entitled. Democrats in Congress begin a major push to abolish the Electoral College. Defeated for reelection, former Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota is no longer around to stop them. Katherine Mangu-Ward Bush wins Senate: 51 (D), 49 (R) House: Republicans retain control (who knows by how much) but I predict Dark horse: Hillary Clinton for VP. Obviously, this is a very dark horse. But here's how it's possible: When the House decides the outcome for president (as it will in the event of an Electoral College tie), the Senate chooses the vice president. But it's not the current Senate that decides, it's the newly elected Senate. I predict that Democrats take control of the Senate, ditch Edwards, and install Hillary, thus giving her a fantastic (if unorthodox) launch pad for her 2008 presidential campaign. Richard Starr Bush wins Senate: 50 (R), 50 (D) House: 228 (R) 206 (D) Dark horse: Kerry calls off the lawyers and doesn't litigate the outcome. David Skinner |
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