Paging Ben Kenobi... wager's due!

[Boris Godunov]

Dear BK,

While the election has not turned out as I had hoped, our wager certainly has. Even with OH, IA and NM, Bush isn't close to 2/3 of the electoral votes or 2/3 of the states.

However, I shall wait until Kerry concedes to present you with your new avatar.

I trust Guynemer will be able to direct you to the proper resources for your upcoming volunteer work with Planned Parenthood, or whatever it was you two stipulated.

Regards!

[Whaleboy]

[Sprayber]

[JohnT]

Bunnygrrl, to Che:

"YOU BET HOW MUCH???






...ON DEAN???"

[Wezil]

Ouch.

What will the avatar be?

Planned Parenthood? Can Ben do that?

[Arrian]

Ben's prolly a happy camper today, given the results of the "ban gay marriage" amendments. :vomit:

-Arrian

[Asher]

Originally posted by Arrian
Ben's prolly a happy camper today, given the results of the "ban gay marriage" amendments. :vomit:

-Arrian

One less temptation for him to elope with the local priest.

[Spiffor]

@ OP

[KrazyHorse]

BK has the most ridiculous election predictions...

First in Canada, now in the US.

[Asher]

Ben's position on anything is pretty ridiculous.

[KrazyHorse]

2/3 of 538 = 359 or so.

To get that many Bush would have had to pick up:

PA
Wisc
Mich
NJ
NH
Oregon

and a state like Illinois in which there was a 10 point spread for Kerry

[alva]

Said thing is the're more in line with the majority than ours are.

[KrazyHorse]

So he would have had to win every race in which he was within 6% as well as one in which he was 10 points back.

[Ben Kenobi]

I haven't seen the statewide figures.

And Bush did better than anyone else figured that he would do.

So I have no qualms about being overly optimistic about Bush, better to reach for the stars and miss, than to aim for nothing and get it.

[Ben Kenobi]

Actually, I figured Bush would win, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

He only lost New Jersey by 5, and won everything else by the margin he needed to do.

So not that far off.

Another 5 percent in Jersey, and a couple percent in Minnesota, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and I win my bet.

You also forget to include Iowa, Nevada, NM in the Bush column, which is why you erroneously believe I need Illinois.

I never predicted Bush to take Illinois.

In fact, even as late as 12 am PST, I had a chance in California.