Predict the U.S. Midterm Elections!

[Winston]

Another update.

(Number of Republicans for House, Senate, Governors)

Admiral: 210 - 51 - 23
Ben Kenobi: 225 - 54 - 25
Berzerker: 209 - 51 - 24
Bosh: 212 - 51 - 24
DanS: 210 - 49 - 22
Deity Dude: 219 - 52 - 23
Eli: 205 - 49 - 22
Jon Miller: 196 - 48 - 20
Lars-E: 226 - 51 - 29
MRT144: 223 - 53 - 25
Ninot: 205 - 52 - 22
Odin: 210 - 49 - 21
Ramo: 210 - 51 - 21
Rufus T. Firefly: 215 - 50 - 20
SlowwHand: 209 - 52 - 26
Whoha: 235 - 56 - 30
Winston: 221 - 52 - 24

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There's still time for you to get your predictions in.

civman2000, Oerdin and The Emperor Fabulous: You will have to complete your predictions according to the format, otherwise you won't get a comparison to the rest of us.

Oh, and Happy Election Day in advance! Now don't do anything stupid.

[SlowwHand]

Like vote, if you're going to vote straight party ticket.

[Wycoff]

Originally posted by Oerdin
Likely voter turn out will be in the low thirties though enough people might be outraged that we get a turn out of 40%. That still means the vast majority of eligible voters are to lazy to get off of their asses.

I really would like to see a maniditory voting law. Something like if you don't vote then you get hit with a $1000 fine and spend a night in jail.

That's retarded. Why should I be forced to vote when I don't feel that any candidate deserves my vote? I'm not "too lazy" to vote, I just find my options too worthless to vote for.

[Drogue]

201 - 50 - 24

[Impaler[WrG]]

Wycoff: As I mentioned earlier put a blank ballot in the box thats perfectly legal and satisfies the requirment, idealy thy would even have a "Non of the Abov e" bubble so your can spicificly state your opinion that all the candates are unworthy.

[Wycoff]

Originally posted by Impaler[WrG]
Wycoff: As I mentioned earlier put a blank ballot in the box thats perfectly legal and satisfies the requirment, idealy thy would even have a "Non of the Abov e" bubble so your can spicificly state your opinion that all the candates are unworthy.

I'd be fine with a "none of the above" option; I'd vote for that, because at least that would be an affirmative, unequivocable voicing of my opinion that none of the candidates are worthy. The problem is that the "none of the above" option would win at least some of the time. What happens then?

I find the blank ballot option objectionable, though. You're not doing anything more by casting a blank ballot than you are by not voting at all, and a blank ballot leaves just as much room for interpretation as not voting. Maybe I don't know ow to fill out the card / use the voting apparatus properly. The government shouldn't force me to travel somewhere and wait in line just so I can refuse to vote. It's senseless.

[Dinner]

I don't give a damn about governors. The Federal races are all that matters.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Oerdin
I don't give a damn about governors. The Federal races are all that matters.

That's just woefully, pitifully shortsighted. Control of statehouses is the key factor in redrawing districts after the 2010 census. Ask Texas Democrats (the two or three that are left) if that matters...

[Ramo]

They're also the most fertile fields from which to find Presidential candidates.

And states are important testing grounds for new policies. It'll be interesting to see, for instance, how a Spitzer-dominated NY will implement universal health care.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Oerdin
I don't give a damn about governors. The Federal races are all that matters.

Arnold just vetoed SB 840. It would have provided full medical coverage for all California residents and would have saved Californians $9 billion during the first year alone.

Arnold killed SB 840, but Phil came out in favor of the bill.

[SlowwHand]

Oerdin, I know about you. Are you sure you're not a Yankee? Feds do foreign policy. Finito.
If you want anything done local, you better be voting from city, to county to state.

[DanS]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Arnold just vetoed SB 840.

And will win reelection.

[SlowwHand]

As I understand it, that's a socialized outlook on medical?
He should have let it fly. The country has to go that way.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Hell, if Sloww can see that, why can't the rest of the Repubs?!

[RGBVideo]

my guess:

Why is everyone writing only the predicted # of Republican members of Congress? It creates an illusion that Republicans are the "default" party which one should vote unless one finds a reason to vote others. I'll do the reverse to balance the thread a little

Senate: 48 D
House: 218 D
Governors: 19 D

Republicans surprise the polls again with their "get out the vote"-efforts while the people who are paying for the pork and corruption GOP-dominated government is handing out in record amounts without receiving any of it are too busy having inner philosophical debates whether to vote or not in order to be TEH REBEL who is fed up with status quo, pulling the turnout of people who would vote Democrats down.