Here are my final predictions; I reserve the right to change these between now and Tuesday 9am EST, but I don't think I'll do so.


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I'm still not sold on the idea of a blue Nevada for some reason, and I've decided that I think Ohio will go for Obama before Florida will, Great Schlep aside.  My map, therefore, is still more conservative than some but ( Read more... )

"...it seems only reasonable and patriotic to hold candidates for high office to high standards. Elitism in this sense is not about educational or class credentials, not about where you went to school or whether you use 'summer' as a verb. It is, rather, about the pursuit of excellence no matter where you started out in life. Jackson, Lincoln, ( Read more... )

...to get your picks in for the Electoral Challenge.

The Washington Post has a great feature that allows you to make your own map and post it wherever you'd like. Mine is below, reflecting my view as of today that this will be a very close race.


>2008 Election Contest: Pick Your President - Predict the winner of the 2008 presidential election and enter to win a $500 prize.

My retirement account is NOT effing happy.

Don't forget, today is countdown day 47 for the Electoral Challenge.  Get your picks in soon!!!

I'm a little late in getting this up, but the L.A. Times had a good article about Chuck Todd last month.  I'm holding out hope that Todd will be selected to replace Tim Russert on Meet the Press.

Ok, time to have some fun.  Because the single worst thing about being here in Zambia is that I'm here during the presidential campaign and election, I obsessively follow campaign news via the internet at every given opportunity.  And because I don't talk to my friends enough about politics, I'm going to try something.  Announcing...

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My favorite site for electoral analysis has an interesting (though in no way surprising) overview of Massachusetts' political identity as part of a series they're doing on all 50 states.  Made me all nostalgic and shit...