US Election Pool

[Phaedrus]

Avcanada 2009 US Election pool

As requested, here’s the official contest to see who can first predict the results of the election that’s still almost a year away. Moreover, it’s a way to reclaim some enjoyment in your life, despite the fact that the omnipresent US media circus will now talk about nothing else for the next 11 months, as if it’s really more important than what Britney’s currently going through.

So make your picks early, and update them as often as you like. Remember though: victory goes to the person who first predicted the correct result- so don’t wait till the second Florida recount.

As far as prizes: you get nothing but the glory. I’m hoping to come up with a POS car in the meantime; if I do, it will surely be one that costs you more to dispose of than it’s worth- kinda like the candidates themselves. Any prize must be careful not to undermine the spirit of anonymity of this forum.


Anyway, there are only a few rules:
1) No campaigning – we don’t care who you want to win, and we can’t vote anyway.
2) No criticizing other people picks – a prediction is understood not to be an endorsement of a candidate, just a bet. Save the politics for another thread.
6) There is no rule 6.


Good luck to all!
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Bonus – when will the next Canadian election be?

[Nark]

McCain v Obama

McCain taking with a slight lead.


Great little fact. There have been 17 general elections were the winner did not recieve the popular vote. Pres Bush was the the 17th in 2000.

[Phaedrus]

Damnit man, I was gonna take that!

I'll go one step further though, and take McCain/Thompson vs. Obama/Edwards. Not 100% sure about the order of either of those pairings though. I might be especially be tempted to select Thompson/McCain instead.

Anyway, I predict that the Democrat pair will take it, in a mostly fair election, primarily due to their youthfullness (when compared to the alternatives). Shortly after, (within say a year) the winner will be assassinated, leaving the Vice Prez (Edwards?) to step in.

[grimey]

Romney/Obama, Romney taking it.
Canadian election this fall.

[ottawa,kan]

I'll predict Obama/McCain with Obama taking it. But it'll be interesting to see how Obama does when he's the nominee and has to explain just exactly how he will end the war. Even just logistically it'll be tough. Huckabee is over. Interestingly Pat Robertson had a similar victory in Iowa in Bush One and never did anywhere near that well again. As for Narc about Bush being #17 for not getting the popular vote, I think that's misleading.For instance Clinton was elected for the first time by Ross Perot pulling a big chunk away from Bush 1 but that's not quite the same thing as two guys duking it out and one losing the popular vote to the other but winning in the electoral college. Clinton did get more popular vote than Bush, just not a majority. I think the electoral college has only changed the vote three times.

[hazatude]

Obama/Clinton (What do I win)?

[ScudRunner]

Im going for Clinton / Romney

lets keep US Presidents simple for Bar trivia reasons, Bush Clinton Bush Clinton.

[Guido]

Clinton vs McCain

McCain wins by a hair... probably decided by the courts.

[Doc]

How much of a "hair"?

[Phaedrus]

How much of a "hair"?

Can't be too much, he ain't got much left. And there's no chance either Edwards or Romney would ever part with any of theirs...

[Guido]

How much of a "hair"?

I imagine a Florida repeat from the 2000 election.... maybe Ohio again.

[Siddley Hawker]

How much of a "hair"?

Doc, I ain't touching that.

[2R]

. Norris is starting to get political .Perhaps a run in 2012 ???

[. ._]

Clinton and McCain.

The Republicans will steal another election.

I hope I'm wrong.

-istp

[Doc]

POTUS could be the HNIC!

[erics2b]

[swede]

Here is something telling about Obama - not that it matters. This election will be more of a joke than either of the last two. O'bomba belongs to some flaky new age church in Chicago (orca the whale reportedly holds court there, so that should tell you something). Anyway, nowhere in the doctrinal statements of this church does it proclaim one bit of allegiance to the U.S., the constitution or sovereignty - zilch. The only nation this church upholds is not even a nation, it is the dark continent. Generally speaking, a wannabe potus should at least give lip service indicating that the church he attends is pro America. Obomba can't be bothered. So, O'bomba (if elected) would likely have less respect for U.S. nationhood than the current dictator. I know that it's hard to swallow that anyone could outpace bush in terms of treason and criminality, but all bets seem to be off now. It would seem that Ron Paul is doing some backpeddling too, so beats me. Prepare for more crap, Bushco's exoneration and more of the upcoming police state and the full scale ramming of the NAU up our collective keisters double time. This will all be hidden in a mountain of bs mind you, the sheople will continue to be duped to believe that we North Americans have real elections and sovereignty, but that is all toast since myron baloney sold us out and martin sealed the deal when he signed the North American SPP with Fox and Bushco - traitorous scumbags to the core - but that is another story. Also for another story, if you want to find out how Paul Martin rose to be PM, google Maurice Strong - one of the prime movers behind the NAU and dissolution of sovereign nations. Strong, another new age flake, home grown too - but I digress. Bush would doubtless love to stage another false flag event before the year is up and declare himself permanent potus/supreme dictator and call off this stupid election nonsense. But the blood of U.S. citizens flowing in the streets would be more than his handlers are prepared to stomach at present and that is only because there are too many hardasses still living in places like Podunk Idaho that are gunned up to the teeth. That is my take, and the only reason that martial law has not yet been declared.

Here is obombas african church link:

http://www.tucc.org/about.htm

[swede]

For those of you who are unaware - Maurice Strong had plenty of influence in placing Paul Martin into the pmo after Chretien's departure. If anyone recalls, during the '93 election campaign Chretien vowed to "tear up Nafta". We all know what became of that promise. Then Martin takes over the Liberal party leadership and with a minority government no less, signs a far more onerous document, with no parliamentary approval, the SPP. Martin had no mandate to sign this accord, and that accord is the acceleration toward the formation of the NAU. This has everything to do with the current farce of a U.S. election. None of the current candidates awaiting installation will do anything but further the NAU agenda - the Stongs and Rockefellers have seen to that long ago.

http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd283.htm

http://www.newswithviews.com/Cumbey/constance6.htm

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/204

[swede]

More on the farce: An election primer - if incapable of critical thought it will appear as another nasty conspiracy.

http://www.new-enlightenment.com/2008_e ... primer.htm

[ottawa,kan]

Hey Swede.....you ever spend any time in the 3rd world ( or whatever we're supposed to call it these days.??? I spent some time in Guatemala and Hondurus back in the day. There's nothing like a little time in Tegucigulpa or at some back woods military checkpointin Guatemala to make you think the US or Canada is just about perfect in it's government. For that matter I was in Baja last winter with my wife and 9 year old daughter and by the time we'd been through our 7th military checkpoint I was a little homesick. And in Mexico the troops were very very polite and courteous, especially to my wife and daughter. In general i think we have a fine government, it just depends on what you use for comparison. I guess tax wise I could use a little less.

[Phaedrus]

Swede,
I do appreciate your point of view and the many interesting links you provide, but I would like to respectfully request that you post them in a different thread. Or even start one. It was my intention that this one remain free from conspiracies, campaigning and mudslinging. That way it is easier for others to pitch in with their predictions. After all, it’s hard to expect someone to speak up when we're ripping up their particular choice(s). I don’t think anyone wants to have to defend their selections to the Avcanada gallery. I’m certainly not enthralled about my picks, but they’re predictions- not endorsements.

Witty comments are always welcome though. Also, feel free to differentiate between who you’d like to win, and who you think will actually win.

So, got a pick for us?

[Phaedrus]

Well, the results are in and the winner is- as the first person to predict an Obama victory- Phaedrus.
Although in reality, I was overly specific with my predictions about vice presidents and that should probably disqualify me since I was not technically correct. But how was I to know that Edwards had a love child with some Hollywood Ms. and that the media would not be able to cover for him long enough to seal the deal??
To be fair, the honours (or honors in his case) should also go to Stinson4118c who kept it simple and got it 100% correct.

And for the bonus question, Grimey gets the nod for accurately predicting that Canada would have an election this fall.

Stinson, I was going to send you the rusted out frame of a Chevy Cordoba that’s been decomposing on my lawn, but since our dollar dropped so much I can no longer afford to have it towed all the way south to its new home. So how ‘bout $500 Canadian Tire money instead?? You’ll need a couple friends with wheel barrows to help you pick it up…


Also, for the record I sincerely hope that the rest of my prediction does not come true.

[ottawa,kan]

Thank you thank you thank you. And in the spirit of the internet, let's all flame phadreus because he couldn't possibly give me a Chevy Cordoba, because the POS things were made by Chrysler. Well the dems haven't even had it for a day, and already Pelosi wants to double up and give 50billion to the Detroit POS makers to bail them out for their inept management for the last 30 years. We can always count on the Dems.
As for your final prediction, I actually think it's quite likely, and it would absolutely ruin this country. Hopefully the Secret Service will begin to insist he keeps a bit more of a sheltered profile. I can't believe how out in the open he is all the time. I wish him well...a long life, and a Republican congress in two years. HOHOHOHo

[grimey]

Well the dems haven't even had it for a day, and already Pelosi wants to double up and give 50billion to the Detroit POS makers to bail them out for their inept management for the last 30 years. We can always count on the Dems.

Didn't Bush just push for a 700 Billion dollar bail out of the banks due to their inept management of mortgages and debt? The Democrats are hardly alone when it comes to corporate welfare. That doesn't excuse either party, though.

Corporate welfare wouldn't piss me off so much if CEOs and other executives of companies who receive it had their salaries (including bonuses and other compensation) severely restricted until they're no longer receiving welfare.

[Phaedrus]

Er, in my defence, all that's left on the side of the car is " ba " and I've always assumed that's what it was. Never been in it you understand- strictly for show. And since I've never heard of a Chrysler lasting over 40 years, I naturally figured it was GM...


Heh- speaking of nationalization, what's the difference between GM and Chrysler anyways....?