Posted on 11/01/2006 6:50:13 PM PST by NYC Republican
I haven't seen this type of thing posted yet, so... here goes... hopefully the mods will be cool with it.
I'd like to have a challenge, whoever predicts the closest to the actual results gets a $500 prize- cash, from yours truly.
Here's how it works... The first 200 posters (one per person) that submit their predictions are in the contest.
You have to make a prediction on the Senate balance of power (the Ind would be in the D column), and as a tie breaker, you would make a prediction on each of the following races, including percentages for each candidate.
PA - Santorum (R-I) vs. Casey (D)
TN - Corker (R) vs. Ford (D) - open seat
MT - Burns (R-I) vs. Tester (D)
VA - Allen (R-I) vs. Webb (D)
RI - Chaffee (R-I) vs. Whitehouse (D)
MO - Talent (R-I) vs. McCaskill (D)
NJ - Kean (R) vs. Menendez (D)
Here are the rules:
- First, the best score on the Senate's balance of power.
- Tie-breaker is whomever gets the most Senate races correct.
- Next tie-breaker is overall point spread - cumulative, in all races (can you tell I'm a football fan?). I'll do all of the stats...
- First 200 predictions will be tallied.
- Must be in by Sunday night.
- Winner gets $500.
- If the GOP maintains both houses, then I'll give an additional $300 to the 2nd place winner and $200 to the 3rd place finisher... I'll be THAT happyh
Please try to keep it in the same format, makes my job easier.
Any questions?
GOP +3
its too volatile now to make predictions after this Kerry thing. My own prediction was R -3 for the senate, but that was before Kerry.
Of course it is...
Very generous of you. Count me in. Just post my picks here?
I'll mail cash to the winner, to a P.O. box if that's what they want, to maintain anonymity.
Yep, on this thread please
Senate - R 53 D 47
Santorum 48 Casey 51
Corker 54 Ford 44
Burns 50 Tester 49
Allen 51 Webb 47
Chaffee 49 Whitehouse 50
Talent 51 McCaskill 48
Kean 49 Menendez 51
Good luck all!
I'm locking this in Sunday night... or 200 predictions, whichever comes first...
2006 Senate Predictions Challenge:
Senate - R 55 D 45
Santorum 51 Casey 49
Corker 55 Ford 44
Burns 50 Tester 49
Allen 55 Webb 44
Chaffee 48 Whitehouse 51
Talent 52 McCaskill 47
Kean 51 Menendez 49
You're not going to enter? You need to predict all 7 races.
Senate - R 54 D 46
Santorum 48 Casey 51
Corker 51 Ford 47
Burns 51 Tester 48.5
Allen 52 Webb 47
Chaffee 48 Whitehouse 51
Talent 51 McCaskill 48
Kean 48 Menendez 50
McGavick 47.5 Cantwell 47.35
+3 popped into my mind a while ago. Have no idea which states.
Burns, Talent and Allen I think will be on the winning side.
PA - Santorum 46% vs. Casey 53%
TN - Corker 54% vs. Ford 45%
MT - Burns 48% vs. Tester 51%
VA - Allen 49% vs. Webb 50%
RI - Chaffee 45% vs. Whitehouse 54%
MO - Talent 51% vs. McCaskill 48%
NJ - Kean 44% vs. Menendez 55%
Senate - R 55 D 45
Santorum 45 Casey 53
Corker 52 Ford 46
Burns 50.5 Tester 49.5
Allen 53 Webb 46
Chaffee 45 Whitehouse 52
Talent 51 McCaskill 48
Kean 47 Menendez 53
Steele vs. Cardin? Steele 52 Cardin 47
Santorum 50 Casey 49
Corker 52 Ford 48
Burns 50 Tester 49
Allen 52 Webb 47
Chafee 48 Whitehouse 51
Talent 50 McCaskill 49
Kean 50 Menendez 49
Bonus Round: Steele beats Cardin
Oops Sorry My Bad!
Change that 47 to a 45! I should be in Irak.
Senate R 50, D 50
Santorum 45, Casey 54
Corker 52, Ford 47
Burns 49, Tester 50
Allen 48, Webb 51
Talent 50, McCaskill 49
Kean 45, Menendez 54
Hmmmm, I'm watching the post count, but will let my mind soak on it till the morning. I wanna win this, and research is my friend.
oops! Forgot RI in my last one.
Senate R 50, D 50
Santorum 45, Casey 54
Corker 52, Ford 47
Burns 49, Tester 50
Allen 48, Webb 51
Chafee 46, Whitehouse 53
Talent 50, McCaskill 49
Kean 45, Menendez 54
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