[Jake The Goose]

Not bad JohnnyZ - you might be a profit..

Got any lottery picks I can have? Kidding.

Damn good projections you made.

I am impressed.

NOW - project the general election - WHAT DO YOU SEE?

[JohnnyZ]

Depends who's in it, doesn't it?

But if it's Fred vs Obama (who I would consider the most likely nominees at this point, by plurality), it'll be a real knock-down drag-em-out bloody faced race, another one of those 50-50ish elections with much dirt and race-baiting. Michigan and Pennsylvania stay Democrat, Minnesota & Wisconsin win it for Thompson on a 'common sense' campaign, maybe Oregon too. Common sense and experience vs youth and idealism.

But the general is tough to predict without nominees and platforms -- and especially without a good idea on how Iraq & the WOT will be looking in over a year. That'll affect VP choices as well -- Fred Thompson & Tommy Franks? That would change a major dynamic.

We'll see. I have been wrong on occasion ;)