It's OVER! ThatOne08!

C'mon, it's over... I admit I was very pessimistic when Obama picked Biden and that was followed up the next morning by McCain announcing Palin, a woman, as his running mate. For me, it took all the wind out of the Obama sails from what, for me, seemed like a slam dunk win for the Democrats. I'm a registered Independent and I have six sisters, a wife, daughter, and two sister-in-law's, and I cannot vote for any candidate that would limit women's rights especially when it comes to reproductive rights. That said, I am, however, somewhat fiscally conservative (yet somehow at the same time socially progressive). This eliminates McCain/Palin for me, but when Obama didn't choose Clinton as his running mate, I started to think about considering what other progressive candidates there might be. With Obama and Biden's performances in the debates, I've been swept firmly back into the Obama fold. Wow, to have such a well educated, articulate, and smart president for a change... what a thought.. how exciting...

Anyway, with McCain's average debate performance followed by Palin's incoherent interviews followed by McCain's poor debate performance (kinda followed immediately by his "My Fellow Prisoners" quote).. the race is over. For my prediction, it's all about Florida AGAIN. There are many more registered Democrats than Republicans in Florida so if the vote gets out, what was once a red-leaning state is going solid blue in my electoral map.. I even handed over Nevada, New Mexico, and Ohio to McCain. I've put Colorado in the Red column even though it is now a swing state. I gave Michigan to Obama which seems like it is no longer a swing state and I gave him Virginia as well which could be a mistake. However, my total gives Obama 299 electoral votes to John McCain's 239. Here's my Electoral map below.

Scottsprediction

Go make your own predictions here. I'd love to see them so feel free to let me know what you come up with!

http://www.npr.org/news/specials/election2008/2008-election-map.html#/president-nprOvM/

-Scott

Thatone