DL Presidential Pick Pool & the Electoral College

While the Presidential election is (almost) history, the final electoral college vote yet remains to be taken. On the Monday following the second Wednesday in December (December 6th, 2008), the electors of each state meet in their respective state capitals to cast their votes for president and vice president. These votes are then sealed and sent to the president of the Senate, who on January 6th opens and reads the votes in the presence of both houses of Congress.

However, the final electoral college tally will likely be:

Obama 365
McCain 173 

At our last DL meeting, attendees participated in our presidential pick pool, casting their best guesses on the number of electoral college votes the candidates would get.  Here are the results:

Place	Name	Obama	McCain
1	Kathy	364	174
2	Bruce	370	168
3	Brian	358	180
4	Angel	338	200
5	Nancy	331	207
6	Roger	315	223
7	Peter	312	216
8	Cynthia	300	238
9	Cynde	281	257

 

Congratulations to Kathy, who just about nailed the pick!  At the next DL meeting, we will all show proper respect for her predictive abilities!