Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Kansas City
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ELECTION BETTING SPECIAL. All invited...

The quadrennial Election Betting Special is ON THE AIR! Members of the FREAK mailer, the Asylum Bulletin Board, and the NWC are invited to participate in an attempt to wrest the crown from the 1996 winner, Zaven Keleshian of Chicago, Illinois.

Here's how it works: bet once in eack of the following contests. The participants are in the left and right columns. The number in the middle is the point spread. You are betting AGAINST THE SPREAD...in other words, if the category is

"Bush 3 points over Gore"

, a vote for Bush means you think he will win by more than three points; a vote for Gore means you think he will either win or lose by less than three points. If the category is

"Ralph Nader even 4%",

a vote for Nader means you think he'll get MORE THAN four percent, and a vote for 4% means you think he'll get LESS THAN four percent. In the event that the spread is EXACTLY correct, the "house" wins, and all votes are counted as incorrect. All percentages are to be rounded to the nearest point.

You may either vote via public post or via an email to VKGwarlock@aol.com. The winner will be determined by number of correct predictions and by the tie-breaker if necessary, and will be announced via public post.

PREDICTION ONE: POPULAR VOTE PERCENTAGE--PRESIDENT

George Bush 3 over Al Gore


PREDICTION TWO: ELECTORAL VOTE--PRESIDENT

George Bush even Al Gore

PREDICTION THREE: GREEN PARTY VOTE--PRESIDENT

Ralph Nader even 4%

PREDICTION THREE: REFORM PARTY VOTE--PRESIDENT

Pat Buchanan even 1 million votes

PREDICTION FOUR: LIBERTARIAN VOTE--PRESIDENT

Harry Browne even 500,000 votes

UNITED STATES SENATE--TOTAL SEATS HELD

Republicans 4 over Democrats

UNITED STATES H.O.R.--TOTAL SEATS HELD

Republicans 3 over Democrats

UNITED STATES SENATE--NEW YORK

H.R. Clinton 4 over R. Lazio


FIRST TIE-BREAKER: Pick the Presidential winner in each of these five states:
FLORIDA
MICHIGAN
PENNSYLVANIA
MISSOURI
WASHINGTON

SECOND TIE BREAKER: Give the EXACT electoral count for each Presidential candidate.


For those watching the election returns, we recommend the official election drinking game: take a drink every time Pat Buchanan is mentioned. In fact, this is a good idea even when you're NOT watching election returns. Serious alcoholics or conservatives may wish to substitute "Ralph Nader" for "Pat Buchanan".

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: LfuckinA
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now i remember why i don't bet...way too confusing.

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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Bangor, ME
Posts: 10153

bush over gore 4 points
nader 9% (lots of ppl like pot_
browne 900,000 votes (ok a little liberal but hey)

republican congress

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Originally posted by AlcoholSoopaFiend:
bush over gore 4 points
nader 9% (lots of ppl like pot_
browne 900,000 votes (ok a little liberal but hey)

republican congress

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