Electoral College Predictions!

[chromodynamics]

It's that time! Make your predictions on this post, all comments will be screened until after the election. Give your electoral number prediction (you can use this map on NPR to build it). As a tie-breaker, also give your prediction of the number of Democratic senators in the new congress (Democrats only, not Independents).

The winner will be the person closest to the actual numbers, and will have full bragging rights!

Comments

[chromodynamics.livejournal.com]

Barack Obama 353, John McCain 185

57 Democratic Senators

So basically my guess is Obama wins all the Kerry states including Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, plus Iowa, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida.

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Obama w/338 EV. 57 Dem senators.

[sundancekid.livejournal.com]

Electoral: 346, because I do what 538 tells me to.

Senators: 59, because nobody's perfect. :D

[sansets]

Obama 285 electoral votes. Annnnd (I know nothing about the Senate races, so I am just pulling numbers out of my ass) let's say 50 senators for the Dems.

[photosinensis.livejournal.com]

291-247, Obama.

In the Senate, I'm going with a 55 seat majority for the Blues, 56 if you count Sen. Sanders (Socalist-Vermont), whom the Dems will not oppose. In any case, Lieberman is ejected from the caucus.

[automaticdoor]

Obama gets 338.

Senators: 58.

[folk.livejournal.com]

375 EVs. 55 Senators plus Sanders and Lieberaufeinguthaus.

[longtimegone]

okay I'll bite...

Obama: 333
McCain: 205

That assumes McCain gets all 2008 battleground states (not including GA) except for OH and FL. *crosses fingers* (according to this map)

My tie breaker is 54 Dems in congress :D