US Presedential Election Game

[apollo_creed]

I'm feeling a bit of North Carolina.

 

[Refried Noodle]

Question 1
Winner of the election – Overall (12, 6)
• Obama 150-179.99

Question 2 (1)
Hometown Presidential Parochialism/jism.
Who wins more of the support in their home state? (Note handicap)
• Obama (-5)

Question 3 (2)
Obama by how much in Cali?
• 15-19.99

Question 4 (2)
How much will Obama win Utah by? (I’m sure you get it)
• 30-34.99

Question 5 (4, 2)
Who wins Ohio?
• Obama 0-2.499

Question 6 (2)
Combined margin of victory/loss for McCain in Georgia and West Virgina.
• McCain + 10-14.99

Question 7 (1)
Hannah Ray Cyrus Montana
• < 7 for Mac

Question 8 (1)
Alaska (w/view of Russia) v Delaware (w/train tracks to and from Washington) (1)
• Biden dominates his home state more

Question 9 (1)
Arizona v Alaska – Who of McCain/Palin-Palin/McCain has more popularity in their home state?
• Palin – Alaska



Question 10 (2)
Does McCain’s margin of victory in Alabama surpass Bush’s in 2004 (+25.7)?
• No

Question 11 (2)
Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas. Which of the three will represent the biggest victory for McCain?
• Tennessee

Question 12 (1)
Does Obama’s margin of victory in New York surpass Gore’s winning margin in 2000 (+25)?
• Yes

Question 13 (1)
Connecticut for Obama.
• +20

Question 14 (3)
Kansas and Mississippi. Which/if any does Obama get within 10 of?
• Mississippi

Question 15 (2)
Kentucky v Massachusetts. Who wins their banker by more?
• Obama in Massachusetts

Question 16 (2)
How close does Obama get in Texas?
• 10-14.99


Question 17 (4, 2)
McCain and Obama’s biggest electoral wins. (By majority)
Please note - District of Columbia is excluded from selection.

Obama - Hawaii
McCain - Idaho


Question 18 (2)
Pennsylvania.
• McCain (+10)

Question 19 (1)
NH or NJ. Which of the two will Obama win more of the vote?
• New Jersey

Question 20 (5)
Iowa v Michigan v Wisconsin. Same as above. Except pick the correct order of the three.
• M, I, W

Question 21 (3)
Iowa, Virgina and New Mexico. All states won by Bush in 2004.
How many of these does McCain get within 7 percentage points of?
• 1

Question 22 (3)
Georgia. Just how close does Obama get?
• 4- 7.99

Question 23 (2)
Oregon.
• Obama -15


Question 24 (1)
Montana. Is McCain’s margin of victory greater than the combined margin in Georgia and Indiana?
• No

Question 25 (1)
Obama’s margin of victory in Michigan.
Greater than the combined margins of Gore (2000) and Kerry (2004)?
• Yes

Question 26
Obama in Washington, McCain in Montana. Who wins by more? (1)
• Obama – Washington

Question 27 (5)
Minnesota, Virgina, New Mexico. In order of greater percentage. (Obama)
• M, V, NM

Question 28 (3)
Colorado. Does the winner of the state have a greater margin of victory than;
• Bush in 2004 (4.7)

Question 29 (5)
Florida, Ohio, Nevada, North Carolina and Missouri.
Sort in order of McCain’s highest vote percentage to lowest.

MO, NC, FL, OH, NV

Question 30 (1)
Indiana v West Virgina
• West Virginia

Question 31 (1)
Rhode Island v Maryland
• Maryland

Question 32 (1)
Vermont + Idaho + South Carolina
Does the combined margin of victory (McCain will win two of these states, Obama will win one) exceed 75 percentage points?
• No


Question 33 (4)
How many of the current toss-up states (North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, West Virgina, North Carolina, and Florida) does McCain win?
• 4-5

Question 34 (1)
Does Obama win all of the Kerry states?
• Yes

Question 35 (3)
Alaska Senate
• Begich

Question 36 (3)
Minnesota Senate
• Franken


Question 37 (2)
Georgia Senate
• Chambliss

Question 38 (3)
Oregon Senate
• Merkley

Question 39 (3)
North Carolina Senate
• Hagan

Question 40

Senate – Democrats total seats

58

Total Score/100[/QUOTE]

 

[Messenger]

Question 1
Winner of the election – Overall (12, 6)
• Tie
• Obama 0-29.99
• Obama 30-59.99
• Obama 60-89.99
• Obama 90-119.99
• Obama 120-149.99
• Obama 150-179.99
• Obama 180+
• McCain 0-29.99
• McCain 30+

Full points if you’re correct with your bracket and half points if your answer is touching the right bracket.


Question 2 (1)
Hometown Presidential Parochialism/jism.
Who wins more of the support in their home state? (Note handicap)
• Obama (-5)
• McCain

Obvious really. Obama has a five-percentage points handicap strapped to his broad, young manly shoulders.


Question 3 (2)
Obama by how much in Cali?
• 0-9.99
• 10-14.99
• 15-19.99
• 20+

Again obvious. How much does Obama win California by? And note with this one and future selections, if you’re on heavy booze and think McCain will win this state then the correct answer would be ‘0’ which falls under the 9.99 category.

If McCain wins Cali then I’ll take you all out for Ice Cream.


Question 4 (2)
How much will Obama win Utah by? (I’m sure you get it)
• 0-19.99
• 20-29.99
• 30-34.99
• 35-39.99
• 40+

Obvious question it is. In what proportion will Utah’s residents not vote for the Democrat?


Question 5 (4, 2)
Who wins Ohio?
• McCain 0-2.499
• McCain – 2.5+
• Obama 0-2.499
• Obama 2.5+

Right candidate only = 2 points. Right margin + winner as well = 4 points total


Question 6 (2)
Combined margin of victory/loss for McCain in Georgia and West Virgina.
• McCain + 0-4.99
• McCain + 5-9.99
• McCain + 10-14.99
• McCain + 15
• McCain negative (cumulative loss)

With the votes for Georgia and West Virgina nice and counted what will be the plus/minus for McCain?

For example, if he wins Georgia by 6 percentage points and West Virgina by 5 then the answer would be 11 and fall in the +10-14.99 bracket.


Question 7 (1)
Hannah Ray Cyrus Montana
• > 7 for Mac
• < 7 for Mac

Will McCain win by more than 7 percentage points or will be win the state by less than 7. (which includes not winning the state as well)


Question 8 (1)
Alaska (w/view of Russia) v Delaware (w/train tracks to and from Washington) (1)
• Biden dominates his home state more
• Palin dominates her home state more

Easy question here. Does Sexy Sarah win (Alaska) by a greater margin or does Joe ‘six pack’ (Delaware)?


Question 9 (1)
Arizona v Alaska – Who of McCain/Palin-Palin/McCain has more popularity in their home state?
• McCain – Arizona
• Palin – Alaska

Which is obviously asking, who wins their state by more?


Question 10 (2)
Does McCain’s margin of victory in Alabama surpass Bush’s in 2004 (+25.7)?
• Yes
• No

No explanation required.


Question 11 (2)
Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas. Which of the three will represent the biggest victory for McCain?
• Tennessee
• Louisiana
• Arkansas


Question 12 (1)
Does Obama’s margin of victory in New York surpass Gore’s winning margin in 2000 (+25)?
• Yes
• No


Question 13 (1)
Connecticut for Obama.
• +20
• -20


Question 14 (3)
Kansas and Mississippi. Which/if any does Obama get within 10 of?
• Kansas
• Mississippi
• Both
• None


Question 15 (2)
Kentucky v Massachusetts. Who wins their banker by more?
• McCain (+5) in Kentucky
• Obama in Massachusetts

Again, note the handicap. McCain starts with a five percentage point’s head start.


Question 16 (2)
How close does Obama get in Texas?
• 0-9.99
• 10-14.99
• 15-19.99
• 20+


Question 17 (4, 2)
McCain and Obama’s biggest electoral wins. (By majority)
Please note - District of Columbia is excluded from selection.

Please specify. Obama - Vermont + 26
McCain - Kentucky + 19


Question 18 (2)
Pennsylvania.
• McCain (+10)
• Obama

McCain again starts with a handicap. This time of ten percentage points.


Question 19 (1)
NH or NJ. Which of the two will Obama win more of the vote?
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey


Question 20 (5)
Iowa v Michigan v Wisconsin. Same as above. Except pick the correct order of the three.
• I, M, W
• I, W, M
• M, I, W
• M, W, I
• W, I, M
• W, M, I


Question 21 (3)
Iowa, Virginia and New Mexico. All states won by Bush in 2004.
How many of these does McCain get within 7 percentage points of?
• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3

Easy question. (not so easy answer)
How many of these three states does McCain get within 8 percentage points of?


Question 22 (3)
Georgia. Just how close does Obama get?
• Win
• 0-3.99
• 4- 7.99
• 8-11.99
• 12+


Question 23 (2)
Oregon.
• Obama +15
• Obama -15


Question 24 (1)
Montana. Is McCain’s margin of victory greater than the combined margin in Georgia and Indiana?
• Yes
• No

So what the question means is does McCain win Montana by more than his combined margins in Georgia and Indiana?


Question 25 (1)
Obama’s margin of victory in Michigan.
Greater than the combined margins of Gore (2000) and Kerry (2004)?
• Yes
• No

So add the two margins of victory in the state by Gore and Kerry and decide whether Obama will win Michigan in 2008 by more than that figure.


Question 26
Obama in Washington, McCain in Montana. Who wins by more? (1)
• Obama – Washington
• McCain – Montana


Question 27 (5)
Minnesota, Virginia, New Mexico. In order of greater percentage. (Obama)
• M, V, NM
• M, NM, V
• V, M, NM
• V, NM, M
• NM, M, V
• NM, V, M


Question 28 (3)
Colorado. Does the winner of the state have a greater margin of victory than;
• Bush in 2000 (8.4)
• Bush in 2004 (4.7)
• < 4.7

Obviously the Bush in 2004 answer ranges from 4.7 to 8.399. The other two are pretty obvious.

Question 29 (5)
Florida, Ohio, Nevada, North Carolina and Missouri.
Sort in order of McCain’s highest vote percentage to lowest.

OH, FL, NV, MO, NC

I won’t provide the options here you can order them yourselves Steve Dooceybags.

One point scored per position correct. So every state in the right order scores one point with a maximum of five possible.

Question 30 (1)
Indiana v West Virgina

• Indiana
• West Virginia

Which state does McCain score more of the vote in?

Question 31 (1)
Rhode Island v Maryland

• Rhode Island
• Maryland

Which state does Obama score more of the vote in?

Question 32 (1)
Vermont + Idaho + South Carolina
Does the combined margin of victory (McCain will win two of these states, Obama will win one) exceed 75 percentage points?

• Yes
• No


Question 33 (4)
How many of the current toss-up states (North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, West Virgina, North Carolina, and Florida) does McCain win?

• 0-1
• 2-3
• 4-5
• 6-7

Question 34 (1)
Does Obama win all of the Kerry states?

• Yes
• No

This one’s almost a banker folks. Get yourselves some one point insurance.


Question 35 (3)
Alaska Senate

• Stevens
• Begich

Question 36 (3)
Minnesota Senate

• Franken
• Coleman

Question 37 (2)
Georgia Senate

• Chambliss
• Martin

Question 38 (3)
Oregon Senate

• Merkley
• Smith

Question 39 (3)
North Carolina Senate

• Hagan
• Dole

Question 40

Senate – Democrats total seats 59

Maximum five points. For every one you’re wrong (in either direction) there’s one taken from your points total.

 

[Refried Noodle]

Any the results are...?

 

[Mr Q]

Any the results are...?

Still waiting on the results of a couple of Senate races?

 

[Messenger]

The Georgia Senate race in one of the questions has gone to a run off election in December because the GOP candidate finished with the most votes but did not have a simple majority.

 

[stuart27]

Re: US Presidential Election Game

The answers so far...
(all results from CNN or fivethirtyeight.com)

Question 1
Winner of the election – Overall (12, 6)
• Tie
• Obama 0-29.99
• Obama 30-59.99
• Obama 60-89.99
• Obama 90-119.99
• Obama 120-149.99
• Obama 150-179.99 (1/2 points)
• Obama 180+ (Provisional results have Obama 365 def McCain 173, a margin of 192 EVs)
• McCain 0-29.99
• McCain 30+

Full points if you’re correct with your bracket and half points if your answer is touching the right bracket.


Question 2 (1)
Hometown Presidential Parochialism/jism.
Who wins more of the support in their home state? (Note handicap)
• Obama (-5) (62% - handicap = 57%)
• McCain (54%)

Obvious really. Obama has a five-percentage points handicap strapped to his broad, young manly shoulders.


Question 3 (2)
Obama by how much in Cali?
• 0-9.99
• 10-14.99
• 15-19.99
• 20+ (61% to 37%)

Again obvious. How much does Obama win California by? And note with this one and future selections, if you’re on heavy booze and think McCain will win this state then the correct answer would be ‘0’ which falls under the 9.99 category.

If McCain wins Cali then I’ll take you all out for Ice Cream.


Question 4 (2)
How much will Obama win Utah by? (I’m sure you get it)
• 0-19.99
• 20-29.99 (just...63% to 34%)
• 30-34.99
• 35-39.99
• 40+

Obvious question it is. In what proportion will Utah’s residents not vote for the Democrat?


Question 5 (4, 2)
Who wins Ohio?
• McCain 0-2.499
• McCain – 2.5+
• Obama 0-2.499
• Obama 2.5+ (51% to 47%)

Right candidate only = 2 points. Right margin + winner as well = 4 points total


Question 6 (2)
Combined margin of victory/loss for McCain in Georgia and West Virgina.
• McCain + 0-4.99
• McCain + 5-9.99
• McCain + 10-14.99
• McCain + 15 (+ 18%: 13% in WV, 5% in GA)
• McCain negative (cumulative loss)

With the votes for Georgia and West Virgina nice and counted what will be the plus/minus for McCain?

For example, if he wins Georgia by 6 percentage points and West Virgina by 5 then the answer would be 11 and fall in the +10-14.99 bracket.


Question 7 (1)
Hannah Ray Cyrus Montana
• > 7 for Mac
• < 7 for Mac (3%: 50% to 47%)
Will McCain win by more than 7 percentage points or will be win the state by less than 7. (which includes not winning the state as well)


Question 8 (1)
Alaska (w/view of Russia) v Delaware (w/train tracks to and from Washington) (1)
• Biden dominates his home state more (62% to 37%)
• Palin dominates her home state more (62% to 36%)

Easy question here. Does Sexy Sarah win (Alaska) by a greater margin or does Joe ‘six pack’ (Delaware)?


Question 9 (1)
Arizona v Alaska – Who of McCain/Palin-Palin/McCain has more popularity in their home state?
• McCain – Arizona (54% to 45%)
• Palin – Alaska (62% to 36%)

Which is obviously asking, who wins their state by more?


Question 10 (2)
Does McCain’s margin of victory in Alabama surpass Bush’s in 2004 (+25.7)?
• Yes
• No (only +22%)

No explanation required.


Question 11 (2)
Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas. Which of the three will represent the biggest victory for McCain?
• Tennessee(15%: 57% to 42%)
• Louisiana (19%: 59% to 40%)
• Arkansas (20%: 59% to 39%)


Question 12 (1)
Does Obama’s margin of victory in New York surpass Gore’s winning margin in 2000 (+25)?
• Yes (Obama with 25.44% def Gore with 24.98%)
• No
Good pick up DaveW.

Question 13 (1)
Connecticut for Obama.
• +20 (23%: 61% to 38%)
• -20


Question 14 (3)
Kansas and Mississippi. Which/if any does Obama get within 10 of?
• Kansas (16%)
• Mississippi (14%)
• Both
• None


Question 15 (2)
Kentucky v Massachusetts. Who wins their banker by more?
• McCain (+5) in Kentucky (17% + handicap = 22%)
• Obama in Massachusetts (26%)

Again, note the handicap. McCain starts with a five percentage point’s head start.


Question 16 (2)
How close does Obama get in Texas?
• 0-9.99
• 10-14.99 (11%: 55% to 44%)
• 15-19.99
• 20+


Question 17 (4, 2)
McCain and Obama’s biggest electoral wins. (By majority)
Please note - District of Columbia is excluded from selection.

Please specify.

McCain: Oklahoma (66%)Obama: Hawaii (72%)
And, for reference, Obama's majority in DC: 93%.


Question 18 (2)
Pennsylvania.
• McCain +10(44% + handicap = 54%)
• Obama (55%)

McCain again starts with a handicap. This time of ten percentage points.


Question 19 (1)
NH or NJ. Which of the two will Obama win more of the vote?
• New Hampshire (54%)
• New Jersey (57%)


Question 20 (5)
Iowa v Michigan v Wisconsin. Same as above. Except pick the correct order of the three.
• I, M, W
• I, W, M
• M, I, W
• M, W, I (57%, 56%, 54% respectively)
• W, I, M
• W, M, I


Question 21 (3)
Iowa, Virginia and New Mexico. All states won by Bush in 2004.
How many of these does McCain get within 7 percentage points of?
• 0
• 1 (Virginia: 6%; NM was 15%, Iowa was 9%)
• 2
• 3

Easy question. (not so easy answer)
How many of these three states does McCain get within 8 percentage points of?


Question 22 (3)
Georgia. Just how close does Obama get?
• Win
• 0-3.99
• 4- 7.99 (5%: 52% to 47%)
• 8-11.99
• 12+


Question 23 (2)
Oregon.
• Obama +15 (16%: 57% to 41%)
• Obama -15


Question 24 (1)
Montana. Is McCain’s margin of victory greater than the combined margin in Georgia and Indiana?
• Yes
• No (he won Montana by 3%, won Georgia by 5%, and lost Indiana by 1%, and 4 > 3.)

So what the question means is does McCain win Montana by more than his combined margins in Georgia and Indiana?


Question 25 (1)
Obama’s margin of victory in Michigan.
Greater than the combined margins of Gore (2000) and Kerry (2004)?
• Yes (Obama 16%, Gore + Kerry 8%)
• No

So add the two margins of victory in the state by Gore and Kerry and decide whether Obama will win Michigan in 2008 by more than that figure.


Question 26
Obama in Washington, McCain in Montana. Who wins by more? (1)
• Obama – Washington (17%)
• McCain – Montana (3%)


Question 27 (5)
Minnesota, Virgina, New Mexico. In order of greater percentage. (Obama)
• M, V, NM
• M, NM, V
• V, M, NM
• V, NM, M
• NM, M, V (15%, 10%, 6%)
• NM, V, M


Question 28 (3)
Colorado. Does the winner of the state have a greater margin of victory than;
• Bush in 2000 (8.4) (Obama by 9%)
• Bush in 2004 (4.7)
• < 4.7

Obviously the Bush in 2004 answer ranges from 4.7 to 8.399. The other two are pretty obvious.

Question 29 (5)
Florida, Ohio, Nevada, North Carolina and Missouri.
Sort in order of McCain’s highest vote percentage to lowest.


One point scored per position correct. So every state in the right order scores one point with a maximum of five possible.

1. MO 50%
=2. FL 49%
=2. NC 49%
4. OH 47%
5. NV 43%

Question 30 (1)
Indiana v West Virgina

• Indiana (49%)
• West Virginia (56%)

Which state does McCain score more of the vote in?

Question 31 (1)
Rhode Island v Maryland

• Rhode Island (63%)
• Maryland (62%)

Which state does Obama score more of the vote in?

Question 32 (1)
Vermont + Idaho + South Carolina
Does the combined margin of victory (McCain will win two of these states, Obama will win one) exceed 75 percentage points?

• Yes
• No (69%: VT 35% ID 25% SC 9%)


Question 33 (4)
How many of the current toss-up states (North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida) does McCain win?

• 0-1
• 2-3 (ND, WV, MO yet to be called but he will win)
• 4-5
• 6-7

Question 34 (1)
Does Obama win all of the Kerry states?

• Yes (and how...)
• No

This one’s almost a banker folks. Get yourselves some one point insurance.


Question 35 (3)
Alaska Senate

• Stevens
• Begich

Begich claimed victory with a lead of 3,700 votes

Question 36 (3)
Minnesota Senate

• Franken
• Coleman

YET TO BE CALLED - Coleman leads by around 200 votes, will go to a recount

Question 37 (2)
Georgia Senate
• Chambliss
• Martin

WILL GO TO RUNOFF - Chambliss leads, but is below the 50% threshold to avoid a runoff.

Question 38 (3)
Oregon Senate

• Merkley (49% to 46%)
• Smith

Question 39 (3)
North Carolina Senate

• Hagan (53% to 44%)
• Dole

Question 40

Senate – Democrats total seats
Currently 56 not incl. the 2 independents, with 2 seats yet to be decided.


**One other mistake I made was not including the question asking which state would have the smallest margin of victory. (obviously % based)**
Currently Missouri at around 1%.

 

[DaveW]

Re: US Presidential Election Game

Question 12 (1)
Does Obama’s margin of victory in New York surpass Gore’s winning margin in 2000 (+25)?
• Yes
• No (it only equals it. +25%)
Tricky one...may be up to apollo_creed to adjudicate, but so far the margin has equalled, but not surpassed Gore's in 2000.

Surely you're allowed to go to decimal points here. Obama eclipsed Gore by roughly half a percentage point.

New York history

Question 17 (4, 2)
McCain and Obama’s biggest electoral wins. (By majority)
Please note - District of Columbia is excluded from selection.

Please specify.

McCain: Oklahoma (66%)Obama: Hawaii (72%)
And, for reference, Obama's majority in DC: 93%.

Oklahoma was only McCain's best in terms of vote share. In terms of winning margin, Wyoming was a larger win for McCain.

2008 results

(Reason being that there were no third party candidates in OK. Tougher ballot access laws, it seems.)

 

[stuart27]

Re: US Presidential Election Game

Oklahoma was only McCain's best in terms of vote share. In terms of winning margin, Wyoming was a larger win for McCain.

2008 results

(Reason being that there were no third party candidates in OK. Tougher ballot access laws, it seems.)

The question states largest by majority, so it depends if it's largest vote share or largest margin.

I took it to mean largest vote share, but it's up to the OP to decide.

 

[The Spornstar]

Any update on this?