Election Day Festivities!
November 4, 2008 is here. As we broach the eve of a new presidency, it is easy to forget the long winding road that brought us to this moment. I know some of the ladies out there were very sad over Romney's decision to end his run for the White House. (He did win Michigan.) However, the resulting nepotism that would have been shown to his mini army of sons would have created a scandal equal to the whole Halliburton fiasco; even Carl Rove would not have been able to talk Mitt out of that! And let us not forget about the whole Huckabee debacle- what was that all about? Yikes! I won't harp too much on the Republicans for the Democrats have not fared much better. Don't even get me started on the freefall of John Edwards. What about Hillary Clinton knocking back shots at a bar? Or the shocking Kennedy endorsement? Better yet, let us all take a moment to thank the intellectual conservatives who have bravely endorsed Obama. (The Obamicans.) Ok enough political recapping for now…let's have some fun!
Swing States
Directions: For each state, circle the candidate that you think will come out on top.
At the end of the night, add up the electoral votes you have won if your predication was right!
State
|
Red?
|
Blue?
|
Electoral Votes
|
North Dakota
Montana
Indiana
Missouri
Virginia
North Carolina
Ohio
Florida
|
McCain
McCain
McCain
McCain
McCain
McCain
McCain
McCain
|
Obama
Obama
Obama
Obama
Obama
Obama
Obama
Obama
|
3
3
11
11
13
15
20
27
|
Which swing state will have the largest margin of victory by a candidate as expressed by percentage points? (10 points)
Will someone in the immediate family of the presidential winner cry? (This includes the new president!)
(5 points for correct answer)
Will you cry?
(5 points for correct answer)
Supposedly 122,295,345 people voted in 2004. If you were one of them, give yourself 5 points. (If you were too young to vote but wish you could have played a participatory role, you too can give yourself 5 points.)
(Check out the 2004 voter results yourself: http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/federalelections2004.pdf)
When looking at the results of the popular vote, what do you think the margin of victory will be as expressed by percentage points?
If you are within:
1%: Give yourself 15 points.
2%: Give yourself 10 points.
3%: Give yourself 5 points.
Everything else: Nada.
According to a US Census Bureau Report, in 2004 the voter turnout rate was higher for women (65%) than for men (62%). Do you think this will be true again? (5 points for correct answer)
