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Final prediction for the Presidential Election (Original Post) -misanthroptimist Nov 2024 OP
No Iowa? lame54 Nov 2024 #1
Ba-leeted! Responded to wrong post. Sorry. -misanthroptimist Nov 2024 #6
that's my "best case scenario" WarGamer Nov 2024 #2
My best case would include IA, FL, KS, and TX -misanthroptimist Nov 2024 #9
If Iowa, Florida, Kansas and Texas are that close, don't you think Ohio is too? Jeebo Nov 2024 #18
If Iowa and North Carolina then Ohio Metaphorical Nov 2024 #42
TX Figarosmom Nov 2024 #20
Paxton and Abbott will cheat.... JT45242 Nov 2024 #23
And putting Harris County under the control of the Secretary of State! ananda Nov 2024 #27
Thats why they are going out Figarosmom Nov 2024 #36
Looks reasonable wryter2000 Nov 2024 #3
It's realistic. Wednesdays Nov 2024 #4
I'm so hoping Florida will vote Blue 💙 Deuxcents Nov 2024 #10
It's still worrisome bamagal62 Nov 2024 #5
Harris will win brettdale Nov 2024 #7
I love it! Miami Blue Nov 2024 #8
It's what the polling tells me at this point. -misanthroptimist Nov 2024 #11
Bookmarking to check against the final results. How much I hope you're right. nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2024 #12
Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2024 #13
Alaska and Maine 2 displacedvermoter Nov 2024 #14
Alaska? iemanja Nov 2024 #29
Ok, guess I am worried. displacedvermoter Nov 2024 #38
I'm sticking with 284-288, even with IA in the mix. Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 #15
Removed bottomofthehill Nov 2024 #41
I hope you're right! yardwork Nov 2024 #16
I like the way you think! MyMission Nov 2024 #17
I was thinking it might be close in AZ, GA and MI askyagerz Nov 2024 #19
I'd like to see a 1972 Figarosmom Nov 2024 #21
Hatris sweeps all swing states, AND we may see a surprise or 2 onetexan Nov 2024 #22
Feel like it'd be a sad commentary on our electorate BadgerKid Nov 2024 #24
Looks reasonable to me Ruby the Liberal Nov 2024 #25
My prediction is that the Queen of England will win the election iemanja Nov 2024 #26
Why? Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #30
8 point spread? iemanja Nov 2024 #31
I'm not sure what the popular vote lead will be. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #32
I hear she's 6 under at the moment .... OnDoutside Nov 2024 #35
Could well be iemanja Nov 2024 #37
That's a good prediction, but I hope we have a big surprise thrown in like one of the red states Vinca Nov 2024 #28
My prediction Mz Pip Nov 2024 #33
I like it. Turbineguy Nov 2024 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Nov 2024 #39
I'm sticking with my sad prediction from yesterday Prairie Gates Nov 2024 #40
Also take into account third party Metaphorical Nov 2024 #43

-misanthroptimist

(1,273 posts)
9. My best case would include IA, FL, KS, and TX
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 12:55 AM
Nov 2024

Not likely, but not completely impossible either. That would make it 401 - 137 in the EC. That might even shut up Traitortot.

Jeebo

(2,387 posts)
18. If Iowa, Florida, Kansas and Texas are that close, don't you think Ohio is too?
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 02:51 AM
Nov 2024

Ohio is in the upper Midwest, so I would think it would be one of the "Blue Wall" states too.

-- Ron

Metaphorical

(2,393 posts)
42. If Iowa and North Carolina then Ohio
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 05:59 PM
Nov 2024

The three usually tend to vote the same way.

Three things make me suspect a blowout (Trump

Figarosmom

(4,734 posts)
20. TX
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 03:22 AM
Nov 2024

Not allowing Justice department monitors in makes me believe they are up to no good at the polls.

ananda

(31,320 posts)
27. And putting Harris County under the control of the Secretary of State!
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 04:54 PM
Nov 2024

So, no, Texas Republicans are up to no good!

Allred is close, though.

It's not out of the realm of impossibility that
he takes this.

Figarosmom

(4,734 posts)
36. Thats why they are going out
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 05:10 PM
Nov 2024

Of their way to do what they can to alter the outcome.t
THEY ARE SCARED OF LOSING CONTROL.

Wednesdays

(20,379 posts)
4. It's realistic.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 12:45 AM
Nov 2024

On Election Night, watch Florida (as well as PA, NC, and GA of course.

If we add Florida to the others, it will be a very fun night for us!

-misanthroptimist

(1,273 posts)
11. It's what the polling tells me at this point.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 12:58 AM
Nov 2024

Once you strip away the right-wing polls flooding the zone and make a reasonable estimate of how Undecideds will break, it looks pretty obvious.

Hopefully, either Kamala will have long coattails or Traitortot will have long anti-coattails, or some combination that leads to us taking the House and Senate.

H2O Man

(76,298 posts)
13. Recommended.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 01:12 AM
Nov 2024

I'm predicting VP Harris by 9 million votes. Some states will be close, but I think the biggest electoral college vote since 2008. And I won't be surprised if 2024 is even bigger.

MyMission

(2,004 posts)
17. I like the way you think!
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 01:58 AM
Nov 2024

Thanks for putting that together. I played with the numbers earlier, made myself some lists of states, and definitely see a victory for Harris. I think she may even get more than you predicted. I had 4 states I haven't assigned yet. IA, TX, FL, NC were within a few percentage points in the last election. That leaves room for us to win any of them, but we can win without them too.

Given the recent polling in Iowa, and the overall large turnout by women, not to mention the recent Puerto Rico comments, I think we might see Florida and Iowa turn Blue. I'm hopeful about NC but I live here and have been disappointed too many times to feel confident. And while I don't trust TX or FL election integrity, I still believe there's a chance one or both will flip by the shear numbers. I hope to be pleasantly surprised!

As I type this reply, it's almost 2 am Sunday, so 2 days until the election. I'm also wishfully thinking we may know the outcome late Tuesday or early Wednesday, even without all the states called! There will be enough states called to put her at 270 and declared the winner! The other EVs will follow. Big Blue wave coming!

askyagerz

(901 posts)
19. I was thinking it might be close in AZ, GA and MI
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 03:11 AM
Nov 2024

But with the new Iowa poll I think it shows the non college white drop off from Trump is very real. That would be a game changer.

If Trump's biggest pool isn't that deep anymore he just isn't going to pull in enough minority males to make a bit of difference anywhere

I think if she takes all 7 swing states she will get IA no prob and FL and the TX senate race def in play

Figarosmom

(4,734 posts)
21. I'd like to see a 1972
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 03:26 AM
Nov 2024

Only the other way around with Kamala wiping the floor with trump. Kamala 520

onetexan

(13,913 posts)
22. Hatris sweeps all swing states, AND we may see a surprise or 2
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 03:32 AM
Nov 2024

😎🙏🌊🇺🇸🌊🇺🇸🌊🇺🇸

iemanja

(55,659 posts)
26. My prediction is that the Queen of England will win the election
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 04:54 PM
Nov 2024

Since we're engaging in fantasy, why not?

I don't suppose there is any point asking what data you've used to come up with this prediction?

Elessar Zappa

(16,308 posts)
30. Why?
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 04:57 PM
Nov 2024

Every one of those states is winnable. It’s probably unlikely we win every swing state but it’s definitely possible.

iemanja

(55,659 posts)
31. 8 point spread?
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 04:59 PM
Nov 2024

Because Harris is so far ahead in the polls.

I want Harris to win. I'm not going to concoct "predictions" based on my desires alone.

Elessar Zappa

(16,308 posts)
32. I'm not sure what the popular vote lead will be.
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 05:07 PM
Nov 2024

2 million votes in favor of Harris on a bad night (we likely lose) or maybe up to ten million if we have a great night (Biden received seven million more than Trump in 2020).

Vinca

(51,726 posts)
28. That's a good prediction, but I hope we have a big surprise thrown in like one of the red states
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 04:55 PM
Nov 2024

unexpectedly turning. Iowa might do it or, even better Florida. A total surprise like Texas is my wildest dream.

Mz Pip

(28,023 posts)
33. My prediction
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 05:07 PM
Nov 2024

286 for Harris. She’ll hold the Blue wall and Georgia. Lose AZ, NV and NC.

We’ll take the House. Not sure about the Senate.

Response to -misanthroptimist (Original post)

Prairie Gates

(4,409 posts)
40. I'm sticking with my sad prediction from yesterday
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 05:28 PM
Nov 2024

Trump: 287
Harris: 251

I hope it goes the other way.

Metaphorical

(2,393 posts)
43. Also take into account third party
Sun Nov 3, 2024, 06:08 PM
Nov 2024

RFK.jr is still on the ballot in several states, and I can definitely see him drawing from Trump even as an ally. I CANNOT see Jill Stein drawing significantly from Kamala. Maybe some of the "hard left" that would probably have voted for Trump anyway (you get hard enough left and you're in Russia, which really aligns more with Trump anyway), and the ones that wouldn't vote for a woman president probably are neither Democrats nor likely to vote for Jill Stein to begin with.

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