Election Night

So, some friends and I have been working on a little competition, where we pick the final results for election night. We started it months ago. It breaks down like this...

Pick the winner, Obama or McCain (If your pick loses, you lose this competition, even if you scored points on everything else)
Pick the VP's (This was done weeks before Biden was named, and before Palin)
Pick the Results
- 1st pick immediately after the conventions
- 2nd pick half way point between the 1st and election day- 3rd pick
- last chance, picks RIGHT before election ( I made my calls on Nov. 1st.)

I gained 50 points, by having Joe Biden as my 1st pick for Obama's VP. (Wesley Clark was #2, and Chris Dodd was #3)NO ONE in the competition got points for Sarah Palin. My 1st pick for McCain's VP was Mitt Romney.

Then it's off to the races for the Election night results. Here is an abbreviated version (1/50th) The 1st pick, I said NC would go to McCain by 7 %, 2nd it was McCain by 5%, and my final has NC going to Obama by 6%. now if Obama gets NC by 5%, I lose 1 pt for being off on the final count, and 10 total points because I changed from a red to a blue. So if that was the race, and NC wins by 5%, I'd sit at 39 points, because I had the Biden pick. Whoever has the most points at the final call, wins the competition.

So, for those who are generally curious, and want to see the pick ahead of time.. Here are my picks...

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will win WA, OR, CA, NV, CO, NM, MN, IA, IL, WI, OH, IN, MI, ME, NH, VT, NY, MA, RI, CT, NJ, DE, HI, MD, VA, NC and FL. for a total of 364

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will win ID, UT. AZ. MT, WY, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX, KY, TN, MS, AL, WV, SC, AL and GA for a total of 174.

Let's see if I can get it right.
Greg