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Primary Diversions

Tuesday: May 20th 2008

Newsrooms often have little informal competitions to see who can get closest to election results, and OPB is no exception. But we figured: why should we have all the fun? (And yes, sadly, thisis how we have fun.)

Anyway, if you're interested, let us know who will win these various races:

  • President (D) -- and by what percentage?
  • Senate (D)
  • 5th Congressional District (D)
  • 5th Congressional District (R)
  • Attorney General (D)
  • Secretary of State (D)
  • Portland Mayor

I've been informed that we can't actually give anything away, so this is basically a gentleperson's game. But we can give you hearty approbation. And of course you'll be the envy of all of your friends.

Oh, and obviously: you have to get these in before 8pm!

President - Obama wins 60% to 40%
Senate - Jeff Merkley winner with 41% of the vote
5th D - Marks by 5 percentage point spread
5th R - Erickson 55% to the real Predator's 45%
Attorney General - Kroger wins 55% to 45%
Secretary of State - Kate Brown with 42% of the vote
Portland Mayor - who knows, I don't live in Portland

These are numbers generated by polling political science students at Western Oregon University between 2:00 and 3:00 pm today.
textchampion —
Obama, 70%
Novick - maybe it is just wishful thinking..
(I am not in the 5th district)
Kroger
Brown - I voted for Walker, but I doubt she will win
Adams
CAROL329 —
hmmm, do i have to play? i'm really just interested in the chemeketa community college bit. besides, i'm an indie, so i don't get to vote on the stack...

that said,
President: Alan Keyes, 82%
(with a start like that, maybe i should just quit while i'm behind... after all, who ever heard of a conservative African-American running for president? 8O )
tpohara —
President - Obama by 7%
Senate - Merkley
5th District (D) - Schrader
5th District (R) - Mannix
Attorney General - Macpherson
Secretary of State - Brown
Portland Mayor - Adams
nysteph —

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