Collaborative Election Night Game

[Penelope]

RULES:

1. The first poster (in this instance, me) starts an election night, regardless of year, calling one state, choosing which party it goes for, and by what percentage.

2. All following posters update the map with one state per post.

3. We will use this map for reference. Try to keep within the confines of poll closing times.

http://www.youdecidepolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/poll-closing-times.jpg


Without further adieu, I'll start us off:

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ELECTION NIGHT 2016:

Bob Casey (D-PA) / Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) v. Rick Perry (R-TX) /  Marco Rubio (R-FL)


7:01 PM: The state of Kentucky is called for Gov. Perry.

Perry: 54.3%
Casey: 44.5%
Other: 1.2%

[Penelope]

7:34 PM: Perry wins a surprisingly easy victory in North Carolina.

Perry: 55.7%
Casey: 44.1%
Other: .2%

Casey/Klobuchar - 19 EV's
Perry/Rubio - 23 EV's

[Penelope]

Hold on while I update the map for the 8 pm states

[Penelope]

Hold on while I update the map for the 8 pm states

Oh sorry, I always forget to color the undecided states

No problem. Snowstalker got it.

[Penelope]

8:01: Pennsylvania goes to Casey.


Casey: 59.3%
Perry: 40.1%
Other: .6%

[Penelope]

(Still a bit iffy about Georgia)

I'm not.  If demographic trends hold it will be a swing state by 2016.  Same goes for North Carolina though; IMO those states should vote in tandem, or at least closely when it comes to popular vote percentages.

EDIT: Ody, think we should set up a claims system like for the old map games?

Yes.

From now on, please claim before posting.

[Penelope]

Yelnoc can you fix VA when you go?

[Penelope]

Claiming after tb75.

[Penelope]

I'll update the map. HOLD ON.

[Penelope]

Updated Map. Go ahead tb75.

Casey/Klobuchar - 85 EV's
Perry/Rubio - 43 EV's

[Penelope]

8:18 PM: We can now predict that the state of Maryland will easily go for Sen. Casey.

Casey: 61%
Perry: 38.2%
Other: 0.7%

[Penelope]

Claiming next.

[Penelope]

8:31: New Jersey is unusually close, but still goes for Sen. Casey.


Casey: 52.5%
Perry: 47.1%
Other: 0.4%

Casey/Klobuchar - 109 EV's
Perry/Rubio - 70 EV's

[Penelope]

Claiming next.

Sirnick already claimed.

[Penelope]

I'll go after Yelnoc.

[Penelope]

Okay, I guess sirnick isn't going to go. SS you want to take his place?

[Penelope]

OOC: Chairman Sanchez is currently offline. If he doesn't go in a little while someone else can claim.

8:49: Just a few moments before our next round of poll closings, we have a huge projection to make: The state of Florida will go for Rick Perry.

Perry: 49.8%
Casey: 49.1%
Other: 1.1%

Casey/Klobuchar - 129 EV's
Perry/Rubio - 105 EV's

Also, about choosing new elections: That'll be done after this one is complete.

[Penelope]

Going next.

[Penelope]

9:01 PM: Rhode Island is called for Sen. Casey.

Casey: 59.6%
Perry: 39.5%
Other: 1.9%

[Penelope]

Going next.

[Penelope]

9:04: Casey wins the state of Wisconsin by a comfortable margin.

Casey: 55.4%
Perry: 41.1%

[Penelope]

Map with proper popular vote shading:

[Penelope]

Yeah, this one's done.

I'm going to do an experiment with this next one. Now you can pick 2 states per turn. We'll see how this goes. I'll go with the first suggestion, the one Snowstalker gave: Bush/Cheney v. Dean/Nunn (2004).

ELECTION NIGHT 2004:

7:00 PM: Polls close in IN, KY, VA, SC, and GA.

Bush/Cheney: 0 EV's
Dean/Nunn: 0 EV's

[Penelope]

Yeah, this one's done.

I'm going to do an experiment with this next one. Now you can pick 2 states per turn. We'll see how this goes.

*SIGH* No one ever listens...

EDIT: Go back to Yelnoc's post and try again.

[Penelope]

Bleh, screw the 2 states rule. No one seems to want to follow it. Going next.