Our Next President…
One of the sites that we previously posted on Chillable Hours was Five Thirty Eight, an electoral projections site that was created by a sports stats junkie. Needless to say, the site is filled with an amazing amount of statistical data about every facet of the upcoming Presidential election.
We have been feeling a little out of the loop since Hillary conceded the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama, and the Presidential race has drifted from the lead story each night on the evening news. So, even though we are supporters of Senator Obama, we were pretty surprised when we visited fivethirtyeight.com and saw that Obama is predicted to win the electoral vote 309-229.
This site is a great Monday morning/afternoon distraction from getting back to work after a long holiday weekned. We have logged a few Chillable Hours this morning just poking around and looking at a slice of the massive amount of info on the site.
A few sections that we want to direct your attention to are the “Scenario Analysis” section a few scrolls down on the right-hand side of the webpage (which could be an election source for a multitude of wagers - not that we encourage that) and the state-by-state analysis of the Presidential race located a few scrolls down on the left-hand side of the webpage. While we find it somewhat disheartening that Five Thirty Eight predicts that there is a 4.61% chance of a recount in a decisive state, we are encouraged by the 25% chance of an Obama landslide (more than 375 electoral votes).
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