GA-Sen: Predictions Thread

Polls close at 7pm Eastern tonight in Georgia. We’ll be rolling with live blog coverage later.

So what do you got? The closest prediction earns you 15 minutes worth of bragging rights.

38 thoughts on “GA-Sen: Predictions Thread”

  1. Chambliss 49.7%, Martin 50.3%. If the ground game of Martin, combined with the Obama groundtroops are effective, n ot to the level of the general election, but close, he will win in a squeaker. It’s going to come down to Dekalb & Fulton counties for Martin, both democratic strongholds.

  2. I said from a very early point in the presidential campaign that I saw two viable scenarios: a very close McCain win, or an Obama landslide.

    There were no other outcomes I saw as realistic.

    The same here. I think either Martin will win it by less than 1%, or Chambliss will win by more than 10. My gut, which I pray is wrong, tells me it is the latter.

    Chambliss 56%, Martin 44%

  3. Few things:

    1. Early vote numbers are misleading, as the Obama campaign simply over-emphasized the early vote in every state.

    2. The Martin campaign did NOT emphasize early voting. Whether this was smart is certainly up for discussion, but understand that under most circumstances, early voting tends to lean more Republican.

    3. Has anyone heard anything from the Chambliss campaign about what they think? I’m well aware that morale matters among the campaigns, but Chambliss’s (apparant) silence makes me feel weird.

    Now then, with all that said, I’m still expecting Chambliss to win, but only just barely: 51.2% to Martin’s 48.8%.

  4. I figure if I make the most pessimistic prediction possible I minimise my losses – if it’s a slaughter I at least get bragging rights.

    Sad to say, I don’t have the confidence of others that Martin could draw an inside straight. It could be close, but I doubt he wins it.

  5. I predict 50-50 tie with the election requiring a recount, a court fight over absentee and provisional ballots, and the Senate picking the eventual winner if the Supremes don’t intervene.

    You thought Minnesota was fun, wait till you see this.

    Or maybe not.

    ABowers

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