The Ricochet Midterm Pool
Get in on this! The winner gets...something. Not sure what, yet. An Amazon gift card, an appearance on the podcast...something cool.
Here's how we'll do it:
You correctly pick the number of House and Senate GOP gains, as of 11PM Pacific Time, November 3rd. That's the day after, and there will probably still be some recounts going on -- there's gonna be some shenanigans at the polls -- but we've got to pick a time and stick to it.
Tell us:
1. The number of GOP House net pickups;
2. The number of GOP Senate net pickups.
3. Tiebreaker #1: The number of GOP governor pickups.
4. Tiebreaker #2: Steele or Dingell?
5. Tiebreaker #3: Boxer or Fiorina?
6. Tiebreaker #4: The percentage spread between O'Donnell and Coons in Delaware. Not who wins, just the spread!
For background, check out Larry Sabato's thoughtful, measured predictions here. He says House +55, Senate +8, Governors +8-9. (Of course, in the Ricochet pool, there's no "8-9" -- you've got to pick a number....)
We'll call "Last Bets" sometime on Sunday. You can revise and change and argue it out until then. Whatever your last bet is, that's the one we'll count. So, like Chicago politics, bet early and often.
Graphic courtesy of E.J. Hill
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Jul '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
I have a suggestion for what the winner receives:
A Ricochet plague or statuette or something. The winner holds this until the next pool. If the recipient wins the next pool, he or she keeps it. If not, they ship it to the current winner. We'll just keep passing it around.
Maybe the current holder could take a picture of it somewhere of interest in their area and We could compile a picture book of where it has traveled.
Just a thought.
Oct '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1: House - GOP +61
2: Senate - GOP +9
3: Governors - GOP+10
4: Steele
5: Boxer
6: 8.7%
May '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1. House 58 2. Senate 7 3. Governors 9 4. Dingell 5. Boxer 6. 8
Oct '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
Jimmy Carter: I have a suggestion for what the winner receives:
A Ricochet plague or statuette or something. The winner holds this until the next pool. If the recipient wins the next pool, he or she keeps it. If not, they ship it to the current winner. We'll just keep passing it around.
Maybe the current holder could take a picture of it somewhere of interest in their area and We could compile a picture book of where it has traveled.
Just a thought. · Oct 29 at 4:44pm
Hey Pat, if you're reading this, how about a "Wheel of Fortune" appearance? ;)
May '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1) 75
2) 8
3) 10
4) Steele
5) Boxer
6) 6%
Oct '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1. House: 81
2. Senate: 10
3. Governors: 10
4. Dingell
5. Fiorina
6. 4%
Edited on Nov 1, 2010 at 11:46amMay '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1, H 65
2. S 9
3. G 9
4. Steele
5. Fiorina
6. 15%
Sep '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
House: 66 seats
Senate: 9 seats
Governors: 9 seats
Steele
Boxer
7%
Edited on Oct 31, 2010 at 11:22amMay '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1. House: 56
2. Senate: 8
3. Governors: 8
4. Steele
5. Boxer
6. 9%
May '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1) 74
2) 9
3) Governors - 8
4) Steele
5) Boxer
6) 4%
Edited on Nov 1, 2010 at 7:59amMay '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1) 97
2) 11
3) 9
4) Steele
5) Boxer
6) 3.8%
Jul '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
House +64
Senate +9
Governors +5
Dingell
Boxer
11%
May '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1. The number of GOP House net pickups: 67
2. The number of GOP Senate net pickups: 9
3. Tiebreaker #1: The number of GOP governor pickups: 9
4. Tiebreaker #2: Steele or Dingell? Steele
5. Tiebreaker #3: Boxer or Fiorina? Fiorina
6. Tiebreaker #4: The percentage spread between O'Donnell and Coons in Delaware. Not who wins, just the spread! 4%
May '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1. The number of GOP House net pickups: 92
2. The number of GOP Senate net pickups: 10
3. Tiebreaker #1: The number of GOP governor pickups: 9
4. Tiebreaker #2: Steele
5. Tiebreaker #3: Boxer
6. Tiebreaker #4: 3.5
Jun '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1. House: 61
2.Senate: 8
3.Governors: 8
4.Dingle
5.Boxer
6. 3.9%
Sep '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1.80
2. 10
3. 11
4. Steele
5. Fiorina
6. 5%
Edited on Nov 1, 2010 at 9:06amSep '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1. 69
2. 11
3. 9
4. Steele
5. Boxer
6. 8.735798102%
May '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
AddendumL 6. Tiebreaker #4: O'Donnell: 54-46 (or 46- any 3rd parties+ write-ins).
Sep '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
1. The number of GOP House net pickups - 78
2. The number of GOP Senate net pickups - 11
3. Tiebreaker #1: The number of GOP governor pickups -10
4. Tiebreaker #2: Steele or Dingell? - Steele
5. Tiebreaker #3: Boxer or Fiorina? - Fiorina
6. Tiebreaker #4: The percentage spread between O'Donnell and Coons in Delaware. Not who wins, just the spread! - 1%
Edited on Nov 1, 2010 at 10:59amSep '10
Re: The Ricochet Midterm Pool
Jimmy Carter: I have a suggestion for what the winner receives:
A Ricochet plague or statuette or something. The winner holds this until the next pool. If the recipient wins the next pool, he or she keeps it. If not, they ship it to the current winner. We'll just keep passing it around.
Maybe the current holder could take a picture of it somewhere of interest in their area and We could compile a picture book of where it has traveled.
Just a thought. · Oct 29 at 4:44pm
What would be some of the symptoms of a Ricochet plague? Seeing red?