Matthew Harris ([info]glowing_fish) wrote,
@ 2008-04-21 18:07:00
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Election Prediction:
My latest election prediction
(the last one wasn't too successful)
Hillary Clinton will win the Pennsylvania primary, but not by enough to give her reason to stay in the campaign, but not by enough to make it clear that it is time to leave.

The only reason she will leave now is over money, since as I understand it, she is quite a bit behind in fundraising, and it would seem silly to go further in debt to contest a number of primaries that really can't change the fate of her campaign, even if she does manage to do better than predicted.

On the other hand, since she has been talking about staying in, she might not be able to back out just because she hasn't won by as much margin as she would have liked.


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[info]why_say_sorry
2008-04-22 01:53 am UTC (link)
I agree with you, except I really don't feel like she'll leave. I think she'll stay, and a year from now we'll be hearing about illegal campaign donations to her.

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[info]glowing_fish
2008-04-22 07:56 pm UTC (link)
I guess it is kind of an intelligence test for her. Or a test to see if her intelligence can actually overcome her ego.

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[info]jes5199
2008-04-22 02:27 am UTC (link)
disagree. surprise Obama landslide ends the race.

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[info]qousqous
2008-04-22 04:32 am UTC (link)
!

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[info]glowing_fish
2008-04-22 04:53 am UTC (link)
I actually am not guessing that just because I did guess that would be the case in Ohio, and was wrong about it.

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[info]why_say_sorry
2008-04-22 12:46 pm UTC (link)
I don't think so. Pennsylvania is the Tennessee of the North. Hillary is going to win.

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[info]flaggerx
2008-04-22 02:53 am UTC (link)
you are a pessimist. I expect the worst too, and hope to be happily surprised.

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[info]clipdude
2008-04-22 07:34 am UTC (link)
I think you’re right. I wouldn’t be surprised, however, if she didn’t stay in the campaign much longer than Pennsylvania. I wouldn’t be surprised if she withdrew before Oregon’s primary.

Right now, a Clinton victory in Pennsylvania is trading at a 91.0 bid/92.0 ask on Intrade. An Obama nomination is trading at 81.6 bid/81.8 ask.

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[info]diantha
2008-04-22 02:22 pm UTC (link)
isn't it kind of fun to have an actual race? Perhaps it is a waste of money for her- but I hope she stays the entire distance. But, then I really don't buy this idea that having such a long campaign is bad for the democrats- even if they are beating each other up, they do need to get used to dog-fighting methinks.

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