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PREDICTION TIME: January 19th Senate race [WITH POLL]

by: sleepleswithamoustache

Wed Jan 13, 2010 at 00:27:02 AM EST


Hi Red Mass! Long time lurker, first time poster. I am curious what redmass users think the final percentages for the upcoming Senate race will be. Specifically, what percentages do you predict each candidate (Brown, Coakley, and Kennedy) will get, and what will the turnout be?

If possible, please try to guess BEFORE you see other RMG guesses, so that we can avoid making guesses relative to other RMGers (which will create a bias around the first few posters). In that spirit, my initial predictions are below the fold.

BTW: One week away may be too long a time (in politics) to make an accurate prediction. If you would like to make a change, just reply to your own prediction with an updated one and I'll take the most recent. thanks!

sleepleswithamoustache :: PREDICTION TIME: January 19th Senate race [WITH POLL]
Coakley: 55
Brown: 40
Kennedy: 4

Turnout: 720,000

I do think she, as of now, takes this one pretty big (by 15), but there is a week left and if I change my prediction I will make a note of it.

The morning of the election I will put together a composite of all the predictions to see how close the RMG collective wisdom is to the final numbers.

I wish I could offer a prize to the closest prognosticator, but I have no idea how the logistics of delivery would work. And I'm poor.

ALSO: please vote in the poll honestly. The percentage of BMG folks and capital L Libertarians posting on here would be useful statistical knowledge ...

Poll
Who will you be voting for in the January 19th Senate race?
Scott Brown
Martha Coakley
Joe Kennedy

Results

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Considering the velocity of Brown's gains... (0.00 / 0)
I'm predicting

Brown 52%

Coakley 47%

Kennedy 1%

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Brown wins (0.00 / 0)
Turnout is high among unenrolleds due to the efforts of the Brown campaign.

Brown 50.5
Coakley 48.5
Kennedy 1.0

total turnout 870K

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I think if he wins.. (0.00 / 0)
...and wins with this small of a margin, then they will recount until he loses.

I think this will be the case.

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[ Parent ]
You REALLY (0.00 / 0)
think they'd let that get in the way?

"I acknowledge having racist and classist and sexist feelings of white male superiority." -John Howard

[ Parent ]
I'm with you (0.00 / 0)
Anything less than 5% and there will be challenges, delays, and various shenanigans.

Follow me on twitter @garyrlake

[ Parent ]
My Prediction (0.00 / 0)

I'm going Brown 51, Coakley 48 and Kennedy 1 with no recount necessary.  

That's the breakdown of the certain to vote in the Rasmussen poll plus one point for Brown and Coakley from kennedy (nobody goes out in the snow to vote third party, sorry Libertarians) and splitting the undecideds.


Amending Prediction (0.00 / 0)

I'm going to say turnout of 1.05 million.  That's about a half of what is was in the 2006.  In the 2007 special in the 5th, there were over 100,000 votes cast--about half of the number of votes in the 5th in 2006.

[ Parent ]
Snowstorm Monday . (0.00 / 0)
Long range forcast has a good probablity of a significant snow on Monday.
I predict turnout will be extremely light especialy in Cambridge and Boston where parking bans and an unberable snow choked commute occupy the majority of liberals day.
Meanwhile Brown wins by a wider than imagined margin 54-44 with Joe Kennedy getting the table scraps.

ok my turn (0.00 / 0)
Brown 51
Coakley 47
Kennedy 2

I'm thinking turnout in the neighborhood of 880k

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Speaking of Predictions (5.00 / 1)
On December 9, yankeepundit wrote on this blog in response to this post: http://redmassgroup.com/diary/...

Brown's Chances (0.00 / 0)

If the election were held today I would say it would probably be about Coakley 57% to Brown 43%.  That's about midway between Mitt Romney and Kerry Healey's percentages.  However, in six week's, Obama will probably be down to the mid-40's in approval.  Coupled with Deval's continued missteps, that will be toxic for the Dems.  

So yes, a Brown win is definitely possible.

And as of Jan 13:

Brown and Coakley are in a dead heat.  Essentially tied in the polls.

And Obama's approval ... 45% according to Quinnapiac:  http://hotair.com/archives/201...

(Doing the happy dance, waving arms, "uh-huh, that's right, go pundit, its your birthday, go pundit")


Gonna Be Close (0.00 / 0)
Brown (R) 49%
Coakley (D) 48%
Kennedy (I) + Scatter 3%

Turnout: 1 Million

(R)- Outside 495


10,000 Vote Difference* (5.00 / 1)
Close enough for the Dems to Hack It Away?

(R)- Outside 495

[ Parent ]
Here is my prediction (0.00 / 0)
Scott Brown = 48%
Martha Coakley = 48%
Dickhead Kennedy = 4%

The way things have been going I predict it will not end on January 19th.  I think the vote will be so close that we will end up with another Florida-type scenario.  I foresee recounts and questionable ballots and missing ballets and lost ballets and all kinds of chaos.

I see marching in the streets by the Boston Chapter of ACORN.  I see some rioting and widespread vandalism.  I predict federal judges and courtroom hearings and all kinds of demonstrations.  

This is not a joke - I really foresee this being the closest race ever.

If you disagree with me you are a racist homophobe.


.... (0.00 / 0)
recount....Brown wins....recount....Brown wins.....found some missing unsealed ballot boxes, sue to allow them to, you know, "count every vote"...recount...Brown wins....discount military vote...recount...Brown wins...look at every ballot and discount 9,000 Brown votes....recount...Martha wins......immediate certification.

They'll be interested in "every vote" not "every valid vote."

Prediction at the end:

Martha:  48.1%
Scott:  48.099%
Kennedy: 3.801%

3 million votes. (gotta count all the dead, multiple precint voting, etc...)

"I acknowledge having racist and classist and sexist feelings of white male superiority." -John Howard


How soon after the polls close....... (0.00 / 0)
will we hear that some machines in Scott Brown's district were malfunctioning in his favor?  

How soon after the pools close will we hear that there were not enough ballots in the ACORN districts of Boston, and so people couldn't vote?

I just know something will happen like that!  It ain't ending on January 19th.  

If you disagree with me you are a racist homophobe.


[ Parent ]
Turnout = 1.4 Million (0.00 / 0)
Using ratios of primary turnout versus general election turnout from the 2007 Ogonowski race we would get about 1.26 Million voters.  I think that this race has received more general election attention and it will be slightly higher at 1.4 Million.

Bob Hedlund for Minority Leader.

I've been crunching #'s, in my secret underground lair. And I've come up with this . . . . (0.00 / 0)
Scott Brown: 51
Martha Coakley: 48  
John Howard: 4
Joe Kennedy: 1

Turnout: 680,000



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Et moi (0.00 / 0)
Brown - 49
Coakley - 47
Kennedy & various write-ins - 4

Statistical info:

I am a Republican.  Small 'l' libertarian.

Yr. Obedient Servant, Peter Porcupine, Republican



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