The US mid-term election is tomorrow. What will be the outcome? Will the GOP regain the House and/or the Senate? This is your chance to make your prediction on the outcome. I’ll include mine below.
Prediction 1 - There are a total of 435 seats in the US House. After the election, how will the seats be divided between Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?
Prediction 2 -There are 100 US Senators. After the election, how will the seats be divided between Democrats, Independents, and Republicans?
Bonus - how did you come up with your guess? Analysis on a race by race? Crystal ball? Tarot cards? Runes? Oracle?
Double Bonus - predict the outcome of your local Governor’s race.
My predictions?
The House – 244 Republican, 191 Democrat
Senate – 54 Democrats, 46 Republican
Bonus – Pure guess based on what races seem safe and what ones are toss-ups. I think the GOP will do well, but not as well as some are predicting. I’ll be happy with the outcome, although I’d rather Republicans gain control of the Senate than the House. Hopefully they won’t get both the House and the Senate. This election will throw sand in the gears of government and slow the Federal government down. I loves me some gridlock. Give us all a chance for a breather, a chance to assess, before the 2012 election. Hopefully by then this country might have a bit more consensus on some important issues.
Double Bonus – I’m in Minnesota. Dayton(D) is ahead of Emmer(R), but it is almost a dead heat. I think Emmer is going to squeak it out, but I wouldn’t place even a single dollar on that bet. Personally I’m not happy with either candidate. Emmer is a weak candidate and he doesn’t excite me. Dayton is a mess and graded himself an “F” on his last performance as an elected official. Horner is running as an Independent and hasn’t a chance.