>On Friday I made my prediction Romney 296-242 and I was out on a limb. This morning I've read 2 columnists who followed my lead. Thus, I've determined that I wasn't bold enough. It's go BIG time!
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>Tomorrow I'm planning on going off diet and deep into the cellar for a prime grade rib-eye & a stunning cabernet while watching the political super bowl. I have to be up at 3am on Wednesday & I expect I will enjoy a full night's sleep. Here's the way I see tomorrow night. All times PST.
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>Swing state polls close :
>4pm - Virginia & Ohio
>4:30 - North Carolina
>5pm - Florida, Pennsylvania & New Hampshire
>6pm - Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota & Michigan
>7pm - Iowa & Nevada
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>My night as I see it:
>6-7pm - Virginia & North Carolina are called for Romney
>7-8pm - I'm enjoying my dinner, Florida and New Hampshire get called for Romney & I'm watching heads explode while flipping between NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC & CNN. Note: My father will likely be grouching because I'm not turning on FoxNews but my house, my rules & I prefer to watch pundits lose their collective minds rather then get tingles up their leg.
>8-9pm - Colorado & Wisconsin go to the official 45th President of the United States.
>9-10pm - I head to bed
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>You'll note that I don't mention Ohio or Pennsylvania, because I believe they'll still be counting by the time Romney wins. ;)
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>As I sleep, I predict that Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado & Iowa all go to Romney making the final tally 315-217 in a rout. Now I know that I mentioned 362 before but really that's more of the absolute high end. If I was feeling really saucy, I'd call Michigan & Minnesota for Romney as well, but even an opptimist like me thinks that's a bridge too far. Although, a certain computer prediction which has been fairly accurate in the past has predicted Romney to get 330 electors so...
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>In addition, the Reps are going to pick up a couple Congressional seats and the Senate will switch. Specifically the close Senate races will grab hold of the top of the ticket coattails and swing right in Florida, Montana, Nebraska, N Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia & Wisconsin.
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>There! Now that's a BIG prediction. A big meal, a big election and a solid night's sleep. Who says I'm not an optimist?!?

What's your basis for thinking the polls are so far off? (Not that I'm likely to see your answer before we know.)

Tamar