Wednesday, April 5th, 2006...5:22 pm
US Presidential Election, 2006
According to this spoiler image (right), 
Santos/McGarry have won: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Wisconsin for a total of 204 electoral votes.
Vinick/Sullivan
have won: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia for a total of 182 electoral votes.
Thus the states still in play are (behind Josh): Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Using some reasonable deduction, let’s award the Republicans: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming. Similarly, the Democrats should carry: Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Hence the score is reasonably, Santos/McGarry: 222, Vinick/Sullivan: 227.
They need 270 to win. Santos/McGarry are short 48, and Vinick/Sullivan are short 43. As Texas is worth 34, it doesn’t matter who prevails there. Hence, the crucial swing state is the golden state of CALIFORNIA.
SPOILER
It’s pretty obvious that Santos wins the election, which means he won California. I’m also guessing he carries his home state of Texas as well. So the final tally should be around: 311 to 227
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