This website presents the 2008 American Presidential election, as represented by an expert in baseball statistics. At this time, the message seems to be that Clinton has a better chance of beating McCain than Obama, but I wouldn’t read too much into that. This election has already repeatedly confounded early polls and conventional wisdom. A lot will happen before November.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. Between 2005 and 2007 I completed an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. I worked for five years for the Canadian federal government, including completing the Accelerated Economist Training Program, and then completed a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2023.
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart : September 5, 2008 : (09/05/08) Clip 2 of 4
FiveThirtyEight: Electoral Projections Done Right
15 September 2008
Electoral vote:
Obama – 250.3
McCain – 287.7
Popular vote:
Obama – 48.4%
McCain – 50.6%