It's as simple as this -- guess which candidate wins which states and the person who gets the most states right wins....nothing. Just pride I guess! To make this as simple as possible, let's stipulate there are only certain states worth picking -- namely the ones where either candidate has a chance of winning*. Those are (in no particular order) the following 15 states:
Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Oregon, Montana, Michigan, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.
Obviously some of those are more likely to lean one way or the other at this point, but it's as good a place to start without having to list all 51 states and districts. When you list them, list them in just two lists by candidate and include the total electoral votes for each.:
i.e.
Romney - Montana, Nevada, Iowa, etc., = xxx electoral votes
Obama - Michigan, New Hampshire, etc. = xxx electoral votes
* - This is the list of states where the odds of one of the candidates winning the state per Nate Silver/538 is 2 percent or higher as of November 1st.
- Also, Maine and Nebraska congressional districts aren't included. We will assume that Romney wins all of NE and Obama wins all of ME.
- As picks are listed, I will make a spreadsheet to keep track of who will be perfect on Tuesday. (This is like POOLS on Sports Select, someone will be perfect)
The deadline is 2pm Mountain Time Tuesday Nov 5
