Here is the game I propose.
Rank, then add up the combined percentages of the following candidates and question by highest to lowest. (If you think all will pass 51% to 49%, your total would be 51+51+51+51 = 204.)
Handicap these races...
Barack Obama in Oklahoma
Andrew Rice in Oklahoma
Georgianna Oliver in congressional district 1
Tulsa street bond issue (average of the two votes).
Here are my guesses.
Andrew Rice gets the highest percentage of votes of the four. The street proposal gets the next highest percentage of the vote. Georgianna Oliver gets the third highest. Obama gets fourth highest.
My guess is adding all the percentages will equal 180.
My Prediction:
All will fail/lose
Most: Oliver 45
Streets 44
Rice 41
Least: Obama 35
Total: 165
Obama will win election ... Oklahoma will be the second highest % win for McCain behind Utah.
Just what is it you suspect this total number would indicate?
The total number is just a number.
I am interested in what people think will happen and how strong these candidates are.
If it is easier for your wrinkled thinking, think of it as a tiebreaker.