The writers at "The Weekly Standard" offer some interesting and fun Election Predictions!!!!
They run the gamut (what is a gamut?) from Kerry winning to Bush winning, to a tie (One tie scenario with Hillary Rodham Clinton as VP). I find it much more fun to read pundits' predictions. As I told Silence yesterday, I am sick to death of polls. Let's count 'em up!
I guess I'll go on the limb:
Bush wins! Pop vote 50.5-48, Bush takes most of his '00 states and picks up Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Second district in Maine. (Even though he [gasp!] loses Colorado)
GOP picks up 2 senate seats (including Thune, Murkowski holds, sadly Coors doesn't find coattails and loses Colorado.) GOP gains a handful of house seats mostly due to Texas redistricting.
p.s., I should've known "gamut"
Etymology: Medieval Latin gamma, lowest note of a medieval scale (from Late Latin, 3d letter of the Greek alphabet) + ut ut
1 : the whole series of recognized musical notes
2 : an entire range or series