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Thursday election prediction
 
October 18 2012
In tonight's prediction, I am using NerdWallet's numbers from today.  This
is otherwise very similar to 
yesterday's blog.
No correlation between states
Assuming there is no correlation between the states, NerdWallet gives the
following numbers.  In other words, I am assuming that Obama getting
Ohio does not affect his chances of getting Florida, and vice-versa.
Overall
Romney   32.4%
Tie       1.2%
Obama    66.4%
 
The big three: Florida, Virginia, and Ohio
I have looked at how Romney's victory or loss in these three states affects
the election results based on Nerd Wallet's numbers:
Obama gets OH
Romney   20.88%
Tie      0.73%
Obama    78.38%
Romney gets OH
Romney   50.52%
Tie      1.98%
Obama    47.50%
Obama gets FL
Romney   6.23%
Tie      0.74%
Obama    93.04%
Romney gets FL
Romney   46.91%
Tie      1.46%
Obama    51.63%
As before, there are few paths to victory for Romney if Obama gets Florida.
Romney's chances decrease by over 10% if Obama gets either Ohio or Virginia.
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