“More than six-in-ten Americans (63%) would instead prefer to see the winner of the presidential election be the person who wins the most votes nationally. Roughly a third (35%) favor retaining the Electoral College system.” - Pew
2016 Electoral Vote Contest
As a little election-season fun, see if you can guess what the Electoral College result will be.
Details
✔ Start Date = Today
✔ End Date = Friday October 14th at end of day
✔ Winner = Whoever is closest to the actual electoral vote is the winner.
✔ Open to = The contest is open to all registered SI users, but the Editors, Moderators, etc. are not eligible for the prize (only bragging rights).
✔ Prize = $25.00 Amazon Gift card for electoral college. Example: Clinton 290 to Trump 247. Use the helpful 270toWin to model.
✔ Tie-breakers and Bonus prizes: