tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post578481678333066943..comments2023-10-04T06:59:20.803-06:00Comments on The Enlightened Savage: Just For Fun...Enlightened Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17872131888278838737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-90317212864682448082008-03-02T13:25:00.000-07:002008-03-02T13:25:00.000-07:00Kirk: Good prediction.Go with the lower number... ...Kirk: Good prediction.<BR/><BR/>Go with the lower number... nobody votes for independents... ;)Enlightened Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872131888278838737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-60457976992138059522008-03-02T11:02:00.000-07:002008-03-02T11:02:00.000-07:00Well, if you take into account all parties, there'...Well, if you take into account all parties, there's 8.4 x 10^56 combinations for the Alberta benches...<BR/><BR/>If we only consider the grits, tories, dippers, rosies, and greens, there's still 2.2 x 10^55 combinations.<BR/><BR/>I predict that one of those combinations will be what we see in the legislature.Kirk Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542048595529522145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-54540792360980369432008-03-02T09:20:00.000-07:002008-03-02T09:20:00.000-07:00Dave: Agreed. That's why the post is entitled "Ju...Dave: Agreed. That's why the post is entitled "Just For Fun". I figured, everyone who's posting predictions is making an educated guess anyway, so why not make an uneducated one, based on the least scientific poll available - the one of the right-hand sidebar of a political blog? :)<BR/><BR/>Although, you'd better believe that I'll be taking full credit for having the smartest readers on earth if one of these prediction models comes true. Just be forwarned, Mr. Canadian Blog Awards - I'm coming for ya! ;)Enlightened Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872131888278838737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929537540404873123.post-77658151870337150102008-03-02T08:01:00.000-07:002008-03-02T08:01:00.000-07:00As fun as the Hill & Knowlton calculator is, it do...As fun as the Hill & Knowlton calculator is, it doesn't take into account individual races and weighs in favour of some parties in constituencies where there was a strong candidate rather than traditional strong party support in 2004 (The NDP in Edmonton-Glenora is a good example).davebertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.com