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Who Should have made the All Star Team

2011-07-04T00:16:00.000-07:00

AL
C: Alex Avila DET
1B: Adrizn Gonzalez BOS
2B: Dustin Pedroia BOS
SS: Asdrubal Cabrera CLE
3B: Alex Rodriguez NYY
LF: Alex Gorden KC
CF: Curtis Granderson NYY
RF: Jose Bautista TOR
DH: David Ortiz BOS

Bench:
- Matt Wieters C BAL
- Victor Martinez C/DH DET
- Miguel Cabrara 1B DET
- Paul Konerko 1B CHW
- Robinson Cano 2B NYY
- Jhonny Peralta SS DET
- Adrian Beltre 3B TEX
- Jacoby Elsbury OF BOS
- Denard Span OF MIN
- Matt Joyce OF TB
- Ben Zobrist UT TB

Pitchers
SP: Jered Weaver LAA
P: CC Sabathia NYY
P: Justin Verlander DET
P: Dan Haren LAA
P: Michael Pinada SEA
P: James Shields TB
P: CJ Wilson TEX
P: Gio Gonzalez OAK
P: Mariano Rivera NYY
P: Sergio Santos CHW
P: Jordan Waldan LAA
P: David Robinson NYY
P: Vinnie Pestano CLE

NL
C: Brian McCann ATL
1B: Joey Votto CIN
2B: Ricky Weeks MIL
SS: Jose Reyes NYM
3B: Chase Headley SD
LF: Ryan Braun MIL
CF: Matt Kemp LAD
RF: Justin Upton ARZ
DH: Prince Fielder MIL

Bench
- Miguel Montero C ARZ
- Chris Iannetta C COL
- Gaby Sanchez 1B FLA
- Todd Helton 1B COL
- Danny Espinosa 2B WAS
- Troy Tulowitzki SS COL
- Aramis Ramirez 3B CHC
- Andrew McCutchen OF PIT
- Shane Victorino OF PHI
- Michael Bourn OF HOU
- Lance Berkman OF STL

Pitchers
SP: Roy Halladay PHI
P: Cole Hamels PHI
P: Cliff Lee PHI
P: Clayton Kershaw LAD
P: Tim Lincecum SF
P: Jorden Zimmerman WAS
P: Matt Cain SF
P: Jair Jurjens ATL
P: Craig Kimbrel ATL
P: John Axford MIL
P: joel Hanrahan PIT
P: Jonny Venters ATL
P: Mike Adams SD

All Time Seattle Mariners Roster

2011-04-08T14:17:00.000-07:00

C: Dan Wilson (2004-2005)
1B: Alvin Davis (1984-1991)
2B: Brett Boone (1992-1993, 2001-2005)
3B: Adrian Beltre (2005-2009)
SS: Alex Rodriguez (1994-2000)
LF: Phil Bradley (1983-1987)
CF: Ken Griffey JR (1989-1999, 2009-2010)
RF: Ichiro Suzuki (2001-2011)
DH: Edgar Martinez (1987-2004)

Bench
C: Kenji Johjima (2006-2009)
CR: John Olerud (2000-2004)
MI: Harold Reynolds (1983-1992)
OF4: Jay Buhner (1988-2001)
OF5: Mike Cameron (2000-2003)

Rotation
SP1: Randy Johnson (1989-1998)
SP2: Jamie Moyer (1996-2006)
SP3: Felix Hernandez (2005-2011)
SP4: Mark Langston (1984-1989)
SP5: Freddy Garcia (1999-2004)

Bullpen
CL: J.J. Putz (2003-2008)
RP: Kazuhiro Susaki (2000-2003)
RP: Jeff Nelson (1992-1995, 2001-2003, 2005)
RP: Michael Jackson (1988-1991, 1996)
RP: Arthur Rhodes (2000-2003, 2008)
RP: Bill Swift (1985-1986,1988-1991, 1998)

All Time Houston Astros Roster

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C: Craig Biggio (1988-2007)
1B: Jeff Bagwell (1991-2005)
2B: Joe Morgan (1963-1971, 1980)
3B: Doug Rader (1967-1975)
SS: Dickie Thon (1981-1987)
LF: Jose Cruz (1975-1987)
CF: Ceasar Cedeno (1970-1981)
RF: Lance Berkman (1999-2010)

Bench
C: Brad Ausmus (1997-1998, 2001-2008)
CR: Glen Davis (1984-1991)
MI: Bill Doran (1982-1990)
OF4: Jim Wynn (1963-1973)
OF5: Terry Puhl (1977-1990)
UT: Bob Watson (1966-1979)

Rotation
SP1: Roy Oswalt (2001-2010)
SP2: Larry Dierker (1964-1976)
SP3: Don Wilson (1966-1974)
SP4: Nolan Ryan (1980-1988)
SP5: Mike Scott (1983-1991)

Bullpen
CL: Billy Wagner (1995-2003)
RP: Dave Smith (1980-1990)
RP: Octavio Dotel (2000-2004)
RP: Joe Sambito (1976-1982, 1984)
RP: Denny Lemaster (1968-1971)
RP: Danny Darwin (1986-1990, 1996)

All Time Texas Rangers Roster

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C: Ivan Rodriguez (1991-2002, 2009)
1B: Rafael Palmeiro (1989-1993, 1999-2003)
2B: Michael Young (2000-2010)
3B: Buddy Bell (1979-1985, 1989)
SS: Alex Rodriguez (2001-2003)
LF: Rusty Greer (1994-2002)
CF: Josh Hamilton (2008-2010)
RF: Juan Gonzalez (1989-1999, 2002-2003)
DH: Julio Franco (1989-1993)

Bench
C: Jim Sundberg (1974-1983, 1988-1989)
CR: Mark Teixeira (2003-2007)
MI: Toby Harrah (1972-1978, 1985-1986)
OF4: Ruben Sierra (1986-1992, 2000-2001, 2003)
OF5: Al Oliver (1978-1981)

Rotation
SP1: Charlie Hough (1980-1990)
SP2: Fergie Jenkins (1974-1975, 1978-1981)
SP3: Gaylord Perry (1975-1977, 1980)
Sp4: Kevin Brown (1986, 1988-1994)
SP5: Nolan Ryan (1989-1993)

Bull Pen
CL: Francisco Cordero (2000-2006)
RP: Jeff Russell (1985-1992, 1995-1996)
RP: John Wetteland (1997-2000)
RP: Jeff Zimmerman (1999-2001)
RP: Danny Darwin (1978-1984, 1995)
RP: Kenny Rogers (1989-1995, 2000-2002, 2004-2005)

All Time Philadelphia Phillies Roster

2011-01-14T23:36:00.000-08:00

C: Darren Daulton (1983, 1985-1997)
1B: Dick Allen (1963-1969, 1975-1976)
2B: Chase Utley (2003-2010)
3B: Mike Schmidt (1972-1989)
SS: Jimmy Rollins (2000-2010)
LF: Sherry MaGee (1904-1914)
CF: Richie Ashburn (1948-1959)
RF: Bobby Abreu (1998-2006)

Bench
C: Stan Lopata (1948-1958)
CR: Scott Rolen (1996-2002)
MI: Larry Bowa (1970-1981)
OF4: Roy Thomas (1899-1908, 1910-1911)
OF5: Johnny Callison (1960-1969)
UT: Chuck Klein (1928-1933, 1936-1944)

Rotation
SP1: Steve Carlton (1972-1986)
SP2: Robin Roberts (1948-1961)
SP3: Grover Alexander (1911-1917, 1930)
SP4: Jim Bunning (1964-1967, 1970-1971)
SP5: Curt Schilling (1992-2000)

Bull Pen
CL: Tug McGraw (1975-1984)
RP: Ron Reed (1976-1983)
RP: Turk Ferrell (1956-1961, 1967-1969)
RP: Steve Bedrosian (1986-1989)
RP: Billy Wagner (2004-2005)
RP: Chris Short (1959-1972)

All Time Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

2011-01-07T02:11:00.000-08:00

C: Jason Kendall (1996-2004)
1B: Willie Stargell (1962-1982)
2B: Bill Mazerowski (1956-1972)
3B: Tommy Leach (1900-1912, 1918)
SS: Honus Wagner (1900-1917)
LF: Barry Bonds (1986-1992)
CF: Max Carey (1910-1926)
RF: Roberto Clemente (1955-1972)

Bench
C: Manny Sanguillen (1967, 1969-1976, 1978-1980)
CR: Pie Traynor (1920-1935, 1937)
MI: Arky Vaughn (1932-1941)
OF4: Paul Warner (1926-1940)
OF5: Fred Clarke (1900-1911, 1913-1915)
UT: Ralph Kiner (1946-1953)

Rotation
SP1: Bob Friend (1951-1965)
SP2: Babe Adams (1907, 1909-1916,1918-1926)
SP3: Wilber Cooper (1912-1924)
SP4: Sam Leever (1898-1910)
SP5: Vern Law (1950-1951, 1954-1967)

Bull Pen
CL: Kent Tekulve (1974-1985)
RP: Roy Face (1953, 1955-1968)
RP: Dave Giusti (1970-1976)
RP: Ramon Hernandez (1971-1976)
RP: Salomon Torres (2002-2007)
RP: John Candelaria (1975-1985, 1993)

All Time Cincinnati Reds Roster

2011-01-06T13:07:00.000-08:00

C: Johnny Bench (1967-1983)
1B: Tony Perez (1964-1976, 1984-1986)
2B: Joe Morgan (1972-1979)
3B: Heinie Groh (1913-1921)
SS: Barry Larkin (1986-2004)
LF: Pete Rose (1963-1978, 1984-1986)
CF: Vada Pinson (1958-1968)
RF: Frank Robinson (1956-1965

Bench
C: Ernie Lombardi (1932-1941)
CR: Ted Kluszewski (1947-1957)
MI: Dave Concepcion (1970-1988)
OF4: Ed Roush (1916-1926, 1931)
OF5: George Foster (1971-1981)
UT: Lonny Frey (1938-1943, 1946)

Rotation
SP1: Noodles Hahn (1899-1905)
SP2: Eppa Rixey (1921-1933)
SP3: Jim Maloney (1960-1970)
SP4: Dolf Luque (1918-1929)
SP5: Jose Rijo (1988-1995, 2001-2002)

Bull Pen
CL: John Franco (1984-1989)
RP: Danny Graves (1997-2005)
RP: Clay Carroll (1968-1975)
RP: Francisco Cordero (2008-2010)
RP: Rob Dibble (1988-1993)
RP: Joe Nuxhall (1944, 1952-1960, 1962-1966)

All Time Cleveland Indians Roster

2011-01-05T21:58:00.001-08:00

C: Victor Martinez (2002-2009)
1B: Jim Thome (1991-2002)
2B: Nap Lajoie (1902-1914)
3B: Al Rosen (1947-1956)
SS: Lou Boudreau (1938-1950)
LF: Joe Jackson (1910-1915)
CF: Tris Speaker (1916-1926)
RF: Elmer Flick (1902-1910)
DH: Manny Ramirez (1993-2000)

Bench
C: Steve O'Neill (1911-1923)
CR: Bill Bradley (1901-1910)
MI: Joe Sewell (1920-1930)
OF4: Kenny Lofton (1992-1996, 1998-2001, 2007)
OF5: Larry Doby (1947-1955, 1958)

Rotation
SP1: Bob Feller (1936-1941, 1945-1956)
SP2: Stan Coveleski (1916-1924)
SP3: Bob Lemon (1946-1958)
SP4: Addie Joss (1902-1910)
SP5: Sam McDowell (1961-1971)

Bullpen
CL: Jose Mesa (1992-1998)
RP: Doug Jones (1986-1991, 1998)
RP: Bob Wickman (2000-2002, 2004-2006)
RP: Steve Gromek (1941-1953)
RP: Guy Morton (1914-1924)
RP: Mel Harder (1928-1947)

2010 NFL playoffs predictions

2011-01-05T21:49:00.000-08:00

Wild Card
New Orleans over Seattle
Indianapolis over New York Jets
Baltimore over Kansas City
Philadelphia over Green Bay

Round 2
Atlanta over New Orleans
Philadelphia over Chicago
New England over Baltimore
Indianapolis over Pittsburgh

Conference Championship
Atlanta over Philadelphia
New England over Indianapolis

Super Bowl
New England over Atlanta

All Time New York Mets Roster

2010-12-22T18:26:00.000-08:00

C: Mike Piazza (1998-2005)
1B: Keith Hernandez (1983-1989)
2B: Edgardo Alfonzo (1995-2002)
3B: David Wright (2004-2010)
SS: Jose Reyes (2003-2010)
LF: Cleon Jones (1963, 1965-1975)
CF: Carlos Beltran (2005-2010)
RF: Darryl Strawberry (1983-1990)

Bench
C: John Stearns (1975-1984)
CR: John Olerud (1997-1999)
MI: Bud Harrelson (1965-1977)
OF4: Mookie Wilson (1980-1989)
OF5: Kevin McReynolds (1987-1991, 1994)
UT: Howard Johnson (1985-1993)

Rotation
SP1: Tom Seaver (1967-1977)
SP2: Dwight Gooden (1984-1994)
SP3: Jerry Koosman (1967-1978)
SP4: Sid Fernandez (1984-1993)
Sp5: Joe Matlack (1971-1977)

Bullpen
CL: John Franco (1990-2001, 2003-2004)
RP: Tug McGraw (1965-1967, 1969-1974)
RP: Jesse Orosco (1979, 1981-1987)
RP: Armando Benitez (1999-2003)
RP: Skip Lockwood (1975-1979)
RP: Pete Falcone (1979-1982)

All Time New York Yankees Roster

2010-12-21T19:19:00.000-08:00

C: Yogi Berra (1946-1963)
1B: Lou Gehrig (1923-1939)
2B: Willie Randolph (1976-1988)
3B: Alex Rodriguez (2004-2010)
SS: Derek Jeter (1995-2010)
LF: Roy White (1965-1979)
CF: Mickey Mantle (1951-1968)
RF: Babe Ruth (1920-1934)
DH: Bernie Williams (1991-2006)

Bench
C: Bill DIckey (1928-1943, 1946)
CR: Greg Nettles (1973-1983)
MI: Tony Lazzeri (1926-1937)
OF4: Joe DiMaggio (1936-1942, 1946-1951)
OF5: Earle Combs (1924-1935)

Rotation
SP1: Whitey Ford (1950, 1953-1967)
SP2: Red Ruffing (1930-1942, 1945-1946)
SP3: Ron Guidry (1975-1988)
SP4: Lefty Gomez (1930-1942)
SP5: Andy Pettitte (1995-2003, 2007-2010)

Bull Pen
CL: Mariano Rivera (1995-2010)
RP: Dave Righetti (1979, 1981-1990)
RP: Goose Gossage (1978-1983, 1989)
RP: Sparky Lyle (1972-1978)
RP: Johnny Murphy (1932, 1934-1943, 1946)
RP: Bob Shawkey (1915-1927)

All Time St. Louis Cardinals Roster

2010-12-21T14:34:00.000-08:00

C: Ted Simmons (1968-1980)
1B: Albert Pujols (2001-2010)
2B: Rogers Hornsby (1915-1926)
3B: Ken Boyer (1955-1965)
SS: Ozzie Smith (1982-1996)
LF: Stan Musial (1941-1944, 1946-1963)
CF: Jim Edmonds (2000-2007)
RF: Enos Slaughter (1938-1942, 1946-1953)

Bench
C: Tim McCarver (1959-1961, 1963-1969, 1973-1974)
CR: Johnny Mize (1936-1941)
MI: Frankie Frisch (1927-1937)
OF4: Joe Medwick (1932-1940, 1947-1948)
OF5: Lou Brock (1964-1979)
UT: Ray Lankford (1990-2001, 2004)

Rotation
SP1: Bob Gibson (1959-1975)
SP2: Dizzy Dean (1930, 1932-1937)
SP3: Harry Brecheen (1940, 1943-1952)
SP4: Jesse Haines (1920-1937)
SP5: Larry Jackson (1955-1962)

Bull Pen
CL: Todd Worrell (1985-1989, 1992)
RP: Al Brazle (1943, 1946-1954)
RP: Bruce Sutter (1981-1984)
RP: Jason Isringhausen (2002-2008)
RP: Bill Sherdel (1918-1930)
RP: Max Lanier (1938-1946, 1939-1951)

All Time Kansas City Royals

2010-12-13T00:03:00.000-08:00

C: Darrell Porter (1977-1980)
1B: Mike Sweeney (1995-2007)
2B: Frank White (1973-1990)
3B: George Brett (1973-1993)
SS: Freddie Patek (1971-1979)
LF: Willie Wilson (1976-1990)
CF: Carlos Beltran (1998-2004)
RF: Amos Otis (1970-1983)
DH: Hal McRae (1973-1987)

Bench
C: Mike Macfarlane (1987-1998)
CR: John Mayberry (1972-1977)
MI: Jose Offerman (1996-1998)
OF4: David DeJesus (2003-2010)
OF5: Johnny Damon (1995-2000)

Rotation
SP1: Kevin Appier (1989-1999, 2003-2004)
SP2: Bret Saberhagen (1984-1991)
SP3: Mark Gubicza (1984-1996)
SP4: Zack Greinke (2004-2010)
SP5: Dennis Leonard (1979-1983, 1985-1986)

Bullpen
CL: Dan Quisenberry (1979-1988)
RP: Jeff Montgomery (1988-1999)
RP: Tom Gordon (1988-1995)
RP: Joakim Soria (2007-2010)
RP: Steve Farr (1985-1990)
RP: Larry Gura (1976-1985)

2010-2011 Bowl Predictions

2010-12-06T23:43:00.000-08:00

New Mexico: BYU over UTEP
Humanitarian: Fresno ST. over N. Illinois
New Orleans: Troy over Ohio
St. Petersburg: Louisville over S. Mississippi
Las Vegas: Boise St. over Utah
Poinsettia: San Diego St. over Navy
Hawaii: Tulsa over Hawaii
Little Ceasers: Toledo over FIU
Independence: Air Force over Georgia Tech
Camps Sports: NCST over West Virginia
Insight: Missouri over Iowa
Military: ECU over Maryland
Texas: Baylor over Illinois
Alamo: OKST over Arizona
Armed Forces: Army over SMU
Pinstripe: Syracuse over K-State
Music City: North Carolina over Tennessee
Holiday: Nebraska over Washington
Car Care: South Florida over Clemson
Sun: Notre Dame over Miami
Liberty: UCF over Georgia
Peach: South Carolina over Florida St.
Ticketcity: Texas Tech over Northwestern
Capital One: Alabama over Michigan St.
Outback: Florida over Penn St.
Gator: Michigan over Mississippi St.
Rose: Wisconsin over TCU
Fiesta: Oklahoma over UCONN
Orange: Stanford over Virginia Tech
Sugar: Ohio St. over Arkansas
Godaddy: Miami (OH) over Mid Tenn
Cotton: Texas A&M over LSU
BBVA: PITT over Kentucky
Hungar: Nevada over Boston College
Nat Champ: Auburn over Oregon

All Time Minnesota Twins Roster

2010-10-17T17:22:00.000-07:00

C: Joe Mauer (2004-2010)
1B: Rod Carew (1967-1978)
2B: Chuck Knoblauch (1991-1997)
3B: Harmon Killebrew (1961-1974)
SS: Roy Smalley (1976-1982, 1985-1987)
LF: Bob Allison (1961-1970)
CF: Kirby Pukett (1984-1995)
RF: Tony Oliva (1962-1976)
DH: Justin Mornrau (2003-2010)

Bench
C: Earl Battey (1961-1967)
CR: Kent Hrbek (1981-1994)
MI: Greg Gagne (1983-1992)
OF4: Cesar Tovar (1965-1972)
OF5: Shane Mack (1990-1994)

Rotation
SP1: Bert Blyleven (1970-1976, 1985-1988)
SP2: Johan Santana (2000-2007)
SP3: Brad Radke (1995-2006)
SP4: Frank Viola (1982-1989
SP5: Jim Kaat (1961-1973)

Bullpen
CL: Joe Nathan (2004-2009)
RP: Rick Aguilera (1989-1999)
RP: Eddie Guardado (1993-2003, 2008)
RP: Ron Davis (1982-1986)
RP: Jeff Reardon (1987-1989)
RP: Camilo Pascual (1961-1966)

All Time Detroit Tigers Roster

2010-07-28T00:07:00.000-07:00

C: Bill Freehan (1961-1976)
1B: Harry Heilmann (1914-1929)
2B: Charlie Gehringer (1924-1942)
3B: Travis Fryman (1990-1997)
SS: Alan Trammell (1977-1996)
LF: Hank Greenberg (1930-1946)
CF: Ty Cobb (1905-1926)
RF: AL Kaline (1953-1974)
DH: Kirk Gibson (1979-1987, 1993-1995)

Bench
C: Lance Parrish (1977-1986)
CR: Norm Cash (1960-1974)
MI: Lou Whitaker (1977-1995)
OF4: Sam Crawford (1903-1917)
OF5: Bobby Veach (1912-1923)

Rotation
SP1: Hal Newhouser (1939-1953)
SP2: Tommy Bridges (1930-1946)
SP3: Mickey Lolich (1963-1975)
SP4: Dizzy Trout (1939-1952)
SP5: Jack Morris (1977-1990)

Bull Pen
CL: Todd Jones (1997-2001, 2006-2008)
RP: Mike Henneman (1987-1995)
RP: John Hiller (1965-1980)
RP: Willie Hernandez (1984-1989)
RP: Hal White (1941-1952)
RP: Jamie Walker (2002-2006)

All Time Boston Red Sox Roster

2010-07-27T00:09:00.000-07:00

C: Carlton Fisk (1969-1980)
1B: Carl Yastzemski (1961-1983)
2B: Bobby Doerr (1937-1951)
3B: Wade Boggs (1982-1992)
SS: Nomar Garciaparra (1996-2004)
LF: Ted Williams (1939-1960)
CF: Tris Speaker (1907-1915)
RF: Dwight Evans (1972-1990)
DH: Jim Rice (1974-1989)

Bench
C: Jason Veritek (1997-2010)
CR: Jimmie Foxx (1936-1942)
MI: Rico Petrocelli (1963-1976)
OF4: Harry Hooper (1909-1920)
OF5: Reggie Smith (1966-1973)

Rotation
SP1: Roger Clemens (1984-1996)
SP2: Cy Young (1901-1908)
SP3: Pedro Martinez (1998-2004)
SP4: Lefty Grove (1934-1941)
SP5: Luis Tiant (1971-1978)

Bull Pen
CL: Jonathan Papelbon (2005-2010)
RP: Dick Radatz (1962-1966)
RP: Bob Stanley (1977-1989)
RP: Jack Wilson (1935-1941)
RP: Derek Lowe (1997-2004)
RP: Tim Wakefield (1995-2010)

All Time Baltimore Orioles Roster

2010-07-25T13:53:00.000-07:00

C: Chris Hoiles (1989-1998)
1B: Eddie Murray (1977-1988, 1996)
2B: Bobby Grich (1970-1976)
3B: Brooks Robinson (1955-1977)
SS: Cal Ripken (1981-2001)
LF: Boog Powell (1961-1974)
CF: Paul Blair (1964-1976)
RF: Frank Robinson (1966-1971)
DH: Ken Singleton (1975-1984)

Bench
C: Rick Dempsey (1976-1986, 1992)
CR: Rafael Palmeiro (1994-1998, 2004-2005)
MI: Mark Belanger (1965-1981)
OF4: Brady Anderson (1988-2001)
OF5: Melvin Mora (2000-2009)

Rotation
SP1: Jim Palmer (1965-1984)
SP2: Mike Mussina (1991-2000)
SP3: Dave McNally (1962-1974)
SP4: Milt Pappas (1957-1965)
SP5: Mike Flanagan (1975-1987, 1991-1992)

Bull Pen
CL: Gregg Olson (1988-1993)
RP: Stu Miller (1963-1967)
RP: Tippy Martinez (1976-1986)
RP: Randy Myers (1996-1997)
RP: Eddie Watt (1966-1973)
RP: Hoyt Wilhelm (1958-1962)

All Time Chicago Cubs Roster

2010-07-24T13:23:00.000-07:00

C: Gabby Hartnett (1922-1940)
1B: Cap Anson (1876-1897)
2B: Ryne Sandberg (1982-1994, 1996-1997)
3B: Ron Santo (1960-1973)
SS: Ernie Banks (1953-1971)
LF: Billy Williams (1959-1974)
CF: Hack Wilson (1926-1931)
RF: Sammy Sosa (1992-2004)

Bench
C: Johnny Kling (1900-1911)
CR: Stan Hack (1932-1947)
MI: Joe Tinker (1902-1912, 1916)
OF4: Jimmy Ryan (1885-1900)
OF5: Bill Nicholson (1939-1948)
OTH: Frank Chance (1898-1912)

Rotation
SP1: Fergie Jenkins (1966-1973, 1982-1983)
SP2: Mordecai Brown (1904-1912, 1916)
SP3: Rick Reuschel (1972-1981, 1983-1984)
SP4: Pete Alexander (1918-1926)
SP5: Charlie Root (1926-1941)

Bull Pen
CL: Bruce Sutter (1976-1980)
RP: Lee Smith (1980-1987)
RP: Carlos Marmol (2006-2010)
RP: Kyle Farnsworth (1999-2004)
RP: Willie Hernandez (1977-1983)
RP: Ryan Dempster (2004-2010)

All Time Chicago White Sox Roster

2010-07-23T23:42:00.000-07:00

C: Carlton Fisk (1981-1993)
1B: Frank Thomas (1990-2005)
2B: Eddie Collins (1915-1926)
3B: Robin Ventura (1989-1998)
SS: Luke Appling (1930-1950)
LF: Minnie Minoso (1951-1957, 1960-1961, 1964, 1976, 1980)
CF: Fielder Jones (1901-1908)
RF: Joe Jackson (1915-1920)
DH: Harold Baines (1980-1989, 1996-1997, 2000-2001)

Bench
C: Sherm Lollar (1952-1963)
CR: Willie Kamm (1923-1931)
MI: Nelie Fox (1950-1963)
OF4: Johnny Mostil (1918-1929)
OF5: Chet Lemon (1975-1981)

Rotation
SP1: Ed Walsh (1904-1916)
Sp2: Red Faber (1914-1933)
SP3: Ted Lyons (1923-1946)
SP4: Billy Pierce (1949-1961)
SP5: Eddie Cicotte (1912-1920)

Bull Pen
CL: Keith Foulke (1997-2002)
RP: Roberto Hernandez (1991-1997)
RP: Bobby Jenks (2005-2010)
RP: Bobby Thigpen (1986-1993)
RP: Hoyt Wilhelm (1963-1968)
RP: Wilbur Wood (1967-1978)

All Time Atlanta Braves Roster

2010-07-23T00:34:00.000-07:00

C: Javy Lopez (1992-2003)
1B: Dale Murphy (1976-1990)
2B: Ron Gant (1987-1993)
3B: Chipper Jones (1993-2010)
SS: Jeff Blauser (1987-1997)
LF: Rico Carty (1966-1972)
CF: Andrew Jones (1996-2007)
RF: Hank Aaron (1966-1974)

Bench
C: Joe Torre (1966-1968)
CR: Darrell Evans (1969-1976, 1989)
MI: Rafael Furcal (2000-2005)
OF4: David Justice (1989-1996)
OF5: Filipe Alou (1966-1969)
OTH: Bob Horner (1978-1986)

Rotation
SP1: Phil Niekro (1966-1983)
SP2: Greg Maddux (1993-2003)
SP3: Tom Glavine (1987-2002, 2008)
SP4: Rick Mahler (1979-1988, 1991)
SP5: Pat Jarvis (1966-1972)

Bull Pen
CL: John Smoltz (1988-2008)
RP: Gene Garber (1978-2987)
RP: Mark Wohlers (1991-1999)
RP: John Rocker (1998-2001)
RP: Mark Remlinger (1999-2002, 2006)
RP: Kent Mercker (1989-1995)

All Time Florida Marlins Roster

2010-07-19T00:10:00.000-07:00

C: Charles Johnson (1994-1998, 2001-2002)
1B: Jeff Conine (1993-1997, 2003-2005)
2B: Luis Castillo (1996-2005)
3B: Mike Lowell (1999-2005)
SS: Hanley Ramirez (2006-2010)
LF: Cliff Floyd (1997-2002)
CF: Mark Kotsay (1997-2000)
RF: Miguel Cabrera (2003-2007)

Bench
C: Mike Redmond (1998-2004)
CR: Derrek Lee (1998-2003)
MI: Dan Uggla (2006-2010)
OF4: Gary Sheffield (1993-1998)
OF5: Kevin Millar (1998-2002)
OTH: Cody Ross (2006-2010)

Rotation
SP1: Josh Johnson (2005-2010)
SP2: Dontrelle Willis (2003-2007)
SP3: Kevin Brown (1996-1997)
SP4: A.J. Burnett (1999-2005)
SP5: Josh Beckett (2001-2005)

Bull Pen
CL: Robb Nen (1993-1997)
RP: Bryan Harvey (1993-1995)
RP: Braden Looper (1999-2003)
RP: Antonio Alfonseca (1997-2001, 2005)
RP: Kevin Gregg (2007-2008)
RP: Luis Aquino (1993-1994)

All Time Tampa Bay Rays Roster

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C: Toby Hall (2000-2006)
1B: Carlos Pena (2007-2010)
2B: Akinori Iwamura (2007-2009)
3B: Evan Longoria (2008-2010)
SS: Julio Lugo (2003-2006)
LF: Carl Crawford (2002-2010)
CF: B.J. Upton (2004-2010)
RF: Ben Zobrist (2005-2010)
DH: Aubrey Huff (2000-2006)

Bench
C: Dioner Navarro (2006-2010)
CR: Fred McGriff (1998-2001, 2004)
MI: Jason Bartlett (2008-2010)
OF4: Rocco Baldelli (2003-2008)
OF5: Randy Winn (1998-2002)

Rotation
SP1: Scott Kazmir (2004-2009)
SP2: James Shields (2006-2010)
SP3: Matt Garza (2008-2010)
SP4: Jeff Niemann (2008-2010)
SP5: Rolando Arrojo (1998-1999)

Bull Pen
CL: Roberto Hernandez (1998-2000)
RP: J.P. Howell (2006-2009)
RP: Jim Mecir (1998-2000)
RP: Danys Baez (2004-2005)
RP: Grant Balfour (2007-2010)
RP: Albie Lopez (1998-2001)

All Time Washington Nationals Roster

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C: Brian Schneider (2005-2007)
1B: Nick Johnson (2005-2009)
2B: Ronnie Belliard (2007-2009)
3B: Ryan Zimmerman (2005-2010)
SS: Cristian Guzman (2005-2010)
LF: Alfonso Soriano (2006)
CF: Willie Harris (2008-2010)
RF: Jose Guillen (2005-2006)

Bench
C: Jesus Flores (2007-2009)
CR: Vinny Castilla (2005)
MI: Ian Desmond (2009-2010)
OF4: Josh Willingham (2009-2010)
OF5: Elijah Dukes (2008-2009)
OTH: Adam Dunn (2009-2010)

Rotation
SP1: Livan Hernandez (2005-2006, 2009-2010)
SP2: John Lannan (2007-2010)
SP3: John Patterson (2005-2007)
SP4: Esteban Loaiza (2005)
SP5: Tim Redding (2007-2008)

Bull Pen
CL: Chad Cordero (2005-2008)
RP: Jon Rauch (2005-2008)
RP: Matt Capps (2010)
RP: Saul Rivera (2006-2009)
RP: Tyler Clippard (2008-2010)
RP: Jesus Colome (2007-2009)

All Time Colorado Rockies Roster

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C: Chris Iannetta (2006-2010)
1B: Todd Helton (1997-2010)
2B: Eric Young (1993-1997)
3B: Vinny Castilla (1993-1999, 2004, 2006)
SS: Troy Tulowitzki (2006-2010)
LF: Matt Holliday (2004-2008)
CF: Ellis Burks (1994-1998)
RF: Larry Walker (1995-2004)

Bench
C: Jeff Reed (1996-1999)
CR: Andres Galarraga (1993-1997)
MI: Clint Barmes (2003-2010)
OF4: Carlos Gonzalez (2009-2010)
OF5: Brad Hawpe (2004-2010)
OTH: Garrett Atkins (2003-2009)

Rotation
SP1: Ubaldo Jimenez (2006-2010)
SP2: Aaron Cook (2002-2010)
SP3: Jason Jennings (2001-2006)
SP4: Pedro Astacio (1997-2001)
SP5: Armando Reynoso (1993-1996)

Bull Pen
CL: Brian Fuentes (2002-2008)
RP: Jose Jimenez (2000-2003)
RP: Dave Veres (1998-1999)
RP: Curt Leskanic (1993-1999)
RP: Bruce Ruffin (1993-1997)
RP: Steve Reed (1993-1997, 2003-2004)

All Time San Diego Padres Roster

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C: Gene Tanace (1977-1980)
1B: Adrian Gonzalez (2006-2010)
2B: Roberto Alomar (1988-1990)
3B: Ken Caminiti (1995-1998)
SS: Khalil Greene (2003-2008)
LF: Ryan Klesko (2000-2006)
CF: Tony Gwynn (1982-2001)
RF: Dave Winfield (1973-1980)

Bench
C: Terry Kennedy (1981-1986)
CR: Phil Nevin (1999-2005)
MI: Mark Loretta (2003-2005)
OF4: Nate Colbert (1969-1974)
OF5: Gene Richards (1977-1983)
OTH: Kevin McReynolds (1983-1986)

Rotation
SP1: Jake Peavy (2002-2009)
SP2: Randy Jones (1973-1980)
SP3: Andy Benes (1989-1995)
SP4: Andy Ashby (1993-1999, 2004)
SP5: Bruce Hurst (1989-1993)

Bull Pen
CL: Trevor Hoffman (1993-2008)
RP: Rollie Fingers (1977-1980)
RP: Rich Gossage (1984-1987)
RP: Heath Bell (2007-2010)
RP: Mark Davis (1987-1989, 1993-1994)
RP: Greg Harris (1988-1993)

All Time Los Angeles Angels Roster

2010-07-16T18:41:00.000-07:00

C: Brian Downing (1978-1990)
1B: Darin Erstad (1996-2006)
2B: Bobby Grich (1977-1986)
3B: Troy Glaus (1998-2004)
SS: Jim Fregosi (1961-1971)
LF: Garret Anderson (1994-2008)
CF: Jim Edmonds (1993-1999)
RF: Vladimir Gurrero (2004-2009)
DH: Tim Salmon (1992-2006)

Bench
C: Rod Carew (1979-1985)
CR: Doug DeCinces (1982-1987)
MI: Chone Figgins (2002-2009)
OF4: Devon White (1985-1990)
OF5: Albir Pearson (1961-1966)

Rotation
SP1: Chuck Finley (1986-1999)
SP2: Nolan Ryan (1972-1979)
SP3: Frank Tanana (1979-1980)
SP4: John Lacky (2002-2009)
SP5: Mark Langston (1990-1997)

Bull Pen:
CL: Francisco Rodriguez (2002-2008)
RP: Troy Percival (1995-2004)
RP: Bryan Harvey (1987-1992)
RP: Donnie Moore (1985-1988)
RP: Dave LaRouche (1970-1971, 1977-1980)
RP: Scot Shields (2001-2010)

All Time Los Angeles Dodgers Roster

2010-07-14T23:38:00.000-07:00

C: Mike Piazza (1992-1998)
1B: Steve Garvey (1969-1982)
2B: Davey Lopes (1972-1981)
3B: Ron Cey (1971-1982)
SS: Maury Wils (1959-1966, 1969-1972)
LF: Gary Sheffield (1998-2001)
CF: Willie Davis (1960-1973)
RF: Raul Mondesi (1993-1999)

Bench
C: John Roseboro (1958-1967)
CR: Adrian Beltre (1998-2004)
MI: Jim Gilliam (1958-1966)
OF4: Willie Crawford (1964-1975)
OF5: Reggie Smith (1976-1981)
OTH: Pedro Guerrero (1978-1988)

Rotation
SP1: Don Drysdale (1958-1969)
SP2: Sandy Koufax (1958-1966)
SP3: Don Sutton (1966-1980, 1988)
SP4: Orel Hershiser (1983-1994, 2000)
SP5: Fernando Valenzuela (1980-1990)

Bull Pen
CL: Eric Gagne (1999-2006)
RP: Jim Brewer (1964-1975)
RP: Ron Perranoski (1961-1967)
RP: Jonathan Broxton (2005-2010)
RP: Tom Niedenfuer (1981-1987)
RP: Dave Stewart (1978-1983)

All Time Oakland Athletics Roster

2010-07-13T23:33:00.000-07:00

C: Terry Steinbach (1986-1996)
1B: Mark McGwire (1986-1997)
2B: Mark Ellis (2002-2010)
3B: Sal Bando (1968-1976)
SS: Bert Campaneris (1968-1976)
LF: Rickey Henderson (1979-1984, 1989-1995, 1998)
CF: Dwayne Murphy (1978-1987)
RF: Reggie Jackson (1968-1975, 1987)
DH: Mitchell Page (1977-1983)

Bench
C: Kurt Suzuki (2007-2010)
CR: Jason Giambi (1995-2001, 2009)
MI: Miguel Tejada (1997-2003)
OF4: Jose Canseco (1985-1992, 1997)
OF5: Dave Henderson (1988-1993)

Rotation
SP1: Tim Hudson (1999-2004)
SP2: Barry Zito (2000-2006)
SP3: Vida Blue (1969-1977)
SP4: Catfish Hunter (1968-1974)
SP5: Mark Mulder (2000-2004)

Bull Pen:
CL: Dennis Eckersley (1987-1995)
RP: Rollie Fingers (1968-1976)
RP: Huston Street (2005-2008)
RP: Andrew Bailey (2009-2010)
RP: Keith Foulke (2003, 2008)
RP: Rick Honeycutt (1987-1995)

All Time San Francisco Giants Roster

2010-07-13T20:42:00.000-07:00

C: Tom Haller (1961-1967)
1B: Willie McCovey (1959-1973, 1977-1980)
2B: Jeff Kent (19997-2002)
3B: Matt Williams (1987-1996)
SS: Rich Aurilia (1995-2003, 2007-2009)
LF: Barry Bonds (1993-2007)
CF: Willie Mays (1958-1972)
RF: Jack Clark (1975-1984)

Bench
C: Bob Brenly (1981-1989)
CR: Will Clark (1986-1993)
MI: Robby Thompson (1986-1996)
OF4: Bobby Bonds (1968-1974)
OF5: Felipe Alou (1958-1963)
OTH: Darrell Evans (1976-1983)

Rotation
SP1: Jaun Marichal (1960-1973)
SP2: Gaylord Perry (1962-1971)
Sp3: Jim Barr (1971-1978, 1982-1983)
SP4: Tim Lincicum (2007-2010)
SP5: Bobby Bolin (1961-1969)

BullPen
CL: Robb Nenn (1998-2002)
RP: Rod Beck (1991-1997)
RP: Gary Lavelle (1975-1984)
RP: Greg Minton (1975-1987)
RP: Frank Linzy (1963-1970)
RP: Scott Garrelts (1982-1991)

All Time Arizona Diamondbacks roster

2010-07-10T14:00:00.000-07:00

Starters
C: Damian Miller (1998-2002)
1B: Chad Tracy (2004-2009)
2B: Orlando Hudson (2006-2008)
3B: Matt Williams (1998-2003)
SS: Jay Bell (1998-2002)
LF: Luis Gonzalez (1999-2006)
CF: Steve Finley (1999-2004)
RF: Justin Upton (2007-2010)

Bench
C: Chris Snyder (2004-2010)
CR: Greg Colbrunn (1999-2002, 2004)
MI: Craig Counsell (2000-2003, 2005-2006)
OF4: Eric Byrnes (2006-2009)
OF5: Danny Bautista (2000-2004)
OTH: Stephen Drew (2006-2010)

Rotation:
SP1: Randy Johnson (1999-2004, 2007-2008)
SP2: Brandon Webb (2003-2009)
SP3: Curt Schilling (2000-2003)
SP4: Dan Haren (2008-2010)
SP5: Brian Anderson (1998-2002)

Bull Pen
CL: Jose Valverde (2003-2007)
RP:Miguel Batista (2001-2003, 2006)
RP: Byung-Hyun Kim (1999-2003, 2007)
RP: Matt Mantei (1999-2004)
RP: Greg Swindell (1999-2002)
RP:Brandon Lyon (2005-2008)

2010 All Star Teams

2010-07-03T23:40:00.000-07:00

AL
C: Joe Mauer MIN
1B: Justin Morneau MIN
2B: Robinson Cano NYY
3B: Adrian Beltre BOS
SS: Alex Gonzalez TOR
LF: Carl Crawford TB
CF: Alex Rios CHW
RF: Ichiro! SEA
DH: Vladimir Guerrero TEX
SP: Cliff Lee SEA
Reserves
P: Francisco Liriano MIN
P: Jered Weaver LAA
P: Jon Lester BOS
P: David Price TB
P: Clay Bucholtz BOS
P: Andy Pettitte NYY
p: Trevor Cahill OAK
P: Mariano Rivera NYY
p: Joakim Soria KC
p: Jose Valverde DET
P: Alfredo Simon BAL
P: Matt Thorton CHW
C: Mike Napoli LAA
1B: Kevin Youklis BOS
1B: Miguel Cabrara DET
2B: Ian Kinsler TEX
3B: Evan Longoria TB
3B: Michael Young TEX
SS: Elvis Andrus TEX
OF: Josh Hamilton TEX
OF: Ben Zobrist TB
OF: David DeJesus KC
OF: Magglio Ordonez DET
OF: Austin Kerns CLE

NL
C: Miguel Olivo COL
1B: Joey Votto CIN
2B: Martin Prado ATL
3B: David Wright NYM
SS: Rafael Furcal LAD
LF: Matt Holliday STL
CF: Marlon Byrd CHC
RF: Andres Torres SF
DH: Albert Pujols STL
SP: Josh Johnson FLA
Reserves
P: Roy Halladay PHI
P: Ubaldo Jimminez COL
p: Yovanni Gallardo MIL
P: Adam Wainwright STL
P: Tim Lincecum SF
p: Roy Oswalt HOU
p: Clayton Kershaw LAD
p: Jonathan Broxton LAD
p: Heath Bell SD
p: Brian Wilson SF
p: Luke Gregerson SD
p: Evan Meek PIT
C: Brian McCann ATL
1B: Adrian Gonzalez SD
1B: Aubry Huff SF
2B: Brandon Phillips CIN
2B: Kelly Johnson ARZ
3B: Scott Rolen CIN
3B: Ryan Zimmerman WAS
SS: Hanley Ramirez FLA
OF: Josh Willingham WAS
OF: Angel Pagan NYM
OF:Ryan Ludwick STL
OF: Corey Hart MIL

Election Prediction Part 10

2008-11-02T18:57:00.000-08:00

Virginia
Senate: Dem Gain
VR-1: GOP Hold
VR-2: GOP Hold
VR-3: Dem Hold
VR-4: GOP Hold
VR-5: GOP Hold
VR-6: GOP Hold
VR-7: GOP Hold
VR-8: Dem Hold
VP-9: Dem Hold
VR-1o: GOP Hold
VR-11: Dem Gain
VR President: Obama51-McCain48
US Senate: 54Dem-40Rep-2Ind
US House: 256Dem-158Rep
EV: 281Dem-228Rep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Washington
WA-1: Dem Hold
WA-2: Dem Hold
WA-3: Dem Hold
WA-4: GOP Hold
WA-5: GOP Hold
WA-6: Dem Hold
WA-7: Dem Hold
WA-8: Dem Gain
WA-9: Dem Hold
WA President: Obama55-McCain43
US Senate: 54Dem-40Rep-2Ind
US House: 263Dem-160Rep
EV: 292Dem-228Rep

West Virginia
Senate: Dem Hold
WV-1: Dem Hold
WV-2: GOP Hold
WV-3: Dem Hold
WV President: McCain53-Obama45
US SEnate: 55Dem-40Rep-2Ind
US House: 265Dem-161Rep
EV: 292Dem-233Rep

Wisconsin
WI-1: GOP Hold
WI-2: Dem Hold
WI-3: Dem Hold
WI-4: Dem Hold
WI-5: GOP Hold
WI-6: GOP Hold
WI-7: Dem Hold
WI-8: Dem Hold
WI President: Obama53-McCain45
US Senate: 56Dem-40Rep-2Ind
US House: 270Dem-164Rep
EV: 302Dem-233Rep

Wyoming
Senate A: GOP Hold
Senate B: GOP Hold
WY-AL: Dem Gain
WY President: McCain62-Obama35
US Senate: 56Dem-42Rep-2Ind
US House: 270Dem-165Rep
EV:302Dem-236Rep

Election Predictions Part 9

2008-11-01T15:47:00.000-07:00

South Dakota
Senate: Dem Hold
SD-1: Dem Hold
SD President: McCain55-Obama42
US Senate: 53Dem-38Rep-2Ind
US House: 233Dem-125Rep
EV: 265Dem-178Rep

Tennessee
Senate: GOP Hold
TN-1: GOP Hold
TN-2: GOP Hold
TN-3: GOP Hold
TN-4: Dem Hold
TN-5: Dem Hold
TN-6: Dem Hold
TN-7: GOP Hold
TN-8: Dem Hold
TN-9: Dem Hold
TN President: McCain56-Obama42
US Senate: 53Dem-39Rep-2Ind
US House: 238Dem-129Rep
EV: 265Dem-189Rep

Texas
Senate: GOP Hold
TX-1: GOP Hold
TX-2: GOP Hold
TX-3: GOP Hold
TX-4: GOP Hold
TX-5: GOP Hold
TX-6: GOP Hold
TX-7: GOP Hold
TX-8: GOP Hold
TX-9: Dem Hold
TX-10: GOP Hold
TX-11: GOP Hold
TX-12: GOP Hold
TX-13: GOP Hold
TX-14: GOP Hold
TX-15: Dem Hold
TX-16: Dem Hold
TX-17: Dem Hold
TX-18: Dem Hold
TX-19: GOP Hold
TX-20: Dem Hold
TX-21: GOP Hold
TX-22: GOP Gain
TX-23: Dem Hold
TX-24: GOP Hold
TX-25: Dem Hold
TX-26: GOP Hold
TX-27: Dem Hold
TX-28: Dem Hold
TX-29: Dem Hold
TX-30: Dem Hold
TX-31: GOP Hold
TX-32: GOP Hold
TX President: McCain57-Obama41
US Senate: 53Dem-40Rep-2Ind
US House: 250Dem-149Rep
EV: 265Dem-223Rep

Utah
UT-1: GOP Hold
UT-2: Dem Hold
UT-3: GOP Hold
UT President: McCain67-Obama31
US Senate:53Dem-40Rep-2Ind
US House: 251Dem-151Rep
EV: 265Dem-228Rep

Vermont
VT-1: Dem Hold
VT President: Obama60-McCain37
US Senate: 53Dem-40Rep-2Ind
US House: 252Dem-151Rep
EV: 268Dem-228Rep

Election Predictions Part 8

2008-10-31T15:38:00.000-07:00

Oklahoma
Senate: GOP Hold
OK-1: GOP Hold
OK-2: Dem Hold
OK-3: GOP Hold
OK-4: GOP Hold
OK-5: GOP Hold
OK President: McCain62-Obama36
US Senate: 50Dem-37Rep-2Ind
US House: 212Dem-113Rep
EV: 233Dem-167Rep

Oregon
Senate: Dem Gain
OR-1: Dem Hold
OR-2: GOP Hold
OR-3: Dem Hold
OR-4: Dem Hold
OR-5: Dem Hold
OR President: Obama55-McCain43
US Senate: 51Dem-37Rep-2Ind
US House: 216Dem-114Rep
EV: 240Dem-167Rep

Pennsylvania
PA-1: Dem Hold
PA-2: Dem Hold
PA-3: Dem Gain
PA-4: Dem Hold
PA-5: GOP Hold
PA-6: GOP Hold
PA-7: Dem Hold
PA-8: Dem Hold
PA-9: GOP Hold
PA-10: Dem Hold
PA-11: Dem Hold
PA-12: Dem Hold
PA-13: Dem Hold
PA-14: Dem Hold
PA-15: GOP Hold
PA-16: GOP Hold
PA-17: Dem Hold
PA-18: GOP Hold
PA-19: GOP Hold
PA President: Obama51-McCain48
US Senate: 51Dem-37Rep-2Ind
US House: 228Dem-121Rep
EV: 261Dem-167Rep

Rhode Island
Senate: Dem Hold
RI-1: Dem Hold
RI-2: Dem Hold
RI President: Obama61-McCain38
US Senate: 52Dem-37Rep-2Ind
US House: 230Dem-121Rep
EV: 265Dem-167Rep

South Carolina
Senate: GOP Hold
SC-1: GOP Hold
SC-2: GOP Hold
SC-3: GOP Hold
SC-4: GOP Hold
SC-5: Dem Hold
SC-6: Dem Hold
SC President: McCain55-Obama44
US Senate: 52Dem-38Rep-2Ind
US House: 232Dem-125Rep
EV: 265Dem-175Rep

Election Prediction Part 7

2008-10-31T00:17:00.000-07:00

New Mexico
Senate: Dem Gain
NM-1: Dem Gain
NM-2: Dem Gain
NM-3: Dem Hold
NM President: Obama52-McCain47
US Senate: 49Dem-36Rep-2Ind
US House: 165Dem-94Rep
EV: 182Dem-142Rep

New York
NY-1: Dem Hold
NY-2: Dem Hold
NY-3: GOP Hold
NY-4: Dem Hold
NY-5: Dem Hold
NY-6: Dem Hold
NY-7: Dem Hold
NY-8: Dem Hold
NY-9: Dem Hold
NY-10: Dem Hold
NY-11: Dem Hold
NY-12: Dem Hold
NY-13: Dem Gain
NY-14: Dem Hold
NY-15: Dem Hold
NY-16: Dem Hold
NY-17: Dem Hold
NY-18: Dem Hold
NY-19: Dem Hold
NY-20: Dem Hold
NY-21: Dem Hold
NY-22: Dem Hold
NY-23: GOP Hold
NY-24: Dem Hold
NY-25: Dem Gain
NY-26: Dem Gain
NY-27: Dem Hold
NY-28: Dem Hold
NY-29: Dem Gain
NY President: Obama60-McCain39
US Senate: 49Dem-36Rep-2Ind
US House: 192Dem-96Rep
EV: 213Dem-142Rep

North Carolina
Senate: Dem Gain
NC-1 Dem Hold
NC-2: Dem Hold
NC-3: GOP Hold
NC-4: Dem Hold
NC-5: GOP Hold
NC-6: GOP Hold
NC-7: Dem Hold
NC-8: Dem Gain
NC-9: GOP Hold
NC-10: GOP Hold
NC-11: Dem Hold
NC-12: Dem Hold
NC-13: Dem Hold
NC President: McCain51-Obama48
US Senate: 50Dem-36Rep-2Ind
US House: 200Dem-101Rep
EV: 213Dem-157Rep

North Dakota
ND-AL: Dem Hold
ND President: McCain55-Obama42
US Senate: 50Dem-36Rep-2Ind
US House: 201Dem-101Rep
EV: 213Dem-160Rep

Ohio
OH-1: Dem Gain
OH-2: GOP Hold
OH-3: GOP Hold
OH-4: GOP Hold
OH-5: GOP Hold
OH-6: Dem Hold
OH-7: GOP Hold
OH-8: GOP Hold
OH-9: Dem Hold
OH-10: Dem Hold
OH-11: Dem Hold
OH-12: GOP Hold
OH-13: Dem Hold
OH-14: GOP Hold
OH-15: Dem Gain
OH-16: Dem Gain
OH-17: Dem Hold
OH-18: Dem Hold
OH President: Obama50-McCain49
US Senate: 50Dem-36Rep-2Ind
US House: 211Dem-109Rep
EV: 233Dem-160Rep

Election Predictions Part 6

2008-10-30T15:38:00.000-07:00

Montana
Senate: Dem Hold
MT-AL: GOP Hold
MT President: McCain51-Obama47
US Senate: 46Dem-35Rep-2Ind
US House: 148Dem-87Rep
EV: 153Dem-137Rep

Nebraska
Senate: GOP Hold
NB-1: GOP Hold
NB-2: GOP Hold
NB-3: GOP Hold
NB President: McCain62-Obama36
NB Senate: 46Dem-36Rep-2Ind
NB House: 148Dem-90Rep
EV: 153Dem-142Rep

Nevada
NV-1: Dem Hold
NV-2: Dem Gain
NV-3: Dem Gain
NV President: Obama49-McCain48
US Senate: 46Dem-36Rep-2Ind
US House: 151Dem-90Rep
EV: 158Dem-142Rep

New Hampshire
Senate: Dem Gain
NH-1: Dem Hold
NH-2: Dem Hold
NH President: Obama53-McCain46
US Senate: 47Dem-36Rep-2Ind
US House: 153Dem-90Rep
EV: 162Dem-142Rep

New Jersey
Senate: Dem Hold
NJ-1: Dem Hold
NJ-2: GOP Hold
NJ-3: Dem Gain
NJ-4: GOP Hold
NJ-5: GOP Hold
NJ-6: Dem Hold
NJ-7: Dem Gain
NJ-8: Dem Hold
NJ-9: Dem Hold
NJ-10: Dem Hold
NJ-11: GOP Hold
NJ-12: Dem Hold
NJ-13: Dem Hold
NJ President: Obama55-McCain44
US Senate: 48Dem-36Rep-2Ind
US House: 162Dem-94Rep
EV: 177Dem-142Rep

Election Predictions Part 5

2008-10-30T01:11:00.000-07:00

Massachusets
Senate: Dem Hold
MA-1: Dem Hold
MA-2: Dem Hold
MA-3: Dem Hold
MA-4: Dem Hold
MA-5: Dem Hold
MA-6: Dem Hold
MA-7: Dem Hold
MA-8: Dem Hold
MA-9: Dem Hold
MA-10: Dem Hold
MA President:Obama62-McCain37
US Senate: 44Dem-32Rep-2Ind
US House: 125Dem-73Rep
EV: 126Dem-117Rep

Michigan
Senate: Dem Hold
MI-1: Dem Hold
MI-2: GOP Hold
MI-3: GOP Hold
MI-4: GOP Hold
MI-5: Dem Hold
MI-6: GOP Hold
MI-7: Dem Gain
MI-8: GOP Hold
MI-9: Dem Gain
MI-10: GOP Hold
MI-11: GOP Hold
MI-12: Dem Hold
MI-13: Dem Hold
MI-14: Dem Hold
MI-15: Dem Hold
MI President: Obama53-McCain46
US Senate: 45Dem-32Rep-2Ind
US House: 133Dem-80Rep
EV: 143Dem-117Rep

Minnesota
Senate: GOP Hold
MN-1: Dem Hold
MN-2: Dem Gain
MN-3: Dem Gain
MN-4: Dem Hold
MN-5: Dem Hold
MN-6: Dem Gain
MN-7: Dem Hold
MN-8: Dem Hold
MN President: Obama54-McCain44
US Senate: 45Dem-33Rep-2Ind
US House: 141Dem-80Rep
EV: 153Dem-117Rep

Mississippi
Senate A: GOP Hold
Senate B: GOP Hold
MS-1: GOP Gain
MS-2: Dem Hold
MS-3: GOP Hold
MS-4: Dem Hold
MS President: McCain54-Obama45
US Senate: 45Dem-35Rep-2Ind
US House: 143Dem-82Rep
EV: 153Dem-123Rep

Missouri
MO-1: Dem Hold
MO-2: GOP Hold
MO-3: Dem Hold
MO-4: Dem Hold
MO-5: Dem Hold
MO-6: GOP Hold
MO-7: GOP Hold
MO-8: GOP Hold
MO-9: Dem Gain
MO President: McCain50-Obama49
US Senate: 45Dem-35Rep-2Ind
US House: 148Dem-86Rep
EV: 153Dem-134Rep

Election Prediction Part 4

2008-10-29T00:12:00.001-07:00

Kansas
Senate: GOP Hold
KS-1: GOP Hold
KS-2: Dem Hold
KS-3: Dem Hold
KS-4: GOP Hold
KS President: McCain58-Obama41
US Senate: 42Dem-30Rep-2Ind
US House: 100Dem-65Rep
EV: 100Dem-100Rep

Kentucky
Senate: GOP Hold
KY-1: GOP Hold
KY-2: Dem Gain
KY-3: Dem Hold
KY-4: GOP Hold
KY-5: GOP Hold
KY-6: Dem Hold
KY President:McCain58-Obama40
US Senate: 42Dem-31Rep-2Ind
US House: 103Dem-68Rep
EV: 108Rep-100Dem

Louisiana
Senate: Dem Hold
LA-1: GOP Hold
LA-2: Dem Hold
LA-3: Dem Hold
LA-4: Dem Gain
LA-5: GOP Hold
LA-6: GOP Gain
LA-7: GOP Hold
LA President: McCain56-Obama43
US Senate: 43Dem-31Rep-2Ind
US House: 106Dem-72Rep
EV: 117Rep-100Dem

Maine
Senate: GOP Hold
ME-1: Dem Hold
ME-2: Dem Hold
ME President: Obama56-McCain42
US Senate: 43Dem-32Rep-2Ind
US House: 108Dem-72Rep
EV: 117Rep-104Dem

Maryland
MD-1: Dem Gain
MD-2: Dem Hold
MD-3: Dem Hold
MD-4: Dem Hold
MD-5: Dem Hold
MD-6: GOP Hold
MD-7: Dem Hold
MD-8: Dem Hold
MD President: Obama59-McCain39
US Senate: 43Dem-32Rep-2Ind
US House: 115Dem-73Rep
EV: 117Rep-114Dem

Election Predictions Part 3

2008-10-27T23:18:00.000-07:00

Hawaii
HI-1: Dem Hold
HI-2: Dem Hold
HI President: Obama61-McCain37
US Senate: 41Dem-28Rep-2Ind
US House: 74Dem-52GOP
EV: 79Rep-72Dem

Idaho
Senate: GOP Hold
ID-1: GOP Hold
ID-2: GOP Hold
ID President: McCain63-Obama35
US Senate:41Dem-29Rep-2Ind
US House: 74Dem-54Rep
EV: 83Rep-72Dem

Illinois
Senate: Dem Hold
IL-1: Dem Hold
IL-2: Dem Hold
IL-3: Dem Hold
IL-4: Dem Hold
IL-5: Dem Hold
IL-6: GOP Hold
IL-7: Dem Hold
IL-8: Dem Hold
IL-9: Dem Hold
IL-10: Dem Gain
IL-11: DEM Gain
IL-12: Dem Hold
IL-13: GOP Hold
IL-14: Dem Hold
IL-15: GOP Hold
IL-16: GOP Hold
IL-17: Dem Hold
IL-18: Dem Gain
IL-19: GOP Hold
IL President: Obama60-McCain38
US Senate: 42Dem-29Rep-2Ind
US House: 88Dem-59Rep
EV: 93Dem-83Rep

Indiana
IN-1: Dem Hold
IN-2: Dem Hold
IN-3: Dem Gain
IN-4: GOP Hold
IN-5: GOP Hold
IN-6: GOP Hold
IN-7: Dem Hold
IN-8: Dem Hold
IN-9: Dem Hold
IN President: McCain53-Obama46
US Senate: 42Dem-29Rep-2Ind
US House: 94Dem-62Rep
EV: 94Rep-93Dem

Iowa
Senate: Dem Hold
IA1: Dem Hold
IA2: Dem Hold
IA-3: Dem Hold
IA-4: Dem Gain
IA-5: GOP Hold
IA President: Obama54-McCain44
US Senate: 43Dem-29Rep-2Ind
US House: 96Dem-63Rep
EV: 100Dem-94Rep

Election Predictions Part 2

2008-10-26T23:57:00.001-07:00

Colorado
Senate: Dem Gain
CO-1: Dem Hold
CO-2: Dem Hold
CO-3: Dem Hold
Co-4: Dem Gain
CO-5: GOP Hold
CO-6: GOP Hold
CO-7: Dem Hold
CO Pesident:McCain48-Obama47
US Senate: 40Dem-27Rep-2Ind
US House: 51Dem-29Rep
EV: 55Obama-37McCain

Conneticut
CT-1: Dem Hold
CT-2: Dem Hold
CT-3: Dem Hold
CT-4: Dem Gain
CT-5: Dem Hold
CT President:Obama55-McCain44
US Senate: 40Dem-27Rep-2Ind
US House: 56Dem-29Rep
EV: 62Obama-37McCain

DC
President: Obama91-McCain8
EV: 65Obama-37McCain

Delaware
Senate: Dem Hold
DE-AL: GOP Hold
DE President:Obama56-McCain42
US Senate: 41Dem-27Rep-2Ind
US House: 56Dem-30Rep
EV: 68Dem-37McCain

Florida
FL-1: GOP Hold
FL-2:Dem Hold
FL-3: Dem Hold
Fl-4: Gop Hold
FL-5: Gop Hold
FL-6: GOP Hold
FL-7: GOP Hold
FL-8: Dem Gain
FL-9: GOP Hold
FL-10: GOP Hold
FL-11: Dem Hold
FL-12: GOP Hold
FL-13: GOP Hold
FL-14: GOP Hold
FL-15: GOP Hold
FL-16: GOP Gain
FL-17: Dem Hold
FL-18: GOP Hold
FL-19: Dem Hold
FL-20: Dem Hold
FL-21: GOP Hold
FL-22: Dem Hold
FL-23: Dem Hold
FL-24: Dem Gain
FL-25: GOP Hold
FL President: McCain50-Obama48
US Senate: 41Dem-27Rep-2Ind
US House: 66Dem-45Rep
EV: 68Dem-64Rep

Georgia
Senate: GOP Hold
GA-1: GOP Hold
GA-2: Dem Hold
GA-3: GOP Hold
GA-4: Dem Hold
GA-5: Dem Hold
GA-6: GOP Hold
GA-7: GOP Hold
GA-8: Dem Hold
GA-9: GOP Hold
GA-10: GOP Hold
GA-11: GOP Hold
GA-12: Dem Hold
GA-13: Dem Hold
GA President: McCain53-Obama45
US Senate: 41Dem-28Rep-2Ind
US House: 72Dem-52GOP
EV: 79Rep-68Dem

Election Prediction Part 1

2008-10-25T19:10:00.000-07:00

Alabama
Senate: GOP Hold
AL-1: GOP Hold
AL-2: Dem Gain
AL-3: GOP Hold
AL-4: GOP Hold
AL-5: Dem Hold
AL-6: GOP Hold
AL-7: Dem Hold
AL President: McCain58%-Obama39%
US Senate: Dem38-Rep26-Ind2
US House: 4Rep-3Dem
EV: McCain9-Obama0

Alaska
Senate: GOP Hold
AK-AL: GOP Hold
AK President: McCain60%-Obama38%
US Senate: Dem38-Rep27-Ind2
US House: 5Rep-3Dem
EV: McCain12-Obama0

Arizona:
AZ-1: Dem Gain
AZ-2: GOP Hold
AZ-3: GOP Hold
AZ-4: Dem Hold
AZ-5: Dem Hold
AZ-6: GOP Hold
AZ-7: Dem Hold
AZ-8: Dem Hold
AZ President: McCain54%-Obama44%
US Senate: Dem38-Rep27-Ind2
US House: Rep8-Dem8
EV: McCain22-Obama0

Arkansas:
Senate: Dem Hold
AR-1: Dem Hold
AR-2: Dem Hold
AR-3: GOP Hold
AR-4: Dem Hold
AR President: McCain54%-Obama44%
US Senate: Dem39-Rep27-Ind2
US House: Dem11-Rep9
EV:McCain28-Obama0

California
CA-1: Dem Hold
CA-2: GOP Hold
CA-3: GOP Hold
CA-4: Dem Gain
CA-5: Dem Hold
CA-6: Dem Hold
CA-7: Dem Hold
CA-8: Dem Hold
CA-9: Dem Hold
CA-10: Dem Hold
CA-11: Dem Hold
CA-12: Dem Hold
CA-13: Dem Hold
CA-14: Dem Hold
CA-15: Dem Hold
CA-16: Dem Hold
CA-17: Dem Hold
CA-18: Dem Hold
CA-19: GOP Hold
CA-20: Dem Hold
CA-21: GOP Hold
CA-22: GOP Hold
CA-23: Dem Hold
CA-24: GOP Hold
CA-25: GOP Hold
CA-26: GOP Hold
CA-27: Dem Hold
CA-28: Dem Hold
CA-29: Dem Hold
CA-30: Dem Hold
CA-31: Dem Hold
CA-32: Dem Hold
CA-33: Dem Hold
CA-34: Dem Hold
CA-35: Dem Hold
CA-36: Dem Hold
CA-37: Dem Hold
CA-38: Dem Hold
CA-39: Dem Hold
CA-40: GOP Hold
CA-41: GOP Hold
CA-42: GOP Hold
CA-43: Dem Hold
CA-44: GOP Hold
CA-45: GOP Hold
CA-46: GOP Hold
CA-47: Dem Hold
CA-48: GOP Hold
CA-49: GOP Hold
CA-50: GOP Hold
CA-51: Dem Hold
CA-52: GOP Hold
CA-53: Dem Hold
CA President: Obama54%-McCain45%
US Senate: 39Dem-27Rep-2Ind
US House: Dem46-Rep27
EV: Obama55-McCain28

MLB Playoff Predictions

2008-09-30T19:18:00.000-07:00

ALDS
Chicago WS over TB in 4
LA Angels over Boston in 5

NLDS
LA Dodgers over Chicago Cubs in 5
Milwaukee over Philly in 3

ALCS
Chicago WS over LA Angels in 5

NLCS
Milwaukee over Philly in 6

WS
Milwaukee over Chicago WS in 4

2008-2009 NFL Predictions

2008-09-03T01:52:00.001-07:00

AFC East
1. New England
2. New York Jets
3. Buffalo
4. Miami

AFC North
1. Cincinnati
2. Cleveland
3. Pittsburgh
4. Baltimore

AFC South
1. Indianapolis
2. Houston
3. Jacksonville
4. Tennessee

AFC West
1. San Diego
2. Denver
3. Oakland
4. Kansas City

AFC Wild Card One: New York Jets
AFC Wild Card Two: Cleveland

NFC East
1. Dallas
2. New York Giants
3. Philadelphia
4. Washington

NFC North
1. Minnesota
2. Detroit
3. Green Bay
4. Chicago

NFC South
1. New Orleans
2. Tampa Bay
3. Carolina
4. Atlanta

NFC West
1. Seattle
2. Arizona
3. San Francisco
4. St. Louis

NFC Wild Card One: New York Giants
NFC Wild Card Two: Detroit

Playoffs Round One:
San Diego over Cleveland
New York Jets over Cincinnati
New Orleans over Detroit
Seattle over New York Giants

Playoffs Round Two:
New England over San Diego
New York Jets over Indianapolis
Seattle over Minnesota
New Orleans over Dallas

Playoffs Round Three:
New England over New York Jets
New Orleans over Seattle

Super Bowl:
New England over New Orleans

August Primary endorcement

2008-08-07T23:27:00.000-07:00

Like usual most of the WA state wide races have dull primaries.
-It will be a Gregoire Rossi rematch
-LT. Gov is a useless position
-Sec of State, AG, Insurance Com., and St. Auditor have unbeatable incumbents
-Public lands has only two candidates

Which leaves us with two possibly interesting races. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Treasurer. I don't really care about the SPI, although it will probably be the race with the most passion other than Governor. Which leaves me with the State Treasurer which puts forth three very qualified candidates. One of the spots in general is certain Republican Allan Martin should take in most of the Republican votes alonf with a decent number of independents and Democratic votes. The second spot on the ballot will go to one of the two Democrats on the ballot, Sate rep Jim McIntire and Economist Chang Mook Sohn. Of the two I will vote for Sohn. While Mcintire is qualified I don't like McIntire's goal of making the Treasurer's spot more partisan by taking an activist role. Sohn on the other hand has done very well as a revenue forecaster for the state over the past 20 years, and has shone himself to be impartial in a position that demands the politician to be both competent and Impartial. All three candidates pass the competency test, but only Allan and Sohn pass the Impartial test.

My votes in state wide races:
Governor: Gregoire (D)
Lt. Gov: Jim Wiest (R)
Sec of State: Sam Reed (R)
Treasurer: Chang Mook Sohn (D)
Auditor: Brian Sonntag (D)
Attorney General: John Ladenburg (D)
Commissioner of Public Lands: Peter Goldmark (D)
SPI: Terry Bergeson (NP)
Insurence Commissioner: John Adams (R)
SC Justice 3: Mary Fairhurst (NP)
SC Justice 4: Charles Johnson (NP)

MLB 2/3 odds

2008-08-01T00:57:00.000-07:00

ALE
1. New York Yankees: E: 60% WC: 30% PR:94-68 BCR: 100-62
2. Boston Red Sox: E: 25% WC: 20% PR: 92-70 BCR: 95-67
3. Tampa Bay Rays: E: 15% WC: 15% PR: 90-72 BCR: 95-67
4. Toronto Blue Jays: E 0% WC: 5% PR: 83-79 BCR: 88-74
5. Baltimore Orioles: E: 0% WC: 0% PR: 68-94 BCR: 75-87

-Satan has not called George home yet, so the Yankees should make the playoffs once again. The only thing that could stop New York is the back end of their rotation where they have Rasner and Ponson who are both poor pitchers. The Yankees could still add some one like Jarrod Washburn or may call up Hughes, Kennedy or even Wang. Hughes and Kennedy are both unproven in the majors and Wang's return may still be doubtful. Bay is a very good player, but probably a down grade from Manny, which could hurt in a very close race. Boston will probably still hold on to the wild card, but they have looked very human the past month. Tampa may have the best rotation of the big three in the east, but they need the offense to turn around in order to hold onto a playoff spot. Toronto is only 6.5 back in the Wild Card and has a very good rotation and bullpen. In order for Toronto to make a run they need to find some hitting from some unknown source. Baltimore has been better than expected, but I think they will end up with under 70 wins.

ALC
1. Detroit Tigers: C: 40% WC: 5% PR: 88-74 BCR: 90-72
2. Chicago White Sox: C: 35% WC: 10% PR: 87-75 BCR: 92-70
3. Minnesota Twins: C: 25% WC: 10% PR: 85-77 BCR: 90-72
4. Cleveland Indians: C:0% WC: 0% PR: 75-87 BCR: 81-81
5. Kansas City Royals: C: 0% WC: 0% PR: 72-90 BCR: 78-84

-Tigers have climbed to only 5.5 back and are in prime position to make a run. Tigers have the best offense on paper and the rotation and bullpen should be better, while WS and Twins could very well be worse. The White Sox are fighting off two teams and the Starting Pitching is crashing back down to reality. That being said the White Sox do indeed have a solid team and probably have fewer holes than the Tigers and Twins. I don't trust the Twins to maintain what they have done for the final two months. Francisco Liriono could be the biggest late season addition in the division. Cleveland and Kansas City- pass.

ALW
1. Los Angeles Angels: W: 95% WC: 0% PR: 98-64 BCR: 102-60
2. Texas Rangers: W: 5% WC: 5% PR: 85-77 BCR: 88-74
3. Oakland A's: W:0% WC: 0% PR: 72-90 BCR: 82-80
4. Seattle Mariners: W: 0% WC: 0% PR: 65-97 BCR: 70-92

- No team can make a run at the Angels. The only way they can miss is if they implode. In the small chance the Angels do implode it will be the Rangers, who will probably win around 85 games. Rangers may make a run at the WC if they mysteriously find some pitching. Oakland will continue to fall and finish well behind Texas. Mariners= train wreck.

NLE
1. New York Mets: E: 50% WC: 20% PR: 90-72 BCR: 95-67
2. Philadelphia Phillies: E: 35% WC: 30% PR: 88-74 BCR: 93-69
3. Florida Marlins: E: 15% WC: 10% PR: 84-78 BCR: 88-74
4. Atlanta Braves: E: 0% WC: 0% PR: 75-87 BCR: 81-81
5. Washington Nationals: E: 0% WC: 0% PR: 60-102 BCR: 65-97

-The Mets are the best all around team in the east, but not elite in any area. Philly has the best offense in the NL, and pitching may be just good enough to make the playoffs. The Marlins are the Twins of the NL, they will probably slip some, but at this point you have to take them seriously. Braves were killed by injuries and the Nats suck.

NLC
1. Chicago Cubs: C: 80% WC: 10% PR: 93-69 BCR: 98-64
2. Milwaukee Brewers: C: 10% WC: 20% PR: 87-75 BCR: 91-71
3. St. Louis Cardinals: C: 10% WC: 10% PR: 85-77 BCR: 88-74
4. Cincinnati Reds: C: 0% WC: 0% PR: 81-81 BCR: 84-78
5. Houston Astros: C:0% WC: 0% PR: 75-87 BCR: 81-81
6. Pittsburgh Pirates: C: 0% WC: 0% PR: 72-90 BCR: 78-84

-The Cubs have won the east. The Brew Crew are playing for the Wild Card and the Cardinals are hopeing someone collapses. The Reds wont make the playoffs, but could have a winning record. The Astros are stupid, and the Pirates are the same that they have been for the last 17 years.

NLW
1. Los Angeles Dodgers W: 70% WC: 0% PR: 86-76 BCR: 88-74
2. Arizona Diamondbacks: W: 25% WC: 0% PR: 83-79 BCR: 86-76
3. Colorado Rockies: W: 5% WC: 0% PR: 75-87 BCR: 80-82
4. San Diego Padres: W: 0% WC: 0% PR: 68-94 BCR: 72-90
5. San Francisco Giants: W: 0% WC: 0% PR: 66-96 BCR: 72-90

- Dodgers made the moves to give them the edge in the division. If the moves don't work, then it will be Arizona. If lightning strikes twice it will be Colorado. Giants and Padres don't matter.

ALDS
LAA over BOS in 5
NYY over DET in 4

NLDS
CHC over PHI in 5
LAD over NYM in 5

ALCS
NYY over LAA in 6
CHC over LAD in 4

WS
NYY over CHC in 5

Senate/Gov Projections IV

2008-07-21T00:14:00.001-07:00

Updated rankings Previous ranking in ()

Governors:
Possible Dem takeover/lean GOP
1. Missouri (Nixon) (1)
2. Indiana (Thompson) (2)

Safe GOP
3. Vermont (Symington) (3)
4. North Dakota (Mathern) (4)
5. Utah (Springmeyer) (5)

Toss up/GOP takeover
1. Washington (Rossi) (1)
2. North Carolina (McCroy) (2)

Possible in GOP landslide/Probably Dem
3. Delaware (TBD) (3)

Safe Dem
4. West Virginia (Weeks) (5)
5. New Hampshire (Kenney)(6)
6. Montana (Brown) (4)

Senate
Dem takeover
1. Virginia (Warner) (1)
2. New Mexico (Udall) (2)
3. Colorado (Udall) (4)
4. New Hampshire (Shaheen) (3)

Possible Dem takeover/lean GOP
5. Oregon (Merkley) (7)
6. Alaska (Begich) (5)
7. Mississippi B (Musgrove) (6)

Possible in Dem landslide/Probably GOP
8. Kentucky (Lunsford) (8)
9. Maine (Allen) (13)
10. Minnesota (Franken) (10)
11. North Carolina (Hagen) (9)
12. Texas (Noriega) (12)
13. Oklahoma (Rice) (14)
14. Idaho (LaRocco) (15)
15. Kansas (Slattery) (11)
16. Nebraska (Kleeb) (16)
17. Georgia (TBD) (17)

Safe GOP
18. Wyoming B (Goodenough) (19)
19. Tennessee (TBD) (18)
20. Wyoming A (Rothfuss) (20)
21. Alabama (Figures) (21)
22. South Carolina (Conley) (23)
23. Mississippi A (Fleming) (22)

GOP Tossup
1. Louisiana (Kennedy) (1)

Possible in GOP landslide/Probably Dem
2. New Jersey (Zimmer) (2)

Safe Dem
3. South Dakota (Dykstra) (4)
4. Michigan (Hoogendyk) (3)
5. Illinois (Sauerburgh) (6)
6. West Virginia (Wolfe) (7)
7. Iowa (Reed) (9)
8. Massachusetts (Beatty) (5)
9. Delaware (O'Donnell) (8)
10. Rhode Island (Tingle) (10)
11. Montana (Kelleher) (11)
12. Arkansas (Green Party) (12)

Wyoming VP Rankings

2008-07-12T23:27:00.000-07:00

Wyoming Democrats
Dave Freudenthal: Gov, Ranking: 6, Can't bring in WY, but may help a little in other Mtn. west states.

Wyoming Republicans
Mike Enzi: Sen, Ranking: 5, A safe conservative.
John Barrasso: Sen, Ranking; 3, Has less than a year in office.
Barbara Cubin: Rep WY-AL, Ranking: 2, Unpopular with almost everyone.

Wisconsin VP Rankings

2008-07-12T23:05:00.000-07:00

Wisconsin Democrats
Jim Doyle: Gov, Ranking: 4, Has been a mediocre Gov.
Herb Kohl: Sen, Ranking; 3, Too old.
Russ Feingold: Sen, Ranking: 5, Loved by the base may hurt with the center.
Tammy Baldwin: Rep WI-2, Ranking: 5, Could help with base and Clinton supporters.
Ron Kind: Rep Wi-3, Ranking: 5, One of several young Wisconsin Reps.
Gwen Moore: Rep WI-4, Ranking: 3, Only 4 years in Congress.
Dave Obey: Rep WI-7, Ranking: 4, Almost 40 years in congress, but is almost 70.
Steve Kagen: Rep WI-8, Ranking: 3, Freshman.

Wisconsin Republicans
Scott McCallum: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, Served 23 months as Governor.
Tommy Thompson: Former Gov, Ranking: 6, One of the most experienced Republicans alive, and may be able to deliver Wisconsin.
Paul Ryan: Rep WI-1, Ranking: 6, Only 38, but has 10 years in Congress.
Jim Sensenbrenner: Rep WI-5, Ranking: 5, 30 years in Congress.
Tom Petri: Rep WI-6, Ranking: 5, see above.

VP Rankings West Virginia

2008-07-12T22:55:00.000-07:00

West Virginia Democrats
Joe Manchin: Gov, Ranking: 5, Fairly popular gov and could put WV in play.
Robert Byrd: Sen, Ranking: 1, Way too old.
Jay Rockefeller: Sen, Ranking: 3, Too old.
Alan Mollohan: Rep WV-1, Ranking: 3, Over 20 years in congress, but has ethical problems.
Nick Rahall: Rep WV-3, Ranking: 5, Has served since 1977.

West Virginia Republicans
Shelley Moore Capito: Rep WV-2, Ranking: 5, The highest ranking Republican in West Virginia.

VP Rankings Washington

2008-07-12T22:20:00.000-07:00

Washington Democrats
Christine Gregoire: Gov, Ranking: 4, Won in 2004 by less than 200 votes.
Gary Locke: Former Gov, Ranking: 5, A fairly popular former gov, but has been totally out of politics for 4 years.
Patty Murray: Sen, Ranking: 5, Three term senator from what should be a safe Obama state.
Maria Cantwell: Sen, Ranking: 6, After a very close 2000 election Cantwell is steadily gaining power in the senate.
Jay Inslee: Rep WA-1, Ranking: 5, Probably will run for the next open Sen or Gov seat.
Rick Larsen: Rep WA-2, Ranking: 4, Has served since 2001, but is only 43.
Brian Baird: Rep WA-3, Ranking; 3, Pro-Iraq stance would kill him with the base.
Norm Dicks: Rep WA-6, Ranking: 5, A veteran congressman who could help Obama on security.
Jim McDermott; Rep WA-7, Ranking: 2, Too liberal.
Adam Smith: Rep WA-9, Ranking: 6, Only 43 but has 10 years in Congress and was an early Obama supporter.

Washington Republicans
Doc Hastings: Rep WA-4, Ranking: 3, Ties to several scandals would hurt the ticket.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers: Rep WA-5, Ranking: 5, Very young Congresswoman who has just given birth.
Dave Reichert: Rep WA-8, Ranking: 5, Could help McCain on the diminishing law and order issues.

Virginia VP Rankings

2008-07-12T18:09:00.001-07:00

Virginia Democrats
Tim Kaine: Gov, Ranking: 8, A Republican would become Governor, but losing Virginia could be a devastating blow to McCain.
Mark Warner: Former Gov, Ranking: 8, Would deliver Virginia, but is running for the Senate.
Jim Webb: Sen, Ranking; 1, Webb can't go 10 seconds with out some thing embarrassing coming up.
Bobby Scott: Rep VR-3, Ranking; 3, Two African Americans on the ticket is unlikely.
Jim Moran: Rep VR-8, Ranking; 5, A mixed voting record that could hurt the base, but may help in other areas.
Rick Boucher: Rep VR-9, Ranking: 5, Has been in Congress since 1983.

Virginia Republicans
Jim Gilmore: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, Former gov of a possible swing state, but was not very popular and is running for Senate.
George Allen: Former Sen and Former Gov, Ranking: 3, Macaca.
John Warner: Sen, Ranking: 3, Too old.
Rob Wittman: Rep VR-1, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Thelma Drake: Rep VR-2, Ranking: 4, Has not yet established herself in Congress.
Randy Forbes: Rep VR-4, Ranking: 5, A strong party man.
Virgil Goode: Rep VR-5, Ranking; 4, Anti-Muslim comments could hurt the ticket.
Bob Goodlatte: Rep VR-6, Ranking: 4, Has 15 years in Congress but no leadership possition.
Eric Cantor: Rep VR-7, Ranking: 6, Youth could counter McCain's age.
Frank Wolf: Rep VR-10, Ranking: 4, Has served since 1981, but is only a few years younger than McCain.
Tom Davis: Rep VR-11, Ranking: 5, May prevent Obama gains in Northern Virginia.

Vermont VP Rankings

2008-07-12T02:00:00.000-07:00

Vermont Democrats
Howard Dean: Former Gov, Ranking: 2, Toxic.
Patrick Leahy: Sen, Ranking: 4, Probably too liberal.
Peter Welch: Rep VT-AL, Ranking: 3, Freshman.

Vermont Republicans
Jim Douglas: Gov, Ranking: 6, Would help in New England, but not with the base.

Utah VP Rankings

2008-07-12T01:30:00.001-07:00

Utah Democrats
Jim Matheson: Rep UT-2, Ranking: 5, The only Democrat who could be chosen from Utah.

Utah Republicans
Jon Huntsman: Gov, Ranking: 5, Probably decent for the base and could help McCain's age issue.
Mike Leavitt: HHS Sec and Former Gov, Ranking: 7, A long list of executive experience.
Orrin Hatch: Sen, Ranking: 3, Too old.
Bob Bennett: Sen, Ranking: 3, Too old.
Rob Bishop: Rep UT-1, Ranking: 4, McCain does not need help in Utah.
Chris Cannon: Rep UT-3, Ranking: 5, Is as conservative as Utah is.

Texas VP Rankings

2008-07-11T23:38:00.000-07:00

Texas Democrats
Al Green: Rep TX-9, Ranking: 3, Obama is unlikely to pick another African American.
Rubén Hinojosa: Rep TX-15, Ranking: 5, Helps with Hispanics, but may be too liberal.
Silvestre Reyes: Rep TX-16, Ranking: 6, Could help with Hispanics and on Defense issues, but has made several significant political missteps.
Chet Edwards: Rep TX-17, Ranking: 7, Has good experience and has the backing of some prominent Democrats.
Sheila Jackson-Lee: Rep TX-18, Ranking: 2, Would hurt Obama in patriotism.
Charlie Gonzalez: Rep TX-20, Ranking: 6, A Hispanic Congressman who is a member of the New Democrats.
Nick Lampson: Rep TX-22, Ranking: 3, Represents a fluke Democratic district.
Lloyd Doggett: Rep TX-25, Ranking: 5, One of the most liberal Texas Reps.
Solomon Ortiz: Rep TX-27, Ranking: 4, May help with Hispanics but is over 70.
Henry Cuellar: Rep TX-28, Ranking: 4, Similar to Ortize, but may be two young.
Gene Green: Rep TX-29, Ranking: 5, May help Obama on energy issues.
Eddie Bernice Johnson: Rep TX-30, Ranking: 3, Too old.

Texas Republicans
Rick Perry: Gov, Ranking:6, Holds the highest political office in the second largest state, and has been in office since 2000. Perry however does not seem to be widely popular in spite of him winning reelection easily.
Kay Bailey Hutchison: Sen, Ranking: 7, One of the top female Republicans, but could upset some pro-lifers.
John Cornyn: Sen, Ranking: 5, Generally votes down the party line, so he shouldn't upset the base, but has very little appeal elsewhere.
Louie Gohmert: Rep TX-1, Ranking: 4, Has been an attack dog, but only has two terms in the House.
Ted Poe: Rep TX-2, Ranking: 5, Only has four years in the House, but served in the Courts before hand.
Sam Johnson: Rep TX-3, Ranking: 3, Too old.
Ralph Hall: Rep TX-4, Ranking: 2, Too old.
Jeb Hensarling: Rep TX-5, Ranking: 5, An up and coming Rep, but is still probably a few years away from seeking higher office.
Joe Barton: Rep TX-6, Ranking: 4, 14 years in congress, but has had too many controversial votes.
John Culberson: Rep TX-7, Ranking: 4, Typical Texas conservative.
Kevin Brady: Rep TX-8, Ranking: 4, Recent drunk driving hurts him.
Michael McCaul: Rep TX-10, Ranking: 4, Young, but hasn't done anything in Congress yet.
Mike Conaway: Rep TX-11, Ranking: 4, Does not add any strenghts to the ticket.
Kay Granger: Rep TX-12, Ranking: 5, A weaker version of KBH.
Mac Thornberry: Rep TX-13, Ranking: 5, One of the least distinguished of the class of 1994.
Ron Paul: Rep TX-14, Ranking: 1, Old and most republicans hate him.
Randy Neugebauer: Rep TX-19, Ranking: 4, Not a major Congressman, but is solidly conservative.
Lamar Smith: Rep TX-21, Ranking: 6, As the ranking Republican on the Judiciary committee he could help with social conservatives.
Kenny Marchant: Rep TX-24, Ranking: 4, No reason to pick him.
Michael Burgess: Rep TX-26, Ranking: 4, See above.
John Carter: Rep TX-31, Ranking: 4, Similar to the other 4s.
Pete Sessions: Rep TX-32, Ranking: 3, Has too many ethical problems.

VP Rankings Tennessee

2008-07-10T00:10:00.000-07:00

Tennessee Democrats
Phil Bredesen: Gov, Ranking: 6, May help in the south, but probably can't bring in Tennessee.
Jim Cooper: Rep TN-5, Ranking: 4, Has had several high profile losses.
Bart Gordon: Rep TN-6, Ranking: 5, Over two decades in Congress.
John Tanner: Rep TN-8, Ranking: 5, Has 20 years in Congress, but is a fairly mionor Congressman.
Steve Cohen: Rep TN-9, Ranking: 3, Freshman.

Tennessee Republicans
Lamar Alexander: Sen, Ranking: 5, Great experience, but is 68.
Fred Thompson: Former Sen, Ranking: 8, Would give McCain much needed media exposure.
Bob Corker: Sen, Ranking: 4, Only elected in 2006.
Bill Frist: Former Sen, Ranking: 5, A lot of people are angry at Frist for his stint as majority leader.
David Davis: Rep TN-1, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Jimmy Duncan: Rep TN-2, Ranking: 4, Has served since 1988, but has not made a name for himself.
Zach Wamp: Rep TN-3, Ranking: 6, Member of the class of 1994, and has become a fairly powerful member.
Lincoln Davis: Rep TN-4, Ranking: 4, No real advantages.
Marsha Blackburn: Rep TN-7, Ranking: 6, Popular with base, but was only elected in 2002.

VP Rankings South Dakota

2008-07-09T23:57:00.000-07:00

South Dakota Democrats
Tim Johnson: Sen, Ranking: 3, Has health problems.
Tom Daschle: Former Sen: Ranking: 2, Dear God no.
Stephanie Herseth: Rep SD-AL, Ranking: 4, The future of the SD Democratic party, but not ready for the national stage.

South Dakota Republicans
Mike Rounds: Gov, Ranking: 7, Very popular with the pro lifers.
John Thune: Sen, Ranking: 6, Great pick to apease the far right of the GOP.

VP Rankings South Carolina

2008-07-09T23:37:00.001-07:00

South Carolina Democrats
Jim Hodges: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, Other than being from the South Hodges has no advantages.
John Spratt: Rep SC-5, Ranking: 4, One of the most conservative Democrats in the south.
Jim Clyburn: Rep SC-6, Ranking: 3, Has had several problematic statements.

South Carolina Republicans
Mark Sanford: Gov, Ranking: 9, The ideal Southerner for McCain. A governor, young, and very conservative.
David Beasley: Former Gov, Ranking: 5, Not bad, but is overshadowed by the large number of talented Republicans in South Carolina.
Lindsey Graham: Sen, Ranking: 6, moderate for a Southern Republican, but still solidly conservative.
Jim DeMint: Sen, Ranking: 5, Popular with conservatives, but only has 4 years in the senate, and may not be popular with the US at large.
Henry Brown JR: Rep SC-1, Ranking: 3, Too old.
Joe Wilson: Rep SC-2, Ranking: 4, Probably too divisive.
Gresham Barrett: Rep SC-3, Ranking: 5, Young, Southern, Conservative.
Bob Inglis: Rep SC-4, Ranking: 4, Only 4 years in Congress.

VP Rankings Rhode Island

2008-07-09T23:22:00.001-07:00

Rhode Island Democrats
Jack Reed: Sen, Ranking: 7, Good security credentials and over a decade of legislative experience.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Sen, Ranking: 4, Probably too inexperienced.
Patrick Kennedy: Rep RH-1, Ranking: 4, I doubt Obama wants a Kennedy.
Jim Langevin: Rep RH-2, Ranking: 4, Has problems with base.

Rhode Island Republicans
Don Carcieri: Gov, Ranking: 5, Solid conservative credentials for a New England Republican.
Lincoln Chafee: Former Sen, Ranking: 2, Chafee is pissed at the GOP.

Pennsylvania VP Rankings

2008-07-08T23:08:00.000-07:00

Pennsylvania Democrats
Ed Rendell: Gov, Ranking: 8, Would take Pennsylvania out of play and may help in Ohio.
Bob Casey: Sen , Ranking: 4, Needs more exp.
Bob Brady: Rep PA-1, Ranking: 5, Fairly powerful may help a little with blue coller democrats.
Chaka Fattah: Rep PA-2, Ranking: 3, Two African Americans on the ticket is unlikely.
Jason Altmire: Rep PA-4, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Joe Sestak: Rep PA-7, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Patrick Murphy: Rep PA-8, Ranking:3, Freshman.
Chris Carney: Rep PA-10, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Paul Kanjorski: Rep PA-11, Ranking: 3, Too old.
John Murtha: Rep PA-12, Ranking: 2, Too old.
Allyson Schwartz: Rep PA-13, Ranking: 4, Only 4 years in congress, but may help with women and Jewish voters.
Mike Doyle: Rep PA-14, Ranking: 6, Mixed liberal and conservative record on social issues.
Tim Holden: Rep PA-17, Ranking: 6, Solid all aroung, but nothing too special.

Pennsylvania Republicans
Mark Schweiker: Former Gov, Ranking: 5, Former Gov of a swing state but served less than two years.
Tom Ridge: Former Gov and Former sec of homeland security, Ranking: 10, If McCain picks Ridge he probably wins the election.
Arlen Specter: Sen, Ranking: 3, Too Old.
Rick Santorum: Former Sen, Ranking: 5, Good for social conservatives, but probably can't deliver home state.
Phil English: Rep PA-3, Ranking: 5, May help in Western PA.
John Peterson: Rep PA-5, Ranking: 6, Could help McCain on energy issues.
Jim Gerlach: Rep PA-6, Ranking: 5, May help with moderates, but could hurt with conservatives.
Bill Shuster: Rep PA-9, Ranking: 6, Young congressman from swing state.
Charlie Dent: Rep PA-15, Ranking: 4, Only two terms.
Joe Pitts: Rep PA-16, Ranking: 5, Swing state conservative, but is 68.
Tim Murphy: Rep PA-18, Ranking: 5, May help a little in PA.
Todd Platts: Rep PA-19, Ranking:5, Four term centerist.

VP Rankings Oregon

2008-07-08T02:02:00.000-07:00

Oregon Democrats
Ted Kulongoski: Gov, Ranking: 5, Probably not popular enough.
John Kitzhaber: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, Looks too much like a Hippy.
Ron Wyden: Sen, Ranking: 6, Probably the most popular politician in Oregon.
Earl Blumenauer: Rep OR-3, Ranking: 4, Probably too liberal.
Peter DeFazio: Rep OR-4, Ranking: 5, 20 year Congressman.
Darlene Hooley: Rep OR-5, Ranking: 5, Held a swing seat for ten years.

Oregon Republicans
Gordon Smith: Sen, Ranking: 4, Would put a senate seat at risk.
Greg Walden: Rep OR-2, Ranking: 5, May be able to flip Oregon.

VP Rankings Oklahoma

2008-07-08T01:47:00.000-07:00

Oklahoma Democrats
Brad Henry: Gov, Ranking: 7, Counters Obama's liberalism, but cannot bring in his home state.
Dan Boren: Rep OK-2, Ranking: 4, Probably too conservative.

Oklahoma Republicans
JC Watts: Former Rep, Ranking: 4, Is in a lot of VP list, but makes no sense to me.
Jim Inhofe: Sen, Ranking: 3, Too old.
Tom Coburn: Sen, Ranking: 6, Rallies Conservatives and pisses off liberals.
Don Nickles: Former Sen, Ranking: 6, Good experience and GOP wont open up a seat.
John Sullivan: Rep OK-1, Ranking: 4, Has several minor law violations.
Frank Lucas: Rep OK-3, Ranking: 5, Has served since 1994, but is only 48.
Tom Cole: Rep OK-4, Ranking: 5, Only native American in Congress.
Mary Fallin: Rep OK-5, Ranking: 3, Freshman.

VP Rankings Ohio

2008-07-08T00:56:00.000-07:00

Ohio Democrats
Ted Strickland: Gov, Ranking: 9, Would probably deliver Ohio thus would be a valuable pick, but has come out against being VP.
Sherrod Brown: Sen, Ranking: 7, Senator from the most important swing state, that will probably be acceptable to the base.
Charlie Wilson: Rep OH-6, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Marcy Kaptur: Rep OH-9, Ranking: 4, Bin Laden comments would hurt Obama's image.
Dennis Kucinich: Rep OH-10, Ranking: 1, pass.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones: Rep OH-11, Ranking: 3, Too liberal.
Betty Sutton: Rep OH-13, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Zack Space: Rep OH-18, Ranking: 3, Freshman.

Ohio Republicans
Bob Taft: Former Gov, Ranking: 1, Coingate.
George Voinovich: Sen and Former Gov, Ranking: 5, Popular in Ohio, but is 71.
Mike DeWine: Former Sen, Ranking: 5, Could help in Ohio, but as a reelection loser may be unattractive.
Steve Chabot: Rep OH-1, Ranking: 7, Highly touted within GOP circles, but unknown outside his immediate area.
Jean Schmidt: Rep OH-2, Ranking: 2, No one likes mean Jean.
Mike Turner: Rep OH-3, Ranking: 5, Young (48) but wife has ethical issues.
Jim Jordan: Rep OH-4, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Bob Latta: Rep OH-5, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Dave Hobson: Rep OH-7, Ranking: 4, Little known and 71.
John Boehner: Rep OH-8, Ranking: 5, Would have to give up house leadership spot.
Pat Tiberi: Rep OH-12, Ranking: 5, Biggest asset is his age.
Steve LaTourette: Rep OH-14, Ranking: 6, Could help McCain in Cleveland area.
Deborah Pryce: rep OH-15, Ranking; 3, Has a long list of ethical issues.
Ralph Regula: Rep OH-16, Ranking: 2, Too Old.

Vp Rankings North Dakota

2008-07-07T01:26:00.001-07:00

North Dakota Democrats
Kent Conrad: Sen, Ranking: 6, 16 year Senator from conservative state.
Byron Dorgan: Sen: Ranking: 6, See above.
Earl Pomeroy: Rep ND-AL, Ranking: 4, Bush comments kill him.

North Dakota Republicans
John Hoeven: Gov, Ranking: 7, Is the longest serving sitting Governor in the US.
Ed Schafer: Former Gov and Sec of Agriculture, Ranking; 6, Has decades of executive experience.

VP Rankings North Carolina

2008-07-07T01:01:00.000-07:00

North Carolina Democrats
Mike Easley: Gov, Ranking: 8, Best candidate if Obama wants to make a run at North Carolina.
John Edwards: Former Sen, Ranking; 4, I just don't like him.
G. K. Butterfield: Rep NC-1, Ranking: 4, A minor Congressman.
Bob Etheridge: Rep NC-2, Ranking: 5, An OK, but not great pick if Obama is looking for a Southerner.
David Price: Rep NC-4, Ranking: 5, Fairly conservative Southern Democrat.
Mike McIntyre: Rep NC-7, Ranking: 5, Same as most other NC Congressmen.
Heath Shuler: Rep NC-11, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Mel Watt: Rep NC-12, Ranking: 3, An all African American ticket is unlikely.
Brad Miller: Rep NC-13, Ranking: 5, Serves on several major committees, but is not the chair on any of them.

North Carolina Republicans
Elizabeth Dole: Sen, Ranking: 4, Borderline on age (71).
Richard Burr: Sen, Ranking: 5, Would tie up NC for McCain.
Walter Jones: Rep NC-3, Ranking: 4, Ties to Ron Paul takes him out of serious consideration.
Virginia Foxx: Rep NC-5, Ranking: 4, 65 but only has 4 years in Congress.
Howard Coble: Rep NC-6, Ranking: 3, Too old.
Robin Hayes: Rep NC-8, Ranking: 4, Several highly questionable statements hurts him.
Sue Myrick: Rep NC-9, Ranking: 6, Could help McCain with North Carolina and women.

VP Rankings New York

2008-07-06T15:10:00.000-07:00

New York Democrats
David Paterson: Gov, Rankings: 1, Has a number of major personal problems.
Eliot Spitzer: Former Gov, Ranking: 1, Hookers.
Chuck Schumer: Sen, Ranking: 5, Solid, but I think he is content with his job in the Senate
Hillary Clinton: Sen, Ranking: 7, Would unite the Democratic party, but may cause blowback with independents.
Tim Bishop: Rep NY-1, Ranking: 4, Long Island Democrat elected in 2002.
Steve Israel: Rep NY-2, Ranking: 5, Could help with Jewish voters, but may hurt with base.
Carolyn McCarthy: Rep NY-4, Ranking: 5, OK pick but people may wonder why Obama didn't just pick Clinton.
Gary Ackerman: Rep NY-5, Ranking: 5, First Elected in 1982, and could help tie up Jewish voters.
Gregory Meeks: Rep NY-6, Ranking: 3, An all African American ticket is doubtful.
Joseph Crowley: Rep NY-7, Ranking: 5, Only 46, but has 10 years in Congress.
Jerrold Nadler: Rep NY-8, Ranking: 5, Could help with Jewish voters and the base.
Anthony Weiner: Rep NY-9, Ranking: 4, Is probably looking to be the next mayor of NYC.
Ed Towns: Rep NY-10, Ranking: 3, Too old
Yvette Clarke: Rep NY-11, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Carolyn Maloney: Rep NY-14, Ranking: 5, A poorman's Hillary Clinton.
Charles Rangel: Rep NY-15, Ranking: 3, Too Old
Eliot Engel: Rep NY-17, Ranking: 6, 20 year congressman with seats on several major committees.
Nita Lowey: Rep NY-18, Ranking: 5, Could help with Jewish and female vote, but is 70.
John Hall: Rep NY-19, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Kirsten Gillibrand: Rep NY-20, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Mike McNulty: Rep NY-21, Ranking: 6, 20 year Congressman that could help Obama with his experience.
Maurice Hinchey: Rep NY-22, Ranking: 5, First elected in 1992, and represents an upstate district.
Michael Arcuri: Rep NY-24, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Brian Higgins: Rep NY-27, Ranking: 4, Only elected in 2004, but could appeal to blue collier Democrats.
Louise Slaughter: Rep NY-28, Ranking: 3, Too old.

New York Republicans
George Pataki: Former Gov, Ranking: 8, May not help McCain in the election but would make a good VP.
Peter King: Rep NY-3, Ranking: 6, An increasingly rare New York Republican that matches up with McCain well on security
Michael Bloomberg: Mayor NY NY, Ranking: 6, Social Conservatives hate him, but would help with most other groups.
Rudy Giuliani: Former Mayor NY NY, Ranking: 7, Republicans can shove "America's mayor" down our throats some more.
Vito Fossella: Rep NY-13, Ranking: 1, Had a child out of marriage.
John McHugh: Rep NY-23, Ranking: 5, Nothing wrong with him, but he does not help in any way.
Jim Walsh: Rep NY-25, Ranking: 4, Has had trouble holding his seat recently.
Tom Reynolds: Rep NY-26, Ranking: 3, Ties to house page scandal kills him.
Randy Kuhl: Rep NY-29, Ranking: 4, Has not established himself in Congress yet.

VP Rankings New Mexico

2008-07-06T02:12:00.000-07:00

New Mexico Democrats
Bill Richardson: Gov, Ranking: 7, Good experience and could help in New Mexico and with Hispanics.
Jeff Bingaman: Sen, Ranking: 6, Helps in New Mexico, but is not as good as Richardson
Tom Udall: Rep NM-3, Ranking: 4, Is running for Senate.

New Mexico Republicans
Gary johnson: Former Gov, Ranking: 2, Possition on Drugs takes him out of the running.
Pete Domenici: Sen, Ranking: 1, too old.
Heather Wilson: Rep NM-1, Ranking: 4, Ethics problems hurts her chances.
Steve Pearce: Rep NM-2, Ranking: 4, Is running for Senate

VP Rankings New Jersey

2008-07-06T01:35:00.001-07:00

New Jersey Democrats
Jon Corzine: Gov, Ranking: 3, A huge list of ethical issues.
Richard Codey: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, Only served two years as Governor.
Jim McGreevey: Former Gov, Ranking: 2, McGreevey is Gay.
Frank Lautenberg: Sen, Ranking: 1, Too old.
Robert Menendez: Sen, Ranking: 5, Could help with Hispanics, but has some possible ethics issues.
Rob Andrews: Rep NJ-1, Ranking: 3, Tried to primary Menendez.
Frank Pallone: Rep NJ-6, Ranking: 5, Could help minorly on experience issue.
Bill Pascrell: Rep NJ-8, Ranking: 4, Age (71) could be a problem.
Steve Rothman: Rep NJ-9, Ranking: 6, Popular within the Jewish comunity.
Donald Payne: Rep NJ-10, Ranking; 3, Too old.
Rush Holt: Rep NJ-12, Ranking; 4, Has a phd and is a Quaker.

New Jersey Republicans
Donald DiFrancesco: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, Was only Governor for about a year.
Christine Todd Whitman: Former Gov, Ranking: 5, Helps in NJ, but is not popular with conservatives.
Frank LiBiondo: Rep NJ-2, Ranking: 3, Selection could upset conservatives.
Jim Saxton: Rep NJ-3, Ranking: 1, cancer.
Chris Smith: Rep NJ-4, Ranking: 6, Solid conservative, that has been in office since the 1980s.
Scott Garrett: Rep NJ-5, Ranking: 6, Conservative and young.
Mike Ferguson: Rep NJ-7, Ranking: 5, Very young, but is still a four term Congressman.
Rodney Frelinghuysen: Rep NJ-11, Ranking: 6, Could give McCain a small chance at New Jersey.

VP Rankings New Hampshire

2008-07-06T01:16:00.001-07:00

New Hampshire Democrats
John Lynch: Gov, Ranking: 8, Would tie up New Hampshire, and has no real weakness.
Jeanne Shaheen: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, running for senate.
Carol Shea-Porter: Rep NH-1, Ranking: 2, freshman
Paul Hodes: Rep NH-2, Ranking: 3, Freshman

New Hampshire Republican
Craig Benson: Former Gov, Ranking: 3, Only served 2 years as Governor.
Judd Gregg: Sen, Ranking: 6, If McCain wants to boost his chances in NH, Gregg is the best choice.
John Sununu: Sen, Ranking: 4, Is in a very tough reelection battle.

VP Rankings Nevada

2008-07-06T00:58:00.000-07:00

Nevada Democrats
Harry Ried, Sen, Ranking: 2, VP spot would probably be a demotion.
Richard Bryan: Former Sen and Gov, Ranking: 5, May help tilt Nevada to Obama.
Shelly Berkley: Rep NV-1, Ranking: 5, Could help Obama with several key demographics.

Nevada Republicans
Jim Gibbons: Gov, Ranking: 1, Has a growing list of ethical issues.
John Ensign: Sen, Ranking: 5, Would probably lock up Nevada.
Dean Heller: Rep NV-2, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Jon Porter: Rep NV-3, Ranking: 4, His district borders Arizona.

VP Rankings Nebraska

2008-07-06T00:38:00.000-07:00

Nebraska Democrats
Chuck Hagel: Sen, Ranking: 6, Could be a good national unity pick, but may be too conservative.
Ben Nelson: Sen, Ranking: 5, Balances ticket.
Bob Kerrey: Former Sen, Ranking: 8, Medal of Honor winner and a centerist, could cover some of Obama's weak points.

Nebraska Republicans
Dave Heineman: Gov, Ranking: 5, An uninspired safe pick.
Mike Johanns: Former Gov, and Former Sec of Agriculture, Ranking: 4, Would have been a good pick, but is running for senate.
Jeff Fortenberry: Rep NE-1, Ranking: 3, Would hurt McCain on pork.
Lee Terry, Rep NE-2, Ranking: 4, Could help McCain win Nebraska by even more.
Adrian Smith: Rep NE-3, Ranking: 3, Freshman.

VP Rankings Montana

2008-07-06T00:26:00.000-07:00

Montana Democrats
Brian Schweitzer: Gov, Ranking: 9, No real weakness. Probably gives Obama his only real shot at Montana, and may help a little in other western states.
Max Baucus: Sen, Ranking 6, Is one of the most powerful senators, which could help Obama on the experience problem.
Jon Tester: Sen, Ranking: 3, Only elected in 2006.

Montana Republicans
Judy Martz: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, A little known ex-Governor of Montana.
Marc Racicot: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, current lobbyist job could hurt ticket.
Conrad Burns: Former Sen, Ranking: 1, Old and corrupt.
Denny Rehberg: Rep MT-AL, Ranking: 5, Highest ranking republican in Montana.

VP Rankings Missouri

2008-07-05T23:58:00.000-07:00

Missouri Democrats
Bob Holden: Former Gov, Ranking: 2, Was primaried in reelection bid.
Claire McCaskill: Sen, Ranking: 3, Has spent less time in the Senate than Obama.
Wiliam Clay, Rep MO-1, Ranking: 3, Would help in St. Louis, but probably hurt in the rest of the state.
Russ Carnahan: Rep MO-3, Ranking: 3, Only in his second term.
Dick Gephart: Former Rep, Ranking: 7, Will this finally be his year?
Ike Skelton: Rep MO-4, Ranking: 3, Too old.
Emanuel Cleaver: Rep MO-5, Ranking: 2, Has a very poor relationship with Obama.

Missouri Republicans
Matt Blunt: Gov, Ranking: 3, May actually hurt McCain in Missouri.
Kit Bond: Sen and Former Gov, Ranking 5, A twenty year Senator, but is only three years younger than McCain.
Jim Talent: Former Sen, Ranking: 4, Reelection defeat could hurt his viability.
Todd Akin: Rep MO-2, Ranking: 5, Would help tie up Missouri, and is strongly pro-life.
Sam Graves: Rep MO-6, Ranking: 5, Young+Conservative+Swing state= solid pick.
Roy Blunt: Rep MO-7, Ranking: 6, A powerful Congressman, but has ethics issues.
Jo Ann Emerson: Rep MO-8, Ranking: 5, Could help McCain with Missouri and with women.
Kenny Hulshof: Rep MO-9, Ranking: 4, Running for Governor.

Mississippi VP Rankings

2008-07-05T23:36:00.001-07:00

Mississippi Democrats
Ronnie Musgrove: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, is running for senate instead.
Travis Childers: Rep MS-1, Ranking: 2, Elected less than two months ago.
Bernnie Thompson: Rep MS-2, Ranking:3, An all African American ticket is unlikely.
Gene Taylor: Rep MS-4, Ranking: 4, Probably too conservative to make the Democratic ticket.

Mississippi Republicans
Haley Barbour: Gov, Ranking 7, Would end what little danger McCain is in in the deep south, but ethics problems could hurt him.
Thad Cochran: Sen, Ranking 4, A solid pick, but would highlight age issue.
Roger Wicker: Sen, Ranking 4, Republicans need him to hold his senate seat.
Trent Lott: Former Sen, Ranking: 3, Has about as much of a chance as Strom Thurmond.
Chip Pickering: Rep MS-3, Ranking: 4, Appearance in Borat movie could embarrass campaign.

VP Rankings Minnesota

2008-07-05T15:04:00.000-07:00

Minnesota Democrats
Amy Klobuchar, Sen, Ranking: 3, Has been in the Senate for an even shorter amount of time than Obama.
Mark Dayton, Former Sen, Ranking: 4, Only served one term.
Tim Waltz: Rep MN-1, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Betty Mcollum: Rep MN-4, Ranking: 4, A little known Rep from St. Paul.
Keith Ellison: Rep MN-5, Ranking: 1, I think it will be a while before we see a Muslim on a ticket.
Collin Paterson: Rep MN-7, Ranking: 6, An original Blue dog, could help Obama in Minnesota and maybe even in North Dakota.
jim Oberstar: Rep MN-8, Ranking: 4, A veteran thus fairly powerful Congressman whose age may hurt his chances.

Minnesota Republicans
Tim Pawlenty: Gov, Ranking: 8, Young (47) and already in his second term as Governor. Could help Republicans highlight out reach to Minnesota with convention and running mate, but win in Minnesota is still unlikely.
Norm Colman: Sen, Ranking: 5, A weaker version of Pawlenty.
John Kline: Rep MN-2, Ranking: 5, Should be acceptable to most Republicans, but Pawlenty would be better to make a run at Minnesota.
Jim Ramstad: Rep MN-3, Ranking: 4, Probably too liberal to be the Republican VP.
Michele Bachmann: Rep MN-6, Ranking: 3, Freshman.

VP Rankings Michigan

2008-07-05T01:42:00.000-07:00

Michigan Democrats
Carl Levin: Sen, Ranking: 4, Age 74 hurts his chances.
Debbie Stabenow, Sen, Ranking: 6, Could help with women and Michigan.
Bart Stupak: Rep MI-1, Ranking: 5, Could help Obama in rural Michigan.
Dale Kildee: Rep MI-5, Ranking: 2, Too old.
Sander Levin: Rep MI-12, Ranking: 2, Older brother of Senator Carl Levin.
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick: Rep MI-13, Ranking: 1, We probably wont see two African Americans on the ticket.
John Conyers: Rep MI-14, Ranking: 1, Too old.
John Dingell: Rep MI-15, Ranking: 1, Too old.

Michigan Republicans
John Engler: Former Gov, Ranking: 5, Republicans seem to think Michigan is a pickup opportunity. Engler could help.
Spencer Abraham: Former Sec of Energy and Former Sen, Ranking: 6, Experience in the senate and executive branch.
Vern Ehlers: Rep MI-3, Ranking: 3, Too old.
David Camp: Rep MI-4, Ranking: 5, Elected in 1990, but is only 54.
Fred Upton: Rep MI-6, Ranking: 6, Elected in the 1980s and represents a moderately Republican district.
Mike Rogers: Rep MI-8, Ranking: 6, Young six term congressman from potential swing state.
Joe Knollenberg: Rep MI-9, Ranking: 2, Too old.
Candice Miller: Rep MI-10, Ranking: 5, One of a number of options for McCain if he wants to make a stand in Germany.
Thad McCotter: Rep MI-11, Ranking:5, Young, but one of the ugliest members of Congress.
Tim Walberg: Rep MI-7, Ranking: 3, Freshman

Vp Rankings Massachusetts

2008-07-05T01:01:00.000-07:00

Massachusetts Democrats
Deval Patrick: Gov, Ranking: 3, A first term Governor who has not had the greatest first year in office.
Ted Kennedy: Sen, Ranking: 1, The list is too long to post.
John Kerry: Sen, Ranking: 3, His career in national politics is over.
John Olver: Rep MA-1, Ranking: 4, First elected in 1990, and is a bit on the old side (71), but has not done enough to warrant a spot on the ticket.
Richard Neal: Rep MA-2, Ranking: 4, No real benefit as VP pick.
Jim McGovern: Rep MA-3, Ranking: 4, Too outspoken on foreign policy matters to be a good pick.
Barney Frank: Rep MA-4, Ranking: 2, America is not ready for a gay VP.
Niki Tsongas: Rep MA-5, Ranking: 2, Freshman.
John Tierney: Rep MA-6, Ranking: 4, I think it is safe to say Obama won't pick someone from MA.
Ed Markey: Rep MA-7, Ranking: 4, I've got nothing.
Mike Capuano: Rep MA-8, Ranking: 4, Maybe I shouldnt have done every member of Congress.
Stephen Lynch: Rep MA-9, Ranking:4, Yet another 4.
Bill Delahunt: Rep MA-10, Ranking-4, I'm done!

Massachusetts Republicans
Mitt Romney: Former Gov, Ranking: 6, Many seem to think Romney is the most likely pick for McCain. I think he is only an OK pick though. He helps with fiscal conservatives, but I don't think he helps with social conservatives or independents. May help in Michigan, but I think his impact there is overrated too. Not a bad pick, but McCain can do better.
Jane Swift: Former Gov, Ranking: 5, Young (43) and could help McCain with women, but highest elected office was Lt. Gov.
Paul Cellucci: Former Gov, Ranking: 5, Served briefly as Governor, then became ambassador to Canada.
William Weld: Former Gov, Ranking: 6, Dominated the Mass GOP during the 1990s.

VP Rankings Maryland

2008-07-04T14:41:00.000-07:00

Maryland Democrats
Martin O'Malley: Gov, Ranking: 5, A rising star in the party, but his time is not yet.
Barbara Mikulski: Sen, Ranking: 5, Could appeal to Clinton voters as most senior female senator.
Ben Cardin: Sen, Ranking: 5, New to the Senate, but served 10 years in the House.
Paul Sarbanes: Former Sen, Ranking: 4, Served 30 years in the Senate, but is 75.
Dutch Ruppersberger: Rep MD-2, Ranking: 4, Does not meet any of Obama's needs.
John Sarbanes: Rep MD-3, Rankind: 3, Freshman.
Donna Edwards: Rep MD-4, Ranking: 2, Won a special election about a month ago.
Steny Hoyer: Rep MD-5, Ranking: 4, As majority leader, he would probably lose power as
VP.
Elijah Cummings: MD-7, Ranking: 3, A second African American on the ticket is doubtful.

Maryland Republicans
Robert Ehrlich: Former Gov, Ranking: 5, Nothing clearly wrong with him, but nothing to set him apart from the dozens of other solid candidates.
Michael Steele: Former Lt. Gov, Ranking: 3, Republicans love him, but he has never held major office.
Wayne Gilchrest: Rep MD-1, Ranking: 3, Got primaried.
Roscoe Bartlett: Rep MD-6, Ranking: 2, 82

VP Rankings Maine

2008-07-04T01:45:00.000-07:00

Maine Democrats

John Baldacci: Gov, Ranking: 6, Experienced could help shore up New England.

Tom Allen: Rep ME-1, Ranking: 4, Not bad, but is running for Senate.

Maine Republicans

Olympia Snowe: Sen, Ranking: 6, Good for independents, but bad for conservatives. May put New Hampshire and possibly Maine in play.

Susan Collins: Sen, Ranking: 5, A slightly weaker version of Olympia Snowe.

VP Rankings Louisiana

2008-07-04T01:20:00.000-07:00

Louisiana Democrats
Kathleen Blanco: Former Gov, Ranking: 2, Got killed by Jindal in reelection bid.
Mary Landrieu: Sen, Ranking: 4, Has lackluster approval rankings and the Democrats will likely loose a senate seat.
Bill Jefferson: Rep LA-2, Ranking: 1, Corrupt even by Louisiana standards.
Charlie Melancon: Rep La-3, Ranking: 4, Dull Southerner.
Don Crazayoux: Rep LA-6, Ranking: 3, Will have served less than a year on inauguration day.

Louisiana Republicans
Bobby Jindal: Gov, Ranking: 9, A perfect counter to Obama and McCain's age. A near perfect pick for the GOP.
David Vitter: Sen, Ranking: 1, Prostitution scandal killed what could have been a good pick.
Steve Scalise: Rep LA-1, Ranking: 3, Has served less than a term.
Jim McCrery: Rep LA-4, Ranking: 4, Support of Romney hurts his slim chances.
Rodney Alexander: Rep LA-5, Ranking: 4, Former Democrat first elected in 2002.
Richard Baker: Former Rep, Ranking: 5, Former Congressman who served over twenty years, but resignation cost GOP seat.
Charles Boustany: Rep LA-7, Ranking: 4, Only in his second term.

VP Rankings Kentucky

2008-07-04T00:52:00.000-07:00

Kentucky Democrats
Steve Beshear: Gov, Ranking: 4, Has served in several state offices, but since Obama has no chance of winning Kentucky, Beshear has no chance of getting on the ticket.
John Yarmuth: Rep Ky-3, Ranking: 3, Freshman.
Ben Chandler: Rep Ky-6, Ranking: 5, Could serve as an olive branch to Appalachia, but little else.

Kentucky Republicans
Mitch McConnell: Sen, Ranking: 3, I doubt McCain wants to tie himself too closely to the Senate leadership.
Jim Bunning: Sen, Ranking: 2, Too Old and may be going senile.
Ed Whitfield: Rep Ky-1, Ranking: 4, Elected in 1994 then disappeared.
Ron Lewis: Rep KY-2, Ranking: 5, Strong conservative who is leaving Congress anyways.
Ann Northup: Former Rep: Ranking: 5, Held a swing district for 10 years, but political stock is falling.
Hal Rogers: Rep Ky-4, Ranking: 3, First elected in 1980, but is 70.

VP Rankings Kansas

2008-07-04T00:33:00.000-07:00

Kansas Democrats
Kathleen Sebelius: Gov, Ranking: 8, Popular female centrist Governor, but may not be able to hand Obama any states.
Nancy Boyda: Rep KS-2, Ranking: 3, A member of the class of 2006.
Dennis Moore: Rep KS-3, Ranking: 4, A four term pro-choice congressman.

Kansas Republicans
Bill Graves: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, Former Governor who has been out of politics for five years.
Sam Brownback: Sen, Ranking: 6, Could help with social conservatives and catholics.
Pat Roberts, Sen, Ranking: 4, Has good qualifications from the Senate, but is 72.
Jerry Moran: Rep KS-1, Ranking: 4, Could help with rural voters, but brings little else to the ticket.
Todd Tiahrt: Rep KS-4, Ranking: 5, A member from the class of 1994.

VP Rankings Iowa

2008-07-04T00:03:00.000-07:00

Iowa Democrats
Chet Culver: Gov, Ranking: 5, His Predecessor would be a better choice.
Tom Vilsack: Former Gov, Ranking:6, Popular former two term Governor would tie up Iowa and may help a little in surrounding states.
Tom Harkin: Sen, Ranking: 6, Being a veterin Senator from a swing state makes him worth listing.
Bruce Braley: Rep IA-1, Ranking: 3, No way Obama picks a Freshman Congressman.
David Loebsack: Rep IA-2, Ranking: 3, Another Freshman.
Leonard Boswell: Rep IA-3, Ranking: 4, Age (74) pushes the limit.

Iowa Republicans
Jim Nussle, Former Rep, Ranking: 6, Served 16 years in Congress, but is only 47. Loss his bid for governor two years ago, by a fairly large margin, but may still help in Iowa. Now serves as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Terry Branstad: Former Gov, Ranking: 5, As a four term governor of Iowa one would think he would give McCain a boost in the state.
Chuck Grassley: Sen, Ranking: 3, His age (74) takes him out of the running.
Jim Leach: Former Rep, Ranking: 4, Served 30 years in Congress, but anti-war stance could conflict with McCain.
Tom Latham: Rep IA-4, Ranking: 5, Part of the 1994 Republican Revolution. A decent choice if McCain is intent on holding Iowa.
Steve King: Rep IA-5, Ranking: 5, Strong conservative from a swing state, but has only served since 2003.

VP Ranking Illinois

2008-07-03T00:06:00.001-07:00

-No democrats (Obama from Illinois)

Illinois Republicans
Jim Edgar: Former Gov, Ranking: 3, The MSI scandal likely takes him out of the running.
Peter Fitzgerald: Former Sen, Ranking:4, Has poor relationship with GOP establishment.
Peter Roskam: Rep IL-6, Ranking: 4, May be too young even to pair with McCain.
Mark Kirk: Rep IL-10, Ranking: 6, An independent minded Republican who has a good deal of executive and foreign policy experience under Bush Sr and Clinton administrations.
Jerry Weller: Rep IL-11, Ranking: 1, Ties to Duke kills his chances to be on the ticket.
Judy Biggert: Rep IL-13, Ranking: 3, Hard to See the Republicans putting two people in their 70s on the ticket.
Dennis Hasert: Former Speaker of the House, Ranking: 3, I don't think McCain wants to tie himself to the old Congress this closely.
Tim Johnson: Rep IL-15, Ranking: 4, Can't see how he helps McCain.
Donald Manzullo: Rep IL-16, Ranling: 4, Not a guy who will get out the vote.
Ray LaHood: Rep IL-18: Ranking:5, Could serve as a tie to 1994, and is leaving Congress anyways.
John Shimkus: Rep IL-19, Ranking: 5, Fairly high profile Congressman, but is not without controversy.

VP Rankings Idaho

2008-07-02T23:47:00.000-07:00

Idaho Democrats
Larry LaRocco: Former Rep, Ranking: 2, I needed to find a Democrat.

Idaho Republicans
Jim Risch: Former Gov, Ranking 3, Republicans could give up a senate seat if chosen.
Butch Otter: Gov and former Rep, Ranking: 6, A solid and safe pick that helps McCain with conservatives.
Dirk Kempthorne: Secretary of the Interior and Former Gov, Ranking: 6, Solid conservative with executive experience.
Larry Craig: Sen, Ranking: 1, We all know why this is a bad pick.
Mike Crapo, Sen, Ranking: 5, Conservative, but nothing else that makes him an intriguing pick.
Bill Sali: Rep ID-1, Ranking: 2, He's not even that popular in Idaho.
Mike Simpson: Rep ID-2, Ranking: 4, A minor Congressman from a minor state.

MLB Mid Season Odds

2008-07-02T01:04:00.000-07:00

AL East:
1. New York Yankees: E-45%, WC-25%
2. Boston Red Sox: E-35%, WC- 50%
3. Tampa Bay Rays: E-20%, WC-25%
4. Toronto Blue Jays: E-0%, WC-0%
5. Baltimore Orioles: E-0%, WC-0%

AL Central:
1. Detroit Tigers: E-50%, WC-0%
2. Chicago White Sox: E-30%, WC-0%
3. Minnesota Twins: E-15%, WC-0%
4. Cleveland Indians: E-5%, WC-0%
5. Kansas City: E-0%, WC-0%

AL West:
1. LA Angles: W-75%, WC-0%
2. Texas Rangers: W-15%, WC-0%
3. Oakland A's: W-10%, WC-0%
3. Seattle Mariners: W-0%, WC-0%

NL E;
1.Philedelphia Phillies: E-40%, WC-5%
2. New York Mets: E-30%, WC-10%
3. Atlanta Braves: E-25%, WC-5%
4. Florida Marlins: E-5%, WC-0%
5. Washington Nats: E-0%, WC-0%

NL Central:
1. Chicago Cubs: C-70%, WC-15%
2. Milwaukee Brewers: C-20%,WC-35%
3. St. Louis Cardinals: C-10%, WC-30%
4. Cinncinati Reds: C-0%, WC-0%
5. Houston Astros: C-0%, WC-0%
6. Pittsburgh: C-0%, WC-0%

NL West:
1. LA Dodgers: W-50%, WC-0%
2. Arizona Diamondbacks: W-40%, WC-0%
3. Colorado Rockies: W-5%, WC-0%
4. San Francisco Giants: W-5%, WC-0%
5. San Diego Padres: W-0%, WC-0%

Playoffs:
LA Angels over Boston in 5
Detroit over NY Yankees in 4
Milwaukee over Philly in 4
Chicago Cubs over LA Dodgers in 3

LA Angels over Detroit in 5
Chicago Cubs over Milwaukee in 6

LA Angels over Chicago Cubs in 7

VP Rankings Hawaii

2008-07-02T00:53:00.000-07:00

Hawaii Democrats:
Daniel Inouye: Sen: Ranking: 1, Too old
Ben Cayetano: Former Gov, Ranking: 4, O bama can win Hawaii on his own.
Daniel Akaka: Sen, Eanking: 1, Too old
Neil Abercrombie: Rep HI-1, Ranking 4, Knew Obama's parents, but noyhing else would put him on the ticket.
Mazie Hirono: Rep HI-2, Ranking: 2, First termer.

Hawaii Republicans:
Linda Lingle: Gov, Ranking: 7, Would be a huge help with woman and possibly the electorate as a whole. Only down side is that she probably can't bring in Hawaii.

VP Rankings Georgia

2008-07-02T00:03:00.000-07:00

Georgia Democrats
Roy Barnes: Former Gov, Ranking: 5, If Obama thinks he really has a chance at Georgia, Barnes may not be that bad.
Max Cleland: Former Sen, Ranking: 6, Could help Obama some in security issues and in the south, but loss reelection in the senate.
Sam Nunn: Former Sen: Ranking: 8, Most of Nunn's straights are in areas where Obama is weak.
Stanford Bishop: Rep GA-2, Ranking:4, Solid credentials, but Obama is unlikely to put a second African American on the ticket.
Hank Johnson: Rep GA-4, Ranking: 3, Obama can't have another First termer on the ticket.
John Lewis: Rep GA-5, Ranking: 5, Would be a good tie to the 60s civil rights movement.
Jim Marshall: Rep GA-8, Ranking: 5, Could appeal to the south and social conservatives.
John Barrow: Rep GA-12, Ranking: 4, Too unknown to help Obama.
David Scott: Rep GA-13: Ranking: 3, Obama is unlikely to chose another African American.

Georgia Republicans
Sonny Perdue: Gov, Ranking: 6, A solid pick as a Southern Governor, but may not be as good as Christ or Stanford.
Saxby Chambliss: Sen, Ranking: 6, Only a one term Senator, but is a fairly powerful first termer.
Johnny Issakson: Sen, Ranking: 4, Unless McCain sees something I don't it won't be Issakson.
Jack Kingston: Rep GA-1, Ranking: 5, First elected in 1992, strongly conservative record down the line.
Lynn Westmoreland: Rep GA-3, Ranking: 2, His appearance on Colbert is one of the great moments in television history.
Tom Price: Rep GA-6, Ranking: 5, A good pick if McCain is looking for a faceless southerner.
John Linder: Rep GA-7, Ranking: 6, Vet Congressman who has strong anti-tax record.
Nathan Deal: Rep GA-9, Ranking: 4, A former moderate Democrat, now a conservative Republican.
Paul Broun: Rep GA-10, Ranking:3, Won his seat in a special election in 2007.
Phil Gingrey: Rep GA-11, Ranking: 5, Could fill the role of Southerner on the GOP ticket.

VP Rankings Florida

2008-07-01T00:12:00.000-07:00

Florida Democrats
Bill Nelson: Sen, Ranking 9, Just about the best pick Obama can make. Nelson probably wins Florida which almost clinches Obama's election, and has good appeal to the population at large as a moderate, and former astronaut.
Bob Graham, Former Sen and Gov, Ranking: 5, Has a number of significant problems, but would help Obama in Florida.
Allen Boyd, Rep FL-2, Ranking: 5, A Blue-Dog Democrat that could help Obama in security issues.
Corrine Brown: Rep FL-3, Ranking: 2, Ethical issues could bog down campaign,
Kathy Castor: Rep FL-11, Ranking: 3, Obama does not need a one term Congresswoman on the ticket.
Tim Mahoney: Rep Fl-16, Ranking: 3, see Castor.
Kendrick Meek: Rep FL-17, Ranking: 4, Would have been a good pick for Clinton.
Robert Wexler: Rep FL-19, Ranking: 4, Obama does not need a fire breathing liberal.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Rep FL-20, Ranking: 5, Appeals to several important groups: Woman, Jews, and Floridians.
Ron Klein: Rep Fl-22, Ranking: 3, One termer.
Alcee Hastings: Rep Fl-23, Ranking: 1, Old (71) and Corrupt.

Florida Republicans
Charlie Crist: Gov, Ranking: 7, Not as strong of a pick as many think, but securing Florida justifies McCain picking him.
Jeb Bush: Former Gov, Ranking: 3, McCain can't possibly put another bush on the ticket.
Katherine Harris: Former Rep, Ranking: 1, This would be an awesome pick.
Jeff Miller: Rep FL-1, Ranking: 4, I wonder if his own constituents know who he is.
Joe Scarborough, Former Rep, Ranking 6, High profile and good cred with pro-life crowd.
Ander Crenshaw: Rep FL-4, Ranking: 4, Just another faceless Congressman.
Ginny Brown-Waite: Rep FL-5, Ranking: 4, Ties to Foley probably takes her out of the running.
Cliff Stearns: Rep FL-6, Ranking: 5, Not well known, but has strong anti-tax record.
John Mica: Rep: FL-7. Ranking: 4, Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Ric Keller: Rep FL-8, Ranking: 5, Not a very interesting pick but Keller is only 43.
Gus Bilirakis, Rep Fl-9, Ranking, 4, I don't know why but I'm finding all of the Florida Reps dull.
Bill Young: Rep FL-10, Ranking: 3, Too old (77)
Vern Buchanan: Rep Fl-13, Ranking: 5, In his first term, but has long business career.
Connie Mack: Rep Fl-14, Ranking: 5, Biggest strength is as a counterpoint to McCain's age.
Dave Weldon: Rep FL-15, Ranking: 5, Was part of the 1994 revolution and has just sat there ever since.
Tom Feeney: Rep FL-24, Ranking: 3, Heavily conservative and a Floridian, but has a bunch of ethical issues.
Mario Diaz-Balart: Rep Fl-25, Ranking: 6, Unlike the other Cuban Congressman, Diaz-Balart was born in the USA.

VP Rankings Delaware

2008-07-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

Delaware Democrats
Ruth Minner: Gov, Ranking: 5, A solid pick to help secure Clinton supporters, but is a bit old (73).
Joe Biden: Sen, Ranking: 2, I know Biden is a popular pick, but PLEASE DONT PICK HIM! He will flat out lose the election.
Thomas Carper: Sen, Ranking:6, Has held just about every job in Delaware politics, and no real weakness. A good noncontroversial choice.

Delaware Republicans
Michael Castle: Rep and Former Gov, Ranking 5, A nice safe pick, but there may be concern about age.

Connecticut VP Rankings

2008-06-30T01:30:00.000-07:00

Connecticut Democrats
Chris Dodd, Sen, Ranking: 4, Helps Obama with experience, but is boring as hell and has ethical issues.
John Larson: Rep CT-1, Ranking: 4, A centrist, but has only been in Congress since 2000.
Joe Courtney: Rep CT-2, Ranking: 3, A newbie to Congress that does not help Obama in any area.
Rosa DeLauro: Rep CT-3, Ranking: 3, Probably too liberal to be placed on the ticket.

Connecticut Republicans
Jodi Rell: Gov, Ranking: 7, Rell would be one of the stronger picks for VP McCain could make. Rell probably would give McCain a decent boost with woman and very well could deliver Connecticut to McCain.
John Rowland: Former Gov, Ranking: 1, Would have been a strong choice had it not been for a recent stint in prison.
Joe Lieberman: Sen, Ranking: 6, A good FU pick that could help with independents and Jews, but does little to help with the base.
Chris Shays: Rep CT-4, Ranking: 4, First elected to Congress in 1986, but has struggled to hold an increasingly liberal seat.

Colorado VP Rankings

2008-06-30T00:14:00.000-07:00

Colorado Democrats
Bill Ritter: Gov, Ranking: 5, Ritter has solid Democratic credentials and would likely flip Colorado to the Democrats if put on the ticket. Ritter's main weakness is that he has served even less time than Obama in a major office.
Ken Salazar: Sen, Ranking: 5, Like Ritter Salazar is very popular in Colorado, but Salazar was first elected in the same year as Obama.
Patricia Schroeder: Former Rep, Ranking: 6, Although Schroder has been out of Congress for 12 years, she is still a viable choice. She had been a Congress woman for over twenty years and is popular in some feminist circles, and she still has some name rec. in Colorado.
Mark Udall: Rep Co-2, Ranking: 3, Would be credible, but is running for Senate instead.
John Salazar: Rep CO-3, Ranking: 4, Why take John if you can have Ken?
Ed Perlmutter: Rep CO-7, Ranking: 4, If Obama wants a Coloradoan he has many better options.

Colorado Republicans
Bob Beauprez: Former Rep, Ranking: 4, The former congressman may be able to help McCain a little in what could end up as a very important state, but other than that Beauprez is a fairly weak vp candidate. He only served two terms in office and was recently creamed in an open Governor's race.
Wayne Allard: Sen, Ranking:6, Allard has served in the Congress since 1997 and before that was in Congress since 1991. Allard would give McCain a huge boost in Colorado and would help with McCain's independent image due to Allard's strong environmental record.
Hank Brown: Former Sen, Ranking: 4, Brown has been out of the political picture for over a decade now, but may help McCain in Colorado.
Gale Norton: Former Secretary of the Interior, Ranking 3, Norton served in the Bush cabinet for five years, which could help McCain with executive experience, but also tie him closer to the unpopular Bush Presidency.
Bill Owens: Former Gov, Ranking: 7, Owens would secure Colorado for McCain and he would be a solid all around candidate. Owens does have a few problems with the base on taxes however.
Marilyn Musgrave: Rep CO-4, Ranking: 4, Musgrove may be from a swing state, but is not widely popular so she may not be able to win the seat for McCain.
Bob Schaffer: Former Rep, Ranking: 3, Running for Senate
Doug Lamborn: Rep CO-5, Ranking: 4, May help some in Colorado, but there are better options.
Tom Tancredo: Rep CO-6, Ranking: 2, With Tancredo on the ticket McCain can kiss the Hispanic vote goodbye.

VP rankings California

2008-06-29T12:36:00.001-07:00

California Democrats
Antonio Villaraigosa: Mayor of LA, Ranking 5, The mayor of LA would likely help Obama greatly with Hispanics and could help Obama highlight the historic part of Obama's candidacy. However Villaraigosa has a sex scandal on his hands.
Gray Davis: Former Gov, Ranking: 2, Davis's image has made a bit of a rebound since the recall, but there is still no way he would be selected vp.John Garamendi: Lt. Gov and former US Secretary of the Interior, Ranking: 4, Garamendi has a good amount of executive experience, but has never held a major office.
Dianne Feinstein: Sen, Ranking: 4, Feinstein could help Obama with women, Jews, and the party base, but at age 75 she would likely be a one term vp and as a former mayor of San Francisco she would re enforce Obama's liberal image.
Barbara Boxer: Sen, Ranking: 5, Pretty much the same as Feinstien only a bit younger.
Mike Thompson: Rep CA-1, Ranking: 5, Thompson is a Blue Dog Democrat that has served in Congress since 1998 and has a military background. No real negatives.
Doris Matsui: Rep CA-5, Ranking: 4, Matsui was born in an internment camp during WW2 which could add a cool story line to the Obama campaign, but she has only been in Congress since 2005 after the death of her husband.
Lynn Woolsey: Rep CA-6, Ranking: 3, A strong liberal from the San Francisco Bay does nothing to negate a possible elitist image of Obama.
George Miller: Rep CA-7, Ranking: 6, Miller is a solid liberal who has served in Congress since the 1970s. As chair of the Education and Labor Committee, he could give Obama a small experience boost.
Nancy Pelosi: Speaker of the House, Ranking: 3, Pelosi is better served to stay in he Speaker position.
Barbara Lee: Rep CA-9, Ranking: 2, Lee is one of the most liberal members of Congress and the Dems are unlikely to put two African Americans on the ticket.
Ellen Tauscher: Rep CA-10, Ranking: 5, Tauscher is one of the more moderate Reps from northern California, but is not a very high profile Congresswoman.
Jerry McNerney: Rep CA-11, Ranking: 3, McNearney represents a Republican leaning district, but is only in his first term.
Jackie Speier: Rep CA-12, Ranking: 2, Speier is a veteran in local politics, but will have served less than a year in Congress on inauguration day.
Pete Stark: Rep CA-13, Ranking: 3, Stark has served in Congress since 1973, but is the only open atheist to serve in Congress and is 76.
Anna Eshoo: Rep CA-14, Ranking: 5, Eshoo has been in Congress since 1993, but has not made much of a name for herself.
Mike Honda: Rep CA-15, Ranking 4, Honda was first elected in 2000 and has been very active in civil rights issues, but cannot help Obama in the areas he needs help in.
Zoe Lofgren: Rep CA-16, Ranking 5, Lofgren has been in the house since 1995 and serves as chair of Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration.
Sam Farr: Rep CA-17, Ranking: 4, Other than being in the house for 15 years there is no real benefit of having Farr on the ticket.
Dennis Cardoza: Rep CA-18, Ranking: 5, Cardoza is a centrist and fairly young, but has no exceptional qualities to put him on the ticket.
Jim Costa: Rep CA-20, Ranking: 5, A Blue Dog Democrat from the Central Valley, but has little experience.
Lois Capps: Rep CA-23, Ranking: 4, Could help a little with women but is old (70) and has been undistinguished in her 10 years in congress.
Brad Sherman: Rep CA-27, Ranking: 5, first elected in 1996, and could help Obama with the Jewish vote.
Howard Berman: Rep CA-28, Ranking: 6, A more experienced and more liberal version of Brad Sherman.
Adam Schiff: Rep CA-29, Ranking: 4, Boring.
Henry Waxman: Rep CA-30, Ranking: 3, Image of having a Hollywood Jew on the ticket could sink Obama's campaign.
Xavier Becerra: Rep CA-31, Ranking: 7, A somewhat high profile experienced Congressman who could give Obama a boost with Hispanics.
Hilda Solis: Rep CA-32, Ranking:5, Could help Obama with Hispanics and women, but may add to his experience problem.
Diane Watson: Rep CA-33, Ranking: 1, Watson is an Arch liberal in the Congress, but is also older than McCain.
Lucille Roybal-Allard: Rep CA-34, Ranking: 6, Being the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress could help Obama with Hispanics.
Maxine Waters: Rep CA-35, Ranking: 2, Walter's various corruption charges, liberal record, and controversial statements could flip the election to McCain.
Jane Harman: Rep CA-36, Ranking: 6, Decent experience and could help Obama with woman and Jewish voters.
Laura Richardson, Rep CA-37, Ranking: 3, Will have served less than a term on election day.
Grace Napolitano: Rep CA-38, Ranking: 3, A fairly minor Congresswoman, and is 71.
Linda Sánchez: Rep CA-39, Ranking: 5, A young (39) three term congresswoman. A fairly bright political future, but her time is probably not now.
Joe Baca: Rep CA-43, Ranking: 3, A prominent Hispanic politician, but has ethical and woman issues.
Loretta Sanchez: Rep CA-47, Ranking: 7, A former Republican Sanchez is a major rising star in the Democratic party. Sanchez could help Obama with Hispanics, woman, and independents.
Bob Filner: Rep CA-51, Ranking: 4, A minor Congressman, who is best known for an altercation at an airport.
Susan Davis: Rep CA-53, Ranking: 5, A moderate and a woman, certainly should not do damage to the ticket.

California Republicans
Condi Rice: Sec of State, Ranking: 6, Rice has a lot of executive experience, has a brilliant mind and could help McCain with women and minorities. On the downside she could tie McCain even more to Bush.
Pete Wilson: Former Gov and Former Sen, Ranking: 3, Wilson was a dominate force in California politics in the 1980s and 1990s, but his age (74) will keep him off the ticket.
Wally Herger: Rep CA-2, Ranking: 5, Herger was 1st elected to Congress in 1986 and has become a fairly powerful member although he is not a ranking member on any committee.
Dan Lungren: Rep CA-3, Ranking: 6, Lungren has served two stints in Congress and has held state office in California. Lungren has also got greater name rec. than most Congressmen, partially from his failed run for Governor.
John Doolittle: Rep CA-4, Ranking: 1, Doolittle has been forced to give up his seat after this term due to ethical issues.
Doug Ose: Former Rep, Ranking: 3, Ose was a moderate during his time in Congress which could upset the GOP base, and he recently loss a primary.
Tom Campbell: Former Rep, Ranking: 4, Was a rare Republican from the Bay Area, but has been out of office for a while.
George Radanovich: Rep CA-19, Ranking: 5, As part of the 1994 Republican Revolution Radanovich could be a play back to the days when things were not so bad for Republicans.
Devin Nunes: Rep CA-21, Ranking: 6, Will be only 35 on election day, and could help McCain with Hispanic voters.
Kevin McCarthy: Rep CA-22, Ranking: 5, Young (43), but is only a Freshman in Congress.
Bill Thomas: Former Rep, Ranking: 5, Experienced former Rep, but a rather bland pick.
Elton Gallegly: Rep CA-24, Ranking: 4, Has been in congress since 1987, but little more. District could be vulnerable if vacated.
Howard McKeon: Rep CA-25, Ranking: 5, Old (69), but is the ranking member for Education and Labor.
David Dreier: Rep CA-26, Ranking: 3, First elected in 1980, but gay rumors could hurt him with base.
Ed Royce: Rep CA-40, Ranking: 5, Could be popular with fiscal conservatives, but is otherwise fairly generic.
Jerry Lewis: Rep CA-41, Ranking: 2, Has corruption problems and is older than McCain.
Gary Miller: Rep CA-42, Ranking: 4, Miller has a military and business background which Republicans like, but has some ethical issues as well.
Ken Calvert: Rep CA-44, Ranking: 4, A fairly moderate Republican, but has some ethical issues.
Mary Bono, Rep CA-45, Ranking: 4, May help some with woman voters and is only 46, but her past ties to Scientology could be a drag on the ticket.
Dana Rohrabacher: Rep CA-46, Ranking: 4, Ties to Reagan could help with base, but pro medical marijuana and ethical issues could hurt the ticket.
John Campbell: Rep CA-48, Ranking: 3, Typical two term Congressman.
Chris Cox: SEC Chair and Former Rep, Ranking: 8, Cox could be a big boost for the GOP base, especially economic conservatives, but probably has limited appeal to independents.
Darrell Issa: Rep CA-49, Ranking: 5, California recall hero, but a growing list of scandals could hurt the ticket among independents.
Brian Bilbray: Rep CA-50, Ranking: 3, A long time local politician, but has only been in Congress since 2006.
Duncan Hunter: Rep CA-52, Ranking: 6, Fairly high profile for a Congressman. Could help highlight McCain's Military credentials, and help McCain with the anti-immigration crowd.

VP rankings Arkansas

2008-06-29T02:28:00.000-07:00

Arkansas Democrat
Wes Clark: Former General, Ranking: 10, Clark is my #1 choice for Obama's vp. He highlights Obama's strong points and offsets his weaknesses. Clark is an outsider never being elected to office, but at the same time has good experience especially in defense which could be Obama's weak point. Clark may not flip any specific state, but he fixes a lot of voter's concerns about Obama.
Mike Beebe, Gov, Ranking: 5, Beebe provides a shot a Arkansas and a Southerner, but there are better options that give Obama the same thing.
Jim Guy Tucker, Former Gov, Ranking 1, He is associated with the Clintons, but in a bad way. ie Whitewater.
Blanche Lincoln, Sen, Ranking: 6, Lincoln is a solid all around choice, woman, young, experienced, southern, and centrist. Lincoln could help with Clinton supporters, and put Arkansas into play.
Mark Pryor, Sen, Ranking: 6, A male version of Blanche Lincoln.
Marion Berry, Rep AR-1, Ranking: 4, Provides a ballance to liberal Obama, but is an unknown and could be mistaken with the other Marion Berry.
Vic Snyder: Rep AR-2, Ranking: 5, Has represented a southern swing district for a decade, and has a very strong anti-Iraq war record.
Mike Ross: Rep AR-4, Ranking: 4, Ross is pro-life and pro-gun which is both a positive and a negative. Other than that he is a fairly undistinguished Congressman.

Arkansas Republican
Mike Huckabee, Former Gov, Ranking: 5, Huckabee is a risk-reward candidate. Positives: high name recognition, good social conservative credentials, southern governor, telegenic. Negatives: Has made damaging comments, fiscal conservatives don't like him.
Tim Hutchinson, Former Sen, Ranking: 4, Conservative former senator who has fallen out of the political picture since his defeat for reelection.
John Boozman, Rep AR-3, Ranking: 5, The only significant current Republican elected official in Arkansas has to be worth something.
Asa Hutchinson: Former Rep AR-3, Ranking: 4, Was once among the top Republicans in Arkansas and may still be popular with social conservatives. His political career seems to be over with his defeat in the 2006 Gubernatorial election.

VP Rankings Arizona

2008-06-29T02:02:00.000-07:00

- only Democrats will be listed due to Arizona Republicans being ineligible.

Arizona Democrats
Janet Napolitano: Gov, Ranking: 7: There are a lot of positives for Napolitano she is a highly popular governor from a right leaning state and she could help obama with woman. The only real downside is that she could not bring in her home state.
Ed Pastor: Rep AZ-4, Ranking: 4, A suprise pick and a boring pick. Pastor has a fairly liberal voting record but only helps the ticket by not hurting it.
Harry Mitchell: Rep AZ-5, Ranking: 3, Although Mitchell is old (67) he is only a one term congressman. Mitchell also represents a Republican leaning district and his selection could give the seat back to the Republicans.
Raul Grijalva: Rep AZ-7, Ranking: 2, Grijalva is the Kucinich of the Southwest. He is especialy known for his strongly pro-imigration views which may help with hispanics, but could hurt in other groups.
Gabrielle Giffords: Rep AZ-8, Ranking: 2, Gifforts took the swing seat in 2006 and is barly eligable to serve ay vp being only 38. Inexpirence and handing her seat back over to the GOP takes her out of the running.

VP Rankings Alaska

2008-06-29T01:36:00.000-07:00

Alaska Democrats
Tony Knowles, Former Gov, Ranking: 3, over the past 20 years Knowles has been the biggest name in the Alaskan Democratic party, but Knowles has lost his last two elestions and his political career apears over.

Alaska Republicans
Sarah Palin, Gov, Ranking: 6, Palin represents the face of the new Republican party that is trying to break from the corrupt old guard. Palin is highly popular and would be a good counter to McCain's age while highlighting his Maverick image. Palin's recent pregnancy hurts her chances.
Ted Stevens, Sen, Ranking: 1, Stevens has been in the Senate since 1968 and is 84. Stevens age and corruption problems that may result in prison time eliminates him from the vp hunt.
Lisa Murkowski, Sen, Ranking: 4, Murkowski is by far the younger of Alaska's two senators and is all around a better choice than Stevens. Murkowski however is not hugely popular, almost losing her reelection race in 2006. She is also part of a political family that is associated with the unpopular old guard of the Alaska GOP.
Don Young, Rep, Ranking: 1, Young is the Houses version of Stevens. He has served forever, he's old, and has major ethical issues.

VP Rankings Alabama

2008-06-29T00:02:00.000-07:00

Over the next few days I will be ranking the possible vp selections for Obama and McCain on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being a possible election winner and 1 being an election ender. Today I will rank the vp possibilities from the state of Alabama.

Alabama Democrats:
Jim Folsom JR: Former Gov and current Lt. Gov, Ranking: 4, Folsom is the son of a popular ex-Alabama Governor, and had a fairly successful term as Governor in the mid 90s, but suffered a defeat for reelection in the GOP year of 1994. Recently Folsom has made a bit of a political comeback, becoming Lt. Governor in 2006. Folsom is a credible choice for Obama, but would not likely help him in the election.
Don Siegelman: Former Gov, Ranking: 1, Siegelman was governor between 1999 and 2003, and was narrowly defeated for reelection in 2002. Since Siegelman left office he has been dogged by a corruption scandal and has served two years in prison, killing any chance he had at the vp spot.
Bud Cramer: Rep Al-5, Ranking: 6, Congressman Cramer has represented a conservative leaning district for the last 18 years. Cramer is a centrist who has also voted against the surge. Cramer is also retiring anyways so his selection would not put another seat up for grabs.
Artur Davis: Rep Al-7, Ranking 3, Davis represents the strongly Democratic, black majority 7th district. Davis is even younger than Obama (40) but was first elected to congress in 2002. Davis has also received praise for his bipartisan work. However the party is unlikely to put two African Americans on the ticket.

Alabama Republicans:
Bob Riley: Gov. of Alabama, Ranking: 7, A southern governor with generally good conservative credentials makes Riley a strong choice for VP. At the beginning of his first term Riley attempted to reform the tax code against the protest of many conservatives in the state. Riley's tax reform failed and many thought Riley had become a lame duck. However Riley has regained much of his lost popularity and he could boot McCain's reformer image while at the same time appeal to social conservatives.
Roy Moore: Former Chief Justice of Alabama Supreme Court: Ranking: 3, Moore is best know for placing a monument of the 10 commandments in the Alabama Supreme court several years back. Moore also attempted a primary challenge to Governor Riley in 2006, but was soundly defeated. Moore would be a desperate pander to the religious right in the unlikely event he is chosen.
Fob James: Former Gov, Ranking: 3, James served as governor of Alabama twice. The first time between 1979 and 1983 and the second time between 1995 and 1999. James has switched parties a few times, but has a strongly conservative record. His age (73) likely takes him out of the vp hunt.
Richard Shelby: Senator and ex Rep, Ranking 4, Senator Shelby was originally elected as a Democrat back in 1986, but switched parties in 1994. In the senate Shelby is a strong conservative on social and military issues, but is moderate in economic issues. Shelby's age (74) makes him an unlikely selection.
Jeff Sessions: Senator, Ranking 5, Sessions has served in the senate since 1997 and has built up one of the most conservative voting records in the Senate. His strong conservative views could help McCain, but his questionable record on race relations could hurt him among other Americans.
Jo Bonner: Rep Al-1, Ranking 5, The strongly conservative Bonner has served since 2003 has received 100 rankings from both the christian coalition and the chamber of commerce. Bonner is a fairly unknown Rep, but is fairly young (48) and has strong conservative voting record, so there is nothing that should disqualify him.
Terry Everett: Rep Al-2, Ranking 2, Conservative but not especially so by deep south standards. Congressman Everett is almost as old as McCain (71) and his mixed record may not rally the conservatives McCain needs.
Mike Rogers: Rep AL-3, Ranking 5, Rogers is generally a reliable conservative who represents a swing district. Rogers is also young (50) at least compared to McCain, and has no big downfalls other than being unknown.
Robert Aderholt: Rep AL-4, Ranking 5, Despite being a relatively unknown Congressman, Aderholt has a number of positives: 1. Strong conservative record 2. Young (42) 3. Has decent experience (first elected in 1996). Because of these strengths Aderholt would be a decent surprise pick.
Spencer Bachus: Rep AL-6, Ranking 4, Bachus has represented Alabama's most conservative district since being elected in 1992. There is nothing however that makes Bachus interesting as a vp pick.

Senate/Gov Projections III

2008-06-21T14:19:00.000-07:00

Updated Senate and Gov. rankings. Last rank in ()

Governors:
Dem takeover
1. Missouri (Nixon) (1)

Possible Dem takeover/lean GOP
2. Indiana (Thompson) (2)

Safe GOP
3. Vermont (Symington) (3)
4. North Dakota (Mathern) (4)
5. Utah (Springmeyer) (5)

Possible GOP takeover/lean Dem
1. Washington (Rossi) (1)
2. North Carolina (McCroy) (2)

Safe Dem
3. Delaware (TBD) (3)
4. Montana (Brown) (4)
5. West Virginia (Weeks) (5)
6. New Hampshire (Kenney)(6)

Senate
Dem takeover
1. Virginia (Warner) (1)
2. New Mexico (Udall) (2)

Lean Dem takeover
3. New Hampshire (Shaheen) (3)
4. Colorado (Udall) (4)

Possible Dem takeover/lean GOP
5. Alaska (Begich) (5)
6. Mississippi B (Musgrove) (7)
7. Oregon (Merkley) (6)

Possible in Dem landslide/Probably GOP
8. Kentucky (Lunsford) (11)
9. North Carolina (Hagen) (8)
10. Minnesota (Franken) (9)
11. Kansas (Slattery) (12)
12. Texas (Noriega) (10)
13. Maine (Allen) (15)
14. Oklahoma (Rice) (13)
15. Idaho (LaRocco) (14)

Safe GOP
16. Nebraska (Kleeb) (16)
17. Georgia (Jones) (18)
18. Tennessee (TBD) (19)
19. Wyoming B (Goodenough) (17)
20. Wyoming A (Rothfuss) (21)
21. Alabama (Figures) (20)
22. Mississippi A (Fleming) (22)
23. South Carolina (Cone) (23)

Possible GOP takeover/lean Dem
1. Louisiana (Kennedy) (1)

Possible in GOP landslide/Probably Dem
2. New Jersey (Zimmer) (2)

Safe Dem
3. Michigan (Hoogendyk) (4)
4. South Dakota (Dykstra) (3)
5. Massachusetts (Beatty) (6)
6. Illinois (Sauerburgh) (5)
7. West Virginia (Wolfe) (7)
8. Delaware (O'Donnell) (8)
9. Iowa (Reed) (9)
10. Rhode Island (Tingle) (12)
11. Montana (Kelleher) (10)
12. Arkansas (Green Party) (11)

House Predictions 2

2008-06-15T00:32:00.000-07:00

Gains:
AL-2: Dem
AL-5: Rep
AZ-1: Dem
FL-16: Rep
GA-12: Rep
IL-11: Dem
MN-3: Dem
MS-1: Rep
NJ-3: Dem
NJ-7: Dem
NM-1: Dem
NY-25: Dem
NY-26: Dem
OH-15: Dem
TX-22: Rep
VR-11: Dem

Reps. take 4
Dems take 11
Net Dem Gain of 7

Senate/Gov projections II

2008-06-07T20:19:00.000-07:00

Updated Senate and Gov. rankings. Last rank in ()

Governors:
Dem takeover

1. Missouri (Nixon) (1)

Possible Dem takeover/lean GOP

2. Indiana (Thompson) (2)

Safe GOP

3. Vermont (Symington) (3)
4. North Dakota (Mathern) (4)
5. Utah (Springmeyer) (5)

Possible GOP takeover/lean Dem

1. Washington (Rossi) (1)
2. North Carolina (McCroy) (2)

Safe Dem

3. Delaware (TBD) (3)
4. Montana (Brown) (4)
5. West Virginia (Weeks) (6)
6. New Hampshire (Kenney)(5)

Senate
Dem takeover

1. Virginia (Warner) (1)
2. New Mexico (2)

Lean Dem takeover

3. New Hampshire (Shaheen) (3)
4. Colorado (Udall) (4)

Possible Dem takeover/lean GOP

5. Alaska (Begich) (5)
6. Oregon (Merkley) (7)
7. Mississippi B (Musgrove) (8)

Possible in Dem landslide/Probably GOP

8. North Carolina (Hagen) (6)
9. Minnesota (Franken) (10)
10. Texas (Noriega) (9)
11. Kentucky (Lunsford) (13)
12. Kansas (Slattery) (11)
13. Oklahoma (Rice) (17)
14. Idaho (LaRocco) (12)

Safe GOP

15. Maine (Allen) (14)
16. Nebraska (Kleeb) (15)
17. Wyoming B (Goodenough) (16)
18. Georgia (TBD) (20)
19. Tennessee (TBD) (19)
20. Alabama (Figures) (18)
21. Wyoming A (Rothfuss) (23)
22. Mississippi A (Fleming) (21)
23. South Carolina (Cone) (22)

Possible GOP takeover/lean Dem

1. Louisiana (Kennedy) (1)

Possible in GOP landslide/Probably Dem

2. New Jersey (Zimmer) (3)
3. South Dakota (Dykstra) (2)

Safe Dem

4. Michigan (Hoogendyk) (7)
5. Illinois (Sauerburgh) (8)
6. Massachusetts (Beatty) (5)
7. West Virginia (Wolfe) (9)
8. Delaware (O'Donnell) (10)
9. Iowa (Reed) (6)
10. Montana (Kelleher) (4)
11. Arkansas (Green Party) (11)
12. Rhode Island (none) (12)