So next Tuesday there are multiple off-year elections that people are watching. We’re launching this thread early so you can spend the weekend debating and working out your selections of the outcomes of Tuesday’s races. On Monday AM we’ll put up another thread where you can make your FINAL predictions complete with winning spreads. Whoever gets the most wins correct, with the closest guess to the winning spread and closest guess to the Bonus Question wins a delightful prize. So tell us what you think about the winners (or winning conditions) for these races:
New Jersey Governor
- Jon Corzine -D
- Chris Christie – R
- Chris Daggett – I
Virgina Governor
- Creigh Deeds -D
- Bob McDonnell -R
NY-23 House of Representatives
- Doug Hoffman – C
- Bill Owens – D
- Dede Scozzofava -R
Bonus Question!
Tell us the most brain-dead narrative the media will settle on to find larger meaning in these off year races. And since they’ve been doing this since summer — the option of a narrative that these races are a referendum on Obama’s policies is off of the table.