Compiling electoral math possibilities - please help

[cindyw]

I would like to put together a simple list for people to have when they look at the polls and for election night. This way we can all know how significant it is if we gain or lose a state. I have started with the following. Please help add more if you can. Especially withe explanations I have have started at the bottom. "2000" obviously means winning all the states we had in 2000.

2000 = Kerry 260, Bush 278
2000 + NH = Kerry 264, Bush 274
2000 + Nevada = Kerry 265, Bush 273

2000 + Florida = Kerry 291, Bush 247
2000 + Ohio = Kerry 280, Bush 258
2000 + Tennessee = Kerry 271, Bush 267
2000 + Arkansas = Kerry 270, Bush 268
2000 + NH + Ohio - Wisconsin = Kerry 274, Bush 264
2000 + Ohio - WI = Kerry 270, Bush 268
2000 + NH + Colorado = Kerry 273, Bush 265

2000 + NH + Ohio - WI - NM = Kerry 269, Bush 269
2000 + Colorado = Kerry 269, Bush 269
2000 + NH + Nevada = Kerry 269, Bush 269
2000 + NH + split Colorado = Kerry 269, Bush 269
2000 + NH + West Virginia = Kerry 269, Bush 269

Tie Breakers

If the results are the same as 2000, Bush wins.
If the results are 2000 + NH or Nevada, Bush wins.
If the results are 2000 + NH + Nevada, TIE

If the results are 2000 +Florida or Ohio or Tennessee or Arkansas, Kerry wins.

If the results are 2000 + Colorado, TIE
If the results are 2000 + NH + Nevada or West Virginia or split Colorado (5 Bush, 4 Kerry assumed), TIE

[Jayster84]

1. Try here.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/election-test-fl,0,1851284.flash?coll=la-home-multimedia

[VolcanoJen]

2. That was fun!!

Thanks for that interactive map link, Jayster! I just enjoyed myself, turning red states blue.

:D :D :D Cool site!

[Jayster84]

3. Pretty cool. eom

[cindyw]

5. I know about the interactive maps. I made what I have done here with

those maps. What I am interested in is creating a list that has all the possibilities mapped out. So that a list can be referred to as we hear about polls and the results. Thanks for pointing me to the maps though. I have used edwardsforprez.com and hardball horserace maps.

[jefferson_dem]

4. Here's another interactive map.

Includes house, senate, gov, etc.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/2004_ELECTIONGUIDE_GRAPHIC/