It was an all-out political bash. I spent three hours on Monday night putting together my online pool ballot (pouring over the net looking for the edge). We had to pick the winner in each party/state in addition to points for guessing close to the margin. Then a few hail-mary-long-shot questions at the end like guessing who will drop out and the overall delegate margin. Man, that was a great exercise.
Tuesday night was a fun mix of anxiety, bummers and cheers that was only sometimes over our ballots. Everybody talking down CNN. There was one laptop with a LCD projector that had two US maps where we filled in the state winners and showed the pool leader board (btw, you have got to get one of these projectors for your next party! so much potential). There were a few other laptops around for when we needed to be more up-to-date than the TV.
Anyway. I finished 6th out of 18 (Stupid Massachusetts, i thought they would bite more on the picking-the-next-Kennedy thing). I'm very satisfied (with my score and the political event).
The best thing, however, is this email that was sent out to our list. It's a "concession" speech from the 4th place person to the winner who finished 2nd. (justifiably, the group is refusing to acknowledge the 1st place finisher...except to pay him...because he was the only one who skipped the party.
Enjoy,
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Jessie Reeder
To: Rich Cleland
Subject: Re: Reminder: Super Tuesday Betting
I would like to congratulate Ms. Thorson, the TA from Missouri, on her hard-won victory. Her ballot was aggressive but fair, and although she and I may have at times appeared confrontational or even antagonistic, we clashed because we each care deeply about Super Tuesday and have strong feelings about its outcome. I concede to her victory today, but my supporters and I know that this campaign is not over. There are many primaries to come, and we fully expect to be met with victory down the road. It's a long election, and I'm still fighting.
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