It's over, and the Democrats win


	It's over, and the Democrats win

kelvin273

3-12-2008 3:31 AM

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kelvin273 says:

I couldn't clip the entire 13 Keys system in detail and stay under the sharing limit, but check it out in the full article. The only problem with the columnist's analysis is that he forgets to mention that the 13 keys only predict the winner of the popular vote. It doesn't predict the Electoral College winner (and thus doesn't always predict the actual president).

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