After talking to lots of voters, pollsters and experts, BtC and his trusty sidekick Lisa Heyamoto decided to consult the real experts: psychics. (Hat tip to reader S.M. for the idea.)
Problem is, most psychics don't seem to keep bankers' hours, so we've had a little problem finding one.
We did get one on the phone, however.
MeLeana, professional, Shoreline-based, one-named psychic, went into a trance, and made predictions based on the vision she received. Tim Russert: Top that!
President: Kerry, in a close finish. "That's what I was told," she said. It flashed while in the trance, she said.
Governor: Rossi, after hearing his name, she said.
Senate: Murray. No hesitation there (it could be Murray's strong poll numbers.)
Attorney General: McKenna (long pause here. It was a like a teeter-totter going back and forth, and McKenna weighed it down a little bit more. Fun image!)
8th Congressional: Reichert, which a voice told her.
The nation's mood: "There's a lot of anger behind the scenes, almost to the point where different groups are rioting, but they don't."
No wounds will be healed by this election, however. (She must have read The New York Times Week in Review!)
In our journeys to the International District, Belltown and up on Aurora in search of a pyschic, we did find a psychic's office, but she wasn't there. A real estate agent who shares an office with her was, though, so we asked him to do some prognosticating.
Joe Thorne, who has a suspiciously thick head of hair (like, say, Howard Cosell), says it's Bush, and not even as close as people are predicting.
The country won't change presidents during wartime, he said. He also picked Rossi, and Patty Murray.
When we asked him if he may have soaked up some psychic power while sharing a building with a pro, he demurred.
Next up, we hit the bowling alley. The bowling bloc is the most important, if overlooked, group of voters in this election. If Lisa wins, it's Kerry (this is not an indication of political preferences); if BtC wins, it's Bush. If it's a tie, it's Nader and/or the Libertarian.
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