The Electoral College - September 26, 2008

The 2008 Presidential Election is just over a month away, and so today we learned about the exciting (but often confusing) Electoral College.

We started off with this handout:
http://staff.hartdistrict.org/rvi/electoral.pdf

And we then simulated Election Night using an interactive map from the New York Times website here:
http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html

Who do you think will win on Election Day? Use the simulator to predict your picks. Take a screenshot of your picks and e-mail it to Mr. Ippolito no later than Monday, November 3. The student who gets closest to the real results on Election Day will get lunch from your choice of Jersey Mike's, Red Brick Pizza, or Pick-Up Stix!

Finally, don't miss the first debate between Senator McCain and Senator Obama TONIGHT. Coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. on most major networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, CNN, etc.).

RVI