Comments on: Additions to Alabama Line

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:56:22 +0000

David, these odds are meant to inform, entertain, and provoke, and they reflect a consensus of people from both sides of the aisle who are smarter than I am about these things. For example, folks on both side of the aisle said that David Bronner would definitely rate even higher and potentially be a strong candidate if he actually were showing signs of running. As for Stan Pate, well… 75 to 1 represents quite long odds. That means if the race were held one thousand times, he would win about thirteen times. A tiny chance.

And of course at the end of the day, it’s subjective, so people will disagree. And perhaps they/we will be informed, entertained, and/or provoked. (And granted, you may be right that those names have zero chance. But I would be reluctant to say that they have ZERO chance at this point.)

Thanks, SamfordDem.

Leroy, unlike those two, I think I am speechless on that one.

Anonymous in comment #6, we would need her name. And party affiliation.

By: Leroy

Leroy — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:53:59 +0000

How about Russ or Dee Fine?

By: SamfordDem

SamfordDem — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:53:48 +0000

Pate shouldn’t be eliminated altogether but his odds should be in the same realm as Loretta Nall’s/ Same for Charles Bishop. Otherwise, I would say the line seems pretty accurate.

By: David

David — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:50:01 +0000

In order to be taken seriously, the Alabama Line needs to be more realistic about candidates running for office. There is now way Jack Hawkins, David Bronner or Stan Pate have a chance to become Governor. Just like there are 10 dems and 10 repubs. running for president, only 3-4 are taken seriously. Let’s weed out the Alabama Line.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:11:59 +0000

If you’ve got Stan Pate at 75-1, you might as well put my dead grandmother at 76-1 because pate’s got about as much chance as she does of being elected governor.

By: Court Jester

Court Jester — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:25:43 +0000

MAJOR picture foul re comment 4!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:12:14 +0000

Anon — you forget looking almost exactly like a lizard.

By: The World Around You » Blog Archive » David Bronner or Stan Pate for Governor?

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:10:43 +0000

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By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:30:48 +0000

Do those things increase or decrease his odds of being elected Governor in this state?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:12:27 +0000

If I may offer a suggestion: Your formula may have a flaw in that it does not take
into account past visits to “Anger Management” classes per a court order OR a
business relationship with Milton McGregor OR the hiring of a felon as his personal
aide. All things that are verifiably tied to Stan Pate.