As noted in a previous diary, I did a single-elimination bracket in 2008 for the Democratic and Republican primaries, and it was fun, leading to president Ron Paul. :)
We started the 2020 race yesterday; Game 1 finished with a convincing 8-0 win by Kamala Harris over not-yet-declared Tim Ryan. So, I’ve updated Group A. The standings as of today are:
Group A
Name
|
g |
w |
l |
d |
pts |
gf |
ga |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
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(Note: this is my first attempt at Kos table formatting).
Group B
Elizabeth Warren
Pete Buttigieg
John Delaney
Kirsten Gillibrand
Group C
Sherrod Brown
Jeff Merkley
Eric Holder
Eric Swalwell
Group D
Beto O'Rourke
John Hickenlooper
Julián Castro
Jay Inslee
Group E
Joe Biden
Amy Klobuchar
Cory Booker
Steve Bullock
Group F
Bernie Sanders
Michael Bloomberg
Andrew Yang
John Kerry
So, here's how it works: I'm going to give each team a score based on the integer value of the percentage of vote divided by 10. You can vote one, the other, Either, or Neither. "Either" and "Neither" are considered ties; the score of the game will be the score of the higher-placing candidate if either, and the score of the lower placing candidate if neither.
For example, Obama beat Clinton 39%-29%, with both getting 29%, and neither getting 23%, the final score would be Obama 3, Clinton 2. If the votes had been Either 60%, Obama 21%, Clinton 19%, Neither 0%, the score would be Obama 2 Clinton 2.
Wins are worth 3 points, while a tie is worth one.
I will update the brackets as often as I can. Voting lasts until the next vote starts.
Today, it's GroupB, game 1, and it’s a good one:
Elizabeth Warren vs. Kirsten Gillibrand
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Please vote for Warren, Gillibrand, Either, or Neither.
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