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. :)
This time, I set up groups like the World Cup. I took the 24 leading contenders and seeded them in six groups A-F, as below:
Group A
Kamala Harris
Terry McAuliffe
Tulsi Gabbard
Tim Ryan
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 Group A, game 1: Kamala Harris vs. Tim Ryan. Please vote!