The
2008 Election CalculatorThis model determined that
Obama will win the True Vote by 71 – 59m (54 - 45%).
The
True Vote is calculated based on applying vote shares to returning 2004 and new voters:
- 2004 recorded vote, mortality, uncounted votes, 2004 voter turnout in 2008 and estimated vote shares.
In projecting uncounted votes and voter turnout based on actual historical data, the model
considers several components of fraud which are never addressed by political forecasters
in academia, the media or on so-called liberal democratic websites.
2008 True Vote Election Calculator Forecast
Estimated vote share (see National Exit Poll)
2004 Turnout Votes Mix Obama McCain Other
DNV - 17.2 13.1% 59% 40% 1%
Kerry 95% 60.5 46.2% 89% 10% 1%
Bush 95% 51.6 39.4% 11% 88% 1%
Other 95% 1.6 1.2% 70% 11% 19%
Total 113.7 130.9 100.0% 54.1% 44.7% 1.2%
130.9 70.8 58.5 1.6
2004 Election Model ReviewThe model produced a startling confirmation of the State and National models.- Both projected Kerry the winner with 51.8% of the two-party vote.
The final national 5-poll moving average projection was 51.8%.
The final national 18-poll moving average projection was 51.6%.
- The Monte Carlo simulation gave Kerry an expected 337 electoral votes in the base case.
- In the base case scenario Kerry was assumed to win 75% of the undecided vote (UVA base case scenario).
The Election Model projections were based on state and national Pre-election polls and UVA.Kerry’s projected vote share was within 2.0% of his exit poll share in 23 states.
Kerry’s aggregate projected vote share (51.0%) was within 0.8% of his unadjusted exit poll share (51.8%).
The
12:22am Preliminary National Exit Poll indicated that Kerry won by
51 –
48%.
Exit Pollsters
Edison-Mitofsky released their 2004 Evaluation report in Jan 2005:
The state Within Precinct Error (WPE) is the average deviation between the unadjusted exit poll and the vote.
It is more appropriately called Within Precinct Discrepancy (WPD).
Kerry won the
unadjusted (WPD) aggregate state exit poll by 51.8 – 47.2%.
- The average WPD exceeded 4.0 in 34 states for Bush and just 2 states for Kerry.
- The WPD was under 2.0 in 8 heavily Republican states (AR, ID, IN, KS, KY, MT, OK, TN).
- It was under 2.0 in just one Democratic state: OR is the only state which votes exclusively by paper ballot.
The 1:25pm FINAL National Exit Poll indicated that Kerry lost by
48 –
51%.
Either all state and national projected
Pre-election polls and preliminary
Exit polls were wrong, or the
Recorded Vote was fraudulent.
The Election Calculator Model used
12:22am NEP vote shares applied to returning and new voters.
It determined that Kerry won a
67–57 million landslide, 53.2 - 45.4%.
2004 Calculated True Vote
12:22am NEP vote share
2000 Turnout Voted Mix Kerry Bush Other
DNV - 25.6 20.4% 57% 41% 2%
Gore 95% 49.7 39.5% 91% 8% 1%
Bush 95% 46.6 37.1% 10% 90% 0%
Other 95% 3.8 3.0% 64% 17% 19%
Total 100.1 125.7 100% 53.2% 45.4% 1.4%
Votes cast 125.7 66.9 57.1 1.7
Recorded Vote (actual) 122.3 59.0 62.0 1.2
48.3% 50.7% 1.0%
Unadjusted Exit Poll 51.9% 47.1% 1.0%
Deviation from True Vote -1.3% +1.7% -0.4%
Election Forecasting MethodologyTwo basic methods are used to forecast presidential elections:
- Vote share projections based on the latest state and national polls
In the Election Model, state and national projections are based on the latest polls.
Both state and national models allocate undecided voters to project the two-party vote.
The state model uses Monte Carlo simulation to determine the expected electoral vote.
The Election Model assumes the election is held on the latest poll date.
- Projections based on historical time-series data (regression models).
These models forecast vote-share only and are usually executed months in advance of the election.
Monte Carlo Electoral Vote Simulation OverviewThe objective is to calculate the expected electoral vote and win probability.
The win probability for each state is calculated based on the current projection.
For each of 5000 election trials, the winner of a state is determined as follows:
Obama's state win probability is compared to a random number (RND) between zero and one.
If the probability is less than RND, Obama wins the state EV, else McCain.
The winner of the election trial is the candidate who has at least 270 electoral votes.
The EV win probability is simply the number of winning election trials divided by 5000.
2004 Registered Voter (RV) vs. Likely Voter (LV) PollsThe national pre-election RV polls were closer to the True Vote than likely voter LV polls.
The LV polls, after adjustments, matched the RVs — and the unadjusted exit polls.
Other links:
Latest
2008 Election ModelConfirmation of A Kerry LandslideElection Fraud Analytics and Response to the TruthIsAll FAQExcel Models available for download:
The Election Calculator: 1988-20042004 Interactive Simulation ModelA Polling Simulation Model2000-2004 County Vote Database