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pick your president

Today we rolled out our fall election contest -- Pick Your President -- in which users are asked to predict which candidate will win in each state and the Electoral College, thus winning the presidency. The contest runs through October 13, and you can submit multiple predictions as the campaign rolls on. My (sort-of) picks are below:

<p><strong><a href='http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008/pick-your-president/'>2008 Election Contest: Pick Your President</a></strong> - Predict the winner of the 2008 presidential election and enter to win a $500 Best Buy gift card.</p>

Frequent readers may remember that we rolled out an early version of this predictions map back in March. This new contest was built on top of that early map, adding some social features (like game stats that allow you to see how other users are picking the race), the prize (of course) and topical analysis / research tools.

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