Politics special: 2024 predictions contest
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:44 pm
Now that Sunak has confirmed the UK GE will be in 2024, I couldn't resist...
Welcome to the Politics special: 2024 predictions contest!!
I'm going to keep things fairly simple, for accessible fun. Did I say fun? This is a deadly serious competition. Those with the worst predictions will be mocked, ruthlessly, and cast into the eternal GRcade Pit of Pariahs*.
Anyone can stick a finger in the air a few days before an election – we're going to prove our collective political nous by locking in our predictions by 11.59pm on New Year's Eve.
Question 1: The General Election of the United Kingdom
(a) Who will be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the election?
(b) From a maximum of 632, how many seats will be won by:
Question 2: The United States Presidential Election
(a) Which person will win the election?
(b) From a maximum of 538, how many electoral votes will the winning candidate receive?
Scoring methodology:
The winner will be crowned as GRcade's Political Oracle. Will Qikz retain this prestigious title, or will he be toppled by a brave challenger?
Use the following template to submit your official predictions, inputting your name at the top:
Good luck!
*In reality, a huge amount can (and very likely will) change between now and when both of these elections actually take place. I can easily imagine looking at this when the time comes and thinking "Omg remember back in December when it seemed like this...". Don't worry – it's just a bit of fun!
Tracker!
Welcome to the Politics special: 2024 predictions contest!!
I'm going to keep things fairly simple, for accessible fun. Did I say fun? This is a deadly serious competition. Those with the worst predictions will be mocked, ruthlessly, and cast into the eternal GRcade Pit of Pariahs*.
Anyone can stick a finger in the air a few days before an election – we're going to prove our collective political nous by locking in our predictions by 11.59pm on New Year's Eve.
Question 1: The General Election of the United Kingdom
(a) Who will be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the election?
(b) From a maximum of 632, how many seats will be won by:
- (i) Labour
(ii) The Tories
(iii) The SNP
(iv) The Liberal Democrats
(v) Reform UK
(vi) The Green Party
Question 2: The United States Presidential Election
(a) Which person will win the election?
(b) From a maximum of 538, how many electoral votes will the winning candidate receive?
Scoring methodology:
The winner will be crowned as GRcade's Political Oracle. Will Qikz retain this prestigious title, or will he be toppled by a brave challenger?
Use the following template to submit your official predictions, inputting your name at the top:
Name wrote:1(a)
1(b)(i)
2(a)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
2(b)
Good luck!
*In reality, a huge amount can (and very likely will) change between now and when both of these elections actually take place. I can easily imagine looking at this when the time comes and thinking "Omg remember back in December when it seemed like this...". Don't worry – it's just a bit of fun!
Tracker!
please amend your predictions accordingly — you have just over 12 days to do so!