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Profiling the Personality Types of the Super Tuesday States
When attempting to predict the outcome of a huge primary day like today, it may be useful to create personality profiles for each of the states voting. Obviously, each of the states in this union has its own unique foibles and singular peccadilloes, and each of those differences will play into the candidate they ultimately chose.With that in mind, I — armed with a half-completed semester of Psychology 101 — decided it fitting to profile each of the Super Tuesday states according to the popular Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, developed by Dr. Carl Jung and used by psychologists and stalkers the world over. I hope you find this enlightening and helpful in your own predictions…
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Vermont
ISFJ (introversion, sensing, feeling, judgment)Quiet, people-oriented and kind-hearted, Vermont tends to put the needs of other above those of itself, which probably goes a long way toward explaining the smell of its citizens. Those people do realize that those crystal deodorant stick-things don't actually work, don't they? And, also, come on, get a real car. Do they still even make parts for VW buses?
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Tennessee
ISFP (introversion, sensing, feeling, perception)Quiet, serious, sensitive and kind. Unless you're not like them, in which case, get out. Seriously, out. That gun on the wall is not for show. Tennessee is not interested in leading others, except maybe to the state line. This state tends to have a "Live and Let Live" attitude, just so long as you do it nowhere near them. Enjoy your life, but way over there.
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Super Tuesday Predictions: Place Your Bets Now
Ilya Gerner: I believe the trees will be the right height in Massachusetts, Virginia, Vermont, Alaska, Idaho, North Dakota and even Ohio. Too many slight dogwoods in the other states for Mitt Romney to do well. Also, too many Evangelicals.Jess Dweck: Mitt Romney will win Massachusetts, Virginia and Vermont, while Rick Santorum will take Tennessee, Oklahoma and any other state that has more people than teeth. Newt Gingrich will be elected Moon President of Georgia.
Dan Poppy: Rick Santorum will win big in Oklahoma, confirming once and for all that Okies have never used Google. Mitt Romney will be genuinely surprised that there are people who like him. Ron Paul will burst into a thousand gold doubloons when a supporter slaps him on the back to congratulate him for winning Alaska. Newt Gingrich will be insufferable.
More predictions after the jump…
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Newt Gingrich Will Boldly Continue His Quest to Lose the Election
According to pundits, perennial loser Newt Gingrich is slated to win only one state on Super Tuesday: Georgia, his home state. That's the presidential equivalent of getting a trophy just for participation.So, will he finally take the hint that America wants a divorce from Newt Gingrich? Nope…
Despite acknowledging that only winning Georgia would put him in a "more difficult position" going forward, Newt Gingrich's campaign says he's plowing ahead, including with an appearance in Texas on Saturday.
"I think it puts me in a more difficult position. But on the other hand, next week we have Mississippi and Alabama and Kansas, and I think I'll win at least two out of three," Gingrich said on CNN this morning…
Gingrich began talking about Texas as a make-or-break point after the Nevada caucuses…Gingrich is hopeful that with the backing of Gov. Rick Perry, who endorsed him when he dropped out, he could be successful in the state with a large delegate prize to capture.
After losing the GOP nomination, Newt will probably just plow ahead with his plan to run for president. Sure, not being on the ballot will put him in a "more dificult position," but he'll manage. There's always a write-in campaign. Maybe he can follow in the footsteps of his debate BFF Herman Cain and start releasing surreal student films about dead goldfish.
I'm starting to suspect that Newt Gingrich is secretly a blogger here at Indecision. At this point, comedy writers are the only people who still want him in the race.
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Super Tuesday Liveblog: Tue. 3/6, 7pm ET
Join us here and @indecision on Super Tuesday, 3/6 at 7pm ET, as Georgianians, Idahoers, North Dakotacs, Ohioles, Tennesseers, Vermontians, Virginnies, Alaskars and the Red Sox Nation cast their votes in high school gymnasiums and elementary school gymnasiums and other gymnasiums and laundromats (pictured). We'll keep going until all the results are in or until we fall asleep.
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Tags: Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Liveblog, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Primaries, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Super Tuesday, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
