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POLITICS
We have prided ourselves on covering the widest
array of niche sports and other pursuits at FantasyDrafthelp.com. And
we did put together a game based on the 2006 congressional elections.
But we're breaking new ground altogether with our 2008 Fantasy Presidential
Election Draft that we will be holding on The FDH Lounge program Sunday
night, December 30, at 8 PM EST on
SportsTalkNetwork.com.
As with any events that we cover, we furnish
suggested league guidelines for your convenience. So we'll start with
that, then furnish our draft board, then our mock draft recap.
SUGGESTED LEAGUE GUIDELINES
^ A standard serpentine-style draft serves as
the best place to begin. The ideal distribution of talent would be as
follows: 3 politicians drafted by 7 owners. "Position requirements"
are as follows: each owner must draft at least one Republican and one
Democrat. The third pick, the "flex pick," may be used on a politician
of either party, a third party or an independent.
^ In terms of correctly picking which
politicians can accomplish what in 2008, scoring is as follows: 25 points
for President, 18 points for the losing presidential nominee, 15 points for
Vice President, 11 points for the losing vice presidential nominee, 10
points for the Republican with the second-most delegates in the final count
at the convention, 10 points for the Democrat with the second-most delegates
in the final count at the convention, 10 points for a third-party or
independent candidate earning at least 10% in the general election, 6 points
for a third-party or independent candidate earning at least 5% in the
general election.
DRAFT BOARD
Top Tier
1. Hillary Clinton (Democrat)
2. Mitt Romney (Republican)
3. Barack Obama (Democrat)
4. John McCain (Republican)
5. Mike Huckabee (Republican)
6. Rudy Giuliani (Republican)
7. Fred Thompson (Republican)
8. John Edwards (Democrat)
Second Tier
9. Evan Bayh (Democrat)
10. Ron Paul (Republican)
11. Dennis Kucinich (Democrat)
12. Mike Gravel (Democrat)
13. Tom Vilsack (Democrat)
14. Bill Richardson (Democrat)
15. Mark Sanford (Republican)
16. Lou Dobbs (Independent)
17. Al Gore (Independent)
18. Jim DeMint (Republican)
19. Kathleen Sebelius (Democrat)
20. Jon Kyl (Republican)
21. Ken Salazar (Democrat)
22. Haley Barbour (Republican)
23. Sarah Palin (Republican)
MOCK DRAFT RECAP
Our draft was held with five contestants in
this order: FDH Lounge Dignitary Chris Galloway, FDH Managing Partner Rick
Morris, FDH Senior Editor Jason Jones, FDH Lounge Dignitary Burrell Jackson
and FDH Lounge Dignitary/Producer Sean Mina. Aside from Burrell and
Sean, many of us loathe our teams on a personal level, which makes our
selections all the more intriguing!
Round One
1. Chris: John McCain 2. Rick: Hillary
Clinton 3. Jason: Mitt Romney 4. Burrell: Barack Obama 5.
Sean: Ron Paul
Round Two
1. Sean: Fred Thompson 2.
Burrell: John Edwards 3. Jason: Mike Huckabee
4. Rick: Rudy Guiliani 5. Chris: Bill Richardson
Round Three
1. Chris: Ted Strickland 2. Rick: Evan
Bayh 3. Jason: Dennis Kucinich 4. Burrell: Arnold Schwarzenegger
5. Sean: Mike Gravel
Analysis
Chris, Rick and Jason all had to swallow a lot
of bile with their first-round picks! Burrell and Sean liked their
picks much more on a personal level. Ultimately, in terms of strategy,
Chris ended up with three picks he believes could qualify for "VP points,"
Rick opted for the chalk picks every time according to the draft board,
Jason was fairly chalk-heavy as well, Burrell cornered the market on viable
anti-Hillary Democrats and went way off the board with the selection as a
possible VP of "The Governator," and Sean paired Senator Fred with two
spoilers. There were a wide range of strategies deployed here, and it
will take until November to sort out our ultimate winners and losers.
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