February 02, 2016 10:35 AM UTC

The Colorado Pols Iowa Caucus Prediction Contest

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• by: Colorado Pols

BIG UPDATE: And the winner is…

“flatiron”

It was a close call between “flatiron,” “itlduso.” and “Mr. Toodles.” Both “itlduso” and “Mr. Toodles” had the top four GOP finishers in order (no entry selected the top 5 GOP candidates in correct order), but “flatiron” was remarkably close in projecting the percentages at the top of the field for both Parties.

Congratulations, “flatiron.” Email us with your mailing address (alva@coloradopols.com), and the Jim Gilmore button will soon be yours to cherish forever.

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It’s finally here! The Iowa caucuses are today! Hurray! Huzzah!

To celebrate, Colorado Pols is running its own “Iowa Caucus Prediction” contest. The winner will receive a Jim Gilmore for President campaign button, just like the one in the image at right.

To enter the contest: Copy the sample “ballot” below, insert your predictions, and paste it back into the comments section. Please don’t forget to include the percentage of the vote that you are predicting for each candidate — vote percentages will be used as the tiebreaker to determine a winner.

If you need some rough numbers for comparison, here’s the results from the 2008 Iowa caucuses. *Entries must be entered into the comments section of this post by 5:00 pm today in order to be eligible to win the totally-rad Gilmore button.

REPUBLICANS
1) Candidate Name, XX%
2) Candidate Name, XX%
3) Candidate Name, XX%
4) Candidate Name, XX%
5) Candidate Name, XX%

DEMOCRATS
1) Candidate Name, XX%
2) Candidate Name, XX%