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Dec 21, 2021Liked by Eric Zorn

Question: How many Republican senators will be replaced by Trump-endorsed rivals? 0-2; 3-6

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Will any of the Bears' 2021 coaches be with the team in the 2022 season?

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Will the Bulls come out of the East?

(dark corollary: will the NBA finish the 21/22 season or will they cancel for Covid-related reasons?)

LOVE the pull transcript from the Austin Berg episode!

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Austin's so bright and so well spoken. I hope a media organization snaps him up.

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On Dec 31, 2022, how many previously announced challengers will still be in the race to defeat Lori Lightfoot in the 2023 mayoral election? 0-8, >8

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You've got the fondue tweet in the poll twice.

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Argh. Thanks. Don't know how that happened. The responsible party is slapping his forehead.

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Question: Will a version of the Build Back Better bill pass the Senate in 2022?

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Is that a Rock Island Augviking?

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Dec 22, 2021Liked by Eric Zorn

Yes

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Me too - way back Class of 77

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Class of 73.

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The extra 2nd chances poll should have an option for none. They were rightfully rejected the first time!

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You are a cruel man. But fair.

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A good test of whether the Young settlement was excessive would be to poll 100 people and ask them if they would be willing to stand naked in their own apartment in front of a bunch of cops for 20 minutes for $2.9 million. I'd be surprised if you got a single "No".

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Questions; we got questions (all Y/N):

1. Will Matt Nagy return as Bears head coach for the 2022 season?

2. Will Ryan Pace remain GM?

3. Will the Cubs have a better record in 2022 than they had in 2021?

4. Will the Bears confirm a move to Arlington Park by the end of 2022?

5. Will Lori Lightfoot announce in 2022 that she’s not running for re-election?

6. Will Joe Biden announce he’s not running for re-election right after the 2022 midterms?

7. Will Hillary Clinton announce in 2022 that she’d he happy to run for President again if Biden decides not to run?

8. Regardless of what Clinton does, will Donald Trump announce in 2022 that he’s running for President again in 2024?

9. Will Republicans agree on a gubernatorial candidate by Labor Day?

10. Will the CDC, NIH, or WHO announce the discovery of an Omega variant of the COVID-19 virus by summer 2022?

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If Hillary Clinton runs again I'll ... bury my head in my hands, I guess.

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I agree completely, but I have heard this from sources on both the right and the left.

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Poll Question: which will be greater Sox wins or Cubs losses?

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I really like this forumulation, thanks. It was close enough last year to be a toughie.

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Poll question: Will the Illinois constitution be changed to reduce the public burden for the IL public pension crisis?

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Too easy!

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“No” is the “too easy” answer but the responses would give a sort of quantitative indication of the cynicism within the IL electorate.

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1. Will Eric Zorn get more than 50% of his predictions right?

2.Will Putin occupy more of the Ukraine in one year?

3. Will Iran have a nuclear bomb in one year?

4.Will Aaron Rogers leave Green Bay?

5.Will Donnie Trump declare bankruptcy in the next 12 months?

6 Will Prince Andrew be charged with a crime in the next 12 months?

7.Will NASA find life on another planet in the next 12 months?

8.Will Paul and Ringo do a live concert in the next 12 months?

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Yes to 1-3. “Eventually” to 4. No to 5-8.

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Question1: Will the US Mint announce they will stop producing pennies?

Question 2: Will Congress vote to end Daylight Savings?

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Question 1: Will Lia Thomas, Transgender female U Penn swimmer, win all 3 of her individual swimming events at the 2022 Women's NCAA Division I championships?

Question 2: Will Lia Thomas set American Records in all 3 of her 2022 Women's NCAA Division I swimming events?

Question 3: Will the NCAA revise their one year of testosterone suppression rule to a more stringent standard?

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I wasn't aware of this story until you posted this comment -- I clearly don't follow right-wing media enough! -- but it's very interesting and poses a question that some say shouldn't be asked. I'm planning to follow up, though not in the poll.

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Well, I voted for one of the "worst" tweets (no telling which), but they are still all pretty lame.

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Will there be a worse tornado that the mega-tornado of 2021?

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