More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About the Election.

I've gone crazy with the information available about California's Special Election on Oct. 7. You know, the one with Ahnold (and some other stuff that may influence the political future in California). This is some of the greatest stuff I've seen for a while. Since I'm obsessing about it, I thought I'd put some of the most important, the most interesting, and the most trivial information together. Most of the information is LJ-cut because it ended up going long, but I left the candidate tallies up front because it's useful information and I really like the way the table (which I stole from the Secretary of State's webpage) looks. But first, a quick update about some of the candidates I've already mentioned in this very journal.

( Where are they now? )

And with that done, here's the real information:

<td> Total</td> <td> 247</td> <td> 135</td>

Party	Candidates Filed	Candidates on Ballot
Democratic	95	50
Republican	77	42
American Independent	3	1
Green	6	4
Libertarian	4	3
Natural Law	2	2
Peace and Freedom	2	1
Independent	58	32

( It's a Wired Weird Election )

( Why Are We on the Fringe? )

( You'd Leave Your Job for This? )

( In Their Own Words )

( Even More Miscellaneous Information )

What Are the Odds?

No, really, what are the odds?

Before I go to bed, I have to mention that BoDog.com is currently tracking the odds for the outcome of the Special Election. These odds are flexible, since being posted on Monday, Davis' odds of beating a recall have risen from 8:1 to 4:1, while Bustamante has dropped slightly from 3:2 to 2:1. Schwarzenegger remains stead at 1:10, which, for non-sports-betters, is very different from 10:1. At 1:10 odds, you win $1 for every $10 dollars you bet.

Georgy Russell is as likely to win as Larry Flynt; both have 100:1 odds. They're both five times as likely to win as Gary Coleman at 500:1.