For starters, here's reality:
Obama 365 - McCain 173
Now let's see which celebrities were close and which ones need to share the crack they're smoking.
(Note: For this thing, Nebraska EV's couldn't be split apart.)
Sauce:
http://news.yahoo.com/election/2008/dashboardFirst, Arianna Huffington:
A rather pessimistic outlook, missing Indiana, Nevada, Florida, and NC. Though at least it somewhat follows the treads.
Next, Joe Trippi:
Rather close, only erring on Indiana and Missouri. Both were won on the narrowest of margins.
On to Newt Gingrich:
Go back to irrelevancyville, please, and don't come back. And a red Michigan? Puh-leeze.
Next up, Noah McCullough:
Uhh... Michigan going red? On one side, the kid's 13. On the other, Michigan going red? I think your career as a junior pundit just ended.
Now to the LA Clippers' Baron Davis:
Stick with basketball, Baron. Politics is definitely not your thing.
Marching forward to Sharon Lawrence:
Identical to Trippi. This actress clearly has been paying attention.
On to John Elway:
Oh boy... Mind going back to... whatever the heck you're doing. (Tossing balls at summer camps?) At least Colorado had enough sense
not to listen to you.
Finally, Tatyana Ali:
Perhaps a little too optimistic. Identical to Trippi and Lawrence except for South Carolina (and was there any doubt McCain wasn't going to take it?).
Common threads:
Many expected Missouri to go to Obama,
no one foresaw Indiana turning blue.