or next year’s, as the case may be.

Well before today, Blaska Policy Werkes intended to forecast Tuesday’s election results or, at least, to postmark them by midnight.

As we were moving to our temporary rural retreat, Ol’ Sparky (our Eisenhower-era mainframe computer) blew off the roof rack of the pickup truck and tumbled down an embankment, a half-mile from its destination.

You read about farm folk pitching in to bring in the crops for a neighbor hospitalized with terminal scrofula. Anyone? Where are the Amish barn builders — their womenfolk making really heavy food over a hot wood stove — when you really need them?

So there it sits, at the edge of a manure lagoon, covered in a tarp during the busiest time of the year. A family of raccoons has taken up residence inside the rusting contraption. Then our landlord we call “Corn Pop” (the guy who looks like Dick Cheney in a seed corn cap) came to the rescue!

He drove his classic Allis Chalmers G down to the accident site and hooked up the power take-off to Ol’ Sparky. As he revved up the tiny tractor, the head groundskeeper squirted diethyl-ether starter fluid into the ancient computer. By gosh and by golly (as they say around here), the damn thing coughed twice, spat out a bushel basket of carbon, then sprung to life with a mighty roar! (At that point we learned that voles had also infested Ol’ Sparky.)

While the unlettered field hands fought the resultant grass fire, the lab coats fed their punch cards into the computer (in addition to several Montgomery Ward catalogs found insulating our new home). After considerable popping and sputtering, Ol’ Sparky pooped out these predictions, which are questionable to say the least:

BIDEN wins Wisconsin with 50.1% of the vote after Gwen Moore’s son, Supreme Moore Omokunde, delivers one thousand ballots discovered in the trunk of his car.

Biden wins presidency by peeling off former Trump states Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, and Arizona to win electoral college by 284-254. Republicans call for abolition of electoral college.

Senate loses a net three Republicans to result in a 50-50 tie, making Kamala the cackling kingmaker. Senate incumbents losing: 

Gary Peters, D-Michigan
Doug Jones, D-Alabama
Cory Gardner, R-Colorado
Susan Collins, R(?)-Maine
Martha McSally, R-Arizona
Tom Tillis, R-North Carolina
Steve Daines, R-Montana

Sparky’s Upset Special: Ron Kind loses in the Third (La Crosse) WI congressional district to Republican challenger Derrick Van Orden.

Wisconsin Asssembly Republicans lose Dan Knodl and Jim Ott in the WOW counties but still hold a 61-38 edge.

Madison WI school referenda win with 60% of the vote. Moving vans head for Waunakee and Verona.

Covid-19 vaccine announced November 4. Pandemic officially declared over November 5.

Special prosecutor John Durham indicts Comey, Clapper, Brennan, Strozk, Page, Schiff, and MSNBC for treason November 6.

Uncle Joe slips leash and wanders away from his basement November 7 prompting a nationwide Silver Alert missing persons search.

Lame-duck Republicans grant independence to Puerto Rico November 8; Trump buys Greenland and makes it the 51st state.

Wisconsin Badger football team wins Big 14 conference with a perfect 1-0 record. Declared national champion.

Police & Fire Commission names Mike Koval as new police chief; this time, Satya resigns.

Forensic laptop analysis finds Hunter Biden uttered the infamous C-word at that Madison council meeting.

Official small-print disclaimer:

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Blaska’s Bottom Line: Can you beat Ol’ Sparky? Try your hand here!