Teddy Roosevelt
Looks like it’s Ben vs. Abe. Hell of a final.
As I did last round, I vote to knock out
Ben Franklin
If Lincoln wins after losing the President Elimination Game to Washington, Abe will be reminiscent of a team which comes up short in the final of its conference tournament, only to take the NCAA crown a few weeks later.
I have to vote to oust Lincoln. I’ve been quietly cheering Ben on for a while now, and I can’t vote against him now.
Sorry, Abe.
Lincoln goes. Ben is the greatest American.
Er, just to clarify, are we onto the final round now?
We think so.
I vote out Abe then if it’s Abe vs. Ben
I’m confused. If Teddy is out and we’re on Abe vs Ben, then I’m voting out Abe in favor of Ben. If we’re still on the threeway match, I’ve already voted so please disregard.
Just in case we’re underway, I vote to oust Ben Franklin. Abraham Lincoln is the Greatest American.
My vote’s against Ben also.
If this is really the final round, I’m casting a vote against Ben Franklin.
My vote in the final round is against Abe.
Well, since no one else is going to do this:
Abe - 6
Ben - 4
Assuming the deadline was today, it looks like Ben Franklin wins the game. If the deadline was supposed to last longer than two days, then I guess it’s still up in the air.
I’d say Ben wins at least a moral victory here just for keeping it close. The Polymath beats the Emancipator.* Like I said, damned interesting.
*And, yes, Lincoln was much more of a polymath than people give him credit for. And, yes, Franklin “snatched lightning from the sky and the scepter from tyrants”. More overlap between the two than I would think at first blush, really.
Sorry for the confusion, everyone; I’ve been on the road.
The vote as of Monday noon was:
T.R. 7
Franklin 5
Lincoln 1
That left the most recent, and final, round pitting Franklin vs. Lincoln. Justin’s tally is correct. For the record, I would’ve voted (with great reluctance) for Franklin in this round, so it wouldn’t have changed the results.
Thus, as of the deadline today, Benjamin Franklin is the Greatest American by vote of a bevy of historically-minded Dopers. Thanks, everybody, for an interesting game!
Very unexpected! I would have laid excellent money, back at the start, that we’d wind up with either Washington or Lincoln as our top guy.
Didn’t Abe lose by one vote in the President game as well? Always a bridesmaid, never a bride…
Actually, if you had voted that way and closed the game at noon, it would have been tied. notfrommensa voted about a half hour after noon. Looks like Abe and Ben would have had to duel for the win.