Stu Bykofsky: And the winners? It's in the Stars

BEFORE THERE was software that would finish typing words for you, there was an exercise for students to type:

"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party." (Or sometimes "country" instead of "party.")

Tomorrow is Election Day. Do you get the connection with the above? Yes? No? Hello?

In May, about 20 percent of registered voters came out. Many of them were what I call Howard Beale voters, mad as hell, mostly about DROP, and they booted Marge Tartaglione and Frank Rizzo Jr.

In the 2007 general election, turnout was 28.7 percent, among the lowest for a Philly mayoral election without an incumbent.

So, now I blow my dog whistle to assemble Stu's Stars, my panel of political insiders, partisans and analysts, given colorful aliases in exchange for brutal honesty.

Pink and Red optimistically predict a 30 percent turnout of registered voters tomorrow. Brown sees 24.5 percent, Orange 25 percent, while Black and Green are in the 15-18 percent range. I predict a pathetic 20.

Who will be elected mayor? Surprise! Michael Nutter, all agree.

In the at-large Council race, there's unanimity that all five Democrats will win. Orange - asking "Other than Johnny Doc, who cares what Bill Green's hair looks like?" - boldly predicts that Wilson Goode Jr. will finish first. Most of the rest see Green as lead dog. The Stu's Star named Green (no relation) says that Blondell Reynolds Brown will top the ticket. I see Green on the roof and Jim Kenney in the basement.

In the GOP at-large race, all agree that Denny O'Brien will win, with Red calling him "a lock." Predictions for second (and final) place varied. Believing he will survive his military mini-scandal, David Oh is picked by Black, Pink, Red and Orange, while Brown and Green give Al Taubenberger the nod. I agree that O'Brien will win and that Oh will survive. (These are prognostications, not endorsements.)

District Council races are not competitive except for the Northeast's 10th. The panel unanimously says that Republican Brian O'Neill will beat Bill Rubin. Also unanimous: Register of Wills and DROP recipient Ron Donatucci will beat Republican Linda Bateman.

In the weird city-commissioner race, the two Democrats will win - deserving challenger Stephanie Singer and undeserving cipher Anthony Clark, who is African-American. I mention that because the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity has endorsed Clark and Republican incumbent Joe Duda, switching support from Al Schmidt, who it endorsed in the primary.

I have reported that stegosaurus Duda, to thwart extinction, is promising to vote for Clark to chair the three-member commission, putting that nonentity into the chair held by Tartaglione, who at least had a pulse.

Although the Stars concur on a Dem sweep, they divide on the GOP. Green, Black, and Brown believe Duda will keep his seat. Picking Schmidt to triumph are Orange, Pink and Red, who adds, "Schmidt will attract the 'true believer' Republicans who turn out in a low-turnout election," plus reform-minded Democrats.

Such as I, who will vote for Schmidt and Singer.

As a bonus, the Stars played the M-F-K Game, which stands for Marry, F--- or Kill. The subject: Occupy Philadelphia.

To my surprise, most Stars went for "Kill."

Speaking for many, Pink said, "I appreciate and share the anger, but what's the cost to taxpayers for kids from the suburbs to come in and camp out?"

Since I've been married too much, and I am not (provably) violent, I took the F--- option.

Those are our picks. Tomorrow belongs to you. A strong turnout could upset our lovingly laid-out apple carts. If you don't like our wisdom, prove us wrong.