Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada are all states that Obama thinks he might be able to pick up as a result of his candidacy – with a combined 32 electoral votes, it would be enough to offset McCain’s strength in Florida, Ohio, or both and in turn enough to win the election. Clinton continues to make the arugment that she can win the blue collar, working class states, but polling and data analysis suggests Obama will expand the electoral map for the dems, which also means a strong performance in Congressional and Statewide elections. Keep in mind redistricting is just around the corner…
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In Commentary on May 23, 2008 at 11:27 pmVirginia, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada are all states that Obama thinks he might be able to pick up as a result of his candidacy – with a combined 32 electoral votes, it would be enough to offset McCain’s strength in Florida, Ohio, or both and in turn enough to win the election. Clinton continues to make the arugment that she can win the blue collar, working class states, but polling and data analysis suggests Obama will expand the electoral map for the dems, which also means a strong performance in Congressional and Statewide elections. Keep in mind redistricting is just around the corner…