CNN Map Gives Obama Enough Votes To Win White House

For the first time in the election cycle, CNN's Electoral Map estimates that Democrat Barack Obama has moved over the 270 electoral vote threshold needed to win the White House. The hotly contested state of Virginia moves from "tossup" to "lean Obama." North Dakota moves from "safe McCain" to "lean McCain," and New Jersey moves from "lean Obama" to "safe Obama."

As a result, 13 electoral votes swing from the tossup column to the Obama column. Obama now leads McCain by 103 electoral votes, up from 90 when the CNN Electoral Map was last updated on October 7. CNN now estimates that if the presidential election were held today, Obama would win 277 electoral votes and John McCain 174. There are 87 electoral votes up for grabs. Again, 270 electoral votes are needed to win the White House.

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Comments

[chronic]

John King with his race baiting and that map makes me sick.

[gevan]

As if CNN were the best arbiter of where the electoral map is headed to end up. (It's not)

[cfreedom]

If the election were held today ...

[NJTeacher]

see...i am exhausted. lol

[NJTeacher]

i wish the election was today. i am exhauting.

[noneIn2008]

The key point is that most of the states have already been GIVEN to one candidate or the other. If you are in those states, it is meaningless to vote for Obama or McCain. Your voice will only be heard if you vote 3rd party

[NotMcCain]

Actually, this year, a sizeable popular vote for the WINNER will be very important.

[GeezerusMaximus]

That arguement is a ploy to keep people from voting. We are not buying into it. I have heard Barr and nader and neither one is someone I would vote for. But if you are moved to vote third party I support your choice. Just don't tell us that our vote does not matter if we vote for the candidate of our choice.

[cdub1991]

The Democrats can't WAIT to vote for our guy. It's been a long time coming.

[kellygrrrl]

CNN is like the pony express of news.
They headline stories that are two weeks old.

[loudyk]

When the election is held in 3 weeks, Obama will still win because McCain is an a$$. He doesn't even know how to debate. Here is his opportunity to get his own message out there and all he can do is slam Obama.....makes him look like a jerk with nothing but bad ideas.

[DIMPLES]

LOL THE MEDIA IS SLOW AND ITS LIGHTS OUT FOR MCAIN ITS BEEN LIGHTS OUT FOR A WHILE

[robXdion]

Gee, thanx for catching up to the rest of us CNN!!

[Bluejay00234]

lol

[1099]

CNN says the election is over! Well if the media says it's over then I guess it must be. They were all over it when they called it for Gore in 2000. Still three weeks to go. Stranger things have happened.