1.0 link 98740 <![CDATA[Electoral Map Favors Democrats]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/26/electoral-map-favors-demo_n_98740.html WASHINGTON &mdash; The electoral road to the White House favors Democrats this fall _ either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton _ and has Republican John McCain playing defense to thwart a presidential power shift.

A downtrodden economy, the war in Iraq and a public call for change have created an Electoral College outlook and a political environment filled with extraordinary opportunity for the Democrats and enormous challenge for the GOP nominee-in-waiting.

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