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Rollins: Obama Headed For Landslide Win

McClatchy | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

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Barring a dramatic change in the political landscape over the next three weeks, Democrats appear headed toward a decisive victory on Election Day that...

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Economic Crisis Changes Electoral Map

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 10.04.2008 | Home

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The turmoil on Wall Street and the weakening economy are changing the contours of the presidential campaign map, giving new force to Senator Barack Ob...

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Battleground State Breakdown

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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Michael Fauntroy

This is the point in a presidential election cycle when the "battleground states" -- those which are undecided and likely to be close for the rest of the contest -- begin to take shape.

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Sam Stein

McCain Camp: We've Got Obama Right Where We Want Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Strategists for John McCain insisted late Thursday afternoon that it was Barack Obama, not the Arizona Republican, who was on the defensive when it ca...

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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

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HuffPost's Real Time Election Trading Odds

Huffington Post | HuffingtonPost's Electoral Prediction Map | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Trading Markets Swing to Obama! Bookmark this map! Updated hourly until election day. ...

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MyDD/Huffington Post Presidential Race Rankings

Jonathan Singer | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

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Jonathan Singer

At present, this race is very close, though it remains to be seen to what extent McCain's increase in the polls -- both national and in some key states -- will be enduring or fleeting.

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MyDD/Huffington Post Presidential Race Rankings

Jonathan Singer | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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Jonathan Singer

If McCain is able to merely hold the states that Bush won in 2004 -- and even if he loses one or two of the small or even medium-sized states -- he could still become president.

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Popular Vote v. Electoral College (Why The Media Badly Needs A History Lesson)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

It's painful to watch these fools -- they don't know how a five-point popular vote victory almost always translates when it comes to the only metric that matters -- the Electoral College. (Hint: landslide).

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Electoral Math, From Knucklebiter To Landslide

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I am ready to take a look at the map and do some electoral math. Now, we're still pretty far out from Election Day, but we've got to start somewhere.

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CNN Gives Obama Two More States On Electoral Map

CNN | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Two more states have shifted to Barack Obama's column in the new CNN Electoral Map that charts the candidates' strength leading up to the November ele...

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Obama Could Win Vote, Lose Election

Politico | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

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Until 2000, it hadn't happened in more than 100 years, but plugged-in observers from both parties see a distinct possibility of Barack Obama winning t...

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Why President Obama Could Lose Ohio & Florida

Ari Melber | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

If Obama can close the deal out West -- winning back Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico while simply holding the states that went for Kerry in 2004 -- then he can win.

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Friday Talking Points [34] -- General Election Preview

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

As the primary election season sinks slowly in the West (South Dakota and Montana, to be exact), we turn our eyes (finally!) to the general election c...

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How Does Obama Beat McCain? Sketching His Electoral Path To Victory

Talking Points Memo | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

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So what's Obama's route to the White House in a general election? How can he make the electoral map work for him? How dramatically does he have to rem...

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For a "Change-Turnout-New Voter" Election, Bill Richardson Should Be VP Choice

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

History tells us that few people vote for a ticket because of the vice-presidential candidate. However, Bill Richardson could change the electoral map -- now, and for two generations.

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An inconvenient poll -- Obama leads McCain 48-40 in PA

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Simon Rosenberg

One of the big arguments coming from both the McCain and Clinton camps has been that Obama cannot win those northern industrial states and that they can. But is this true?

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Electoral Map Favors Democrats

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The electoral road to the White House favors Democrats this fall _ either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton _ and has Republic...

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Throw Out the Rove-era Election Map For November

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

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Daniel Nichanian

Obama and McCain are both up in states mostly abandoned by their parties and down where previous nominees have been strong.

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Jason Linkins

SurveyUSA: Let's Get Electoral!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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We have no Democratic nominee yet, but that doesn't mean that your pollsters are holding back on thinking ahead. SurveyUSA has jump started this disc...

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Democratic Electoral Shift In November?

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Professional pundits like conventional wisdom. It's comfortable for them to say what "everyone knows" with the voice of authority. But, seeing how o...

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McCain-Obama Race Could Redraw Electoral Map

Wall Street Journal | Laura Meckler | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics

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In recent presidential elections, the electoral map largely has been fixed, with certain regions predictably loyal to one party or another and the com...

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Max Follmer

GOP Backers Of California Electoral Vote Initiative Raise Half-Million Dollars In Two Weeks

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 11.07.2007 | Politics

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GOP proponents of a California ballot initiative to end the state's winner-take-all method of apportioning electoral votes have raised roughly $539,00...

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