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MyDD/Huffington Post Presidential Race Rankings

Jonathan Singer | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


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.

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

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics


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).

Electoral Math, From Knucklebiter To Landslide

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


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.

CNN Gives Obama Two More States On Electoral Map

CNN | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics


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...

Obama Could Win Vote, Lose Election

Politico | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


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...

Why President Obama Could Lose Ohio & Florida

Ari Melber | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


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.

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

Talking Points Memo | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics


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...

Electoral Map Favors Democrats

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics


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

Throw Out the Rove-era Election Map For November

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

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

Jason Linkins

SurveyUSA: Let's Get Electoral!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


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...

McCain-Obama Race Could Redraw Electoral Map

Wall Street Journal | Laura Meckler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


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

Max Follmer

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


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...