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Electoral Math Looking Good For Obama

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Barack Obama has made some gains since last week, to put it mildly. While he hasn't wildly increased his Strong numbers, at least the trend is in the right direction.

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Electoral Math Update -- Obama Bounces Back

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Today was a banner day for Obama in the national polls (especially the one that puts him up nine points, 52/43) -- but they are largely meaningless, since that is not how we elect our president.

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Abolish the Electoral College: House Joint Resolution 36

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. | Posted 10.23.2008 | Chicago

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

The race is no longer about delegates, party rules, or even the popular vote, it's now about electoral votes. And because the race is close, once again a major Constitutional flaw is exposed--the Electoral College.

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Electoral Math Checkup -- Obama's Low Point?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The national trend for Obama may have turned around in his favor in just the last couple of days. So even though things look grim here, Obama is already starting to bounce back.

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Electoral Math -- Obama Sure Could Use A Bump

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Obama has slipped below the magic 270 number for the first time since he became the Democratic presumptive nominee, and McCain has just about caught up with him.

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Electoral Math Charts Updated

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

It's time once again to take a look at the Electoral College math from state-level polling. Nationwide polls are not completely meaningless, but they are pretty irrelevant as that's not how we elect a president.

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Charting The Electoral Math Looks Good For Obama

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

It's been about a month since we last took a look under the microscope at the possible outcomes of the Electoral College vote this November, so it's time for an update.

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What Happens If Obama And McCain Reach Exact Tie In Electoral College?

FiveThirtyEight.com | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Since we got some good discussion started in the polling thread about the possibility of a 269-269 electoral tie, I thought I'd run some numbers on it...

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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 03.28.2008 | 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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