Official US 2010 Census Results

[opebo]

So, the Kerry states+Ohio can no longer win for the Democrats.

True, but that's hardly such a significant combination given that Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada, and Colorado are all equally or more likely to go Democrat than Ohio nowadays (maybe even Virginia could join that list...).

[opebo]

So, the Kerry states+Ohio can no longer win for the Democrats.

True, but that's hardly such a significant combination given that Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada, and Colorado are all equally or more likely to go Democrat than Ohio nowadays (maybe even Virginia could join that list...).

For example here's the 2008 map with a 3% swing from Democrat to Republican, with the new apportionment:

Obama still wins, though frightfully narrowly, but without Ohio.