zorkpolitics
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« on: April 19, 2010, 10:22:13 PM » |
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Since the census will likely switch 6-7 EV to the Republicans, their path to the Whitehouse is slightly easier in 2012. Looking at the two party vote in 2008 we can rank order the likely switches: State Dem Winning % 2008 2012 EV North Carolina 49.7 15 Indiana 49.9 11 Florida 50.9 28 Ohio 51.4 18 Virginia 52.6 13 Given Obama's fall in the Polls, NC, IN, FL are highly likely to go Republican. I think OH will also fall but VA is a toss up, with the huge growth in the federal government comes new Democratic voters in N. VA However if VA goes Republican, then the Republicans only need one of the following to win:
Colorado 53.7 9 Iowa 53.9 6 Minnesota 54.1 10 New Hampshire 54.1 4 Pennsylvania 54.5 20 Nevada 55.2 6 Wisconsin 56.2 10 Oregon 56.7 7 New Mexico 56.9 5
Of course having a good Republican candidate would help!
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