pbrower2a
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« on: November 22, 2012, 09:58:29 AM » |
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It was basically a landslide like that for LBJ 1964 in 26 states and DC...and for Nixon in 1972 in 24 states. America is that regionally polarized.
As it turns out, the nail-biting was all about five states, all of which Romney had to win and one of which Obama had to win. Ohio and Virginia count their votes quickly except in the most urban of areas, so once the returns in Ohio and Virginia had small leads for President Obama with a uncounted precincts in greater Cleveland, Richmond, and some DC suburbs it was over. If Ohio wasn't called as early as it was, then Colorado and Nevada would have won it for the President.
A challenger against an incumbent or a candidate running for an open seat tries to broaden the field of contest; an incumbent tries to narrow the field. In 2008 President Obama contested Indiana, taking advantage of the weaknesses of the Republicans in the state that year; in 2012 he had better uses of campaign resources and had to use them more objectively.
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