Posted on 10/18/2012 8:20:36 PM PDT by jazusamo
Republicans are picking off states while Democrats scramble
A political tectonic shift is under way. Heading into the final weeks of the presidential campaign, the electoral map is changing decisively. Areas previously thought safe for Barack Obama are becoming competitive, and tossup states are turning into safe havens for Mitt Romney. A month ago, commentators were claiming the roads to victory were closing for the Romney campaign. Now it’s the Obama camp hunkering down to make a last stand around a few critical states.
On Thursday, the RealClearPolitics electoral-vote map gave Mr. Romney the lead for the first time. President Obama had an 88-vote advantage two weeks ago, but now the challenger leads by five. This 93-vote swing took place chiefly because four states on the Great Lakes — Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin — changed from “leaning Obama” to tossups. This combined 64-vote loss significantly broadened the territory the Obama team needs to contest.
Last week, Suffolk University pollster David Paleologos took criticism for saying Mr. Romney had a lock on Florida, Virginia and North Carolina, worth a collective 57 electoral votes. Today, that is orthodoxy. The New York Times‘ Nate Silver, who still points to an Obama win, has Florida, Virginia and North Carolina in the Romney column as well as Colorado’s nine electoral votes, which many analysts see as beyond Mr. Obama’s reach.
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“Praying for enough to overcome Obamacare!”
Amen!
Had lunch today with a very liberal friend. Berkley in the 60’s liberal. He is active in the state dem party.
At the end of lunch he matter-of-factly told me that Romney was going to win. I about fell over.
I agree on your prediction of 300 plus EV for Romney and a comfortable win in the popular vote, I’m just praying it happens.
Here is hoping you are right, but to make sure I urge allto vote nothing is sure until end of Nov 6 when all the votes are counted, sure hope we don’t have another Florida afair, I don’t trust Obama any more than I trusted Gore
Maybe Romney should Publicize this story out there in Old PA,Ohio,Wisconsin, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2947058/posts
Pray, but lets get out there and hit the nytimes comment boards, huff post comment boards, debate quietly and respectfully with dims (show them we are the better people) and do our part!
This election is the GOP’s last chance, last gasp. They either come through with reforms or they will be replaced.
Also, Rat districts hold off on reporting their totals so they know how many votes they have to manufacture.
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