FF, none of those should be battle ground states, they should be safely blue. That is where you assumptions fail, you assume those should be battle grounds. No they should not. They should be safe Obama states.
Obama can win Oh and lose WI and Co and lose the election.
Did I not say they were second tier battleground states. I didn't make a single assumption. I stated facts.
FF, none of those should be battle ground states, they should be safely blue.
Precisely my point. Romney has advanced into what has been considered Obama's home turf. Obama owned that ground in 2008.
If Obama were truly tied with Romney, we wouldn't be seeing this shift in the battle lines. Obama is retreating and on defense, while Romney is on offense, and taking ground.