[BigSkyFreeper]

And all that Bush has to do is win again in 2004 the same states that he won in 2000.

Bush has to win all the states he carried in 2000, and to keep it from being a hair-thin margin, pick up several more. What was it? 38 last time? There's no reason he should be able to pick up, say, 45 states. I won't predict the impossible, that being, a total landslide, but 45 states is an achievable goal. My gut feelings says that all the states that went into Bush's column in 2000 will vote for Bush in November. New York or California going red for Bush would certainly be great!

[John Lenin]

11. Redistricting

President Bush has gained a small yet concrete advantage heading into the elections this year. Red states in 2000 netted Bush 271 electoral votes. This year those same states would give him 278. In other words, he could lose a state like New Hampshire, Nevada or West Virginia and win anyway. Even losing a larger state such as Louisiana or Colorado would produce a 269-269 tie.