It’s a long list of automatic Democrat states: NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA, VT, ME, OR, WA, HI, IL, WI, MI, CA, MD, DC, quite a few.
Is it me or you want Obama to beat McCain? I don't see your last post merely as a factual statement. You seem to be rooting for him.
Barone is right and there a boatload of “progressive” whites and Hispanics that wont be voting for a Black white wine liberal who grew up Muslim.(ie NJ , Mi,WI, Pa are all in play) You can throw your little formula in the terlit.