You're right. "assertions" would have been a better word.
... I am simply stating FACT.
No, you are stating unsupportable opinion.
Granted, this may have a greater effect in some states but it still holds true no matter where you live.
No, it doesn't hold true.
I'm in California. If I don't vote for either McCain or Obama, it will make ZERO DIFFERENCE.
Same here.
I am also where Doolittle is leaving his seat and Charlie Brown & Tom McClintock are battling it out. Ron Paul sent an email saying, "Vote for McClintock".
California is a "winner take all" electoral state.
Not sure if you know, but the Republican Party tried to get that changed back in 2007, but failed.