[kidd]

Every one of those tossups are solid republican wins.

Rove is delusional to think Romney would lose NH and that Texas is going to be close.

280 Obama, 258 Romney

Which means Romney has to flip either MI, OH or PA to win. Any one of them.

[Deb]

If Rove is seriously saying that Texas "leans" Romney...you can throw the whole thing out. Texas is solid, as is the entire South. Also Ohio, Penn. Nevada and Colorado.

I have said for months that the polls are meaningless because no one is going to tell a pollster that they disapprove of Obama and risk being called a racist. Voters will show up in November and vote the Marxist out in a landslide. Despite being called a RINO in FReeperland.

[Buckeye McFrog]

at this stage in the game, any map or chart that Karl produces is done for the purpose of raising money for the GOP.

[DManA]

Shut up Karl.

[Georgia Girl 2]

1. Romney has not even secured the GOP nomination yet.
so this is all just conjecture.

2. Tokyo Rove is an idiot.

[DManA]

Someone posted a link to a YouTube video of election night 1980. Uncle Walter was marveling at the lopsided defeat of his man Jimmah. Mentioned that a poll taken the weekend before the election showed a dead heat with Reagan having a slim 3% lead.

So anyone tells you he can predict what’s going to happen in November, that man is a fool.

[jakerobins]

I hope Rove is wrong. One place where I KNOW he is wrong is SC! THERE IS NO WAY SC is a toss up.....As a proud South Carolinian I think most of SC would rather secede again than to have Obama as President another 4 years.

[5thGenTexan]

Karl Rove's Early Electoral Map: OBAMA WINS

So Rove is publicly acknowledging he backed a loser, when he was saying Romney was the only one "electable". Does he think this prognostication is going to somehow improve his credibility? That is odd to say the least.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Obama wins unless we send money to Karl.

[drjimmy]

Business Insider is an idiot, followed closely by those who are posting pissed at Karl Rove. All Rove has done is take an average of current state-by-state public polling to come up with this map. He isn't predicting anything for election day, and the numbers aren't his anyway, since he just lifted them from others.

Anyone who scoffs at Texas being just a "lean" for Romney shouldn't blame Rove. Again, he's just taking current public polling figures, and if the average is a difference between Romney and Obama of only 5-8%, then that state is a "lean." If the polls have a difference of less than 3%, it's a "tossup." These just show that Romney has his work cut out for him not just to win the tossups, but to secure his own leaners and take away Obama's.

And anyone who thinks Romney has a shot at winning New York is smoking some wacky weed.

[Jim Robinson]

Smooth move, Rove. Sheer genius. The tea party rebellion was roaring to go and we could have elected ANY conservative Republican and you engineered a RINO defeat.

[Sooth2222]

Rove's job is to raise money for American Crossroads, which would be more difficult if it looks like Romney is a shoo-in.

He's basing the map on the RCP polling, most of which wasn't completed before Romney clinched the nomination, and much of which includes "registered voters", "adults" and "sentient creatures".

I would crawl over burning coals to vote against Obama, even if the Republican nominee were Chumlee from "Pawn Stars" or Snooki from "Jersey Shore". It doesn't matter, I'm voting against Obama. Romney isn't my favorite, but "ABO".

[Justice4awe]

Not gonna happen. I don’t think it will be close. Romney will crush Obama.

[Theoria]

Romney will lose in a close one. 270 to 268.

[B Knotts]

Rove is wrong again.

No way Obama wins Nevada. Think about it.

For several others, there are arguments to be made each way, but Nevada? C’mon...what’s he going to say will go to Obama next...Idaho? Utah?

[Da Bilge Troll]

Missouri a tossup? LOL!

Missouri voted against B.O. LAST TIME and even so, the “mood” around here was very liberal. No more.

What the media missed about our “Raucous Caucus” here was that the attendance was TEN TIMES all previous experience - and even in the re-do caucus, everyone showed up AGAIN.

Missouri may look like a tossup from inside the beltway to Rove but then, Rove is an idiot.

[Colonel_Flagg]

And for helping shape today’s Republican Party which can’t bring about an electoral majority against the worst President in American history, we can thank ...

... Karl Rove.

[Houghton M.]

But, but, but, but, but Karl the Great told us the Mittster was the only electable One. And now Karl’s the one with buyer’s remorse??

[Gator113]

I would have voted for Newt....

[Prospero]

Texas is solid, not "leaning," NC is not a toss-up. As of today, it's leaning R.

As me again about the latter following their Traditional Marriage amendment state constitutional vote on their primary ballot.