[Bigun]

Almost wholly overlooked in the election is an advantage which Mitt Romney will have in those thirteen states which could well be decisive: heavyweight political muscle in the state governments. This is a consequence of the sweeping nature of the 2010 Republican landslide. In those thirteen states, Republicans have a governor in Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. North Carolina and Missouri have gubernatorial elections this year, or Republicans might have had ten of the twelve governors instead of eight. These governors can be surrogate campaigners who know their states' voters and can focus on constituencies which can be persuaded.

ABSOLUTELY correct!

[Mr. K]

Democraps worst nightmare:

Reagan's electoral votes victory 1980

(red USED TO BE commie red for democraps- but in this image it is republican-won states

[Sgt_Schultze]

Here's a link to a stimulating video titled Voices Without a Vote.

This election is that important.

[Zakeet]

... and this is the Democrat advantage in key states ...

[xzins]

If Ohio is lost, that can be laid directly at the feet of Ohio president of the Ohio Senate, Tom Niehaus. It was Niehaus who marshaled together Senate Bill 5 that so over-reached, and then hung that monstrosity around the neck of newley elected Governor John Kasich.

It was terrible politics, and it was terrible for the reasons spelled out by Scott Walker of Wisconsin who said that teachers and police weren’t the problem, but were merely symptoms of a problem.

Niehaus’ stupid bill went so far into the weeds as to spell out criteria for evaluating teachers, clearly a local issue for school districts.

Kasich, with jobs rebounding, should be strongly approved in Ohio, but political liar and incompetent, Tom Niehaus, ruined any honeymoon Kasich might have had with the voters.

If Ohio decides the election, and Ohio goes to Obama, then the national election can be laid at the feet of southern Ohio’s own ignoramus, Thomas Niehaus.