[Meldrim]

Yes, looks about right and I see you were prescient enough to pick up that Maine probably will not support Kerry or Dean. Kerry is particularly unpopular up there; they are often good at sniffing out phonies, at least on the national level.

Once upon a time I had a web site bookmarked that allowed you to play "What If" with the electoral college. Alas, it was deleted.

[whadizit]

People in Maine may sniff out phonies, but this campaign has Democrats not voting for policies, character, etc. but for the one that has the best chance of beating Bush.

They do not care who the Dem. nominee is. The only thing impt to them now is electability. Popularity has nothing to do with it. Policies have nothing to do with it. Their whole energy totally devoted to whipping Bush...no matter who it is.

When that is the goal, and nothing else, it will be quite difficult for Bush and Co. to combat..esp. with question marks among conservatives.