Final Score: Obama 343, McCain 195.

[kpete]

What's scariest for McCain is how few states would fall into a "Certain McCain" column, meaning that regardless of things like who Obama selects as running mate, these states are not moving out of the Republican column this year.

Even states like Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas, Georgia, South Dakota, South Carolina, and Texas are not the locks that they've been in recent elections. And keep in mind that McCain is still having trouble getting over 50 percent in his home state of Arizona. I'm not suggesting any of these states are going to flip, but it doesn't take much political experience to wonder what might happen if Obama selects Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), John Edwards (D-NC), Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS), Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), or former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-GA) as his running mate.

In the end, I very much believe that November is going to be a blow-out for Obama.

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In the end, I very much believe that November is going to be a blow-out for Obama.

We're going to see record turnout among African-Americans and young and new voters. The ultimate financial disparity between the two campaigns will be enormous. The Obama ground game will exceed the size and scope of anything we've previously seen. The Republican brand is going to remain very toxic. McCain will lose more independents on the war issue alone than we expect. Americans very badly want change and Democrats will be more energized this year than they have in a generation.

It's gonna be ugly. Here's my prediction:



And I don't think Obama will lose FL, MT, SD, NE, MO, GA, or SC by big margins...

Final Score: Obama 343, McCain 195.

more maps and predictions:
http://www.politicalbase.com/profile/Mark%20Nickolas/blog/&blogId=2292