Did anyone catch this great news on electoral-vote?

[speedoo]

"Rasmussen also reports that in the battleground states only 39% think the country is on the right track, vs. 56% who think it is on the wrong track. Numbers like these are never good for an incumbent."

Yeah, baby!!

[spanone]

1. dAMN rIGHT!!!!! kICK!

[BAPhill]

2. kick

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. The state by state breakdowns seem to favor us greatly

It looks like we are close to getting an electoral line up which cannot fail. I see Colorado coming our way.

[0rganism]

4. Don't count on Colorado -- they may be mixing their ev's this year

If Kerry wins Colorado, he might only pick up 5 or 6 ev's, rather than the full 9, if their Measure 36 passes. Still, a net gain of 1 or 3 ev's could swing a close race.

[papau]

5. Wash Post disagrees

Are only 10 states still "competitive states" (as suggested by Wash Post)


Does DU agree with Dan Balz of the Washington Post that only 10 states are still "competitive states"

Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico, West Virginia and New Hampshire, with West Virginia and Nevada major, major challenges for Kerry - more so than the other 8.

Are the other 11 "battleground states" really leaning too far to be called "competitive, because - per Baltz- we have -7 Leaning toward Bush which are: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia - with 4 leaning toward Kerry which are: Maine, Michigan, Oregon and Washington.

And of the 10 that are still "competitive", the Bush team will be putting major money to win into Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, while they view Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as states they can make Kerry work very hard to defend, and see West Virginia and Nevada as quite likely to go their way.

Is it really down to a huge effort to fight the above battle, while the winner of 2 out 3 of Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio wins the election?