The ONLY way Mittens wins

[SoCalDem]

He HAS to take ALL the "tan-colored" states.
ack.. I just realized I forgot about Indiana (I don;t think Obama will win it this time.., but Mittens still needs those tan states. I don;t think he'll get enough of them

edit..fixed it

[JustAnotherGen]

1. My concern

Ohio and Florida . . . we know there is a possiblity of valid voters being blocked from voting.

[SoCalDem]

4. I always worry abvout that, but Obama can lose BOTH if

he gets VA

he can lose OH, FL & MI

http://www.270towin.com/

[cindyperry2010]

2. Look at this one

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map

[cindyperry2010]

3. The thing about this one

is that obama's numbers have shifted a bit but ole mittens has stayed at 170
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html

[cindyperry2010]

5. This one has good

updates
http://electoral-vote.com/

[JustAnotherGen]

8. Question on this one

How are they saying SC and GA are 'weak GOP'? Saxby Chambliss and You Lie Wilson are from these states. Hmmm . . . I'd love it if it were true.

[SoCalDem]

10. Probably because they hate Romney so much that the turn out could go down

maybe?

Ultra churchy conservatives see Mormons as cultists

[SoCalDem]

6. Personally, I don't believe any of the polls

They skew the way the pollster's "customer" needs them to skew.

[jpljr77]

7. He doesn't necessarily need Virginia and Michigan, fwiw

He can win it by taking back Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Indiana, and all of Nebraska's electoral votes. North Carolina is going to be his anyway.

Of course, he HAS to win Florida and Ohio for this to work:

http://www.270towin.com/2012_election_predictions.php?mapid=lFe

[SoCalDem]

9. Florida is so squirrely, I don't like to count on it

and I doubt he will win Indiana this time around

[LynneSin]

11. He will win Michigan

I think in a few months that state will be solid blue. Detroit will come out huge for Obama and that'll bring the rest of the state into the "D" column.

[jpljr77]

14. I'm sorry. The "he" I was referring to in my post is Romney

Romney doesn't need Michigan or Virginia, was my main point. He can get to 270 by recapturing some smaller states that went narrowly for Obama in 2008, and of course, Ohio and Florida.

[KaryninMiami]

12. Don't forget about the voting machines

1-3% skimmed of the top in most districts using machines. We need a 4-6% lead to over compensate in swing states or we loose.

[Scuba]

13. The ONLY way Mittens wins...

... is if Diebold/ESS/Sequoia hands it to him.

[ctaylors6]

15. Doesn't need Michigan

but does need FL + OH + NC + VA + 1 other state

The other state needs to be 5 electoral votes or more according to your map, unless gets Romney gets 1 more in NE and then just needs any 4 votes

The 1 other state could be NV, WI, IA, NH, etc.

[Turbineguy]

16. Why win

when you can steal?

[hobbit709]

17. Who has control of the machines in those states?

THAT'S what worries me.