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Bush or Kerry: The Electoral College Map
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PRESIDENT BUSH
KERRY
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State poll data summarized from PollingReport.com
Below, a list of states is followed by poll details. A state is categorized as "Bush" or "Kerry" if the latest poll gives either candidate a lead outside the poll's margin of error. Poll data are provided by PollingReport.com; only polls with methodologies that meet their standards are used. Thus, some polls mentioned in the media will not be included.
snip:The Times' map does not attempt to indicate states that are "leaning" one way or another or make conclusions about trends from a series of polls. The data used is from the most recent poll only. In a few cases, we've included other recent polls below.
More about the map, polls, Nader's status, electoral vote changes since 2000 and PollingReport.com is below the list.
How the States Line Up in Latest Polls:
Bush:
Alabama
Alaska
Georgia
Indiana
Idaho
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
Swing:
*Arizona
*Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
*Florida
Hawaii
*Iowa
Kentucky
*Maine
*Michigan
*Minnesota
*Missouri
*New Hampshire
*New Mexico
*Nevada
North Carolina
*Oregon
*Ohio
*Pennsylvania
Tennessee
*West Virginia
*Wisconsin
Click on the states and see what we have to do to win the WH.
That is if you believe this poll.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-polldatapage.htmlstoryKerry:
California
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont
*Washington
snip:*The 17 "key battleground" states that have often been cited by the campaigns and other observers. These also tend to be the states that have the most polls and, so far, the most changes in leads.
Also: Latest national poll details