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States That Matter

"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody." -Franklin P. Adams

Super Tuesday was once viewed as the day that would likely determine the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees. But Feb. 5th voting only added uncertainty to the race. Which states matter most now?

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October 2008
- Dems Win Registration Wars
  
  Washington Post | Oct 6, 08 1:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With voter registration closing in many states today, it appears Barack Obama has largely succeeded in his attempt to make over the electorate, the Washington Post reports. Some 4 million new voters have registered across a dozen battleground states, with new Democrats greatly outnumbering new Republicans. In Florida, Obama has over twice as many new voters; in North Carolina, the ratio is roughly 6-1. More »
- Obama Eyes Omaha to Split Neb. Votes
  
  Washington Post | Oct 6, 08 7:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Forty-eight of 50 states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, but Nebraska, divvies up electoral votes by congressional district—and the Obama campaign sees an opening, reports the Washington Post . By concentrating just on the Omaha area, the Democrats are trying to pick up a single electoral vote in a state that George W. Bush won by 22 points in 2004. More »
- Rove: Obama Wins if Vote Were Today
  
  Politico | Oct 5, 08 1:03 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Karl Rove isn't seeing red when he looks at his crystal electoral map, reports Politico, and is seeing enough blue to propel Barack Obama into the White House if the vote were held today. The GOP strategist has moved Minnesota and New Hampshire into the Democratic column, but cautions that the race is still plenty prone to dramatic swings. Meanwhile, in the battleground state of Virginia, GOP leaders are squirming, Politico reports. More »
- Fake Polls Smear 'Muslim' Obama
  
  Guardian (UK) | Oct 3, 08 12:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The ugly tactic of “push polling” has resurfaced in key swing states, as fake pollsters seek to influence voters with scam questions that present an unfavorable view of Barack Obama, the Guardian reports. On one call, a Jewish voter in Pennsylvania says, she was asked if she would vote for Obama if she knew he was supported by the militant organization Hamas. "It is scare tactics," she said. "It is terribly underhand." More »
- McCain Pulls Out of Michigan
  
  Detroit News | Oct 2, 08 5:27 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The McCain campaign is giving up on Michigan, the Detroit News reports. The Republican is pulling all ads, mail, and staff there to focus on more competitive states, a move that points to the difficulty the GOP faces in winning blue states. Michigan—which holds 17 electoral votes—was seen as a key battleground for McCain, but polls showed him slipping further and further behind. More »
- Poll: Obama Outflanking McCain in Key States
  
  CNN | Oct 2, 08 6:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Vital swing states are swinging in Barack Obama's direction, the latest CNN poll finds. The candidate has opened up leads over John McCain in Florida, Nevada and Missouri, while widening his margins in Virginia and Minnesota. The boost has come largely from moderates impressed by Obama's debate performance and people fretting about the economy, according to CNN's poll director. More »
- Early Voting Forces Campaigns to Adjust
  
  Washington Post | Oct 1, 08 4:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Many Ohio residents have already cast their vote in the 2008 election, and they’re not alone. Early voting has become a huge and controversial phenomenon, the Washington Post reports, with 31 states allowing no-excuse absentee balloting. Experts predict a third of this year’s votes will be cast early. That’s forcing campaigns to change their strategies and, in states like Ohio, sparking legal challenges. More »
- Debate Boosts Obama in Swing States: Poll
  
  Quinnipac University | Oct 1, 08 2:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama’s debate performance won over many voters in the key swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac polls found. A margin of 13% to 17% of voters in each state said Obama did a better job in the debate, and many have shifted their support. Over the last 20 days, said Quinnipiac's Peter Brown, the swing towards Obama in these states has been unusually sharp. More »
September 2008
- Latinos Hold Trump in Obama's Nev. Strategy
  
  Salon | Sep 30, 08 2:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is gambling that Latino voters in Nevada’s big cities—Reno and Las Vegas—can deliver the state’s five electoral votes, Dan Hoyle writes in Salon. Economic woes, immigration crackdown, and the costly Iraq war are the draws in Reno, where Latinos make up 12% of voters. “I want Obama because the other ‘huey’ just seems like Bush refried,” a voter explains. More »
- Oh, No: They Could Tie
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 26, 08 2:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It’s not inconceivable that the 2008 election could end in an electoral tie. OK, granted, the odds are roughly 99-1, but that 1% chance is enough to send politics geeks flocking to sites such as FiveThirtyEight.com, which conduct complex electoral simulations based on the latest polling, the Wall Street Journal reports. “If we had a tie, I would be surprised, but I wouldn't be shocked,” said simulation guru Sheldon Jacobsen. More »
- Young Jews Lobby Vital Fla. Voters: Nana and Bubbeh
  
  Dallas Morning News | Sep 26, 08 1:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The 2008 election is so important that some Jewish kids may actually visit their grandparents voluntarily. That's the theory behind “The Great Schlep,” an initiative urging young Jews to fly to Florida over Columbus Day weekend and lobby their relatives for Barack Obama. The sponsor is a pro-Obama Jewish group, but more important, it has a celebrity spokesman: Sarah Silverman. More »
- Political Ads Target Sports Fans
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 25, 08 12:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain and Barack Obama are betting on the Minnesota-Ohio State football game this weekend—but they’d rather score points with fans than on the field, the Wall Street Journal reports. The candidates are advertising on regional sports networks to reach swing voters, and hard-to-reach men, in seven states. More »
- Foreclosed Homeowners May Lose Voting Rights
  
  New York Times | Sep 25, 08 5:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Many of the million Americans who lost their homes through foreclosure in the last couple of years may discover at the polls that they've lost their right to vote in the upcoming election as well, the New York Times reports. Election officials and voter rights groups fear that failure to update addresses will disqualify thousands. Democrats charge that Republicans plan to use foreclosure lists to challenge voters in swing states. More »
- 'R' Word in Play in Pa.—and It's Not 'Recession'
  
  Philadelphia Daily News