Though the Mountain West has typically been a stronghold for Republicans, it has been trending blue as of late. For example, Montana's Governor and both Senators are Democratic. By adding these small tallies to the electoral vote column, it will become less necessary for the campaign to win multiple large states like Ohio and Florida.
Read more »The REAL Swing States: Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan, Pennsylvania
Look at the electoral map. If the current polls hold, Obama will win. It's that simple. We can do it without Ohio or Florida -- and we all know we can't count on either of those states. Right now Obama is leading by a narrow margin in Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan, Pennsylvania. WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HOLD THESE FOUR STATES.
Read more »Campaign Surrogates
The 2008 Democratic National Convention was a beautiful moment for the Obama Campaign. I believe that it highlighted the position of Barack Obama very well, along with having numerous wonderful speeches aimed at unifying the party. The Clintons came through with their speeches, something which does not surprise me but which I was nonetheless slightly worried over.
Read more »Go West!
Most in this area are concerned about jobs, the economy, education and social issues. Talk about these issues. To a lesser degree, there is also concern about water rights and property rights. Don't forget Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and the rest!
Read more »Swing State Strategy: Winning the Rural Vote
As we saw in Pennsylvania during the primaries, winning the Rural Vote (which for a Democrat would mean 40% or more) is one of the single most important elements of a Swing State strategy.
The Obama Campaign has proven itself very good at boosting turn-out in friendly urban areas as well as winning over suburban voters, but winning the Rural Vote has proven to be a significant challenge.
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