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United States Presidential Election, 2008 (view source)
Revision as of 15:14, August 2, 2008
, 15:14, August 2, 2008→Battleground States
== Battleground States ==
== Battleground States ==
The United States has become so regionally polarized that even though the 2004 presidential election was close nationwide, only nine states had outcomes having less than 4% margin between the candidates:
The United States had become so regionally polarized that even though the 2004 presidential election was close nationwide, only nine states had outcomes having less than 4% margin between the candidates:
State, margin of victory, party that won the state in 2004
State, margin of victory, party that won the state in 2004
#Michigan, 3.42% (Dem)
#Michigan, 3.42% (Dem)
#Minnesota, 3.48% (Dem)
#Minnesota, 3.48% (Dem)
It is assumed that the 2008 election will be similar where close battles in a few states could determine the outcome. Individual state polling numbers for the 2008 election:
#Alaska (McCain 44% - Obama 40%) [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/alaska/election_2008_alaska_presidential_election Rasmussen Updated 8/1/08]
[[CNN]] declares that the outcome in [[McCain]] v. [[Obama]] is a toss-up in only 12 states, totaling only 154 electors:<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/10/electoral.map/index.html</ref> (Most recent poll numbers, and polling outfit)
[[CNN]] declares that the outcome in [[McCain]] v. [[Obama]] is a toss-up in only 12 states, totaling only 154 electors:<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/10/electoral.map/index.html</ref> (Most recent poll numbers, and polling outfit)