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'''Swing states''' are [[state]]s in which neither the [[Republican]] nor [[Democratic]] candidate has a clear majority of the voters' support prior to a Presidential election, and therefore could "swing" the election results in either direction. They are also known as "battleground states" because they are where the majority of the campaigning takes place for both parties.

'''Swing states''' are [[state]]s in which neither the [[Republican]] nor [[Democratic]] candidate has a clear majority of the voters' support prior to a Presidential election, and therefore could "swing" the election results in either direction. They are also known as "battleground states" because they are where the majority of the campaigning takes place for both parties. Since states that consistently express a preference for either the Democratic of Republican candidate are ususally referred to as [[blue state|blue states]] and [[red state|red states]], repectively, these states are also called "purple states" in order to highlight their mixed demographical nature.

==2008 Swing States==

==2008 Swing States==

*[[New Mexico]]

*[[New Mexico]]

*[[Ohio]]

*[[Ohio]]

*[[Pennsylvania]]

*[[Pennsylvania]]

*[[Wisconsin]]

*[[Wisconsin]]