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Latest State Unemployment Numbers Could

Prove A Disaster For Obama!

Did I say I'd be a one term-er?

July's state unemployment numbers came out yesterday morning, and the numbers do not look good for Barack Obama. The report shows unemployment rose in 44 states last month, including 9 out of the 10 key battleground states. Chicago will likely be watching these numbers very closely to see how worried they should be about Obama's chances in the fall. Both campaigns have identified about 8 swing states that they need to win to get to 270. But ultimately, the race will almost certainly come down to just five states that have the potential to determine who wins and who loses:
(1) Ohio: A perennial swing state with 18 electoral college votes, Ohio has about even numbers of Democrats and Republicans, with a huge group of independent voters up for grabs. Obama won Ohio by 5 points in 2008.
(2) Virginia: Demographic shifts have turned this once reliable Republican safety into a toss-up, and Virginia's 13 electoral votes make it one of the biggest swing state prizes of the 2012 election.
(3) Colorado: Like Virginia, demographic changes turned Colorado from red to purple in 2008, when Barack Obama took the state's 9 electoral college votes by nearly 9 points.
(4) Iowa: If the race remains close elsewhere, Iowa's six electoral college votes could be the difference between victory and defeat for the 2012 presidential candidates. Romney and Obama are neck-and-neck in Iowa, and both campaigns are making the state a priority.
(5) Nevada: The Obama campaign is banking on winning Nevada, another once-red state that has been trending blue over the past few election cycles. But Nevada has been hit hard by the economic downturn, giving Republicans an opening to win back the state's six electoral votes. (C) Grace Wyler. (Photo: Copyright Control) |