The 2016 Results We Can Already Predict

[damnedifIknow]

For the Democrats, a victory in 2016 entails zero expansion of the blue map, merely the limiting of blue-to-red transformations. Assuming the lean, likely, and safe Democratic states remain loyal to the party, the nominee need only win 23 of the 85 toss-up electoral votes. And if a lean Democratic state such as Wisconsin turns red, it is relatively easy to replace those votes with one or two toss-ups.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/2016-predictions-117554.html?ml=m_po

[craigmatic]

1. Might as well add VA to the solid blue states then it's just a matter of finding 10 evs.

I'm guessing NH and NV. there you go 270.

[No Vested Interest]

2. If only it were this easy...... nt

[redruddyred]

3. will be working hard here in nh

to keep our politicians blue.

[damnedifIknow]

4. Proud to be living in a safe blue state

[redruddyred]

5. come visit us sometime in 2016

we need all the help we can get.
a rapidly growing tea party movement here, apparently the klan is alive and well too. #nhpride

[davidpdx]

6. I disagree slightly

I think NC will be a toss-up. We may not win it, but we maybe able to keep it close. So I would put 100 in toss-ups and 191 in the R's column.