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2016 Postmortem

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts) Tue Aug 7, 2012, 05:59 PM Aug 2012

Obama leads by 6 in Colorado, 3 in North Carolina.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/08/obama-ahead-in-colorado.html

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/08/obama-slightly-ahead-in-nc.html

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Obama leads by 6 in Colorado, 3 in North Carolina. (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 OP

Willard has no path to 270 without NC nt mikekohr Aug 2012 #1

Or OH krawhitham Aug 2012 #2

Or FL...or VA... Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #4

Watch these 4 states plus Florida. Romney has to get all of them mikekohr Aug 2012 #5

looking good. DCBob Aug 2012 #3

mikekohr

(2,312 posts)

1. Willard has no path to 270 without NC nt

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 06:10 PM

Aug 2012

krawhitham

(4,650 posts)

2. Or OH

Reply to mikekohr (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 06:35 PM

Aug 2012

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

4. Or FL...or VA...

Reply to krawhitham (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 08:54 PM

Aug 2012

mikekohr

(2,312 posts)

5. Watch these 4 states plus Florida. Romney has to get all of them

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 10:43 PM

Aug 2012

plus one other steal from the Democratic column from 2008 to get past 270. President Obama is poised to take all 5 at this point and keep every 2008 state (excepting Indiana).

With NC I believe the President will take 347-348 electoral votes.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

3. looking good.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 08:37 PM

Aug 2012

Dont really need NC but its great to win it again. Seems its becoming a "blue" state!

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