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2016 Postmortem

Ira

(51 posts) Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:42 PM Jul 2012

Online Electoral College opinion maps trending Obama

The average of 23 online Electoral College opinion maps, including Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Rasmussen and Real Clear Markets, is currently:
Obama 240
Romney 196
Tossups 102

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Online Electoral College opinion maps trending Obama (Original Post) Ira Jul 2012 OP

Good - but not good enough. C'mon 270!! jillan Jul 2012 #1

Good stuff at that site. speedoo Jul 2012 #2

What's weird is that no matter which electoral map forecast you look at, R-Money is Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #3

Romney hasn't been over 206 since the electoral maps began to be published in January Ira Jul 2012 #4

jillan

(39,451 posts)

1. Good - but not good enough. C'mon 270!!

Reply to Ira (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:53 PM

Jul 2012

speedoo

(11,229 posts)

2. Good stuff at that site.

Reply to Ira (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 12:55 PM

Jul 2012

Thanks for the link.

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

3. What's weird is that no matter which electoral map forecast you look at, R-Money is

Reply to Ira (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:12 PM

Jul 2012

stuck between 190 and 196. I've yet to see him past 200 EV.

Ira

(51 posts)

4. Romney hasn't been over 206 since the electoral maps began to be published in January

Reply to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 03:06 PM

Jul 2012

Here are the maps that currently assign 206 to Romney:
Washington Post
New York Times
CNN
Associated Press
Fox News
Cook Political Report
Rothenberg
Larry Sabato
Washington Times.

But you are right, he is and has been stuck with a formitable challenge to reach 270.

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