2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: novenator at 'Kos- Sanders: the most electable candidate that will build a STRONGER Democratic Party [View all]Jarqui
(10,123 posts)California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey, Washington, Massachusetts, Maryland, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, and Vermont,
Most seem to be destined to remain blue with the following exceptions:
Seat in Maine might be vulnerable
Oregon might be contestable
Michigan might be a contest - certainly not a sure thing
Minnesota Rubio leads Clinton but Sanders leads Rubio
Pennsylvania is a toss up
If Sanders starts to really contest Clinton, I'm sure his money will rise.
I'm not buying that those blue states cannot be held without the biggest bank roll. If Trump were to win the nomination, I don't think they'd need a nickel to hold those states. Similarly, if Trump runs as a third party.