How many states can one of our candidates win?

[BeatleBoot]

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/2004_ELECTIONRESULTS_GRAPHIC/index_FULL.html

How many states would a Hillary candidacy win? An Obama candidacy? An Edwards, Biden or Richardson candidacy?

How many blue states versus red states?

Interesting questions.

I think that Michigan will vote Democrat no matter who the candidate is. The economy here is in a Depression and I think Bush is polling at something like 11% approval.

Personally, I think it's going to be tough to win the whole enchilada, though.

What's your take?

[BenDavid]

1. If all goes according to Hoyle, then HRC should have a

majority of the 4360 delegates either on February 9th or Feb. 12th. I see Obama falling far behind in these states primaries where one has to cast a vote. Only states I see Obama having a chance in after Iowa and NH and S.C. is Illinois.

Ben David

[MadBadger]

2. I think the OP was talking about the General

And If Obama can win in Iowa, NH, and SC, dont think for a second that the other wont change.

[tritsofme]

3. Here is a cool electoral college calculator

I played around a lot with in 2004:

http://www.opinionjournal.com/ecc/map/index.htm

[davidinalameda]

4. I'm thinking 294 votes Democratic and 244 repug

[BeatleBoot]

5. Thanks for the link

Pretty coooool site.

[MasonJar]

6. I clicked Kentucky and got a big improvement over '04. One more would do the trick.

This year Mitch is going to be fighting for his slimy political life; he hasn't the pull that he has exercised for years and so Kentucky could go dem.

[Bullet1987]

7. Obama really puts the South into play...

Because he'll rally the Black vote probably in historic proportions. People also underestimate the multitude of crossover votes he can get. I don't think any Dem currently running can get as many crossover Republican votes as Obama.