So I was doing some research online (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states) and wanted to figure out which states Obama or Clinton would need to win in the fall, and here's what I found:
These are the states that were carried by the Democratic Presidential Candidate in the last four elections 1992 -2004
Hawai’i 4
Washington 11
Oregon 7
California 55
Minnesota 10
Wisconsin 10
Illinois 21
Michigan 17
DC 3
Maryland 10
Delaware 3
Pennsylvania 21
New Jersey 15
New York 31
Connecticut 7
Rhode Island 4
Massachusetts 12
Vermont 3
Maine 4
TOTAL EV’s: 248
These states were carried by the Democratic Presidential Candidate in three of the last four elections, and will probably go to Obama or Clinton...
New Mexico 5
Iowa 7
New Hampshire 4
TOTAL EV’s: 16
That ends up totaling 264 EV, and 271 are needed to win the Presidency
So that leaves the battleground States (7 EV’s needed to get 271)
Nevada 5
Colorado 9
Missouri 11
Ohio 20
West Virginia 5
Virginia 13
Florida 27
TOTAL EV’s: 90
Which one of these can we win, which ones will go more for Obama and which ones more for Clinton? I think it shows the need for a VP from the West or the South.