Z Politics

Survey USA recently did a polls of all fifty states to see what the electoral map would like with both a McCain/Clinton and a McCain/Obama election. The good news is both dems win but with a mix of different states.

First cup Clinton:

What I like about this map is that that Hillary wins the big 3 swing states. Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. I also like that she puts Arkansas and West Virginia into play. New Mexico going blue again is also a plus. But I worry that under Clinton Oregon and Washington go red for the first time since 1984! And the fact Michigan goes red is worry-some. It means that Clinton HAS to win Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. No room for mistakes. And I find it ironic that New Hampshire went for Clinton in the primary (and thus keeping her campaign alive) and according to this survey McCain would win it.

Here’s how the map would look with an Obama/McCain match up:

What I like about this map is that Obama puts a number of traditional red states into play like Colorado, Nevada and Virginia (which hasn’t been blue since 1964). Not to mention North Dakota! NORTH DAKOTA for crying out loud, that’s what I call crossover candidate. New Mexico and Iowa going blue again is great news. And I love that he o\potentially goes well enough in Nebraska, NEBRASKA, to split their electoral vote. Ohio blue is good. What I don’t like is that he looses Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

I am very happy that right now it looks like both Dems will win. But the numbers again favor Obama…With all the electoral votes counted Clinton wins 276 to 262 and Obama wins 280 to 258.

Clinton wins by getting three big states and Obama wins by getting one big state and a lot of little states. Clinton wins 19 states Obama 24.

It’s a matter of taste but I like the way that Obama map looks. More blue in the middle of the country means a less divided country.