Friday, August 29, 2008

Robalini's Little Geography Lesson

Thanks to HillBuzz.wordpress.com for the following images

(Note – both maps are before the Democratic Convention, after which, due to a minor bounce, some states have moved towards Obama at least temporarily. The analysis is nonetheless still dead-on that the Democratic Party can’t ignore.)

The above is the RealClearPolitics.com map of state polls of Obama-McCain.

The above is the Politico.com map of state polls, in case you think I'm choosing a single map for effect.

Hmmm, where have I seen maps looking like this before?

Oh, yeah:
This is the 2004 map above.

This is the 2000 map.

And this is before the GOP has really done any Swiftboating. (Anything that has happened so far is pre-season. The real attacks will begin next Friday.)

Yes, Obama can indeed win, but if he's going to win, he's got to penetrate the red states, and so far, he hasn't.

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