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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Clinton's "Big State" Myth - Why Obama is Still the Most Electable
New must-read article on the Huffington Post that discusses Clinton's "Big State" Myth and why Obama is still the most electable candidate. The Clinton Campaign's post March 4th message is to forget about the delegate count and nominate Hillary because she can win the big states Democrats need in November. See the article for the various reasons why this doesn't hold water. For example:
Most of the "Big States" she has won are not battleground states in the fall. New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and California are solid blue states where Obama would do as well or better than Clinton in a general election against McCain.
Obama puts in play a panoply of states where Clinton would have a much tougher time. Obama could potentially win Virginia (13 electoral votes), Missouri (11 electoral votes) and even Mississippi (whose population is 40% African American -- 6 electoral votes). He would be considerably more competitive than Clinton in other battleground states like Colorado (9 electoral votes), Iowa (7 electoral votes), Wisconsin (10 electoral votes), Minnesota (10 electoral votes) and Michigan (17 electoral votes). The same goes for New Hampshire (4 electoral votes) -- a state where McCain will work hard to woo independents among whom Obama did much better than Clinton in this year's primary.
Read More: Clinton's "Big State" Myth: Why Barack Obama Remains the Most Electable Democrat This Fall
Posted by Metavirus at 3/06/2008 12:05:00 PM
Tags: Barack Obama , Electability , Hillary Clinton , Primaries
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