Via the Guardian:
The whole article is very interesting and well worth a read. It shows in some detail how the Obama campaign has quietly been assembling a major campaign operation in swing states, while Romney has been closing offices right after the primaries. The situation in Florida is an excellent example:
The sunshine state is considered by many political analysts to be the ultimate battleground state, with 29 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.
Here, the Obama re-election campaign already has 22 offices firing on all cylinders. Some opened as long ago as early 2009, four as recently as last Saturday. Between them, they claim to have put together 6,500 training sessions, planning sessions, house parties and phone banks. Events are being staged across Florida at a rate of up to 30 a day.
Romney until recently had three offices in Florida, all directed to his primary battle against Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. Yet despite the fact that no Republican has won the White House while losing Florida since Calvin Coolidge in 1924, Romney closed all three offices after the January 31 primary.
Calls to the main number of Romney’s Florida headquarters are sent to voicemail; the mailbox is full and will not accept further messages.
Hilarious.
merrimackguy says
From an electoral college standpoint unlikely Romney can win Ohio anyway, probably not even Flordia.
If he doesn’t get Ohio and wins every George Bush 2004 state it’s Obama 271. More likely he won’t do that well.
Romney’s going to be put into a position of having to work CO,NH,NC,and VA. Obama will work them as too, but he’s in a strong position in most swing states and doesn’t even need them.
Just like the primaries we’re going to have to listen to a lot of blah blah blah without it being any kind of race.
marcus-graly says
Kerry States + Ohio is now only 264.
You can try out different scenarios here:
http://www.270towin.com/
whosmindingdemint says
you sound depressed
Mark L. Bail says
office be any different than he is?