Something strange is afoot in the projected electoral votes
Curious about seeing a map of the United States decorated in red and blue, I went looking for electoral prediction maps. These are maps put together, based on polls, that indicate how the electoral votes might go if the election was held today. There is one for Hillary Clinton vs. John McCain, and one for Barack Obama vs. McCain, too.
The 2008 Electoral Vote Projection Page breaks down a Barack vs. McCain race like this:
McCain: 249
Obama: 237
Tossup: 52
Another web site, Election 2008, has Barack vs. McCain like this:
McCain: 248
Obama: 266
Tossup: 24
Lastly, that same web site has a page for Clinton vs. McCain:
McCain: 194
Clinton: 327
Tossup: 17
Interesting. I was a little surprised to see that apparently Clinton does better against McCain than Obama. I wasn’t expecting that. But I was also pleased to see that on one map, Obama has a lead or is within striking distance. Based on the polling data that built these projection maps, Obama clearly has a good chance of winning this election.
Tags: clinton, electoral, hillary, mccain, obama
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