Some numbers
Total electoral college votes of states where Obama won the primary or caucus:
197. Of this total, the number of electoral college votes in states he will have difficulty or find it impossible to defeat McCain in a general election: 125
Total electoral college votes of states where Clinton won the primary or caucus:
284.
Of this total, the number of electoral college votes in states she will have difficulty or find it impossible to defeat McCain in a general election: 62
Number of states Obama has won: 26. Combined population of those states: 98,585,000
Of these states- the number that have gone Republican in the last two general elections: 15
Number of states Clinton has won: 17. Combined population of those states: 148,460,000
Of these states - the number that have gone Republican in the last two general elections: 4
197. Of this total, the number of electoral college votes in states he will have difficulty or find it impossible to defeat McCain in a general election: 125
Total electoral college votes of states where Clinton won the primary or caucus:
284.
Of this total, the number of electoral college votes in states she will have difficulty or find it impossible to defeat McCain in a general election: 62
Number of states Obama has won: 26. Combined population of those states: 98,585,000
Of these states- the number that have gone Republican in the last two general elections: 15
Number of states Clinton has won: 17. Combined population of those states: 148,460,000
Of these states - the number that have gone Republican in the last two general elections: 4
Labels: Clinton, electoral college, Obama, votes, who can win?
posted by John: south of Melrose at
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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