Category Archives: Battlegrounds

Ted Strickland: ‘Crazy’-sounding candidates can’t beat Barack Obama in Ohio

Former Ohio Gov Ted Strickland sees little chance for any Republican to win his home state in the 2012 election, except perhaps for Mitt Romney, and dismissed the bulk of the GOP field as sounding like “crazy” people in an … Continue reading

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Analysis: Tough fight for Obama in 2012 in some key states

President Barack Obama bucked decades-old electoral trends to win the White House in 2008, taking nine states that had supported Republican George W. Bush four years earlier. Reuters Related articles Tough Economic Climate Means Bad News For Obama (huffingtonpost.com) Obama’s … Continue reading

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Ohio still likely to be 2012 political battleground

Over its history, Ohio has tilted slightly Republican – good news for Kasich and the herd of potential 2012 GOP presidential candidates – but has gone for the Democrats enough to make sure that Democratic President Barack Obama will campaign … Continue reading

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For Romney, Pawlenty and Huntsman, Florida’s 2012 primary is wide open

All the signs indicate that the early presidential battleground of Florida is Mitt Romney territory. WaPo Related articles Mitt Romney’s Amazing Document Dump (huffingtonpost.com) Mitt Romney’s Evangelical Problem (huffingtonpost.com) Mitt Romney Returning To South Carolina (huffingtonpost.com) Is Romney the Most … Continue reading

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Will the 2012 election come down to Wisconsin?

Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) announced on Friday that he will retire instead of seeking reelection next year. As if it weren’t already likely, Kohl’s announcement makes it even more probable that Wisconsin will be crucial in the 2012 election. WaPo

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Latino population boom will have 2012 election echoes

The potential clout of Latino voters has become as familiar a story line as the gender gap. But what might make 2012 different is the edge Latinos could give President Barack Obama and the Democrats in battleground states which aren’t … Continue reading

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The Critical 2012 Swing States

We don’t know what the economy will look like by autumn 2012. We don’t know the Republican nominee. But we already know the broad battlefield. And, as we long have known, it will not look like 2008. RealClearPolitics

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Colo.’s mixed election results make it a 2012 battleground

After an election that featured $33 million in attack ads, a second-place finish in the governor’s race by an anti-immigration activist viewed by many as an extremist and the narrow loss by a Senate candidate backed by the tea party, … Continue reading

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