Who’s Winning The Electoral College Vote?
As Al Gore can attest to the only thing that matters in Presidential Elections is the electoral vote. Ignore popular polls as they don’t mean jack. Contrary to popular belief we are NOT a democracy, we are a Republic, we do not directly elect our President. Our Federal electoral college system was put in place to give smaller states some say and cloat in the process of electing our “leader.” Now that we’re aware that we don’t live in a direct democracy let’s examine who is really winning this election.
As it stands now Barack Obama has a slight electoral lead over John McCain but the coming debates, the financial crisis and any unforseen swift boat like attacks against either candidate can quickly change the landscape of this lead as 18% of current voters are undecided or willing to change their vote.
So who’s going to win?
“Eight states that are still considered tossups: perennial powerhouses Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, Western targets Colorado and Nevada, Wisconsin in the Midwest, traditional swing state New Hampshire and newly competitive Virginia.” Other possible toss up states include, “Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and New Mexico are currently leaning toward Obama, while Indiana, Missouri and North Carolina are leaning toward McCain.
Here’s a graphical breakdown of how the race is currently trending.
Ok, so we really don’t know who is winning, yet. Stay tuned.
September 25, 2008 3 Comments
