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AL
9
AK
3
AZ
11
AR
6
CA
55
CO
9
CT
7
DE
3
DC
3
FL
29
GA
16
HI
4
ID
4
IL
20
IN
11
IA
6
KS
6
KY
8
LA
8
ME
3
MD
10
MA
11
MI
16
MN
10
MS
6
MO
10
MT
3
NE
5
NV
6
NH
4
NJ
14
NM
5
NY
29
NC
15
ND
3
OH
18
OK
7
OR
7
PA
20
RI
4
SC
9
SD
3
TN
11
TX
38
UT
6
VT
3
VA
13
WV
5
WI
10
WY
3
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270 Needed to Win.

Toss Up
Total 128
Unclear Too close to call 128
Barack Obama (Democrat)
Total 204
Democratic Safe 136
Leaning_democratic Leaning 68
Republican (Republican)
Total 206
Republican Safe 135
Leaning_republican Leaning 71
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ND Now "Safe Republican" on Today's Map: Is Obama's 50-State Strategy Failing?

Posted Sep 22, 2008 at 11:41 AM by Maurice Berger

With McCain's lead growing dramatically in North Dakota--and word from Associated Press this morning that the Obama campaign has pulled much of its staff from the state and is redistributing workers to former Democratic strongholds MN and WI, where the race has grown extremely close--PollTrack moves the state from "Leaning" to "Safe Republican" on Today's Map. As the electoral landscape draws back to where it was in 2004--with the addition perhaps of VA as a viable new battleground state--is this yet another sign that the Democrat's 50-State strategy is not working?