10/15 Electoral College Snapshot
by Kevin Van Dyke, Editor
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Name: Kevin Van Dyke
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About: A self-acclaimed politics and policy wonk, Kevin works as a health services researcher for a major association. In this capacity, his main areas of expertise are health care governance, patient safety, and quality of care. Kevin also does a variety of political volunteering for local and national candidates and other civic activities. National level volunteer experience includes the Kerry-Edwards campaign in his native Ohio in 2004 and the Obama-Biden campaign in six states, including his current home state of Illinois. He enjoys spending time with friends, family, fiancé Jessica, and cat Shelby. Kevin received his Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and his Master of Public Policy from The University of Chicago.See Authors Posts (167)
October 15, 2008
Going into the last debate, Barack Obama maintained a large advantage in the electoral college. If the election were held today, we project that Senator Obama would win by anywhere between 313-225 electoral votes and 375-163 electoral votes. Here is a look at the states that are currently in play:
| State
|
Electoral Votes (EV)
|
Obama-McCain (538 and Pollster)
|
Total Obama EV
|
|
| NM
|
5
|
7.8
|
250
|
|
| MN
|
10
|
7.15
|
260
|
Likely Obama
|
| CO
|
9
|
6.8
|
269
|
|
| NH
|
4
|
6.1
|
273
|
|
| FL
|
27
|
5.85
|
300
|
|
| VA
|
13
|
5.15
|
313
|
Lean Obama
|
| OH
|
20
|
3.85
|
333
|
|
| NV
|
5
|
3.05
|
338
|
|
| NC
|
15
|
1.25
|
353
|
|
| MO
|
11
|
0.55
|
364
|
Toss up
|
| IN
|
11
|
-0.85
|
375
|
|
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