This is a group I get emails from I think it is time we all start to take a serious look at the upcoming elections and gain as much information as we can to make an informed choice. So I am bringing this email over I think the more information the better for us all...



The 2012 election is heading towards what will be an epic battle for ten key states. The triumphant candidate will control the most powerful office in the world at a time when America is teetering between survival and complete failure. The contrast between the two sides couldn’t be more clear. Under Obama’s command the direction of our nation is one of outright socialism, loss of liberty and Historic government control over our daily lives. Republicans on the other hand pledge to scale back the damage done so far, and will no doubt bring Obama’s bankrupt agenda to a halt.

We’ve discussed basics on the GOP field and possible primary scenarios over the past few weeks. This week I thought we could take a look at the ten states where the future direction of our great nation will be decided. This post in no way suggests that if you’re not in one of these states you don’t matter. On the contrary, actually. You matter now more than ever, and your actions (or lack of) in the next 15 months will determine the outcome of the 2012 elections… regardless of where you live.

In terms of electoral college votes, however, ten states hold the keys. I’ll walk you through each of them with some brief background and stats. I’m not listing them in any particular order.

IOWA
2004: Bush 50%, Kerry 49%
2008: McCain 45%, Obama 54%
Electoral Votes: 6

NEVADA
2004: Bush 51%, Kerry 48%
2008: McCain 43%, Obama 55%
Electoral Votes: 6
Note: Nevada likes Mitt Romney. Always has. The state has a heavy Mormon population and Romney has been well received. Herman Cain has also pent a lot of time in Las Vegas and Michele Bachmann has been a friend of the state for some time. I think any of these candidates could gather significant energy across Nevada and build enough momentum to shift the state back into red territory.

COLORADO
2004: Bush 52%, Kerry 47%
2008: McCain 45%, Obama 54%
Electoral Votes: 9

OHIO
2004: Bush 50%, Kerry 49%
2008: McCain 47%, Obama 52%
Electoral Votes: 18
Note: Ohio has a major Senate race developing that could help significantly in voter turnout. Josh Mandel is raising HUGE money to challenge Democrats (provided he wins the primary) and Republicans now control state government. I’m feeling pretty good about Ohio and I don’t see how Obama keeps hold.

VIRGINIA
2004: Bush 54%, Kerry 46%
2008: McCain 47%, Obama 53%
Electoral Votes: 13

FLORIDA
2004: Bush 52%, Kerry 47%
2008: McCain 48%, Obama 51%
Electoral Votes: 29

In total these states represent 81 electoral votes. In 2008 Democrats had 365 electoral votes to 173 for Republicans. 270 are needed to win, so Republicans must gain 97 votes to hit that mark. Good news is Republicans look strong in North Carolina and Indiana, which would be a gain of 26 electoral votes. Bad news is they’ll still have to find 71 amongst the battleground states.

But here’s the kicker. Rick Wiley over at the RNC points out an interesting turn of events taking place in what should be (traditionally) strong-holds for Obama. Meet Michigan, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

WISCONSIN
2004: Bush 49%, Kerry 50%
2008: McCain 43%, Obama 56%
Electoral Votes: 10

NEW HAMPSHIRE
2004: Bush 49%, Kerry 50%
2008: McCain 45%, Obama 55%
Electoral Votes: 4

MICHIGAN
2004: Bush 48%, Kerry 51%
2008: McCain 41%, Obama 57%
Electoral Votes: 16

PENNSYLVANIA
2004: Bush 49%, Kerry 51%
2008: McCain 44%, Obama 55%
Electoral Votes: 20

As Wiley writes…

The Obama campaign should pay close attention to four states that represent 50 electoral votes – Michigan, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Obama easily won these states by an average margin of 13 points in 2008, and together they’ve mustered only one win for a GOP Presidential nominee in the last five Presidential elections (George W. Bush carried New Hampshire with 48% in 2000). But recent polling in these states, and overwhelming GOP victories in 2010, shows Obama isn’t just weaker than he was in 2008, but he is in real danger of losing electoral votes.

In Pennsylvania, the biggest electoral prize of the four with 20 electoral votes, Obama’s polling has been dismal. Two surveys conducted in June by Quinnipiac and Susquehanna Polling and Research show his re-elect numbers at 48% and 44% respectively. Obama’s job approval in the Susquehanna survey was upside down by 7 points (41% approve, 48% disapprove). This week, Public Policy Polling (PPP), a Democrat firm, released a survey showing Obama again upside down in his job approval – 46% approve to 48% disapprove – and showed him tied at 44% in a theoretical matchup against a candidate for the Republican nomination. Democrats were swamped in Pennsylvania in 2010, when an motivated electorate propelled Republicans to take control of the Governorship, a US Senate seat, the State House, and five US House seats.

Recent polling in New Hampshire, conducted by the University of New Hampshire for WMUR, also showed the President’s job approval upside down with 46% approving and 49% disapproving. The poll also showed him behind in a theoretical matchup with a Republican candidate. Last month ARG released a survey showing his approval rating upside down by a whopping 15 points (39% approve, 54% disapprove). In 2010 Republicans rolled in New Hampshire as well, knocking off both members of the US House delegation and regaining control of both chambers of the state legislature.

Public polling in Michigan and Wisconsin has been less frequent, but the drubbing Democrats took in 2010 cannot be ignored. In states that voted for Barack Obama by 16 and 14 points respectively, Republicans wrestled the Governorship of both states from the Democrats, as well as a US Senate seat in Wisconsin, two US House seats in each state, and three state legislative chambers (resulting in full control of the legislature in each state). That historical perspective combined with Obama’s abysmal economic record and new taxes and regulations on the auto industry should make Team Obama think twice about taking too many states from his 2008 coalition for granted.

This changes everything. Republicans need to pick up 97 electoral votes to unseat Barack Obama. They now have a pool of 131 to work with. When we add North Carolina and Indiana the pool deepens to 157. If all ten of these states are truly in play, and both North Carolina and Indiana shift back to Republicans, Obama may very well be sent packing in 15 months.

Let’s be careful, though, not to assume this will be an easy battle. In fact, I predict it will be much tougher than 2010 and our political opponents will bring EVERY political weapon they can find to the field. The big government, progressive movement is funded by taxpayer dollars for the most part (if not directly most certainly indirectly). They’re not going to let that gravy train vanish into the night without the fight of their lives.

At the same time, this should be encouraging to our own movement. We’re now seeing signs that we can still win and push back against those who would prefer see the Constitution banished from government. Even better, we can actually win!

When George Washington set up camp at Valley Forge he did so knowing that it was all or nothing and he needed to mount the greatest effort he could possibly pull together. In the end we were successful against England and it allowed for several hundred years of prosperity under our flag to follow.

This is our time. This is our opportunity. Good news, gang… we can win!

More on this next week. Until then enjoy the rest of this week and have a great weekend!

-Eric Odom
Director of Interactive Media, Liberty News Network

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