http://mypolitikal.com/2009/07/14/florida-part-1/ Analyzing the latest political events Sun, 27 May 2012 04:58:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mypolitikal.com/2009/07/14/florida-part-1/#comment-514 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:27:12 +0000 http://thepolitikalblog.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-514 That’s why I put “swing state” in quotes because although people regarded Florida as a swing state, it wasn’t as competitive as people thought it was. Kerry didn’t campaign in Colorado – yet it was closer than Florida was.

]]> http://mypolitikal.com/2009/07/14/florida-part-1/#comment-513 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:05:57 +0000 http://thepolitikalblog.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-513 You said that “In 2008, Illinois Senator Barack Obama won Colorado by 9.0%, Florida by 2.8%, and Indiana by 1.0%. Guess which one was the ‘swing state’ in 2004.” Actually, Colorado was closer than Florida was in 2004, with Kerry only losing by 3.5%, so Colorado seems like more of a swing state in that election. It was also among the small number of states where Kerry outperformed Gore.

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