field office there. they didn t make the effort and stuck trying to win ohio. i don t think they can. just to be clear, giving alaska to romney? that s in leaning. bold. to your point, we did the maps separately and didn t know what we were going to do until we decided but the play s only about eight or nine states. right? obviously the others we agree on none of us have the same maps. that s right. steve and i are very, very close. steve has virginia going blue and not so confident and putting colorado blue today but i might change tomorrow. that s razor close and not the difference for obama. i m giving you see ohio blue, new hampshire blue, iowa and nevada and wisconsin but the thing that stands out for me in this is look at the south. all red and it reminds me of what andrew sullivan pointed out
importance of an effective and strong national response to disasters and i think the president s leadership here as close as the race is in florida could be enough to move it in his favor. well, not surprisingly, my race is closer although i still give it to obama. i don t see romney pulling through. you will be in trouble. i have it close, 268 to 272 and because i m giving what was that red in the middle there at the top? wisconsin? wow. wait. so i m giving romney virginia, florida, iowa, new hampshire, north carolina. i m also giving him wisconsin. i think wisconsin is very much in play. i ve seen the recent poll numbers, steve. they don t look at sanguine for romney as i think they are and i think wisconsin s in play. i think obama s going to get nevada, colorado and ohio. so again, i don t see romney pulling it out. of course, if any one of those
we think the electoral map is ultimately going to look like when the ballots are counted. of course, a lot can change in the final sprint to the white house and we reserve our right to change our minds. we tell you about moves we make between now and november 6th and so here s my map. and the bottom line on this is is i have obama winning 294 to 244. i guess the key there is i say obama is going to take virginia. this is a state romney really needs to win. i ve given romney north carolina and florida, swing states and ohio, romney colorado. give obama ohio and new hampshire. i think the point i want to make about this map is a broader one and it s a criticism and an expression of bafflement about the romney campaign strategy. if you look at that map, to win to get to 270, they have to win virginia, florida, north carolina. got to win colorado.
vitally important issue of obama care is in fact the weakest candidate that we could put up. a rallying cry issue that was the center piece of the 2010 election that motivated people to come out to vote and give us an electoral victory. mitt romney is uniquely positioned to give that issue away. tonight s big lee aren t getting so much attention. here s why they should get a second look. they is morre proceejected deles at stake. and they gave romney s challengers an opportunity for a comeback. romney won minnesota in 2008 with 41% of the vote. colorado with 60%. but yesterday was all with playing a new pay no attention to those results from four years ago game. his tore he cannisitorically to the one perceived to be the
plans that they have covered and only have more traditional forms of birth control. those among the issues, though, that haven t been decided and how this gets implemented. still republicans are having none of it. rick santorum has lashed out about it yesterday in colorado. that s just a bunch of poppycock. i mean, that s just ridiculous. mr. president, we re not that stupid. the catholic church has been arguing and negotiating this for a year. and the administration is saying it s just a bunch of bull. mitch romney s campaign blasted the white house, as well. they have to provide for their employees free of charge contraceptives, morning after pills, in other words, and the like at no cost. think what that does to people in faiths who do not share those views. this is a violation of conscience. we must have a president who is