2008, five or six fewer electoral votes this time around than they did in 2008. steve: so let s take a look at some of the battle ground states. if ohio goes to romney, it looks like obama will have 257 and romney would have 262. right? this is assuming that the other states go as we think they might in april. i can guarantee you some of this will change by november. look, ohio, for a republican, it s just essential to carry it. a republican has never been elected president without winning ohio and ohio has been right. we often say, 27 of the last 29 times, the best record in the country. steve: meanwhile, let s talk about the commonwealth of virginia and the state of iowa as well. as we race to 270, that would put obama at 257 and romney at 262. yeah. essentially virginia has become one of the ultimate toss-up states, which is amazing to ....