Election Weatherman

Long hiatus since last post

2009-07-05T01:15:00.000-07:00

I quit posting once it became very, very obvious that Barack Obama was going to win...and win he did. Surprisingly my blog has NOT had Obamaniacs commenting post-election, unlike on some other websites. I made some now crazy projections, but all were made with the data available. Hard to believe that McCain-Palin would have been the winning ticket at certain moments of 2008...and albeit by thinner margins than what President Obama managed to do last year.

I will start doing some projections etc for VA/NJ races in the Fall, currently focused again on my installation work and painting.

ELECTION PROJECTION 9/27: McCAIN 252 OBAMA 286

2008-09-27T22:05:00.000-07:00

This is the final pre-debate polling projection, as all data represents a state-by-state result from polling taken literally on the eve of the first presidential debate held last night. Obama kept climbing through this past week, retaking New Hampshire and flipping Virginia to match Bush's 2004 electoral vote tally of 286. He also strengthened in Michigan and Oregon, further (for now) hurting McCains chances of an upset in those states.

We will see Rasmussens new 5-state polling Monday, involving post-debate interviews in crucial battleground states. We shall see if the debate had any impact for either candidate.

Obama is now within striking distance of over 350 electoral votes- he has surged in Florida and Missouri and narrowed the gaps in Ohio, North Carolina, and Nevada. A popular vote win of a percentage point more or two could lead to a blowout on the map.

Next Update- September 29 2008

ELECTION PROJECTION 9/24: MCCAIN,OBAMA STILL TIED @ 269

2008-09-24T21:22:00.000-07:00

Obama had a surge in the national polls last week, and the state polls now follow. He has expanded his leads in the swing states of Colorado and Wisconsin, and gauged a bit into McCain's leads in Florida, Nevada and Ohio. Obama-leading state polls have outnumbered McCain-leading polls nearly 2 to 1 in the last forty-eight hours...strongly suggesting Obama has fully regained the momentum back from McCain after the Republicans' brief lead following the Republican National Convention at the beginning of the month.

STATE OF THE STATES (for both candidates, weakest to strongest):

MCCAIN

NH +0.5, NV +1.5, VA +2.5, FL +3, OH +3, IN +4, NC +4.5, WV +4.5, MO +4.75, MT +11, AZ +11, AR +12, MS +14, TN +15, TX +15, GA +15, LA +15, SC +15.5, SD +16.5, KY +19, AK +20, KS +20, TN +23, NE +24, AL +25, OK +30, WY +30, UT +37.5, ID +40.

OBAMA

PA +2.75, MN +3, MI +3.5, WI +4, CO +5, NJ +6, NM +8, OR +8, ME +8, NY +10.5, IA +11, DE +11.25, CT +13, CA +15, IL +15, MA +16, RI +17.5, MD +18, VT +19, HI +36, DC +60.

NEXT UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 26 2008

ELECTION PROJECTION 9/22: McCAIN 269 OBAMA 269

2008-09-22T15:59:00.000-07:00

Despite a strong week of polling for Obama, McCain has managed to flip his first Kerry04 state in the GE- New Hampshire, which, with the addition of a University of New Hampshire poll, swings ever so slightly into the Republican's camp. This of course does not take away from Obamas strong week in the national polls, and his gains in Virginia. Obama has polled well in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Carolina, New Mexico, and California a bit stronger. Of course how much of this is residue from a rough economic week and how much is the subsiding of the McCain convention bounce has yet to be seen.

Mason Dixon will be releasing daily polls, and Rasmussen will continue to release polls morning, noon, and evening daily for much of the remainder of the cycle. SurveyUSA will also be joining in the daily poll barrage, promising over a dozen new state poll results this week.
STATE OF THE STATES PER CANDIDATE (weakest to strongest):
MCCAIN:
NH +0.5, VA +2, NV +2, OH +3, FL +3.75, IN +4, NC +4.5, MO +4.75, WV +7.5, MT +10, AZ +11, ND +12, AR +13, MS +14, SC +14, LA +15, GA +15, TX +15, SD +16.5, KY +18.5, AK +20, TN +23, NE +24, AL +25, KS +27, OK +30, WY +30, UT +37.5, ID +40.
OBAMA:
WI +2.5, PA +2.5, CO +2.5, MN +3.5, MI +3.75, WA +5, NJ +6, OR +6.5, NM +8, IA +8, ME +8, NY +10.5, DE +11.25, CT +13, MA +13.5, MD +14, IL +15, CA +15, RI +21.5, VT +21.5, HI +31, DC +60.

NEXT UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 24 2008

ELECTION PROJECTION 9/19: MCCAIN 265 OBAMA 273

2008-09-19T01:04:00.001-07:00

Colorado flips back to Obama, giving him the lead once again (and following the national polls giving him a boost since the Wall Street meltdown a few days ago).
Obama has also strengthened in Washington,New Mexico, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. McCain has strenghtened in Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Virginia.

Current momentum is towards Obama, but that could subside with the improving market news and a good news cycle for McCain.

Next Update- September 22 2008

"Absolute" Projection Map

2008-09-19T01:04:00.000-07:00

Every week I will update my "absolute" projection map...

These are the red states/blue states/pickups from 04 that arent going to move. Hopefully as we move closer to election day the map will fill in rather nicely:

Currently the only solid pickup for the Democrats is Iowa, no solid ones yet for the Republicans. Republicans lead Democrats in the absolute EV.

ELECTION PROJECTION 9/17: McCAIN 274-OBAMA 264

2008-09-17T16:34:00.000-07:00

HUGE polling dump today by ARG...and despite the weird teaser yesterday, mostly good news for McCain. Still, they are weighed on accuracy, and ARG barely ranks above ZogbyInteractive.
PPP's poll for Viriginia is worrisome- Virginia is a lot closer than many of us on the right would like to think it is, currently just McCAIN+2.5.
Some slightly better news is the results out of Colorado- the state remains weak Republican, slightly boosted by ARG.

Now some of the bad news, and this is a bit of a personal aside- I think this may be McCain's peak in the state-by-state polls, judging on the massive switch back to Obama thanks to the poor economic news, for perhaps the rest of the election cycle. If McCain can't break ahead in the economic debate, and effectively tie or beat Obama in the debates, its all downhill for JSM.

Over the whole cycle, a whole bunch of states have been categorized as "tossups".
Well, its clear now what is really up for grabs-
Colorado, Virginia, New Mexico, Nevada, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Pennsylvania..... and to a lesser extent Ohio, Washington, Florida, New Jersey, and Oregon.
These states may flip back and forth in the last 7 weeks- dont expect any other surprises.

MCCAIN/OBAMA STATES (weakest to strongest)
MCCAIN:
CO +1, NV +2.3, VA +2.5, OH +3.75, FL +5, MO +5, IN +5.5, WV +7.5, NC +8. MT +10, ND +10, AZ +11, AR +13, SC +13, MS +14, GA +15, LA +15, TX +15, SD +17, KY +18.5, NE +19. AL +20.5, AK +24.5, TN +25, KS +27. WY +30, OK +32, UT +37.5, ID +40
OBAMA:
MI +1.5, PA +2, MN +2.5, WI +3, NM +3, NH +3, WA +3.75, NJ +5, OR +5.5, NY +10.5, DE +11.25, IA +13, MD +13, MA +13.5, CT +14, ME +14, CA +15, VT +19, RI +21.5, HI +31, DC+60

NEXT UPDATE- SEPTEMBER 19TH 2008

ELECTION PROJECTION 9/15: McCain Leading 274-264

2008-09-15T18:53:00.000-07:00

Its official on the rolling adjusted poll average, McCain has flipped Colorado in the data and clings to a lead:While polling from Virginia suggests a slightly more favorable environment to Obama, that is trumped by McCains INCREDIBLE advances in the last few days. First, Washington state became a tossup- a state where Obama had been burying McCain by double digit leads all year. Then two shock polls from Minnesota- the latest from the Star Tribune showing the two tied there. Obama's 10.5pt lead has collapsed there. Now, New York is following a similar pattern. Sure, its Fool's Gold for Republicans (like neighboring New Jersey), but Obama's 16pt lead there has also collapsed. If Blue New York is really within single digits, McCain has made incredible ground that may not be reflected evenly in all the state polls (and may have actually already flipped much of the "barely DEM" states).

Ohio is increasingly becoming a weak, but safe, red state- SIX out of SEVEN polls released in the last 7 days give McCain a lead, with just Quinnipiac showing otherwise.

If this trend continues, which states will McCain flip next?

In order of likelihood (historical trends, demographics and polling data):

New Mexico, followed closely by Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New Hampshire. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Washington are all a bit further off, but still possible if McCain surges back a few points nationally.

McCain/Obama States (weakest margins to strongest margins):

MCCAIN

CO +0.5, VA +1, NV +2, OH +3.75, IN +4, MO +5.25, FL +6, WV +8, TX +10, ND +10, NC +10, MT +10, AZ +10, SC +13, AR +13, MS +13, GA +15, SD +17, KY +18, LA +18, NE +19, WY +19, KS +20, AL +20, TN +25, AK +25, OK +32, UT +38, ID +39.

OBAMA

MI +1.5, PA +2, NM +2.25, MN +2.5, NH +3, WI +3.5, WA +3.75, NJ +6, OR +7, NY +7.5, DE +11.5, IA +13, MD +13, CA +13, MA +13.5, CT +14, ME +14, IL +15, RI +21, HI +30, VT +35, DC +60

NEXT UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 17TH

ELECTION PROJECTION 9/10- MCCAIN 265 OBAMA 273

2008-09-10T15:21:00.000-07:00

Three weeks ago, the Republican-leaning parts of the map were barely even pink. Now, McCain has only 3 really vulnerable states- Florida, Virginia, and Nevada.
The honor of "barely" holding onto much of ones electoral votes now goes to Obama- with six states all now within the margin of error.

New Hampshire, West Virginia, Florida, and Missouri all show stunted or reversed trends in regards to McCain.
But the bulk of the swing states have swung hard to the right since the end of the conventions.

Mason-Dixon should be releasing polls towards the end of the week, and Rasmussen will continue to release polls every weekday @ 5pm EST. PPP will be releasing a new Colorado poll tomorrow- perhaps enough momentum for McCain to flip, and thus lead the Electoral Vote?

McCain's and Obama's states below, in order of tiniest to biggest lead:
MCCAIN:
NV +1, FL +2.5, VA +3, OH +4, IN +4, MO +5.5, SD +6, WV +8, GA +9, AZ +10, TX +10, MT +10, ND +10, NC +10, AR +13, SC +13, ID +16, KY +18, LA +18, NE +19, AL +20, KS +20, AK +25, TN +25, OK +33, WY +37, UT +39.
OBAMA:
CO +1.5, MI +2, NM +2.25, NH +3, PA +3, WI +3.5, WA +6.5, OR +6.5, NJ +7, DE +9, MN +10.5, IA +12, MD +13, CA +13, MA +13.5, ME +14, CT +14, IL +15, NY +16, RI +21, HI +30, VT+35, DC +65.

Little Teaser for Tomorrow's Projection:

2008-09-09T20:37:00.000-07:00

PreConvention/Post Convention:
Hopefully we'll see some new polls from the Southwest/New England/Upper Midwest?

ELECTION PROJECTION 9/8: MCCAIN 265 OBAMA 273

2008-09-08T19:04:00.000-07:00

First Post-Convention electoral vote map, and it still favors Obama...
NOTE- data for Minnesota, New Mexico and Iowa was collected during/right before/immediately after the Democratic National Convention- me suspects these states may trend more to the middle this week.
Data recently released reflects gains by McCain in Colorado,Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and an expansion in Virginia and Ohio.
Curiously, McCains lead in Florida has shrunk a bit...as has his leads in North Dakota, Nevada, and North Carolina.

Obama has seen a boost in his leads in the Upper Midwest, and as just mentioned, has eaten away at McCain's leads in NV,NC,ND, and Florida.

McCain now leads in the popular vote by about 2.5%, but thanks to Colorado, he still loses the election.

I will be updating this projection every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
both here and on RedState, as polling data should be steady through November 4th. Rasmussen will be releasing data for Colorado, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania weekly for FoxNews from now on. Also, additional state polling by Public Policy for Colorado, Michigan, and North Carolina will become a regular thing too.

States ranked weakest to strongest for both candidates 9/8/08:

MCCAIN:
NV +1, MT +1, ND +1.5, VA +2, FL +2, NC +3, OH +4, IN +4, SD +6, MO +7, GA +9, TX +10, WV +10, AZ +10, AR +13, MS +13, SC +13, AL +15, ID +16, KY +18, LA +18, NE +19, KS +20, AK +22, TN +25, OK +32, WY +37, UT +39
OBAMA:
NH+1, CO +1.5, MI +2, PA +3.5, NM +5, WI +6, OR +6.5, DE +9, MD+10, WA +10, NJ +10.5, MN +10.5, IA +12, CA +13, MA +13.5, CT +14, ME +14, IL +15, NY +16, RI +21, HI +30, VT +35, DC +60

Post-Convention "Swing States" Predictions

2008-09-06T15:04:00.000-07:00

Now that both conventions have come and gone, we should expect a deluge of fresh state-by-state polling data, perhaps as early as Monday or Tuesday.
So to whom will they start drifting?
I expect to see Obama with a net gain in Colorado, neighboring New Mexico, Oregon, Iowa, New Jersey, and Washington- perhaps about 1-2 pts movement in the first three, 3-5 in the last 3.

I expect to see McCain perform better in Alaska, North Dakota, Montana, Ohio, Florida, Virignia, and Nevada. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Pennsylvania may also show him some favor, though I feel gains there will be marginal- perhaps a point or two.

New Hampshire will be an intersting litmus test- with the highest rate of independents amongst the swing states, its direction will likely tell us how the core swing voters are leaning.

I'm going to take a guess and say it leans a bit more to Obama- perhaps by about 1-3 pts.

As for the national vote, I feel that McCain will be unable to flip the average back in his favor, even with a decent bounce- he needed an 8-10 pointer to really change the direction and come out on top after the conventions, and so far that doesnt look like it will happen.
Rasmussen has Obama up by 3 with leaners today, Gallup, Obama up by 2. The Republican shouldve at least pulled even by now, but we should wait until perhaps Tuesday to see if his bump was a bust.

ELECTION PROJECTION 8/25- McCAIN 265 OBAMA 273

2008-08-25T09:48:00.000-07:00

FINAL PROJECTION BEFORE THE CONVENTIONS, GOOD REFERENCE START POINT FOR ANALYZING ANY CONVENTION BOUNCES FOR THE CANDIDATES.

NOTE- NEW MAP DESIGN! Since we are now within the last 10 weeks of the campaign, states are divided into four categories for both parties-Barely (0.1-3.9 within M.O.E.), Likely (4-9.9), Strong (10-14.9), and Solid (15+).

Obama has regained the lead in the electoral vote with Colorado, now+2 for the Democrat. This thanks to the Mason-Dixon batch of Western U.S. polls and the Suffolk U poll.
Meanwhile New Mexico, New Hampshire, and Michigan have polled tighter, cutting Obamas lead to a point a piece for the first two states and just 4.5 in Michigan.
PPP's recent Virginia poll, matching last months, pushes it back to a near-tie, McCain is holding on to a fractional lead there. The Democratic convention starts today, I expect Obama to receive a 3-6pt bounce through the week, which may not be reflected until next week's state-by-state polls.

CURRENT OBAMA/MCCAIN STATES AND MARGINS (weakest to strongest)
McCAIN:
VA+.02 MT+1 NV+2.5 FL+2.5 OH+2.75 NC+4 AK+5.5 IN+6 ND+6 SD+6 MO+7 GA+9 AZ+10 TX+10 WV+10 AR+13 MS+13 SC+13 AL+15 KY+18 LA+18 NE+19 KS+20 TN+25 OK+32 WY+37 UT+39

OBAMA:
NM+1 NH+1 CO+2 MI+4.5 MN+4.75 PA+4.75 WI+6 IA+6.25 OR+6.5 DE+9 MD+10 WA+10 NJ+10.5 CA+13 MA+13.5 ME+14 CT+14 IL+15 NY+16 RI+24 HI+30 VT+35 DC+60

ELECTION PROJECTION 8/22-McCain 274 Obama 264

2008-08-22T08:32:00.000-07:00

McCain's surge may be subsiding now as we are heading towards the back-to-back conventions...
Obama's margins in Minnesota, Michigan, and Iowa are growing slightly, enough to bump Iowa into likely Democratic status. Nevada as well has drifted back towards a tie with Research2000's Nevada poll giving Obama a 1pt advantage there.
McCain is still making headway, however, in some key swing states-
New Hampshire is on the verge of a virtual tie- Obama now leads with just a 1.2 pt margin- it had been 11pts in late June.
Pennsylvania, with Rasmussens latest polls, has drifted into "weak Democrat". Still enough of a margin for Obama to have a good cushion, but if it falls any more things could get exciting in the Keystone State.

Polling out of New Mexico shrinks Obamas lead there as well.

North Carolina has been an oddball state for much of the year in polling. While it has never given Obama a lead, the state has only given McCain a 2-6pt lead all year. It drifts back to weak McCain thanks to the recent InsiderAdvantage poll.

Next week is the Democratic Convention. Expect to see polling throughout the week in:
New Hampshire
Ohio
Michigan
Colorado
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Florida
Nevada
Virginia
Iowa
Wisconsin
Oregon
and perhaps a few pointless-to-poll states, like Kentucky, Nebraska, or California.

ELECTION PROJECTION 8/21-McCAIN 274 OBAMA 264

2008-08-21T07:03:00.000-07:00

McCain just keeps riding a wave of good news, though North Carolina thanks to that InsiderAdvantage poll is a bit closer than it should be for a GOP candidate. Per PPP, McCain is surging in a classic bellweather state- current projection average is now +7.5 for McCain there.
Rasmussen's latest poll in Ohio shows a smaller lead for McCain than in its last poll, but the average remains +2 for McCain factoring his surging performance in PPP and Q's recent polls.
Expect at least one more Ohio poll perhaps by the start of the Democratic Convention.

Obama has managed to expand in Iowa and chip away at McCains lead in North Carolina,
but his leads in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire have shrunk considerably. New Hampshire is perhaps the most noteworthy- a piddling 1pt lead in a state and poll that had given him a double-digit lead after winning the nomination.

Not listed on here is the Sienna poll for New York. NY hasn't gone red in years...and wont in 2008...but it does show a 5pt drop in Obama's victory margin since their last poll. If we see any others confirming this drop, the Empire State might go a lighter shade of blue.

Change in Obama/McCain Polling Performance

2008-08-17T23:34:00.000-07:00

Since Obama clinching the nomination the first week of June, Obama has built gains almost entirely in already safe Democratic states. The four exceptions- GA, FL, AK, totaling 45 EVs- are all barely a point of movement.
McCain has made at least fractional point gain in half of the states.
The overall movement now in the state-by-state polling is about
3pts.
If you factor that into the national polling average, Obama now ekes out a narrow .3% margin of victory in the national popular vote.

PROJECTION COMPARISONS MAP

2008-08-17T19:36:00.000-07:00

PROJECTION COMPARISON MAP

RealClearPolitics, 538.com, myself, Electoral-Vote.com, ElectionProjection.com

ELECTION PROJECTION 8/17-McCAIN 274 OBAMA 264

2008-08-17T12:29:00.000-07:00

Had to adjust several states for the trend, but with a poll out of the RockyMountainNews, it is enough to change Colorado from tossup to weak GOP, giving McCain a 274-264 lead in the Electoral Vote and winning the General Election.

This is his first lead in my projections in weeks, riding on a trend that has shown him flipping swing states back to his favor (Virginia, Ohio, and now Colorado), building on leads in traditionally GOP safe states (North Dakota, North Carolina, Indiana, Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina), and cutting Obamas edge down in the Democratic leaning swing states (Michigan, Iowa, New Hampshire, and Minnesota).

Heading towards the back-to-back conventions, hard to say who will make the net gain. If McCain comes out of both either slightly behind or ahead, his trend could continue. If Obama rebounds strongly in the electoral math and builds further on his popular vote lead, it will be difficult to see McCain swinging back again.

New polls this week Im sure for Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Florida, and New Hampshire.

ELECTION PROJECTION 7/22: McCain 260 Obama 273 TIED 5

2008-07-22T09:49:00.000-07:00

Let me start off on a tangent and just say- this has been an awesome summer for movies. Iron Man, WALL*E, The Dark Knight...I've yet to see a movie that disappointed this year. Particularly Nolan's Knight, which I had the pleasure of seeing on IMAX...(and might I add theres no hype behind Ledgers performance as the Joker...he's perhaps the most believable psychopath-villian on the screen in years)... now onto good news in the projection...

As the national race continues to tighten (and the full effects of Obama's World Tour '08 on public opinion are so far unclear), several states have moved into McCains direction quite heavily. While McCain's lead in NC waxes and wanes more than an extreme dieters waistline, and Nevada has drifted to a tossup, McCain has regained the lead in Virginia, expanded his existing one in Georgia, and has gained perhaps the most crucial state- Ohio. Rasmussen's latest poll is enough to push the 30 day average into McCain's favor by +1.5. Meanwhile, the Obama-favoring swing states of Michigan and New Hampshire have become far more competitive. Recent polling out of both states has shrunk Obamas leads- in Michigan from +7 to +4.5 and in New Hampshire from +10 to just +3.5.

At this point, McCain needs to simply hold onto his recent gains, push and steal back Nevada, and flip (in order of likelihood) Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, or Oregon.

ELECTION PROJECTION 6/27: McCAIN 245 OBAMA 293

2008-06-27T09:05:00.001-07:00

After weeks of an Obama bounce, McCain regains footing in the South while the Midwest solidifies around Barack:Theres good news here for both candidates.

For Obama, the Midwest/Rust Belt is looking more and more favorable to him, including Michigan, where earlier polling showed his biggest blue state vulnerability.

For McCain, the South, while still nervously close, has creeped back into the GOP camp with Virginia rejoining the ranks of the red states.

Worth noting also that Gallup's daily tracking poll show the candidates tied for the second straight day while Obamas lead in the Rasmussen poll including leaners has shrunk to just four points. Perhaps Obama's bounce has run its course?

ELECTION PROJECTION 6/25: McCAIN 210 OBAMA 306 TIED 22

2008-06-25T08:54:00.000-07:00

A very, very good month so far for Obama, originating moments after he locked up the nomination.

Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, New Mexico, Missouri, New Hampshire and Indiana have all drifted away from McCains favor, and Obama's electoral vote lead is his best performance since general election polling started late last year.

In the last week, Missouri and Indiana have drifted into tossup status, and Michigan has been effectively wrenched away from McCain (PPP and Rasmussen's combined recent polls are enough to turn the state from a +4 lead for McCain to a +4 lead for Obama).

Calling the election a bit early...

2008-06-11T10:56:00.000-07:00

I'm going to continue tracking the projections on a polling basis, but here's my guess for November:

Obama wins by a modest 7-8 million popular votes.

Gas and the economy are challenges McCain has failed to adress effectively. Perhaps if he jumped on the Newt bandwagon of "drill now, drill here, pay less", that could help him out a bit. But this coupled with Obamas gifted rhetoric and mastery of crowds will lead to the first Democratic administration in eight years.

ELECTION PROJECTION 5/30: McCain 296 Obama 242

2008-05-30T08:44:00.000-07:00

All New Map Design! (mainly because I'm very busy/lazy and this is faster to update)
As polling data out of Michigan keeps pouring in (from both EPIC and SurveyUSA this week), the state is looking better and better for McCain.

Enough to list it as "likely GOP"? Hardly. But his 3.5 margin of victory there is a great improvement from his .5 margin two weeks ago.

Ohio, after the polling dust settled from Rasmussen,SurveyUSA, and Quinnipiac, lands slightly back into McCains camp...by .5 for now.

SurveyUSA's 9pt lead for Obama there gets offset by several old polls and by Q polls 4pt lead for McCain AND Rasmussens 1 pt lead.

North Carolina is drifting back towards McCain from its near-Obama peak in early May (they were tied briefly thanks to a Rasmussen poll taken days before the Democratic primary there)

As for my "if I were a betting man" scenerio, it matches the above projection with just Wisconsin flipping back to the Democrats, giving McCain the 286-252 lead Bush won with in 2004.

May 18 Election Projection

2008-05-18T11:28:00.000-07:00

Note- as of May 10, I stopped tracking data for Clinton. While it "aint over til its over", theres as much chance of her stealing the nomination from Obama as there is for me to vote for either of them...

(changes since last weeks projection on RedState.com)

New Mexico flips to Obama (avg 4.5% O) O + 5 EV

Wisconsin flips to McCain (avg .25% M) M + 10 EV

Michigan flips to McCain (avg 1% M) M +17 EV

Indiana GOP shrink to 3% M

Pennsylvania DEM increase to 5% O

Oregon DEM increase to 11% O

Washington DEM increase to 11% O

Minnesota DEM increase to 10% O

Alaska GOP increase to 7.5% M

Nebraska GOP increase to 10% M

Virginia GOP shrink to 3.5% M

North Carolina GOP shrink to 3% M

Iowa DEM shrink to 4% O

If I were a betting man...

2008-05-18T11:25:00.000-07:00

I will update this map when I feel the remaining states are going blue or red. Stay tuned...