Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
I would like to see Obama, as he has claimed he may do, color some completely red states to blue but I don't know enough about the map prospects to know which ones they might be. Do you?
The ones specificaly mentioned in the article are Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado. Those I do not believe have been really considered "swing" states in recent elections --- more solidly red or red leaning. So it is interesting to see Obama strengthening there enough to put those states into play. And apparently he is doing better than other Democrats have done throughout the west; although the article did no say he was likely to flip any of those other solidly red Western states. The changes in these western states are changes based primariy on issues.

There was another thread with a quote from Obama that he may be able to bring more black voters into the process and put some other southern states into play as well. There was some criticism by members that they whole idea is racist, but I don't think so at all. Regardless, it could be a political reality that in the south, the huge number of black citizens who do not usually vote may be inspired to do so by having a black candidate, and they will probably lean toward the Democrats. It's early to say, but I could see how that might put a few solidly red or red-leaning states in the south within reach.