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Platapus · 09-14-08, 01:24 PM

That's why these "maps" are not very useful. Depending on the source you can get different results.

http://www.270towin.com/ Has Obama 186 and McCain 178

http://www.electoral-vote.com/ Has McCain at 270 and Obama 268

http://electoralmap.net/index.php Has McCain at 265 and Obama at 264

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/pr...tates/map.html has Obama at 238 and McCain at 227

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/wash...-rove-map.html has Obama at 263 and McCain at 183

You can notice that none of these maps has the same numbers.

Since the individual state electors are under no obligation to vote respective to the popular vote, and since the election is weeks away, I would not put too much emphasis in to any of these maps or polls.

Looking at the numbers on these maps and others, I can only come to the conclusion that the race between Obama and McCain is "pretty close".

09-14-08, 01:24 PM	#8
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	That's why these "maps" are not very useful. Depending on the source you can get different results. http://www.270towin.com/ Has Obama 186 and McCain 178 http://www.electoral-vote.com/ Has McCain at 270 and Obama 268 http://electoralmap.net/index.php Has McCain at 265 and Obama at 264 http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/pr...tates/map.html has Obama at 238 and McCain at 227 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/wash...-rove-map.html has Obama at 263 and McCain at 183 You can notice that none of these maps has the same numbers. Since the individual state electors are under no obligation to vote respective to the popular vote, and since the election is weeks away, I would not put too much emphasis in to any of these maps or polls. Looking at the numbers on these maps and others, I can only come to the conclusion that the race between Obama and McCain is "pretty close". __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.