Obama and Romney Battle for Electoral College

The presidential race for 2012 has always been relatively close between Romney and Obama, but now the gap is closing between them in the Electoral College.

 

Two weeks ago, President Obama was in the lead with 265 electoral votes and Governor Romney had 191 electoral votes. Obama currently is still in the lead with 201 electoral votes and Romney still has 191 electoral votes. To win the presidency, a candidate needs 270 electoral votes.

The first presidential debate was the deciding factor in President Obama's significant drop in the Electoral College. President Obama's performance on October 3 caused the state of Ohio to become a tossup state once again.

However, these states are still considered tossups states:

1. Colorado- 9 electoral votes
2. Florida- 29 electoral votes
3. Iowa- 6 electoral votes
4. Michigan- 16 electoral votes
5. Nevada- 6 electoral votes
6. New Hampshire- 4 electoral votes
7. North Carolina- 15 electoral votes
8. Ohio- 18 electoral votes
9. Pennsylvania- 20 electoral votes
10. Virginia- 13 electoral votes
11. Wisconsin- 10 electoral votes

My source was USA Today. The article is by David Jackson and it was not bias. It was published on October 14, 2012.