Read more swing states stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28373/swing-states.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:58:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49348/blue-states-dominate-and-purple-gains-ground.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlue states are far bluer than red states are red, says a new Gallup poll. Party registrations favor Democrats—they lead by 10 or more percentage points in 29 states and the DC, compared to four states where Republicans dominate—suggesting that Dems can expand on ther gains they made...http://www.newser.com/story/49348/blue-states-dominate-and-purple-gains-ground.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 12:49:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41743/politicos-play-by-play-guide-to-game-time-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt 5 tonight, a wave of exit-polling results will be distributed to media insiders, who'll try manfully to resist sharing anything that might prejudice voters—even though it will kill them. At 6 pm, the results will start rolling in, and Politico gives you a play-by-play guide to what to...http://www.newser.com/story/41743/politicos-play-by-play-guide-to-game-time-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 14:54:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41481/nader-barr-could-still-tip-some-tight-races.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThird-party candidates haven’t won much attention in this election, but in some hotly contested states their candidacies could still affect the outcome, the Boston Globe reports. Independent Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr could play a role in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, and Ohio, among others, the paper reports—even...http://www.newser.com/story/41481/nader-barr-could-still-tip-some-tight-races.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Nov 2008 10:09:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41380/no-matt-drudge-the-mccain-gap-isnt-closing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalm down, writes Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com. There's no need to panic over a couple of polls, trumpeted by Drudge, showing the race tightening. “Man, I thought I trained you guys better than this,” he notes. One, the Mason-Dixon poll, shows Obama up by only 4 in Pennsylvania. The...http://www.newser.com/story/41380/no-matt-drudge-the-mccain-gap-isnt-closing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 7:31:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41272/is-mccain-closing-the-gap-not-fast-enough-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain isn’t moving up on Barack Obama in the polls—at least not fast enough to be significant, writes statistics guru Nate Silver at his blog FiveThirtyEight.com. The Republican appears to be about six or seven points back. While he’s picked up maybe a point in the last...http://www.newser.com/story/41272/is-mccain-closing-the-gap-not-fast-enough-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Oct 2008 7:46:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41125/in-pivotal-virginia-lawsuit-and-dirty-politics-surface.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe election is heating up in Virginia, with fake notices and lawsuits flying around the swing state. The majority black region of Hampton Roads has been blanketed with official-seeming fliers falsely stating that Democrats are to vote November 5, Talking Points Memo reports. And the NAACP has sued the state,...http://www.newser.com/story/41125/in-pivotal-virginia-lawsuit-and-dirty-politics-surface.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 18:30:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41123/amish-could-give-mccain-crucial-swing-state-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith John McCain now focused on winning Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, he could get help from a group that has traditionally avoided politics: the Amish. When they do vote, Amish are thought to be 100% Republican because of their views on abortion, Benjamin Sarlin writes in the Daily Beast; George...http://www.newser.com/story/41123/amish-could-give-mccain-crucial-swing-state-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 15:46:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41031/obama-pushes-dont-let-up-closing-argument.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama warned voters today against acting as if he’s already won the election, urging them not to “let up for one day, one minute, or one second in this last week,” CNN reports. Speaking in Canton, Ohio, Obama charged that 4 more years of “Bush-McCain” policies was a “gamble”...http://www.newser.com/story/41031/obama-pushes-dont-let-up-closing-argument.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 14:50:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41026/candidates-bombard-swing-states-with-radio-ads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlthough conventional radio may seem obsolete, it is an important tool of the presidential campaigns this year, USA Today reports. Political advertising is flooding the airwaves in battleground states as the campaigns take advantage of the cost: $500 to $600 per airing for a 30-second spot in Northern Virginia, compared...http://www.newser.com/story/41026/candidates-bombard-swing-states-with-radio-ads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 14:10:37 CDT