for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 1 Republican
House seats open: 1 Democrat; 4 Republican
Swing state: No
Red state
*Oregon
Poll hours: 7AM – 8PM
# of electoral votes: 7
2004 election results: Voted for John Kerry
2000 election results: Voted for Al Gore
Senate seats open: 1 Republican
House seats open: 4 Democrat; 1 Republican
Swing state: No
Blue state
Pennsylvania
Poll hours: 7AM- 8PM
# of electoral votes: 21
2004 election results: Voted for John Kerry
2000 election results: Voted for Al Gore
Senate seats open:Â 0
House seats open: 11 Democrat; 8 Republican
Swing state: Yes. In 2004 John Kerry beat our George W. Bush by a 2.5% margin
How Obama can win: Bring Hillary Clinton to rally her supporters. Convince financially stressed Pennsylvanians that a McCain presidency would be George W. Bush’s third term. Use vice presidential candidate, and Pennsylvania native, Joe Biden as an asset. Explain how he’d fix the economy. Make sure college students have absentee ballots or have registered to vote near campus.
Voter registration lookup: https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/VoterRegistrationStatus.aspx
Provisional ballot status: https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/ProvisionalBallotSearch.aspx
Leaning blue state
Rhode Island
Poll hours: Hours vary but polls open no earlier than 7AM and close no later than 9PM
# of electoral votes: 4
2004 election results: Voted for John Kerry
2000 election results: Voted for Al Gore
Senate seats open: 1 Democrat
House seats open: 2 Democrat
Swing state: no
Voter registration lookup: http://www.sec.state.ri.us/vic/
Sample ballot: http://www.sec.state.ri.us/vic/
Provisional ballot status: http://www.sec.state.ri.us/vic/
Blue state
South Carolina
Poll hours: 7AM – 7PM
# of electoral votes: 8
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 1 Democrat
House seats open: 2 Democrat; 4 Republican
Swing state: no
Absentee ballot status: http://webprod.cio.sc.gov/SCSECVoterWeb/voterInformationSearch.do
Provisional ballot status: http://webprod.cio.sc.gov/SCSECVoterWeb/voterInformationSearch.do
Red state
South Dakota
Poll hours: 7AM – 7PM
# of electoral votes: 3
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 1 Democrat
House seats open: 1 Democrat
Swing state: no
Voter registration look-up: http://apps.sd.gov/applications/st25cers/
Red state
Tennessee
Poll hours: Hours vary, but polls open no earlier than 7AM and close no later than 7PM
# of electoral votes: 11
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 1 Republican
House seats open: 5 Democrat; 4 Republican
Swing state: no
Red state
Texas
Poll hours: 7AM – 7PM
# of electoral votes: 34
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 1 Republican
House seats open: 13 Democrat; 19 Republican
Swing state: No
Red state
Utah
Poll hours: 7AM – 8PM
# of electoral votes: 5
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open:Â 0
House seats open: 1 Democrat; 2 Republican
Swing state: No
Red state
Vermont
Poll hours: 5AM – 7PM
# of electoral votes: 3
2004 election results: Voted for John Kerry
2000 election results: Voted for Al Gore
Senate seats open:Â 0
House seats open: 1 Democrat
Swing state: No
Virginia
Poll hours: 6AM – 7PM
# of electoral votes: 13
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 1 Republican
House seats open: 3 Democrat; 8 Republican
Swing state: Yes
How Obama can win: Visit northern Virginia’s ethnically diverse suburbs, full of Democratic-leaning professional. Advertise running mate Joe Biden’s national security expertise to attract defense and think-tank workers. Get Gov. Tim Kaine to stump for him. Appeal to suburban