Down to Just Seven States

“The two presidential campaigns are sounding sharply different notes about how they can get to 270 electoral votes, but beneath the post-debate bravado from both sides there is a rough consensus about the shape of the race in its final two weeks,” Politico reports.

“The main battlegrounds: Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Virginia, New Hampshire, Florida and Wisconsin. The late inclusion of Wisconsin on this list reflects a bet by Romney — buoyed by some polls showing an opportunity for him there — that he can turn a state that has not voted for a Republican presidential nominee since 1984.”

“Republicans are genuinely intrigued by the prospect of a strike in
Pennsylvania and… are considering going up on TV
there outside of the expensive Philadelphia market. But what Romney
officials worry about, both in Pennsylvania and Michigan, is that if
they put some cash down or use precious hours to send their candidate
there Obama will respond by crushing their offensive with a big ad buy
of his own.”