Washington Post Hates Obama!!1!1!

Not really, but their electoral map is a Republican's wet dream. The WaPo has 168 electoral votes "leaning Democratic," 174 electoral votes "leaning Republican," and 196 electoral votes a toss-up in swing or battleground states. As Chris Bowers on Open Left notes, this is a little odd:

Here are some of their polling averages and diagnoses:

Obama +13.8%: Battleground state (PA)
Obama +10.4%: Battleground state (NH)
Obama +10.0%: Battleground state (NJ)
Obama +9.5%: Battleground state (IA)
Obama +9.0%: Battleground state (OR)
Obama +8.2%: Battleground state (MN)
Obama +8.2%: Battleground state (MI)
Obama +8.8%: Battleground state (WI)
Obama +7.3%: Battleground state (NM)
McCain +6.8%: Leaning Republican (GA)
Obama +5.1%: Battleground state (VA)
Obama +4.0%: Battleground state (CO)
McCain +3.8%: Leaning Republican (IN)
Obama +3.5%: Battleground state (OH)
Obama +3.1%: Battleground state (FL)
Obama +3.0%: Battleground state (NV)
McCain +2.2%: Leaning Republican (WV)

With the exception of Missouri, where McCain leads by .4%, every state in which McCain holds a lead, no matter how slight, is classified as "leaning Republican." Meanwhile Obama is up nearly 14 points in Pennsylvania and the state is considered a toss-up.

Sunday, October 12, 2008