A few states could decide Obama-Romney battle
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Clifford Armion
le 16/04/2012
Mark Z. Barabak
With the November field set, Americans can look forward to months of trench warfare as President Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney wage a costly, brutal and scathingly negative fight over a narrow slice of voters in a limited number of states.Although Romney still must accumulate the 1,144 delegates he needs to officially claim the Republican presidential nomination — a task made infinitely easier by the exit of his chief rival, Rick Santorum — the more important calculation involves the 270 electoral votes needed to capture the White House.
Each candidate starts with a core of partisan supporters, which together represent at least 80% of the electorate, and a set of states he can reliably expect to win come November, strategists in both camps agree.
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"A few states could decide Obama-Romney battle", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), avril 2012. Consulté le 30/05/2023. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/a-few-states-could-decide-obama-romney-battle