A sure sign that voter turnout in 2016 is going to set another record low.
Let's add the qualifying 'but'.
Florida remains swingy, I would posit, because of Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio. Otherwise not so much, despite what portends to be a spirited Republican primary to replace Rubio in the Senate. Colorado and Iowa elected right-wing freaks for US Senators in 2014 because Democrats stayed home on Election Day. If John Kasich makes it onto the ballot somewhere, then Ohio is more red than not. Nevada is bound to have a lively Senate contest because Harry Reid is retiring, so that's an ongoing development that could send its electoral votes either way; the truest of tossups. Vermont (or is that New Hampshire?), irrespective of Bernie Sanders' ultimate fate, doesn't seem likely to be anything but blue. I would have to think that Virginia is more red -- despite what Larry Sabato's Crystal Ballers say -- than they are letting on, and North Carolina (not currently considered a swinger) somewhat bluer. Then there's Wisconsin, which could outright flip with Scott Walker somewhere in the mix, causing Hillary Clinton a multitude of problems.
In other words, this election is going to be as boring as being alive.
This map feels like déjà vu: It’s effectively the same map we featured for much of the 2012 cycle, and it unmistakably suggests the Democratic nominee should start the election as at least a marginal Electoral College favorite over his or (probably) her Republican rival.
Let's add the qualifying 'but'.
However, at the starting gate it is wiser to argue that the next election is basically a 50-50 proposition.
Florida remains swingy, I would posit, because of Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio. Otherwise not so much, despite what portends to be a spirited Republican primary to replace Rubio in the Senate. Colorado and Iowa elected right-wing freaks for US Senators in 2014 because Democrats stayed home on Election Day. If John Kasich makes it onto the ballot somewhere, then Ohio is more red than not. Nevada is bound to have a lively Senate contest because Harry Reid is retiring, so that's an ongoing development that could send its electoral votes either way; the truest of tossups. Vermont (or is that New Hampshire?), irrespective of Bernie Sanders' ultimate fate, doesn't seem likely to be anything but blue. I would have to think that Virginia is more red -- despite what Larry Sabato's Crystal Ballers say -- than they are letting on, and North Carolina (not currently considered a swinger) somewhat bluer. Then there's Wisconsin, which could outright flip with Scott Walker somewhere in the mix, causing Hillary Clinton a multitude of problems.
In other words, this election is going to be as boring as being alive.
