Let’s start with the obvious. It goes almost
without saying that Obama and Mitt Romney will carry the states in which they’re
strong. They are as follows.

Obama:

Washington, Oregon, California, New Mexico, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC, and Hawaii.

Total electoral votes: 201

Romney:

Arizona, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana.

Total electoral votes: 191

Now we come to the 11 toss-up states. Here is how
I predict they will go.

This would give Obama a narrow victory with 271 votes
(270 are needed to win), while Romney would fall 3 short at 267. 

As I’ve said in the past, I hope I’m wrong and all
the conservative pundits are right. But I have to call it like I see it.

Good luck to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, and God
bless America. If my prediction is correct, we’ll need all the blessings we can
get.  

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