Rob Richie: Is Barack Obama President of the Swing States of America? external link

Huffington Post | by Rob Richie | Sun, Jun 21

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The numbers are crystal clear. The President famously has said that there aren't red states or blue states, but only the United States. His travel choices suggest an amendment, however: there aren't red states or blue states, but only swing states. Here's how the Post reports it: "Of the 16 s...

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