In the past, Democratic and Republican candidates have focused only on the states that they believe they can win – the Democrats focusing mainly on “blue” states, while the Republicans look mainly at the “red” states. There are several states that are considered swing states, and these usually get a lot of campaigning due to the fact that they might be swayed in the other direction. However, when it comes to red and blue states in general, the majority of the time the candidates stick to their states, and to their various colors.
However, recently Barack Obama has said that he is putting the red states into play – meaning that he is attempting to get the votes from the red states for his bid for president. He believes that by putting the red states into play, he is allowing himself the chance of reaching more of the black voters that he wants to vote for him. This is a move that few other candidates have focused on, because it is usually assumed that certain states will go for certain candidates.
However, Obama might have a point, and a chance of winning over some of these states. With a country that is losing support daily for the party that is currently in charge, the time might very well be ripe for a candidate to focus heavily on swinging other states around to his side. This could be the ticket that Obama is looking for to the White House in 2008.
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