Read the following article from Time magazine.
http://swampland.time.com/2012/10/19/campaign-moves-into-final-phase-driven-by-electoral-math/?xid=newsletter-weekly
Play around with the Electoral College calculator math (first link in the article).
Write a 2 paragraph summary of the article and answer the following questions.
1. What does the author mean when he uses the term "shrinking battlefield"?
2. What nine states does the author say are in play?
3. How are Maine's electoral votes different than most other states?
4. What states must Romney absolutely win in order to win the election?
5. According to the calculator, which states are up for grabs?
6. According to the calculator, which states, if any, is Obama likely to lose that he won in 2008?
7. Using the calculator, what is the least amount of states a person could win the election by? What would those states be?
8. What will likely be the deciding state in this election?
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