Tonight’s debate is the first opportunity for the presidential candidates to capture the 88 electoral votes currently unclaimed. Realclearpolitics.com’s Electoral College map shows that if the election were to happen today, Obama would win by an immense gap of 332 votes to 206 votes.
Mitt Romney will need a strong showing in tonight’s debate if he wants to gain any ground on President Barack Obama. According to polls, Obama has a substantial lead in most of the swing states. The only state Romney has a slight edge in is North Carolina. However, even that state is not a guaranteed win for the Republican candidate, as it voted for Obama in 2008.
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