Elections are won and lost in the all-important battleground states. Between the seven crucial locales, there are 93 Electoral College votes up for grabs, and neither candidate has a realistic path to the White House without winning a significant portion of this trove. But that doesn’t mean the other states are without immense Election Day value. In fact, there are several states (swing and otherwise) that have the potential to be big news come November 6.
A Minnesota Surprise?
No Republican presidential nominee has won Minnesota (and its ten EC votes) since Richard Nixon defeated Democrat contender George McGovern by five points in 1972. Even Ronald Reagan fell short by 0.18% – a little under 4,000 ballots – which prevented him from getting a clean sweep of all 50 states in 1984. Notably, Reagan’s opponent was hometown boy Walter…
