How McCain Can Win Hillary´s Voters

It´s too late, of course, for these huge wins in predominantly white, working-class states to help Hillary. But if John McCain is paying attention, Hillary may be doing him the favor of all favors – with a huge assist from Obama himself, of course. Obama´s recent policy statements, viewed in the context of demographic trends in Democratic primaries, point the way to a McCain victory.

White working-class voters, as well as older voters, have gone for Hillary in huge numbers. That´s why she´s won states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia so handily. If Michigan´s primary had been a real contest, the result may very well have been the same.

Let´s look at three of those states. Ohio´s 20 electoral votes barely went for President Bush in 2004. Pennsylvania´s 21 and Michigan´s 17 went for John Kerry. If McCain holds Ohio in the red category and manages to steal either Pennsylvania or Michigan, he probably wins the election. If he holds Ohio and steals both Pennsylvania and Michigan, McCain wins without a doubt.

Here´s how he can do it...

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