A devastating blow has been dealt to Romney in Virginia. The
state is one of the seven swing states that Romney really needs to win if he
wishes to become President. The problem for Romney is that a third candidate is
to appear on the ballot alongside himself and Obama. The other candidates name
is Virgil Goode, he represented Virginia’s 5th Congressional
district from 1997 until 2009. Originally he represented the Democratic Party
until 2000 before becoming an independent, eventually joining the Republican
Party in 2002. After losing his seat in 2009 he has left the Republican Party
to join the Constitution Party and is their 2012 Presidential Nominee. Although
he has absolutely no national standing, he is well known in Virginia and is
very popular amongst many Conservatives, especially in the south-west of the
state. In a swing state like Virginia, Romney will need every single vote; the
problem here is that every vote for Goode is taking a vote away from Romney.
Some polls put Goode as high as 9%, if Goode manages to stay on the ballot
Obama will win Virginia.
Although Goode has qualified to appear on the ballot in
Virginia, he can still be removed from the ballot if the attorney general of
Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli, decides not to allow him on the ballot. Oh and he’s a
Republican.
As well as this bad news from Virginia, Romney and his super
PACs have pulled their money from Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The
current polls coming out of those three states are very bad for Mitt Romney, so
he’s decided to pull the money from those three states and concentrate on the
remaining eight states.
Below is a map of America, red states are almost certainly
voting Romney and blue states are almost certainly voting Obama. The grey
states are the ones in which both campaigns believe they can win, considering
Nevada and New Hampshire are both leaning towards Obama relatively strongly
this is a good map for Obama. If Goode manages to stay on the ballot in
Virginia, then it is a lost cause too.
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