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Despite GOP Convention Site, Midwest Unlikely to Be Crucial
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The Washington Post
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September 2, 2008
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When Republican leaders were deciding where to hold their 2008
nominating convention, their final considerations came down to major
urban areas in a trio of swing states: Cleveland, Tampa-St.
Petersburg and Minneapolis-St. Paul. In settling on the Twin Cities
and basing the event in St. Paul, party leaders took a gamble on the
electoral map.
But while the Upper Midwest is home to a parcel of swing states
in the current presidential contest -- Wisconsin and Iowa, more
so than Minnesota -- the region is not likely to be crucial in
determining the next commander in chief. The next White House
occupant probably will be the candidate who performs best in the
Rocky Mountain West and ...
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