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Despite GOP Convention Site, Midwest Unlikely to Be Crucial

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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