Five weeks until election day and the electoral map provides Senator Barack Obama several routes to 270 electoral vote. The easiest of which appears to be to hold the 2004 Kerry states and pick up Iowa, New Mexico, and Colorado. Senator John McCain has fewer options is now defending Virginia, Nevada, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina and Indiana. McCain’s best opportunities to pick up a 2004 Kerry state appear to be New Hampshire, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
- FiveThirtyEight.com :Obama 312, McCain 226
- Electoral-Vote.com : Obama 286, McCain 225, Tossup 27
- Princeton Election Consortium : Obama 308, McCain 230
- Real Clear Politics : Obama 249, McCain 163, Toss Ups 123 | No Toss Ups: Obama 301, McCain 237
- Pollster.com : Obama 229, McCain 174, Toss Ups 135
- Karl Rove : Obama 259, McCain 163, Toss Ups 116
- Marc Ambinder : Obama 212, McCain 185, Toss Ups 141
- CNN : Obama 240, McCain 200, Toss Ups 98
