THE NOTION THAT THE UPPER MIDWEST IS "IN PLAY" SEEMS LIKE WISHFUL THINKING... AFTER THE DEBATES...AND AFTER SEEING "MR NICE GUY" ROMNEY...UP CLOSE AND IMPERSONAL...
THAT REGION WILL STAY DEMOCRATIC...
I CAN EVEN SEE AN OBAMA WIN IN THE BORDER AND MID SOUTH...WHERE ECONOMICS, NOT RACE, IS STILL AN IMPORTANT FACTOR...