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Battlegrounds 2012

By Brian McGill and Naureen Khan

Updated: November 2, 2012 | 10:28 a.m.
May 29, 2012 | 6:05 a.m.

The newly competitive electoral map that emerged with President Obama’s victory in 2008 is being put to the test in 2012. This year’s battleground encompasses 12 states, many of them put into play for the first time four years ago. How Obama and Republican Mitt Romney fare in November will help answer whether the new map was a fluke – the result of an outburst of discontent with a party and its nominee -- or perhaps a more permanent shift, rooted in demographics.

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• The 2012 Battlegrounds
• Historical Results

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Purple States

Click on a swing state above to find out more information.

Exit Polls

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Elections

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United States

2008
Electoral Votes

Obama

365

McCain

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