he will still win - and so begins the task of prosecuting those who rigged the election.

is not as vital although it certainly makes it easier.

his most vital states are in order of importance:

1: FL
2: VA
3: OH

if he loses FL OR VA at the outset, he's DONE. its almost impossible for him to win the election without winning BOTH of those states.

OH is still important but there are still somewhat feasible ways for him to win without Ohio. but again, those feasible ways of winning without Ohio include him NEEDING to win FL and VA.

Virginia is going to tell us all we need to know early on. If VA goes Blue early, lights out....Obama wins.

goes for Obama, Romney is done and the evening will be relatively painless for Dems. We can rest easy. It will all be over except the crying, for the GOP. If you take VA out early, there is really no way for Romney to get to 270 with the remaining states. My fantasy is that Obama takes VA, CO, and IOWA, and we don't even have to wait to hear about Ohio. Although Ohio's polls close at 7, there is talk the results won't be in for days. I prefer for the election to be over even without any information about OH.