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Swing state

In United States politics, a swing state (also known as battleground state, toss-up state, or purple state) is any state that could reasonably be won by either the Democratic or Republican candidate in a statewide election, most often referring to presidential elections, by a swing in votes. These states are usually targeted by both major-party…

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Competitive states

Determining swing states

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Swing state

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Swing state

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related to Determining swing states · 20
Swing state → Arkansas, Colorado, Democratic, Donald Trump, For, Hillary Clinton, In, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Presidential, Republican, Rust Belt, Tennessee, The, Virginia, West Virginia, While, Wisconsin
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related to Criticism · 14
Swing state → According, Additionally, California, Heuvel, In, Katrina, Meanwhile, New Hampshire, New York, Since, States, Texas, The Electoral College, The Nation
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Swing state → AmericaRed, BellwetherBlue, Lingayen, Lucena, United States

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North Carolinainstance ofOther lightly Republican leaning states0.80text
Arizona were more plausible Democratic pick-ups in 2012.In 2012instance ofOther lightly Republican leaning states0.80text
the states of North Carolinainstance ofOther lightly Republican leaning states0.80text
Floridainstance ofOther lightly Republican leaning states0.80text
Ohioinstance ofOther lightly Republican leaning states0.80text
and Virginia were decided by a margin of less than five percentinstance ofOther lightly Republican leaning states0.80text
New Yorkinstance oflikely spurred by a significant narrowing of margins in safe blue states0.80text
New Jerseyinstance oflikely spurred by a significant narrowing of margins in safe blue states0.80text
and Illinoisinstance oflikely spurred by a significant narrowing of margins in safe blue states0.80text
which each saw dramatic shifts toward the Republican candidateinstance oflikely spurred by a significant narrowing of margins in safe blue states0.80text
as well as dramatic increases in the Republican support in moderately red states such as Floridainstance oflikely spurred by a significant narrowing of margins in safe blue states0.80text
Texas compared to previous cycles.Swing states have generally changed over timeinstance oflikely spurred by a significant narrowing of margins in safe blue states0.80text

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