IA: NBC moves Iowa from "Toss-up" to "Leans Obama"
12:58 PM
From NBC's First Read:
Obama Builds On Map Lead: Obama has expanded his lead over McCain in NBC's latest electoral map. Obama now has 217 electoral votes in his column versus 189 for McCain, building on his 210-189 edge from last month. There are 132 votes in the toss-up category. Here are the changes from last month, all of them moving in Obama's direction: 1) Iowa moves from toss-up to Lean Obama, continuing this trend of the Illinois senator over-performing in the "region" of IllinoisHere's how the the MidwestPolitics.com states stack up in NBC's tally:
Likely Obama: IL
Lean Obama: IA, MN, WI
Toss-up: MI, OH
See the full item for a complete tally of state ratings
