Word: battleground
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...despite that fact, activists from both sides have remained energetic in the days leading up to the election—particularly those from battleground states who feel that their efforts might have an outsized influence on the outcome of the election...
This election season, the conventional wisdom no longer seems to apply, especially with regard to the perennial “battleground states.” Traditionally thought to include Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, recent polling indicates that traditionally-red states, like North Carolina and Virginia, could come into play, possibly contributing the deciding electoral votes to Democratic candidate Barack Obama...
...Though she agreed with Riether that Pennsylvania’s position as a battleground state adds to the excitement because her vote “has a lot of weight to it,” she says she thinks interest may have peaked during the Democratic primary...
...Though she convinced the Dems to travel to Pennsylvania’s 8th district for one of their weekly canvassing trips, Sikora has resigned herself to just hearing about the battleground state excitement from the deeply-blue Massachusetts...
...That leaves the "battleground state" with only three true battlegrounds...