Analysis: Electoral Map Leans Heavily To Obama

An analysis of the electoral college map finds that the general election battleground leans heavily towards President Obama.

A survey by the Associated Press estimates that a combination of states that are solid or lean-Democratic gives Obama 242 electoral votes in the bank. Combining solid and lean-Republican states gives Romney 188 electoral votes.

In order to secure the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency, Romney would need to nearly run the table of swing votes.

The AP identifies those swing states as Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.

All of those states were won by Obama in 2008.