The battleground: How the states fell

COLORADO: The Denver Post : "From the outset, the campaign veered from traditional Democratic strategy, which limited them to pockets of the country, and instead targeted regions where Democrats don't usually venture. The campaign's mobilization and organizational efforts among volunteers is likely unparalleled in current politics, using everything from text messaging to Internet recruiting." FLORIDA: Hang This on Your Chad and Poke It! In Florida, Obama paved a path to victory by winning the swing counties on the Gulf Coast and outperforming Kerry and Gore (for that matter) nearly everywhere else, including in Orange, Duval and Volusia counties. The Miami Herald: "For Florida Democrats, who have tolerated a Republican-controlled state government since the late 1990s and relished few statewide victories since then, Obama's victory signaled a new day. The Democratic nominee didn't just invest in a rusty political infrastructure; he built a new one from the ground up." GEORGIA: The  ... (link)