SandBox Utah: Deseret News "Campaigns to focus on 16 states in the race to 270"

Now that Mitt Romney has the majority of conservatives in a less than lukewarm bliss over his presumptive nomination...it's time to focus on the barn burners that all senate and congressional races are sure to be.

So many open seats on both sides of the aisle with a heavy sprinkle of key power points open for the taking; there is a great deal the average voter needs to get up to informed status on.

Instead of flipping on the TV every night, take an evening or two during the week, hop online and see what folks are just sayin all over the country.  I think you would be surprised at how much we all have in common out here.

Thomas Beaumont:
"President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in flux.

In the months leading to the Nov. 6 election, both men will talk about how they will galvanize the nation. But in reality, they will lavish travel, advertising and staff on only a dozen states, and even fewer as the vote nears.

The political spotlight will shine brightly again on Florida, and the Upper Midwest, especially Ohio. But changes in the nation's demographics will mean heavy attention paid to the Mid-Atlantic and Southwest...."
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"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."