Ebook: How Barack Obama won: a state-by-state guide to the historic 2008 presidential election

Battleground States: Colorado -- Florida -- Indiana -- Iowa -- Missouri -- North Carolina -- Ohio -- Virginia -- Receding Battleground States: Michigan -- Minnesota -- Nevada -- New Hampshire -- New Mexico -- Pennsylvania -- Wisconsin -- Emerging Battleground States: Arizona -- Georgia -- Montana -- Nebraska -- Texas -- Red and Blue States: Alabama -- Alaska -- Arkansas -- California -- Connecticut -- Delaware -- District of Columbia -- Hawaii -- Idaho -- Illinois -- Kansas -- Kentucky -- Louisiana -- Maine -- Maryland -- Massachusetts -- Mississippi -- New Jersey -- New York -- North Dakota -- Oklahoma -- Oregon -- Rhode Island -- South Carolina -- South Dakota -- Tennessee -- Utah -- Vermont -- Washington -- West Virginia -- Wyoming -- Interesting Shares of the Electorate -- Exit Polls Method Statement.;An analysis of the 2008 election examines why Obama did or did not win in each state, discusses the factors involved in each location, and explores how the voting patterns differed from those of 2004 and the direction in which states will go in 2012.