re: #160 SpaceJesus

Just checked the numbers, and if the GOP loses Florida, they lose the election. There is no likely scenario where they lose Florida and still carry the electoral votes needed to win.

And even optimistic polls in the last week showed Obama with a good lead in Florida. Putting Wisconsin into play, as a Ryan pick might possibly do, is useless because it’s still a 19 point deficit to make up. And the danger of putting other states, like Arizona and Nevada, back into play was not worth it.