Is it possible for this to be the year where the Republicans win without Ohio?

[bagelman]

The Republicans have never won without Ohio.

If so make a map.

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It really isn't feasible. They would have to win FL/VA/CO/NV/IA in order to even tie.

[Xing]

I can't imagine PA going Republican while OH goes Democratic, so it's nearly impossible for Republicans to win without it. They'd probably need at least one or two of the upper midwest states to pull it off.

[Figueira]

Maybe, but I doubt it. This would be the map:

[Clark Kent]

It's possible:

Republican Swing States in this scenario:

New Hampshire
Virginia
Florida
Iowa
Colorado
Nevada
North Carolina

Democratic Swing States in this scenario:

Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New Mexico

Italicized are states that may or may not count as swing states depending on your definition.

[Figueira]

Superman, that map might be more realistic than mine, to be honest.

[bagelman]

Interesting map, seem to involve a moderate Republican that can connect to the Latino vote but not to blue collar midwesterners.

[Clark Kent]

Interesting map, seem to involve a moderate Republican that can connect to the Latino vote but not to blue collar midwesterners.

Rubio without Kasich as his running mate, maybe?

[Figueira]

Interesting map, seem to involve a moderate Republican that can connect to the Latino vote but not to blue collar midwesterners.

Rubio without Kasich as his running mate, maybe?

I was thinking Rubio/Sandoval. New Hampshire is hard to explain though. If you switched it with NM, it could be a scenario where Rubio somehow convinces Martinez to be his running mate.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

If they can finally figure out how to win PA, sure.

[Clark Kent]

Interesting map, seem to involve a moderate Republican that can connect to the Latino vote but not to blue collar midwesterners.

Rubio without Kasich as his running mate, maybe?

I was thinking Rubio/Sandoval. New Hampshire is hard to explain though. If you switched it with NM, it could be a scenario where Rubio somehow convinces Martinez to be his running mate.

Maybe. Then again, New Hampshire is very close, and could quite easily go Republican with the right candidate. Besides, that map doesn't actually require New Hampshire.

If they can finally figure out how to win PA, sure.

I know a lot of people on Atlas have written Virginia off as a lost cause, but it's very much a swing state. It was about even with the nation as a whole in 2012. We could easily win it, and definitely before Pennsylvania.