Let's let this game
https://archive.org/details/msdos_President_Elect_-_1988_Edition_1987 be the judge of that.
Ford states: Alaska, Nevada, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Louisiana, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Connecticut and New Jersey (359)
Carter states: Hawaii, Minnesota, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, D.C, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and New York (179)
