Campaigns Map Strategies to Take Electoral College

By Juan Williams

Published November 1, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

The Bush and Kerry campaigns are looking at combinations of electoral votes from swing states that could spell victory. This year the Electoral College map presents a new set of possibilities for victory, defeat and even a tie. Hear NPR's Juan Williams.

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