Election 2012: Swing State Scorecard

Published November 5, 2012 at 5:13 AM EST

We're zeroing in on eight "tossup" states where the race is too close to call, but where the election will likely be decided. Try your hand at gaming out the electoral vote possibilities at npr.org/scorecard.

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