How The Electoral College Is Shaping Up

Submitted by politicalWinters on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 7:55am.

At least according to Karl Rove, former deputy White House chief and senior political strategist for President Bush.

Rove looks at a McCain-Clinton matchup and also a McCain-Obama matchup.

The difference between the two contests shows that Clinton would win more of the big electoral states than would Obama against McCain.

And that's really the only remaining arguement Clinton has to persuade enough superdelegates to go her way.

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