In these 12 or 13 states are where the battles will take place. McCains VP choice may well be just enough to tip the western states into the GOP column. The Dems must focus on the "rust belt" states where they are currently behind.
We have all been subjected to nearly two years of what is a by any measure a ridiculously long drawn out political process. The battle will start in earnest when the GOP convention ends. Based on lessons learned in their primaries both parties are aware of their strengths and weaknesses. All they have to do now is amplify their strengths and minimize their weaknesses in a sprint of less than two months. Two years of training/preparation and now a two month sprint race.
Only in America!
