Primary season is all but over, but we still hear much about electability. There are ubiquitous arguments on who won swing or key states (defined by what suits your point). We see pretty maps that are at the whim of the latest poll. Better are poll-averaging algorithms, like Pollster.com, which reduce outlier impact but aren't too predictive so far out.
Then, like manna from heaven, there's Poblano's analysis at 538. Not to usurp his amazing work, but to satiate my own obsessive compulsive curiosity, I compiled 538's data on Obama/Clinton match-ups vs. McCain, added Pollster.com data for comparison, and sought to identify "swing" states based on blue/purple/red and Cook Report categories.
The goal: To play with 538's data in looking at Obama & Clinton's relative "electability" and to see how the who-won-which-state stuff bears out in current trends. Results, analysis below the fold.
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