Flip Massachusetts (could happen) and your map is 269-269. Throw in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Colorado and it could be interesting. If the Electoral College cannot decide, the House selects the president, each STATE delegation getting exactly one vote.
Except Willard won’t win MA. If McCain couldn’t carry those other states, Willard certainly won’t.
Romney can’t win MA. I speculate he could crack into the low 40’s but that’s it. I mean the dude didn’t run for reelection cause he was gonna lose even if he stayed the RINO course (he wanted to move right to run for President), and even to Deval Patrick!
I don’t see why Romney would do any worse than the last RINO, McPain, and McPain would win if they redid that election today. Obama’s unpopularity and the poor economy means any Republican not named Ron Paul COULD win.
He’d have a leg up in New Hampshire and I’ve seen a poll where he lead Obama in his original home state, Michigan where his daddy was Governor. I’m not so sure why the GOP shouldn’t be favored in lily white Iowa either.
This will be close a election unless someone falls on their face.