Obama can win without OH, PA or FL

And you can demonstrate it for yourself, like I did, at this interactive election map.

How does he do it?

I give Obama Virginia, all of New England including New Hampshire, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada out west, along with the Pacific Coast states, and Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan. McCain gets the rest of the Midwest and Rust Belt, including Missouri, in addition to the states mentioned above.

True, it would be the first time since 1956 that the Show-Me State wrong-footed itself in a presidential election, but, that's my call.

Without breaking down Nebraska or Maine by Congressional district (both states allocate the “House of Representatives” portion of their electoral votes that way), my map lets Obama win on the button, 270-268.