File talk:Swing states, 2008.svg

Quick note

Georgia's margin seems to be smaller than Virginia's, and yet it is not highlighted in red. Neither is NE-02's electoral vote represented in any way, as it regardless of it being called for Obama or McCain, the fact that it is currently "too close to call" by definition means it is within 5%. Thank you for your consideration.

Virginia

Virginia should be changed to yellow on this map. It wasn't closer than 5%. CBS puts it at 6%. USA Today puts it at 46.2% to 52.5%. Virginia State Board of Elections puts it at 46.64% to 52.31% as of 10:21am on November 7. CzechOut ☎ | ✍ 15:35, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's very clear that this map is incorrect and possibly intentionally biased? Regardless it ~~should be~~ has been corrected ~~or removed~~. 71.178.193.134 (talk) 02:45, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't intended to be biased. I used 5% because that's the number that is/was used in the 2004 swing state map. Furthermore, 5% is often a dividing point between different groups of "close states" on presidential election articles, which either have a group of states won by 5% or less and another group won by between 5% and 10%, have only states won by 5% or less, or have only states won by 10% or less.

Somebody else made a swing state map where the threshold is 6%; this map is located here. I think this map is better since it includes Virginia. SteveSims (talk) 19:08, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]