How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
Peter Robinson ·
September 7, 2011 at 5:30pm
As Brother Rob notes, political scientist Larry Sabato now argues that next year's presidential contest will come down to just seven states.
As a public service, I hereby offer a signed copy of One, Two, Three: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics by Dr. David Berlinski, aka Claire's dad, to the member of the Ricochetoise who suggests the best mnemonic device for calling those seven states to mind.
Here's the list:
Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Virginia
Into the Ricochet mosh pit!
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Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
The list is not worth remembering. The Republicans will take them all, and to this list you can add Michigan and Wisconsin.
Mar '11
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
Waste of time. It isn't 7. Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are very much in play.
If the election were held today, Obama loses all but a handful of states.
Dec '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
(A quick one) Can Frivilous Idiots Not Now Hear Obama's Vitriol?
I'll put some brain power behind it and come up with something better soon.
May '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
Tack this on your 'fridge.
Aug '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
Can't Finish National Healthcare Or Impose a New VAT without winning these states.
Colorado, Florida New Hampshire, Ohio, Iowa, Nevada, Virginia
Oct '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
I searched for anagrams of "CoFlIaNhOhVa" and found:
Oh Final Havoc
Jun '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
Wow...Rob joined a monastery?
Jun '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
I'll take it one more step. The landslide will include New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Not since Reagan defeated Mondale . . .
Jun '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
Victory Is Ours For Happy New Conservatives
(my 5 minute solution using an H for New Hampshire)
Apr '11
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
NH
IA
OH
CO
NV
VA
FL
HAH OVAL
Oct '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
Naturally November Is Verily Obama's Final Chapter
National Nightmare Obama Certainly Is Very Finished
Obama's Feckless Career Is Vanquished Next November
Edited on September 7, 2011 at 8:18pmApr '11
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
Can Find Necessary Independent Votes in New Hampshire and Others
Apr '11
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
IN NOV C F (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, Florida).
In November, Change Fails.
It works on a few levels as Iowa is the first caucus/primary and New Hampshire is the second.
Oct '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
And using the H from New Hampshire:
No November Hopey-Changey For Very Irritating Obamabots
Mar '11
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
They ski in Colorado
They swim in Florida
They gamble in Nevada
They vote in New Hampshah
Ohio's got the Buckeyes
Virginia Cavaliers
In Iowa the Hawkeyes
Have corn between their ears
Apr '11
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
Well, you could just memorize them, like you did "M-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i".
Oh.
Then order them vertically like this:
New Hampshire
Virginia
Florida/
Iowa
Ohio/
Colorado
Nevada
Now mentally run your eyes over the map, north to south, east to west. As a booster,
Never Has Victory Found Impediment Opposing Constitutional Novelty (Without [Wisconsin] Prevarication [Pennsylvania])
Edited on September 7, 2011 at 9:36pmSep '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
OF V i CINN. Of thee I sing
Oct '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
I behaved myself and earnestly did not look at the comment feed before I drafted.
I Never Have Voted For Nullifying Our Constitution.
Special "no prize" for starting with Iowa and NH...
Edited on September 7, 2011 at 11:26pmJul '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
I cheated and used this mnemonic creator Inputting the first letters of the states produced this:
Clean
Furious
Igloos
Need
Narcissistic
Omnipotent
Vans
The redundant first letters of Nevada and New Hampshire is a problem, though.
Edited on September 8, 2011 at 12:01amOct '10
Re: How the Heck Are We Supposed to Remember Sabato's Seven States?
Dear Mrs. Pelosi:
Blue Collar-a-do, bad botox a don’t / Even Cher would say: “o-Hi-ohhh no no”
To this you may state, I-owa reason / For lack of respect, perhaps it’s treason
But you and your “New Hemp shirt” green posy / Drive me nuts - you’re all totally bossy
I’m Neva-da first to head to the bar / But you push me to drink, I wish you could blink
It might help if Vir-Gin’d-ya a double / You’d have an excuse for Obamacare trouble
P.S. I’d rather watch Flora-die, then faun-all over you.