The Swing State Project

Battered By The Bust, Nevada Voters Search For Slivers Of Hope()  

Las Vegas resident Jillian Batchelor, 29, voted for Obama in 2008 but says now, "I'm voting Republican all the way this time."

February 3, 2012 The brutal recession has racked Nevada, where soaring unemployment and foreclosure numbers tell the story the state's misery. But its importance as a swing state has only been enhanced in the four years since it picked Democrat Barack Obama over Republican John McCain.

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Diverse And Disillusioned, Florida's Swing Voters Sound Off()  

Lea Simon, 35, a former attorney and mother of 7-month-old daughter Sophia, lives in Tampa's upscale Hyde Park neighborhood. She supported former GOP candidate Herman Cain and was a fan of his "9-9-9" tax plan.

January 24, 2012 As the Republican primary race pivots to the Sunshine State and President Obama prepares to address the nation, we headed out along Florida's Interstate 4 corridor and spoke to voters in the swingingest part of a swing state. "We don't see the light at the end of the tunnel," one man said.

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