I read on Yahoo news yesterday that Obama has to win 2 the battleground states to win the election and Romney has to win 4 of them. Obama at this moment is up on Romney on the electoral votes. So, come election day if Obama wins Ohio and say another battleground state like W.Virginia, he has the election in the bag even if he loses out on the popular vote. Ironically, I've never been a fan of the electoral system because it's not a direct representation of the people's will. But the American people's will is laughable at some points and I think the founding fathers sensed that there needs to be some checks in place so that the idiots don't screw it up for the rest of us.