48..well 46 state plan

Obama's 50 state plan has recently got a shock of reality and is being altered a little bit, according to a new Time magazine article.
After the choice of Palin two states fell off this 50 state plan, having all advertisements and ground workers pulled form the states...those were Alaska and North Dakota. He is also starting to do the same in Montana and Georgia. Sort of sad though, because I thought he had a chance of winning Georgia early on and after electing a Democrat as Governor and him giving a memorable speech at the DNC, that there would be a chance he could make it close in Montana.

There are advantages of keeping money and staff in states that you will likely lose, it causes the other side to also use up resources in the states that they should clinch. For instance, McCain ramped up efforts in California just last week, he likely won't win that 'purple' state (as the McCain camps calls it) but now Obama is going to have to dump more money than planned into a state he will likely win just to maintain the lead.

So, cross off Alaska, Montana, Georgia and North Dakota!