What McCain can't lose

With the tide of the campaign running so heavily in Obama's favor, it's fun to speculate on exactly how low McCain's support might go on November 4. The biggest electoral college landslide that I can believe possible is Obama 461, McCain 77. In that scenario, McCain wins:

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arkansas
  • Idaho
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Nebraska (but loses the 2nd CD)
  • Oklahoma
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Utah
  • Wyoming

Notably, only two of those states (Alabama and South Carolina) have a coast—the rest are landlocked.