Swing States

Guest: David Schultzis, Professor of Political Science, Hamline University, Co-Editor of "Presidential Swing States: Why Only Ten Matter" The number of battleground states for presidential elections has been slowly declining over the years. So now this year’s election is pretty much over except for in several states where the vote could easily swing republican or democrat. Is the fate of the country really only in the hands of a fraction of the population? And what makes these “swing states” so unique?