Some Bellwether States Losing Their Status

• By Nathan L. Gonzales
• Roll Call Contributing Writer
• Sept. 4, 2008, 4:53 p.m.

The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has vowed to compete in all 50 states this fall. While he should perform better than Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in some traditionally Republican states, he’s not going to achieve a Reagan-esque 1984 sweep.