The map below displays CNN's best estimate of the key states ... (Map last updated: January 31, 2012) Safe/likely Democratic states (total electoral votes: 196) Safe/likely Republican states ...

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The network’s chief national correspondent, 61, operates CNN's groundbreaking ... an electoral map expert — to discuss the history of the Electoral College, how it impacts political ...