I'm not a political strategist/analyst, though I wish I was, but any commentary or punditry that focuses on anything other than the crucial 7 swing states, and especially the blue wall, is a distraction and a detriment to the final stretch. This occurred in 2016 as well, as people were talking about HRC taking states like Indiana, Texas, or [fucking Utah](https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/hillary-clinton-big-win-2016-squash-rigged-talk-230247)...

Like this [useless article from Bloomberg a few days ago](https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1g0k1j1/a_crazier_path_to_270_can_harris_wrest_alaska/) opining about [Alaska, a +10 R state](https://projects.jhkforecasts.com/2024/president/states/alaska#standard), being in contention.

Or this one about [Iowa from a month ago](https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1fhxbhm/harris_pulls_closer_to_trump_in_iowa_poll/). A [+8 R state](https://projects.jhkforecasts.com/2024/president/states/iowa#standard). The [-4 Selzer poll](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2024/09/15/iowa-poll-donald-trump-iowa-lead-shrinks-as-kamala-harris-replaces-joe-biden/75180245007/) notwithstanding. 

Or Ohio, or a number of other ones that maybe were considered within reach [a decade or more ago but no longer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Party_System).

Articles or comments that try to focus on those, to me, are either ignorant or malicious bad faith attempts at shifting focus away from the states that need extra focus and extra volunteer help.

The campaign itself has a trove of analytics and should be looked to for guidance, not clickbait articles or politically naive comments by anonymous people on the internet. Be vigilant and downvote/argue against fairy tale wishlists.