Let’s not forget, amid the grumbling about Iowa over the last few days, that it is a genuine swing state: It went for Gore in 2000 and Bush in 2004. It was one of three states to switch. Now maybe Giuliani will change the electoral map completely and put states such as New Jersey and New York in play. In a difficult year for Republicans, however, places such as Iowa and Wisconsin might be more sensible targets.
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Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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