Would Some Other Republican Keep the Southwest and Upper Midwest Red?

Heed Green Mountain’s skepticism (hat tip, Ramesh) about Giuliani’s capacity to put almost every blue state in play. But beyond that, is the real news in the Giuliani campaign red-blue-and-purple state map that they think Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Louisiana would be “purple” and thus competitive in a head-to-head matchup with Hillary Clinton?

That’s 56 of Bush’s 286 electoral votes that Team Rudy admits Hillary would have a shot at.

One other thought – all of the states above are purple, but Arkansas stays red?