Democrats ought to be terrified about losing these 3 critical swing states in 2016

So much for a permanent Electoral College majority

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President Obama's muscular victories in 2008 and 2012 inflated Democratic egos, giving the party visions of a never-ending string of victories in nationwide presidential races.

Just a few years later, such over-confident prognosticating seems extremely ill-advised.

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