Since the 1980s, however, it has become more of a swing state in national politics.

Instead, they spend their time and effort in the swing states.

On a national level Missouri is known as a swing state.

They would probably be doing much better if Hawaii were a swing state.

SO, will those swing states reject the president because of the economy?

He also won Delaware, at the time a swing state.

It used to be a swing state, with a Republican tilt.

A number of big swing states have large Latino populations.

They ring less true than campaign speeches in swing states.

To be sure, all that attention in the swing states can become grating.

Maine was considered by some as a swing state, because of how polls were very close.

The story looks similar in many other swing states.

The last time anyone checked, Pennsylvania was indeed a swing state.

New Jersey was a crucial swing state in the elections of 1960, 1968, and 1992.

He needs to be organized in the swing states.

He would probably bring the swing state of Ohio.

All the early ads ran in swing states, where you would expect Clinton's numbers to move more.

Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a swing state.

The next day he will be in nearby Ohio, a key swing state, where he'll speak about the economy.

He made the rounds of the television talk programs while on a bus trip through swing states.

It is being broadcast in 17 swing states, although the Gore campaign would not identify them.

"Would they be less generous to Florida if it wasn't a swing state?

Virginia may be considered a "swing state" in future presidential elections.

Key swing states are moving toward the vice president.

She wants to take hip-hop to the swing states.