Whoopie,,,all those midwestern and southern states Obama "won" didn't really matter at all. Every state is solid Republican or leaning Republican in the general election. All the Obamaites were so damn impressed that Obama won southern states and mountain/midwest states that they failed to realize or they blocked it out that ALL THESE STATES HAVE AN OVERWHELMINGLY REPUBLICAN GENERAL POPULATION. Map link:
NPR: 2008 Election Map for Presidential Election, House, Senate, and Governor Elections
NPR: 2008 Election Map for Presidential Election, House, Senate, and Governor Elections