Updated Cook Political Report Electoral Map
By 270toWin Staff
December 19, 2023, 7:33 PM ET
While clearly not today's biggest news around the 2024 presidential election, we wanted to note two ratings changes from The Cook Political Report.
The forecaster moved Michigan and Nevada from Leans Democratic to Toss-up. These were the first updates since their initial ratings were released this past summer. Read the analysis ($)>
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