The real reason behind the fall was the forced selling by the speculators who bought on margin near the recent swing top.

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That effort is a reminder that when all the active-duty, reserve-component, retiree and dependent beneficiaries of the present system are added up, they exceed the margin of victory in many swing states during the 2008 election.

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That 257, 133-vote swing almost wipes out Mr. Obama's 2008 Ohio victory margin of 262, 224.

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They voted for Barack Obama over John McCain by a margin of more than two-to-one not as large as Mr Obama's margin among blacks, but of greater importance in states with lots of Latinos, which happen to include swing states.

ECONOMIST: Latinos and American politics