CNN —
Much remains unknown of course about the presidential general election whose traditional kick-off will come one year from today on Labor Day, 2024.
But one thing is already clear: the race will almost certainly be decided by a handful of voters in the very few states not entirely secure for either party.
The roster of swing states that both sides can genuinely hope to win may be as small next year as at any point in modern history – no more than seven or eight and perhaps as few as four. On such a concentrated battlefield, the margin between success and failure for the
