GOP, Dem split on biofuels lifting Obama in Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska?

An article in realclearpolitics analyzes the shifting shape of Midwestern presidential politics given the stances of Senators McCain and Obama on support for biofuels. The report analyzes the tightening race in traditional Republican strongholds of Iowa and Indiana, and an effort by the Obama campaign to peel away one of Nebraska’s electoral votes, which are apportioned by congressional district rather than winner-take-all.

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