Released on: October 20, 2008, 5:29 am

Press Release Author: Bob Abramms

Industry: Industrial

Press Release Summary: A new 2008 Presidential Election Map shows exactly how and
why the presidential election is so close. The map shows how many people live in
each state. It is made up of small grid squares. The bigger the state on the map,
the greater the electoral clout. ODT also published an Equal Area Map of the USA, as
well as the the Peters World Map which appeared on The West Wing. GIF images of
ODT's 2008 Presidential Election Map available free to individuals.

Press Release Body: Amherst, MA, October 20, 2008 -- ODT's 2008 Presidential
Election Map allows you to see exactly how and why the election is so close. This
map ignores land mass in favor of one dimension only - how many people live in each
state. Each of the map's grid squares represents 250,000 people. On the map is the
exact population of the larger states (for ease of comparison, and to eliminate the
need to count individual blocks) along with each state's electoral votes. The bigger
the state on the map, the greater the electoral clout.

ODT's 2008 Presidential Election Map was created by cartographer Paul Breding,
former cartographer for the Chicago Tribune and an associate of ODTmaps.com, a
publishing company specializing in innovative map images. Breding previously
completed a similar World Population Map which is available at www.ODTmaps.com. ODT
also published an Equal Area Map of the USA in 2007, where one can compare the exact
size of each state to others. Black & white outline maps of the Equal Area USA map
are available as free downloads, as are many other map resources. ODTmaps.com also
published the Peters World Map which appeared on NBC's hit show, The West Wing, in
2002, and the Hobo-Dyer World Map which was used by President Jimmy Carter when he
received the Nobel Peace Prize.

For interviews with Paul Breding or other ODT staff, contact 1-800-736-1293 or email
odtstore@odt.org. GIF images of ODT's 2008 Presidential Election Map are available
free to individuals at www.ODTmaps.com. Photoshop images at larger sizes are
available for purchase. The Photoshop images also include the ability to add layers
of state capitals and major US cities.
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Contact Information:

Bob Abramms
ODTmaps.com
Amherst, MA
Fax: 413-549-3503
800-736-1293
BAbramms@aol.com
http://www.ODTmaps.com

Web Site: http://www.ODTmaps.com

Contact Details: Bob Abramms
ODTmaps.com
Amherst, MA
Fax: 413-549-3503
800-736-1293
BAbramms@aol.com
http://www.ODTmaps.com