Discuss as: VIDEO: What new polls mean for the paths to 270 By First Read Monday Oct 29, 2012 9:29 AM Email By NBC's Domenico MontanaroFollow @DomenicoNBC New polls in Ohio and Virginia could shake up President Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's paths to 270 electoral votes.And here are three likely paths to 270. Plus, a possible tie that could keep the election going until January: