Electoral outcomes python script

The following python scripts computes a permutation of outcomes for electoral success if Obama holds leaning blue states.  I computed a total of 18 distinct electoral outcomes which lead to success, this actually could be reduced a bit, since there maybe set overlap if not including the state of Florida which automatically provides Obama a win if Obama holds every other projected state and leaning states are included.  Just run script in Idle then type 'perms' or you could modify script for a list print

mapdict = {'va': 13, 'nh': 4, 'oh': 18, 'wi': 10, 'ia': 6, 'co': 9}

def checkset(pickmap, mappicks):
    mpcheck = True
    checkcont = 0
    for mappick in mappicks:
        checkcont = 0
        for pick in pickmap:
            if pick in mappick:
                checkcont += 1
            if checkcont == len(mappick):
                return True
 

def checkmap(inmap, score):
    mappicks = {}
    mappick = []
    newscore = score
    for state in inmap:
        newscore = score
        newscore += mapdict[state]
     
        mapcopy = inmap.copy()
        del mapcopy[state]
        if newscore < 27:
            #print(state, len(mapcopy))
            returnpicks = checkmap(mapcopy, newscore)
         
            for pick in returnpicks:
                #print (state, pick)
                if returnpicks[pick] > 26:
                    cpick = list(pick)
                    rpick = cpick[0:len(cpick)]
                    rpick.append(state)
                    rtuppick = tuple(rpick)
                    if not checkset(rtuppick, mappicks):
                        mappicks[rtuppick] = returnpicks[pick]
         
        else:
            mappicks[tuple([state])] = newscore
    return mappicks


perms = checkmap(mapdict, 0)