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2016 Postmortem

Rstrstx

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8. Neat graph

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 11:28 PM

Nov 2012

At first I thought it was a bit off since it had Florida as a bit bigger than Texas but they did cast more votes total. Trying to find states that mimic each other and it's hard, Connecticut is sort of like a smaller version of Massachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee are also fairly similar

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Solid South? Maybe not as much as you thought ... [View all] LVZ Nov 2012 OP

He got 38 % of Alabama, same as in 2008. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #1

We're a one party state LuckyStrykes Nov 2012 #5

Problem is that the white vote is a unified bloc in most geek tragedy Nov 2012 #2

Treemap of votes by county, state and locally predominant recipient in the US Presidential Elections Tx4obama Nov 2012 #3

Neat graph Rstrstx Nov 2012 #8

For comparison, here are the 2012 solid red states (less than 43.5% Obama) LVZ Nov 2012 #4

Obama did a bit better in 2008 than in 2012 in Texas, hopefully 2016 will be better. Tx4obama Nov 2012 #9

Can't agree with NC on this map oswaldactedalone Nov 2012 #11

2nd map is the SOLID RED states + "light red" states (NC included) ... n/t LVZ Nov 2012 #14

Arizona blue by the 2014 midterms..... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #6

POTUS received just under 42% in Texas. Indpndnt Nov 2012 #7

See comment #9 for the numbers. n/t Tx4obama Nov 2012 #10

WHAT IF ? ... (6-step voluntary 3-way divorce scenario) Las Vegas Mixx Nov 2012 #12

So true Carolina Nov 2012 #13

In the Deep South it's because of the "black belt" in those states. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #15