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Trump might want to keep a closer eye on Texas
Texas is turning blue https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/22/trump-might-want-keep-closer-eye-texas/?utm_term=.dd55a4ad2888
The bad news? In 13 states he won in 2016, his approval rating is underwater. And in no state that he won in 2016 is his approval rating worse than in Texas.
Let’s visualize this another way. Let’s compare Trump’s margin of victory in each state in 2016 with his net approval; that is, the percentage of those who approve of him minus the percentage who disapprove. In 29 states, his approval is “underwater,” meaning that his disapproval is higher than his approval, and his net approval is a negative number. He won nine of those states in 2016.
Let’s visualize this another way. Let’s compare Trump’s margin of victory in each state in 2016 with his net approval; that is, the percentage of those who approve of him minus the percentage who disapprove. In 29 states, his approval is “underwater,” meaning that his disapproval is higher than his approval, and his net approval is a negative number. He won nine of those states in 2016.
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