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It's worth adding that even in California, Trump got about 1/3 of the vote according to the current numbers and the percentages for the other west coast states
by ThrowawayR2 6y ago
It's worth adding that even in California, Trump got about 1/3 of the vote according to the current numbers and the percentages for the other west coast states are higher than that. The narrative in our circles that the American left is dominant and has the universal support of the people is not supported by the voting numbers; if we avoid a repeat of 2016, it will be by sheer luck.
- Izkata 6y agoLikewise Illinois is considered reliably Democrat because of Chicago, but the state as a whole is currently at 43% Trump and 55% Biden.
- ryandrake 6y agoI thought this was pretty well known. All you have to do is travel ~2 hours in any direction away from the Silicon Valley and LA bubbles, and you're deeeeeep in Trump territory. I mean, half the counties in NorCal are so red, a significant population want to secede and form their own state. Same with Pennsylvania: It's basically Philly and Pittsburgh surrounded by Alabama. The vast, vast majority of the country by land area is deeply conservative, because it's mostly rural.