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This map is confusing; it uses three shades of blue, two of which represent land and one of which represents water. I had to stare at both the key and an ordin
by Sniffnoy 13y ago
This map is confusing; it uses three shades of blue, two of which represent land and one of which represents water. I had to stare at both the key and an ordinary map of Ukraine for a minute in order to process what I was seeing.
- YokoZar 13y agoThe text of the article says he won dark blue by 70%+, but the key in the map says by a 20% margin (which would imply 60-40). Which is it?
- nextw33k 13y agoI have seen elsewhere (I think it was Zimbabwe) that the president has to win 50% of the votes or it triggers a second round with just the winner and the runner up. The original author probably is talking about the president having that 50% + 20%.
- vacri 13y agoIn voting, that 20% is called a swing - it would take a swing of that much to lose the vote. The author's called it a margin here, but it's the same concept - it takes 20% of the vote to move to change the incumbent, not 40%. Assuming, of course, a two-party system.
- gcb0 13y agoThe confusing part is the &$@!# graphic designer used blue and light blue right next to light blue water. Genius. Simply genius.