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Trump approval by state, scaled by number of voters: (Original Post)
demmiblue
Jan 2020
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rownesheck
(2,343 posts)1. Well
at least Texas ain't the worst.
yardwork
(61,700 posts)2. Too bad about Ohio.
W_HAMILTON
(7,871 posts)3. That's actually probably a good representation of the electoral college vote in the next election.
Georgia might be flipped due to Republican control of their state government and the inevitable voter suppression that comes with it, though.
TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)4. Approval doesn't necessarily relate to votes
Plenty of people disapproved of him in 2016 and voted for him anyway, so we need to be cautious when equating approval to the potential outcome of a state's vote.
John Fante
(3,479 posts)8. True, but with these numbers, it's difficult to make a case that he's added
to his base. In a high-turnout election, that's, bad news for Gump.
rainin
(3,011 posts)5. What would the map look like if truth in media was universal?
Put another way, are all these tRump supporters evil or misinformed?
Karadeniz
(22,564 posts)6. Interesting! Great Lakes states look promising. Florida could be worse.
hlthe2b
(102,342 posts)7. Very interesting graphic representation.
Stay outta my state, Trump. Your plans for Colorado are not going to come to pass!