Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNYT "A county in Washington claims the title for the longest streak of picking presidential winners.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/08/us/election-results?action=click&module=ELEX_results&pgtype=Interactive®ion=ReporterUpdates#a-county-in-washington-claims-the-title-for-the-longest-streak-of-picking-presidential-winnersEvery four years, reporters would trek to Terre Haute, Ind., to ask voters in Vigo County how, exactly, they managed to pick the winner of every presidential election since 1956. Same for Valencia County, N.M., which has gotten every election right since 1952.
But no more. President Trump won 56 percent of the vote in Vigo County, beating President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. by 15 percentage points. Mr. Trump carried Valencia County, just south of Albuquerque, by 10 points.
The new county with the longest streak of picking presidential winners is Clallam County, Wash., population 77,000, which has gotten every election right since 1980 10 times in a row, according to Ballotpedia, which tracks U.S. political statistics.
Mr. Biden won Clallam County by about 2,400 votes a margin of 5.5 percentage points, giving it a claim to the nations longest presidential streak and ensuring that Port Angeles, its largest city, becomes a destination for a certain type of political reporter in 2024.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
3 replies, 812 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (5)
ReplyReply to this post
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
NYT "A county in Washington claims the title for the longest streak of picking presidential winners. (Original Post)
NRaleighLiberal
Nov 2020
OP
That, and Prof Alan Lichtman (and his 13 points) were correct in predicting Biden
Roland99
Nov 2020
#2
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)1. SEE! THERE IT IS PROOF OF OBVIOUS FRAUD!!!1!!!
Roland99
(53,342 posts)2. That, and Prof Alan Lichtman (and his 13 points) were correct in predicting Biden
7 of his 13 indicators pointed to a Biden win.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)3. I said tRump would win when I saw him on that golden escalator
and in Summer 2018 I told my Dem family that a Biden/Harris ticket could win (they all considered it and agreed). I am not buying any lottery tickets though.