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radius777

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13. A cartogram is a more accurate representation:
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 04:10 AM
Dec 2019
http://www.viewsoftheworld.net/?p=5003

The population-centric perspective of this map shows that Trump’s success has largely been in the more rural areas, while Clinton won more of the votes in the urban areas that stand out in the cartogram. An analysis by the Economist showed that “80% of voters who have over one square mile (2.6 square km) of land to enjoy to themselves backed Mr Trump.” As also reflected in the geographic voting patterns in the cartogram, the more densely populated areas become (shown as the larger grid cells which are proportional to their total population), the more likely was Clinton’s success.

However, despite having received more votes from the electorate, Clinton is not the winner of this election. Since the president is not directly elected, but by an electoral college of electors that the voters technically vote for, the presidential election is an indirect one and the outcome of the popular vote does not always reflect the outcome of the election. In the electoral college Hillary Clinton received 228 electoral votes, while Donald Trump secured 290 of the electoral votes. This means that Donald Trump will become the next president of the USA, officially taking over office from Barack Obama on January 20, 2017.
Hence the need.... Sogo Nov 2019 #1
And the constitutional amendment that your wish would require customerserviceguy Dec 2019 #26
I agree with your subject line, 1st pph, and 1st sentence in pph 2. SuprstitionAintthWay Dec 2019 #30
Some states are working to more or less limit the EC. Progressive Jones Dec 2019 #33
And that will work nicely customerserviceguy Dec 2019 #34
The Red ststes will never do anything sane when it comes to elections. nt Progressive Jones Dec 2019 #35
And all it takes customerserviceguy Dec 2019 #36
Very interesting data. lunatica Nov 2019 #2
I don't believe the Census Bureau tracks religious affiliation. nt. Mariana Nov 2019 #7
My guess is you are close to right. Evangelical affiliation would be the exact opposite of Blue_true Nov 2019 #9
We don't see big box Skidmore Dec 2019 #17
SUBurban SuprstitionAintthWay Dec 2019 #18
Agreed customerserviceguy Dec 2019 #27
Agreed customerserviceguy Dec 2019 #28
Those big box churches are money change stations, from people's hand to the telepreacher. Blue_true Dec 2019 #29
Another timely reminder to remember that this 80% who lives in urban areas, on 3% of the SWBTATTReg Nov 2019 #3
John Roberts recently decreed no federal judge has legal basis for ruling on gerrymandering. SuprstitionAintthWay Dec 2019 #19
I know. Because he thinks it is solely a state issue. I seriously disagree, being that the ... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #24
And Citizens United legalized the concept of 1 billionaire, 5 million votes. SuprstitionAintthWay Dec 2019 #25
+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #20
Knowledge workers need close to full time WFH. gulliver Nov 2019 #4
Health care is also key. Many rural areas have very limited health care options. pnwmom Nov 2019 #5
Also consider that metro space is vertical. radius777 Nov 2019 #6
seems like a good time to remind everyone of this stupid fuckery........ Takket Nov 2019 #8
A cartogram is a more accurate representation: radius777 Dec 2019 #13
Lara Trump is an idiot just like the rest of her inlaws. smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #22
More or less the same map was a big hit among Republicans after the 2000 election. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #31
It feels like PasadenaTrudy Nov 2019 #10
Yup, that was my thought Raine Dec 2019 #14
I can see it in the western Detroit burbs. roamer65 Dec 2019 #11
Much can and should be done for rural folks without futilely... Garrett78 Dec 2019 #12
And these rural areas are predominately white. Kaleva Dec 2019 #15
Jefferson was worried about the tyranny of the majority.... Xolodno Dec 2019 #16
True. He had no way of foreseeing his free "yeoman farmers" becoming SuprstitionAintthWay Dec 2019 #21
Amen. With 97% of land that's left brokered to foreign money, globalists got a new landbase. ancianita Dec 2019 #23
One not-so-quick way to help solve the EC problem jmowreader Dec 2019 #32
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