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TwilightZone

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4. Approval doesn't necessarily relate to votes

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2020, 07:02 PM

Jan 2020

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.

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Trump approval by state, scaled by number of voters: [View all] demmiblue Jan 2020 OP

Well rownesheck Jan 2020 #1

Too bad about Ohio. yardwork Jan 2020 #2

That's actually probably a good representation of the electoral college vote in the next election. W_HAMILTON Jan 2020 #3

Approval doesn't necessarily relate to votes TwilightZone Jan 2020 #4

True, but with these numbers, it's difficult to make a case that he's added John Fante Jan 2020 #8

What would the map look like if truth in media was universal? rainin Jan 2020 #5

Interesting! Great Lakes states look promising. Florida could be worse. Karadeniz Jan 2020 #6

Very interesting graphic representation. hlthe2b Jan 2020 #7