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BlueMTexpat

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31. Per the calculations in
Sun Nov 8, 2020, 07:00 AM
Nov 2020
The Guardian, which was my go-to election website (no paywall and it follows the AP reporting, which is why Biden has had the EVs from AZ all along), shows that Cascade County went for Covidiot 23,199 to 15,384 for Biden.

This graphic should show the vote total for the state. If not, just scroll over Montana and then click. For results in Great Falls, the county seat of Cascade County, you'll have to scroll over the counties.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/nov/07/us-election-2020-live-results-donald-trump-joe-biden-presidential-votes-pennsylvania-georgia-arizona-nevada

Your granddaughter most likely voted as an absentee from OR. But if she voted as a Montanan, she is one of the 15,384.

As an aside, the other strongly blue areas in the state are Silver Bow County (Butte), Deer Lodge County (Anaconda) and Gallatin County (Bozeman); Glacier County, Blaine County and Big Horn County ALL have a strongly Native American voting presence.

Butte and Anaconda have still remained Democratic strongholds and Montana Tech is in Butte. Bozeman has the Montana State University-Bozeman.

Lewis and Clark County (Helena), while Red, has one of the closer vote margins in the state. It is actually more Purple than Red.

Great Falls was, for a very long time, strongly Democratic, largely because of the Anaconda Company smelter and refinery in Black Eagle, which had a unionized work force.

Anaconda's departure 40 years ago, after it merged with Atlantic Richfield, was a huge loss to the state's extractive economy. Nothing since has really made up for that. Ever since, the state has gotten redder, most recently being flooded by wealthy "immigrants" from other states, one of whom is Greg Gianforte, aka "Giant Fart," who dumped in $7 million+ of his own money to buy the Governor's seat.

This is an old article, but a good one, about the Anaconda Co. departure. https://mtstandard.com/news/local/anaconda-smelter-30-years-later/article_1177866e-c92d-11df-8251-001cc4c002e0.html

For other information, see Marcus Daly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Daly

If you're interested, here's some good reading about the impact of copper mining on Montana's history and development. https://www.amazon.com/War-Copper-Kings-Greed-Politics/dp/1931832218
I wish Joe could start tomorrow. BigmanPigman Nov 2020 #1
This bamagal62 Nov 2020 #19
Yes we did! nt Phoenix61 Nov 2020 #2
Yes, it feels that way steve2470 Nov 2020 #3
We not only did it but we did it!1 UTUSN Nov 2020 #4
We have... Meowmee Nov 2020 #5
I am happier than I have been for a very long time. Polly Hennessey Nov 2020 #6
I guess I didn't realize how sad & ailsagirl Nov 2020 #15
I feel so much the same way bamagal62 Nov 2020 #20
... ailsagirl Nov 2020 #30
I have actually been getting REM sleep for the first time since 2016. pazzyanne Nov 2020 #17
Because we have.. trump has acted like Cha Nov 2020 #7
The only way that we could BlueMTexpat Nov 2020 #23
Ditto!! onetexan Nov 2020 #25
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I am devastated BlueMTexpat Nov 2020 #27
I know I was thinking about Montana Cha Nov 2020 #29
Per the calculations in BlueMTexpat Nov 2020 #31
Thank you for all this information Cha Nov 2020 #32
We need to start turning over the rocks and squishing the pallid uglies exposed nuxvomica Nov 2020 #8
well-said steve2470 Nov 2020 #9
Yes, I was thinking of the Lincoln Project nuxvomica Nov 2020 #10
I think almost all of them have quit the GOP steve2470 Nov 2020 #11
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I'm the same way. Dem2theMax Nov 2020 #12
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Right there with you. BadgerMom Nov 2020 #16
I mean... didn't we? renate Nov 2020 #18
WE MUST TAKE THE US SENATE, OR WE LOSE LOTS!! JAN. 5, GA RUNOFF appalachiablue Nov 2020 #21
Yes we DID! calimary Nov 2020 #22
Bask in the relief for a bit, but be prepared for a lot of hard work to prevent the next Trump Silent3 Nov 2020 #28
We came too close on Tuesday, it was alarming. On the heels of a 4-year cliff dive. Total relief. JudyM Nov 2020 #33
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