2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Are Ultra Progressives Responsible for Trumps Victory? [View all]sfwriter
(3,032 posts)I believe realistically, you need to subtract the green party voters from last cycle, right? Or are you arguing that Hillary had somehow converted them all before Sanders ran? Or are you arguing that every vote for anyone other than Clinton was hers?
Here is your math with the Green Party's 7,665 votes subtracted:
Wisconsin 10 electoral votes:
Trump: 1,409,467
Clinton: 1,382,210
Difference: 27,257
Stein: 30,980
Less 2012 Green Voters: 7,665
Total: 23,315
It is still awfully close. Rather than BLAMING those voters, perhaps we could discuss how to win them back? After all, they voted against Clinton for some very specific reasons, and Clinton will not be the candidate next time. That's 23,000 Wisconsin votes back in play!
-Sfwriter