So true. The 2016 election was decided by less than 250,000 votes out of 135 million, all in the six swing states that went for Trump. Mostly those same votes swung the other way in 2020. Even if harris picks up many more popular votes, if most of those votes come in places like California, New York and even Texas (yes because even picki…
So true. The 2016 election was decided by less than 250,000 votes out of 135 million, all in the six swing states that went for Trump. Mostly those same votes swung the other way in 2020. Even if harris picks up many more popular votes, if most of those votes come in places like California, New York and even Texas (yes because even picking up a million votes in Texas won't help her WIN Texas!), she could still EASILY lose the electoral votes in the swing states by a whisker and thus lose the election. We need to win Michigan, Wisconsin and above all Pennsylvania to guarantee a victory by a razor thin electoral majority. Of course winning Arizona and Georgia would be great but without Pennsylvania, it may not be enough.
So true. The 2016 election was decided by less than 250,000 votes out of 135 million, all in the six swing states that went for Trump. Mostly those same votes swung the other way in 2020. Even if harris picks up many more popular votes, if most of those votes come in places like California, New York and even Texas (yes because even picking up a million votes in Texas won't help her WIN Texas!), she could still EASILY lose the electoral votes in the swing states by a whisker and thus lose the election. We need to win Michigan, Wisconsin and above all Pennsylvania to guarantee a victory by a razor thin electoral majority. Of course winning Arizona and Georgia would be great but without Pennsylvania, it may not be enough.