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Originally Posted by crockett
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Perhaps.
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Originally Posted by crockett
If you go back and look at the voting maps long before the 2016 election you will see that there was a hell of a lot more blue even in rural areas prior to Republicans focusing heavily on taking control of states..
Granted Reagan did have a extremely strong turn out for his wins but before and even after the was a much more "purple mix across the entire country. The rural maps only changed so much once Republicans started gerrymandering illegally.
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I think what matters is turnout. Democrat turnout is up, we know that. Now will the chosen candidate sustain that enthusiasm. I'm a centrist, so technically I should support Biden, but he has a lot of weaknesses. I'd prefer a centrist who can also deliver the black vote, which is 90% democrat.