Interestingly, Eisenhower in 1952 got the exact same percentage of the nonwhite vote as Trump (21), and was within 1% of Trump's white %
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So that map shows just how lopsided this election would have been with the demographics of America before about 1980.
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I don't know if this is a completely final number, but I'm seeing that Trump got 58% of whites, while Romney got 57%.
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The last candidate to do better: Bush in 88, with 59% of the white vote (and 18% of the nonwhite). Here was the map that year:pic.twitter.com/QY8jOyM5qd
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The demographics have shifted so much that a very lopsided victory for white voters 28 years ago is now extremely close.
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The way things are going demographically, is this (or perhaps Trump's reelection) the last time we'll win?
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I think there's some room to win over a higher percentage of whites first.
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@HbdNrx And the Southern states were blue mostly because they had to stay Dem.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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