Looking at the % of the vote that recent GOP presidential candidates got, it doesn't seem like Trump possesses some remarkable political magic that we must strive to understand: 2000 Bush 47.9% 2004 Bush 50.7% 2008 McCain 45.7% 2012 Romney 47.2% 2016 Trump 46.1% 2020 Trump 46.9%
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There was a Pew post 2016 poll showing a 10 point swing in that demo from Romney to Trump. Just a huge shift.
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I think Obama’s victories in the wake of the Great Recession and Auto bailout obscured the fact that the upper Midwest were states that Gore/Kerry barely won and were always going to be close.
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Correct take. And still the most impressive presidential win in my 47y.
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The magic comes when they get to change vote outcomes they don't like in upcoming elections.
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