Today, I'd rate all ten of these top bellwether counties as either "toss ups" or "lean Biden:" 1. Maricopa, AZ 2. Pinellas, FL 3. Peach, GA 4. Marshall, IA 5. Kent, MI 6. New Hanover, NC 7. Wood, OH 8. Erie, PA 9. Collin, TX 10. Sauk, WI
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These places don't fit one stereotype: they run the gamut from meatpacking hubs to military bases and peach orchards to yacht-dense retiree havens. But one thing they have in common: their votes will matter a whole lot more than most Americans' votes.
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- Peach, GA's Black turnout plummeted from 72% in 2012 to 54% in 2016, causing Trump to win it
- New Hanover, NC hasn't voted D since 1976 but got its first Whole Foods in 2012
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A few of my favorite facts that *didn't* make the cut: - Fort Valley, GA is the headquarters of Blue Bird school buses - Terre Haute, IN houses Clabber Girl baking powder's factory - Bowling Green, OH's nickname is "Pull Town USA" - Sauk City, WI is the birthplace of Culver's
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Ok let's be real, raise your hand if you're craving a
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These stories no longer mean anything. They wrote this about Hillsborough, where I live, last time; we went for Hillary and yet you know how the rest turned out.
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Finally, one of these that doesn't automatically just slot Macomb in. But I'd argue Saginaw, Muskegon and Eaton Counties are far better options for Michigan.
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As a native Macomber, I agree. But also as a native Macomber, ***how dare you.***
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