Can we please stop saying that Romney's car elevator lost the white working class now? Trump won *in spite* of his populist dipshittery.https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/797565763322310656 …
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Replying to @sgodofsk @orthonormalist
5% of the vote went to third parties this year. Less than 1.5% in 2012. That affects winning margins.
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it's true! But that's also a signal of increased disenfranchisement
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unless I'm being obtuse about your point :-/
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Replying to @orthonormalist @sgodofsk
Winning with 51% against one real rival is a lot different than winning with 51% against 50 real rivals.
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To use an extreme example.
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Trump took 47.1% of 95%. Romney took 47.2% of 98.5%. Comparing 47.1 to 47.2 is deceptive.
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hm, but the fact that those rivals got votes at all is a strike against, no?
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Replying to @orthonormalist @sgodofsk
At 0.1%, no, it really isn't. Come on.
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