Two points. 1) The tweet functions as clickbait. 2) The "269" in the "real" map is also suspicious.https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/769858205136539648 …
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It's an interactive tool for fiddling with electoral maps. Many pubs do similar. I don't see anything nefarious about it at all
ok. I think you are not applying your usual well-deserved skepticism here.
The most popular standalone site for making customizable maps does the same thing http://www.270towin.com
Certainly using it as evidence that the AP is somehow going easy on Trump, as Kendzior does, is completely ridiculous.
that is not my point. It's not about going easy, but about preserving horse race discourse.
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