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Originally Posted by New Era
These are the most important results of the evening. These are the states that won Trump the presidency, and by the narrowest of margins. That "massive" 77,000 vote firewall was completely obliterated tonight. Everything else pretty much stayed the same within the rest of the electoral college result, but the movement in these states is more than enough to kill Trump in 2020. While it is disappointing to see the Senate remain under Republican control, the numbers from this election are extremely positive for the most part. We saw some very strong showings in places where seats have always been considered safely Republican (Beto and Sinema stand out) which bodes well for the future as things are slowly turning more purple.
The only downside I see from this vote is it still clearly shows just how polarized the nation is on a rural versus urban divide. This vote drove home the point that ignorance and racism drives maintains the Republican party, and there is no longer any possible defense for these people. I really don't care about what people say about about calling them ignorant racists, and how you will never change their minds by "insulting" them. Well guess what? You aren't changing the mind of a ignorant racist, no matter how politely you speak to them. That was fully on display with the results of this election.
I'm most interested to see the vote totals and the popular split. I think the left will have earned a substantial edge. Couple that with the age of the right voting block and you will see major changes in the next decade. Hopefully America can last that long. We're not out of the woods yet.
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I think those are the two keys from the election. Rural America has fully bought in to Trump, love what he's doing and are a lost cause. I think group think has taken over that demographic. When everyone around you is saying the news is fake and Trump is right, then it makes it easy to believe it.
The other thing that is obvious is that OH, PA, MI, and WI will 100% decide the next presidential election to the point that no other state matters. The Democrats absolutely need to go with a candidate who appeals to that area. It's got to be someone who appeals to the working class and not viewed as liberal elite.