dazzleman
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« on: November 04, 2004, 09:37:22 AM » |
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Going back a long way, Connecticut has consistently been several points more Republican in presidential elections than New York, Massachusetts or Rhode Island. Fairfield and Litchfield Counties are the most Republican counties in the state.
As Bush did better in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts than he did in 2000, the same was true of Connecticut. It could partly be the effect of 9/11, or maybe just that unlike last time, he is an incumbent and a known quanitity, as opposed to somebody challenging a member of a fairly well-liked administration.
All in all, the Connecticut results are about the same in relation to surrounding states. Kerry performed several points lower than in New York (54% vs. 58%), just as in 2000 with Gore (56% vs. 60%).
It's a fairly predictable result.
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