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Nym90
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« on: February 07, 2004, 01:57:46 AM »
« edited: February 07, 2004, 01:58:08 AM by Nym90 »
As for counties which recently have been "anti-bellwethers", the current longest streak is 3 consecutive elections voting for the loser, by Charles county, MD, and Orange county, FL (which includes Orlando). These are the only 2 counties in the nation that switched from Dole in 1996 to Gore in 2000, and both also voted for Bush in 1992.
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Nym90
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« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2004, 02:00:56 AM »
No, just those 2.

In fact, Gore was the first Democrat since Roosevelt in 1944 to win Orange county.
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Nym90
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2004, 10:42:11 AM »
« Edited: February 09, 2004, 10:43:47 AM by Nym90 »
Except that you forgot that Washington, Maine, Connecticut and Michigan voted for the losing candidate in 1968 as well.
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Nym90
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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2004, 11:30:09 AM »
Yup, Washington wins in modern times. It has voted for 5 losers in the last 11 elections, 3 Democrats and 2 Republicans.
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