The interesting thing is that this would have made more sense 9 years ago than 10 years ago; from what I can see, Trump really started beating the birtherism drum in 2011 or so. The US of 2010 would have been more like, "Trump? Why?", while the US of 2011 would have said something like, "Oh no, oh no, that is not a good sign at all." 2011 Atlasia would probably have a pretty good sense of what the modern Republican party is with Trump as the nominee.
I'd imagine, just like folks of today, 2010 Atlasians would be more surprised by Florida, although Iowa may have been a surprise, too. ("It must have been close.")
I would probably assume Biden ran and won in 2016 and this was his reelection bid.
Agreed.
