Ebowed
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« on: March 09, 2010, 11:14:12 PM » |
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This is also found in a couple states in New England.
New Jersey
Gore +15.84
Obama +15.53
Rhode Island
Gore +29.08
Obama +27.80
Massachusetts
Gore +27.30
Obama +25.81
Naturally, Obama also beat Gore's percentage of the vote in all of these states, but likewise McCain beat Bush. Particularly in RI and MA, where Nader managed impressive showings, Bush didn't even get a third of the vote.
All this says is that these states are very Democratic and have little or no room to "trend" further when the rest of the country is doing so. Gore did indeed perform well in the Northeast, likely because he was seen as a natural continuation of the popular Clinton administration. Likewise the Northeast voted strongly for Obama when he was advertised as a repudiation of Bush.
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