WalterWhite
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« on: October 16, 2023, 05:23:28 PM » |
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The ex-Confederate states are South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
The last time a POTUS candidate won the Presidency without winning any of these states was Calvin Coolidge's victory in 1924. Since then, every single winning POTUS candidate has won at least one ex-Confederate state. However, there are two instances in modern history where this was almost not the case:
- 2000: If Al Gore had won New Hampshire, they could have won the Presidency without winning a single ex-Confederate state.
- 2004: If John Kerry had won Ohio, they could have won the Presidency without winning a single ex-Confederate state.
Will another POTUS candidate win the Presidency without winning a single ex-Confederate state? Or will the ongoing Democratic trends in Virginia and solid Republican lock on Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and a few other Southern states prevent this scenario?
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