Presidential election maps relative to the national margin

[Gabu]

Margin of Victory, not "relative to the national margin."

You've got to be a bit clearer with your terms there.

I was thinking...
Say Bush got 55% in a particular state, and 51% nationwide, he'd be +4 in that state.

I assume that what he means is the following:

- Bush won Virginia 54-45, which is a margin of victory of 9.
- Bush won nation-wide 51-48, which is a margin of victory of 3.
- Therefore, Virginia's is 6 points more Republican than nationwide.