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« on: October 06, 2010, 01:02:35 AM »

I couldn't sleep so I made a map of the 1960 outcome but with 2008 numbers.



Richard M. Nixon - 274
John F. Kennedy - 264

Wouldn't matter if the electors in Alabama split their vote for Kennedy, he'd lose anyway Sad
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« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2010, 02:15:19 PM »

What does 1960 with 2008 numbers mean? Is it a measure of what demographics voted in what year for who put to a different election and timeframe?
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« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2010, 02:26:01 PM »

What does 1960 with 2008 numbers mean? Is it a measure of what demographics voted in what year for who put to a different election and timeframe?

I would think that it's merely a measure of changes in electoral votes since 1960. In this case, Kennedy's gains in Texas and other southern states are offset by losses in the northeast and midwest, whereas Nixon would have benefitted greatly from huge gains in California and Florida.
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« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2010, 04:09:00 PM »

OK,thanks.
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« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2010, 07:10:01 PM »

I couldn't sleep so I made a map of the 1960 outcome but with 2008 numbers.



Richard M. Nixon - 274
John F. Kennedy - 264

Wouldn't matter if the electors in Alabama split their vote for Kennedy, he'd lose anyway Sad
Actually, Maryland and Massachusetts went for Kennedy.
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« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2010, 01:07:33 PM »

I couldn't sleep so I made a map of the 1960 outcome but with 2008 numbers.



Richard M. Nixon - 274
John F. Kennedy - 264

Wouldn't matter if the electors in Alabama split their vote for Kennedy, he'd lose anyway Sad
Actually, Maryland and Massachusetts went for Kennedy.

So Kennedy still wins with 286 EVs ?
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« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2010, 01:37:26 PM »

This is a really cool idea.....so below is my map for how another close election, 1976, would have looked under the projected 2012 electoral map.

1976---------->2012


No big difference, Carter does a little worse, having won 297-240 in 1976, and 292-246 in 2012.
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« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2010, 01:46:24 PM »

I couldn't sleep so I made a map of the 1960 outcome but with 2008 numbers.



Richard M. Nixon - 274
John F. Kennedy - 264

Wouldn't matter if the electors in Alabama split their vote for Kennedy, he'd lose anyway Sad
Actually, Maryland and Massachusetts went for Kennedy.
In fact Massachusetts went over 60% for Kennedy.
Can anyone say EPIC FAIL?
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« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2010, 04:12:27 PM »

I couldn't sleep so I made a map of the 1960 outcome but with 2008 numbers.



Richard M. Nixon - 274
John F. Kennedy - 264

Wouldn't matter if the electors in Alabama split their vote for Kennedy, he'd lose anyway Sad
Actually, Maryland and Massachusetts went for Kennedy.
In fact Massachusetts went over 60% for Kennedy.
Can anyone say EPIC FAIL?

It was late, sh**t happens
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« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2010, 08:25:38 PM »

So Kennedy wins either 286-252 or 275-252-11
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