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« Reply #25 on: March 08, 2005, 05:05:14 PM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 71.6% (Dem HOLD)
Arizona: 59.5% (Dem HOLD)
Arkansas: 67.4% (Dem HOLD)
California: 52.3% (Dem HOLD)
Colorado: 50.2% (Dem HOLD)
Connecticut: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 51.0% (Rep HOLD)
Florida: 68.7% (Dem HOLD)
Georgia: 75.4% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 50.8% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 52.6% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 56.4% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 58.5% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 53.9% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 77.9% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 59.2% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 53.4% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 53.7% (Rep HOLD)
Michigan: 56.8% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 54.0% (Rep HOLD)
Mississippi: 83.4% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 53.0% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 54.2% (Dem HOLD)
Nebraska: 53.9% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 54.9% (Dem HOLD)
New Hampshire: 54.2% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 54.0% (Dem HOLD)
New York: 50.5% (Rep HOLD)
North Carolina: 61.1% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 54.3% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 56.8% (Dem HOLD)
Oregon: 50.9% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 55.5% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 51.0% (Rep HOLD)
South Carolina: 78.4% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.6% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 57.4% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 76.4% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 54.9% (Dem HOLD)
Vermont: 67.9% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 60.1% (Dem HOLD)
Washington: 50.7% (Dem GAIN)
West Virginia: 51.6% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 52.2% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 52.6% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 1 (WA)
Dem --> Rep = 0

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 294
DEM: 237

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« Reply #26 on: March 08, 2005, 05:26:22 PM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 72.1% (Dem HOLD)
Arizona: 58.9% (Dem HOLD)
Arkansas: 67.9% (Dem HOLD)
California: 51.9% (Dem HOLD)
Colorado: 50.5% (Dem HOLD)
Connecticut: 52.0% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 51.0% (Rep HOLD)
Florida: 67.3% (Dem HOLD)
Georgia: 75.5% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 50.5% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 52.3% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 55.8% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 58.2% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 54.2% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 77.1% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 59.6% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 53.0% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
Michigan: 56.2% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 52.6% (Rep HOLD)
Mississippi: 83.4% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 53.5% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 54.3% (Dem HOLD)
Nebraska: 53.9% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 54.5% (Dem HOLD)
New Hampshire: 54.1% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 54.4% (Dem HOLD)
New York: 50.5% (Rep HOLD)
North Carolina: 61.3% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 54.3% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.2% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 57.5% (Dem HOLD)
Oregon: 51.0% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 55.2% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 50.1% (Dem GAIN)
South Carolina: 78.6% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.2% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 57.4% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 76.0% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 54.8% (Dem HOLD)
Vermont: 67.5% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 59.7% (Dem HOLD)
Washington: 51.4% (Dem HOLD)
West Virginia: 52.2% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 51.7% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 1 (RI)
Dem --> Rep = 0

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 290
DEM: 241

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« Reply #27 on: March 08, 2005, 07:39:01 PM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 71.4% (Dem HOLD)
Arizona: 55.3% (Dem HOLD)
Arkansas: 66.5% (Dem HOLD)
California: 50.1% (Dem HOLD)
Colorado: 50.8% (Rep GAIN)
Connecticut: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 51.1% (Rep HOLD)
Florida: 61.8% (Dem HOLD)
Georgia: 74.7% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 52.6% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 51.8% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 56.5% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.2% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 53.9% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 73.1% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 60.2% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 52.0% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
Michigan: 56.1% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 52.9% (Rep HOLD)
Mississippi: 80.6% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 53.1% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 52.7% (Dem HOLD)
Nebraska: 55.3% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 52.3% (Dem HOLD)
New Hampshire: 54.7% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 53.3% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 52.8% (Dem HOLD)
New York: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
North Carolina: 60.4% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 56.2% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 55.8% (Dem HOLD)
Oregon: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 54.9% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 50.1% (Rep GAIN)
South Carolina: 74.1% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 57.5% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 56.5% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 71.1% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 53.0% (Dem HOLD)
Vermont: 67.9% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 57.9% (Dem HOLD)
Washington: 50.4% (Dem HOLD)
West Virginia: 52.2% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 53.4% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 0
Dem --> Rep = 2 (CO, RI)

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 295
DEM: 236

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« Reply #28 on: March 08, 2005, 07:51:49 PM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 70.1% (Dem HOLD)
Arizona: 52.2% (Dem HOLD)
Arkansas: 65.2% (Dem HOLD)
California: 50.8% (Rep GAIN)
Colorado: 51.7% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 53.9% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 51.5% (Rep HOLD)
Florida: 57.7% (Dem HOLD)
Georgia: 73.7% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 53.5% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 53.3% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 52.6% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 56.8% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.7% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 53.2% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 69.2% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 61.1% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 50.7% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 53.5% (Rep HOLD)
Michigan: 56.1% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 53.0% (Rep HOLD)
Mississippi: 79.8% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 52.8% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 51.7% (Dem HOLD)
Nebraska: 56.1% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 50.9% (Dem HOLD)
New Hampshire: 55.7% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 54.7% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 51.3% (Dem HOLD)
New York: 52.2% (Rep HOLD)
North Carolina: 59.4% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 56.7% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 53.5% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 54.6% (Dem HOLD)
Oregon: 52.9% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 55.1% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 51.0% (Rep HOLD)
South Carolina: 73.2% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 57.6% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 55.7% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 67.4% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 51.0% (Dem HOLD)
Vermont: 68.2% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 56.2% (Dem HOLD)
Washington: 50.2% (Rep GAIN)
West Virginia: 51.6% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 53.7% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 54.1% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 0
Dem --> Rep = 2 (CA, WA)

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 336
DEM: 195

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« Reply #29 on: March 08, 2005, 08:09:26 PM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 68.8% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 50.9% (Rep GAIN)
Arizona: 50.6% (Dem HOLD)
Arkansas: 64.1% (Dem HOLD)
California: 50.7% (Rep HOLD)
Colorado: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 53.0% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 51.3% (Rep HOLD)
Florida: 55.6% (Dem HOLD)
Georgia: 72.3% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 50.03% (Dem GAIN)
Idaho: 53.5% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 53.0% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 56.8% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.8% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 52.7% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 68.5% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 60.7% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 51.0% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Michigan: 55.2% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 52.6% (Rep HOLD)
Mississippi: 78.5% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 52.6% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 51.4% (Dem HOLD)
Nebraska: 56.6% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 50.9% (Dem HOLD)
New Hampshire: 55.5% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 54.1% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 51.1% (Dem HOLD)
New York: 51.7% (Rep HOLD)
North Carolina: 58.6% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 56.6% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 53.5% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 53.2% (Dem HOLD)
Oregon: 52.9% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 54.5% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 50.6% (Dem GAIN)
South Carolina: 70.1% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 57.7% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 54.7% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 65.1% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 50.3% (Dem HOLD)
Vermont: 67.5% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 55.2% (Dem HOLD)
Washington: 50.4% (Rep HOLD)
West Virginia: 51.7% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 53.5% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 54.2% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 1 (RI)
Dem --> Rep = 0

N/A --> Dem = 1 (HI)
N/A --> Rep = 1 (AK)

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 335
DEM: 202

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« Reply #30 on: March 08, 2005, 08:31:49 PM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 64.3% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 57.9% (Dem GAIN)
Arizona: 50.4% (Dem HOLD)
Arkansas: 63.2% (Dem HOLD)
California: 50.8% (Dem GAIN)
Colorado: 50.7% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 50.8% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 50.1% (Rep HOLD)
D.C.: 85.5% (Dem GAIN)
Florida: 54.6% (Dem HOLD)
Georgia: 68.1% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 65.2% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 53.1% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 51.9% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 55.5% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 58.8% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 53.5% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 64.8% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 58.5% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 52.5% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 50.4% (Dem GAIN)
Michigan: 52.9% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 51.1% (Rep HOLD)
Mississippi: 70.1% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 53.4% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 52.1% (Dem HOLD)
Nebraska: 56.0% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 52.0% (Dem HOLD)
New Hampshire: 54.0% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 52.0% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 52.3% (Dem HOLD)
New York: 50.02% (Dem GAIN)
North Carolina: 58.3% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 55.4% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 53.5% (Dem HOLD)
Oregon: 50.9% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 53.3% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 65.4% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.6% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 54.8% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 64.9% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 50.8% (Dem HOLD)
Vermont: 65.1% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 55.0% (Dem HOLD)
Washington: 51.1% (Dem GAIN)
West Virginia: 52.9% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 53.2% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 5 (AK, CA, MA, NY, WA)
Dem --> Rep = 0

N/A --> Dem = 1 (DC)

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

DEM: 314
REP: 224

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« Reply #31 on: March 08, 2005, 08:45:30 PM »
« Edited: March 08, 2005, 09:09:08 PM by Joe Republic »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 63.9% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 54.5% (Dem HOLD)
Arizona: 51.4% (Rep GAIN)
Arkansas: 62.2% (Dem HOLD)
California: 50.5% (Dem HOLD)
Colorado: 51.1% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 50.5% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 50.3% (Rep HOLD)
D.C.: 83.8% (Dem HOLD)
Florida: 52.9% (Dem HOLD)
Georgia: 66.1% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 63.5% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 54.0% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 51.9% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 52.4% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 55.6% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 58.9% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 53.1% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 63.9% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 57.4% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 52.4% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 51.6% (Dem HOLD)
Michigan: 52.3% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 50.4% (Rep HOLD)
Mississippi: 69.6% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 53.2% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 51.6% (Dem HOLD)
Nebraska: 56.5% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 51.2% (Dem HOLD)
New Hampshire: 54.0% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 51.9% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 51.3% (Dem HOLD)
New York: 50.2% (Dem HOLD)
North Carolina: 57.2% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 55.7% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.0% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 52.5% (Dem HOLD)
Oregon: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 54.4% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 62.8% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.6% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 53.9% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 63.3% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 50.3% (Rep GAIN)
Vermont: 64.5% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 53.6% (Dem HOLD)
Washington: 51.1% (Dem HOLD)
West Virginia: 53.0% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 53.8% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 0
Dem --> Rep = 2 (AZ, UT)

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

DEM: 305
REP: 233

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« Reply #32 on: March 08, 2005, 09:08:49 PM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 58.8% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 50.7% (Rep GAIN)
Arizona: 54.1% (Rep HOLD)
Arkansas: 58.7% (Dem HOLD)
California: 50.5% (Rep GAIN)
Colorado: 52.4% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 51.3% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
D.C.: 82.1% (Dem HOLD)
Florida: 52.2% (Rep GAIN)
Georgia: 60.7% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 55.7% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 55.4% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 52.4% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 53.4% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 55.8% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.6% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 52.0% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 59.5% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 57.7% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 50.9% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 51.8% (Dem HOLD)
Michigan: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 50.6% (Rep HOLD)
Mississippi: 61.9% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 52.2% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 50.6% (Dem HOLD)
Nebraska: 57.3% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 51.0% (Rep GAIN)
New Hampshire: 54.8% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 52.9% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 50.4% (Rep GAIN)
New York: 50.4% (Rep GAIN)
North Carolina: 54.7% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 56.3% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 50.02% (Dem HOLD)
Oregon: 51.6% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 53.0% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 53.8% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 57.5% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.4% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 51.7% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 59.1% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 52.4% (Rep HOLD)
Vermont: 64.4% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 50.6% (Dem HOLD)
Washington: 50.01% (Rep GAIN)
West Virginia: 52.0% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 52.4% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 55.1% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 0
Dem --> Rep = 7 (AK, CA, FL, NV, NM, NY, WA)

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 351
DEM: 187

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« Reply #33 on: March 09, 2005, 08:44:57 AM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 58.5% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 53.9% (Rep HOLD)
Arizona: 54.9% (Rep HOLD)
Arkansas: 59.4% (Dem HOLD)
California: 50.6% (Rep HOLD)
Colorado: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 51.4% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 50.9% (Rep HOLD)
D.C.: 82.4% (Dem HOLD)
Florida: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
Georgia: 61.6% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 54.6% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 55.9% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 52.3% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 53.4% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 55.5% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.3% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 52.1% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 58.6% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 57.2% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 51.1% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 52.3% (Dem HOLD)
Michigan: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 50.02% (Dem GAIN)
Mississippi: 60.2% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 52.2% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 50.2% (Dem HOLD)
Nebraska: 57.5% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
New Hampshire: 54.9% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 50.5% (Rep HOLD)
New York: 50.3% (Rep HOLD)
North Carolina: 54.7% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 56.0% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 50.04% (Rep GAIN)
Oregon: 51.4% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 53.9% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 57.4% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.1% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 52.2% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 58.1% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 53.7% (Rep HOLD)
Vermont: 63.8% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 50.4% (Dem HOLD)
Washington: 50.2% (Rep HOLD)
West Virginia: 51.4% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 55.5% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 1 (MN)
Dem --> Rep = 1 (OK)

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 349
DEM: 189

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« Reply #34 on: March 09, 2005, 08:56:24 AM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 57.3% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 57.1% (Rep HOLD)
Arizona: 57.0% (Rep HOLD)
Arkansas: 58.4% (Dem HOLD)
California: 51.4% (Rep HOLD)
Colorado: 53.7% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 51.7% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 50.9% (Rep HOLD)
D.C.: 82.8% (Dem HOLD)
Florida: 52.6% (Rep HOLD)
Georgia: 61.1% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 54.0% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 57.5% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 52.4% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 53.8% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 55.5% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.5% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 52.0% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 56.9% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 56.8% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 51.1% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 52.1% (Dem HOLD)
Michigan: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 50.2% (Dem HOLD)
Mississippi: 58.5% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 52.3% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 50.8% (Rep GAIN)
Nebraska: 58.3% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 53.6% (Rep HOLD)
New Hampshire: 55.7% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 53.1% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 51.5% (Rep HOLD)
New York: 50.3% (Rep HOLD)
North Carolina: 54.2% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 57.0% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 51.1% (Rep HOLD)
Oregon: 51.8% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 54.0% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 56.2% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.6% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 52.0% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 56.1% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 56.2% (Rep HOLD)
Vermont: 63.2% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 50.5% (Rep GAIN)
Washington: 50.9% (Rep HOLD)
West Virginia: 51.5% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 56.6% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 0
Dem --> Rep = 2 (MT, VA)

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 365
DEM: 173

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« Reply #35 on: March 09, 2005, 09:06:54 AM »
« Edited: March 09, 2005, 09:33:39 AM by Joe Republic »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 54.9% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 60.4% (Rep HOLD)
Arizona: 58.7% (Rep HOLD)
Arkansas: 56.3% (Dem HOLD)
California: 52.2% (Rep HOLD)
Colorado: 54.8% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 51.6% (Rep HOLD)
D.C.: 83.5% (Dem HOLD)
Florida: 54.9% (Rep HOLD)
Georgia: 58.3% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 52.2% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 58.9% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 54.3% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 55.4% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.9% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 51.2% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 54.3% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 57.2% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 50.8% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 51.9% (Dem HOLD)
Michigan: 53.4% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 50.2% (Dem HOLD)
Mississippi: 55.6% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 51.6% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 51.7% (Rep HOLD)
Nebraska: 59.0% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 55.6% (Rep HOLD)
New Hampshire: 56.6% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 53.6% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
New York: 50.5% (Rep HOLD)
North Carolina: 52.6% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 57.6% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 53.2% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 52.6% (Rep HOLD)
Oregon: 52.3% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 53.7% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 53.4% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 57.0% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 51.0% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 53.3% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 58.1% (Rep HOLD)
Vermont: 62.9% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Washington: 51.4% (Rep HOLD)
West Virginia: 51.1% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 52.3% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 57.8% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 0
Dem --> Rep = 0

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 363
DEM: 175

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« Reply #36 on: March 09, 2005, 09:20:11 AM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 53.3% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 60.8% (Rep HOLD)
Arizona: 59.0% (Rep HOLD)
Arkansas: 55.1% (Dem HOLD)
California: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Colorado: 54.7% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 51.9% (Rep HOLD)
D.C.: 81.8% (Dem HOLD)
Florida: 55.9% (Rep HOLD)
Georgia: 56.2% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 52.6% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 59.2% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 52.6% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 54.6% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 54.6% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.8% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 50.8% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 53.2% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 57.1% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 50.6% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 52.0% (Dem HOLD)
Michigan: 53.4% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 50.4% (Dem HOLD)
Mississippi: 53.6% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 51.4% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 51.8% (Rep HOLD)
Nebraska: 59.1% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 56.4% (Rep HOLD)
New Hampshire: 57.1% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 53.9% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 52.5% (Rep HOLD)
New York: 50.4% (Rep HOLD)
North Carolina: 51.7% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 57.5% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 53.3% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 53.1% (Rep HOLD)
Oregon: 51.9% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 53.8% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 51.5% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.8% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 50.2% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 52.2% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 59.0% (Rep HOLD)
Vermont: 62.2% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 53.1% (Rep HOLD)
Washington: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
West Virginia: 51.2% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 52.0% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 58.1% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 0
Dem --> Rep = 0

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 363
DEM: 175

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« Reply #37 on: March 09, 2005, 09:31:52 AM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 52.5% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 60.1% (Rep HOLD)
Arizona: 58.0% (Rep HOLD)
Arkansas: 55.5% (Dem HOLD)
California: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
Colorado: 54.1% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 51.5% (Rep HOLD)
D.C.: 83.0% (Dem HOLD)
Florida: 55.3% (Rep HOLD)
Georgia: 55.5% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 53.1% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 59.2% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 52.1% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 54.6% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 54.2% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.5% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 50.8% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 53.2% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 56.3% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 51.2% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 52.5% (Dem HOLD)
Michigan: 52.9% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 50.9% (Dem HOLD)
Mississippi: 52.7% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 51.6% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 51.6% (Rep HOLD)
Nebraska: 59.2% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 55.3% (Rep HOLD)
New Hampshire: 56.6% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 53.6% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 51.9% (Rep HOLD)
New York: 50.04% (Dem GAIN)
North Carolina: 51.5% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 57.5% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 53.1% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 53.2% (Rep HOLD)
Oregon: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 52.4% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 54.2% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 50.8% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.6% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 50.4% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 51.7% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 59.3% (Rep HOLD)
Vermont: 60.8% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 53.0% (Rep HOLD)
Washington: 50.5% (Rep HOLD)
West Virginia: 51.4% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 51.7% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 57.8% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 1 (NY)
Dem --> Rep = 0

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 329
DEM: 209

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« Reply #38 on: March 09, 2005, 09:42:59 AM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 52.0% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 60.1% (Rep HOLD)
Arizona: 56.8% (Rep HOLD)
Arkansas: 55.8% (Dem HOLD)
California: 50.6% (Rep HOLD)
Colorado: 53.9% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 51.4% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 50.9% (Rep HOLD)
D.C.: 83.7% (Dem HOLD)
Florida: 54.2% (Rep HOLD)
Georgia: 54.8% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 54.4% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 59.4% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 51.6% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 54.5% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 53.8% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.5% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 50.8% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 53.5% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 55.2% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 51.7% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 53.3% (Dem HOLD)
Michigan: 52.3% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 51.4% (Dem HOLD)
Mississippi: 52.2% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 51.7% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 51.6% (Rep HOLD)
Nebraska: 59.3% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 54.5% (Rep HOLD)
New Hampshire: 55.8% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 51.4% (Rep HOLD)
New York: 50.7% (Dem HOLD)
North Carolina: 51.2% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 57.4% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 53.3% (Rep HOLD)
Oregon: 50.7% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 52.0% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 54.9% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 50.4% (Dem HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.4% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 50.5% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 51.3% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 59.5% (Rep HOLD)
Vermont: 59.5% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 52.8% (Rep HOLD)
Washington: 50.1% (Dem GAIN)
West Virginia: 51.7% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 51.3% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 57.8% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 1 (WA)
Dem --> Rep = 0

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 318
DEM: 220

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« Reply #39 on: March 09, 2005, 09:53:58 AM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 51.0% (Dem HOLD)
Alaska: 61.4% (Rep HOLD)
Arizona: 56.3% (Rep HOLD)
Arkansas: 55.1% (Dem HOLD)
California: 50.01% (Rep HOLD)
Colorado: 53.9% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 50.8% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 50.3% (Rep HOLD)
D.C.: 84.4% (Dem HOLD)
Florida: 53.6% (Rep HOLD)
Georgia: 53.6% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 55.0% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 60.2% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 54.7% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 53.6% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.6% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 50.3% (Dem HOLD)
Louisiana: 52.8% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 54.7% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 52.3% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 53.9% (Dem HOLD)
Michigan: 52.0% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 51.4% (Dem HOLD)
Mississippi: 51.2% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 51.5% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 52.3% (Rep HOLD)
Nebraska: 59.6% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 54.1% (Rep HOLD)
New Hampshire: 55.4% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 52.2% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
New York: 51.3% (Dem HOLD)
North Carolina: 50.5% (Dem HOLD)
North Dakota: 57.7% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.7% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 53.8% (Rep HOLD)
Oregon: 50.7% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 51.8% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 55.4% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 50.6% (Rep GAIN)
South Dakota: 56.7% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 50.3% (Dem HOLD)
Texas: 50.04% (Dem HOLD)
Utah: 60.5% (Rep HOLD)
Vermont: 58.6% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 53.0% (Rep HOLD)
Washington: 50.4% (Dem HOLD)
West Virginia: 51.5% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 51.2% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 58.8% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 0
Dem --> Rep = 1 (SC)

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 326
DEM: 212

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« Reply #40 on: March 09, 2005, 10:10:36 AM »



Party Percentages

Alabama: 50.3% (Rep GAIN)
Alaska: 61.7% (Rep HOLD)
Arizona: 56.1% (Rep HOLD)
Arkansas: 54.3% (Dem HOLD)
California: 50.4% (Dem GAIN)
Colorado: 53.8% (Rep HOLD)
Connecticut: 50.4% (Rep HOLD)
Delaware: 50.02% (Dem GAIN)
D.C.: 85.1% (Dem HOLD)
Florida: 53.4% (Rep HOLD)
Georgia: 52.1% (Dem HOLD)
Hawaii: 54.9% (Dem HOLD)
Idaho: 61.0% (Rep HOLD)
Illinois: 50.9% (Rep HOLD)
Indiana: 55.0% (Rep HOLD)
Iowa: 53.5% (Rep HOLD)
Kansas: 59.8% (Rep HOLD)
Kentucky: 50.3% (Rep GAIN)
Louisiana: 51.9% (Dem HOLD)
Maine: 54.1% (Rep HOLD)
Maryland: 52.7% (Dem HOLD)
Massachusetts: 54.4% (Dem HOLD)
Michigan: 51.7% (Rep HOLD)
Minnesota: 51.4% (Dem HOLD)
Mississippi: 50.1% (Dem HOLD)
Missouri: 51.2% (Dem HOLD)
Montana: 52.9% (Rep HOLD)
Nebraska: 59.9% (Rep HOLD)
Nevada: 53.6% (Rep HOLD)
New Hampshire: 54.9% (Rep HOLD)
New Jersey: 51.8% (Rep HOLD)
New Mexico: 51.1% (Rep HOLD)
New York: 51.7% (Dem HOLD)
North Carolina: 50.2% (Rep GAIN)
North Dakota: 58.0% (Rep HOLD)
Ohio: 52.6% (Rep HOLD)
Oklahoma: 54.6% (Rep HOLD)
Oregon: 50.4% (Rep HOLD)
Pennsylvania: 51.6% (Rep HOLD)
Rhode Island: 55.7% (Dem HOLD)
South Carolina: 51.6% (Rep HOLD)
South Dakota: 56.9% (Rep HOLD)
Tennessee: 50.4% (Rep GAIN)
Texas: 51.2% (Rep GAIN)
Utah: 61.7% (Rep HOLD)
Vermont: 57.3% (Rep HOLD)
Virginia: 53.1% (Rep HOLD)
Washington: 50.7% (Dem HOLD)
West Virginia: 51.1% (Dem HOLD)
Wisconsin: 51.1% (Rep HOLD)
Wyoming: 59.6% (Rep HOLD)

Swing States

Rep --> Dem = 2 (CA, DE)
Dem --> Rep = 5 (AL, KY, NC, TN, TX)

EV Totals (ignoring third party votes)

REP: 343
DEM: 195

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« Reply #41 on: March 09, 2005, 10:35:25 AM »

All I have to say is: Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite!
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« Reply #42 on: March 09, 2005, 12:23:59 PM »

Quite interesting.
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« Reply #43 on: March 09, 2005, 01:53:24 PM »

The next election, short of a landslide for either party, will see Connecticut switch to the Democrats.  Perhaps Illinois and Oregon too, but a slightly larger swing is needed to make them go Democratic after so many years of solid Republican voting.  Mississippi will finally switch over to the Republicans too.
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« Reply #44 on: March 09, 2005, 03:13:31 PM »

Nice work Smiley
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« Reply #45 on: March 09, 2005, 04:38:00 PM »

This time I thought I'd experiment with using Dave's color shading scheme.  I'm not really convinced, but at least its a little more descriptive.  Here's the last map using the scheme.



I don't think I'll go to the effort of doing this with all of the maps.
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« Reply #46 on: March 15, 2005, 11:06:48 PM »

Once agin, this is pretty f'ing cool.
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« Reply #47 on: March 16, 2005, 04:18:08 PM »

There were two things I noted that were interesting:

1. The only time that the Democrats were in the lead is immediately after Johnson's landslide in 1964.

2. The Democrats are still holding on to some southern states, even though there's no way they'd go Democrat today.

With no states switching sides in 1984 and with the huge shift in 1964, I think that's further proof of how much larger Johnson's landslide was than Reagan's, something that I've argued all along.
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« Reply #48 on: March 16, 2005, 04:20:05 PM »

Once agin, this is pretty f'ing cool.

Thanks Beet. Grin
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« Reply #49 on: March 16, 2005, 04:42:41 PM »

There were two things I noted that were interesting:

1. The only time that the Democrats were in the lead is immediately after Johnson's landslide in 1964.

I noticed this too, though they also held the lead after 1968.  They lost it again thanks to the 1972 landslide.  This is largely due to Northern dominance of the electoral college.

2. The Democrats are still holding on to some southern states, even though there's no way they'd go Democrat today.

Also true.  Though look at the the difference that 2004 made to the South.  The Democrats were virtually wiped out.  Mississippi will undoubtedly switch to the Republicans next election.  Also note that Arkansas and Georgia are still held by the Democrats by relatively strong margins, and therefore will take several elections and/or landslide upsets to go Republican (you can probably thank Carter and Clinton for this).

The other thing to point out is how massive vote margins tend to get skewed by the rise in voter numbers/population.  For example, the Democrats got 97% in Mississippi in 1936, with 157,318 votes.  In 2004 they got 38% with 457,766 votes.  This reasoning also helps explain why Montana remained Democratic for so many of these elections, despite rarely voting for them in real life.

With no states switching sides in 1984 and with the huge shift in 1964, I think that's further proof of how much larger Johnson's landslide was than Reagan's, something that I've argued all along.

I largely agree with you on this point, but for a few points of my own.  First, thanks to that rise in voters I just mentioned, it gets a lot harder for more recent candidates to overturn earlier holds.  This also explains why the number of state switches was so low over the last few elections.

Second, don't read too much into the number of states that switched to the Democrats in 1964.  Of the six of them, they include a state that had only just been created (DC), one that had only been created for the election before and therefore wouldn't take much to switch sides (AK), three that had been bouncing between the two parties for many years (CA, NY, WA), and one that had been trending Democratic for several years and just happened to occur in 1964 (MA).
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