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[Schmitz in 1972]

[Schmitz in 1972]

This map is not random, it actually has a VERY simple explanation.

Who can figure it out?

[Schmitz in 1972]

You got it True Dem

The Republican claimed he'd give benefits to the states near the beginning of the alphabet.
The Democrat claimed he'd give special treatment to the states at the end of the alphabet.
Seeing a prime opportunity a third party candidate jumped in promising to favor the states at the middle of the alphabet.

You might also notice that those at the very beinning (AL, AK) are the darkest blue, those at the very middle (MO, MT) are the darkest green and those at the very end (WI, WY) are the darkest red.

[Schmitz in 1972]

Give it some thought:

States with short names (like Iowa) vote Dem (the shortest ones more heavily so) and the states with long names (like North Carolina) vote Rep (the longer ones more heavily so

[Schmitz in 1972]

Try this one


and its counterpart

[Schmitz in 1972]

Try this one


and its counterpart

No one got it! In the one on top the Republican wins every state that a US president was born in (SC is too close to call because no one knows for sure if Andrew Jackson was actually born there or in North Carolina). The one on the bottom is the states a president or a vice-president was born in, and yes, the congressional districts for Maine and Nebraska really are accurate