https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/purple-america-has-all-but-disappeared/
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Not that this trend hasn't been noticed before, but sometimes graphs/maps like those can really put it in a whole new light.
One has to wonder what this means for the future of American politics. This level of polarization hasn't been seen in at least over a hundred years, and even back then, considering the lack of relevant data, the levels we are experiencing today might be the worst in American history for all we know.
No surprise. What about the Solid South? Democrats were elected with 90%+ for 100 years.
Also, this article is misleading because it fails to mention Perot's campaigns in 1992 and 96, which took away voters from both parties.
