Why didn’t W Bush win MI, WI and PA in his 2 elections
BigVic:
George W. Bush is the only Republican candidate not to win MI, WI and PA twice to win the Presidency.
Mr. Smith:
He almost took Wisconsin both times.
OSR stands with Israel:
Detroit was far bigger in 2000/2004 than it is today, plus SW PA was still dem
WPADEM:
The industrial economy really of these three states really bottomed out again in the 2000's. GOP attacks on Social Issues were not as effective here. And there was a lot of ancestral Democratic support that remained in the right areas, such as South West PA.
sg0508:
The suburban areas put both Gore and Kerry over the top and some of the more rural areas in these states have more Democrats than other states outside of the upper midwest. The blue collar economy also hurt him, especially in '04.
That being said, he had Wisconsin in the bag by late Sept'04 and then lost it. The Democrats late push to register new voters and the controversial provisional ballots put Kerry over the top. WI used to do that to the GOP all the time - they polled okay, but lost the leads late due to the Democrats' effort to get out the vote and register voters.
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