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Not sure I get this - per CNN result page, Robeson went 50.3 to 49.2 to McCready.
It was big news last fall when McCready won the county by 15-16 points....almost as shocking as seeing him win Mecklenburg this time around. He won by a lot less which means something....I suspect that's what they are getting at. However, the news here should be that Dems are winning in places like that...times have changed quickly it seems.
Yeah, I just updated my post - I was reading what was said here and assumed that it wasn’t that spread. But if you look at 2016 it went 50-46 Trump so to me that 15 pt gap says something about the guy they got rid of. Tough to really read it based on all the factors. I still think Trump team can’t be optimistic but neither can the Dems since they lost.
So a very high level recap of last night's events looks like this. The GOP cut into the Dem lead in the rural, less populated areas, closing the gap where the potential for growth is smaller (still baffles me that a Dem could lead/win in an area like this at all). The Dem cut into (or won) where the GOP has lead for decades (in heavily populated, rich, white areas where many votes are still up for grabs).
This county really came down to pork for the local tribe. No real takeaways from it:
Ummm, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and vote tomorrow. So if you could be there around 9 that would be great, mmmk.
Wow. Surprise attack on Democracy while Dems where away at 9/11 ceremony. Assured them no action would be taken.
Which is the wonderful thing about gerrymandering. Rig the game so you win even when the numbers go against you.Until they are voted out, it will continue.
All that tells me is that the rural voters will believe whatever the GOP tells them even if it’s not true. Something I already knew from their continued support of Trump.
You could also read this as: What is the point of running to the center if these lies will just be told about you anyways? Better to have someone that inspires the base.
I feel like this is the complete opposite of reality. Republicans will call the bluest blue dog the most liberal ever, so moving to the center gains you 0 Republican votes, while it will lose you votes from more left democrats. Alternatively, maybe going full leftist would have won him the election. We will never know, but it is no more of a wild guess than your assumption.
Just like Trump, North Carolina has declared open season on corruption, war on Democracy, and war against Democrats.
