BREAKING: 2020 Election Results are In…No, Seriously, For Reals This Time

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  1. North says:

    It truly is a mirror to 2016. This time the Dems retained their traditionally blue states that Trump was absolutely certain he could flip and then narrowly flipped a number of traditionally red states (GA and AZ).
    The popular vote remains a constant, of course. I don’t know what to think about Az… is this only a Trump revulsion defection or is that state following the path CO charted and is moving in a more blue direction?
    And, for that matter, the closeness of Biden’s win in WI, PA and to a lesser degree MI is also disconcerting. Are these states permanently drifting red?

    It’s hard to even hazard to guess because I honestly have no fishing clue what form the red side will even take in the next couple cycles.Report

    • Doctor Jay in reply to North says:

      My take on AZ is that climate change is hitting them hard, threatening their ability to even live in Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun. This is moving votes.

      Another possibility is in-migration from CA, since AZ is considerably cheaper to live in.Report

      • North in reply to Doctor Jay says:

        That’s plausible, but I think we’ll need to see some more elections with Trump removed as a factor to get a better vibe on the state.Report

        • Michael Cain in reply to North says:

          Both US Senators from AZ are Democrats now. Five of nine members of the US House are Democrats. Maricopa County’s board of supervisors (or whatever they call it) is now majority Democrats. The Republican majorities in the state legislature are steadily shrinking.

          Following the same path as New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada. Ballot initiatives suggest that Utah has started down the path, but will take longer.Report

  2. Jaybird says:

    There’s still the electoral college option! We can swap out Biden for Warren if we play our cards right.Report

  3. Rufus F. says:

    Well, now that that’s done, I guess we can all move on to other things. Like the pandemic, for instance.Report