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Wow! Of the 700 counties that twice voted for Obama, 1/3 flipped to Trump

Of the nearly 700 counties that twice sent Obama to the White House, a stunning one-third flipped to support Donald Trump.

The Washington Post published a map of the counties that flipped over to Trump:

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Re: Wow! Of the 700 counties that twice voted for Obama, 1/3 flipped to Trump
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2016, 03:02:35 am »
Look at that swath in the upper Mississippi Valley.
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Re: Wow! Of the 700 counties that twice voted for Obama, 1/3 flipped to Trump
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2016, 03:15:04 am »
Donald Trump's share of the popular vote just fell to 47.1%, which puts him below Mitt Romney's 47.2% in '12:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/133Eb4qQmOxNvtesw2hdVns073R68EZx4SfCnP4IGQf8/htmlview?sle=true#gid=19
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Re: Wow! Of the 700 counties that twice voted for Obama, 1/3 flipped to Trump
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2016, 04:36:42 am »
I live in one in NC. The local paper reported record voter turnout.
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