Wed, April 19, 2023 at 11:20 AM EDT
The latest ratings show that President Joe Biden is underwater in the great majority of US states, with just a handful on the coasts still showing blue on the approval map. These naturally include New York and California, both battling post-pandemic malaise, rising crime and economic problems.
Of course the instant response from the Left-wing consensus, convinced that Biden would vanquish Trump in 2024, goes something like “land doesn't get to vote, people do”. And it’s true, there aren't all that many people in Flyover Country. That’s why the Republicans don't romp home every election. The big population concentrations are on the coasts where being a Democrat is a socially acceptable perversion.
So much is well known: but in fact, in a presidential election, it’s not quite true that people vote and the land doesn’t. Trump didn’t get more votes from US citizens than Hillary in 2016: but he did manage to colour more of that map red than blue, and wound up as President anyway. A Presidential election isn't won by getting a majority among the people. It runs through the Electoral College. And, crucially, all of a state’s College votes go to the candidate who wins the state, even if he wins there by just one vote.
https://news.yahoo.com/only-worst-states-america-still-152036276.html
