Biden Remade the Electoral Map

Dan Balz: “President-elect Joe Biden took back three northern states — Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — that President Trump carried in 2016. He also scored important breakthroughs in the Sunbelt with victories in Georgia and Arizona. Meanwhile, Trump established more secure beachheads for the GOP in Ohio and Iowa, and he again dashed Democrats’ hopes of winning Florida and North Carolina.”

“The new map gives Biden 306 electoral votes, exactly the number that Trump earned in his surprise victory four years ago. Some of the changes are certainly a function of underlying trends in the nation’s politics, changing demographics and shifting allegiances of suburban or white working-class voters. But they are also a function of Trump’s norm-busting presidency. How big the Trump factor has been will have to await the 2024 campaign or beyond.”