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Pivot Counties Are Warning Sign for Democrats

December 22, 2020 · 8:39 am ET · Leave a Comment

New York Times: “Although Mr. Biden won the popular vote by a resounding seven million ballots, earning more votes than any presidential candidate ever, his inability to flip more than a handful of swing counties that were carried by a Democratic nominee as recently as 2012 may be a yellow warning light for his party about the narrowness of his victory on the electoral map.”

“While pivot counties are spread among 33 states, and all have their own idiosyncrasies, there are similarities that link many of them.”

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