Happy Wednesday! This week …instead of looking at one of our speakers, let’s look at the 2016 election for a minute, while we anticipate the 2018 mid-terms in two weeks …
In 2016, six states were decided by a margin of 2% or less. This week’s assignment- review the ten closest races in 2016 and see how paper-thin the margin was:
- Michigan 0.3 percent
Trump 47.6 percent, Clinton 47.3 percent
Difference: 13,080 votes
- New Hampshire 0.4 percent
Clinton 47.6 percent, Trump 47.2 percent
Difference: 2,701 votes
- Wisconsin 1 percent
Trump 47.9 percent, Clinton 46.9 percent
Difference: 27,257 votes
- Pennsylvania 1.2 percent
Trump 48.8 percent, Clinton 47.6 percent
Difference: 68,236 votes (99 percent reporting)
- Florida 1.2 percent
Trump 49 percent, Clinton 47.8 percent
Difference: 114,455 votes
- Minnesota 1.5 percent
Clinton 46.4 percent, Trump 44.9 percent
Difference: 44,470 votes
- Nevada 2.4 percent
Clinton 47.9 percent, Trump 45.5 percent
Difference: 26,434 votes
- Maine 2.7 percent
Clinton 47.9 percent, Trump 45.2 percent
Difference: 19,995 votes
- North Carolina 3.8 percent
Trump 49.9 percent, Clinton 46.1 percent
Difference: 177,009 votes
- Arizona 3.9 percent
Trump 49.3 percent, Clinton 45.4 percent
Difference: 91,682 votes
(Numbers are courtesy of the Cook Political Report’s running tally from a week after the election).
Your vote counts, more than even. Election is Tuesday, November 6th; early voting has started in 34 states and DC. Here’s a link to the list of early voting states.
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