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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They haven't been unanimous in the counties all those times.

[–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So then the trend is getting reder with time then? I don't see your point.

It's not saying 100% of people always vote red. But the majority have for a VERY long time.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes. it got redder across the country this election.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But the point, for this population and this meme, is that they have consistently voting in the same people and the results they have received are similarly consistent, and they keep voting that way.

Yes broadly there's been a "vote out the incumbent", but this illustrates why that's misguided, as it illustrates the different results of two states with consistent policies for each party.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Not even just consistently, the person accidentally made the point for them that they've actually gotten more red over that time. So they've somehow kept convincing more people to vote for them despite them never doing a thing to help them.

[–] wholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Again, not really sure what point your trying to make?

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When an entire country shifts away from a party, it means the party is doing something to drive them away. Trump is the worst candidate in the history of the country, yet he's won 2 elections. Why is that?

It's because the Dems have abandoned the economic policies that formed the heart of their party and lost the working class vote they've relied upon since the Depression.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Well that and the fact Trump has a cult of personality that will only disappear when he dies.