Kamala Harris’s running mate urges popular vote system but campaign says issue is not part of Democrats’ agenda

Kamala Harris’s running mate urges popular vote system but campaign says issue is not part of Democrats’ agenda

  • @kandoh@reddthat.com
    1•17 hours ago

    Here’s a comparison of Barack Obama’s, Hillary Clinton’s, and Joe Biden’s election results in Texas:

    Election Year Democratic Candidate Vote Percentage Republican Candidate Vote Percentage Margin
    2012 Barack Obama 41.4% Mitt Romney 57.2% 15.8%
    2016 Hillary Clinton 43.2% Donald Trump 52.2% 9.0%
    2020 Joe Biden 46.5% Donald Trump 52.1% 5.6%

    This is the trend

    • @Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2•11 hours ago

      Here’s a comparison of Bill Clinton’s, Al Gore’s, and Barack Obama’s election results in Florida:

      Election Year Democratic Candidate Vote Percentage Republican Candidate Vote Percentage Margin
      1992 Bill Clinton 39.0% George H. W. Bush 40.89% -1.89%
      2000 Al Gore 48.84% George W. Bush 48.85% -0.01%
      2008 Barack Obama 50.91% John McCain 48.09% +2.82%

      Florida is reliably blue now, right? Since 2010, the Hispanic proportion of the state has grown by 5 percentage points while the white proportion has shrunk by a similar number. It’s gotta be like Dem +8 by now.

      • @kandoh@reddthat.com
        1•29 minutes ago

        Florida is different because conservatives move there when they retire or to escape COVID restrictions.

        Texas is really opposite. It’s getting large influxes of left-wing voters each year.