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

  • @Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    2•13 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•2 hours ago

      Florida is different because conservatives move there when they retire or to escape COVID restrictions. And don’t forget, those Latinos in Florida are Cuban, so race isn’t as good an indicator.

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