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Source: L.A. Times
It surprised no one last fall when Los Angeles and California at large overwhelmingly backed Hillary Clinton in her failed bid for the presidency. Just seven of the citys 1,700 precincts went for Donald Trump.
But while nearly all of the surrounding region voted for the Democratic former secretary of state, one little chunk of Hollywood best known for the Church of Scientologys Big Blue complex went red, picking the Republican billionaire instead.
The precinct, wedged between Hollywood Boulevard and Fountain Avenue, tipped to Trump by just three votes, 347 to 344. It marked the first time since at least 2000 that the area went Republican. In 2012, President Barack Obama defeated Gov. Mitt Romney by 81 votes, 316 to 235.
I honestly cant begin to fathom how or why that happened, said Erin Lee, a precinct voter and one of several Clinton supporters who said they were shocked to learn that Trump had carried their neighborhood.
More at http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pol-scientology-trump-hollywood-20170119-story.html
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(43,890 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)LyndaG
(683 posts)He seems like one of those "SPs": A compulsive liar, egotist, braggart. Low on their "Tone Scale."
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(89,269 posts)Mike Nelson
(9,967 posts)...think Trump might be better financially for them? Funnel money to the top and avoid taxes? Strange that they don't recognize Trump and his staff would be opposed to Scientology. I think it's silly, but cheers to those who dig it and leave we the unenlightened alone.