Biden won places that are thriving. Trump won ones that are hurting.
Last edited Sun Nov 15, 2020, 09:44 PM - Edit history (2)
Its a fundamentally different economic geography than we saw 30 years ago, and our politics seem to be following pretty closely, said John Lettieri, president of the Economic Innovation Group. Democrats are consistently and increasingly capturing the most economically productive and vibrant areas of the country.
The transformation has been swift and stark. In the 2000 election, Republican George W. Bush won 2,417 counties that drove 45 percent of the U.S. economy, while Democrat Al Gore won 666 counties that made up to 55 percent of the economy, a fairly even split of the economic map.
In 2020, Biden won 477 counties that account for 70 percent of the U.S. economy, while Trump won 2,497 counties amounting to just shy of 30 percent of the economy... For Democrats, it was a notable increase from 2016, when Hillary Clinton won counties amounting to 64 percent of the U.S. economy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/15/biden-trump-economy/
Jennifer Rubin (reported opinion) responds:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/15/biden-can-do-something-rural-america/
frazzled
(18,402 posts)to help those struggling communities and help them to become more vibrant ... It seems it might translate into Democratic votes.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,600 posts)I'm not waiting in a line for food, but that doesn't mean that it's all right for me to look the other way so I can avoid seeing people who are.
{edited, Monday morning}
I now also see that this is quoting from an article.
CatLady78
(1,041 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,975 posts)We must never allow the likes to ever gain power again.
scarletwoman
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(5,771 posts)... when she went NT (Never Trump) I started following and appreciating her.