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Barack Obama

grantcart

(53,061 posts) Thu Apr 26, 2012, 01:12 PM Apr 2012

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A good starting point

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/general#cartogram

While big deep blue states like NY/CA are starting with a 20 point Obama lead Romneys' lead in Texas is down to single digits.

The cartogram map is a much better tool to use to understand the electoral college than the traditional map.

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A good starting point (Original Post) grantcart Apr 2012 OP

Very, very cool. DevonRex Apr 2012 #1

Cool map Son of Gob Apr 2012 #2

Thanks, I would love to see Texas go blue again. I miss Ann Richards. freshwest Apr 2012 #3

thank you so very much for posting that, grantcart!! nt nofurylike Apr 2012 #4

DevonRex

(22,541 posts)

1. Very, very cool.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 02:32 PM

Apr 2012

That was worth going to HuffPo for. I guess they don't have any data out of my state yet. It's always a tossup. *sigh*

Son of Gob

(1,502 posts)

2. Cool map

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 03:09 PM

Apr 2012

Thanks!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

3. Thanks, I would love to see Texas go blue again. I miss Ann Richards.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 11:44 PM

Apr 2012

nofurylike

(8,775 posts)

4. thank you so very much for posting that, grantcart!! nt

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 02:28 AM

Apr 2012

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